Large Panama Canal and harbor grants headline appropriation bill
The sundry appropriation bill reported to the House includes major sums for the Panama Canal and harbor work, with 31.665 billion for the canal and 19.475 billion for harbor continuation. It would fund a million dollars to detect and prevent fraud in public lands, total appropriations reach 134.023 million, and include building projects and a clause on secret service activity. The bill also allocates two million for a Washington building to house several federal offices and funds to audit railroad accounts.
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Panama Canal
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
House
Secret Service
Panama
Secretary of the Interior
Cuba
Maine
Havana
Congress
Washington
General Land Office
Geological Survey
Indian Office
Reclamation Service
Sereet Service
Executive Office
Pacteio Coast to Work for Wireless Bill
Seattle February 14. Commercial and shipping interests of the Pacific Northwest unite to push the Rouge bill in the United States Senate. The measure would require ocean steamship passenger vessels to be equipped with wireless telegraphy. President Roosevelt urged passage in a special message after the Republic was struck near Massachusetts.
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Seattle
Ward
Northwest
United States
Senate
Ocean
Roosevelt
Republic
Massachusetts
Wholesale Jail Delivery in Oakland
Garland reports a wholesale jail delivery in Oakland on February 19. Eight prisoners cut through a door, escaped, and climbed to the roof of the adjoining courtroom before leaping to the ground. Poses are pursuing the escapees.
Daly Loses Big Mine Fight in Park City
In Denver on February 10 the Bally-West mine election at Park City reelected Bamberger as president and W. S. McCornick as a director, defeating J. J. Daly's Cincinnati backed faction. The Bamberger McCornick slate retained the board amid a stormy meeting. The Daly faction plans to challenge the result, seeking to contest the legality of the voting process based on President Ells ruling against cumulative voting.
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Denver
Bally-West Mine
Park City
Bamberger
Aspany
McCornick
Uver
J. J. Dal
Cincinnati
Bambirger-Me
Nick
A. C. Ells, Jr
Daly
National Highway Association Formed in Florida
New York Feb 19. A national highway association has been organized in Florida to pursue building a network from Maine to Florida from New York through the middle west to Seattle and down the coast to Los Angeles. The group plans a convention in St Augustine next January.
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Farm Association
New York
Maine
Florida
Middle West
Seattle
Los Angeles
Natonal Highway Association
St. Augustine
Revolution in Russia ended declares leaders withdraw
Deutsche Zeitung reports the Russian revolutionary committee has dissolved and leaders like Prince Sussulkich have abandoned the movement. American representatives say the upheaval will shift to policy change only. Berlin date Feb 19.
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Deutsche Zeiting
Revolutionary Landers
Berlin
Germany
The
Deutsche Zeitung
Chicago group defends revolutionaries amid misleadings
The Political Refugee Defense League of America based in Chicago rebuts claims that the Russian revolutionary committee was disbanded. It asserts the aim was to end the tarred movement after Ascot, a leader, proved to be a Russian agent. The group contends actions may follow varied fates or push the Russian people toward change.
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Chicago
Political Refugee Defense League of America
Russian Revolutionary Committee
Ascot
Mote of 1 Marines Father of Five
Issojuas Washington February 19 Already the mother of 19 living children Mrs P Gobtell has returned from Seattle where she became the bride of James Hall the favorite of five grown children He is 58 and she is 6 She has 48 grandchildren She has been a widow for one year and he for five years A five deter GU goes a long way towards chanelle some men's op ne fons.
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Issojuas
Wash
Chidren
P. Gobtell
Seattle
James Hall
Chanelle
Washington Days Steal March on Wets May Win Yet
Washington news notes the senate passes a public morn measure with delays, House debates medical bills and a foreign corporations ban, and a plan to maintain Pacific Ocean beach as a public park from the Columbia mouth to Cape Flattery. Acting Governor Hay travels seeking support for anti saloon sentiment. The first Saturday session may be held tomorrow.
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Washington
House Committee On Public
Senate
House
Spokane
Hay
King County
Anti-saloon League
Mgokfeepi
State Board of Medical Examiners
Campbell
Thaby Washington Corporation
Eldridge
Pacific Ocean
The
Columbia
Cape Flattery
Normal School in limbo as bill stalls senate action
Crater Lake bill remains hung up in the Senate while talks say two normals were traded for other measures. The labor commissioner salary increase is under consideration as the Branch Asylum issue is declared not dangerous. Senme Kills drastic punitive provisions for violators of local option law.
