Texans Badly Excited Over Mexican Hostage Incident
The report claims Harry Conklin and fifty Americans are detained in Juarez as hostages amid Mexican US tensions. In El Paso Howell Roberts is held on theft charges after a raid on Jenario Centreros’s home. Authorities demand release, while U S and Mexican officials seek action to prevent further escalation.
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Washington
Asch
Wisconsin
State Department
Harry Conklin
Cholax
Chihuahua
Wilson
Mexico City
Conklin
United States
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Howell Roberts
Roberts
Jenario Centreros
Honce
Jefe de Armas
Kelly
Davis
Edwards
Chonsul Edwards
Colquitt
Texas
Ciudad
Canadian Northern strikers prepare for long siege
Yale British Columbia April 3. Four thousand strikers including many I W W who last Friday refused to work for the Canadian Northern railroad are camped on the hills waiting developments. They demand three dollars for a nine hour day. The present average is ten hours for two dollars and seventy five cents. The strikers are building kitchens and making provision for a siege. They claim they have money enough to state several weeks.
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Yale
B. C
Canadian Northern Railroad
Frenzied husband slays rival’s wife then harms self in Chicago
In Chicago Illinois on April 38 Clarence Carr aged 56 killed his rival’s wife by slashing her throat in her bedroom then wounded himself, dying soon after. The tragedy stems from a personal crisis over a married lover.
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Chicago
Clarence Carr
Police Clash Sparks Brutal Clubbing of Women in Passaic
In Passaic New Jersey April 3 police clashed with striking textile workers and sympathizers at noon. Officers charged the crowd without warning, striking at least twenty two women amid the unrest, as workers compare police tactics to Lawrence Mass.
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Passiac
N. J
Lawrence
Mass
Pendleton Completes Class D Baseball Fund
Pendleton has completed the $2500 fund raised by local subscriptions for a Tri-State Class D baseball league team and awaits action from other towns. Wal la Walla Boise La Grande Baker and Ontario expected to join. meeting planned in Pendleton late this week to finalize organization and schedule. Donors include W. G. Bogart Pacific Power & Light E P Marshall F E Judd Olson and Johnson Thomas Thompson J N Burgess Troy Laundry.
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Pendleton
Walla Walla
Boise
la Grande
Baker
Ontario
Messrs
Cody and
Sweet
North Yakima
W. G. Bogart
Pacific Power & Light Company
E. P. Marshall
F. E. Judd
Olson and Johnson
Thomas Thompson
J. N. Burgess
Troy Iaundry
Miners to Return to Work as Government Wage Bill Seen Near
London April 1 The miners' executive officials plan to order a return to work after the referendum on the government minimum wage bill. It is reported that over 50,000 miners have already remained at work and many more are likely to follow, signaling an end to the coal strike.
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London
Pendleton Commercial Club Adds 220 New Members
The Pendleton Commercial Club swelled to over 400 members after an unanimous vote last night. A whirlwind membership drive added 220 new members, with thanks extended to the comprising committee and to President J. F. Robinson and Secretary J. E. Keefe Jr. The club rooms were renovated, a smoker for members was planned, and a broad reading program with many magazines and newspapers was announced. The meeting also praised contractors Olson and Johnson and A Murphy for hospital cornerstone planning work. A lecture by Prof. Lyman on An Open River was eyed for Pendleton in the near future.
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Pendleton Commercial Club
Commercial Association
Clarence M. Bishop
Leon Cohen
Mark Patton
C. W. Lassen
Wesley N. Mattock
Fred W. Lampkin
J. F. Robinson
J. EB. Keefe, Jr
Keefe
Collier's Weekly
Puck
Judge
Life
Review of Reviews
Technical World
Scientific American
Popular Mechanics
MacClure’s
Sunset-The Pacific Monthly
Century
Everybody's
Literary Digest
World's Work
Outlook
Cosmopolitan
Oregonian
Oregon Journal
Spokesman-Review
Post-Intelligencer
Christian Science Monitor
Joe Skrable
Branch Hospital
C. J. Smith
Olson and Johnson
A. Murphy
W. L. Thompson
The
Transportation Committee
Prof. Lyman
Whitman College
Pendleton
Waters Menace Memphis Flood Threats and Levee Work
Flood warnings sweep across Memphis and Cairo as Mississippi River overflows threaten water supply and farms. Millionaires join laborers to shore levees while women bake and support crews. crops suffer heavy losses and towns like Hickman flood with thousands homeless as rail service halts.
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Cairols
Cairo
Taft leads La Follette in Wisconsin primary results
Senator La Follette gains a strong lead over President Taft in Wisconsin with Wilson claiming a Democratic majority. Delegates to Chicago and Baltimore appear split, while minor candidate G A Bading wins Milwaukee mayoral race. Rural areas report slow returns as Blaine notes large La Follette margin. Campaign costs around ten thousand dollars.
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Milwaukee
Wis
la Follete
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Champ Clark
People’s Power
G. A. Bading
Emil Seidel
Troops Ordered to Cairo in Response to Crisis
Springfield Illinois April warily notes Cairo is guarded today by a company of the state national guard, ordered by Governor Deneen after Cairo authorities requested aid. Residents feared levee breach aftermath and possible violence beyond police control.
