President Wilson declines to urge suffrage in special message
Facing a large suffrage delegation at the White House, President Wilson refused to send a special message to Congress urging women's suffrage or to include it in a regular message. He offered diplomatic refusals, saying he would not push policies not considered by party leaders, and left three options for aiding the movement. The meeting noted his cordial reception of advocates Dr Anna Howard Shaw and Mrs Medill McCormick. He suggested he would help if the opportunity offered.
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Washington
Dec
Wilson
Congress
House
Whitehouse
Anna Howard Shaw
Medill McCormick
New Jersey
Willamette berry announced by Father Schoener in Portland
Father Jorge Schoener of Brooks Oregon announced a new fruit cross named the Willamette berry. The berry blends Cuthbert raspberry and wild Oregon blackberry and is said to outquality the logan berry, with similar size and shape but milder flavor and firmer flesh. Plants are expected on the market within two years.
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Father Schoener
Tella
Portland
Ore
Dee
Oregon
Jorge Schoener
Brooks
Pennsylvania Society
Multnomah Hotel
Schoener
World powers urged to pause naval construction for year
Washington dispatch reports the house approved the Hensley resolution endorsing Churchill’s proposal for a one year halt to naval building. The measure authorizes the president to seek broader participation in the agreement. A rich young widow and her needs are soon parted.
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Washington
Dec
House
Hensley
Admiralty
Churchill
England
Suit to Replevin Notes Against State Treasurer
Salem Ore December 8 A suit to replevin eight thousand dollars of state school funds from State Treasurer Kay will be filed this afternoon by District Attorney Ringo for the state land board The notes total six million dollars Ringo says the notes are illegally held by the treasurer as the law requires custody by the land board Kay argues he is the legal custodian of the notes
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Salem
Ore
Kay
Ringo
State Land Board
Pankhurst Leaves Prison on Leave to Rejoin Militant Rank
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst arrives in London on a seven days leave from prison. She is met by a large crowd and taken to suffragist headquarters where rooms will be barricaded to avoid rearrest. A line of 21 taxicabs accompanies her, signaling tense resistance if rearrest occurs.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Nebraska Seeks Admission To Big Nine Circle
Delegates of the Western Intercollegiate Conference meet to decide if the Universality of Nebraska joins the Big Nine. Nebraska has competed with conference teams and recently beat Minnesota, fueling debate over adding a ninth school. Changes to basketball rules and baseball and track schedules were to be discussed.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Minnesota Eleven
Cornhuskers
Caviar trade crippled by German import ban
In St Petersburg, December reports say police prohibitions on caviar made with formaldehyde or preservatives threaten hundreds of Russians in the trade with ruin. Germany, Russia’s main caviar buyer, under strict pure food laws has sent the expert purchase down by about 100000 pounds in recent months.
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T. Petersburg
Dec
Russia
Germany
Airedale Show Opens in New York at Hoffman House
The Airedale Terrier Club of America opens its annual show in New York on the Hoffman house grounds. Entries from across the country fill the event with nearly half a million dollars worth of Airedales on display.
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New York
Airedale Terrier Club of America
Hoffman House
Labor Commissioner urges shoppers to buy early
C P Hoff Oregon state labor commissioner urges residents to shop early in the month, week, and day to ease fatigue of sales staff. He stresses broad daylight shopping and avoiding crowds after evening shadows, highlighting the strain on saleswomen and the duty of the public and merchants to observe hours laws during busy seasons.
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C. P. Hoff
Balem
Ore
Oregon
Tne
Sheriff seals mine as search for Lopez continues
Salt Lake reports Sheriff Smith and deputies sealing entrances of the Utah Apex mine after a Mexican gunman identified as Ralph Lopez is believed buried or dead. They found abandoned blankets in the tunnel and suspect Lopez could not have escaped without captors’ negligence.
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Salt Lake
Ralph Lopes
Utah-Apex
Smith
Ralph Lopez
Lopez
Lopez Possible
East runners shine at senior national cross country
In New York on December 8, the senior national cross-country championship ran at Van Courtlandt Park with top distance runners from the east and midwest competing on the Metropolitan course. James E. Sullivan, AAU chairman of the champion committee, is expected to serve as a judge.
