Three Gangsters Captured After New York Restaurant Robbery
Seven gunmen raided the Tripoli restaurant on the East Side late on Feb 12, holding patrons at gunpoint and stealing cash and jewelry exceeding $4000. One diner was fatally stabbed, identified as Anthony Celeantano, who had a murder rival in Chinatown. Three robbers were captured by police after a chase.
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New York
East Side
Tripoli
Anthony Celeantano
Celentano
Chinatown
Railroad Motion Pictures Show Work of the Railroads
A. W. Perley of the O W W R N Co lectured in a motion picture car to railroad workers and the public. Showings illustrated efficiency and safety in railroad operations. A public address at the Commercial Club and additional talks Saturday aimed to connect citizens with the railroad business. Perley, a former Pendleton engineer and ex Washington public service chair, will train the audience through visual presentations. The car tours conclude Sunday morning before heading to Portland.
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A. W. Perley
Portland
Pendleton
Washington
Public Service Commission
Tammany Leader and Friends Save Many Lives
Rose Murphy of Tammany Judge H B Moss and John McCooey acted as firemen after smoke issued from a tenement. They assisted 150 lodgers to safety, called for help, and directed occupants to the street before providing food and drink at a nearby restaurant.
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Tammany
New York
Rose Murphy
H. B. Moss
John McCooey
Murphy
Moan
McCooey
President Wilson Suffering From Slight Cold
Washington February 12 President Wilson is suffering from a slight cold and has been ordered to remain indoors.
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Wilson
Washington
Damages Sought Over Saloon Closings In Oregon Case
Sheriff Esch of Marion County will serve papers tomorrow due to a holiday. William Weilgnand, Stewart and Warner Copperfield sue Governor West and Colonel Lawson, seeking about $5,000 in damages for closing saloons and confiscating equipment.
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Esch
Marion County
Salem
Ore
Sheriff Esch
William Weilgnand
Stewart and
Warner Copperfield
Governor West
Colonel Lawson
Sults
Representative French Backs Columbia Snake Rivers Survey
Lewiston Idaho Feb 12 Representative French favors an amendment to the rivers and harbors bill for a 50000 dollar survey of the Columbia and Snake rivers to plan canal development and potential 800000 horsepower. The funds would be used by the Oregon state hydroelectric commission to organize the Columbia river basin into an improvement district.
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French
Lewiston
Idaho
Chamberlain
Columbia and
Snake Rivers
Oregon State Hydro-Electric Commission
Columbia River Basin
Asquith Says England Won't Exhibit at Fair
Premier Asquith told the House of Commons that England again refuses to participate in the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. He said the government has reconsidered its decision and cannot modify the refusal.
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Asquith
England
London
San Francisco
House of Commons
Fire Rontsa Out Patients Sanitarium Blaze in Milwaukee Suburb
A fire at the Blue Mound Sanatorium for tuberculosis patients in Milwaukee drove 45 patients from their beds. The city institution at Wauwatosa was destroyed, with losses estimated at 50000 dollars. The buildings had been recently completed.
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Milwaukee
Blue Mound
Wauwatosa
Shippers Protest Proposed Hates In Rail Rates
Shippers of iron and steel products and raw materials appeared before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington on February 11 to protest a proposed general five percent increase in eastern railroad freight rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Progressive Candidate Enrolls as Freshman at UW
Seattle reports Robert Hodge, a progressive candidate for governor in 1912, has enrolled as a university of Washington freshman with plans for a full course. He previously failed three state bar exams.
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Seattle
Robert Hodge
University of Washington
General Jones Plans to Aid Colorado Campaign
New York report states General Rosalie Jones and Colonel Ira Craft plan to travel to Montana soon to assist Miss Jeanette Rankin in the votes for women campaign.
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Jones
AMD
Colorado
New York
Rosalie Jones
Ira Craft
Montana
Jeanette Rankin
Suffragists Blamed for Burned Carnegie Library
Birmingham, England reports that suffragists are believed responsible for a fire that destroyed the Carnegie library at Northfield in Worcestershire near the city.
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Carnegie
Birmingham
England
Northfield
Worcestershire
Bombardment of Esmoraldo Town Kills Many in Ecuador
Santiago reports heavy loss of life in Esmoraldo Ecuador after government forces bombarded the town. Recapture by rebels not confirmed. The town hosts a significant foreign population, and fears for their safety rise amid the turmoil.
