Conference Between Wilson and Lind May Be Held Today
Pass Christian dispatches report a possible meeting between President Wilson and Lind that could influence U S policy on Mexico. The president plans an investigation into who leaked news of their coming together. The Chester and Winona are positioned offshore for a potential rendezvous near Ship Island with Lind aboard.
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President
Lind
Wilson
Pass Christian
Chester
Ship Island
Winona
Mexico
Christian Harbor
Howell
Secret Service
Christian
Four Eclipses and Mercury Transit in 1914
The article outlines four eclipses and a Mercury transit in 1914. It notes an February 24 annular sun eclipse not visible in North America, a March 1 to 12 moon eclipse visible in parts of North America, a August 21 sun eclipse as a small partial in the northeast, and a September 4 moon eclipse visible only at its start in western North America with a 4 16 a m Pacific start.
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North America
Pacific
Colorado
New Mexico
Fishermen and Hunters Increase in Umatilla County
Umatilla County sees a rising reputation for hunting and angling with 3830 licenses issued in 1913. Of these 1925 anglers, 16865 hunters, 264 combination licenses, 60 nonresident hunters, and 26 nonresident anglers produced $419 in revenue.
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Umatilla
Angiera
Washington Post Office Building Declared Complete in Capital
The national capital’s new postoffice building is formally completed and preparations begin to move city staff from the postoffice department building. Located beside Union Station, the granite structure fronts Union Station Plaza and is part of a Washington beautification scheme. The post office will gain much needed space on relocation from the department building’s first floor.
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Washington
National Capital
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Union Station
Union Station Plaza
Washington Post Office
Federal Post Office Department
Burglary At U.K. Barber Shop Net $15
Burglars entered the U K barber shop and pool hall last night by accessing the cellar through a back door and prying up floor boards. About $15 in cash was taken, with possible merchandise missing. The break in was discovered this morning. Chief Kearney suspects an insider familiar with the building. No clues left to identify the culprits.
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U. K
Dave Smith
Kearney
Famous Criminal Lawyer Orlando Powers Dies
Salt Lake City Jan 2 Judge Orlando Powers famed criminal lawyer in the west and defender of Darrow in Los Angeles on bribery charges has died of pneumonia. His prominence in high profile cases marked him as a key figure in American legal history.
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Salt Lake City
Orlando Powers
God of
Darrow
Los Angeles
Fire in New York cheese factory shocks city
Firemen battled a five story warehouse blaze at the O'Roth cheese importers plant turning the stack into a molten rarebit. At Hudson hospital nurses and the superintendent evacuated and closed windows to avert panic as losses reached fifty thousand dollars.
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New York
O'Roth Company
Hudson Hospital
Carnegie Building Unique In Many Ways
Washington January 1 The Carnegie Institute opened a new building designed for terrestorial magnetism using minimal steel to avoid magnetic interference. The structure focuses on vibration reduction with cross walls hung from concrete girders and sand-packed foundation piers. It will take about six weeks to install the delicate instruments.
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Washington
Carnegie Institute
Fraser Heads Woodmen Leader in Omaha
Fraser becomes active head of the Woodmen of the World succeeding founder Joseph Cullen Root who died in Hendersonville North Carolina. Fraser will hold the office automatically until 1915 when the next national meeting occurs in San Francisco. He plans to bring his family to Omaha where the order’s headquarters are located.
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Fraser
Omaha
Jan. J
W. A. Fraser
Woodmen of the World
Joseph Cullen Root
Order
Hendersonville
N. C
San Francisco
Federals Hold Back Rebel Attack in City Defense
In Presidio on January 2 a four day battle for Ofinaga continued as constitutionalists pressed a superior force. Federal resistance remained desperate with hundreds dead and about 200 total casualties, including 150 federals. American surgeons treated wounded while rebels recovered quickly from the onslaught. The left wing under General Ortega was reinforced by 800 troops from Coahuila and federal demoralization showed signs of being checked.
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Ortega
Coahhuita
Big Canal Set to Begin Next Week Under Hermiston Plan
The big canal from the damsite below Hermiston toward the West Umatilla project will start early next week likely Tuesday or Wednesday, said Project Engineer H B Newell in a phone interview with the East Oregonian. Teams will dig and rough out the canal while concrete work awaits better weather. no work on the diversion dam will occur yet as crews arrive and camps are prepared.
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Hermiston
West Umatilla
H. B. Newell
The
East Oregonian
Carrying Market Basket Becomes Fashion in Cleveland
Cleveland market master John Kamp reports households spend about 400000 dollars weekly at city markets. At the West Side Market House alone 30000 buyers were counted in a week. They favor self-service over delivery, trimming food costs and showing rising market activity across municipal markets.
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Cleveland
John Kamp
Kamp
Cleveladnera
Wets Side
Miner seeks steady woman companion near Idaho homestead
F Enock Shepperd, staying at the Tiger Hotel in Burke Idaho, advertises for a secondhand woman aged 25 to 45 who is not a crank or flirt. He describes himself as a 38 year old Irish miner owner of a homestead near Kettle Falls and says he plans to marry in April or May.
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Walla Walla
Enoch Shepperd
Shepperd
Tiger Hotel
Burke
Idaho
Kettle Falla
Columbian River
Flirta
Cranks
Better to Wear Out Than to Rust Out Phrase
A brief saying notes that choosing active effort over passive decline expresses the value of staying engaged. It echoes a mindset of persistent work and resilience rather than stagnation.
