City Fathers Meet In Regular Session
The resignation of A L Knight as councilman was accepted and Mayor Murphy will appoint a replacement to serve until January 1 1911. The March balance on hand across funds is 44700 with receipts of 36000 for the month. The city reports no contagious diseases in the 21 days. A four horse road grader was ordered to aid street improvement.
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A. L. Knight
Knight
Twin Falls
Idaho
Murphy
Recorder
Should a Husband Read Wife's Mail in France
Paris debates whether a husband may read his wife's letters amid a Bar society ruling that a woman advocate is exempt from such inquiry. Feminists protest while many husbands reportedly read wives' correspondence. secrecyExists with Poste Restante and other means to hide letters.
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Paris
Bar Society
France
Short next term court to test local option law
The upcoming circuit court term in the county appears brief with only one jail inmate and none out on bonds. A near beer case will be the main trial to test the local option law. Grand jury will be summoned. 31 jurors called from farms, merchants, a druggist, a fruit grower, a carpenter, a contractor, and a stockman.
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County
Jaiil
Dave Nelson
Pendleton
Carl McNaught
Hermiston
William McBride
Athena
Charles Cole
Samuel Walker
Pilot Rock
Walter A. Biltney
Freewater
Louis Hodgen
John R. Adams
Adams
Ed B. Harlow
Germans Build Navy With Great Rapidity
Berlin reports rapid German naval construction with orders under the 1910-11 program. By midsummer nine dreadnoughts, four Invincibles, five protected cruisers, 24 large torpedo boats and submarines will be in hand. Thirteen large vessels under simultaneous construction is unprecedented.
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Berlin
Admiralty
Naval
Inmw
Are you interested In orchards at Nyssa
Irrigated Lands Corporation, Nyssa, Oregon.
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Nyssa
Irrigated Lands Corporation
Ore
Sunday school convention delegates visit Pendleton crowd
A stream of visitors associated with the Sunday school convention arrived in Pendleton and surrounding towns. Among them were B A Marquis and wife from Adams, J B Neal of Milton, S B L Penrose and wife of Walla Walla, and Rev E W Warrington of Pilot Rock. Hotel St George hosted several guests as they conducted business and attended events.
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B.A. Marquis
Adams
Robert Jamieson
Walla Walla
St. George
Frank Light
St. Anthony's Hospital
Asa BK. Thomson
Echo
J, BP
Neal
Milton
S. B. L. Penrose
BE. W. Eggerth
Pilot Rock
George W. Schlegel
East Bitch Creek
Clise
Optician
Pendleton
J. J. Kauffman
Milton Water Suit Nears Its Finish
Arguments are heard in the long running Milton water suit concerning water rights along the Little Walla Walla Tumalum and Walla Walla rivers. Initiated by Will R. King now on Oregon Supreme Court, the case involves many attorneys including C. M. Rader Goss S D Peterson G W Phelps Col J H Raley and Judge James A. Fee with aim to settle rights for a wide area.
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Little Walla Walla River
Tumalum River
Walla Walla River
Will R. King
Oregon Supreme Court
C. M. Rader
Goss
Walla Walla
D. Peterson
Milton
G. W. Phelps
Col
J. H. Raley
James A. Fee
Pendleton
Bryan Denies Run For Prohibition Paper Or Senate
William J. Bryan touring San Juan Puerto Rico on April 6 denied reports about his plans in the United States. He declined to reveal actions but said he would not start a prohibition paper or seek a Senate candidacy. He noted the House rules committee change pleases him and will sail from Caracas to New York on April 13.
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Senate
San Juan
P. R
William J. Bryan
United States
House of Representatives
Bryan
Caracas
New York
Saylor Murder Trial: Father Takes Stand
In Watseka on April 7 John Grunden, father of Mrs. Saylor, testified in the murder trial. He corroborated Dr. Miller’s account and Mrs. Saylor that Saylor attacked Miller with an ax and Miller shot in self defense.
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Watseka
John Grunden
Saylor
Grunden
Miller
Jeffries Trains Nine Miles With Farmer Burns
Dowendenna Training Camp reports Jeffries running nine miles on a mountain road today. He ran part of the distance with Farmer Burns as a companion. Tomorrow he will begin sparring with Armstrong.
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Dowendenna
Jeffries
Farmer Burns
Jeff
Armetrong
Stringent Regulations Target Border Crossing Practices
Washington on April 7 announced tighter rules by the Treasury Department to stop Americans crossing borders with free of duty goods worn as apparel, aiming to curb dutiable imports under this disguise.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Taft Cancels Indianapolis Engagement
President Taft has cancelled his May speaking engagement in Indianapolis, a move seen as a bid to disengage from Indiana's troubled political scene. The decision follows reports of tensions surrounding state politics and Taft’s desire to avoid entanglement.
