La Follette Campaign List Includes Oregon Cities
Oregon campaigner Thomas B McCusker releases the tentative La Follette speaking tour in Oregon from April 13 through the following Thursday. Cities listed include Baker La Grande Pendleton The Dalles Mosier Hood River Portland Salem Albany Eugene Roseburg Medford Ashland with possible Grants Pass. Mrs La Follette to urge women's suffrage in Portland as guest of the Women's Club.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas B McCusker
Oregon
Senator la Follette
la Follette
Baker
la Grande
Pendleton
the Dalles
Mosler
Hood River
Salem
Albany
Eugene
Roseburg
Medford
Ashland
Grants Pass
Vancouver
Chehalla
Centralia
Washington
Lend
Building Addition to Walters Mill
An addition is under construction on the west side of the Walters mill. A three story storage bin measuring 40 by 48 feet will house packers for flour three, shorts one, middlings one, and bran one. The new bin enables round the clock operation. Mr Walters directly oversees the project with P T Belts as foreman.
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Walters
P. T. Belts
Lumber Strike Expands as I W W Members Walkout Coastwide
In Tacoma on April 4 nearly two hundred workers join the lumber strike. I W W threatens to close every coast mill if Grays Harbor action escalates. St Paul and Tacoma mill workers demand a minimum wage of 2.50 dollars per day, up from 1.65.
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Tacoma
Grays Harbor
St Paul
Pendleton Woolen Mill Tax Exemption Requested
City council weighs petition from prominent businessmen seeking a five year tax abatement for Pendleton Woolen Mills arguing the plant’s establishment promised exemption. Officials note legal limits prevent such a grant though proponents claim the mill’s payroll and local value justify relief. Names signed include Clarke Gray Dickson Keefe Frazier Thompson Smith Rice Murphy and others.
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Pendleton
Finance Committee
W. E Brock
W. J. Clarke
Harry D. Gray
John Dickson
J. B E. Keefe, Jr
J. G. Frazier
W. L. Thompson
C. J. Smith
G. M. Rice
E J. Murphy
Remonstrance May Delay West Webb Street Paving
At a city council meeting, West Webb property owners circulated a remonstrance against plans to macadamize Webb Street from the O W K and N tracks to the city limits, potentially postponing the project indefinitely. The document, circulated by Mrs. Birdie Oliver, was signed by owners representing a little over half the area. The council may bow to majority wishes or proceed despite the remonstrance after review by the street committee.
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Webb Street
Ths
Trade Avenue
Birdie Oliver
North Side
Jackson and
Raley Streets
Perkina
Avenue
Carter
Loth
Allen bandits and two detectives killed in battle
Unconfirmed reports from Roanook West Virginia on a deadly fight between Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards and pursuing detectives. Wounded officers and possible captures are alleged while telephone lines and communications remain uncertain and unverified.
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ALLEN
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Allen Bandits
British strikers ordered to mines restore work
London April 4. After a referendum on continuing the coal strike the miners' executive committee ordered a resumption of work. 201,013 voted to resume and 244,011 to continue. An official order to resume would be issued immediately pending district minimum wage committees. Two thirds opposed was not reached, so work peace is declared.
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London
England
Scotland
Wales
Asquith
Rebels Return to Attack Parral After Defeat
In April news from El Paso and Jimminez reports indicate rebels led by General Campa are retreating to Parral to resume the assault, while General Salazar replaces Campa. Campa’s forces suffered casualties and the battle mood shifts as 2000 federals fire on Parral defenses.
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el Paso
Parral
Campa
Reg
Salazar Day
Salazar
Jimminez
Mex
Rancho Villa
Tri State League Gains Momentum Across Oregon Cities
Telegrams show La Grande has formed a stock company for a park and 3000 dollars raised for a ball team. Baker Commercial Club plans strong push and aims for early next week meeting. Cody at Ontario joins the effort. Walla Walla reports a permanent organization and 1500 of 2500 subscribed, leaving Ontario as the final holdout.
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Oregon
Keefe
The
Commercial Association
W. N. Sweet
Boise
Baker
la Grande
Baker Commercial Club
Cody
Ontario
Walla Walla
Moorhouse Twins Birth Breaks Local News Record
Mijor Lee Moorhouse seeks fame through a single picture while twins Tox-e-lox and A-lom-pum gain attention as the Moorhouse twins. Parents Mr and Mrs Phillip Jones of Umatilla present twin brothers to the family, adding to the celebrated Indian photo subjects. The famed Moorhouse Twins have long been a local photographer’s standout pair, with past images bringing substantial revenue and nationwide recognition.
