Gotham Needs 48 Million To Run City Next Year
New York reports to the board of estimate showing 1914 city operations require 45,085,510.65 dollars in appropriations, up 33,724,017 over last year. Police seek 18,255,395.58, fire 9,926,399.46, and health 3,697,225.02, with similar rises across departments except a few that expect smaller budgets.
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New York
Board of Estimate
Fire Department
Police Department
Father Knickerbocker
Department of Health
Commissioner of Health
National Civil Service Reform League Opens Meeting
In Boston the thirty third meeting of the National Civil Service Reform League begins with reports from the executive council by Chairman Robert D Jenks. Delegates from nearly every state attend as the morning session closes with a lunch by the Massachusetts Woman's Auxiliary and a lantern lecture by Miss Marion C Nichols. Governor Simeon E Baldwin of Connecticut is set to be the principal speaker at tonight's session, with Harvard President William R. Lowell presiding.
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Boston
Executive Council
Robert D. Jenks
Women’s Auxiliary
Civil Service Reform Associations
National Civil Service Reform League
Massachusetts Woman's Auxiliary
Marion C. Nichols
Bay State Organization
Newsy Notes Of Pendleton
Pendleton items report travel plans as Mr and Mrs Julius Hudeman and two daughters depart for Orange California to visit relatives. Elmer Turner suffers a breakdown while transporting citizens to a rabbit drive, car damaged near Holdman, passengers moved onward by Herman Suh. Pendleton Auto sells a new 1914 Reo touring car to G F Parker, boosting local taxicab and rental service. Postal workers urge mailing Christmas packages now to avoid holiday congestion and late arrivals. Conductor Gus Bertholet learns his son Frank has been appointed principal in a U S military academy at West Point after a failed physical exam alters the line of succession.
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Elmer Turner
Rabbit Drive
Holdman
Herman Suh
Gus Bertholet
N. P
Frank
Staunton
Virginia
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
School Men in Demand At Weekend City Talk
Pendleton school men are in high demand this weekend with all away from the city. Bupt J. Lan ders is in Pullman as a debate judge and Principal A. C. Hampton is in Waitsburg for a Waitsburg vs Walla Walla high school debate. Prof. Albert A. Asbehr addresses Helix Farmers Union while Professors C. C. Ruth and R. E. Chioupek accompany the high school basketball team to Hermiston and Umatilla.
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Pendleton
Bupt
Landers
Pullman
A. C. Hampton
Waitsburg
Walla Walla
Albert A. Asbehr
Helix
Chautauqua Feasibility Probe Reported Likely
C E Roosevelt A J McAllister and Leon Cohen lead a committee to study bringing a Chautauqua to the city. Roosevelt and a Chautauqua representative canvass residents to secure 40 responsible people who will buy ten tickets each.
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C. E. Roosevelt
Tallman
The
Commercial Association
A. J. McAllister
Leon Cohen
Roosevelt
Chautauqua Company
Roosevelt plans tickets to fund 40 supporters
Forty individuals face a $2.50 season ticket share with Roosevelt noting ten already ready to be numbered among them. The plan hinges on all 40 buyers, or else each must contribute 26 if a ticket cannot be sold. In other news, a birth and two divorces are reported: a son born yesterday in Walla Walla to Kenneth and wife, and two divorce decrees by Judge Phelps in Wright vs Wright and Zeek vs Zeek.
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Roosevelt
Phelps
A. D. Wright
Minnie B Wright
Fern Webb Zeek
H. E. Zeek
Echo Couple Marries In Local Ceremony
A marriage license was granted today to Samuel M. Williams and Zella A. Ward, an Echo couple, and they were married by Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes. Two suits for money: Ernest H. Craig sues A R Hadley and Lee Hadley for 104 dollars alleged note balance. Mabel Baccon sues George M. Hays and wife for 1500 dollars alleged debt and mortgage foreclosure.
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Samuel M. Williams
Zella A. Ward
Justice of the Peace
Joe H. Parkes
Ernest H. Craig
A. R. Hadley
Lee
Hadley
Mabel Baccon
George M. Hays
Peters Buys Interest in Temple Basement Cigar Pool Hall
Herman Peters has acquired Matthews interest in the Temple building basement cigar store and pool hall. Estes will run the business with Peters. They will remodel the basement for new bowling alleys and move pool tables to the addition once work is finished.
