Many battles are being fought in Northern Mexico
From Douglas Arizona Feb 27 reports say Agua Prieta garrison deserters fled toward the Mills after clashes with loyal forces. Fronteras rebel garrison surrendered without a shot fired and four Nocosari railroad bridges burned. Rebels claim 2200 men recruited and rebellion spreading in Sonora and Chihuahua.
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Douglas
Ariz
Sonora
Huerta
Agua Prieta Carrison
Fronteras
Agua Prieta
Nocosari
Douglas Junta
Result of vote to strike will be known soon
San Francisco February 27. More than two thousand electrical workers along the coast, employed by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co, face a possible strike. A referendum on a compromise offer of twenty five cents per day is being canvassed, while the workers demand fifty cents.
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San Francisco
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Oregon Washington Get Consideration
Oregon and Washington amendments were favored as the senate met at ten o clock with only ten sleepy eyed members present. The previous session ran until early morning, ending at about three fifty.
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Washington
Senate
Oregon
Fisher Opens 129000 Acres in Wallowa County
Washington February 27. Through lobbying by Representatives Hawley and Sinnott the interior department agreed to open 129000 acres in Wallowa county for settlement under the enlarged homestead act on March 20. The measure allows one person to homestead 320 acres of desert land. Sinnott personally saw Secretary Fisher and presented letters accusing him of hostility to Oregon. Fisher promised a prompt decision.
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Washington
Hawley
Sinnott
Interior Department
Wallowa County
Fisher
Wallowa
Oregon
Foreclosure on Jackson Street over unpaid assessments grows
Jackson street property owners who refused to pay assessments for street improvements face imminent foreclosure. City Attorney Charles Carter is authorized to foreclose and begin proceedings, amid a pending suit by James Johns to avoid payments. The council also approved gravel bitulithic paving contracts for College and Webb streets, with one dissent from Councilman Selbert on West Webb street plans.
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Jackson Street
Charles Carter
James Johns
Johns
Phelps
Warren Construction Co
College Street
Webb
Court
Webb Street
Cottonwood
College
Warren Company
Duke
Dollarway Company
Matlock
West Webb Street
Cosble
Tutullla
Selbert
Evans Filing on Walla Walla River Declared Illegal
Upper Walla Walla farmers form a competing power company to oust Howard Evans. They claim Evans failed to meet legal requirements for development work and plan to have their filing recognized. The group discusses legal action, potential sale of power privileges to Pendleton, and names several participants and advisers.
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Evans
Walla Walla River
Howard Evans
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Harry Huber
C. BE. Demaris
J. A. Fee
S. D. Peterson
Milton
Messrs
Huber and
Demaris
East Oregonian
Walla Willa River Power Company
E. Demaris
Jacob Demaris
Amos Demaris
J. A. Hayton
J. 4
Oregon governor signs seventy five bills including university and college appropriations
Salem Ore Feb 27 Governor West continued the rapid pace of approving measures filed by the legislature signing or filing seventy five more bills since yesterday Most are appropriation measures headed by funding for the state university and the Oregon agricultural college.
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Salem
Ore
West
The
State University
Oregon Agricultural College
Alarm at Morgan Condition Raises Doctor Concern
Cairo reports that J. P. Morgan shows new symptoms in his illness. Doctors say no life danger yet but are alarmed by hollow cheeks and increasing emaciation.
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Cairo
J. P. Morgan
Brandeis Named Secretary of Commerce Predicted
Washington reports suggest Louis Brandeis will be named secretary of commerce rather than attorney general. Other cabinet rumors place Con gressman Wilson of Pennsylvania as head of the new department of labor, with labor leader and mine workers ex-secretary in consideration. Wilson plans to stay near Congress during the extra session and occupy the president’s room for closer executive-legislative contact.
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Fiost
Commerce
Department of Labor
Washington
Friends of
Wilson
Congressman Wilson
Pennsylvania
Louis Brandeis
Trenton
N. J
Capitol
Charles Swen
Newark
New Jersey
Congress
Kern
Senator Thomas
La Grande Faces Deadline to Save Baseball Franchise
La Grande Oregon debates a $3500 to $5500 drive to preserve Western Tri-State League baseball. A fundraising committee led by A V Andrews E E Kirtley and Larry Larrison reported $2600 pledged, with Sweet aiding efforts. If the amount is not secured, the franchise will be surrendered at once amid league planning in Pendleton.
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la Grande
Ore
Baker
W. N. Sweet
A. V. Andrews
E. E. Kirtley
Larry Larrison
Sweet
Pendleton
Care access for tuberculosis cure in US
Washington February 27 Senator Gore declared that if the Friedmann tuberculosis cure proves effective it should be placed by the government at the disposal of every tuberculosis sufferer in the United States. He pledged to work to determine efficacy and then seek congressional action to ensure reach and government control over the remedy.
