Ireland Wins Home Rule: House Passes Bill in Third Reading
London reports the Irish home rule bill passed its third reading in the Commons by 3651 to 74 and heads to the Lords for approval. It sets a six year transition, assigns tax collection to the imperial government with Irish input, reduces Irish MPs to 42, and preserves religious protections while the imperial government retains a veto.
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London
Ireland
House of Commons
House of Lords
Balkan Cruelties Deemed Unparalleled by Carnegie Panel
A Carnegie Endowment Balkan commission report details exhaustive 1912–13 wars, accusing all contending parties of atrocities. It states noncombatant Muslims in Macedonia suffered extreme brutality and that Bulgarians Serbians and Greeks committed barbarous acts toward each other, supported by evidence.
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Carnegie Peace Commission
New York
Balkan Commission of Inquiry
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Balkan
Macedonia
Roosevelt Returns to Washington After South America Tour
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Washington on Tuesday for a National Geographical Society lecture on his South American explorations. Washington politicians awaited his conference with progressive leaders in Congress amid ongoing reform debates.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
National Geographical Society
Idaho Guard Stops Wholesale Prison Break Attempt
At the Idaho state penitentiary Boise, one prisoner is dead and two wounded after an attempted breakout. A. G. Bereup died two hours after the incident. C. A. Allers lost an arm from a guard's bullet. Lyman Jones was slightly wounded. The breach occurred while half the guards were at lunch as prisoners used a bench to scale the wall.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
A. G. Bereup
Pocatello
C. A. Allers
Shoshone
Lyman Jones
Fremont County
Mediators Seek Joint Mexican Problem Solution Progress
Niagara Falls Ont mediators and the American and Mexican delegates report steady progress toward a common agreement on all phases of the Mexican problem. The mediators say they are counselors not dictators and will not propose provisional presidency plans or any form of government.
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Mexico
Niagara Falls
Wilson presses for antitrust passage through both houses
Washington reports President Wilson will accept no delay on antitrust legislation, pursuing action in both houses and aiming for an early adjournment. The Senate races to speed work, while Mellen’s testimony centers on Morgan and Grand Trunk deals.
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Washington
Wilson
Canon
House
Senate
Chas
Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Mellen
J. Pierpont Morgan
Grand Trunk
Mel
Morgan
Oregon Primary Returns Show Withycombe Leading Race
Smith leads the Democratic field by over 1600 votes with Dr. James Withycombe atop the Republican tally by about 4700. Withycombe carried 20 of Oregon's 34 counties led by western counties. Dr. C. J. Smith carried 16 counties to Judge Bennett's 18. McBride won the supreme bench primary.
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James Withycombe
Gus C. Moser
A. M. Crawford
Withycombe
Begrop Eniiccienigm
Crawford
Oregon
West Coast
Lane
Clackamas
Marion County
Yamhill
C. J. Smith
Oregon News Notes Free Books For Schools
A petition circulates to place a measure before voters in Klamath Falls calling for free books for public schools. The brief item notes local support and community interest in expanding school library access.
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Klamath Falle
Mines In River Removed Near Peacock Spit
Three of four submarine mines planted at the channel edge of Peacock spit have been removed. They had troubled fishing operations. The steamer Fornance recovered a mine marker and a floating mine near the surface, while another was already removed.
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Astoria
Peacock Spit
Fornance
Ear Sewed On After Logging Accident
Floyd Boyles, a logging train employee, was caught between two logs and lost an ear. He was brought to Marshfield where surgeons sewed the ear back on and life prognosis remains favorable.
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Hastie
Marshfield
Floyd Boyles
La Grande to Stage Second Annual Motorcycle Meet
La Grande will host the second annual motorcycle race meet centered on a road event from La Grande to Baker and back. The event is set for June 21 and is sanctioned by the national federation.
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la Grande
Baker
Governor West backs bill to abolish state senate
Salem reports Governor West endorses resolutions from the state grange urging an initiated bill at the next general election to abolish the state senate. He says such a law would eliminate 30 offices at once and would be a good thing.
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Governor Fee
Senate
Salem
West
State Grange
Brother fatally shoots younger sibling by accident
In Grants Pass Richard Sauer ten was killed when his brother Crema Saver twelve, while loading a revolver, fired a shot that struck Richard in the eye. The incident is described as an accidental shooting.
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Grants Pass
Richard Sauer
George Saver
Crema Saver
Richard
Willamette Valley Exhibit Plans for Fair Display
Salem will host a meeting of the executive committee of the Willamette Valley association to plan the exhibit for the Panama-Pacific exposition. The plans focus on fair displays representing the valley and coordinating with exhibitors.
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Salem
Willamette Valley
Oregon brief news and political notes in brief
George C. Jones of Portland named deck officer in coast geodetic survey. Monroe mayor charter vote set for June 15 special election. State senate abolition recommended and adopted in resolution form. Five fatal industrial accidents reported plus 67 other serious incidents. Pendleton visit hoped for by June 5 as Ensign Roesch speeds across the Pacific. Townsend body found in the river near Hillsboro with pockmark wounds. foul play suspected. Pilot Rock wool sale tops 25 year price records as 500000 pounds sell. Deschutes Paulina reserves entry restored but many acres held by reclamation service. Staatsverbund von Oregon to meet in Eugene. large hop grower gathering at Independence. Oregon stone use urged for university administration building.
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George C. Jones
Portland
Oast Geodetic Survey
Monroe
State Senate
State Grange
St Monmouth
O. P. Hoff
Gehler Lane
Linn County
Berry Cummings
Halsey
Annie Cummings
Game City
Hawley
Annapolis
Stanley M. Haight
Hie Malamenter Vi Aecanele
Salem
Ensign Herbert Roesch
Pacific
Pendleton
William Roesch
R. L. Townsend
Hillsboro
P. E. Lewis
Bida
Lane County
Lewis
Umatilla County
Pilot Rock
Oregon
Deschutes
Paulina
Staatsverbund von Oregon
Confederation of German Speaking Societies
Eugene
Independence
Willamette Valley
C. A. McLaughlin
Hop Growers’ Association
L. J. Biron
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