Government 10 Help in Search for Missing Immigrant Girls
Chicago April 10 The government has been asked to intensify the search for twenty immigrant girls who vanished from a Baltimore and Ohio train at New Castle Pa over three weeks ago. President Silverson of the Norwegian Danish YMCA says the case is in the hands of the justice department and that new information may aid the inquiry. Relatives urge continued investigation and have contacted other families seeking any news.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
New Caste
Silverson
YY. M. Co. A
Department of Justice
Pennsylvania
Imma Peterson
Greensville
Anna Buchman
Sliverson
Telephone War Wages Merrily in Pilot Rock Fight
The Independent Telephone Co of Pilot Rock seeks to enter Pendleton and face opposition from Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph and Pilot Rock Telephone Co. District Manager Van Houtte pressed for state public service commission intervention. The council referred the ordinance to committee, with a Friday or next regular meeting slated for a report. Farmers protested toll charges that spurred the new firm’s creation and local connections via PT&T.
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Pilot Rock
Pendleton
Independent Telephone Co
Pacific State Telephone & Telegraph Co
Pilot Rock Telephone Co
van Houtte
Public Service Commission
Pilot Rock Company
Tolla
Hunger Strike Rally Around Holloway Prisons Draws Thousands
London April 10 Thousands gathered outside Holloway Prison hoping for the release of Mrs Pankhurst as a hunger strike continues. Police dispersed the crowd while doctors report her vitality remains strong despite refusing food since sentencing.
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London
Pendleton Franchising Battle Stalls Over Dual Telephone System
The council heard opposition to a second local telephone system as a costly, dual setup. Business leaders favored competition but feared farmers and a split network. Negotiations continue with no action taken, awaiting formal guidance at the next meeting.
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Pendleton
McCormmack
McCormmach
Councilman
Cole
J. N. Burgess
Council Montgomery
Ordinance Committee
Denies He Was Assassinated Says Li Yuhn Hung
Tablo April 16. Vice President Li Yuhn Hung of China was busy as reports of his assassination circulated. Cable advices claim 20 subordinates plotted to kill him but the plot was stopped. Alleged conspirators arrested. Two years earlier rumors of his death from Pekin were denied by a cable from his home.
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Tablo
Li Yuhn Hung
China
Pekin
Judge Will R. King Named for Federal Board
Washington April 10 news says tomorrow is Appointment Day for the president with Secretary Burleson. They will discuss the postmasterships list and possibly send it to the senate by weekend. It is reported Judge Will R. King of Oregon has been chosen as a member of the board of general appraisers of merchandise.
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Washington
Burleson
Senate
Will R. King
Oregon
Pope Rallies Amid Illness Determination Not To Die
In Rome on April 10 the pope rallied after a restless night and said he is determined to recover in time for the Pentecostal mass at St. Peter’s on May 11. Doctors report his temperature normal but feeble heart action, caused by influenza, with his sisters forbidden to speak to him.
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Pope
Rome
Merry Delaval
St. Petera
Marchiafava
Amiet
Pendleton Considers Citywide Street Rename and Renumber Plan
A Pendleton council committee proposes radical street changes including renaming east of Main as numbers on the south river side and west of Main as letters on the north side, with avenues for north bank streets and a new 100-number per block system. The report urges quick action, ordinance drafting, and mandatory display of new boundaries within thirty days.
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Tallman
The
Commercial Association
Pendleton
Main
Commercial Committee
City of
Main Street
Cottenswood
Let Street
Johnson
2Nd Street
Thompson
8Th Street
College
4Th Street
Vincent
Mill
Clay and
Grange
7Th Street
Market and Lee
7Th
Post
Stonewall Jackson
Franklin
Long
10Th Street
Union
11Th Street
State
12Th Street
Mission Street
Howard
Benefit Streets
14Th Street
Mason and Turk
15Th Street
Power and Hope
16Th Street
Hill and Transit
17Th Street
Boise and
Eddy
18Th Street
Dean and Hyde
19Th Street
Stone
Summer
20Th Street
East
21St Street
Point
22Nd Street
Wood
23Rd Street
Water Street
Lewis Street
Umatila
Garden Street
Willow
B. Cosbie
Aurn
1 Lilleth
Ann
Jane
Marie
H. Calvin
Star
Ash
L. Chestnut
Q. Sycamore
V. Tutullla
Uynatiila
Umatiila River
1St Street
First Street
Alan
Umatilla River
Jefferson Street
St Avenue
Madison
2Nd Avenue
Rush Sard
Logan
4Th Avenue
Perkins
Hth Avenue
Garrell
6Th Avenue
Lincoln
7Th Avenue
Blaine
Kth Avenue
Grant Ath
Hay
Ave
Umatilla
Mark Avenue
Tialen Avenue
Jackson Avenue
Chamberlain Urges Action On Umatilla Extension
Senator Chamberlain pressed Interior Department officials to move promptly on the West Umatilla extension project after noting delays by the previous administration. He outlined the project’s history and urged immediate consideration during a Washington conference.
