Massacre Debate Follows Italian Tripoli Annexation
Rome dispatches describe Italy’s crackdown in Tripoli and Cyrenaica after a native uprising. General Caneva ordered executions of armed natives and house searches, sparking press debate over atrocities and the annexation move by Italy under King Victor Emmanuel.
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Henry Wood
Rome
United Press
Italy
Tripoli
Cyrenaica
Tialy
Caonewa
Ini
Massaacres
Caneva
This Female of the Species Admires the Castoff Male
Mia Lucille Moore, formerly married to Alexander Moore and now engaged to actress Lillian Russell, declared she wished Russell happiness and praised her ex-husband. She said her divorce was for incompatibility and still regards him as splendid and most admired.
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Baltimore
Mia
Lucille Moore
Alexander Moore
Lillian Russell
Lillian
Ruling Against Packers in Oleo Trust Case
Chicago December 28 juries excluded defense in the Packers case as arguments proceed on introducing evidence about the Kenwood and Aetna pools. The Kenwood company, once the old Oleo Oil trust, was formed in 1900 with a 14000 capital and reportedly earned four million dollars in a single year. Veeder continued testimony after four hours of hearing and the judge ordered further examination to proceed.
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Chicago
Packers
Packers’ Pool
Kenwood
Aetna
Tt Ja
Kenwood Company
Veeder
La Follette Rebukes Foes of Primaries in Rally
United States Senator La Follette arrived in North Baltimore Ontario on December 29 and condemned the Republican national committee for opposing presidential primaries. He urged direct primaries and popular delegate elections, arguing the caucus system entrenches machine politics and limits voter participation.
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Baltimore
United States
la Follette
Invason
Tafta
Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
National Republican Qoommittee
Wiaehine
National
Repube
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Sun Yat Sen Crowned Provisional Chinese President
News from Shanghai reports Sun Yat Sen elected president of the new Chinese republic by unanimous vote. Eight thousand troops were sent to Nanking to guard the government. Tang Shao Yi and Wu Ting Fang accept the new order, with discussions about monarchy or republic. Armistice efforts continue as Premier Yuan's resignation is refused.
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Shanghai
China
Suan Yet Sen
Sun
Nanking
Républie
Tang Shao Yi
Wu Ting S Fang
National Assembly
Peking
Yuan
Japan Reaffirms Noncoercive Policy Amid Mapuhu Crisis
Tokyo declares Japan’s interference in Mapu hu affairs was never aimed at coercing the monarch. The foreign minister states Japan will not employ its influence in the future against the rebels, responding to Wu Ting Fang’s demand for withdrawal of support.
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Tokio
Wu Ting Fang
Japan
Spokane's Helen Gould Renounces Marriage
Spokane social figure Margaret Armstrong known as the Helen Gould of Spokane declares she is not married to mining man George Howe. She says she will file suit to end the union and asks Spokane friends to know she is returning home.
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Los Angeles
Margaret Armstrong
Helen Gould
Spokane
George Howe
Marcare, Armstrong
Criei
Moros Disarmed After Mount Dajo Stand Ended
Washington dispatch reports Governor General Forbes confirms Pershing disarmed the Moros without bloodshed after they'd sought refuge on Mount Dajo. Anxiety in the War Department eased as the operation concluded successfully.
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Washington
War Department
Forbes
Philippines
Pershing
Mount Dajo
Defense hinges on cyanide purchase in Linnell case
In Boeton on December 29, District Attorney Pelletier disclosed records from Eugene Levitan, a former Cambridge druggist, showing a girl bought cyanide the day before Avis Linnell died. Levitan says the girl resembled Linnell and used a false name. The Richeson defense aims to prove the death was self-inflicted by the buyer, not murder.
