Steamer Californian Aboard Denies Titanic Aid Refusal
Donkeyman Ernest Gill testifies before Senate investigators that the steamer Californian did not respond to distress rockets from the Titanic. He says lights of a distant vessel ten miles away could have seen the signals if the captain reacted, and he fears losing his job for the testimony.
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Washington
Ernest Gill
Senate
Gil
Gill
Senator Smith
Lord
Smith
New California
Boston
Franklin
White Star Line
F. ©. Evans
Tfe
Pilot Rock Man Adolph Kruger Mysteriously Missing
Pilot Rock resident Adolph Kruger, who went to Pendleton on March 13 after a Germany bound inheritance letter, has not been heard from for a month. Sightings last place him walking toward the asylum rail line about four weeks ago. Friends fear he may have fallen victim to con men or taken his own life after threats while intoxicated if the funds did not arrive.
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Adolph Kruger
Pilot Rock
Kruger
Joseph Baylor
Pendleton
Germany
Asylum
Salt Lake City
Old Country
Tramp Secures Lavish Feasting Home in Absent Owner’s House
In Leavenworth Kansas a tramp occupied the Miami street residence once owned by Colonel and Mrs. Benjamin H. Cheever. Caretakers found the richly furnished house undisturbed apart from the intruder who slept on brass beds, washed in marble basins, and used cut glass goblets. The thief drank from cobwebbed bottles and pocketed imported dainties, leaving the home in an untouched but rogue-occupied state.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Miami Street
Benjamin H. Cheever
Cheever
Preacher Murderer Appeals for Clemency in Poison Death
Attorneys for Rev. W. T. Richardson, a Baptist pastor who killed his sweetheart Avia Linnell by poisoning, appeal to Governor Fox for clemency. They claim he was insane when the crime was committed. Richardson is under death sentence to be carried out May 19.
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Boston
Atttorneys
W. T. Richardson
Avia Linnell
Foxs
US to Sending Buford to Mexican coast rescue
The US Army transport Buford was ordered to depart San Francisco for the west coast of Mexico to evacuate Americans cut off from outside contact and said to be under rebel danger. In San Diego, officials expect possible intervention as Adjutant General Forbes orders coast artillery units to full strength and readiness for service amid talks of US involvement in Mexico.
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Washington
United States Army
Buford
San Francisco
Mexico
San Diego
Forbes
National Guard of California
Coast Artillery
Fay
United States
Warships Move From San Pedro Toward West Mexican Coast
The cruiser Maryland and torpedo boat destroyer Whipple cleared San Pedro shortly before noon and headed south likely toward San Diego. The Maryland is heavily provisioned and coal laden. Reportedly officers expect orders to reach the west Mexican coast.
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San Pedro
Calif
Maryland
Whipple
San Diego
Mexican
General Grant in last resting place
New York April 26 funeral rites for General Frederick Dent Grant were held at West Point with a solemn veteran’s salute. The body, escorted by Grand Army of the Republic troops, was buried in the cemetery on Governors Island as Chaplain Edmund Smith led services in St Cornelius chapel, assisted by Bishop Fallows, with President Taft, Vice-president Sherman and senior military officers present.
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New York
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic
Frederick Dent Grant
United States Army
A. 8. Grant
West Point Military Reservation
St. Cornelius
Centurion
Governors Island
Edmund Smith
Bishop Fallows
Taft
Sherman
Seventeen Dogs Fight Police In Cellar Battle
In St Louis at 6606 Columbia Ave patrolmen M J Comer and Patrick Dolan faced a chaotic cellar attack by seventeen dogs. Two dogs were killed with baseball bats used in self defense and three more were so badly injured they were shot. Mrs Thompson had alerted police that many neighboring dogs had invaded the cellar, and the officers reported one of the toughest brawls of their careers.
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St. Louis
M. J. Comer
Patrick Delan
George Thompson
Columbia Avenue
Divorce and license to wed on same day in Reno
A divorced Elizabeth Mumford married Frank I Towle in her Reno apartments minutes after a divorce decree. The San Francisco businessman, Towle, received a license and diamonds worth thousands. The service was read by Justice of the Peace Lee Davis and the couple departed for San Francisco on the night train.
