Coal Mine Strike Statement Prompts Holiday Work Debate
John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers issues a statement defending miners who take holidays and deny accusations of ingratitude while others blame management for the coal famine. He notes thousands have been denied return to their posts since a clampdown began, even as they sought to rejoin their preinauguration locations. Separately, scientist William A Eddy advocates an aerial navigation concept using a kite plane inspired by Bell, predicting a future flying machine may arise from such experiments.
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Bayonne
Alexander Graham
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William A. Edbblam
Vessels From Inner Harbor Day Action Noted
Black warships of the allied powers moved against Venezuelan vessels in the harbor yesterday. They landed a large force amid great excitement with no fringe or obstruction as ships were seized.
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O Cabello
Elephants and Presidential Reception Mark Day in Washington
A dramatic dispatch reports a famed elephant named Topsy to be executed at noon tomorrow after killing multiple animals in captivity. In Washington, D C, January 3, the season opens with a grand reception and dinner hosted by Secretaries and cabinet members as President Roosevelt attends. King George reportedly dies the same day, altering royal succession and court proceedings.
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Prominent Educators Meet in National Association Session
Washington Jan 2 The National Association of State Universities opened its ree nlay annus meeting at the Ebbitt House with sessions led by Presidents from Swarthmore Virginia Ohio State Kansas Wisconsin Texas Tennessee Iowa Idaho Indiana North Carolina North Dakota Minnesota and others The agenda includes topics on mines and state universities idle students athletic control religious attendance Rhodes scholarships and intercollegiate matters highlighting the scope of national educational policy discussions.
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National Capital
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Ebbitt House
Schools of Mines
Cecil Rhodes
America
Joseph Swain
Swarthmore College
B. P. Barrings
University of Virginia
William C. Thompson
Ohio State University
Frank Strong
University of Kansas
Webster Merrifield
University of North Dakota
B. A Birge
University of Wisconsin
W. J. Prather
University of Texas
Charles W. Dabney
The
Univeristy of Tennessee
The True Asiatic Plague Outbreak Panic Grows
Mazatlan receives confirmation of an Asiatic plague with bubonic pest bacilli in blood. The virulence increases over 48 hours as 300 residents flee daily. more than 5000 have left. Over 60 percent of the afflicted are women, prompting interior towns to cordon off the port area to block entry.
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Mexico
Madrid Telegram Says Moroccan Pretender Entered City
A telegram from Fez reports the Moroccan throne pretender entered Rabat and was greeted favorably by officials and onlookers, signaling early support amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Fes
Baker County Murderer Delivers More Damning Evidence
Fresh evidence of Ples Armstrongs depravity continues to surface while he is jailed in Baker County on the Ensminger murder in Haines Christmas morning. Reports describe his threats to kill other Ensmingers, his ignorance and illiteracy, and the communitys vigil as the case draws coastwide attention from the Baker City Herald.
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Minnie Eneminger
Haines
Oregon
Armstrong
Ensminger
Baker City Herald
Land fraud probe targets Oregon state officials
Washington reports new land office chief Richards orders a rigid Oregon state land hoard inquiry to uncover corrupt or careless practices. The review focuses on invalid selections canceled December 26 and possible timber removals tied to false rights, with potential reimbursement to the government. Venezuelan consul protests after Captain Terrill suspended over neutrality violations linked to Maracaibo affair.
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General Land Office
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Italy backs out of St Louis exposition negotiations
Rome reports the European commissioner failed to secure Italy's exhibit. Ambassador Myer tried to reopen talks. In other items, a bank robbery in Abingdon yielded 6000 dollars after robbers gagged the watchman and blew the vault. A Nickel Plate headend collision in Erie killed one engineer and fatally injured a brakeman. Scranton guards patrol near the Olyphant mine cave-in to warn of possible further collapses.
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Actress Injured Forces Sothern Wife to Cancel Stage Season
Detroit Jan 3 Actress Virginia Harned wife of actor Sothern sustained a spine injury from a fall this morning. The accident necessitates canceling all engagements this season and she will be moved to New York for treatment.
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Justice Shiras Delays Retirement to Aid Taft in Philippines
Washington January 3 Justice Shiras of the supreme court agrees to defer his retirement for one year to permit Governor Taft to remain in charge of the Philippines. The decision was announced by a Manila business leader after a conference with Secretary Root.
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Taft
Philippines
Washington
Supreme Court
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Root
Osteopaths Organize to Seek Oregon Legal Practice
The Oregon State Association of Osteopathy formed at the Imperial hotel aims to persuade the legislature to legalize osteopathic practice in Oregon. Of 45 practitioners, 39 attended. officers elected: W. A. Rogers president, J. B. Anderson vice president, R. Northrup secretary, Gertrude Gates treasurer. At present 23 states allow osteopathy by law.