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New York
Middle West
van Courtland Park
James E. Sullivan
The
Amateur Athletic Union
State treasurer refuses warrant for corporate department fare
Salem Oregon December 4 likely reports State Treasurer Kay again refused to honor a warrant for 87 dollars for services rendered the corporation department by Claude McColloch in what appears to be a disputed payment decision.
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Salem, Ore
Dec
Kay
Claude McColloch
Elks Memorial Program Honors Ex Senator Fulton
The Pendleton lodge 288 held its Elks Memorial at the Oregon theater with former Senator Charlies W. Fulton delivering an eloquent address. A strong musical chapter featured United Orchestra led by Frank Carruth and a mixed program including vocal solos, quartets, and a recessional. The audience, many Elks families and local members, listened as the lodge conducted its ritual and benediction.
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Charlies W. Fulton
Oregon Theater
Pendleton Lodge No. 288
Elkhom
Order
Pendleton Lodge
United Orchestra
Frank Carruth
Co Ss. Cheshire
Thomas FitzGerald
Fulton
Cement Manufacturers Meet in New York Dec Convocation Opens
In New York representatives from all regions attended the annual convention of the American Portland Cement Manufacturers Association. The event began today and will run through December 11 with discussions on industry standards and production practices.
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New York
Portland Decent Manufacturers
Laborer Falls 80 Feet in Oregon Camp
Unidentified laborer in Eocapelli and Fleck's camp about 12 miles from Florence Oregon was severely hurt by a 30 foot fall. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple broken bones. He was taken to Mapleton railroad hospital. recovery is doubtful.
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Florence
Ore
Eocapelli
Fleck
Here
Mapleton
Fruitmen 10 Banquet Honors Valley Growers
On Wednesday November 10 the Milton Fruitgrowers union will host a banquet at the L O F hall Milton for valley growers. The day's program starts at 10 with intermission for dinner from 12 to 3. Spokane guest N W Durham will speak on cooperation.
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Milton Fruitgrowers' Union
L. O. O. F. Hall
Milton
Ww. Durham
Spokane
Pano
Jessie McRae
Eugene Molitor
Pendleton
Miss Partridge
Reading
Bernice Paria
Don C. Ayer
Jennie McRae
Mr. Molitor
Jeasie McLeod
Mery Kepler
Columbia College Quartet
N. W. Durham
Milton Ladies’ Octet
Spreckles Jr Divorce Suit Filed in San Francisco
Mrs J J Spreckles Jr, noted San Francisco society beauty, files for divorce alleging cruelty and neglect. She seeks custody of three children, alimony, court costs, and funds for child support and education. no sum specified.
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San Francisco
John J. Spreckles
San Francisco Society
Spreckles
Higgins Defeats Mrs Johnson in Walla Walla School Election
In Walla Walla Washington on Saturday XN M Hightins won the school director race with 545 votes while Mrs Mollie Johnson trailed with 228 votes in the annual election.
Your umbrella care tip in plain language
A concise guidance item states that an umbrella lasts longer when not rolled or lent to others. The note implies personal ownership and careful handling to extend use and avoid damage. It reflects everyday consumer advice without additional context or figures.
Merchant ship blaze yields near 200 rescues
General news item notes 197 passengers rescued from a burning vessel at sea. Other items recount Sheriff Smith’s belief in Ralph Lopez’s survival, mine closure, Denver snow recovery, Mrs. Pankhurst release and fight against rearrest, Huerta and Carranza peace talks, Villa Carranza tensions, Wilson's stance on suffrage, a local rabbit drive, coach Asbahr’s all Eastern Oregon football team, Umatilla county prize winners at a corn show, death of Thomas Campbell, and other brief items.
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Hea
Smith
Ralph Lopez
Denver
Mra
Pankhurst
Huerta
Carranz Cald
Latter
Villa
Carranza
Wilson
Congress
Asbahr
Oregon
Umatilla County
Thomas Campbell
Fulton
Elky
Passengers Rescued From Burning Ship 600 Miles Off Coast
Wireless dispatches from Baltimore report the steamer Quermore rescued 197 passengers from a burning vessel 600 miles from the Diamond Shoals. Quermore and other ships answered the call at 2 a m Sunday and reached the burning ship two hours later. Initial reports identified the burning ship as the Rio Grande but company officials denied it carried passengers. Passengers were lowered into lifeboats and transferred to the Quermore without incident. In Nagasaki, Japanese crowds packed a Giant White Sox tour game, the last in Japan, before the team sails to Shanghai for more games.