Local man targeted in New Year’s Eve shooting at Walla Walla ball
Joe Cole, a former Pendleton chef, fired at Bob Cunningham during a dance crowd dispute. The bullet struck Cunningham and passed into the intestines. Cole fled, interference by Cunningham stopped him earlier, and several others joined the chaos. Cunningham remained alive, Cole at large.
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Joe Cole
Pendleton
Bob Cunningham
Walla Walla
Cunningham
Inegald
Cole
Cunningham Cole
Baker
Dacres
Joe Cunningham
Huchanan
Bowman Grill
Members of Morgan Co resign director roles
New York January report says members of J. P. Morgan and Company resigned as directors of about twenty railroads and industrial firms. The move stems from time demands of firm business and a shift in public sentiment toward directorships.
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New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
Morgan
Pr Gladden Leaves Pastorate in Columbus Church
Columbus January 2 Dr Washington Gladden longtime pastor of the First Christian church has ended his active pastorate. Dr Carl S Patton, his former assistant, will succeed him. Advanced age cited as cause as Gladden nears 78 next February.
Copperfield under martial law and wartime talks
Governor West imposes martial law in Copperfield as a major wartime measure. President Wilson and John Finch were to meet this afternoon to discuss Mexican affairs. Federals repelled a rebel attack at Ojinaga as snow clears Chicago streets enabling job hunts. Morgan Company directors resign from multiple New York firms. Glenafter crew rescued after days adrift without food. Local investigation into the Calumet shooting and deportation of Mover. Walla Walla incident involving a bullet aimed at a local man. Wall Street notes and West Uma tilla project work to start next week. Port Pixler parole violation noted. hunting and fishing activity reported. parcel post changes announced.
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Copperfield
Governor West
Wilson
John Finch
Ojinaga
Chicago
Morgan Company
New York
Glenafter
Calumet
Burelars
Walla Walla Segro
Tolbrary Wall
Biz Catal
West Umatilla
Copperfield Declares Martial Law Saloons to Close by Force
In Copperfield Oregon Governor West orders martial law with Miss Fern Hobbs and Colonel B K Lawson enforcing closure of all saloons. Saloonkeepers and city officials faced resignations while militiamen guard each business as tensions rise over enforcement and potential liquor confiscation.
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Nnna
West
Milas Fern Uobbs
Miss Hobbs
B K. Lawson
Copperfield
Portland
Ore
Fern Hobbs
Lawson
Walla Walla Prison Entry For Dr Linda Hazzard
Dr Linda Hazzard arrived at the Walla Walla penitentiary after leaving a hotel by motor car. She was assigned inmate No 7112 and placed in the women’s wing. The examining matron noted she is in better physical condition than any previous female inmate.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Walla Walla
Linda Burfield Hazzard
Hazzard
Shooting of Moyer to be Investigated by State
Governor Ferris ordered State Attorney George Nichols to start an independent investigation of the shooting and deportation of Moyer. Nichols will oversee the inquiry separate from the Houghton county grand jury proceeding in the copper district.
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Moyer
Lansing, Mich
Ferris
George Nichols
Houghton
Copper
Nichols
Houghton County
Snowfall Brings Work To Thousands Of Idle Men
Chicago on January 2 saw a continuation of snow causing thousands of unemployed to receive work as a parade planned to urge city hall action. Industrial Workers' leaders eyed a mass meeting Sunday while in Minneapolis snow totals reached four inches with continued flurries and light impact on wires and traffic.
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T. Paul, Minn
Janu
Northwest
Two Brigadier Generals to Command American Troops Near Border
Brigadier-General Hunter Liggett and Brigadier-General Franklin J. Bell are ordered to Texas City Texas to command American troops near the Mexican border. The War Department says this does not reflect policy but places trusted officers in position should action be needed. Liggett returns to active duty to lead the Fourth Army division while Bell replaces General Carter in command of the Second Army division at Texas City.
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Hunter Liggett
Franklin J. Bell
Texas City
Texas
War Department
Wilson
Mexico
Liggett
War College
Fourth Army
Bell
Philippines
William H Carter
Second Army
British Schooner Glen Afton Crew Rescued at Sea
Five days adrift after their vessel split in two the Glen Afton crew, lumber cargo keeping them afloat, were rescued by a fishing vessel near Mobile Alabama and hospitalized for starvation and exposure. The hulk rode low in water as waves washed over the men.
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Mobile
Ala
Citizenship test strict in Salem naturalization denials
In Salem Oregon on January 2 20 years after arrival FE Grim a county farmer was denied final naturalization papers for concealing a wife and two children in Germany. The examination is among the strictest with 45 applicants. U S naturalization examiner HB Hazard conducts the proceedings Circuit Judge Galloway issues orders noting only the fittest obtain citizenship. Grim’s oath said he was unmarried at first and later admitted a wife and two children.
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Salem
Ore
Germany
FE. Grim
HB Hazard
United States
Galloway
Beachey Flies Under Expo Roof Then Crashes
Beachey Mew Tadoors, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. In the first eight ever attempted underneath a root, Lincoln Beachey circled successfully the Interior of the Panama Pacific Exposition Palace of Machinery but made a poor landing and smashed his biplane. Beachey was uninjured.
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Beachey
Tadoors
San Francisco
Lincoln Beachey
Panama
Pacific Expoaltion Palace of Machinery
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Morgan CO
Ader
Lawson’ Inn
Goernor West
Hobbs
Colonel Lawson
DR. Hazzard
Franklin J. Bet
Marion County
Trice
Grims
Ren
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