Currency Bill Passing Hope Fades in Congress Tonight
Washington reports the currency bill faces Senate objections blocking swift action. Conferees’ report due, adjournment likely after President Wilson signs. President to name a comptroller soon while praising the compromise and organization plan for the federal reserve board.
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Wilson
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House
Nelson
Minnesota
Thomas Kane
White House
Federal Reserve Board
I O O F to Hold Another Convention at Freewater
The I O O F Indgea of Umatilla county held a district convention in Freewater after a successful first meeting in Pendleton. It was unanimously decided to hold another convention in Freewater in February with J Norvell of Helix lodge and George P Sanderson of Freewater lodge chosen as temporary chairman and secretary and retained for permanent roles. Nearly all lodges represented with three delegates each, meetings in Eureka lodge room.
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I. 0. O. F. Indgea
Umatilla County
Freewater
J. & Norvell
Helix Lodge
George P. Sanderson
Freewater Lodge No
Hudson Bay
Eureka
Industrica
Pendleton
County
Odd Fellows
Dr. Beet
Wilson reprimands critics of policy at Caraboa Society dinner
President Wilson issued a memorial condemning those who mocked his insular policy at the Caraboa Society dinner. The event, attended by army and navy officers who served in the Philippines, drew satire aimed at his cabinet and policies.
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Washington
Wilson
Caraboa Society
Army
Navy
Phillippines
Mrs Sing Acquitted in Chinese Husband Murder Case
Chicago December 22 Mrs Charles Sing a white restaurant keeper was acquitted after Judge McDonald disqualified the jury in the case charging her with the murder of her Chinese husband who was stabbed to death two months ago and found near him in an unconscious state.
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Chicago
Charles Sing
McDonald
Sing
Former Home of Militant Leader Burned in London
Fire swept the Park mansions in Knights of the Bridge district London early today killing A Segard an employee of the mansions and forcing hundreds to flee in night clothes. The fire's origin remains a mystery with Mrs Em meine Paunkhuret formerly living there.
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the Park Mansions
Knights of the Bridge
Emmeine Paunkhuret
A. Segard
Typhoid Alarm Spreads as Centralia Hospital Is Set
Olympia Wash Dec 22 Governor Lister visited Centralia to confer with State Health Commissioner Kelly over a typhoid outbreak. The National Guard armory there is converted into a hospital and several hospital corps members are being deployed to assist containment efforts.
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Centralia
Lister
Kelly
National Guard
Changes favor curricula shift between Oregon colleges
The board of higher curricula voted to move chemical and electrical engineering from the University of Oregon to the Oregon Agricultural College and to transfer civil engineering from the Agricultural College to the university. A February 7 meeting will set final terms and dates. The plan may also move fine arts and related departments to the university. Governors and college heads will conferences before legislative session.
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Agricultural College
Portland
Ore
Board of Higher Curricula
J. C. Smith
Broadway
University of Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College
University
Akecretary
Civil Engineering
Agriculture
J. R. Wilson
Willson
West
A. G. Beals
Tilamook
O. P. Coshow
Roweburg
Co. J. Smith
Pendleton
Joseph E. Hedges
Oregon City
Mr. Beals
Musical instrument manufacturing employs about forty two thousand
About 42,000 people are engaged in the manufacture of musical instruments in the country, indicating a sizable industry workforce and regional employment distribution.
Governor orders saloons closed in Copperfield Oregon
Governor West ordered Copperfield saloons closed at once after citizens reported organized vice and lawless conditions. The telegram to Sheriff Hand directs immediate closure of all places selling intoxicating liquor and keeps them closed until further notice.
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Salem
Ore
West
Sheriff Stand
Baker County
Copperfield
Industries Suggested for Pendleton in Umatilla County
Secretary Cranston proposes several industries for Umatilla County including a saw mill by product plants a planning mill a box factory a fancy cereal plant a cannery a cheese factory and broom corn castor bean and flax facilities. He notes rail access via a line the O W R N contemplates is needed to develop timber and grain based industries and cites Albers Bros cereal plant as a paying model.
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Pendleton
Umatilla County
Cranston
Umatilla
Grant County
0.W. R. & N. Company
United States
Albers Bros
Portland
Plot sold at record price of $307 a foot
New York City land records reveal a 75.4 by 100 foot plot at Fifth Avenue and Forty second Street sold for 2,250,000 dollars, equating to 307 dollars per square foot. Analysts note if Manhattan’s entire 219 square miles priced at this rate, market value would top 187.6 billion dollars, surpassing the combined wealth of several nations.