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Washington
Interior Department
West Amiatilla
Chamberlain
Eecretors of the Interior
Pendleton Moves to Reset Contracts to Avert Suits
City council votes to vacate ordinances for East Webb and College streets and rebid paving work to reduce grounds for lawsuits. The move follows the Johnson case and addresses estoppel and competition concerns while outlining plans for Haley Street and potential Water Street paving after sewer fixes. Superintendent Lonergan refutes misreports about royalties to Warren Bros. and explains differences in cost and thickness of bitulithic pavement between Pendleton and The Dalles.
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City Attrney
Charles Carter
East Webb Street
Ollege Street
Johnson, City of Pendleton
Phelps
Webb
College Street
Jackson Street
Warren Bros
Webb Street
Main
Coshie
P. A. Lonergan
Warren Construction C O
Warren Construction Co
Dalles
Pendleton
Opening Day Baseball Crowds Fill Park Amid Spring Chill
Boston and Philadelphia Americans open the season as a thousand fans pack American League Park despite cold winds. Washington also reports full seats at the Polo Grounds for a Giants vs. Braves opener, while games in Chicago Cleveland and St Louis face rain delays and postponements. Ty Cobb is noted absent for the Tigers season debut with the Browns as conditions stay cold.
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Boston
Philadelphia Americans
Tigers
St. Louis
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Government seeks to shift defendant in injunction suit
In Pendleton before Circuit Judge G W Phelps a demurrer was argued in Maxwell Land and Irrigation Co v Hermiston Bank and Trust Co with the government contending it should be the defendant. The suit concerns a contract and mortgage like trust tied to the government project era. United States District Attorney E K A Johnson announced he will hold the post until a successor is named by President Wilson.
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G. W. Phelps
Maxwell Land and Traigition Co
Hermiston Bank and Trust Co
United States
EK. A. Johnson
Henee
Joews Court
Hermiston
Maxwell Land and Irrigation Company
Fin
Julse Phelps
Jolson
Pendleton
Mr. Johnson
United States District Attorney
John MeGurt
Wilson
McReynolds
Johnson
Sports scores and city visitors noted in brief
National Brooklyn 11 Philadelphia 3 Boston New York 0 American New York 1 Washington 2 Philadelphia 19 Boston 9%. W H Daughtrey president of the Union Stockyards is among the out of town people in the city.
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National
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
American
Washington
W. H. Daughtrey
Union Stockyards
All Vessels Held Up As Montenegro Isolates
Austrian soldiers halt all trains to Montenegro and block Montenegrin coast as King Nicholas faces suspension of his attempt on Scutari. Warships from Austria Britain France and Italy form a formal port blockade at Antivaria. The kingdom becomes practically isolated pending the king's decision.
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Montenegro
Little Kingdom
Nicholas
Scutari
Antivaria
Montenegrin
TROOPS CHARGE CAR STRIKERS IN BUFFALO
In Buffalo on April 10 troops charged about a hundred street car strikers as they stoned a car before the police station on Main Street. Several shots were fired with no serious injuries, while the strike situation grew critical as talks on reinstatement without union recognition stalled. More troops were sought and a general strike loomed.
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Buffalo
Car Company
Main Street
Welch
Sulzer
United Trades and Labor Council
United Trades Organization
Suffrage Resolution Tops Calendar As Chamberlain Pushes Land Plans
Washington April 1 Senator Chamberlain introduces suffrage resolution as item number one on the calendar. He also proposes a bill to set aside lands in Oregon for Saddle Mountain national park and to grant a right of way through the Silleta Indian reservation for a canal by Shetz Power company, plus consolidation of Ochoco forest lands.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Billy
Oregon
Saddle Mountain National Park
Sileta Indian Reservation
Shetz Power Company
Ochoco National Forest
Ohio River Remains at Flood Stage, Levees Secure
Cairo reports continued rainfall keeps the Ohio River at a high level. No further floods are expected as the Mound City levees remain secure.
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Ohio River
Cairo
Mound City
Pendleton City Clean-Up Days Declared Tomorrow
The Pendleton city council proclaims two days of official clean up for all residents. Loyal citizens are urged to observe the event and avoid trash on premises or face possible prosecution. The city will haul garbage free if trash is boxed or bagged and set at the curb. late readiness leads to homeowner payment for removal.
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Pendleton
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