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Cairo
Springfield
State National Guard
Deneen
Mississippi River
La Follette Reports Landslide Victory in Bid
Washington April 3 Senator La Follette announced to reporters that he won by a four to one vote. He noted a rival candidate did not run and that his win was more surprising in ratio than in outcome. He expects Wisconsin to deliver 36 votes and plans a western tour after leaving Washington tonight via Chicago and Nebraska.
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la Follette
Washington, D. C.C
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Washington
West
Chicago
Nebraska
Taft leads with 274 delegates pledged
Washington April 3 The Taft political bureau reports 274 national delegates pledged to Taft, 62 for Roosevelt and 30 for La Follette with Wisconsin pledges shifting La Follette to second place. Roosevelt claims 112 other delegates already chosen.
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Washington
Taft Political Bureau Today
Taft
Colonel Roosevelt
la Follette
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Bureau
Koombia steamer wreck reports 130 feared dead near Australia
A typhoon wreck of the steamer Koombia off Porth Australia today leaves about 130 persons dead. Elmer Storie, a well known young employee of Holt Manufacturing, sailed to Pendleton to visit relatives and friends.
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Ship Perish
Porth
Australia
Elmer Storie
Holt Manufacturng Company
Pendleton
Roosevelt and Wilson In Illinois Campaign Swing
Chicago reports Colonel Roosevelt and Governor Wilson will campaign in Illinois on Saturday for their respective presidential nominations. Roosevelt, on a three day tour across Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia, will ride a special train through seven cities, delivering numerous speeches. Wilson will spend Friday and Saturday in Illinois with a Chicago appearance Saturday night.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Wilson
Ilinois
Ohio
Kentucky
Maryland
West Virginia
Tinois
Illinois
Twenty seven thousand bushels wheat sold at 80 cents
Twenty seven thousand bushels of club wheat changed hands at Athena yesterday afternoon. J W Maloney of Farmers' Union Grain Agency purchased the consignment from Preston Parton Milling Co. The wheat, stored in the milling company's warehouse, comes from local ranches and is a notable price rise over last fall, signaling market strength and potential gains for growers.
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Athena
Preston-Parton Milling Company
J. W. Maloney
Farmers’ Union Grain Agency
Alleged Dr Knabe Murder Confession Shown Faked
Report from Jennsicola Florida April 3 indicates the confession of Seth Nichols, a seaman, to killing Dr Helen Knabe in Indianapolis was fabricated from an insane mind. Records of the United States auxiliary Dixie show Nichols said he killed Knabe while aboard the Dixie at sea, contradicting the claim.
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Jennsicola
Fla
Seth Nicholas
Portsmouth
N. H
Helen Knabe
Indianapolis
Nichols Sald
Dr. Knabe
High Sea
Small Dog Catcher With Bodyguard Arrives in Pendleton
Accompanied by a former prizefighter acting as bodyguard, Harry Hart the Northwest's noted dog catcher arrived in Pendleton and led a raid capturing 26 unlicensed canines. Six were redeemed, others to be saved. Hart, small in stature, plans a permanent post with the Oregon Humane Society. He works with a wagon and gloved hands, rarely bitten and confident in his pugilist partner.
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Harry Hart
Ecutcher
Northwest
Pendleton
Oregon
Hart
Oregon Humane Society
Death of Theodore Cramer raakt Helix resident
Theodore Cramer longtime Helix resident died last night at the county hospital at 10 o clock from stomach cancer after two weeks of serious illness. He leaves three children Walter Rosa and Lillian of Helix and other relatives in Council Bluffs. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
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Theodore Cramer
Helix
Walter
Rosa
Lillian
Council
Demand for Mexico Japan plot probe sparks U S debate
Congressman Needham of California told United Press there is no justification for Japan to seek a coaling station in North America and warned that if the United States intervenes in Mexico, Japan might side with Mexico. President Madero denied any Japanese arrangements for a Japanese colony at Magdalena Bay in a telegram to United Press.
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Washington
Lodge
Mexico
Magdalena Bay
Needham
California Today
United Press
Japan
North America
United States
New York
Madero
Five Workmen Burned In Exploding Ship Fire
Five men suffered severe burns after a gas explosion on the steamer Rose City in dry dock. The blast, caused by a slight gas leakage, tore through the boiler room as fires were extinguished, hurling workers among machinery. The Rose City is operated by the San Francisco and Portland Steamship Company.
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San Francisco
Rose City
San Franccisco and Portland Steamship Company
Miss Rader athletic star of Pendleton and Oregon
Hazel Rader former Pendleton high captain and now University of Oregon sophomore captained the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority team to the league championship. She is also a noted contestant for a spot on the co ed team that will meet the University of Washington.
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Rader
Hazel Rader
Pendleton High School
University of Oregon
Kappa Alpha Theta
University of Washington
Mabel Warner claims father alive. promises sensational arrival
Mrs Mabel Warner, formerly Mabel Young, says a second letter and a photograph prove her dead father is alive in Cadott Wisconsin after 25 years. She asserts his arrival in Pendleton after spring work, aiming to overturn prior court decrees in the Young estate fight. She describes a test of memory contrasting her recollection with his, and suspects an uncle J W Young plotted the death hoax. Continued on page ten.
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Wisconsin
Mabel Young Warner
Cadett
Warner
Neva
M. — Young
Good Samaritan
Portland
East Oregonian
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