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New York City
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Manhattan Island
United States
Great Britain
France
Russian
Becker's mother dies ignorant of his plight
New York December 22 The mother of former Police Lieutenant Charles Pecker who is in the death house at Sing Sing awaiting execution for the Rosenthal murder died at her home She was very old and had been bedridden for years and died in ignorance of her son's plight
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New York
Charles Pecker
Sing Sing
Herma Rosenthal
Schumann Hienk Selks Divorce Filed in Chicago
CHICAGO December 22 Schumann Hienk the operatic slager filed a suit for divorce from her husband William Rapp Jr on grounds of desertion citing marital estrangement and ongoing separation in the filing.
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Schumann-Hienk Selks
Chicago
Schumann- Hienk
William Rapp, Jr
Heppner Eyes Grant County Trade Route to Ritter Road
Heppner plans a new road to Grant county via Ritter to boost trade with Pendleton. A meeting in Heppner secured means to carry out the plan. The state forest fund provides 600 with local 400 Mor row county and 400 Heppner contributions, totaling 1400. The Ritter road would connect Heppner and Morrow county to a rich stock country, placing Ritter nearer than Pilot Rock and opening interior trade.
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Heppner
Grant County
Ridter
State Forest Fund
Morrow County
Gazette-Times
Ritter
Pendleton
Pilot Rock
Pitiful Condition of Jews in Roumania Charged
Representative Chandler of New York told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that conditions arising from alleged discrimination against Jews in Roumania are pitiful.
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Washington
Roumania
Chandler
New York
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Maxwell Land Suit Taken To Supreme Court
The Maxwell Land and Irrigation Company appeals after an injunction against the Hermiston Bank and Trust Company to stop a land sale under the Umatilla project was set aside on demurrer. The December 27, 1913 sale is postponed pending the Oregon Supreme Court decision on the deed of trust validity.
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Maxwell Land and Irrigation Company
Hermiston Bank and Trust Company
Umatilla
Oregon Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
Maxwell Company
Anti-Trust Message to Be Prepared During Vacation
Washington Dec 22 During his three weeks vacation in Mississippi President Wilson will start work on his anti trust message to Congress. Several executive officers who have compiled data on trust decisions along with several stenographers will accompany the president. A private telegraph line will connect the president with the White House during his absence.
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Washington
Mississippi
Wilson
Congress
White House
Few Rabbits Killed At Ole Mar Drive
Two rabbit drives at Holdman yielded few fatalities as the small driving force limited work. Officials estimate under 150 rabbits slain across both drives, with about a hundred felled during a longer detour drive. Snow covered the ground and Pendleton sent only about six cars.
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Ole Mar
Holdman
Cranston
The
Commercial Association
George Hartman
William Rupers
Pendleton
Postmaster seeks $1 million for parcels post ops
Washington December 22 Post master general Burleson asked the house post office committee for an immediate appropriation of 1 million dollars to operate the parcels post through June 30. He said of the 1 million allocated to begin the system all but 22000 had been spent by December 6.
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Washington
Burleson
House Post Office Committee
Sleep Debt Requires About Two Weeks to Heal
A study notes that the average person needs roughly 15 days to recover from the effects of two consecutive nights of sleep loss. It highlights cognitive and mood impacts and stresses gradual restoration of sleep routines for full recovery.
Governor orders saloons closed in Copperfield Ore
General news notes Governor West orders saloon closures in Copperfield Oregon amid broader political wrangling. Other items report a paused currency bill possible delay due to Republican opposition, Wilson reprimands over a dinner mocking Philippine policy, and a fire destroys Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst's former home with one death. Alarm over typhoid in Centralia Washington grows as Governor Lister acts.
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West
Copperfield
Ore
Wilson
Army
Navy
Emmeline Pankhurst
Cendtralia
Wash
Lister
First Franklin County Livestock Show Held in Pasco
Pasco Washington December 22 The first livestock show in Franklin county history took place at the Farmers Institute. Prizes for judging went to George Haven and Mar! Radelmiller with stock judges from Washington State College and Montana Agricultural College. The winning cows were a Jersey owned by P. E. McDuff and Co and a Holstein owned by A. Perry. It marks the hoped start of an annual show linked to the Farmers Extension school.
