Pendleton High School Opens Modern Building
The Pendleton high school opens a new building described as modern and well equipped. Speeches by Supt. Sanders Principal Hampton and others mark the occasion with an early informal program. The structure features private room telephones automatic thermostats labs and classrooms with sanitary fixtures and vacuum cleaning. The auditorium seats 640 with a 250 balcony, a large basement gym 47 by 71 feet, and ample facilities including a library, laboratories, and multiple specialized rooms.
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Supt. Sanders
Hampton
C. E. Troutman
Hig
Money Raised to Release Labor Men in San Francisco
San Francisco January 6 A sum of 120000 in gold coin was raised early today for the release of Treltmoo and Clancy. Former Mayor McCarty said Edward Ockles of the Chicago federation of labor told him Judge Anderson will accept the coin if bonds are backed by realty. An eastern bond company is negotiating the deal. McCarty denounced Judge Anderson.
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San Francisco
Treltmoo
Clancy
McCarty
Edward Ockles
Chicago Federation of Labor
Judge Anderson
Eastern
Anderson
Balkans Ready to Renew War War Outlook Gloomy at Conference
Dr Daneff said Balkan envoys will urge a renewed war at the conference before Saturday. Turkey is pressed to yield Thrace including Kirk Kilisgeh, with a possible declaration of war expected. The peace talks adjourned with no progress and no definite resumption date.
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London
Daneff
Turkey
Adrianople
Porte
Esterday
Thrace
Kirk Kilesgeh
Reshid Pasha
Balkans
McGoorty Gibbons bout may crown middleweight champ
Eddie McGoorty and Mike Gibbons, top middleweights, are rumored to meet on the Pacific Coast after promoter James Coffroth offered to stage the bout. The result would decide the championship.
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Chicago
Eddie McGoorty
Mike Gibbons
Pacific Coast
James Coffroth
Pendleton Sees Heaviest Rainfall in Years in 1912
Officials declare the 1912 rainfall in Pendleton totaled 18.54 inches, far above the normal 14.1, marking one of the wetter years. January and May were especially heavy with excesses also in February April June and August. the last four months show a deficiency but the season remains above normal. Rain totals and monthly figures are given by weather observer E. F. Averill.
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Pendleton
E. F. Averill
Jowarty
Nad Es
Abta Conics Eis ci
Eea Pen Vdeeee
Montana Legislature Begins as Democrats Control Both Houses
Helena Jan 6 The thirteenth Montana legislature convened with Democrats in control. T J Walsh a Democrat will be elected senator succeeding Dixon Roosevelt campaign manager. The Democrats hold both chambers and nominate Walsh to the seat.
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Helena
Montana
T. J. Walsh
Dixon
Roosevelt
Gompers Condemns Judge Over Labor Leaders Trial
Samuel Gompers accuses Judge Anderson of exploiting anti union sentiment during the recent labor leaders trial. The statement asserts bias shaping the proceedings and outcome.
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Gompers
Anderson
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Heir to Throne Named In Imperial Decree
Berlin reports an imperial ukase naming Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitcha as heir apparent due to the czarowicz’s incurable illness. A St Petersburg dispatch confirms Pavle’s illness and incognito travel. a Mentone route note says the czarowicz is recovering, while a dispatch from St Petersburg disputes the Berlin claim.
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Omrowitz
Paul
Berlin
Ukase
Dmitri Pavlovitcha
Pan
Czarowicz
St. Petersaburg
Pavle
Mentone
Cape Martin
St. Petersburg
Local Men Attend Good Roads Meeting at Umatilla
Eight representatives left Pendleton for the county good roads gathering with Echo Stanfield and Hermiston residents to join in plans for macadam highways from Umatilla to Pendleton and Pendleton to Milton and Freewater. Pendleton delegates include J F Robinson F W Vincent C H Marlon C A Barrett P A Lonergan Leon Cohen W A Brown J H Sturgis. County representative is H A Waterman.
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Good Roads
Umatilla
Pendleton
Echo
Stanfield
Hermiston
Milton
Freewater
Pendleton Party
J. F. Robinson
The
Commercial Association
F. W. Vincent
C. H. Martlon
C. A. Barrett
Athena
Union
Morrow Counties
P. A. Lonergan
Warren Construction Company
Leon Cohen
W. A. Brown
James H. Sturgis
Jury foreman broken in health in Indiana letters
Newcastle Indiana January six health broken by worry over threatening letters. Frank Dare foreman of the jury that convicted labor men is en route to Florida to recuperate. Dare received a postal card reading Dont figure so prominently in the Newspapers signed State Street Chicago.