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Reno
Thomas B Mumford
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Elizabeth Bisse
Towle
Towle Maple Products Company
Brother of Man Wages Estate War Reappears in Wisconsin
Michael R. Young arrives from Cadott Wisconsin claiming to be the father of J W Young’s estate disputants. He says documents show his name without authority, disputing a prior death report and prompting renewed contention over the Young estate.
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Mark Mabel Young Warner
Yeail
Windehial
Cadott
Wisconsin
J. W. Young
Warner Mikes
Michael R. Young
Pendleton
Fred Young
Boy Dies After Nail Pricked Hip in South Bethlehem
11 year old Robert E fell at the South Bethlehem Brewery and hook on a rusty nail. The wound seemed to heal but tetanus developed and he died at his parents home. The incident underscores risks from rusty nails in play areas.
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Bethlehem
Robert Etore
South Bethlehem
Chisel A Powder Keg Wrecks Miner In Quarry
Johny Marando attempted to pry open a keg of powder with a chisel at the Allion Slate Company quarry. The blast maimed him severely, with a severed left leg and extensive injuries. He was rushed to Easton hospital in critical condition.
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Pen Argyll
Allion Slate Company
Johny Marando
Easton
Marine Inspectors to Probe Telegraph Telegraph Sinking
Seattle April 26 United States marine inspectors Whitney and Turner will immediately investigate the ramming of the Colman dock and the sinking of the steamer Telegraph by the steamer Alameda with the aim of fixing responsibility.
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Seattle
Wash
United States Marine
Whitney and Turner
Colman Dock
Telegraph
Alameda
Eastern Oregon Sunday school convention grows strong
Nearly twelve hundred delegates attended the eastern Oregon Sunday school association event, with county leaders increasing pledges for the state work. Umatilla county donated 75 dollars, Union county 210 dollars, and individuals 216 dollars, surpassing last year’s total as sessions and talks boost enthusiasm and plan for the year.
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Aniyvale
Oregon
State Sunday School Association
Umatilla
Union County
McMinnville
Ivan B. Rhodes
Fred. Kelley
Harriet
Morehouse
A. A. Morse
C. A. Phipps
B.C. Knapp
Clara G. Esson
J. D. Springston
C. H. Bidwell
Mary Foster Bryner
Howard W. Smith
J. W. Wilkins
Jessen
Umatian
Kemer
Nesbit Extradition Proceedings Open in Chicago
Extradi tion hearings began in Chicago on April 26 in the case of Dr William Beatle Nesbit former president of the defunct Partners Bank of erento charged with making a false statement about the bank’s financial condition.
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Chicago
Mis
Extradi Fon
William Beatle Nesbit
Defanct Partners Bank of
Erento
Dover Aviator Hammel Flies Across English Channel
Dover England April 26 Aviator Hammel with Miss Davis as passenger ascended from Hardelot France crossing the English Channel and heading toward London.
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Dover
Eng
Hammel
Miss Davis
Hardelot
France
English Channel
London
Commercial Club Moves to End Street Paving Opposition
Pendleton Commercial club plans to press Byers company and other protesters to withdraw from opposing the macadamizing of East Court street from the mill race to the county highway. A Walla Walla delegation discussed Fourth of July plans and a Stanfield dance trip, while Odd Fellows Grand Lodge meetings on May 21 were scheduled.
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Pendleton Commercial Club
Byers Company
East Court Street
Board of Managers
Clarence Bishop
Wild Horse Road
Walla Walla
Jake Kauffman
Brown
Commercial Club
Ben Hill
J. T. Crawford
Pendleton
Stanfield
Stanfeld
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Vilehts
Portland Woman Killed in Dyeing Shop Shooting
Mrs. Marguerite Bellaire, proprietor of a Portland dyeing cleaning establishment, was shot and killed in her shop by Louw Whitlock after a quarrel over Whitlock wanting to marry her 15 year old daughter.
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Portland
Ore
Marguerite Bellaire
Louw Whitlock
Olympic Gives Up Attempt To Sail
Portsmouth April 24 Two rounds of trouble followed demands of three hundred stokers for more lifeboat protection and led to the abandonment of the liner Olympic voyage to New York after fifty deck hands joined a walkout refusing to work with non union stokers. The ship started then deck hands struck and left the ship. Police arrested strikers on mutiny charges. The Olympic was ordered back to Southampton and passengers were moved to other vessels. It was announced the Olympic would stay in port indefinately until a proper crew is obtained.