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Pasco
Wash
Franklin County
Farmers’ Institute
George Haven
Mar! Radelmiller
Thom
Washington State College
Clark
Montana Agricultural College
P. E. McDuff and
Co. A. Perry
Farmers’ Extension School
Collection of Christ Photographs Shown in Rome Exhibit
John Lennox of Oak Park Illinois presented a public exhibit in Rome of his art collection of photographic reproductions of Christ in art. He aims to complete a 3000-photo archive after 25 years gathering images from around the world, tracing Christ imagery from catacomb frescoes to modern Renaissance works. He now focuses on contemporary paintings and frescoes in Florence, aided by artist photograph submissions.
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Rome
John Lennox
Oak Park
Ilinois
Italy
Christ
Lennox
Florence
Gebhardt
Pianos Built in Nation Top 400000 Annually
More than 400,000 pianos are produced yearly in the country, with a total value approaching 70 million dollars. The figure highlights the scale of the instrument industry and its economic impact.
Caigan Minister to France Seeks Alliance with Japanese
Salem Oregon December reports Governor West appointed R. D. Carter as county judge in Baker County to succeed the late Judge Basche. Carter previously served as the Caigan minister to France seeking broader alliances, including with Japan, in a period of diplomatic maneuvering.
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France
Three Banks Fail in Mexico City Amid Huerta Pressure
In Mexico City on December 22, Banco Central, the Bank of London and Mexico, and Banco Nacional closed their doors, among the largest institutions there. Runs on these banks had persisted for days, fueling panic in business circles and seen as hastening the end of Huerta's regime.
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Mexico City
Banco Central
Bank of London
Mexico
Banco Nacional
Huerta
Five Arrested In Lafayette Liquor Law Violations
Special agent Tom Kay visited Lafayette and North Yamhill leading to five young men jailed on liquor law charges. A sixth face a minor in pool hall charge. Lloyd Perkins, Albert Swain of North Yamhill and Sid Doris of Lafayette charged with selling liquor in dry territory. C Baker and J Porter accused of giving liquor to minors. Warrant for L L Frazer pool hall owner pending. All cases set for McMinnville hearings.
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L. L. Frazer
Frazer
Kay
Baker
Porter
Doris
Perkins
Swann
McMinnville
Glashes with Chilean Minister on Monroe Doctrine clash
Reports from Washington say ex President Roosevelt and Chilean former minister Dr Martinez debated the Monroe doctrine in Santiago. Martinez called the doctrine a dead issue while Roosevelt argued it remains a vital US foreign policy principle.
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United States
Martinez
Washington
Roosevelt
Marshal Martinez
Santiago de Chile
Foreign Office
Legation
University of Santiago
Monroe
Supreme Court adjourns until after holidays
Washington December 22 The supreme court adjourned today until after the holidays January 5 without deciding any important cases now pending.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Mexican Banks Warn Huerta Dictatorship Must Fall
Prominent bankers in Vera Cruz and Mexico City warn that Huerta must resign by January 1 to avert a total banking collapse. Prominent commercial leaders join in urging retirement as financial fears mount. Senor De la Barra arrives in Tokio as a guest of honor amid rumors of a Mexican Japanese alliance.
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Huerta
Tokio
Japan
Senor de la Barra
France
Mikado
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Rebels Prepare to Renew Attack on Tampico
Mexico City dispatch reports rebels ready to renew assault on Tampico, claiming greater numbers, replenished ammunition, and substantial artillery, while federals could be unable to hold. Workingmen's Party wins council seats, signaling rising anti Huerta sentiment.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Workingmen's Party
Workingmen’s Party
Huerta
Rising anti Colombian sentiment in Panama prompts expulsion demand
An open letter to President Harras calls for expelling Colombian detractors from Panama and removing Colombians from government posts. It seeks a police corps of Panamanians, cites one third of teachers and many police with Colombian ties, and warns of a planned demonstration while promising governmental steps to curb further attacks on Colombian homes.
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Panama
Harras
Chile
Spain
la Patria
Tolman Not Appointed to Washington District Attorney Post
Dec 24 the attorney general approves Francka Durrecht of Walla Walla for district attorney of eastern Washington but W Tolman will not be appointed. Durrecht is backed by Hugh Wallace of Tacoma and by Senator Poindexter. nomination may occur this week.
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Washington
Francka Durrecht
Walla Walla
Gerrecht
Hugh Wallace
Tacoma
Poindexter
W. Tolman
Judge Ben Lindsey Married in Chicago
Judge Ben B Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court wed Mies Brevoort of Detroit at the Auditorium hotel in Chicago. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Wray O Neill with a small group of friends as witnesses.
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Chicago
Ben B Lindsey
Denver
Mies Brevoort
Detroit
Mich
F. J. Cuppert
Auditorium Hotel
Troent Wray O'Neill
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de la Barra
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