Relief bill passes for earthquake sufferers in Roosevelt plan
The House and Senate approve a relief package of five hundred thousand dollars for earthquake victims, with three hundred thousand in supplies. President Roosevelt urged Congress, ordering supply ships Celule and Culgoa to aid the disaster area as eight battleships head toward Italian waters.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Relef
Bouwee
Senate
Juako
Volcanic Shocks Struck Lapari Islands Near Stromboll
Naples reports a sequence of strong shocks in the Lapari Islands in the northern straits of Mex wing with renewed Stromboll volcano activity. A thick cloud rose from Stromboll crater and a fine ash rain fell nearby.
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Naples
Italy
Lapari Islands
Looting by drink-maddened convicts described in Malta
Refugees arriving at Valetta report mobs of Wherry crazed convicts looting cities. Pillaging forces tortured and killed, with ghouls attacking the living and dead, severing fingers with jewelry and ears bearing diamonds as police joined the looters.
Cities to be rebuilt after destruction, says Cardinal Nava
Cardinal Nava of Ca thola reports that rebuild plans are in motion for Messina and Regalo areas. He notes many towns will not be rebuilt as sites are blotted out and lack commercial value. Ruins may be safely visited in about six months.
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Rome
Cardinal Nava
Cathola
Messina
Regalo
Messina and Reggio Citizens Plan Rebuilding
Rome Jan 4 Citizens undaunted by ruins and memories of horror plan to rebuild homes and reconstruct the ancient cities of Messina and Reggio.
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Rome
Messina
Reggio
Messina Ruins Burial Estimates and Royal Cabinet Meet
Rome seeks clarity on Messina disaster as officials estimate substantial casualties buried in ruins and in the straits. The king and cabinet plan urgent discussions today to coordinate relief and inquiries.
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Rome
Messina
Straits of
Leaving For College
Mise Ruby Whittemore left Saturday night for Corvallis to register as a student at Oregon Agricultural College. Her sister Mina Nell has already gone, and Clyde Eunice and Dorle will follow tonight.
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Mise Ruby Whittemore
Corvallis
Oregon Agricultural College
Mina Nell
Clyde
Eunice
Dorle
Standard Oil Denied Review. Retrial Ordered
The U S Supreme Court refused to review the Standard Oil case in which Standard Oil was fined 29 million dollars by Judge Landis. The case returns to the start for a new trial after the circuit court of appeals in Chicago reversed Landis’s ruling and sent the matter back.
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United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard
Waa
Landis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Court of Appeal
Grosscup
Circuit Court of Appeal
Mere Lad Robs Portland Post Office
A 11 year old boy, George Cochran, crawled through a post office chute at Station A in Portland to steal a gem from a registered letter on December 31. He was found by Superintendent Halvor and Kilmore McKenzie and arrested by detectives Price and Tennent after the January 4 incident.
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Portland
Ore
George Cochran
Union Avenue
East Alder Street
Halvor
Kilmore McKenzie
Walsh
Petrl
Cochran
Price
Tennent
Servia cabinet resigns amid pressure for tougher Austria policy
Belgrade Serbia January 4 1909 public demand for a bolder stance toward Austria prompts the Servian cabinet to resign today. The move reflects mounting tensions in the region and signals a potential shift in policy as new leadership is sought.
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Belgrade
Servia
Austria
Local notice flags big land fraud case near Heppner
Recorder Hendley this morning entered for record a notice of suit against J. W Scriber of La Grande Asi Thomson of Echo and others brought by the government over the title to about 7000 acres near Heppner the warning states the government will pursue ownership following alleged fraud in securing the property
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Hendley
J. W Scriber
la Grande
Asi Thomson
Echo
Heppner
Woolen Mill Meeting Combined With Commercial Club
Pendleton leaders announce a big combined gathering tomorrow night uniting woolen mill proponents with the Commercial association. Tonight’s mass meeting will discuss financing a $30,000 bond issue and name a committee to manage its sale. Citizens and newsmen are urged to attend and support the project.
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Commercial Association
MR. Alexander
Pendleton
Association
Lords in Crisis as England Moves to Elective Upper House
London dispatch reports the British Lords face potential end as liberal leaders push for an elective upper chamber. The piece argues the Lords, seen as aristocratic and moneyed, block reform while the Commons hold a large liberal majority. The summary notes the constitutional stakes and the shift away from hereditary governance.
