Alarm in Washington Over China War Policies
Washington reports from February 12 describe mounting alarm over China affairs. A senator accuses Japan of stealth and unscrupulous tactics in the race for commercial supremacy, urging Taft and Root to fund preparations and troop readiness in China. The administration seeks unity on Chinese policy as Congress weighs military actions and potential regiments for the Philippines and China. Meanwhile rumors about a Wong Pong and a feared "general massacre" of foreigners surface, denied by San Francisco Chinese reform leaders.
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Washington
China
America
United States
Taft
Root
Philipgines
Car Department
Philippines
Wong Pong
San Francisco
Wong
Cincinnati
Gispiteh
Low Kan
Automobile hack starts in Havana 200-mile race begins promptly
The 200-mile international auto race started on time in Havana at 1 oclock. Cedrine and Lancia exited early after Cedrine was driven off course and Lancia stopped for a doctor to treat a minor injury to Teawn initehioe.
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Havana
Fel
Cedrine
Lancia
Teawn Initehioe
Girl 14 shoots self after mother's refusal near Junction
Annie Mukay, 14, in Cali near Junction, fired a 22 calibre rifle shot into her forehead while her parents were away. She died an hour later. In Milwaukee, champion roller skater Enmoett McDowell, 41, of Philadelphia, died after a fall on an icy sidewalk last night.
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Thenidine
Cali
Annie Mukay
Junction
Milwaukee
Enmoett McDowell
Philadelphia
Deaths and wedding notes from Portland and Hoxton
Hon W. OW Barrett Dend Hoxton February 13 Ex congressman William Warren Larrett publisher of the Rowton Advertiser and Record died this morning by pneumonia Sewell at the wedding Portland Me February 2 Bill Sewell the president s favorite guide has started for Washington to attend the wedding
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W. OW
Barrett Dend
Hoxton
William Warren Larrett
The
Rowton Advertiser and
Record
Pneumonta
Sewell
Portland
Bitl" Sewell
Washington
Convict Goods Sale Limit Bill Introduced in Oregon
Representative Kohn introduced a bill to limit the sale of convict made goods to the territory of manufacture. The measure aims to stop Oregon and other states from dumping convict produced items into California.
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Washington
Kohn
Oregon
California
Walla Walla Closed Town Sunday Closing Clash
Walla Walla, Feb 12. For the first time in years business houses were closed yesterday amid Sunday closing agitation started by the city council. Saloons led the action by closing the stores and other provisions of the Sunday closing law. Livery stables, hotels, undertakers, and drug stores stayed open. Bitter feeling grows against saloons with the prospect of a municipal clash and possible license hikes to 2000 or 2500 dollars annually.
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Walla Walla
Hoch Seeks Full Pardon In Governor Talk
Mia Fincher Hoch and her attorney met with the governor to request a full pardon. They discussed new and direct evidence presented since the last Supreme Court petition.
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Hoch
Springfield
Mia
Fincher Hoch
Supreme Court
Railroad President Dies in Nashville at Feb 12
Major John T. Thomas, president of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, died this morning in Nashville Tennessee from heart disease. Washington press notes he had directed the company for years and was a prominent figure in regional rail operations.
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Nashville, Tenn
John T. Thomas
Nashville, Chattanooga
Pendleton street paving favored by railroad line
A letter from O R N company to Pendleton confirms support for Main Malin and Court street paving, with the firm owning about 100 feet on Malin between Webb and Huff Street. Superintendent Campbell assures cooperation for city improvements, signaling strong backing for progress and street work.
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Campiny
Webb and
Huff
DP. OW. Campbell
B.C. Smith
Pendleton
D. W. Campbell
Malin
Court Streets
BE. C. Smith
Companny
Campbhell
Posrbie
Malin Street
Webb
Tuff
Woman's skeleton found in cave near Halawa
Engineers Holt and Dor Saph of the reclamation survey discovered the half burned skeleton of a young woman in a cave near Halawa while searching for ion rolls. The skull showed a cut with a sharp instrument, and authorities suspect murder to conceal the crime.