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Portamouth
Eng
Olympic
New York
Fortsmouth
South Hampton
Walla Walla Eyes July Tri-state Schedule Change
Walla Walla seeks to shift the Tri-state league schedule to place Pendleton versus Garden City games in town during the week of July 4. Four officers including J T Crawford Walla Walla director Secretary Brown of the Walla Walla Commercial Club J G Frazier local director and Jack Keefe league secretary depart for Boise to attend a league meeting. They will request a 25 cent admission for Walla Walla games, while the adopted rule sets 50 cent admission with no extra charge for grandstand seats.
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Walla Walla
Pendleton
Garden City
Boise
J. T. Crawford
Brown
Cast-off stocking yields fifty dollars in ten dollar bills
In Pittsfield Massachusetts Mrs Mary Murphy a rag cutter at the Rising paper mill in Mohawk Monsonac found a hidden purse in a silk stocking containing $50 in ten dollar bills. She realized the money had been forgotten by a wearer who left it behind. A fortuitous find for Mrs Murphy and a big blessing.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Mary Murphy
Mousatonic
Moonshine Start Causes Fire in Liquor Store Window
Sun rays filtered through a round bottle of moonshine whisky set the window aflame in Vancouver Washington. The concentrated light heated the paper and the glass, igniting a small blaze that was noticed by BH Wolfe and quickly extinguished by the proprietor. The incident notes the liquor’s purity aiding the flare.
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Vancouver
Wolfe
Camden Woman Stops Thief With Revolver
In Camden New Jersey Mrs Mary Borich of Master street and Ferry avenue faced a thief who had boarded at her home. She fired a revolver and forced the thief to drop stolen jewelry before guiding him into the street. She fainted but was revived by neighbors. Earlier a well dressed youth named Stanislaus So Wiiski was directed upstairs, later caught in the act of stealing jewelry from her room.
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Camden
N. J
Mary Borich
Master Street
Ferry Avenue
Stanislaus So- Wiiski
Sympathetic Man Often Feels For Himself More Than Others
A brief observation notes that a man who is generally sympathetic tends to show more compassion toward himself than toward others, reflecting a self-focused pattern of sympathy.
Taft Supporters Fight Missouri Convention Split
In St Louis Taft followers claim misrepresentation as Roosevelt forces control the Missouri Republican convention. Delegates at large were chosen with a half vote each and a rump convention elected contesting delegates. Taft denounces Hadley and Harley while Roosevelt backers push for Roosevelt’s candidacy and a Chicago contest.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Harley
Hadley
Pendleton High to Enter County Track Meet at Athena
Pendleton high school track teams depart in the morning for Athena to compete in Umatilla county’s annual meet. Gordon, Houser, Fee, Hampton and others headline events across sprints, jumps, and distance races with a strong relay squad and a full high school program in the afternoon events and evening oratorical contest led by Paul Finnell.
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Pendleton High School
Athena
Umatilla
Pendleton
Gordon
Houser
Fee
Hampton
Hinderman
Jordan
McDonald
Haw
Finnell
Oscar Ferguson
Williamson
Ferguson Brothers
Clark Dunlap
Hovever
Dunlap
Paul Finnell
Taft Leaves Massachusetts But Will Return Monday
New York April 26 President Taft arrived here for a brief respite from his political campaign in Massachusetts. He attended the funeral of General Frederick D. Grant delivering the principal oration. Tonight he will address a rally at Newark New Jersey where he will probably attack Colonel Roosevelt again He will speak at Philadelphia Saturday evening.
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New York
Taft
Massachusetts
Frederick D. Grant Wal
Newark
N. J
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Taft to Speak in Brockton Final Massachusetts Campaign
Chairman Keith of the city Republican committee announced that President Taft will return to Brockton Massachusetts on Monday night for a final campaign speech.
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Brockton
Mass
Keith
City Republican Committee
Taft
Massachusetts
Johnson on La Follette's Trail Through California
Los Angeles April 26 Senator La Follette comments on Governor Johnson following him through southern California on a Roosevelt speaking tour He says speaking last in debate lets a person distort arguments and pass over facts He adds Johnson's trip causes him no worry.
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Los Angeles
Senator la Follette
Johnson
California
Roosevelt
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