Woodrow Wilson Backed by Senator Chamberlain for Democrats
Senator George E. Chamberlain of Oregon endorses Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic nomination. He calls Wilson highly intelligent, progressive yet not radical, and able to win Republican and western support, especially if Taft is renominated. Chamberlain argues Wilson would bring government closer to the people and amend the constitution when needed.
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George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Hoe
Taft
Republlican
West
Middle West
Militia Ready to Strike as Labor Turmoil Rises
Adjutant General Llewellyn gears three militia companies to Hogulem and Aberdeen to quiet strikes. Captain Palmer of Troop B warns two sharpshooters may shoot if needed to preserve peace at Grays Harbor. Greek laborers file $150,000 in damages suits over Raymond ouster asserts treaty rights violation. Greek minister in Washington to be appealed.
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Seattle
Wash
Llewellyn
Hogulem
Aberdeen
Taguma
Captain Palmer
Washington Nation Guard
Peddy
Grays Harbor
Palmer
Camages
Raymond
Papore
Washington
I. W. W. Leave San Diego as Sailors Threaten Trouble
April 1 in San Diego reports street speakies are over as police push crowds along. Authorities claim victory as I. W. W. senators depart town. Maryland cruiser sailors vow trouble over alleged disrespect to the American flag by the I. W. W. action sparks anger among servicemen and locals.
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San Diego
Calif
Tf. W. W
Maryland
Widow confronts death at husband’s side in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on April 1 Mrs Anna May Marsten was found beside her husband Dr Luther Moulton Marsten who died Friday. A photograph of her husband in hand, she had opened the gas cocks and lay beside him to end it. Sister Miss Carrie Hawley said the widow had been inconsolable since his death.
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Los Angeles
Anna May Marsten
Luther Moulton Marsten
Conscience Stung Crook Surrenders
Harvey 8 Sprague ex safe cracker and ex army deserter surrenders to police in San Francisco after serving time on Alcatraz He will be sent to Salmon City Idaho to answer for the 3 year old safe cracking case that netted $2000 Ed Stevens his companion aided the crime Sprague joined the army in St Louis 1910 deserted later repented and served 14 months on Alcatraz before finishing his term
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San Francisco
Harvey
Sprague
Salmon City
Idaho
Ed Stevens
Idaho City
St. Louis
St. Paul
Alcatraz Island
Here
Prominent Race Track Official Dies in San Francisco
Frank D. Skinner, a renowned race track official and former handicapper at Juarez, died of heart disease in San Francisco. He served as judge and handicapper at several western tracks and for years compiled the official form chart of the New California Jockey Club.
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San Francisco
Frank D. Skinner
West
Skinner
Juarez
New California Jockey Club
Allen bandits may flee to Pacific coast
Detectives trailing the Allen bandits in Virginia fear the two remaining fugitives, Sidna Allen and Westley Edwards, may escape to the Pacific coast and then leave the United States. San Francisco police have circulars describing the men and are asked to watch all outbound boats.
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San Francisco
Allen
Virginia
Sidna Allen
Westley Edwards
Pacific Coast
United States
Secretary Knox sails to Port au Prince from San Juan
Secretary of State Knox, after a San Juan visit, embarked from Porto Rico on the cruiser Washington today for Port au Prince. This marks his first day on United States soil in a month during the Caribbean trip.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
State Knox
Washington
Port Au Prince
United States
Stingy men won’t tell jokes at their own expense
A quip notes that some men refuse to joke even when the cost of laughter falls on them. The idea highlights thrift or stubborn humor in a playful way.
Senator Bob Taylor Dies in Washington
Washington April 1 Robert Love Taylor senior United States senator from Tennessee died here yesterday after gallstone surgery last Thursday. Known as Fighting Bob to the south, his death ends a long national public service career.
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Bob Taylor
Washington
Robert Love Taylor
United States
Tennessee
Bob
South
Two Cent Passenger Rate Fight Opens at Supreme Court
Washington April 1 The two cent passenger rate laws in Oregon Minnesota and Missouri are central as state railroad commissions seek sole authority to regulate rates excluding the interstate commerce commission. Seven state commissions attend the hearing with support from the National Governors' Conference and Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio.