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Santiago
Chile
Esmoraldo
Ecuador
Sensational Assault Allegation Involving Senator Gore
Oklahoma City February 12 Witness Mrs Bond testifies in a $50,000 defamation suit alleging Senator Gore assaulted her after a March hotel meeting. She describes moving near the bed, a struggle, broken eyeglasses, and the intervention of attorney Thaddeus Robertson. Gore shows no emotion during testimony.
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Oklahoma City
Gore
Bond
Winston Hotel
Thaddeus Robertson
Norman Pruitt
Pendleton Considers $40,000 Bond to Finish Water System
City officials say a $40,000 bond issue will be placed before residents to complete the gravity water system. Councilman Murphy reports the finance committee, after talks with the Water commission, believes this amount is enough to finish the ongoing work, noting a switch from wood to concrete pipes and new street pipelines increased costs. Mayor Matlock supports completing the system even if it requires more funds and the commission will present a formal proposition at the next meeting.
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Pendleton
E. J. Murphy
Water Commission
Matlock
Suffragists Call Rally Across Nation on May 2
New York Feb 12 The official board of the National Woman Suffrage Association calls suffragists nationwide to gather at open mass meetings on Saturday May 2 in every city village and hamlet from Atlantic to Pacific. The trumpet signal will be a hymn sung by suffragists who will adopt a nationwide resolution to be presented to Congress demanding political freedom for American women.
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New York
National Woman Suffrage Association
Atlantic
Pacific
Congress
Pioneer flier soars Mount Blanc then vanishes in fog
A young French aviator M. Parmelin flew over Mount Blanc from Geneva after a week of waiting for clear weather. He ascended to about three miles but his aeroplane plunged into thick fog on the French side of the Alps. Some men are always getting busy, but they don't keep busy.
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Mount Blanc
Aoste
Department of
Isere
France
M. Parmelin
Geneva
Switzerland
Alps
Cold wave grips Atlantic coast as deaths rise in frigid cities
The brutal 36 mile gale and arctic temperatures sweep from North Carolina to Maine with New York City at two below zero. Municipal lodging houses fill as conditions worsen. Barbara Walsh of Patterson dies in the street and Syracuse records 20 below. Weather bureau predicts the chill will persist. In Minneapolis three workers die after exposure near rail lines as Lars Anderson Lars Nelson and Edward Huden perish in the cold.
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East
New York
Atlantic
North Carolina
Maine
New York City
Barbara Walsh
Patterson
N. J
Syracuse
Weather Bureau
Minneapolis
Lars Anderson
Lars Nelson
Duluth
Edward Huden
Great Northern
First gale for tickets for Round-Up received
Dr J T Guerin of Vancouver Va has requested Round-Up directors to reserve twelve seats for the 1914 cowboy show, indicating strong early interest eight months before the event. His action underscores the Round-Up’s popularity in the northwest and the public’s eagerness for premium seating.
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J. T. Guerin
Vancouver
Northwest
Dr. Guerin
After a man knows something he is too old to use it financially
The remark notes that once a person reaches true knowledge or insight they often lose the ability to monetize it. It comments on age and practical application, suggesting a tension between wisdom and economic opportunity. The statement reflects a skeptical view of late life usefulness in business terms.
Seven gunmen raid New York restaurant fatal stabbing reported
News briefs cover aroused inmates at a tenement, a fatal stabbing of Mrs Bond, embezzlement plea by President Raine of a defunct bank in Memphis, and other local items including Lincoln birthday observances and school curfew. Also notes on a Colorado detective agency, Japan navy budget, and Round-up ticket orders.
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Tammany
Murphy
New York
Mra. Bond
Gore
Raine
Mercantile State Bank
Memphis
Colorado
Japan
Russia
Sheriff Esch
Marion County
Governor West
Lawson
Appropriate Programs in Schools on Lingua Day
Today marks the 105th birthday of Abraham Lincoln with Lincoln day observances in Oregon. Pendleton did not suspend business or schools, but public schools held a Lincoln day assembly at the high school with sketches on Lincoln, Gettysburg address, and a recitation. Banks remained open. courts except police court and some county offices closed.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Oregon
Pendleton
Lincoln
Prin
Cipal A. C. Hampton
Ernest Crocket
A. A. Asbahr
Caroline Bonney
Washington
Naval Expansion Budget Passed in Japan
Tokio February twelfth parliament approved a budget to fund a naval extension costing sixty two million dollars over five years. Rioting against taxes continued as parliament, guarded by troops, conducted the session to approve the measure.
