Pendleton Boosters Praised by Lewiston Hosts
Pendleton business men praised Lewiston hospitality after a successful Round-up City junket to the Idaho livestock show. A 23 member party, delayed by engine trouble, was met at the depot by a band and Lewiston and Portland boosters, parading to the fairgrounds and touring local stock holdings and countryside.
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Pendleton
Lewiston
B&b
Pendleton Party
Portland
Chapman
East Oregonian
Rose City Boosters
Pendleton Commercial Club Leads Buckaroo Rally at Lewinton
Pendleton and its supporters stage a rally to boost sales and pride in the town. J. F. Robinson, president of the Pendleton Commercial Club, leads the group wearing Pendleton Woolen Mill hats to distinguish themselves from others.
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Pendleton
Lewinton
Blue eyed men cited as least reliable husbands
Kansas City statistician E J Fleming of the Free Legal Aid Bureau says during the last year there were 323 abandonment and non support cases and in nearly every instance the offending man had blue eyes.
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Kansas City
E. J. Fleming
Lewiston daily brief lists local business figures and a noisy train car
A compact Lewiston edition lists many Pendleton and Oregon figures including Murphy Clarke Alexander Thompson Gray Cohen Brock Rice Judd Bishop Bond Lampkin Watson Patton Rittner Tatum Matlock Swartalander Lucas Hurd and Struble. The piece notes a noisy car No 2 wake the passengers and invites readers to follow Struble for information while hinting at travel to Lewiston and upcoming tasks before closing with a hungry editor and a short edition.
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E. J. Murphy
Pendleton
W. J. Clarke
R. Alexander
Tom Thompson
H. PD. Gray
L. Cohen
W. E. Brock
G. M. Rice
First National Bank
F. E. Judd
American National
Roy Bishop
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Charles Bond
Fred Lampkin
East Oregonian
Jack Watson
Mark Patton
Roy Rittner
B. Whitman
Dean Tatum
Jay Matlock
Frank Curl
J. L. Swartalander
F. G. Lucas
Weston
G. L. Hurd
Stanfield
Oregon
Stanfield Standard
Strike spreads on railroads across districts
English rail workers strike spreads to New Castle and Leeds causing paralyzed roads and suffering families. Mayors’ efforts fail as restive rail districts fear general stoppage will paralyze industry. Government investigation expected to lead to arbitration with no early settlement in sight.
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London
New Castle
Leeds
Wales
Mtda
Taft to sail for Panama Canal December 21
President Taft announced he will sail for Panama on December 21 and return December 31. He leaves Washington at midnight December 19 to board the battleship Arkansas at Key West. He will reach Panama Christmas Eve.
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Arkansas
Key Weet
White House
Washington
Taft
Panama
Key West
Burglars Take Pendleton Cafe Register
Thieves entered the Pendleton Cafe on Alta Street by smashing the front door, stole the cash register and about two dollars from within. The register was found across the street at the Sloan blacksmith shop damaged but usable, in a bold crime near the police station as night officers patrolled by boat.
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Pendleton
Alta Street
Wheeler Photo Gallery
Sloan Blacksmith Shop
Towns Fight for County Seat in Bloodshed Fear
Fort Smith Ark December 11 A frantic cry pleads for militia as two towns clash over the county seat fight. A mob seized the courthouse in New Jay, Delaware County Oklahoma, cutting wires and raising fears of a deadly confrontation between rival communities.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Jay
Delaware County
Oklahoma
New Jay
Woman seeks pardon for killer husband’s slayer
New York December 11 Kitty Grant a show girl petitions the governor for a pardon for William Jones who is serving twenty years for slaying her husband. She claims her conscience compelled her to aid Jones citing her husband’s ungovernable temper.
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New York
Kitty Grant
William Jones
Jones
Soldiers in Alaska Accused of Attacks
Fairbanks Alaska December 11 a report from St Michael to the Fairbanks News Miner charges four grave assaults by seven United States Army soldiers at Fort St Michael near the fort. The uniformed men allegedly attacked an Indian woman and her 15 year old daughter last Sunday night. The girl escaped after a desperate struggle. Two of the seven have been identified by the victims and authorities say this is the third such offence by the soldiers in three months.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
United States Army
Fort St. Michael
St. Michael
Riley pleads guilty in Columbia Falls murder case
In Wallspell Montana on December 11 Thomas Riley admitted guilt to murder in the second degree for the September 3 killing of Frank Murphy at Columbia Falls and received a 30 year sentence. Co-defendant Jack Schaefer faces trial next Thursday.
Mary Lucas Confesses Poisoning Mrs Singel in Lansing
Police say Mrs Mary Lucas a woman attorney confessed poisoning Mrs Pauline Singel in Lansing Michigan and investigators dig the cellar for more victims. Boarder Carl Miller vanished last May and is linked to an alleged attempt to steal his property. The story notes the husband recently went to Nebraska and returned alone claiming his death.
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Mary Lucas
Pauline Singel
Lansing
Mich
Pauline Singer
Carl Miller
Lucas
Nebraska
Delicate Operation Saves Girl Life By X ray Aid
An 2 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs J O Ince, had a 25 cent coin removed near the stomach. Drs Boyden and Rin used an improvised probe after X ray revealed the coin on the esophagus near the upper stomach, preventing starvation.
