Little Mother Maud Booth Led Volunteers of America
Maud Ballington Booth, nicknamed the Little Mother, heads Volunteers of America with about 50,000 members and operations in 25 cities. Her prison reform focus emphasizes segregating prisoners by nature, critiquing crime reporting, and guiding a vast quasi military relief system built with her husband Ballington Booth. She was touring the Northwest, lecturing on Lights and Shadows of Prison Life, when travel delays forced a stop in Pendleton.
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Mra Mud Ballington Booth
Volunteers of America
Salvation Army
Rhoshone
Salt Lake
California
Seattle
Walla Walls
Eset Oregonian
Booth
Maud Ballington Booth
Ballington Booth
Oregonian
Inet
Booths and the Volunteers Leadership Split Revealed
The passage notes a rift within the Volunteers over world army leadership between William and Hallington Booth, separating into two groups after a division in 1896. Maud Ballington Booth emerged as a leading figure, recognized as a prominent lecturer in the United States.
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Salvation Army
World Army
William
Hallington Booth
Mt Divmson
Mide
Maud Ballington Booth
Salivation Army
Volunteers
United States
Rayner Attacks President Over Power Claims in Senate
In a Senate foray Rayner condemned what he called the usurpation of power by the president. He argued the Democratic party should rally under a battle cry protecting states’ reserved rights and the constitutional distinctions among legislative executive and judicial branches.
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Washington
Rayner
Senate
Democratic Party
Alaska Siberian Railway Survey Begins From Vancouver
Vancouver report states Captain John Healy and his party have started toward the White River as the first survey for a trans Alaska Siberian railway, aiming to map the route and assess feasibility.
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Vancouver
Danaon
John Healy
White River
Soldiers Acquitted In Pittsburgh Murder Trial
A jury in Pittsburgh on February 1 acquitted Lieut Drury and Private Dowd of the murder of William H Crowley a resident killed while fleeing a sentry after copper was stolen from the Lawrence arsenal.
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Pitteburg
Lieut
Drury
Dowd
William H. Crowley
Lawrence Arsenal
Court Martial At Ft Sam Houston In Brownsville Raid Probe
White officers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry face court martial at Fort Sam Houston on Monday for alleged dereliction in preventing rioting at Brownsville last August. Major C W Fanrose and Captain B A Macklin stand trial. trial aims to settle whether colored troops took part in the raid. Colonel George L Brown presides. Lt Charles E Hay Jr acts as judge advocate.
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San Antonio
Texas
Plains
McCunkey
Department of Texas
Fort Sam Houston
C. W. Fanrose
B. A. Macklin
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
George L. Brown
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Charles E. Hay, Jr
Twenty-fourth Infantry
B. D. Hoyle
Artillery Corps
Washington
Pocatello Club Adopts Resolutions Against Railroad Commission
The Pocatello commercial club met and approved strong resolutions opposing the railroad commission. Copies of the resolution were mailed to legislative members.
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Pocatello, Fob
Pocatello Commercial Club
Pierige
Railroad Commission
Great Olive Grower Crump Dies at Acampo Home
William Crump once America's largest olive grower dies at his Acampo area home. He leaves a substantial estate and crop interests, forming a lasting legacy in Stanislaus County agriculture.
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Stockton
Cah
William Crump
America
Acampo
Miner John Ashholm beaten and robbed in San Francisco
Miner John Ashholm of Ton opel was assaulted by unknown assailants and robbed of 1416 dollars. He was found at 4 am in a cage-like condition lying in the street and is reported to be in critical condition.
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John Ashholm
Tonopel
San Francisco
Last Juror Hunt Delays Jury as Health Fears Rise
New York February reports the pelting search for the twelfth juror continues with both sides exhausting challenges and the court ready to fill a special venire of ten. One juror protested that confinement disturbed his health and routines, while Evelyn and May McKenzie visited court and Delman said the state aims to open the case Monday. Detectors and shadowed talesmen are in use as the box is expected to be filled today and the court adjourn.
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Tim
Munday
New York
Evelyn
May McKenzie
Delman
Delmas
White
Talesmen
Prohibition bill targets free press telephone service
Denver February 1 a bill has been introduced in the house to bar papers news associations or their employees from receiving free or preferential service by telephone and telegraph companies, aiming to curb uncharged communications.
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Denver
Mississippi River Flood Destroys Homes in Dorent Missouri
The Mississippi River sweeping Dorent, Missouri, near Charleston, has carried away two houses and a school building as floodwaters rise. Reports indicate multiple lives may be lost and the river continues to rise threatening nearby structures and communities.
