Denver Snowstorm Paralyzes City With Record Drifts
A historic Colorado blizzard dumps over 25 inches of snow in Denver, halting traffic and stranding thousands. Streets and streetcar lines are buried under two to four feet, trains run hours late, and hotels, schools, and public buildings overflow with shelter seekers as the storm continues. Separate report notes the storm disrupts wire communications across the nation.
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Denver
Hiotela
Colo
Colorado
Caulsin
Weather Bureau
Globaville
Game Commissioners Ten Remain at Work in Oregon
In Portland on December 6 the state game and fish commission faced a leadership gap as four of five members resigned. Warden W L Finley and Master Warden R E Clanton, with their staff, will stay on, since appointees to these posts remain effective. The main issue is funding bills and expenditures, and a prolonged vacancy would place the departments in an awkward position because legal approval of all expenses lies with the commission.
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Portland
Ore
State Game and Fish Commission
W. L Finley
R. E. Clanton
Convict Attacks Foreman in Fort Madison Prison
Roy Maxson foreman at the tool factory in the Fort Madison Iowa prison is hospitalized with a fractured skull after John Schmeltzer a life-term convict assaulted him with a hammer following a reprimand for shirking. Schmeltzer was sentenced in Des Moines in 1909.
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Fort Madison
Roy Maxson
John Schmeltzer
Schmeltzer
Maxson
Des Moines
Goethals Touted for New York Police Chief Post
Rumors assert colonel Goethals would consider becoming New York City police commissioner under mayor elect John Purroy Mitchell. Friends say the Panama Canal chief would view the post as too small and not befitting his stature.
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John Purroy Mitchell
New York
Colonel Goethals
Panama Canal
New York City
Water subsides in Texas but damage will be big
Cold soaking rains worsen flood refugees plight in central Texas. Water in the southern district rises while subsiding slows in the north central counties. Exact death toll is unknown. estimates range widely, with figures perhaps 60 to 100. The piece notes administrative odds, even suggesting a postmaster may rise in rank due to the disaster.
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Texas
Fort .Worth
One Killed and Five Injured in Rifle Fight
In Sacramento on December 6 a cafe shooting left Ernest Schmercher dead and five others injured. John Barracks, a carpenter, surrendered after firing with a rifle and shotgun in a dispute over a bill with the cafe owner. Patrolmen Estell and Pennish and three citizens were among the injured.
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Sacramento
Cal
John Barracks
Ernest Schmercher
Estell
Pennish
Elmwood Paul
Molder
Hayden Wheat
William Slack
Ritchie and Murphy set for San Francisco bout
Willie Ritchie the US lightweight champion and challenger Tommy Murphy prepare for their December 10 fight in San Francisco. Ritchie introduces a new prefight weight stunt to benefit fans, electing to weigh in earlier and wait while bandaging.
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Willie Ritchie
Tommy Murphy
San Francisco
United States
Manhattan Island
Indianapolis Riot Ends With Four Wounded
In Indianapolis two Cincinnati strikebreakers were shot early, one potentially fatally, by assailants as a non-union wagon was targeted. At noon two Black strikebreakers were shot, one in the head likely to die, after a confrontation between a crowd and armed strikebreakers. Police riot squad restored order.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
B. E. Williams
Jacob Somerfield
Pendleton Delegation Visits Lewiston Livestock Show
Local Pendleton Commercial Club members returned home by Spokane train after a visit to Lewiston. They were greeted by a band and citizens, enjoyed hotel breakfast, toured stock show, and attended a dinner with local businessmen before departing. Also reported: further Formosa unrest with a mob attack on the police prefecture, several rioters killed and 269 convicted of conspiracy.
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Lewiston
Commercial Club
Pendleton
Spokane
Idaho
Pendletonians
Formosa
Tokio
Riots rage in Indianapolis as four men wounded
In Indianapolis riots break out anew leaving four men seriously wounded with two believed to be in danger. Traffic snarls in Denver as a blizzard grips the region and the state.
