Milwaukee’s Mayor-Elect Seidel Calls Cleansing City Vision
Milwaukee April 8 Emil Seidel, the mayor elect and social democratic leader, urged removing swamps cess pools and marshes to beautify the city and make Milwaukee a real home for its residents. He spoke at the Solomon Juneau club dedication praising founders and pledging a cleansing program.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Emil Seidel
Social Democratic
Seidel
Solomon Junecuball
Social Democrats
Solomon Juneau
Juneau
Selder
Par king Introduces Naval Reserve Bill in Washington
Senator Par king today introduced a bill to authorize creating a naval reserve by enlisting citizens not over 40. The reserves would serve when called and enroll for five years with resigning rights except during war when service is limited to two years.
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Naval Reserve
Washington
Parking Today
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt to Denounce Ballinger on Arrival
A New York morning paper prints a cablegram from Europe saying President Roosevelt will denounce Secretary Ballinger and aide Pinchot upon arrival in the United States. The report notes the information came from a Roosevelt party member and that Pinchot will travel in Europe and meet Roosevelt at Gertrud.
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New York
Europe
Roosevelt
Ballinger
Pinchot
Foormevelt
Gertiou
Unanimous vote rules on Ballinger-Pinchot papers
In Washington D C the committee, by a unanimous vote, overruled Ballinger’s protest against Attorney Brandeis and Glavis’ request for Interior Department documents. Brandela criticized the delay in providing papers. Vertrees called the tactic fishing, while James noted flashing only hurts if something is caught. Field Agent Christensen, Glavis’ successor, is on the stand.
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Washington D. C
Ballinger-Pinchot
Ballinger
Brandeis
Glavis
Interior Department
Brandela
Vertrees
James
Christensen
Tony
Oregon Land Deal Closed for Four Million
Minneapolis parties have completed the purchase of the Cascade mountain wagon road land grant eight hundred thousand acres from Ontario to Albany in Oregon. The price is reported near four million dollars and may exceed that amount. The seller is Charles Altechul, the American representative of Lazard Freres of Paris.
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Portland
Ore
Minneapolis
Ontario
Albany
Charles Altechul
Lazard Freres
Paris
Wood alcohol blindness linked to drinks in East Side saloons
New York reports three cases of total blindness blamed on wood alcohol in beverages bought in East Side saloons. The city health department launches a crackdown, ordering arrests of three liquor dealers tonight. Victims suffered permanent optic nerve damage from a single drink. four died after consuming wood alcohol overnight.
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New York
City Health Department
East Side
Roosevelt Jr and Miss Alexander Set June 26 Wedding
New York reports Theodore Roosevelts Jr and Eleanor Alexander have scheduled their wedding for the afternoon of June 26. Colonel Roosevelts attendance is anticipated at the ceremony in the city.
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T. R. Jr
New York
Theodore Rooweevelt Jr
Eleanor Alexander
Roosevel Salle
Freshwomen and sophomores to row on Lake Union
In Seattle Washington the University of Washington women’s crews will race today on Lake Union with two frosh and two soph tracks contending. The interclass race for women is scheduled for April 22.
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Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
Lake Union
Special Train Carrying Shriners Heads to New Orleans
A nine car special train will depart Minneapolis tonight carrying the Shriners of Minnesota and the Dakota to the Imperial conclave in New Orleans next week. The event gathers Shriners from regions for the annual fraternal meeting and parade.
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Shriners
Minneapolis
Minn
Twin Cition
Shriners of
Minnesota
Dakota
New Orleans
Labor famine delays work in Umatilla County
Umatilla County faces a labor shortage as employers and agents report difficulty securing enough experienced help for sheep camps farming and hay harvest. Newport Land & Construction urges mobilizing all available workers to assist government reclamation projects and local improvements ahead of railroad work on Pendleton-Yakum and Stanfield-Coyote routes.