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Boeton
Clarence Virgil Richeson
Mies Avis Linewell
Pelletier
Eugene Levitan
Camridge
Levitan
Avis Linnell
Ruling Won’t Affect Local Water Suits
Lawyers say Supreme Court ruling in Cav ines vs La Grande Irrigation Co. largely affects riparian rights but has no special bearing on ongoing Umatilla county cases. They note earlier decisions align with limiting riparian claims to water put to beneficial use and expect no immediate impact on Byers Co. litigation.
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Supreme Court
Cav Ines
la Grande Irrigation Company
Umatilla
J. A. Fee
Byers Company
William Caldwell
T. R. Johnson
Roscoe R. Johnson
Johnson
BR. King
Lake County
Mr. Johnson
Burnett
Union County
Eakin
Hundreds apply for only twenty five city jobs
Portland, Dec 29. Several hundred men with families lined up at the city hall for the first twenty five jobs on the Mt Tabor road funded by a council appropriation of 10000 to aid the idle. Twenty five were chosen and 100 to 200 more will go to work while about 5000 idle men with families remain in the city.
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Portland
Mt. Tabor
Mbnijay
Roosevelt backs abrogation of Russian treaty
New York dispatch reports Colonel Roosevelt supporting Congress action to abrogate the Russian treaty while suggesting the issue should first have been submitted to The Hague for ruling. He says the move was necessary to avoid intolerable conditions and harm to American Jews, and expresses confidence The Hague would decide in favor of the United States.
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New York
Roosevelt
Congress
The
Hague
Russia
Surging Mortgage Filings Rise in Umatilla County
Recorder Ben S. Burroughs notes an unusually heavy mortgage filing period with dozens of instruments daily. Most filings come from prosperous ranchers buying land, not signs of financial distress. Foreclosures are not feared. purchases of additional land are lacking.
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Ben S. Burroughs
Umatilla County
Dynamite Investigators Stop to Draw Their Pay
In Los Angeles on December 29 the federal grand jury session paused so jurors could collect their pay before resuming the dynamite conspiracy probe. A labor crowd filled the federal building halls, but only Detective Parks testified. he was detained when Connors, Maples, and Bender were arrested for allegedly trying to blow up the hall of records.
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Lis Angeles
Calif
Elan
Federal Building
Parks
Connors
Maples
Bender
Hall of Records
Woman's theft prom thief leads to latter's arrest
Portland police moved to arrest a woman accused of decamping with 1500 from a man who entered the station for a warrant. Morris Goldberg, seeking his own arrest on a separate warrant for embezzling 1800 from Max Morris jewelry in San Francisco, was taken into custody.
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Portland
Ore
Morris Goldberg
Max Morris
San Francisco
Judge Maloney Pushes County 10 Bond Plan For Highways
Oregon judges debate permanent highway bonds as Jackson County wins court backing. If the Supreme Court upholds enabling statutes, Umatilla County may seek a November vote on a 500000 bond issue to build permanent highways and new bridges funded by long term repayments. The plan promises local employment and growth while shifting cost to future generations.
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Maloney
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
Oregon
Jackson County
Umatilla
Friends
J. W. Maloney
Circuit Court
Friends of Permanent Highways
Hayes Trapped In Pendleton Ice and Cold Storage Theft
El Hayes a well known Pendleton youth faces penitentiary term after being linked to a three year theft from Pendleton Ice and Cold Storage. Bonds set at 590 with money missing in small sums, detectives traced marked coins to Hayes after a spy observed him entering the office. The theft likely totals over a thousand dollars. Hayes had access via a back drawer and used a pass key to reach the till. Investigators mark coins, monitor noon hours, and arrest Hayes with Sheriff Taylor.
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el Hayes
Pendleton Ice &Cahid Storage Company
Justice of the Peace Parkes
Earl Gillanders
Hayes
Messrs. Kopitzke
Gillanders
Hayts
Pendleton Lee and Cold Storage Company
Kopitzke & Glanders
Clarence Kearney
Bowman Hotel
St George
T. D. Taylor
Lfe
Pendleton
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Richeson
Teddy
Hague Tribunal
Td Hayes
Fages
Ice Company
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