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Charleston
Dorent
Memphis Levee Breaches Forcing Home Evacuations
Memphis Tenn February 1 levee break in the northern city area floods streets two feet deep driving many residents from their homes. Water encroaches on business districts as authorities assess damage and relief plans. A separate Lewiston event reports a prizefighting incident ending with arrests and bond set before court. Also notes eighth grade exam corrections underway by county board members Mrs Colesworthy Mr Boer and Mrs Hatley Jr.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lewiston
New Peres County
Joe Gorman
Jack Reilly
C. F. Colesworthy
Max Boer
John Hatley, Jr
Fire Fatality at California Hotel In Berkeley
Fire in a California hotel in Berkeley early this morning killed Joseph Kirkland who started the blaze in his bedroom. Fire control arrived by 1 o clock and the flames were checked, with the opera house suffering the greatest loss among nearby properties.
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Berkeley
Cal
Joseph Kirkland
California Hotel
Harrisburg
Opera
Japanese Pride and War Talk Shake U.S. Policy
Washington reports stress a serious view of the Japan Russia victory and the risk of war. California debates the San Francisco school question while Washington and London weigh diplomacy and national pride. Aoki’s ultimatum and Japan’s fleet overhaul signal tense negotiations ahead.
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Washington
Fen
California
Schmitz
Japan
Spain
San Francisco
Evacuation of Manchuria Begins in Russia Plan
Premier Biolypin issued a circular to governors and prefects urging cooperation with the parliament as the main factor. Russia evacuates Manchuria with a Moscow regiment leading the retreat and government preparing labor settlement bills.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Caucasus
Rusela
Moscow
IE Defends Gov Sweti Am and Refugee Ashore Incident
Sir Alfred Jones and party arrived from Kingston today and defended the decision to put some German tourist refugees ashore at Kingston due to overcrowding. He denied inhumanity charges and defended Brettenham while noting most refugees were from a German line.
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London
Sir Alfred Jones
Kingston
Jones
Hhe
Brettenham
Fire Explosion Kills Worker at North Clark Car Barns
Chicago Feb 1 Fire after an explosion in the North Clark street car barns this morning killed worker Jas Mackus and burned 100 hears. Loss estimated at $200,000.
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Chicago
North Clark Street
Jas
Mackus
Snowbound Central Europe Paralyzed by Record Snow
Berlin reports traffic halted by 18 feet of snow the deepest in generations. Rail and wire communications are interrupted across central Europe, leaving roads blocked and services severely disrupted.
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Berlin
Europe
Three-Cent Passenger Rate Bill Introduced in Senate
A bill was introduced in the Senate by King to set passenger railway rates at three cents per mile across the entire state. The proposal targets travel cost reductions for routes including nearby Ne a, Ju ote Dest, and Carson, Nevada, with February 1 as the date noted.
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Carson, Nev
Senate
King
Would Legalize Freight Rates in Interstate Commerce
A Senate bill aims to invalidate an injunction against a railway commission rate reduction and sets that rate as the state maximum. San Francisco reports recount that Harriman drove rivals out of business. Witnesses include Jones of the Southern Pacific and Graham, once operator of the Oregon Steamship line, who claim debts and business pressure from Harriman.
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Interstate Commission
San Francisco
Harriman
St. Paul
Senate
State Railway Commission
Jones
Southern Pacific
R. A. Graham
Oregon Steamship Line
Harriman Lines
Lane
Graham
Birm
Trial on 1908 Standard Oil charges set for March 4
Chicago February 1 The Standard Oil Company of Indiana faces trial on 2203 counts in an indictment charging concessions on shipments from Whiting Indiana. Judge Landes overruled motions to quash counts. John G Miller counsel for the company entered a plea of not guilty for the defendants to the first count and the court ordered a plea of not guilty on the rest.
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Chicago
Standard of Company of Indiana
Whiting
J Ind
Landes
United States District Court
John G. Millar
Iad Mir
Miller
Flood Damage From Sudden Thaw Reaches Small Towns
Snow melt and warm rain caused floods along Pendleton Athena and Milton reports. Embankments and culverts were scoured, a 35 foot bridge washed out at Killian Junction, roads and basements flooded, tracks damaged but crops spared. Water levels rose during the day then receded, with danger easing as chinook conditions persisted.
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Feira
Pendleton
Koontz Hall
Pendleton ‘Academy
Moore
Athena
East Oregonian
Fred Boyd
Athena Press
Weston Road
Jarman
Adnams
Mornine
Downing Station
Weston
Wild Horse Creek
Local visit ends in tragedy at McCautland home
Dayton D. reports Dr Noan Henmricks called on John McCautland during a regular morning visit and found McCautland’s wife and two young children dead along with a third person dying. An unknown feather and delayed care are noted as contributing factors while authorities investigate the scene.
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Dayton
Noan Henmricks
John McCautland
McCaudants
Chart McCluvland
McCausland
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