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Umatilla
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Northwest
H. R. Newport
Newport Land & Construction Company
Newport
Hermiston
Pendleton-Yokum
Invitation to Allegheny residents to testify before grand jury
District Attorney Blakeley issued a broad invitation for any Allegheny county residents to appear before the grand jury and reveal graft secrets in Pittsburg. The call targets Alexander P. Moore editor of the Pittsburg Leader, who had challenged the DA to present evidence. The probe also involves Max Leslie, former delinquent tax collector, with a presentment urging bribery charges and noting payments to former City President Brand.
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Pittsburg
William A. Minkeley
Allegheny County
Grand Kiry
Alexander PL Moore
Hikt Night
A. P. Moore
Gerand
Moore
Blakeley
New York City
Metropolia
W. B. Rogers
F. N. Hoffster
New York
Hoffstel
Max Lesiie
Ecandal
Leslie
Brand
Com- Mog Comune
Desperate Revolver Duel in San Francisco Saloon
In a Post and Larkin street street duel a robber named H Hall shot Policeman J J Casey in the stomach during a cash robbery at J Madden saloon. Madden blew a whistle and Casey fired back, wounding Hall. Both wounded, they were rushed to hospital in the same ambulance.
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San Francisco
Iastily
Pormer
J. J. Casey
Casey
H. Hall
J. Madden
Post and
Larkin Streets
Madden
Hall
Probe Will Again Work Among Tile Sugar Trusts
New Orleans April. The grand jury probing weigh ing of imported sugar is to report April 19. It is predicted the report will warrant a full investigation by Assistant Attorney General Dennican who arrived from Washington to probe the action of the sugar trusts.
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New Orleans
Dennican
Washington
Senate committee favors rivers and harbors bill
The senate commerce committee reported the rivers and harbors appropriation bill favorably, carrying 53,500,000 dollars. The measure allocates 2,391,200 dollars to Oregon and 3,846,100 dollars to Washington.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Acquittal Clears Countess in $97,000 Case
In Paris the court acquitted Countess Clare and Count Lidistius Zollaynek in a case filed by Mille Wilhelmina Kemper alleging a $97,000 loan intended to fund the matrimonial plans of Prince Victor of Thurn and Texas. The judge ruled the Countess not responsible for the loan made to the guilty party in good faith and declined to decide on alleged ties to Blanche Leigh.
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Paris
Clare
Lidistius Zollaynek
Mille
Wilhelmina Kemper
Prince Victor
Thurn
Texas
Blanche Leigh
Immigrant Mutiny Aboard Kanawha After Calrarona Fire
Dover England April 8 Five hundred immigrants rescued from the burning steamer Calrarona mutinied aboard the Kanawha when landing was refused. Marines and sailors from a nearby warship landed to suppress the revolt. Rioters, identified as Russian Jews Montenegrins and Swedes, fought officers and crew as small boats were contested.
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Dover
England
Calrarona
Kanawha
Knox and McVeagh Deny Resignation Rumors
Secretary of State Knox and Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh issued formal denials of reports they plan to resign from the cabinet. The statements followed persistent rumors of a forthcoming cabinet shake up in Washington in April.
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Washington
State Knox
Secretary of the Treasury
McVeagh
Tolay
Wheeling Exchange Raided in West Virginia
Wheeling turf exchange, the region’s largest resort of its kind, was raided by police yesterday afternoon in Wheeling West Virginia. Thirty two people were arrested including 23 players and nine house men charged with running a gaming establishment. House men held on 200 dollar bond and players on 100 dollar bond. The poker room had operated for twenty years attracting large patronage.
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Wheeling Exchange
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Turf Exchange
Women in East Side meat riots fined in New York
A crowd of women arrested during the East Side meat riots were dismissed today after paying fines from one to three dollars. Most pleaded guilty to raiding meat chops and pouring kerosene on meat offered to customers.
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New York
East Side
Papke to Fight Klaus in San Francisco June 11
Louis Blot announced Papke and Klaus are expected to sign for a twenty round bout to be staged at the Metropolitan club in San Francisco on June 11. The announcement came today as talks advance toward final terms.
