Storm signals at Pacific coast ports prompt warnings
Weather dispatch reports federal signals ordered at seaports in Washington and Oregon as a Pacific storm center nears Vancouver Island with southerly gales expected. Frigid in Colorado with Fraser at 4.5 below zero and Breckenridge at 44 below. Great Northern anticipates avalanche clearance and resumption of Cascades rail traffic amid melting snow and rising river floods.
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Federal Weather Bureau
Colorado
Washington
Seattle
Oregon
Vancouver Island
The
Great Northern
Cascades
Hain
Two Die From Cold in California as Freeze Eases
San Francisco Jan 7 James Clark a stableman and A G Lefevre a cigarman were found dead this morning from the cold. A high wind subsided and officials expect a break in the cold spell with a forecast of another freeze in the citrus belt tomorrow before normal conditions return.
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San Francisco
James Clark
A. G. Lefevre
Weather Bureau
Citrus
Hockin seeks action on release as labor leaders freed
Leavenworth Kan Jan 7 Herert G Hockin learned today that other labor leaders will be released on bonds He asked what has been done about my release He was advised that the International union had taken no action Acting President McClory of the Iron workers reportedly left enough money to cover the expenses of the labor men returning home
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Leavenworth
Kan
Herert
G. Hockin
International Union
T Hockin
McClory
Consul General Nash Found Dead in London Hotel
London dispatch reports Paul Cleveland Nash United States Consul General at Budapest was found dead in his bed at the Claridge hotel. Cause of death is not disclosed, and authorities have opened an inquiry. The incident occurred early today in London.
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London
Paul Cleveland Nash
United States
Buda Pest
Claridge
Authorities Seeking Penny Burglars in Medford
Medford Oregon January 7 authorities are trying to locate burglars who rifled the local post office and escaped on a hand car with $6 in pennies last night.
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Medford
Ore
Lister Desires A Simple Ceremony
Seattle January 7 Governor elect Lister announced he desires a simple inauguration. The arrangements committee planned an elaborate ceremony but negotiations for a special boat to carry him from Tacoma to Olympia were dropped. There will be no military display or parade.
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Seattle
Washington
Lister
Committee On
Tacoma
Olympia
California Citrus Losses Reach Multi Million Dollar
California frost slams citrus across counties from Los Angeles to Redlands. Orange crops tally about 75 percent loss worth around five million dollars in Redlands while total citrus damage estimates range from fifteen to twenty million. Santa Barbara and Riverside report heavy losses. Pomona notes smudge fires limiting damage to about two million. Affected districts include lemon and orange groves with a historic low temperature record.
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California
Los Angeles
Redlands
Alon
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Pomona
Cal
Former Homeopathists' President Shoots Self in Arkansas
Dr. William Elsa Greene age 68, former president of the American Institute of Homeopathy and of the Southern Association of Homeopathy, shot and killed himself at his Little Rock home after months of ill health.
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Little Rock
Ark
William Elsa Greene
American Institute of Homeopathy
Southern Association of Homeopathy
Greene
Umatilla County Backing Road Bonding Plan Endorsed
A reform meeting in Umatilla with about 30 delegates endorsed a county road bonding law. The joint session approved a state bill allowing counties to vote bonds for road work and backed a statewide highway campaign. A 16 member committee was named to promote the bond measure and county passage.
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Umatilla
Committee of 15
Good Roads
Pen- Gieton
Fendletom
West End
Echo
Stanfield Hermiston
W. W. Harrah
Farmers’ Union
Barrett
D. C. Brownell
Umatilla Servea
C. 8. McNaught
Hermiston
Court invalidates Oregon 14 hour railroad workday
United States district court in Portland granted a permanent injunction striking down Oregon’s 14 hour maximum for railroad employees as conflicts with federal law and Interstate Commerce Commission rulings. Judge Wolverton, with Judges Bean and Gilbert concurring, held the act enjoined, affecting C W R N and all other railroads operating under state law.
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Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States District Court
Portland
Wolverton
State Railroad Commission
Bean
Gilbert
Supreme Court of the United States
C.W. Rh. & N. Company
Crawford
Railroad Commission
W. W. Cotton
Arthur C. Spencer
C.W. R. & N. Company
Congress
Clyde B. Aitchison
MADERO ASKED TO PROTECT AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Sixteen American residents of the mining town of Cinihuillas in Durango ask protection from rebels led by President Madero. The Americans, connected with three local companies, seek intervention and the state department in Washington is expected to be petitioned.
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el Paso
Cinihuillas
Durango
Madero
State Department
Washington
Um atilla Pioneer Dies At Athena
John H. Hiteman, longtime area pioneer, died in Athena after a Dec. 28 stroke. Funeral set for tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Christian church. Survived by two adopted children Mrs. Henry Hell of Athena and Lee Hiteman of Galt Lake. member of Gettysburg Post G A R. services to be conducted by comrades.