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Boyden
House Votes For Adjournment From December Nineteenth
Washington December 11 The house passed the Underwood resolution proposing an adjournment from December 19 to January 2.
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House
Washington
Underwood
Bandits Rob Wells Fargo on Santa Fe Train at Taft
Posses in Taft California on December 11 trail the Wells Fargo robbery gang from a Santa Fe train. Police believe the bandits left the train at Penland and fled in an automobile.
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Taft
Calif
Wells Fargo
Penland
City Not Liable For Cost Of Paying Jackson St Opinion
City and its officers are not liable for Jackson Street pavement costs, per contract with Warren Construction. The firm bears all risk for irregularities, and if the city loses suit by James Johns, Warren would pay. If the opposition succeeds, Warren may not receive further funds for adjacent work. Local lawyers compare the case to a Forest Grove dispute and note owners consented to pavement without formal steps.
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Jackson ST
James Johns
Jackson Street
Warren Construction Company
Cty
Warren
Progressives Plan to Perfect Organization and Funds
Chicago December 11 progressive executive committee outlines plans for membership dues to fund campaigns, permanent headquarters in Chicago led by Medill McCormick and in Washington led by Dixon, plus a nationwide educational publicity program. They also discuss creating a National Press Bureau with E R Inman of Indiana as Washington chair and Alex P Moore of Pittsburgh to organize a national press association.
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Chicago
The
Progressives
Medill McCor
Mick
Washington
Dixon
E. R. Inman
Indiana
Alex P. Moore
Pittsburg
National Press Association
Activity of Serbs May Mean Reopening of Durazzo Dispute
Twenty-one mass meetings are planned tonight in New York Brooklyn and Newark to set a date for a proposed strike by the United Garment Workers. Max Pine, a union organizer, says the strike will affect the readymade menswear industry including trousers vests coats overcoats sackcloths children jackets and designers.
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New York
Brooklyn
Newark
United Garment Workers
Max Pine
Death threats to President elect Wilson in New Jersey
Three Wharton residents Peter Dunn Jacob Dunn and Seeley Davenport were arrested in Dover and jailed on $2000 bail after writing letters threatening President elect Wilson and demanding 5000 in gold. Postoffice Inspectors made the arrest as seven letters were sent to Wilson signed N. Bank.
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Newark
N. J
Wharton
Dover
Wilson
Peter Dunn
Jacob
Seeley Davenport
United States
Stockton
N. ¥. Bank
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy
McKinley
John
Jacob Dunn
Mie
Bermuda
Secret Service
Prothers
Justice Goffin sentences Hyde in extortion case
New York December 11 Justice Gof today sentenced Chis Hyde to two to three and a half years in Sing Sing for extorting a bribe from the Northern bank for the benefit of the bankrupt Carnegie Trust company. Hyde was freed on twenty five thousand dollars bail pending a certificate argument on the conviction legality.
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New York
Gof
Chis. Hyde
Northern Bank
Carnegie Trust Company
Sing Sing
Hyde
Molton Slag Burns Sleeper to Death
Salt Lake City report December 11 describes laborer William Bruce killed when Molton slag spilled from the American Smelter dump onto him as he slept near Garfield Utah. He died after intake of the hot liquid.
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Salt Lake City
William Bruce
Garfield
Utah
Bruce
Plenipotentiaries Gather in London for Balkans Peace Talks
Delegates from Balkans and Turkey meet in London to negotiate peace. It is believed Turkey will renounce all territory captured by the Allies while retaining Adrianople and Scutari. A general discussion is planned, followed by the formal conference. Vienna notes Serbs fortifying Durasso and a renewed Austrian danger. An envoy warned that Austrian-Serbian rifts could trigger war, urging a prompt Servian stance.
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Londé
Turkey
London
Balkans
Adrianople
Scutari
Vienna
M. Novyakoevitch
Pragues
Belgrade
Servia
Austrian Servian dispute talks delayed to next week
London announces the conference of European ambassadors to settle the Austrian-Servian dispute will not start before next week, shifting from the December 13 date. All powers have agreed to participate, but no reason for postponement is given. In New York, bankers back the Austrian loan amid assurances no European war.
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London
Seattle
Edward Grey
House of Commons
New York
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Finders Are Not Always Keepers in Portland Incident
In Portland Monday officer Alex Manning recovered a bright half dollar from under a restaurant door mat after probing the area. Landlady claimed it was the hall dropped last night, then pressed a cash register key and vanished with the coin. Ross Carney, focal butcher, notes Carney mistook wooden floats on a wharf net for large sausages.
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Alex Manning
Ross Carney
Focal Butcher
Portland
Manning
Vancouver
Carbey
Metropolis
Alex
Carney
Investigating Hickey's Ties to Other Boy Murders
Buffalo December 11 Attorney Murphy representing Hickey in conference over alleged involvement in several other boy murders. He does not believe Hickey will confess to more killings.
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Buffalo
Murphy
Hickey
Joseph Josephs
Queen Elizabeth Honors Balkan Aid Gifts
Queen Elizabeth marks her thirty seventh anniversary today and proposes to use part of her gifts to aid sufferers of the Balkan war. She voices sympathy for Balkan peoples and related relief efforts.
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Brussels
Dee
Elizabeth
Balkans
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Struble
Hugry
Canal Zone
Garment Workers
Molton
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