Lind Teft to confer with Wilson on Pass Christian voyage
News from Vera Cruz and Pass Christian reports John Lind Teft traveling aboard the Chester to meet President Wilson in response to state department orders. Huerta offers to retire with strings. Lind's view awaited as Wilson weighs political moves amid resignations rumors in Mexico City.
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Vera Cruz
John Lind Teft
Pass Christian
Chester
Wilson
State Department
Mexico City
Huerta
Dr Best Answers Back Over Water Board Bills
Pendleton Oregon December 31 Editor East Oregonian Dr Best again criticizes water board spending. A letter argues he never objected to paid bills over four to five months and often seconded. The writer, Marion Jack, asserts Best aided bills including $20,000 November charges and condemns his critique as political.
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Pendleton
Oregon
East Oregonian
DR. Best
A. B. Cooley
Dr. Pest
Kelsey
Eliiot
Carter
Self
Water Board
Marion Jack
Budget outlines limited 1914 rail work for O W R N
Portland dispatch reports the 0 W R N budget forwarded to Union Pacific chairman Lovett shows about five and a half million dollars sought for directors. The plan includes a new line linking the Portland Seattle line to Olympia, possible next year. The Condon Fosil branch and the Pilot Rock to Ukiah line will not be built in the coming year as once planned.
Miss Fern Hobbs Planned Saloon Closure Trip
Salem Oregon December 31 1915 Private secretary Miss Fern Hobbs to assist governor West in closing Copperfield saloons. She will travel by Copperfield train from Huntington Friday evening and will be there with the goods as stated by the governor.
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Salem, Or
Fern Hobbs
SULTAN OF TURKEY NEAR DEATH AFTER STROKE IN Constantinople
Dec 31 news from Constantinople reports Sultan Mohammed V of Turkey in critical condition after a paralysia stroke. He is about seventy, with kidneys seriously affected, and ascended the throne in April 1909 after Abdul Hamid was deposed by the Young Turks.
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Sultan
Turkey
Young Turks
Abdul Hammid
Tenement Fire In New York Kills Ten
A five story brick tenement on the east side burned incendiary origin early today. Elight persons, three women and five men, died from suffocation. Seven others were seriously burned or injured as stairs and fire escapes failed. Policeman Murray first discovered the blaze and firefighters rescued the panicked residents.
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New York
Murray
Speck of radium valued at 4500 disappears
Detroit dispatch reports a 25 milligram speck of radium worth 4500 dollars, the entire St. Luke's hospital supply, vanished from a girl patient receiving radium cancer treatment. Police have not located the mineral bound to the wound. the girl is linked to a wealthy Des Moines family.
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Detroit
Midh
St. Luke's Hospital
Des Moines
Pending anti trust suits pushed to finish in courts
Washington December 31 Pending suits of the government against alleged violators of the Sherman law will be pushed to a conclusion in the courts unless new overtures are made by the corporations No compromise in pending This idea was expressed by McReynolds in reply to reports that various suits notably that against the sugar trust would be terminated by agreement out of court.
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Washington
McReynolds
Sugar Trust
Pendleton Opens 1914 Population by School Census
Pendleton will start 1914 with an estimated population of 8052 based on a school census of 2013 children aged four to twenty. Last year’s census was 1875, an increase of 652 people. There are 1026 females and 987 males of school age, a difference of 39 in favor of females.
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Pendleton
Finance minister reports $50 million loan from French financiers
Minister of Finance Le La Lama, who has been abroad seeking funds for the Huerta government, cabled from Paris that he has secured fifty million dollars in loans from French financiers.
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Vexico City
le la Lama
Huerta
Paris
Eight injured in tenement blaze and world events update
Eight people perished or injured in a New York tenement fire. Sultan of Turkey reportedly suffered a stroke with serious condition. John Thénd travels from Vera Cruz to Pass Christian to question President Wilson on Mexican policy. King Alfonso of Spain said critically ill with necessary operation. New York Police Commissioner Waldo removed. Moyer to Washington to urge national copper strike probe in Michigan. Radium valued at 1500 dollars missing. Federal anti trust actions to be pushed through courts. Federals and rebels clash at Ojinaga. O.W. R. & N. pilot branch to skip next year. Miss Trobbs heads to Copperfield to close saloons. Ralph Koch dies from injuries. School’s term ends. city population 8000. Marion Jack attacks Dr Best over bill payments. Disturber of religious meeting jailed 60 days. School district sued for materials for high school. One Moorhouse heir to wed Friday. Water commission reports pending.