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Athena
Are
John H. Hiteman
The
Christian Church
Henry Hell
Lee Hiteman
Diamond Rubber Co
Galt Lake
Gettyeburg Post
Elk Stocking Talk for Wenaha Forest by Walla Walla
Umatilla County Court members in Walla Walla today will confer with Washington officials on stocking the Wenaha forest reserve with elk from Yellowstone Park. Proposals urge each county to fund two elk carloads to build a herd of several hundred, with costs around 80 dollars per car and elk selling for five dollars each.
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Umatilla
Walla Walla
Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Wenaha
Yellowstone Naonal Park
Oregon
Walla Walla County
Umatik
Union
Columbia
Garfield
Asotin
Yellowstone Park
Wallowa
Averill
Pendleton Snow Blankets Eastern Oregon Town
Pendleton awoke to a fine snow that settled for hours, reaching about two inches by eight in the morning and turning to slush by afternoon. The region saw varied temperatures with Pendleton at six and a half degrees above Sunday night, La Grande far colder, and Enterprise much colder. Trains faced snow delays, but crops in Umatilla county remained unharmed.
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Pendleton
Mantel
Oregon
Mercury
la Grande
Enterprise
Umatilla
Pastor Denounces Dance Hall as It Burns
Los Angeles on January 7 members of the First Methodist church discussed the coincidence of the nearby Airdrome dance hall burning while Rev Charles Edward Locke preached against dancing saying it harms morals. The fire was extinguished with trifling loss.
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Los Angeles
First Methodist Church
Airdrome
Charles Edward Locke
Halle
Locke
John M Haines Becomes Idaho Governor in 1926
John Haines of Boise was sworn in as governor of Idaho succeeding James Hawley. A simple ceremony marked the induction and the twelfth legislature convened, with French elected speaker and John Hart named president pro tempore as both houses adjourned until tomorrow for regular business.
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Boise
Idaho
John Haines
James H. Hawley
House
Senate
French
John Hart
Allies Insist On Their Terms In Balkan Peace Push
London Jan 7 Diplomats say the Balkan envoys give Turkey until Saturday to request a reopening of peace talks. The powers plan to intervene if needed to compel abandonment of Adrianople. Turkish code telegrams to the Porte continued through the night. Vienna reports the Adrianople commander may surrender. Athens says Greeks retook a fortress at Janina, both unconfirmed.
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London
Adrianople
Vienna
Athens
Janina
Stock manipulation studied by probing committee
Washington January 7 The money probe committee examined the manipulation of California Petroleum stock. C G Henry a New York broker testified that seventeen thousand dollars of the firm’s stock was floated and that the company’s physical assets totaled eight thousand dollars
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Washington
California Petroleum Company
C. G. Henry
New York
75 Express Company Discharges Staff Over Parcels Post
New York January 7. An express company announced it has discharged 75 employees due to the parcels post program. Authorities say the move reflects cost cuts tied to the new postal service format and its impact on express operations.
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New York
One Express Company
Tries to Negotiate Bar in Teeth of Early Morning Gale
A vessel attempting to pass a bar amid a morning gale was driven ashore by strong winds. Crews reported difficult seas and swift currents as rescue teams responded to the incident near the coast. No injuries were immediately confirmed.
Sinking Rosecrans Ends in Disaster off Columbia Bar
Astoria reports the Rosecrans with 40 crew aboard sunk near Peacock Spit at the Columbia bar. Lifesavers struggle against 60 mph winds as waves wash over the ship. no sightings of crew. The 335 foot Glasgow built steamer carried 18000 barrels of oil valued at 200000 dollars. Endeavors to launch lifeboats or reach the vessel are impeded by gale and shifting wreckage.
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Ore
Rosecrans
Peacock Spit
Columbia
L. F. Johnson
Cape Disappointment
Columbia Bar
Portland
Monterey
Glasgow
Scotland
Associated Oil Company
Man Ends Life After Violin String Breaks
Denver by Jan 7 Leopold Mac Auley a 34 year old carpenter told his landlord the game is up as his violin string broke He hanged himself in his room a few hours later He had entered a conservatory and pursued music dreams but lost friends and sank into melancholy in pursuit of a great musical career.
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Denver
Leopold Mac Auley
Mac Auley
Friendship Led Judge Archbald To Negotiate With Railroads
Washington reports Judge Robert W. Archbald of the commerce court said on the senate impeachment stand that friendship with Scranton associates drove him to talk with Erie and Lehigh Valley officials about coal land matters and to endorse certain notes. He testified that no improper motives or corrupt use of power influenced him. Mrs Archbald described a Europe trip in 1910 funded by Henry W Cannon, a Great Northern director and cousin, and provided letters showing the close family ties between the Archbald and Cannon families.
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Scranton
Robert W. Archbald
United States Commerce Court
Erie and
Lehigh Valley
Senate
Archbald
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