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Washington
Oregon
Minnesota
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
National Governors’ Congress
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Insane Pole Attacks Senator Gore in Wisconsin
In Waukeshaw Wisconsin on April 1 Charles Schomolla an insane Pole who believes he is Jesus attacked US Senator Gore of Oklahoma with a club during a political meeting. Roosevelt had planned to speak but escaped injury. Schomolla claims devils told Roosevelt of his plan and that Gore was to take his place.
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Waukeshaw
Wis
Jesus
Roosevelt
Charles Schomolla
United States
Gore
Oklahoma
Schomolla
Senator Gore
Frisco Woman Municied in Murder Probe
Police seek Rosario a Porto Rican in connection with the murder of Filomena Rodriguez found at a lodging house with her head nearly severed. Rodriguez had been dead about three days.
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San Francisco
Rosario
Filomena Rodriguez
Livermore and Bickers Form Fresh Partnership in Pendleton
Livermore and Harry E. Bickers reunite as partners in real estate and insurance in Pendleton. The alliance marks the fourth partnership in four centuries, reviving a business bond that began in 1879 and then dissolved three times since 1884 after Teutsch & Bickers ended.
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Lot Livermore
Harry E. Bickers
Pendleton
Mr. Livermore
Teutsch & Bickers
Teutsch
Portland
Bickers
Livermore
Seattle swindler must serve term in prison
Washington April 1. D. Hill, a Seattle man, must serve his sentence after the U S Supreme Court refused to review the lower court. Convicted in federal court at Seattle of using the mails in a gigantic scheme to defraud, he profited by selling lots around Seattle in an alleged fake scheme worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Washington
D. Hillman
Seattle
United States Supreme Court
Vote Indicates Peace In Government Wage Bill Vote
London April 1 incomplete returns show the government minimum wage bill passing by three to two. Industry lines paralyzed by the strike resume operations but months will pass before the country recovers. Most small merchants are virtually bankrupt.
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London
Minera
Oxford Wing Boat Race Triumphs Over Cambridge
Oxford won the annual boat race on the River Thames by six boat lengths in drizzling rain. The Oxford crew finished in twenty three seconds ahead of Cambridge, marking an easy victory in London on April 1.
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Oxford
London
Oxford Today
Cambridge
Thames
Slater Mentioned for Supreme Bench
R J Slater a prominent Jocal attorney is named as a Democratic candidate for the supreme judge seat. If his name is written in on the ballot he will run. Incumbent Robert Alken, a Republican, has already left the race. Slater is brother of ex supreme judge W T Slater and long experienced lawyer.
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R. J. Slater
Portland Journal
Judicial Office
Shirer
Supreme Court
Robert Alken
Alken
Mr. Slater
W. T. Slater
Supreme
George E. Chamberlain
United States
Poore Presents Dobbs Arctic Films At Oregon Theater
Fred M. Poore, on behalf of the Dobbs Arctic motion pictures, was in the city today to promote screenings set for April 15, 16, and 17 at the Oregon theater.
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Fred M. Poore
Dobbs Arctic
Oregon Theater
THREE TOWNS FLOODED Ice Jams Threaten Indiana Cities
Ice jams on the Calumet river flood three towns Shelby Walter Valley and Schneider. About 25 000 acres submerged and damage estimated at 500 000 with Gary also at risk. Dynamiters attempt to blast gorges while railroad traffic is halted. Mississippi floods damage across Kentucky Missouri and Mississippi with levees broken below Cairo Illinois.
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Hammond
Ind
Calumet River
Shelby
Walter Valley
Schneider
Gary
Mississippi
St. Louisa
Linels
Kentucky
Missouri
Misissippi
Cairo
Tila
Boy Cyclist Struck By Auto At Main And Court
A twelve year old boy, Bertrand Cash, son of Rev. and Mrs. Herbert T. Cash, was knocked unconscious briefly when his bicycle was struck by a car driven by Carl Power in Biglian ders. The accident, at Main and Court streets, damaged the bicycle and caused a brief collision scare as a horse-drawn team dashed along Alta street nearby. The boy recovered consciousness on arrival home at the Baptist parsonage after Dr. Smith was summoned.
