Roosevelt declines pope audience over Methodist college rule
King Emmanuel grants Roosevelt a two hour interview in Rome. Kermit Roosevelt also meets the king. Roosevelt declines a papal audience due to Vatican demand he refrain from addressing Methodists in Rome. He emphasizes liberty of action and says no personal animosity toward the pope.
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Spies Freed by Civil Courts in Manila Release Sparks Indignation
Manila reports indignation over two Japanese arrested as spies being freed after cable instructions from Washington. Philippine military code offers no trial path for non war foes, so civil authorities handled the case but found statutes inadequate for punishment. General Booth remains seriously ill in London.
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Manila
Washington
Splea
Ships Collide and Twenty Go Down Near Lands End
A fog bound collision off Lands End between the British bark Kate Thomas and an unknown vessel sank the bark in minutes, claiming at least twenty one lives. Only the cabin boy survived, rescued from wreckage as tug John Bull reported the disaster. The other vessel continued on its course.
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Falmount
Eng
Kate Thomas
Geesel
Lands End
Thomas
John Bull
Seattle to consider hatpin length ban by council
Seattle council to introduce an ordinance regulating hatpin lengths with fines and imprisonment for violations. Councilman Revelle to sponsor the measure following a similar Chicago act.
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Seattle
Revelle
Chiraga
Jeffries Starts Training in Oakland for Johnson Fight
April 4 report states Jim Jeffries and his wife arrived from Los Angeles by party en route to Ro wardenna where Jeffries will begin active training for the Johnson bout.
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Jeffries
Oakland
Jim Jeffries
Arived
Los Angeles
Rowardenna
Johnson
Balloon accident kills Prof Abogge in Breslau Germany
Professor Abogge, noted German scientist, died in a balloon accident in Breslau on April 4. The incident occurred today as officials investigated the crash and the cause remained under inquiry.
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Breslau
Germany
Professor Abogge
Small cyclone hits John Hagen Ranch
A small cyclone struck the John Hagen Ranch six miles northwest of town last Saturday afternoon. The wind demolished the machine shed and scattered wagons and harvesting equipment across the area while no other damage occurred. Other parts of the county reported strong winds but no damage.
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John Hagen
Eyelone Jast
Federal Court Schedules First Eastern Oregon Session
United States District Attorney John McCourt arrives from Portland to prepare for the first federal court session in eastern Oregon. Judge R Bean to preside, Judge Benn expected tonight. About a dozen cases, mostly contested Indian allotments and intermarriage issues, will be heard with many on the docket yet to be finalized.
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United States
John McCourt
Portland
Oregon
Court House
R. Bean
Benn
McCourt
Aerial Tragedy In Germany Traps Balloon Crew
A German balloon named Pommuen ascended during a gale then struck a factory roof injuring four occupants. It rose into clouds and was seen near Swinemunde at about 6000 feet heading toward the sea. It fell into the water and several people were killed or injured, including Warner Der Brueck and a man named Hein. Rescuers and spectators watched as the basket broke away and the balloon disappeared in the sky.
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Germany
Swinemunde
Warner der Brueck
Reichstag
Benduhn
Hein
Herr Sommerhardt
Swinmunde
Stettin
W N G Officials Face Off in Washington Row
Seattle April 4 Adjutant General Lamping seeks Kinzie’s dismissal as inspector and instructor for Washington national guard while Kinzie counters with a report alleging decline in efficiency since Lamping’s crackdown on the Hamilton scandal. Lamping accuses Kinzie of drawing pay while on duty and asks War Department to replace him with a younger man.
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Seattle
Lamping
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National Guard
Hamilton
Kingle
Weston Reaches Chicago on Pacific to Atlantic Stint
Chicago April 4 Edward Payson Weston the aged pedestrian arrived in Chicago today while continuing his tramp from the Pacific toward the Atlantic. He is famed for long distance walking and this trip marks another bold endurance trek across the country. Weston, nearing a hundred years old, presses on with minimal rest as spectators watch his steady progress.
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Chicago
Edward Payson Weston
Pacific
Atlantic
St Andrews Mission Clinches Reservation Title in Baseball
The St Andrews Mission baseball team won the reservation championship by beating Government School 12 to 7 at the Agency yesterday, breaking the tie after a three game series between Indian boys from Catholic mission and government school. Major Swartzlander acted as umpire, receiving general satisfaction.
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St. Andrews Mission
Catholic Mission
St. Andrews
M Tle
Swartzlander Ia
Major Swartzlander
Cord Slips Kill Youth in Genevan Pension
Dudley Conyers, 17, of Birmingham England, staying at a Neuchatel pension, was strangled by a gymnastic cord that slipped from his hand while he used an apparatus attached to his bedroom door. His body was found next morning by a servant.
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Geneva
Dudley Conyers
Biringham
Ene
Neuchatel
Motor Car Service Starts South Oregon Run
Grants Pass inaugurates the first motor car service in southern Oregon linking Grants Pass and Ashland. The initial trip occurred Monday with one trip each way daily, including Sundays. Depart Grants Pass at 7:30 am, return Ashland at 1:30 pm, arriving Grants Pass at 3:30 pm, stopping at all intermediate points.
