Wreckage Firemars on Colorado Train Crash Claims Few Identities
Pueblo reports a head on collision four miles east of Florence between the Utah California express from Denver and the Colorado New Mexico express from Leadville and Grand Junction. Estimates of dead range from 20 to 85, with only one body identifiable due to extensive fire damage. Injured total 32, including A E Hewitt and W L Hewitt, both with leg fractures.
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Pueblo
Colo
Eden
Florence
Colorado
Denver
Leadville
Grand Junction
Cameera
Taylor Hewitt
Lebo
Kan
A. E. Hewitt
W. L. Hewitt
General Grodekoff Excludes Japanese from Manchuria
In St Petersburg on March 17 General Grodekoff issued orders expelling Japanese from Manchuria and began distributing land to disbanded troops while families are aided to emigrate. Officers are sent daily to Vladivostok as the Far East situation grows unstable. A returning Manchurian veteran says Japan may still seek control of the Amur region.
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St. Petersburg
Grodekoff
Russian Manchuria
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Far East
Tokio
Amur
Harbin
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Rennenkampf
Chita
Trans-Baikalia
Robbery Strikes O'Brien Lumber Company in Montana
Kalispell report says $4,000 was stolen by three highwaymen from John Peterson of the O'Brien Lumber Co as he rode from Kalispell to the Tomere mill nine miles away. A gun was leveled at Peterson and the money taken. the robbers were disguised and thought locals.
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Great Falla
Mont
Tribune
Kaliepel
O’brien Lumber Company
John Peterson
Kalispel
Tomere
Peterson
Russia Warns China Over Troops Near Corea Frontier
Seoul authorities send dispatch to Pekin reporting a large Russian force penetrated to Wueuli and Helunkang near Corea's northern frontier. The move aims to pressure Russo Chinese talks with little progress. Pekin wires Tar tar general at Helunkang with instructions.
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Russia
China
Pepkin
Seoul
Pekin
Wueuli
Helaunkang
Corea
Helunkang
Bond Company a Fraud Opens Receiver Suit in Kentucky
Charges of fraud and insolvency filed in a U S court in eastern Kentucky against the American Reserve Bond company of Chicago. Levi Hake and Mary Welch, investors, seek appointment of a receiver as millions of dollars of investor funds are affected nationwide.
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Louisville
American Reserve Bond Company
Chicago
United States
Eastern District of
Kentucky
Levi Hake
Mary Welch
Act on jetty bill at Columbia river mouth
Washington March 16 Chairman Burton of the house rivers and harbors committee will call an early meeting to consider Senator Fulton’s 400000 appropriation for jetty work at the Columbia river mouth. The committee's view on expanding the bill for emergency river and harbor projects remains uncertain.
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Washington
Burton
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Fulton
Columbia River
House
Secretary of War
Constitution for China Sees Constitutional Government Soon
Prince Tsai Tse and Chinese commissioners told reporters in New York they have studied the American political system and expect China to adopt a constitutional government modeled partly on Britain and including favorable U.S. features. They praised Roosevelt and American courtesy during their visit.
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New York
Prince Tsai Tse
Shang Chi Heng
Li Cheng
Baltic
England
France
Belgium
Roosevelt
China
Commission
Trains Collide in Colorado Killing Many near Portland
A head on wreck of Denver and Rio Grande passenger trains No 1 southbound and No 3 northbound near Portland Colorado early March 16 leaves many dead and injured. Relief trains sent from Pueblo and Florence as details remain scarce with figures ranging up to 160 killed.
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Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande
Portland
Florence
Senate Fortifications Bill Passes with $5.62 Million
The senate appropriations committee reported the fortifications bill, chaired by Senator Perkina, carrying $5,618,903 in total, up $780,000 from the house bill. Increases include $290,000 for mountain field and siege cannon gear and manufacture equipment, and $365,000 for a powder factory and coast defense gear.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Perkina
House Hill
Jury Deliberates On Political Assessment Larceny Question
The New York grand jury investigating an insurance matter debated whether a director’s political assessment constitutes larceny or a crime. District Attorney Jerome answered questions and the case was sent to J O Sullivan of the Court of General to issue an opinion next week.
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New York
Jerome
J O'Bullivan
Court of General
Nationalizing Railways Gains Backing in Tokyo
In Tokio on March 16 the parliamentary majority favoring railway nationalization is rising with little doubt the project will pass. Elevated railroad work paused for the war has resumed as Japan and Asia plan to exchange imperial envoys signaling peace restored.