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House of Commons
United States Congress
Commons
Roosevelt replies to Congress on Secret Service probe
President Roosevelt sent a special message to the House defending the Secret Service and denying charges that he accused Congress or its members of corruption or fear of investigation. He names judges and officials convicted in land fraud cases, calls for consolidating detective services under the Justice Department, and criticizes attacks fueled by a Chicago News report. He notes the controversy began with a 1904 Bushey letter to Speaker Cannon and urges reading the message carefully.
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Roosevelts
Secret Service
House
Congress
Department of Justice
Wilkie
L. W. Bushey
Cannon
Chicago
al Loas
Howett
Helion
Mitchell
Burton
Wiliams, Hermann
Driggs
Hauke
Ronsevelt
Heeft
Afl
Roosevelt clashes with Hitchcock over Oregon senate plan
President Roosevelt insists Oregon should elect Chamberlain to the U S Senate, denounces Hitchcock for interfering. He notes Chamberlain was greeted as the next senator and accuses Hitchcock of pressuring pledged legislators to break promises. Roosevelt vows support for Chamberlain amid tense exchanges in Washington.
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Oregon
Chamberlain
United States Senate
Hitchcock
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Fulton
Fultontes
Roosevelt's Action Upheld by Supreme Court
Washington D C Jan 4 The legality of Roosevelt's action in dismissing the black troops in the Brownsville affair was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in the Reid back pay case involving Oscar W Reid who sought recovery of wages from his dismissal.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Brownsville
United States Supreme Court Today
Oscar W. Reid
Alaska Blizzard Hampers Rescue in Severe Storm
Name Alaska Jan 4 A severe blizzard grips the Seward peninsula with fears of lost men. A miner named Cox from Solomon is missing after a two day absence as a search party toils at night and day to locate him.
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Alaska
Seward Peninsula
Cox
Solomon
Chinks Beat Japs In Football Game
In San Francisco on January 4 a Chinese Imperial eleven defeated the Japanese team 11 to 0. Rising sun pennants are at half mast in the Japanese quarters while dragon bunting decorates Chinatown as celebrations mark the victory.
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San Francisco
Nippon
Chinatown
Jeffries Offered Fifty Thousand To Fight Johnson
Los Angeles January 4 promoter Tom Mc Carey offers James Jeffries fifty thousand dollars to fight Jack Johnson with a two thousand five hundred dollar guarantee to secure Johnson and demands ten thousand from Jeffries as good faith. Jeffries has not answered though the proposition is being considered. Herman Suh visited from Myrick in the city on Saturday.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Tom McCarey
Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Jeff
Pendleton Woodmen Lodge Hosts Initiation and Dedication
Pendleton Camp No. 41 W O W welcomes Head Consul Boak from Denver and a delegation for an initiation of 14 members and a hall dedication. Notables John H Patterson Colfax and Bank attend as ceremonies conclude with a banquet. Boak plans future visits to Walla Walla Waltsburg Athena with installations for Pendleton lodge Daphne circle and Pendleton circle. The local lodge, dating to 1890, boasts nearly 450 members and significant building ownership.
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J. I. Book of Denver
Pendleton Camp No. 41
Head Consul Bank
Pendleton
Woodman Hall
M.D. Anderson
Wm. J. Bell
Jas. A. Cobb
J. H. Estes
J.T., Hemphill
J. L. Howard
L. Hamilton
T. Olsen
John Ross
Larkins
R. B. Stuart
Lacey Shaver
Charles Towns
Book
Consul Bonk
Consul Boak
John H. Patterson
Colfax
Wash
Order
Denver
Focal Lodge
Focal
Pendleton Lodge No. 41
Daphne Circle No. 2
Pendleton Circle No.27
Bosak
Walla Walla
Waltsburg
Athena
Pendleton Camp
Pendleton High Opens Debating Season Against La Grange
Pendleton high school will hold the first debate of the season Friday evening against La Grange high school. The topic argues for Oregon state taxation to fund a minimum term of five months in each district. Pendleton will present the negative with Harold Warner Frank Engdahl and Roy Rowland, judged by Whitman College faculty, with venue to be arranged at one of the local churches.
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The
Grange High Schoo
Oregon
Pendleton
Harold Warner
Frank Engdaht
Roy Rowland
Hoth
Whitman College
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