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Taft
Washington
Indianapolis
Indiana
Caponi Knocks Out Winnipeg Champion in Seven Rounds
Chicago boxer Tony Capon knocked out George Lepage, Manitoba and western Canada champion, in the seventh round of a scheduled ten round bout last night.
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Caponi
Winnipeg
Tony Capon
Chicago
George Lepage
Manitoba
Western Canada
Portland Feels Earth Tremors in Morning Shocks
Portland Ore April 7 three distinct earthquake shocks were felt in Portland at 10 55 this morning the tremors lasted thirty seconds no damage was done
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Portland
Ore
Fresh Salmon Trout and Clams At The Queue
Fresh catch note from The Queue listing salmon trout crags and shell clams available for sale.
Betrothed Must Now Wear Cupid's Manacles
London reports a new engagement fashion where a simple ring is joined by a gold bangle above the elbow and sometimes an ankle bracelet. The trend, spreading from the Continent, signals a public declaration of betrothal and loyalty to Cupid, with wearers often choosing conspicuous pieces to advertise their status.
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London
Continent
Oregon and Northwest Development News Highlights
Portland reports progress on the Columbia River jetty with the Chinook dredge to extend the bar depth to 80 feet at low tide by November. A Woolery estate sale in Morrow County fetches 150,000 for 19,000 acres, sold to a North Dakota banking syndicate. Porter Bros buy lumber land on the Sluslaw, signaling J J Hill influence on east west Oregon rail plans. Rogue River Valley sees 90,000 pounds of spraying material shipped to combat fruit pests. Umatilla County tax roll nears 500,000 with no bonded debt. Albany hosts an Open River and Freight Rate convention April 14. Pendleton federal building to cost 50,000. Coos Bay Gas & Electric to invest in 250,000 in equipment and extensions. A canal to reclaim 19,000 acres in Wood River valley, Klamath County, begins soon. The O BR N farming demonstration train returns after a highly successful tour through Eastern Oregon and Washington.
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Portland
Columbia River
J. A. Woolery
Morrow County
North Dakota
Sluslaw River
Porter Bros
J. J. Hill
Oregon
Medford
Rogue River Valley
Umatilla
Albany
Federal
Pendleton
Mt [Oekeview
Coos Bay
Grave fears for Balfour's health amid unionist worry
London reports state A J Balfour remains gravely ill with a weak heart aggravated by a heavy cold. Doctors advised a long rest and absence from politics. He benefited from a stay at Cannes but cannot return for weeks, as inquiries among unionist circles confirm anxious concern over his condition.
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London
A. J. Balfour
Ibera
Balfour
Lords
House of Commons
Asquith
Cannes
Wardner Utah Anti-Vider Crusade Begun
Night Officer Rex Retney starts a crusade against immoral characters in Wardner Idaho and vows to purge all unlawful conduct. City council supported raids in the red light district with Reiley’s raid netting three culprits who paid about $10 each to the police court fund. Several bad characters have left town.
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Wardner
Itaho
Rex Retney
Brown
Reiley
Red Light District
Geneva Rains Flowers On Italian Playwright
The Marquis Cusani Con falonieri, now Italian ambassador to the United States, funded a French adaptation of The Husband in Love With His Wife by Signor Giacosa. The gala debut in Bern drew crowds, cheers, and a shower of flowers for the Marquis. A separate note predicts a new rail line from Billings to Coos Bay via Boise, Ontario, and Oregon, with a multi‑million land grant purchase shaping Oregon development.
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Geneva
Cusani Confalonieri
United States
Signor Giacosa
Berne
Sale of land grant may mean new railroad
Portland Ore The sale of the big land grant of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Road company during the past week to capitalists is reported to represent Hill Interests. Indications point to a Pacific Coast outlet for the Burlington.
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Portland
Ore
Willamette Valley & Caggide Mountain Road Company
Burlington
Bengal Lieutenant Governor orders seizure of dhotia
The lieutenant governor of Bengal has ordered confiscation of a quantity of dhotia with a border poem titled "Tarewell, Mother" on the grounds of sedition under the new press act.
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Calcutta
Bengal
Tarewell
Monmouth Oregon ballot ad urges school funding yes vote
A paid advertisement urges voters to settle the normal school question at the ballot box in November. It claims separation of schools from politics and education for boys and girls, noting a tax of four cents per year per $1000. It backs Monmouth and J B V Butler as secretary.
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Monmouth
J. B. V. Butler
Sec
Com
Ore
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