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Oregon State Association of
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Morgan offers settlement for marriage to French noble
Paris reports J Pierpont Morgan seeks to marry his daughter to a French nobleman and would settle 16 million dollars at the wedding. The story notes Morgan hopes the alliance will benefit his business and social standing.
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A de Paris Today
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New Through Service From Chicago To Coast Inaugurated
Chicago begins three daily trains from St. Paul routes to Colorado and California. A new train leaves Chicago at 6:25 am, reaches Omaha at 10:45 pm. The coastal service trains depart Chicago at 6:00 pm and 10:30 pm as before. The joint operation involves Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific lines.
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Omaha
Grain markets bank statement and early 1900s prices
New York report shows five day reserves and deposits figures with totals for reserves loans and legal holdings. Wheat prices in Chicago quoted at 74 to 75 1/4 cents per bushel. Norfolk report cites ten child deaths from lockjaw linked to toy pistol caps with new chemical explosive caps blamed.
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U. S
Chicago
Norfolk, Va
Grand Trunk Wreck Kills Engineer Injures Two Trainmen
St Catherine Ont Jan 9 The express eastbound flyer on the Grand Trunk collided with a freight in the Merriton tunnel. The engineer was killed and the firemen were seriously injured. Passengers were not harmed.
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Ont
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Merriton
Robbers Arrested After Vault Heist in Abington
Abington bank robbers believed to be two men were arrested at noon in Quincy Alabama after attempting to draw revolvers. Eighteen hundred dollars was found on their persons. The other suspects remain at large.
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Bank President Dead After Using Bank Funds in Mine
James Robins, president of the Silverton bank, was found dead with a bullet in his brain, believed to have killed himself after using about $80,000 of bank funds to finance a friend's mining venture. The failed venture prompted the tragedy in Silverton, with New York sources noting the broader theater benefit and fencing association news on the same date.
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Silverton Bank
Ultimatum to Colombia over Panama route dispute
Washington reports state department prepares to demand a 10 day reply or end negotiations and switch to the Nicaraguan route Colombia seeks six hundred sixty five thousand dollars annually in rental ownership of the railway after 60 years plus lighthouse harborage and docking fees Colombia says railway revenue is two hundred thousand dollars annually and coastal fees total four hundred sixty thousand dollars Secretary Hay acknowledges the claim and moves to verify figures
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Senator Quay Threatens Extra Session Over Hood Bill
In Grees Washington on January 3 Senator Quay warned that unless the omnibus statehood bill passes, an extra session of Congress will be forced upon the country.
List of Jurors Drawn for January Term by Sheriff and Clerk
The sheriff and county clerk drawn a list of jurors for the January term. Names include J. K Brown Pendleton Joe Basler Pendleton Louie Hagen Union Thomas Campbell Pendleton Hunt Hodgen Valley William Anderson Milton J. M. Hicks Weston PD N. Vanselver Juniper D. J. Phelps Milton Robert Walker Vansycle Moses Taylor Weston F. M. Hendley Pendleton James Terry Ukiah Charles Smith Vinson M. McCracken Pilot Rock William Mills Juniper W. J. Chastain Valley D. Cargill Pendleton John M. Bannister Weston J. B. Switzler Umatilla B. P. Marshall Pendleton Frank King Juniper John McPhail Adams J. Pritchett Milton F. J. Jackson Athena L. L. Rogers Adams Herbert Hoylen Pilot Rock 8. F. Hyatt Mountain D. BE. Jones Willow Springs James Means Umatilla Thomas T. Diggins Milton Court convenes on the 10th instant. The docket is not very lengthy Wheat in San Francisco January 3 Wheat 1.35 1/2 per cental.
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Juniper
Joe Basler
Pendleton
Louie Hagen
Union
Thomas Campbell
Hunt Hodgen
Valley
William Anderson
Milton
J. M. Hicks
Weston
N. Vanselver
D. J. Phelps
Robert Walker
Vansycle
Moses Taylor
F. M. Hendley
James Terry
Ukiah
Charles Smith
Vinson
M. McCracken
Pilot Rock
William Mills
W. J. Chastain
D. ©. Cargill
John M. Bannister
J. B. Switzler
Umatilla
B. P. Marshall
Frank King
John McPhail
Adams
J. @. Pritchett
North Pole mine sale and pole mine claims in Pendleton
Cracker Creek facts show the North Pole mine offered for sale three years ago at $600000. B mine has 6000 feet on the mother lode and 404 feet on the same tunnels totaling about 2200 tons of ore. Expect three years of work to yield a mine as valuable as North Pole today. Booth Pole stocks trading near a cent, with prices seen around January, at Hartman Abstract office in Pendleton Oregon.
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Mother Lode
Bouth Pole
Booth Pole
Jan Tat Bay
Gahegan
Hartman Abetrast
Pendleton
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