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Perkah
New York
Sultan
Turkey
John
Vera Cro
Christian
Wilson
Alfonso
Spain
Waldo
Moyer
Washington
Congress
Michigan
Ojinaga
Pilot Nock-Ukiah
Ralph Koch
Marion Jack Asaile
Best
Hich
Priday
Water Commission
Schmidt Jury Discharged After Deadlock in Murder Trial
New York December 31 After thirty six hours of deliberation the jury in the Hans Schmidt case the former priest of St. Josephs church failed to reach an agreement on the murder of Anna Aumuller and was discharged Judge Foster declared no possibility of agreement on the last ballot with two jurors dissenting throughout The foreman Ottinger thanked the jurors and Schmidt was remanded to the Tombs The two holdouts believed Schmidt was insane at the time of the killing.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
St. Joseph's Church
Anna Aumuller
Foster
Ottinger
Schmidt
Tomba
Hearing Transferred by Coroner in Christmas Panic
Coroner Fisher moved the inquest into the Christmas panic victims to his office fearing violence. He said only witnesses jurors and lawyers would be admitted.
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Red Jacket
Mich
Fisher
King Alfonso Said to Be in Critical Condition
Madrid dispatch reports King Alfonso is seriously ill with a malignant nasal growth. Earlier rumors say he has suffered from the condition for some time and an operation planned for April may now be unsafe to wait for.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Moyer to appear before Congress to urge probe
Denver dispatch reports Moyer will travel to Washington to personally urge a federal probe into strike conditions in the copper district. International Vice President Hahoney of the Western Federation says he will accompany Moyer when Congress convenes in January.
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Denver
Moyer
Washington
Congress
International
Hahoney
Western Federation
Girl Paid As Laborer In State Road Graft Inquiry
May J. Diamond of Kingston testified at District Attorney Whitman's John Doe inquiry into state highway graft. She described being paid as a laborer while employed as a stenographer for William G. Merritt, ex superintendent of roads in Ulster county.
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New York
May J. Diamond
Kingston, N. Y
William G. Merritt
Ulster County
Whitman
John Doe
McNary Leads Eastern Oregon State Hospital Start
Dr W D McNary superintendent since 1913 reports an enviable early record for Eastern Oregon State Hospital. He filled the new institution with patients from the state hospital at Salem and organized departments into efficient order with thoroughness and economy.
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W. D. McNary
Eastern Oregon State Hospital
Moath Hospital
Salem
McNary
Ojinaga On Verge Of Fall Amid Fierce Garrison Resistance
Dec 21 El Paso reports Ojinaga likely to fall to rebels before night. Federal forces fight a desperate rear guard action as 5000 rebels advance from Lamula and Mulate, capturing outworks and encircling three sides. Casualties run high. defenders fear execution if captured. many wounded left without care.
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EL Paso
Ojinaga
Lamula
Mulate
Rio Grande
Ralph Koch Dies After Fall From Building
Ralph Koch, 19, who fell from the Association building Monday afternoon to the pavement, died at St. Anthony's hospital about 2:30 this morning from injuries and infection. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Methodist church with Rev. C. A. Hodshire officiating. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. Koch of Pendleton, educated in Pendleton schools, and recently graduated from high school. He had been learning the electrician trade with John Vaughan. The city mourns the loss of a popular young man.
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St. Anthony’s Hospital
Ralph Koch
Association
St. Anthony's Hosital
Methodist Church
C. A. Hodshire
Ivan Sturdivant
John Hinderman
Vern Boynton
Chester Gordon
Paul Finnell
Archie Rugs
Charlies J. Koch
Tekoa
Washington
Pendleton
Alstern
John Vaughan
Berenge d
New York City Police Commissioner Waldo Removed
Dec 21 Following Rhinelander Waldo’s refusal to reappoint deputy Dougina McKay and demand for immediate resignation, Mayor Riine removes Waldo and McKay named acting police commissioner. The text notes a close season for picolca.
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New York
Rhinelander Waldo
Dougina McKay
Rilne
Waldo
McKay
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DR. Best Mimself
Jack
Pilot Rock
UKIA
Portland
0.W. R
Miss Hobbs
Constantinople
Hammed V
Leer Buck
John Dickson
Perioh
Oregon State Hospital
Huceta
New York City
Thia
Picolca
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