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Tokio
Japan
Aosia
Oregon Vote Registration Stand On Original Filing
Attorney General Crawford holds there is no authority to change a voter's registration after it is made. A change only allowed when a voter relocates to a new precinct. He notes errors may be corrected if a clerk miswrites a party, but once a party is recorded by the voter there is no legal right to alter it. In Marion county concerns about cross party registration were unfounded. Albany plans a Fruit Growers and Gardeners Co-Operative association to cannery prune pack cider and vinegar works with stock limited to 26 percent per person.
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Balem
Crawford
Linn
Marion County
Albany
Fruitgrowers’ and Gardeners’ Co-Operative Association
Citizens of
Dead Ox Flat irrigation district forms under Wright law
Farmers of Dead Ox Flat Malheur county organize an irrigation district under the Wright law. A petition to the county court will be heard at a special session on April 16. The district covers about 10 000 acres across the Snake River from Weiser Idaho and promises to add thousands of dollars in taxable property once water is secured.
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Ontario
Dead Ox Flat
Malheur County
Snake River
Weiser
Idaho
Wallowa Bridge by Duty
The O R N Co aims to extend its line to the Wallowa bridge by July next. With early railroad service expected, crops and surplus stock in Wallowa county could be shipped from that point once operations commence.
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Wallowa Bridge
Wallowa
Wallowa County
Change Wool Sale Dates Set by State Woolgrowers
Pendleton schedules revised for Eastern Oregon wool sales with new dates across Pendleton Heppner Condon Shaniko Baker City Elgin and July 1920. Iowa county wool sale moved to Elgin replacing Wallowa, reflecting committee adjustments.
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Pendleton
Oregon
State Woolgrowers’ Association
Heppner
Condon
Shaniko
Baker City
Elgin
Wallowa
Closed Season Set On Columbia River Patrols Tighten
Deputy Fish Warden H. A. Webster reports a strictly closed season on the Columbia River for this year. The season runs from the 15th for one month with joint Oregon Washington patrols using two Oregon boats and one Washington boat to prevent illegal fishing.
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Oregon City
Columbia River
H. A. Webster
Lower
Columbia
Oregon
Washington
State money barred for memorial building use
Attorney General Crawford holds the Lewis and Clark commission cannot use the 50 000 state appropriation for a memorial building even if an individual offers the funds. The law requires the corporation to supply the money and the city of Portland to donate the site.
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Balem
Crawford
State
Lewis and Clark Commission
Individus
Portland Lewis and Clark Corporation
Portland
Prospects Bright in Sumpter Mining District
Baker City miners forecast a banner summer as many properties in the Sumpter district near production. I Bellman, operator of the Crack Oregon at Bourne, says the district’s properties are developed and ready to begin regular output.
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Sumpter
Baker City
I. Bellman
Oregon
Bourne
Wool Sales Hopes Grow At Condon Event
The Condon Commercial club plans wool sale days and communicates with the State and National Wool growers' associations. With local woolgrowers' aid expected to organize, dates may be secured. Efforts seek freight rate reductions from Condon to Boston and for local shipments of sugar and salt.
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Condon
Condon Commercial Club
Club
Ia Lo
Astoria & Coast Interurban Company Filed for Incorporation
Salem Charlee M Cartwright William L Dudley Edgar J Daly Sanderson Reed B F Allen and J Frank Watson file articles with the secretary of state to form a steam or electric railroad from Astoria to Seaside ending at Halladay Old Seaside property in Clatsop county with capital stock of 300000 divided into 100 shares.
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Salem
Charlee M. Cartwright
William L. Dudley
Edgar J. Daly
Sanderson Reed
B. F. Allen
J. Frank Watson
Astoria & Coast Interurban Company
Astoria
Seaside
Halladay Or
Old Seaside
Clateap County
Beet Acreage Largely Increased for Sugar Factory
La Grande manager F. Bramwell reports in Cove that contracts cover about 1000 acres of beets this season. The sugar factory expects to expand far beyond previous bounds, aiming for at least 4000 acres this year, up from a prior maximum of 2800 acres.
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la Grande
F. 8. Bramwell
Cove
Record yields forecast for Gilliam county wheat crop
Condon reports crop prospects for a large yield in Gilliam county. Acreage sown to wheat is at an all time high and conditions are unusually favorable. Ground remains wet to depths over two feet with rapid range improvement from the two weeks of good growing weather.