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Hh Reno
Holt
Dor. Saph
Reclamation Survey
Halawa
Tnion Rolles
McKinley Elopes With "Little Egypt" to Orient
Investigations at the state land office indicate Horace McKinley, termed a land swindler, eloped last November with "Little Egypt" he met at the Portland fair, leaving his wife in San Francisco. In Berlin, Dr. Von Florecker warned that U.S. trade relations are acute and urged action to ease the situation.
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Beagype
Ana Balom
State Land Office
Horace McKinley
Little Egypt
Portland
San Francisco
Berlin
von Florecker
The
Agrarian Association
United States
Crowe Identified in Omaha Kidnap Case
Identify Crowe Omaha Feb 12. Pat Crowe identified by W. H. Glynn and Frank Glynn as the man who rode a pony to their barn after the kidnapping and telephoned to Cudahy to fetch a letter in his yard.
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Crowe
Omaha
Pat Crowe
Glynn
Frank Glynn
Cudahy
Portland Fire Claim Dozens Die In Early Morning Blaze
A devastating early morning fire in Portland originated at the Mount Hood saloon and spread through a row of frame buildings near Morrison Street bridge. Authorities report at least 14 dead, 20 injured, with many missing, including a woman and three children. Fires damaged the East Morrison approach, a barn, and several lodging houses, while several victims perished before escape. Names identified include Nathaniel Young and Edward Dally. Dally’s family mourns as additional bodies are recovered. The blaze, driven by northeast winds, destroyed multiple businesses and residences, with the Dew Drop saloon and East Side Transfer Company among the losses.
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Portland
Holden
Fire Department
Nathaniel Young
Edward Dally
L. G. Donily
Hendeo
Mire, Brown
Morrison Street
Trawester Company
Pervonse
Morrison and
Alder
Water Street
L. Dally
Nate Young
Fast Side Trainsferk Co
A. F R. Saunders
Mount Hood
Morrison Petreet Bridge
L. Dalixy
Dally
Davis Wood Yard
V. Daily
Floyd Daily
Mea
N. Edmunds
Mre . Browne
H. V. Hanteck
M. Irvin
Fred Kruger
L. C. Dally
Browne
Dew Drop
Fast Side Transfer Company
Davia Wood Yard
Murphy's Plumbing
Carlson's Wire Works
Dality Clear
Uffers
Sweet
Extraordinary Indiana session called by Governor Hanley
Governor Hantey to convene Indiana General Assembly in extraordinary session to oust Secretary of State Daniel Storms. Washington reports Republican leaders unable to stop the move. Session likely starts after Hanley’s return from a lecture trip. Bloomburg engagement noted.
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J.hantey
Indianapolio
J. Frank Hantey
General Assembly of
Indiana
Washington
Hanley
Legiglature
Daniel E. Storms
Storms
Nepublican
Bloomburg
Indianapolis
Zeisler Says Wife Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler Missing
Zeisler reports to police that his wife, famed pianist Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, has disappeared after a period of illness and nervous prostration. Authorities fear she may have taken her own life.
Glassford Wins Navy Sword at Annapolis Award
Annapoliz Fet. 12 The sword presented annually to the outlet graduating with the beat record in nnnery was awarded to Midshipman W. A. Glassford of Seattle.
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Glassford
Annapoliz
Nnnery
W. A. Glassford
Seartle
Women Elect Officers At Baltimore Suffrage Convention
Women’s suffrage convention in Baltimore re elected all existing officers led by Anne Bhaw of Philadelphia. Also reports a Norwegian steamer Veronica ie Jost with ten crew lost off Losslemouth Scotland. A house fire at Miskourt Valley Iowa killed Mr Lett and his three children.
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Paltimore
Woman's Suffrage Convention
Nev
Anne Bhaw
Philadelphia
Landen
Veronica Ie Jost
Losslemouth
Scotland
FB. Lett
Miscourt Valley
Iowa
Hanford to Address Pendleton Women on Shakespeare
Mrs James A Fee president of Pendleton Thursday Afternoon club reports Hanford will speak Tuesday afternoon to Pendleton women at 90. He will discuss Shakespeare and acting, with a Merchant of Venice program at Frazer tomorrow night. The talk will follow a brief address on Shakespearean topics. Hanford previously spoke informally to local women and counts many friends here.
