Double tracking planned for Portland to Echo line
O W R N and Union Pacific Southern Pacific announce by New York dispatch that by January 1 1913 double tracking will extend Portland to Echo with parallel tracks to Beho and a 40 mile gap Bonneville to The Dalles plus 25 miles Blalock to Echo. Work to begin Stanfield Coyote cutoff soon to complete second track between those points.
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O.W. R. & N. Company
Portland
Echo
New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Lines
Big
Beho
Bonneville
Dalles
Blalock
Stanfield Coyote
Thie
Tharse
Umatilla
Arlington
Umatia
Coyote
Huntington
J. P. O'Brien
Troutdale
Dallow
Troutisle
Deschutes
Echo- Coyote
Binlock
Harriman
Omaha
Princesa Adelaide Steamer Escapes After Grounding
The Canadian Pacific steamer Princesa Adelaide went ashore near Seattle in a snowstorm last night but freed herself at high tide this morning and returned undamaged.
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Seattle
Wash
Storm kills 200 on Spanish coast
A fierce storm along the Spanish coast reported in Madrid on February 2 causes 200 deaths so far with more expected as reports from outlying towns come in. Shipping is at a standstill, many vessels seek harbor refuge, and several may have been wrecked offshore.
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Spanish
Madrid
Spain
Prairie Fire Sweeps Washington County Oklahoma
A prairie fire in Washington County Oklahoma has caused over 1000000 in oil and farm property damage. Oil waste along the Caney river is burning for two miles while 200 workers fight the flames near Young's Lake. No loss of life reported though farmers moved belongings and built backfires to protect holdings as the fire spread toward the Caney river.
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Bartlesville
Washington County
Caney
Young's Lake
Caney River
Dewey
Four Known Dead Many Missing After Jersey City Explosion
Four men are dead and twenty two missing after yesterdays dynamite blast on a Jersey City pier. Two bodies recovered and a partial third found. Captain Robert Harnett of the tug Twohy died. No trace of the Catherine barge crew. Damage estimated at about half a million. Grand jury coroner and city inspector investigate. Possible criminal prosecution of the powder trust discussed.
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New York
Jersey City
North River
Robert Harnett
Twohy
Mix
Catherine
Haughton
Connelly
Powder Trust
Anti land bill targets corporations owning California land
Sacramento ation reports the assembly introduced an anti land bill restricting corporate ownership of land by non citizens or non declarants of naturalization. The measure would not apply to treaty nations until treaties expire, after which the law would take effect.
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Sacramento
Cal
Japa
United States
Moisture Shortage In January and Groundhog Weather
January closed with 0.49 inches of precip versus 1.69 normal, total moisture since September 7.07 inches versus 6.69 normal. February looks promising for rain. Groundhog shadow superstition noted as six weeks of potential storms approach. January ranged from two below to 61 above, overall mild.
Tragic Fire Claims Young Child on Bluff Street
A second fire this afternoon destroyed a colored rooming house on Bluff Street. The child, a member of the Lee family, burned to death after responders found the charred body once flames were subdued. The mother, initially distraught, later reported to be in Spokane. the father works as a porter on the Spokane Run. The blaze began around 4 o clock and was promptly controlled.
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Bluff Street
Lee
Spokane
Badden
Rebels Near Juarez Prepare for Insurrectionist Attack
Reported siege around Juarez as rebels in the region threaten to strike. Insurrectionists are said to be within 100 miles of the city, and city officials warn of a critical situation with barricades and hidden mines reported in several areas.
Alfonso Throne Weakened by Conspiracy and Graft Rumor
Madrid Feb 2 The discovery of a cilceprean army plot to dethrone Alfonso and establish a republic triggers a Spanish military mobilization. Rumors of graft among officials and threats from a Parisian dancer drive royal instability as ministers and guards tighten grip and fear outbreaks in Barcelona and other cities.
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Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Barcelona
Peres Fitite
Totic Serlan
Finance
Ety
Senor Ararstat
Fr“Ien
Altea
Vieteria
American consul orders leave as El Paso fears siege
American Consul Edwards in Juarez orders all Americans to evacuate El Paso amid fears an impending government build up could blow up the Reich if attacked. Refugees head toward Betipee as rebels advance. U.S. guards patrol the border under neutrality claims. Reports say 200 killed, though figures are unconfirmed.
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el Paso
Tex
Amériecah
Edwards
Juaré
Desperate Battle Near Juarez as Rebels Advance
Reported clashes near Juarez show rebels pressing toward the city as Mexican forces rush troops to destroy bridges and hold the advance. Casualties include 75 revolutionists and 12 federal soldiers near San Lorenzo, Chihuahua, with leaders' kin among the slain and rifles and horses captured.