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Poetroom
Herman Peters
Matthews
Temple
John Estes
Messrs. Estes and
Peters
Dr. Temple
Pendleton Relief Society Seeks Christmas Funds
The Pendleton Relief Society announces a critical need for charitable funds for Christmas work. Treasurer J. T. Lambrith will accept contributions at the First National Bank and in-store receptacles for small coin donations.
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Relief Society
Pendleton Relief Society
J. T. Lambrith
First National Bank
Hoax on arrest warrant sparks official ire
A warrant for Neil Mc Devitt's arrest on a bicycle theft charge was traced to a hoax by a well known local joker. Walter Wells believed the theft and pawn, though the bike was placed by the duping group in Dupuis shop. Wells may face consequences for the misleading court action. Nell Mc Devitt No. 2, a school employee and farmer near the Catholic agency, protests the incident. he is not related to Neil or Pat McDevitt, but is their cousin.
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Neil McDevitt
Walter Wells
Dupuis
Wells
McDevitt
Nell McDevitt No. 2
Sisters’ School
Catholic Agency
Nell McDevitt
Pat McDevitt
Wilson Improves but Cancels Gridiron Club Visit
Washington December 13 The cold that afflicted President Wilson was reported much improved today but he canceled his engagement to attend the Gridiron Club meeting saying it would be better to stay at home until the illness yielded further to treatment.
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Washington
Wilson
Beetter
Japanese, Hindu, Chinese laborers blocked in immigration bill
Washington December 13. The house immigration committee in executive session adopted an amendment to the immigration bill aimed at excluding Japanese Hindus and Chinese laborers. This move sharpens tensions over immigration policy and ethnic labor restrictions.
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Washington
America
Japan
House Immigration Committee
Giants and White Sox Set for Second China Game
A record crowd was expected in Hong Kong for the second game between the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox. Seat sales had been exhausted three days earlier, signaling strong local interest.
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China
Hong Kong
New York Giants
Chicago White Sox
Freight shipped from Wallowa in 1913 totals 426 cars
WALLOWA Ore December 13 1913 426 carloads of freight moved from Wallowa between February 1 and November 15 1913 include lumber 256 sheep 84 cattle 24 hogs 21 wheat 19 oats 11 hay 10 wool 2 horses 2 barley 1.
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Wallowa
Pulmot er Battle Ends in Death of Hilma Engberg
Miss Hilma Engberg of Minneapolis died at Asbury Hospital after a pulmot er was used for 20 hours in a bid to save her life. A physician, nurses and four GE operators manned the device as artificial respiration sustained her unable lungs until recovery seemed possible. The effort marked a major local medical fight in Minneapolis history.
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Gir
Minneapolie
Hilma Engberg
Minneapolis
Asbury Hospital
General Electric Company
Volcanic Cinders Used as Road Material in Oregon
Bend Ore Dec 13 Under direction of the county court an experiment is being made with volcanic cinders from a pit near town to deter
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Bend, Ore
Road workers test cinders for use on highways
A Bend Burns road section is treated with cinders to assess suitability for extensive highway use. If satisfactory, the material will be deployed along nearby routes, improving surface quality and durability.
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Bend-Burns
Cave-in at Highland mine kills miner A O Prose
In Haines Oregon, December 13, a sudden cave-in in a slope at the Highland mine killed miner A O Prose instantly. His companion Joshua Boyd was tinbering nearby when Prose was swept from a ledge by a rush of rock and earth. fellow miners arrived to recover the body.
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Haines
Ore
Highland
A. O. Prose
Mr. Prose
Joshua Boyd
Boyd
Costa Rican Congress Rejects Oil Concessions
London dispatch reports the Costa Rican congress refused to ratify oil concessions sought by a British firm linked to Lord Cowdray. Cabled confirmation arrived in London on December 13.
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London
Lord Cowdraya
Build Warships His Advice
In New York on December 13 Frank D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy urged serious consideration of naval construction. He spoke at the first annual banquet of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and warned that war may not be avoidable even for the young.
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New York
Frank D. Roosevelt
Navy
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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