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Gilliam
Condon
Portland Markets Grain and Produce Prices Amid Turbulent Trading
Market listings show wheat bids at 66 67 cents, oats 27.50 to 27 per ton, barley 23 to 24.50 per ton, hay ranges from 6 to 19 per ton, and fruits and vegetables with varied per box or per crate prices. Dairy and poultry items include butter at 27 to 34 cents, eggs 16 to 18 cents, live turkeys 16 to 17 cents, and wool around 24 to 26 cents per pound, reflecting regional price dispersion.
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Oregon
Valley
Burbank
Oregon Ranch
Senate committee to report BI repeal of timber and stone act
Washington March 14 the senate committee on public lands nears completion of a bill to repeal the timber and stone act and replace it with a law allowing sale of mature timber on public domain at no less than its appraised value. The bill also provides for selling stone suitable for building on an equitable basis.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee On Public Lands
House Committee
House
Morocco conference hinges on Germany mediation
Algeciras March 14. The Moroccan talks remain stalled as Germany presses for an inspector general and international supervision of Morocco. France resists a figure backed by Germany, Sweden, Holland or Switzerland, fearing covert control and a hidden Kaiser agenda. Delegates doubt progress without clear restraint on German demands.
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Algeciras
Germany
Herr von Padowis
Morocco
France
Sweden
Holland
Switzerland
Kaleer
Flood Devastates North Belgium Scheldt Waters
Terrible havoc in North Belgium as the Scheldt overflows. Farmhouses demolished and Melvole reports ten children drowned before help arrived. Refugees seek safety on rooftops as soldiers rescue them by boat. Factories and manufacturing plants destroyed, losses in francs amount to 2 500 000.
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Brussels
Belgium
Scheldt
Melvole
Boata
France
Townsend resolution funds inquiry into railways and monopolies
The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce moved to report favorably on a Townsend joint resolution to appropriate 50 000 for the interstate commerce committee to investigate railways and monopolies under the Tillman Gillespie framework. The Townsend measure also amends other provisions in the Tillman Gillespie resolution.
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Funds For Trust
Washington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Interstate Commerce Committee
Fitzgerald Returns to New York Amid Investigating Committee Focus
General Louis Fitzgerald former chairman of the Equitable Life Assurance Society arrived in New York after being sought as a witness by the Armstrong Investigating committee. He was at his Lexington Avenue home when a process server kept vigil nearby.
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Fitzgerald
New York
New York American
Louis Fitzgerald
Equitable Life Assurance Sociey
Armatrong
Lexington Avenue
Ohio House approves tax hike on saloons
The Ohio House passed the Aiken bill by 66 to 46 raising the stamp tax on saloons from 169 to 1000. The vote follows riots in Springfield fueling support for the measure.
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Ohio House
Columbus
Springfield
Berlin Conference Hinge on French Concessions
Berlin sources say an amicable settlement remains uncertain as France refuses further concessions. A spokesman notes the talks have reached a critical point with prospects dim unless France agrees to terms. Berlin expects control of police and planes may shift if negotiations fail and the conference dissolves.
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Berlin
Gorn
Neem
Prince Yoq
Maller
France
Foreign Office
Conference Deadlock Halts Algeciras Talks Halted
The Algeciras conference stalls as delegates debate polls and questions. French delegates face constraints, neutral parties see no judiciary power to pause the talks, and the meeting remains at an impasse awaiting resumed proceedings.
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Algeciras
Exclusion Debate On Chinese Policy At House Hearing
Washington March 16 Representing American Association and leading interests urged the House committee to modify the Chinese exclusion act. Foord outlined the president’s plan to define exclusion while allowing further review. Officials argued for selective admission, stressing labor protection and distinctions between Chinese workers and capital imports.
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Comme
Washington
The
American Association
House Committee
Foord
Seta
United States
China
Liflentes
D. A. Tompkins
Charialis
Utah Rail Disruptions Strain Salt Lake City Traffic
Traffic in and out of Salt Lake City disrupted by severe road conditions and sand drift. Northbound Short Line trains faced delays of 10 to 90 hours while Portland and Los Angeles routes report partial or full detentions.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
North
South Lake
Portland
Idaho
Los Angeles
Lake
Bf Wo
Railroad land grant debated along Portland to Wallis route
Public land committee reports a bill authorizing land grants to a railroad from Portland toward Wallis. The Interior department would regulate conflicting grants and ensure fair allocation to settlers along the line.
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Railroad
Washington
Portland
Wallois
Interior Department
Hawaiian Washington Blocs Seated After March 15 Vote
A municipal election result confirms seating of a Hawaii official after a March 15 vote. The process involved standard voting methods and committees, with officials commended for orderly conduct and outcome.
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Hawaiian
Washington
Mare
Hove
Manacle
Hawaii
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Kaiser
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