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Senme
Crater Lake
Senate
Oregon Senate halts Weston normal school funding
Salem Oregon February 19. The senate indefinitely postponed the Weston normal school appropriation of 3106,000. The Ashland bill was turned down without division. The Monmouth normal appropriation was also rejected by a vote of 17 to 12.
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Salem
Ore
Senate
Weston Normal School
Ashland
Monmouth Normal
Oregon Legislature Bids On Last Day Before Adjournment
Salem, Feb 19. Both houses work on bills from the other side. Senate kills drastic focal option bill to suppress liquor sales in dry districts and seizure in clubs and homes by 17 to 13. Senate passes branch asylum in eastern Oregon with 300,000 appropriation, a new insurance department, and raises labor commissioner salary to 5. The house passes Jones free locks cane at Oregon City and unifying fisheries laws with Washington for the Columbia. Late sessions extend into night. Contention on sterilization bill for the criminally insane grows. governor is urged to sign it. Normal school fight continues with three proposed sites Ashland Monmouth Weston. Portland option aims to relocate one school. Trade accusations link Ashland Weston deals to Crater Lake road bill. Crater Lake bill carries 100000 but is hung up.
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Senate
Oregon
House
Oregon City
Joint Fisheries Committee
Washington
Columbia
Mt Pee
Ashland
Monmouth
Westin
Portland
Board of Regents
Monymouth
Pioneer of 1816 Killed by Falling Tree
Salem Oc feb 19 word has just been received by the Marion County coroner that Revlon P Ayal of Boon View Polk County an early pioneer of 1846 was killed by a fall near the Marion county side of the river opposite his home. The news places him as a founder of Buen Vitae and notes his birth in the Otpaln while the Im Minriyt train was en route from Independence Mo. He was but months old upon arrival in Ohio.
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Salem
Marion County
Revlon P. Ayal
Boon View
Polk County
Hie Howe
Theason Mall
Buen Vieta
Independence
Onion
War Cloud to Looming Dark War Closer Than Ever
Leiden Eng Feb 19 War between Austria and Servia is closer to day than ever. An Austrian note demands Servia disarm by Feb 27 or Austria will declare war and rush troops to the frontier. It cites Servian depredations in Hercegovina and Bosnia and predicts war within a fortnight unless Servia complies.
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Austria
Servia
Terngevion
Bosnia
Leiden
Eng
Hertgovia
Harriman Camped in Texas See Railroads Blamed
E M Harriman and party camped near San Antonio on February 18. Harriman blamed railroads in part for a recent downturn and urged more cooperation between railroads and lawmakers to address the issue.
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San Antonio
Tex
Harriman
Harrison
Butte Man Crushed After Fall From Train Car No No
Seattle Feb 19 A Butte Montana man Philip Dechtelhof was crushed to death when he fell from a blind baggage car on Great Northern train No. inbound near Wellington while stealing a side on the train. A letter found on the dead man gave his address as 115 Plata Mund Street Butte Montana.
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Seattle
Great Northern
Philip Dechtelhof
Butte
Mont
Wellington
Kansas kills anti Japanese intermarriage bill
Topeka February 19 lawmakers killed a bill that would bar intermarriage between whites and Japanese and would also prohibit white and negro intermarriage. The move aimed to ease strain in U S Japan relations and reflect the uneasy stance on racial mixing.
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Topeka
Kan
United Siites
Japan
Sansin Jeitelature
Yiure Ft
Guggenheim Recovering After Mexico Illness Journey
Smelter magnate Daniel Guggenheim, president of American Smelting and Refining, is reported seriously ill in Mexico but has passed through St. Louis en route to New York. His son Thirty said the father has recovered.
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Toulé
Daniel Gugeenhela
American Smelting and Refining Company
Mexico
St. Louis
New York
North Powder horses sell under U S coal service rules
A sale of nine horses from Silex of North Towder and 28 horses from Pendleton, priced around 100 dollars each, was conducted under United States coal service inspection. An additional trade involved L Berbes’ $500 block team and the sale of Mr Cilkieon’s gray horses after a prior bargain.
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Silex
North
Homer Bidwell
Pendleton
United States Coal Service
Pdioyk Gibbon
Grays
Inhie Horven
Enn
Mir
Cilkieon
Local minister sought after death linked to loan dispute
Chitana Feb 19. Rev. PB TW Power pastor of Monroe Avenue Church is sought on an order of Mioner Hoffman after Miss Jock Venners died by her own action. Before her death she said she loaned him 16 dollars and, when asked to retain it, faced threats of blackmail. She was fined 19 dollars, then a tent home swallowed...