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Grants Passe
Ore
Oregon
Grants Pass
Ashland
Grants Pore
Dayton wets seek another election on local option
In Dayton Washington two elections in 15 months failed to settle the saloon issue and wets plan a local option election at the general election in November. Dry and wet factions claim majorities from last Tuesday’s vote, with 171 voters abstaining. A petition from one third of last city election voters could trigger the November referendum.
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Dayton
Wash
Ner
Stowaway Son of New York Banker Found Aboard
Plymouth Eng Sewell F Camp a Princeton student and son of a Watertown banker was found as a stowaway on the Prinzessin Cecile 400 miles from New York on the voyage to England. He planned to land at Cherbourg after claiming quarrel with his father and lack of funds. He threatened self harm and was kept under constant watch by the captain.
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Eng
Sewell F. Camp
Princeton
Watertown
N. Y
England
Russians in Hawaii Face Immigration Decision
Honolulu reports a crisis over Russian immigration to Hawaiian sugar plantations. A committee of new arrivals is inspecting Oahu plantations and will report to their compatriots. If they choose to work, Manchuria imports may continue. if not, they risk deportation on the next outbound steamer.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Manchuria
Oahu
Wife on Trial Over Horse Meat Dinner Feud
Henry Witte, 65, a printer from West Chicago, sues for divorce alleging his wife fed him horse and goat meat and beat him with a poker. He claims she killed their horse Dobbin and served the meat, then killed the family rent and put meat on the table.
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Chicago
Henry Witte
Chattain Witting
Dobbin
Prince Ching orders probe into palace bomb find in Pekin
In Pekin on April 4 Prince Ching ordered an investigation into the discovery of a highly explosive guncotton bomb in the regent's palace. Several arrests have been made, but the bomber’s identity remains unknown.
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Pekin
Prince Ching
Gun Duel Kills Man Near Jordan Valley Oregon
Ontario Oregon April 4 Charles Weir fatally shot Demings Aldicova in Boise Canyon twelve miles west of Jordan Valley. The dispute over grazing land involved men employed by sheepmen of the Vint section. Coroner deputy district attorney and sheriff departed for the scene this morning without an automobile.
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Ore
Chas. Weir
Demings Aldicova
Boise Canyon
Jordan Valley
Lef
Sam Miller Fined In County Gambling Case. Second Charge Pending
Two hundred dollars in county fines were imposed on Sam Miller for gambling offenses. He paid 50 dollars each for two charges and 100 dollars for permitting gambling. A second permitting gambling charge remains, while a related city fine of 100 dollars earlier is noted. The judge warned of state fines if the law is broken again. Other gambling defendants await arrest results as near beer cases set for tomorrow.
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Sam Miller
Miller
Windstorm Causes Heavy Damage Across Utah
Salt Lake, April 4. An estimated two hundred thousand dollars in losses from a fierce windstorm that swept north and central Utah Saturday night. Farm property and fences suffered extensive damage as well as trees, with some houses overturned. Railroads were hit hard and the Western Pacific and Southern Pacific lines were out of commission again.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
Roosevelt sets date to meet Pinchot in Geneva
Rome April 4 Former chief forester Gifford Pinchot was asked by Roosevelt to meet him April 11 in Geneva. The date was set by the colonel after he received Pinchot's letter.
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Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Geneva
Pinchot
Williams Dies at 87. Oregon Statesman and Cabinet Figure
George H. Williams, renowned as Oregon’s grand old man and a former member of Grant’s cabinet, died in his sleep at his Portland home shortly after celebrating his 87th birthday. A founder of the Union Party, he later served as U.S. senator and as attorney general under Grant.
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Union Party
Grant
Cabbie Net
Portland
Ore
George H. Williams
Wiliams
Lincoln
United States
Boxing Show at Oregon Theatre April Night
Lical sports present a boxing contest and carnival at the Oregon Theatre under Marquis of Queensbury rules. Welterweight champion Barney Mullen faces Spokane’s Bob Brechin in a 10 round bout with two four round preliminaries featuring Downey the bag puncher.
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Oregon Theatre
C. J. Mitchell
Barney Mullen
Northwest
Bob Brechin
Spokane
Fieth
Stanley Ketchel
Brech
City treasurer of Walla Walla dies at 66
Walla Walla, Wash., April 4. R. G. Parks, city treasurer, is dead here aged 66. He attended a dance Saturday night and died Sunday of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a prominent lodge man in this city.
Dayton Street Employes Strike Sparks City Walkout
Dayton street workers went on strike on April 4 after the council refused wage increases. Strikers cite the high cost of living as the main reason for the walkout in Dayton Ward.
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Dayton
Ward
When We Feel Tough On Monday Our Careers Draw Near
The speaker expresses mounting strain as Monday arrives and suggests an impending end to their earthly career, noting the sense of endurance is intensifying with each passing day and questioning longevity.
Halley's Comet Visible To Early Risers In Pendleton
Halley's comet is visible to Pendleton residents as it rises before dawn in the eastern sky. Unclear skies yesterday obscured viewing. rising time shifts earlier each day with sunrise. The comet’s distance is about 126 million miles, moving westward through Pisces, with improving visibility each morning.
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Blue Mountains
Hilley
Halley
Hatley
Holley
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