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Mexico City
Llotra Monin
San Lorenzo
Chihuahua
Vasquez Origen
Jesus Pacheco
Lallinger Pinchot Reports in Controversy Again
Washington February 2. The House committee on Agriculture voted unanimously to refer back to the House the Ballinger Pinchot reports of the Investigating Committee. The committee recommends that the Ballinger report be placed on the calendar again.
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Lallinger-Pinchot
Wwalington
D. C
Congree
House Committee On Agricullite
PLYODS HOLD TRAINS IN CALIFORNIA
Floods along the San Joaquin River halt most services with Southern Pacific and Western Pacific out of Stockton and San Francisco for hours. Santa Fe reports no disruption, as water subsides slowly. Western Pacific tied up for days and Santa Fe unaffected.
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Stockton
Sal
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Western Pacific
Santa Fe
San Joaquin
Ontario Blizzard Subdues Train Schedules
Port Arthur Ont February 2 The blizzard sweeping Ontario is subsiding but snow remains piled in drifts up to twenty feet with trains abandoned. It will take several days to restore normal service as crews clear lines and assess damage.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Ontario
LED STOPS FIGHT IN CITY OF TACOMA
In Tacoma Washington on February 2 crowds learned that a ten round boxing match between Denver Ed Martin and Jock Lester was canceled due to orders from city commissioners. The stoppage aimed at disorderly premises and public safety.
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City OF Tacoma
Tacoma
Wash
Iid
Denver Ed Martin
Jock Lester
Tommy Furnes
Juarez Authorities Face Acute Sitation Across River
Sitation Is Acute as Juarez authorities confront mounting concerns across the river from El Paso. The note indicates continued coverage on page eight.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Portland Printing Plant Fire Damages Third and Fourth Floors
A Portland printing company building suffered major damage when a fire started by defective wiring gutted the third and fourth floors of the Glass Prudhomme Printing plant. Estimated losses reach 35000 dollars with full insurance coverage.
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Portland
Glass & Prudhomme Printing Company
Joy ride wreck kills five in St Joseph crowd
Through a joy ride Edna Cooper aged 17 and Stanley Clark aged 18 are dead while Joseph Spencer, Roger Morton and Margaret Smith are dying. The auto collided with an Interurban car and was wrecked. The car was not damaged.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Edna Cooper
Stanley Clark
Joseph Spencer
Roger Morton
Margaret Smith
Cook Ridicules Peary Records
New York Feb 2 Ridiculing Pearys proofs that he reached the pole as unconvincing and assailing the way the National Geographic Society endorsed Pearys claims Cook told United Press that Arctic refraction causes possible inaccuracies not of seconds but of degrees mirages tilt polar geography and could yield errors as large as sixty miles
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New York
Peary
National Geographical Society
Cook
United Press
Taft Commutes Warren's Sentence for Socialist Editor
Washington, Feb. 9. President Taft commuted six months of Fred Warren's sentence from 1000 to 100 dollars for an advertisement offering 1000 dollars to capture Governor Taylor. Warren, editor of Appeal to Reason, had been convicted for the ad and challenged the federal kidnapping ruling in the Moyer Haywood Pettibone case. Public lobbying by socialist forces followed the conviction.
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Washington
Taft
Fred Warren
Appeal To
Reason
Warren
Supreme Court of the United States
Haywood
Supreme Court
Moyer
Pettibone
Taylor
Kentucky
Goebel
Moyer- Haywood-Pettibone
Pollock
United States
Good Roads Cause Fight in Oregon House
In Salem February 2, a clash over road and highway measures split the Oregon House with Umatilla representatives Mann Neuner and Peterson in opposition and Ambrose pressing for a committee of the whole. A Senate toast to Kellaher and passage of the fish commission bill were noted as ongoing events.
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Umatilla County
Kellaher
Fish Commission
House
Salem
Ore
Ambrose
Multnomah
Senate
Mann
Umatilla
LaDow
The
Anglers Association
C. K. Cranston
Teachers Urge Passage of Bill in Oregon
A group of Portland teachers urged passage of Oregon House Bill 279 before the Multnomah delegation in Salem. The bill would create a retirement fund association and offer annuities to retired teachers in districts with over 10 000 school age children. Teachers proposed monthly contributions of 1 in the first decade, 2 in the second, and 2 in the third, arguing public support would cover the rest. Mrs A H Rocleon of North Yakima is registered at Hotel St Georges.
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Salem
Ore
Portland
Multnomah
Davis
A. H. Rocleon
North Yakma
Hotel St. Georges
Cold Wave Warning Brings Freeze To Pacific Northwest
The Weather Bureau in Portland warns of a new cok wave with temperatures dropping to near zero within 36 hours and several days of very cold weather. Light sleet and a brief snow spell left an inch and a half on the ground before warming today, as farmers hope for rain to moisten soil and protect grain.
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Office of
United States Weather Bureau
Portland
Ore
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Plyods
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Appeal To Reason
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