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Japan
Parliament House
Another Alleged Ritual Murder Case Reported
London reports another alleged ritual murder as Central News in St. Petersburg dispatches says a Jewish tailor named Pashkoff was arrested near Kieff for killing a Christian. London Jews are investigating.
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London
Central News
St. Petersburg
Kieff
Pashkoff
Loan Shark Victim Freed in Oakland Case
Oakland, February 12. A probe into Walter Head, 19, extended after he claimed he needed funds from a money lender to support his wife and child. A court official secured employment for Head and arranged a plan to repay the loan. He reunited with his newborn after his relief.
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Oakland
Cal
Walter Head
Railroads Seek 5 Percent Freight Rate Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a three day hearing in Washington on February 12 to consider lake and rail rates tied to eastern railroads’ request for a five percent rise in freight charges.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern
Asotin County Plans 20000 Dollar Road Improvements
Asotin county commissioners announced a 20000 dollar program to upgrade the upper road through the Clemons Addition from Clarkston to Asotin. The lower road is under a franchise to F L Sturm for an electric railway, blocking state wagon road funds.
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Asotin County
Clarkston
Wash
Clemons Addition
Asotin
F. L. Sturm
Alma Richards Headlines New York Athletic Club Meet at Madison Square Garden
Alma Richards, Olympic champion high jumper from Cornell, stars in the New York Athletic Club meet at Madison Square Garden. He recently cleared six feet four inches in trials and the event offers a five inch handicap to give Richards and other scratch men a chance for the top prize.
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New York
Alma Richards
Cornell University
Madison Square Garden
New York Athletic Club
Richards
Chambers of Commerce convenes second annual session
More than 430 local, state and national organizations gathered in Washington for the second day of the chamber of commerce of the United States annual convention. Secretary of Labor Wilson spoke on the relation of the department to industries and commerce. Tomorrow the delegation will discuss the Sherman antitrust law and corporate regulation, and a Lincoln Day banquet is planned for the evening.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Wilson
Department
Industries and Commerce
Pendleton Moves To Tank Tobacco Use By Boys
Pendleton public schools Supt J S Landers leads a push with parents teachers and city officials to curb tobacco among youths. A proposed ordinance would ban sale of tobacco to minors, align with state law, and reward enforcement with dedicated officers. Local officials back stronger action.
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Cligarette
Pendleton
J. S. Landers
Parent-Teachers
Health and Police Committee
Supt. Sanders
Hawthorne
Lincoln
Washington
A. A. Asbahr
John Hailey, Jr
FitzGerald
Head of Colorado Detective Agency Tells of Methods
A. C. Felts, Colorado manager of Baldin Felts detective agency, testified before a congressional committee about breaking mine and railroad strikes. He said firearms were used and that strikers were the aggressors in Ludlow, where deputies’ armored trains were repulsed and about a thousand shots fired on each side. The armored car was built by Colorado Fuel and Iron at Pueblo, carried a machine gun, and four rapid fire guns were imported overall.
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Denver
A. C. Felts
Colorado
Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency
Congressional Investigating Committee
Ludlow
Feltz
Joseph Belcher
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Pueblo Steel
West Virginia
Echo and Union to clash on neutral floor in Pendleton
Echo basketball club and Union, both claiming eastern Oregon supremacy, plan a neutral site showdown in Pendleton next Friday night. Echo would bring a strong delegation and the game, likely at the high school gym, could draw big crowds and influence the championship race.
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Pedleton
Oregon
Echo
Union
Pendleton
Carl Gilbert
Gilbert
President of Defunct Mercantile Bank Pleads Not Guilty
Memphis February 12 President Raine of the defunct Mercantile State Bank pleaded not guilty to embezzlement before Judge Palmer. Attorneys argued the indictment failed to specify the exact amount of the alleged shortfall, reported to exceed one million dollars.
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Memphis
Raine
Mercantile State Bank
Palmer
Gold Mine Is Now Coal Mine in California Strike
In Redding California the mine two miles from Harrison Gulch shifts from gold and silver to coal after workers cut a ten foot vein on the 00 foot level. Located 65 miles from the nearest railroad, the strike is deemed California's most important coal find.
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Redding
Cal
Harrison Gulch
California
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A.C. Felts
Ledlow
Hancock
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Rick Dunnigan
Beyore
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