Union organizers arrive to aid steel strikers in Pittsburgh
Fifty organizers of the Union Wire Workers of America arrived at Braddock to organize workers at Homestead, Dubuke, and nearby plants. The district remains quiet as wire officials mock a general strike. Manager Jewett says about seventy percent of Rankin mill workers returned to work and several hundred at Braddock have resumed. A mass meeting was held to discuss future action.
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Pittsburg
Union
Wire Workers of America
Braddock
Homestead
Dubuke
Rankin Mill
Jewett
Boston Garment Workers Strike Reports Quiet Pickets
Horton February 8. Over six thousand workers in 180 establishments walk out in protest against Horton manufacturers’ work for New York firms whose employees are on strike. Thousands of girl pickets surround the plants with no disorders reported.
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Horton
New York
Professor Ruth Becomes Benedict in Quiet Walla Walla Wedding
Pendleton residents learned Prof Trith a science instructor at the local high school quietly wed Miss L Towa Ray in Walla Walla at 10 am Saturday. Rev Dr Robinson officiated. The couple will reside at 224 South Thompson street. Ruth, Iowa native, has taught three years and is highly regarded. His wife formerly taught in Seattle. The news surprised many in school circles.
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Pendleton
Trith
Walla Walla
L. Towa Ray
Robinson
MEB
Church of
Ruth
Walla Walls
South Thompson
Iowa
Seattle
Benedict
German Emperor Plans Annual Yacht Trip to Corfu
Berlin Feb 3 Orders were given the imperial yacht Hohenzollern to sail February 19 for Venice where it will take the emperor to Corfu The trip marks his annual visit to Corfu and is seen as indicating no anticipated international complications.
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Berlin
Hohenzollern
Venice
Corfu
Pope’s health worries rise as heart and gout worsen
Rome, Feb. 4. Concern grows for the pope as his heart condition remains far from satisfactory and gouty symptoms intensify. He is confined to his apartments, prompting renewed worry about his health.
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Rome
Gaynor's Assailant Dies in Hospital
James Gallagher who shot and wounded Mayor Gaynor on August 9, 1910 died of paresis at the state asylum today. He was a former municipal employee and after discharge asserted Gaynor was responsible, noting the mayor was about to depart for Europe.
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Trenton
James Gallagher
Gaynor
Europe
American Has a Tuberculosis Cure
Minneapolis reports after thirteen years of research Dr J H Burgan found a tuberculosis cure rivaling Friedmann claims. The method uses serum from healthy pigs injected to boost body resistance, arguing the disease stems from weak immunity and that strengthening resistance prevents germ survival.
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Minneapolis
J. H. Burgan
Daily News
Friedmann
West's moral bills pass at Salem with one stalled
Salem Oregon February 3 Two of Governor Wests crusade measures clear the Senate today while a third sterilization bill remains under discussion. One enacted bans dance halls called hurdy gurdies and another treats possession of a federal liquor license as prima facie evidence of liquor sales.
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Salem
Ore
West
Royal entertainment for state delegation in Pendleton
The Senate and House delegates plus state board members toured Eastern Oregon Hospital in Pendleton. A Wenaha club banquet followed with toastmaster W L Thompson and several speeches praising the hospital’s facilities and urging substantial appropriations for maintenance and expansion.
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Senate
House of Representatives
State Board
Pendleton
Eastern Oregon Hospital
Wenaha Club
W. L. Thompson
American National Bank
Oregon Hospital
Mr. Abbott
Ways and Means Committee
Dr. Woods
Bean
Thomas Kay
United States
Hagood
Multnomah
Westerland
Presbyterians Install Pastor Grigsby in City Church
The First Presbyterian church installed Rev. Sherwood L. Grigsby as pastor in a morning service with music by the choir. Rev. W. L. Van Nuys of Parkdale Ore., preached the sermon in the evening as Rev. J. W. Milligan delivered the installation message. Grigsby, born in Trenton Tenn, has pastored in several states and was most recently with the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions before settling in Medford and Pendleton. He is married to Lucy M. Jackson and they have four children.
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S. L. Grigsby
First Presbyterian Church
W. L. van Nuys
Parksdale
Ore
Tennessee
Union City
Tiptonville
Second Presbyterian Church
Paducah
Louisville
Birmingham
Ali
Holly Springs
Miss
Emporia
Kansas
West
Grigsby
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
New York City
Oregon
Medford
Pendleton
Lucy M. Jackson
Tenn
Supreme Court rules United Shoe Machinery not an unlawful monopoly
Washington Feb 3 The Supreme Court ruled United Shoe Machinery Company is not an unlawful monopoly in restraint of trade. The case charged the firm controls patented machinery leased to thirteen hundred manufacturers, with about eighty percent of welting machinery and ten percent of lasting machinery under its influence.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United Shoe Machinery Company
Insane inmate kills fellow in Tacoma asylum scene
Oscar Conrad Erickson a 39 year old Steilacoom asylum inmate killed 60 year old James Pattison with a single blow as Pattison showed an epileptic seizure. The impact caved Pattison’s ribs and perhaps pierced the heart. Erickson had been committed from Puyallup in July. Pattison from Chelhalls last October.
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Tacoma
Wash
Oscar Conrad Erickson
Steilacoon Asylum
James Pattison
Pattison
Chehalls
Ferrickson
Puyallup
Revision Work Under Way in Tariff Draft by Ways and Means
Washington February 3 The House Ways and Means Committee began an executive session to draft a tariff measure amid vast technical data. The plan is to report the bill when the special session opens, consolidating the tariff revision into a single measure rather than multiple bills. Night sessions were expected to run through the week to tackle pressing business before March fourth with twenty five working days left and risk of extra session if big appropriation bills stall.