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Carl Power
Court
Power
Main
Smith
Saylor Enters Race for Assessor in Oregon County
Saylor of Umatilla files petition to run as Republican against incumbent Democrat C. P. Strain. Saylor vows to run the office without grandstand moves, focus on duties, and push tax relief by making the assessor’s work transparent to taxpayers. He stresses protecting homeowners and separating office from politics.
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C. P. Strain
S. A. Saylor
Umatilla
Strain
Mexican Declaration of Independence Burning at Guerrero Palace
Mexico City April 1 report says the official Mexican independence declaration was burned in a fire that destroyed the palace at Iguala, Guerrero state, with rebels believed responsible. Two hundred rebels attacked a passenger train carrying sixty federal soldiers thirty-five miles south of here. in the ensuing clash thirty federals and several rebels were killed.
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Mexico City
Tguals
Guerrero
Here
Captain Scott Has Not Reached South Pole
London April 1 The awaited news of Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition arrives and will disappoint Englishmen hoping for the first to reach the South Pole. On January 3 Scott had 150 miles left to reach the pole, three weeks after Amundsen hoisted the Norwegian flag.
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London
Scott
South Pole
Amunisen
Pole
Coal Workers Vote on Compromise Scale in May
Coal workers plan a vote over a compromise pay scale in May following a conference. The outcome may set a precedent for hard coal miners awaiting proposed terms and a potential submission to the union leadership for approval.
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Seft
Anthracite Strike Employment and Wages Totals
The report lists employed men and monthly pay across multiple coal firms. Philadelphia and Lackawanna regions show high employment totals with substantial monthly payrolls, totaling 195,667 workers and 4,123,441 in monthly pay across all firms.
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Philadelphia
Lackawana
Lehigh Valley
Delaware and Hudson
Pennsylvania
Lehigh and Whkesbarre
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co
Ind. Cos
Miners Idle as Walkout Widespread Across Coal Sectors
Indianapolis reports a nationwide walkout leaves all bituminous and anthracite coal mines idle. About 400000 miners joined the strike last night. Bituminous miners may return after a referendum on a compromise. anthracite workers likely face a longer stoppage without an agreed wage scale. President White expects operators to back a compromise, sending the issue to referendum.
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Indianapolis
White
United Mine Workers’ of America
Miners in Pittsburg Expect Wage Deal Acceptance
President Fee han of the local miners district says he expects the Pittsburg district to accept the wage compromise and return to work at once. About fifty thousand miners are idle across western Pennsylvania today.
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Pittsburg
Feehan
Pennsylvania
Expect Peace in Ten Days Amid Coal Miners Strike
Scranton April 1 mines in the anthracite region idle as big companies suspend operations while workers strike. A meeting between miners and operators in Philadelphia April 10 is expected to yield peace.
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Scranton
Philadelphia
Tri State League fund nears goal with 2040 raised
The baseball committee seeking funds for a Class D league ball team has 2040 in subscriptions, leaving 460 to raise by nightfall. Donors include Firet National Bank, American National Bank, FKE Livengood Co, Crab Creek Lumber, J A Borie Lumber, Gray Bros, Boston Store, Pendleton Woolen Mills, and several individuals.
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Firet National Bank
American National Bank
Livengood Co
Crab Creek Lumber Company
J. A. Borie Lumber Company
Gray Bros
George C. Hill
Taylor Hardware Company
Boston
Pendleton Woolen Mills
la Dow & Peterson
Frank Saling
Central Meat Market
Roy W. Ritner
Mark Patton
H. H. Corby
E. G. Sturdivant
P. C Sperry
Look Down on Others Proverb Excerpt
A terse saying warns that seeking superiority by looking down on people ensures disdain from those beneath you. The line frames social judgment as a boomerang of contempt.
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