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Papke
Klaus
San Francisco
Cal
Louis Blot
Billy Papke
Rank Klaus
The Professor and the Princess at Minne sota Union Opera
The Professor and the Princess, a comic opera, will be presented by the Minnesota Union of the state university at 4 local theater tonight and tomorrow night in Minneapolis.
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College Opera
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota Union of the State University
Prisoner’s execution postponed for book completion
Victoria B C April The Steamer Kuumeric Jusin from the orient reports that the execution of the murderer Princes Lito set for March 27 is delayed to permit the condemned man to finish a manuscript titled Peace In the Far East Upon its completion the death sentence will be carried out
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Victoria
B.C
Kuumeric
Jusin
Orient
Princes Lito
Far East
Fear Jeffries Will Over Train Himself
Hewardenian Training Camp reports that Jeffries trains too hard with Mandiger Berger urging rest. He hikes nine miles and goes trout fishing, tolerates sore shoulder from a handball game, and may skip sparring. He plans sleeping outdoors after a trainer conference sending a telegram to Joe Choynski for help.
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Jeffries
Mandiger Berger
Jeff
Joe Choynhayk
Chicago
Reward Offered For Dog Poisoner In Pendleton
North Pendleton residents held a meeting and raised 250 dollars to reward evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of the dog poisoner. A Portland detective will be brought in to assist. The crime is treated as a penitentiary offense since dogs are personal property. Several valuable dogs, including a $100 pointer, have been harmed or killed, with owners determined to identify the culprit among two suspects.
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Dugownere
North Pendleton
Portland
A. W. Robinson
R. T. Brown
W. McClure
Bureau of Animal Industry
Northwest
McClure
Roosevelt Avoided Pitch For Into the Black Han In Italy
Curiously Roosevelt did not pitch Into the Black Han organization while in Italy, though not due to fear. The remark suggests widespread knowledge of his stance and actions abroad.
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Roosevelt
Italy
Twohy Brothers Begin Work on O.R. & N. Rail Line
Pendleton to host headquarters as Twohy Brothers start railroad reconstruction from the city toward Yoakum with 300 to 400 men. A big steam shovel arrives soon and camps will be set along the 14 mile stretch. Construction to take six to eight months with Pendleton handling supplies and chief camp.
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Robert FE. Twohy
Youkum
Pendleton
Akum
Robert E. Twohy
Twohy Brothers
Twohy
la Grande
L. B. Ryan
Portland
Tita
Une
Willaman Confesses to Canton Murders Self Defense Claim
Cletus Willaman, 26, arrested in Chicago, confessed to killing Warren Koons and wife Elizabeth at Canton Ohio. He said Koons attacked him first, then he shot in self defense, beating both victims with a brick and a revolver after Mrs Koons rushed the room.
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Chicago
Cletus C. Witamon
Warren Koons
Elizbeth
Canton
Ohio
Willaman
Koons
Po- Nee Schuettler
Cattle Die in Riverside Reservoir Storm
About 160 head of cattle were swept into Riverside reservoir and died during a county storm last week in Greeley Colorado. Reports from Green City indicate over 1000 head perished in the storm across eastern Weld county.
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Greeley
Colo
Riverside
Green City
Weld County
Public Reservation Roads Approved Across Umatilla
Washington confirms three public highways will be opened across the Umatilla Indian reservation. The Interior department granted the county court of Umatilla authority to establish roads to be maintained by the county. This ends toll crossings for sheepmen and cattlemen traveling to summer ranges and fulfills years of local effort led by the Commercial association and woolgrowers.
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Umatilla
W. L. Thompson
Commercial Association
Washington, D. C
W. S. Thompson
Pendleton
Ore
Interior Department
Umatilla Oregon
George EF. Chamberlain
Swartalander
Woolgrowere
Sil
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