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Mijor Lee Moorhouse
Tox-e-lox
A-lom-pum
Wilson and La Follette victories verified headline
Milwaukee April 4 reports show overwhelming victory for Senator La Follette over Taft for the state Republican delegation and Governor Wilson over Champ Clark for the Democratic delegation. La Follette wins the solid Republican delegation. Wilson gains nineteen of twenty six delegates with six Democrats to Clark and one uninstructed.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Senator la Follette
President Taft
Wilson
Champ Clark
Clark
Non enforcement of law prompts BC rail labor walkout
Vancouver April 4. If British Columbia had enforced the provincial health act, the first railroad labor walkout in Canada would not have occurred. Eight thousand workers deserted camps along the Northern Pacific line between Hope and Kamloops, many settling in Yale. They set up a police system and a magistrate who fines minor offenses.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Hope
Kammiloops
Canada
Yale
Pilot Rock to get fine brick building by Odd Fellows
Plans by local architect Howard for a two story brick building on Main and Water streets in Pilot Rock. The venue at the old Sylvester store site measures 56 by 76 feet with a basement. Lower floor houses two stores and the Pilot Rock bank while the upper floor is for lodge use, marking the town's first brick structure.
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Tff. Howard
Pilot Rock
Odd Fellows Lodge
Sylvester
Main
Water Streets
Pilot Rock Bank
Odd Fellows
Pliot Rock
Pankhurst Released on Bail After Conspiracy Charge
London April 4 Mrs Emeline Pankhurst leader of militant suffragettes is freed on $10 000 bail pending trial for conspiracy to destroy property She and Petrick Lawrence and his wife were arraigned at Bow Street court today Pankhurst had been sentenced to two months hard labor for window smashing but that sentence was commuted after weeks served and expired today
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London
Emeline Pankhurst
Dr Funk Dies Author and Publisher in Montclair
Dr Isaac Funk an author and publisher and head of Funk and Wagnalls of New York died in Montclair New Jersey today April 4. He was a leading figure in American publishing and literature.
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Dr. Funk
Mont Clair
N. J
Isaac Funk
Funk and Wagnglls
New York
Levees Collapse Across Mississippi Delta Threaten Cairo Toll
The Mississippi flood endangers Cairo Illinois and Memphis Tennessee with nine square miles under water. Eight drownings are reported and thousands homeless across Hickman Kentucky Fulton Columbus Typon New Madrid and Earle. Memphis river at 43.4 feet and forecast would flood the St Francis basin affecting 250000 people statewide.
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Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennesse
Kansas
Cairo
Memphis
Tenn
Fulton
Columbus
Hickman
Typon
New Madrid
Earle
Arkansas
St. Francis Basin
Delaware
Cairo City Faces Inundation After Dual Levee Breaks
April 4 Cairo and nearby Future City flood as two levees rupture. Nine square miles inundated, $6,900,000 in damage reported. Rail connections cut, river boats pressed to supply provisions. Hundreds displaced, schools closed, youths pressed into service to reinforce levees. Lumber plants and seven manufacturing profits submerged.
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Cairo
Tila
Future
Hickman Flood Crisis Sends Plea for Help
Message from Hickman requests Congress grant 50000 to relieve flood victims as Mississippi waters flood the town. Over one thousand homeless, residents stranded on hills, many homes collapsed, water level rising. Fears grow that the town may be washed away within a day.
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Hickman
City Officials Debating Tents Delivery Costs
City officials protest government shipment of two hundred tents arriving without payment of express charges. The city was forced to borrow 120 dollars to cover the express costs.
Memphis Flood Forecast Prompts Evacuations Along Levees
In Memphis Tennessee on April 4 officials warn water could rise two more feet within forty eight hours. Residents inland behind the levee are urged to seek higher ground as lowlands flood. A guard watches the levees while reports cite flood conditions extending to Vicksburg Mississippi and Baton Rouge Louisiana. The main levee south of Hickman, Tennessee broke overnight flooding Belfoot country to Fulton Kentucky. No fatalities reported.
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Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
Miss
Baton Rogue
Tennessee
Mississippi River
Hickman
Belfoot
Fulton, Ky
Army Supplies for Flood Sufferers in Mississippi River Region
President Taft ordered the quartermaster general to furnish rations to Mississippi River flood sufferers wherever food is needed. The order followed a conference with Senator James of Kentucky, who presented an appeal from Hickman, Kentucky.
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Washington
Taft
United States Army
James
Kentucky
Hickman
Relief Bill Pushed Back By Committee
The Ways and Means Committee postponed a hearing on the $250,000 Mississippi Valley relief bill despite appeals from congressmen. The panel hopes the river will subside tomorrow, making the appropriation unnecessary.
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Washington
Whys and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Mississippi Valley
Pendletonian Arriving From Mexico Denounces Press
Mr and Mrs John Vert recently returned from Mexico where they observed the revolution underway. Vert told a Portland paper that press reports of fighting are exaggerated and that there is little property damage or harm to foreigners. He met leaders Orozco Campa and Salazar and praised them as patriots despite political clashes. He discussed Maderos treatment of Orozco and forecasts for Mexico's future leadership and stability.
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Mexico
John Vert
Southern
Republic
Verts
Mr. Vert
Portland
Orozco
Campa
Salazar
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West Webb
Bitulithic
Warren Gross Company
Fire and Water Committee
Court Street
Alta
Cottonwood
Alta Street
Roanook
W. Va
Madero
Tri-State League
PWN Brothers
Moorhouse Twins
Wilson and
Portland, Ore
Harkness and Howley
Los Angeles
Halla and Boles
Misssissippi
Congress
United States
Pendletonian
Orocco
General de la Barra
Diaz
Dias
Diniz
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