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Indianapolis
Taffic
Denver
N. PF. Read
Washington State
Red Cross Stamps To Be Sold At Multiple Local Booths
Pendleton supports wartime tuberculosis prevention by selling Red Cross stamps through the Thurs day Afternoon Club at the post office Peoples Warehouse and LaDow hardware store, plus Current Literature Club at drug stores. Volunteers will staff booths, proceeds aid TB prevention, and buyers are reminded not to place seals on the face of mail as it makes items non mailable.
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Pendleton
Red Cross
Peoples Warehouse
LaDow Hardware
Mrs Pankhurst collapses after hunger strike in Exeter
English authorities hold Mrs Emm rie Pankhurst in jail after arrest in Plymouth upon a US lecture tour. She begins a hunger and thirst strike, has not eaten or drunk since jail, collapses after 24 hours, condition serious, Home Secretary McKenna to decide on force feeding, possible release on license. In California two cowboys linked to Blythe bank robbery are arrested in El Centro with $4500 to $5000 gold, named Paul Case and Tom Green from Los Angeles.
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Exeter
England
Emmerie Pankhurst
Plymouth
United States
Jal
Home
McKenna
EL Centro
Cal
Verde Valley
Blythe
A. E. Bowles
Paul Case
Tom Green
Los Angeles
Oregon Indian Fighter Dies at Age Ninety
La Grande Oregon Captain Williams a daring Indian fighter and scout who led white forces in 1856 battle near Union and Mill Creek canyon died at Summerville at over ninety years old He was the last survivor of the historic clash and one of the early Willamette Valley immigrants with a rugged lifelong frontier record including the loss of his wife and daughter en route and a later romantic rugged life.
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LA Grande
Dee
Williams
Prairies
Andrew Russell
Summerville
Wiliams
Mill Creek Canyon
Union
Willams
Willamette Valley
Misouri
Oregon fish and game commission stays intact per attorney general
Attorney General Crawford ruled the existing fish and game commission cannot vacate offices until successors are appointed and qualified. Governor West plans to appoint three new members within a day or two, with five-member commission after resignations. George H. Kelly remained in place, while other members and J. Kinney refused to resign. Two new eastern Oregon appointees and one from western Oregon expected.
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Salem
The
Fish and Game Commission
Crawford
West
George H. Kelly
J. Kinney
Oregon
Western
Huerta Seeks Final Foreign Loan Drive
In Mexico City dispatches report President Huerta sending Finance Minister Delama to Europe to secure a loan. Sources close to Huerta say this is his last card. if Delama fails, Huerta’s regime could become untenable amid restless unpaid troops. Porfirio Diaz reportedly plans to ignore Huerta’s move, drawing no surprise.
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Europe
Mexico City
Delalama
Huerta
Unieas
Pars
Porfirio Diaz
Pendleton School District Books Pass Financial Review
Auditors McKinney and Howland report Pendleton district books kept faultlessly for year ending June 15 1913. They verify warrants vouchers cancelled checks ledgers cash deposits and tax collections match county records to the cent. They conclude no fault found and praise the clerk’s careful, business like record keeping.
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Pendleton
Lot Livermore
W. C. McKinney
Ralphl. Howland
Taz
W. Cc. M’kinney
Ralph L Howland
Oregon Corn Show Demonstrates State’s Prowess
The Pendleton event showcases statewide corn exhibits from Multnomah to Malheur in a first annual display staged by the C W R N Co. under C L Smith and son Lou Smith. Attendees tour 3126 cars of 85 entries with unique shows from Burton Heck in Morrow County and other counties, while lectures and prize judging unfold with no admission fee.
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Minnesota
Oregon
Pendleton
la Dow Hardware Store
C. L. Smith
Lou & Smith
Multnomah
Malheur
Vaace
Judd Fish
Business Men’s League of the
Daliea
Dalles
Burton H. Heck
Morrow County
Wallowa
Union
Iit Ue
Newbridge
Baker County
Umatilla County
Hermiston
Stanfield
Milton
Adams
Athena
Weston
Harry Ottke
J F
Devos
Heppner Junction
Lou
Smith
Iowa
Indiana
Middlewestern
Ind
Colfax
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Secretary of War
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Northwest Corn Country
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Hyslop
French
Oregon Agricultural College
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