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James A. Fee
Charles B. Hanford
Hanford
Pendleton
Commercial Association
Frazer
Oil Tanks Built for Umatilla Port Land Engines
Oil tanks are under construction at Umatilla to store fuel oil for engines on the Port land division. A second tank will rise near Arkini fon or Hear this place with another at The Dalles as the company tests oil burning on limited engines before expanding the system. Fuel oil will come from the Southern Pacific oil fields in California.
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Portland
Umatilla
Portland-Cmatilla
Arkinifon
Dalles
California
Three Killed in Collision of Chicago Streetcars
Chicago Feb 12 three streetcar partners die after a collision between a theater car and a South Chicago car. Victims include Mrs William Bacon May Warsnel and Mrs Louie Lucy. Conductor C R Bellar wounded and arrested. A dozen others injured. Paris Feb 12 Castellane family urge Countess Bonn to seek legal separation for children’s sake.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
William Bacon
May Warsnel
Louie Lucy
C. Re Bellar
Paris
Castellane
Bonl
Cadets Graduate at Annapolis Naval Academy
Annapolis February 12 104 cadets received diplomas at the naval academy. Secretary Bonaparte delivered an address and awarded the diplomas.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Bonaparte
Bidding Spurs Sharp Competing Paving Proposals
Northwest street paving firms jostle Pendleton for bitulithic work with price wars seen against Walla Walla. Harber Asphalt may enter the field while rival bidders target about 1.85 per sq yd, aiming for 1.70 with full contest. Also reported a Valley Creek merchant, Macham, died by his own hand last Sunday morning. he was about 66, unmarried, formerly drove the Ketchum Valley Creek stage. burial plans to Salt Lake.
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Pendleton
Harber Asphalt Company
Walla Walla
Valley Creek
Macham
Benner & Mocham
Ketchum
Salt Lake
Dowensed
Hailey News-Miner
New Creamery at Enterprise Progress Report
Reynolds Brow has taken the contract to build the new creamery at Enterprise. They have completed the tea house and are placing the necessary supplies to run next season. The main building will start once the current work is finished, and the creamery is expected to begin operations about April 4.
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Enterprise
Reynolds Brow
Lodge and Tillman clash over rail rate reform
In Washington on February 12 Senator Lodge attacked radical railway elements, backing a rate bill with court review while voting for administration ideas in the Hepburn bill. Senator Tillman introduces a broad dragnet to probe railroad coal links and production limits, as Longworth reappears in the House. Lincoln’s birthday is observed unofficially, and Midshipman Meriwether receives a conditional pardon with one year confinement remaining.
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Seenator Tillman
Senator Meylurn
Lincoln
Merriwether
Washington
Lodge
Senate
House
Tillman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Longworth
Hevburn
Register
Geo. W. Stewart
Viealla
Cal
Cheeroe
United States Historical Social
Veterans
Panton
Midshipman
Meriwether
Academy
Indians Seek Allotments for Umatilla Band
Twenty five members of the Columbia River tribe claiming Umatilla heritage seek admission to the tribe for allotment on the reservation. They originally did not qualify during the main allotment due to tribal relations. Now their brothers and sisters on the reservation push to secure full tribal rights. Agent Edwards is handling papers and sending records to Washington for review.
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Timatila Reservation
Olumlin River
Telice
Edwards
Department
Washington
Will Dedicate Eagles Hall At Echo Thursday Ceremony
The newly organized Echo Eagles plan a Thursday hall dedication with a special meeting and music by the Eagles band. The hall, built by J T A Esteb of Echo, has been prepared by the Echo unit after five years of planning. The article also notes that Natal Kaffirs are in revolt and a large British expedition with artillery has been dispatched to quell the uprising.
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Echo Eagles
Eagles
J T. A. Esteb
Echo
Natal
South Africa
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Orient
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Wooten
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Mooses
M. J. Murphy
Pianist Disupyius
Nas Begus
Lodge Rdvans
Radicals
Eagles Hall
Pendleton Eagles
Echo Thursby
Reno
James A. Champagne
University of Nevada
Lincoln Hall
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