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Chitana
Power
Monroe Avenue
Mioner Hoffman
Jock Venners
Revivalist withdraws from livery barn in Yakima quarrel
In North Yakima Washington a revivalist and coworker Rev Mr McComb split after a dispute over a lecture. McComb preferred to lecture while Mountarfs partner wanted to speak. The fallout dissolves their partnership as followers move toward the central city barn.
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North
Yakima
Wash
Metnturft
McComb
Becauee McComb
Portland Enn Wins Wisconsin Wrestling Bout
Portland Ore February report of a lively wrestling match where John Berg challenged O Connell in a spirited bout. Berg weighed about 165 pounds and attempted five throws but managed four, the bout ending with both wrestlers displaying strong energy and competitive moves.
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Portland
Ore
John Berg
Otonnell
Connel Fiat Pines
Andes
Keres
O'Connen
New Washington County Surveyor Named in Hillsboro
Feb 19 A Morrill is appointed county surveyor to fill the vacancy caused by L C Walker's death. Morrill has previously served in the role and is well prepared for the duties.
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Washington County
Hillsboro
Ore
A. A. Morrill
L. C. Walker
War Looms Says Bell Sees Greater Future Conflict
Albany February 0 Major General Franklin Bell chief of Staff U S A guest of the New York National Guard at the annual dinner warned that prospects of war in the future are greater than in the past He cited U S military policy gaps and noted the fleet though global in reach would struggle to move from Hampton Roads to the Pacific without coaling stations and colliers.
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Albany
Franklin Bell
U.S. A
National Guard
Pacific
Oakland forger to prison seven years at San Quentin
Frederick B. Signer pleaded guilty to forging the name of James A. Murry, Monterey millionaire, and was sentenced to seven years in San Quentin. Testimony aimed to show the accused mental incompetence.
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Frederick B. Signer
San Quentin
Oakland
Cal
Frederick EB. Signer
James A. Murry
Monterey
Bookies Barred in California After 60 Day Delay
Governor Gillette signed the Otis Walker anti race track betting bill, making bets on horse racing unlawful in California within sixty days. The delay drew criticism. the governor said other bills came first and he signs in order. supporters allege the delay favored racing interests.
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California
Gillette
Sacramento
Calif
Otis Walker
Train Bandit Only 15 Years Old in Great Falls
In Great Falls Montana on February 19 Albert Hatch aged 15 and four companions aged 16 to 18 were on trial for holding up a Great Northern passenger train last fall and killing a passenger. The crowded courtroom required minors to be excluded. Hatch and his pals confessed all.
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Great Falls
Mont
Albert Hatch
Great Northern
Reform School
Hateh
Explosion at Defiance plant kills two in Ohio
An explosion at the American Stee Packing Co plant in Defiance Ohio leaves one dead and two seriously injured. Firefighters and investigators cordon the site as emergency crews treat victims and search for additional hazards.
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Defiance
Ohio
American Stee Packing Co
Torrential Rain Threatens Sanderson Bridge in Binn
Storm raged in Binn Albans Ore last night with torrential rain turning streets to streams. Reports indicate the north approach of Sanderson's bridge is failing and will hinder access, risking residents' safety and an estimated $5000 in losses.
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Binn
Albans
Ore
New Sanderson's Bridge
Pendleton Academy Seeks 100000 Endowment for Junior College
Trustees and friends of Pendleton academy discuss enlarging the school into a two year junior college with a 100000 endowment. Rev W Le Van Nuys emphasizes need for a curricular shift to prepare students for universities or technical work. A trustees meeting will decide on pursuing the endowment and field expansion as safeguards for the institution’s future.
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Pendleton Academy
Pendleton
W. le van Nuys
California
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Junior College
van Nuys
Bert Ainz ie Charged With Forging Endorsement 10 Money Order
Bert Ainzie is charged with forging an endorsement on a postal money order for 25 dollars issued in Los Angeles on April 10 1905. W T Griffith deputy from Portland arrived to extradite him from Pendleton where he is jailed on the charge. The case stems from forgery tied to Denver Colorado authorities and involves Post Office Inspector E F P Smith. He allegedly obtained money by forging Urdank's name. He claims possible honest acquisition.
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W. T. Griffith
T. Smarsha
Portland
Bert Kinzis
Denver
Colorado
Post Office
E. F P. Smith
Sanford ¢. Hinsdale
U. S
Colo
Payaie
Urdank
Pendleton
Kenzie
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Roy
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