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Washington
United States
Gore
Congress
Pendleton Moves Toward Carnegie Library Request
Mayor Matlock appointed Councilmen Cole Montgomery and Dyer to report next council meeting on city support for a Carnegie library. A Carnegie Corporation offer was discussed after a library award letter. Council favorable to securing funds and may donate land northeast of the Main Street Bridge as a library site. Library tax revenue of about 1500 dollars would need only a small increase.
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Pendleton
Matlock
Cole
Montgomery
Dyer
Carnegie Corporation
Main Street Bridge
Government Gains Timber Land Grants
United States Attorney McCourt reports federal appeals court rulings support the government in timber land suits. Eight claims granted to C. A. Smith and others revert to the government, and four claims held by Booth-Kelly Lumber of Eugene are returned, involving about 150000 dollars.
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Portland
United States
McCourt
Federal Court of Appeals
San Francisco
C. A. Smith
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
Eugene
Turkey Ready to Quit Balkan War Peace Talks Begin
London reports from Constantinople and Sofia confirm Turkey has signified willingness to surrender Adrianople to the Balkan allies and stands prepared to negotiate peace on that basis.
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Turkey
London
Seeabatehae
Constantinople
Sofia
Adrianople
Balkan
Alleged Slavers Indicted Near Pendleton
Four of five alleged white slavers operating in Pendleton were indicted by a federal grand jury at North Yakima. Harry Dupuis, a local figure, pleaded guilty after arrest in Pasco. Forrest A. Nixon escaped indictment due to lack of Washington end linkage. Pendleton witnesses and residents such as Pat Joyce, J. G. James, Percy Croker, Mrs. Olive N. Froom, Mr. Sparger, and Hattle Long testified.
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Pendleton
North Yakima
John Kearney
Harry Dupuis
Pasco
Forrest A. Nixon
Daisy Shults
Eudora Penfield
Walla Walla
Billy’ Brown
Baker
Lewiston
Olive N. Froom
Mr. Sparger
Hattle Long
New Realty Firm Hansen & Houghton Opens in Pendleton
Hansen and Houghton establish a Pendleton office in the American National Bank building. D. C. Hansen, from Prosser, a German with local German farmer friends, leads the firm with partner J. Houghton arriving soon by auto. Hansen urges correction of rumors that the Pendleton Round-up will move to Portland.
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Pendleton
Hansen & Houghton
D. C. Hansen
American National Bank
Hansen
Prosser
Wash
J. Houghton
Refugees Cross Line Sparks U S Troop Move to Eagle Pass
Secretary Stimson orders a detachment of American troops to Eagle Pass Texas to guard against a possible clash at Piedras Niegras as Huerta troops threaten rebels under General Carranza. Two thousand refugees have crossed the border fleeing the anticipated battle. Mexican federal cavalry moves toward the border with Canter leading toward Magonista rebels in Lower California and reports say rebels are crossing from the United States. Three hundred federal troops are en route from Ensenada to Ensenada?
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Fa Paso
Texas
Huerta
Concha
Chihuahua
Francisco Madero
Maytorena
Sonora
Torreon
Emilio
Raoul Madero
Trevino
Stimson
War Department
Fugle Pass
Lower
California
Washington
Eagle Pass
Piedras Niegras
Carranza
Bliss
Immie
el Centro
Cal
Magonista
Lower California
Canter
Ensenada
United States
Dr Harvey Wiley to Speak at Pendleton Lyceum
Dr Harvey Wiley the former chief of the Agriculture Department's Bureau of Chemistry will deliver a Pure Food lecture in Pendleton Monday evening at the high school auditorium. Wiley replaces John E Gunckel on the Lyceum program, and tickets will be honored at the door.
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Pendleton
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Wiley
Lyceum
John E. Gunckel
Arbitration 10 to Be Proposed in Rubber Strike
Akron OH Feb 27 state board of arbitration to confer with both sides in rubber strike amid rioting to seek settlement. Board met with Pollock, strikers' scale committee, to obtain analysis of workers position on arbitration. M D Orange pier rock druggist returned home after overnight in city.
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Akron
Ohio
State Board of Arbitratio
Pollock
M. D. Orange
Pier Rock
Dr Friedmann Swamped by Letters From White Plague Sufferers
Ten thousand telegrams and letters from New Mexico and beyond overwhelm Dr. Friedmann as he rushes to respond. He hires extra assistants and plans a dispensary to treat applicants while awaiting government test details with Dr. Foster. He may work through New York physicians if licensing questions arise, noting six weeks to train others.
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DR. Friedmann
New York
New Mexico
Friedmann
Foster
Government Health and Marine Hospital Service
Friedmann An
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Mexico City
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