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Newcastle
Ind
Frank Dare
Florida
Dare
State Street
Chicago
Olcott Accepts New Eastern Oregon Hospital for State
Secretary Olcott acting for the state board officially accepts the Eastern Oregon Branch Hospital from Olson & Johnson. The facility becomes state property though some minor work remains, with 30 days retainage to ensure completion. Mrs. Olcott accompanies him. Gov Weat and State Treasurer Kay absent.
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Olsofi & Johnson
Eastern Oregon
Ben W. Olcott
Olcott
Olson & Johnson
Knighton
Weat
Pendleton
Kay
Salem
Walla Walla
Knikhton Ia
Penny contributions fund fines for Boise editor and publisher
Boise readers and out of state supporters sent hundreds of pennies to pay the $590 fines against FR 8 Sheridan and C O Broxon publisher and editor of Boise Capital News who serve a 10 day contempt of court sentence in Ada county jail. The Springfield Ohio Daily News wired that all 62 employees contributed a penny.
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Boise
Idaho
Jan. G
Sheridan
C. O. Broxon
Boise Capital News
Ada County
Springfield
Ohio
Daily News
Men Lost in Wreck Off Mexican Coast Search Underway
Searchers race to locate survivors from the fishing launch Old Nick the power boat Elizabeth and an unknown schooner wrecked Saturday off the Mexican coast south of the international boundary. Immigrant officers inspectors Jones Kupkendall Basil and others are believed drowned with crew rescued or missing as scores of searchers sweep the area.
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San Diego
Old Nick
Elizabeth
Theodore Hill
San Francisco
Immigration Inspectora
Gus Jones
Dan Kirkendall
G. Edlams
Anton Basi
Tim Good
Pete
Denver
Jones and Kupkendall
Gerolami
Coronado Islands
Andrew Basil
Basil
Patton Must Face Trial for Cornering Cotton Market
The U S Supreme Court ruled that James Patton and associates must stand trial in New York federal court for allegedly cornering the cotton market in 1910. The ruling follows a prior quashal by the New York court which held private cotton ownership did not violate the Sherman act. The government appealed the decision and won.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James Patton
Chicago
Federal District Court of
New York
Patton
Prison Break Attempt Ends in Officer Slaying at Marion
In Marion near Cedar Rapids, fugitive Harry Lee who escaped from jail opened fire after an attempted breakout. He killed Officer Charles Gillin and tried to detonate nitroglycerin bottles with other inmates held at bay until overpowering them.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Marion
Harry Lee
Charles Gillin
Rebel general arrested in Mexico for plotting against government
Mexico City January 6 General Francisco Vasquez Gomez a rebel candidate for Provisional president was arrested on charges of plotting against the Mexican federal government.
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Mexico City
Francisco Vasquez Gomez
Modesty Cited As Skin Deep
A concise column argues that modesty can be a surface trait rather than a true moral stance, exploring cultural expectations and personal behavior with attention to social norms and individual choice.
Severe cold grips West with record lows across states
Denver and Colorado Wyoming towns endure thirty one below zero and severe weather. Snow and frost devastate crops in Redlands and Orange districts report citrus losses. Tacoma and San Francisco record deep cold and high winds. Vessels damaged in Gray's Harbor and Cape Hatteras ship Panther lost with 120 aboard.
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Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Tacoma
Redlands
Cal
Santa Barbara
Gillette
Supreme Court rejects plan to redistribute Southern Pacific stock
Washington Jan 6 The Supreme Court refuses to sanction the proposed plan for distributing Southern Pacific stock to Union Pacific stockholders. Harriman had endorsed the plan after the merger decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Harriman Lines
French inventor patents fish catching by telephone
A Paris inventor files a patent for catching fish using a telephone system. A submerged receiver linked to a detonator triggers an explosion when fish produce detectable sounds, allowing observers to kill fish and retrieve them with a net.
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Paris
San Francisco Estate Grants Letters to Widow of Jacob Kamm
Special letters of administration for the San Francisco portion of Jacob Kamm's estate were granted to Caroline Kamm his widow. Executors named in the will are Wm McKenzie and Wm Cotton.
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San Francisco
Jacob Kamm
Portland
Caroline Kamm
Wm. McKenzie
Wm. Cotton
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