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Baltimore
Liverpool
Diamond Shoals
Rio Grande
Quermore
Nagasaki
Japan
White Sox
Little Brown Men
Shanghai
Webb-Kenyon Act Upheld in Oregon Case
Federal Judge Bean upheld the constitutionality of the Webb Kenyon act prohibiting the shipment of liquor from one state into dry territories of another.
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Portland
Ore
Bean
Rabbit Drive Near Holdman Friday Heats Rabbits Western District
A large rabbit drive is planned Friday west of Holdman with participation from Pendleton and nearby towns. Led by the Farmers and Pendleton Commercial Club, President J W Tallman secured a mile of rabbit wire for the drive. Charles Vinson, a prominent local farmer, discussed details with Tallman. The gathering starts at 10 am at the Vinson place below Badger Springs. The corral will lie two miles west of Vinson, spanning about three quarters of a mile, with volunteers directing entrants. The first drive aims to clear about two sections. a second drive will occur next Friday at a different corral site. Attendees are asked to bring lunches. hot coffee will be supplied by settlers.
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Holdman
Pendleton
Chales Vinson
Tallman
Vinson Place
Badger Springs
Umualilla Project
Burglar Is Man at Prayer At La Crosse Church
James Llynn of Pickwick Minnesota, a devout church member, entered St James Catholic Church in La Crosse to pray. A crowd misidentified him as a burglar, chased and beat him until pursued by two police officers. He explained his peaceful purpose and was released as a respectable farmer.
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Flynn
Mill City Loses Sunday Train Service
ALBANY Ore Dec The motorcar on the Corvallis Eastern between Albany and Mill City will not run Sunday trips anymore. Weekday service continues as before as officials say Sunday traffic does not justify the service.
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Mill City
Albany
Ore
Corvallis & Eastern
Huerta And Carranza Said To Be Negotiating For Peace
Civic groups in Texas raise funds for flood sufferers and rush trains to Hearne Bryan and other towns for refugees in need of food. Death toll rises with estimates from 100 to nearly 1900 drowned in the flood.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Hearne
Bryan
Denver Slowly Recovers From Snowstorm
Denver reports progress as workers clear streets and restore transit after a severe snowstorm. Most principal car lines run again and schools reopen as conditions improve statewide. Isolated areas linger in Southern Wyoming and northern New Mexico.
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Denver
Wyoming
New Mexico
Lane and Lafferty Biographies Describe Short Directory
Washington December 8 Senator Lane provides the briefest biography in the new congressional directory prepared by himself It reads Harry Lane Democrat of Oregon term expires March 3 1919 Abraham Walter Lafferty's sketch runs about 600 words and covers more detail
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Washington
Senator Lane
New Congress
Harry Lane
Oregon
Abraham Walter Lafferty
Man's pursuit may end in paying widow's bills
A phrase notes that courtship can lead to financial obligation, warning that a man who first pays attention to a young widow might end up covering her expenses and debts. The quip reflects social commentary on marriage and money.
Villa in Angry Mood Threatens Carranza Leader Fight
In Mexico City reports say Villa and Carranza quarrel bitterly after Villa’s Juarez and Tierra Blanca victories. Huerta and Carranza discuss peace, while Villa threatens to attack Carranza’s headquarters and seeks to supplant Carranza. Tension rises as rebel factions drift.
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Carratan Sakiti
Villa
Caranza
Mexico City
Huerta
Carranz
Carranza
Crise
Ville Ie
Juarez
Tierra Blanca
Popp Claims Third German Bride On Return Trip
New Brunswick New Jersey December 8 A Sayreville man Herman Popp has made three trips to Germany since arriving in the United States. On his first two returns he brought brides. He is said to be preparing to depart again for Germany and to return with another wife.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Herman Popp
Sayreville
Germany
Retter
Jersey
American Commercial Expedition Entertained in CHARNAL
The American commercial expedition, formed from members of the recent commercial congress at Mobile, arrived in CHARNAL and was given the freedom of the city. They were hosted at Taltal with speeches, luncheons, and receptions and will visit Caldera and Hui tomorrow.
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Charnal
South America
American “Commercial Expedition
Commercial Congress
Mobile
Ala
Taltal
Caldera and Hui
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