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House Ways and Means
Congress
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Isk
N. P. Reduces Land Prices for Umatilla Purchasers
Northern Pacific cuts prices for Umatilla project buyers who faced payment hardship. One 20 acre buyer sees price drop from 90 to 60 dollars per acre with three years of no payments, then eight years of annual installments at six percent interest. Taxes and water charges must be paid, development begun by April, and at least one fourth of the land put into crop this year, another quarter next year, with full reclamation within four years. Rye or cover crops alone are not enough.
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Umatilla Project
Northern Pacific Company
Queen Guarded From Agitators In London Ride
London February 3 heavy military and police guard surrounded the royal carriage as the queen left Windsor Castle for a pre Lent court at Buckingham Palace. A pilot car of Scotland Yard led the procession. Guards said to protect the queen from suffragette activity and Indian agitators follow recent threats to kill Lord Hardinge.
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London
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
Scotland Yard
Lord Hardinge
India
Evangelist A L Crim Draws Large Pendleton Audiences
Pendleton residents attended three Christian church services by Evangelist A L Crim yesterday. A 3 o clock mass meeting featured strong arguments on The Signs of the Times. The discourse was praised as among the best in the city. A male quartet and church choir provided music and the evening sermon urged duty to fellow beings and uplift of humanity.
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Pendleton
Christian Church
A. L. Crim
Woman Claims Hair Is Coming Out By The Handful
A remark suggests that if a woman has no other concerns she may attribute her hair loss to stress or worry, noting the dramatic phrasing as a social observation.
Johnson denied right to appeal in white slavery case
Washington February 3 The supreme court denied Jack Johnson the right to appeal from a federal Chicago denial of bail on an indictment for white slavery.
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Jack Johnson
Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Court
Chicago
Farmers union asks legislature to probe jute bag trust
The resolution from the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America calls on Oregon’s state legislature to memorialize Congress to investigate inflated 1913 grain bag prices and the alleged jute bag trust. It notes large 1912 jute production, sizable carryover in Puget Sound, and urges action for the public interest. Signed by Manuel Friedly and W. W. Harrah.
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Farmers Union
Oregon
Salem
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Puget Sound
Congress of the
United States
Manuel Friedly
Umatilla County
W. W. Harrah
Single Tax Forces Preparing Measure
D Wagnon of Portland, a noted single tax advocate, says the forces will present two measures at the next election. One provides a $1500 personal property exemption. The other offers a graduated tax on real estate over 20,000, with no tax on franchises.
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H. D. Wagnon
Portland
Wagnon
Hunter Home Destroyed By Fire Near Eastland Ranch
A fire at 4 o'clock yesterday morning destroyed the SR Hunter family home on the A B Roth rock ranch near Eastland. Mr Hunter woke to cracks he first mistook for rain, then found the kitchen ablaze. Fire spread rapidly, leaving no usable belongings. the family escaped in scant attire and no insurance covered the house or contents.
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SR. Hunter
A. B. Rothrock
Eastland
Hunter
Women dispute capital punishment stance in Arizona
Douglas Arizona Feb 3 After a bitter fight over a resolution endorsing Governor Hunts proposed abolition of capital punishment in Arizona the State Federation of Women s clubs adjourned without action Plans were laid to work for more equitable property laws for wives in Arizona.
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Douglas
Ariz
Hunt
Arizona
State Federation of Women's Clubs
King's ill health worries doctors in early February
Tandon February 3 report notes the king's health remains a concern as he suffers intermittently since Christmas with a persistent cold despite careful treatment.
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Tandon
Peace Hopes Rise Over Adrianople Accord Talks
Bulgarian officials signal readiness to accept powers plan allowing Turkey to govern the religious quarter of Adrianople while the city remains under Bulgarian control and negotiations may resume. The Ottoman siege could restart tonight with Turkish commanders barred from action until allied forces move. London reports suggest peace plenipotentiaries will remain in London to assign blame on the Allies.
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Bulgaria
Adrianople
Turkey
London
Constantinople
Sofia
Bul-garia
Musesm
Pendleton Gun Club to be Organized Tonight
Pendleton sportsmen to the number of fifty or more will meet at City Hall at 7:30 tonight to form the Pendleton Gun Club. The event follows the city team joining the state league of twelve teams. Gus Perez, Oregon shooting expert, will attend and predicts growing enthusiasm that may spread nationwide.
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Pendleton
Gus Perez
Oregon
Peters Ammunition Company
Wickersham Conduct Under House Inquiry
Washington February 3 A House resolution seeks Attorney General Wickersham's full opinions and correspondence about his order staying war rants. The motion aims to investigate his conduct amid Archbold and associates' Sherman Act indictment in Texas federal court.
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Washington
Wickersham
Congress
Federal Court of Texas
Archbold
House
Garner
Judiciary Committee
Water Testimony Continues In Byers Milling Case
Water testimony proceeds at the courthouse in the case of the Byers milling company versus the Indians. Court Reporter Rackwith records the session under stipulation. Attorneys call witnesses including Joe Vey John Dozier and Guy Byers to testify on irrigation costs and old flume use.
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George Cochran
Byers Miling Company
Court House
Rackwith
Byers Company
Joe Vey
John Dozier
Guy Byers
Vey
Man Contemplates Helping Rich Relatives If Poor
A man muses that he would enjoy aiding his poor relatives if he himself were not poor. The remark implies a humorous reversal on charity and personal circumstance.
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Pope
Massie
Washington County
Smith
Josephine County
Porter
Linn
Hughes
Marion
R. BE. L. Steiner
McNary
J. Howerman
C. A. Barrett
S. D. Peterson
McKinney
Baker
Steiner
America
Presbyterians
Vision
N. P
Rev. Crim
Balkan
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