Volcano Devastates Sakura Island Towns in Japan
Reports from Tokyo indicate the Sakurajima eruption annihilated the two Sakura Island towns with a combined population of about 16 000. Most inhabitants believed dead, property losses run into millions as ash showers and red hot stones fall on Kagoshima and surrounding areas. Telegraphs and warships report severed lines and chaotic evacuations.
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Tokio
Kagoshina
Sakurajima
Stucke
Saitsuma
Sakura
Fuguves
Kiushin
Idd
Japan
Kiushin Island
Kagoshima
Satasuma
Sakura Island
Pon
Walla Walla Gale Blows Roof Off Whitman Hall
A January windstorm at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, reached 564 miles per hour, ripping the roof from Reynolds Hall and tearing signs. Farmers reported minor wheat damage as soil was blown from roots by the strong gale.
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College
Walla Walla
Wash
Reynolds’ Hall
Whitman College
Great Northern Seeks Park Right of Way in Glacier
Senator Myers of Montana introduced a bill in the senate to grant the Great Northern railroad a right of way through Glacier National Park. The measure allows the railroad to survey a shortened line and would establish the park_s southern boundary.
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Washington
Myers
Montana
Senate
Great Northern Railroad
Glacier National Park
Kellogg Urges Pedigrees Kept For Human Betterment
Dr. J M Kellogg of Battle Creek urges compiling physical mental and moral human pedigrees before a race betterment conference He supports human stock shows with blue rib bons for perfect development and proposes an eu genle record and pedigree book to register those pronounced perfect and their children to show movement toward face betterment.
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Battle Creek
Mich
J. M. Kellogg
Manitoba Legislature Declares Free Wheat
The Manitoba legislature unanimously declared for free wheat after an all night session in Winnipeg on January 12. The rare move shows wartime pressures shaping agricultural policy and support for farmers. The vote underscores a bold government stance amid shortages.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Seventy-One Apostolic Converts Baptized in Willamette
In Portland on January 13, seventy-one converts to the Apostolic Faith were baptized at the Willamette River foot of Division street. Mrs. Crawford led the mission service, aided by Elder Robbins, with all converts fully immersed amid tents on the sand beach and portable stoves warming the area. A large turnout of faith adherents attended.
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Portland
Ore
Burnside
Front Streets
Division Street
Willamette River
Crawford
Robbins
Woman Captures Border by Revolver Heroine in Cairo
In Cairo Illinois on January 13 Mrs John Pr L Glynn wife of a wealthy warehouse owner captured a negro burglar in her home placed him at gunpoint and marched him to the police station with her daughter nearby before fainting. The intruder obeyed and accompanied her to the station as officers arrived.
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Border
Cairo
John Pr. L. Glynn
Pendleton Opens Its First Public Night School
Pendleton launched its first public night school in the high school building with 25 adults in the commercial department and 16 in math and science. Classes meet Monday Wednesday Friday for two hours. Supt Landers plans to request a German instructor and an assistant for the commercial department to handle growing demand.
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Pendleton
Landers
Masked men drive woman from home in Aberdeen incident
Mrs. Margaret M. Rees, a known democratic politician, reported to Governor Lister after masked gunmen forced entry, burned the homestead, and ordered the family to flee 12 miles. Her sons faced assault charges, later retried, amid a long local feud dating to 1912.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Margaret M. Rees
Ernest Lister
Mra. Ross
Mra. Roe
Rowe
Chehalis County
Ross
Theodore Roosevelt
Democratic State Central Committee
Bryan Defends Grape Juice Amid Alcohol Claims
Chicago January 13 Secretary of State Bryan sharp in reply to Congressman Bartholdt asserting grape juice has twice alcohol as beer. He calls the claim false and jokes Bartholdt would prefer grape juice if it held more alcohol. He notes Bartholdt’s interest in international peace and compulsory drinking.
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Chicago
Bryan
Bartholdt
Atertion
Wilson in Good Health Returns to Washington
President Wilson arrived at 7:45 this morning in good health and greeted by an automobile ride to the White House. He faces a heavy mail load and complex issues as cabinet members discuss a draft of the special address for Congress. Mayor Mitchel of New York joined him at lunch and he plans a rest before tonight's diplomatic reception.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Congress
Mitchel
New York
Riverside Steel Plant Resumes Full Operations
Wheeling West Virginia January 13 United States Steel Riverside plant ends four months of idleness and restarts full production affecting about 5000 workers and related operations in the area.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Riverside
United States Steel Corporation
No Decision Yet in Martial Law Contest
Baker Oregon January 13 Special to East Oregonian Attorneys for Copperfield saloonmen Veraus Governor West and others finished arguments before Judge G Anderson last night but no ruling has been issued. The court may take several days and Copperfield remains calm with a small guard still in place as saloonmen refuse to resign as city officials.
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Baker, Ore
East Oregonian
Copperfield
Veraus
West Et al
G. Anderson
Anderson
Hiring of Scolloch Held to Be Illegal
Salem reports the state supreme court ruling that the employment of State Senator Claude Mccolloch by the Corporation Commissioner Watson as legal assistant to the corporation department was illegal. The court says the attorney general and district attorneys are the proper officers to provide legal assistance to state officers. Kay acted correctly in denying payment of the salary warrant.
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Salem
Claude MecColloch
Watson
Corporation Department
Kay
MccColloch
Supreme Court
Anti-Trust Work Ready to Launch
Washington Jan 13 Congress begins a new regular session after Christmas currency reform. Antitrust legislation rises as a major winter program while awaiting President Wilsons message. Senate debates the Alaskan government railroad bill as antitrust experts move to rapid activity before law.
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Washington
Congress
Receas
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Unemployed Salem Protesters Arrested in Oregon
In Salem Oregon on January 13 police arrested 21 members of the unemployed army who traveled from Portland to seek work from Governor West. They faced charges of begging and eating without paying with a plan to depart town after a city dinner for 35. A second group about 100 marched from Portland to Salem and stayed at Grange hall overnight before continuing to the governor.
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Salem
Ore
Portland
Governor West
Heaverton
Balem
Weat
Grangehall
Volcano Destruction and Global Tensions Reported
A sweeping news roundup notes a Japanese volcano destroying villages with losses around 50 000. A cold eastward wave and Atlantic storm endanger shipping. Trials unfold in Salem for murder of Thomas Van Pelt with sensational disclosures expected. Great Northern Railway seeks Glacier National Park right of way. Manitoba backs free wheat and President Wilson returns in good health.
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Japan
Fife
Atlantic
A. KR
Cooley
Salem
Thomas van Pelt
Great Northern Railway
National Glacier Park
Manitoba
Wilson
Washington
South Africa
Cooley to be tried at States court in Oregon
Prosecutors announce they will present a strong case at the trial of A. B. Cooley, accused of murdering Thomas Van Pelt near Ketco Curry county on February 19, 1898. They link a powerful local clique of wealthy politicians to a reign of terror aimed at monopolizing the fishing industry and portray Cooley as acting for those interests. Cooley, then in San Francisco, returned for trial after working for a local brewery and has been pursued by detectives since Van Pelt’s death.
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Salem
The
A. BR. Cooley
Thomas van Pelt
Ketco
Curry County
Oregon
al Coolidge
van Pett
Coollige
Cooley
van Pelt
Coolidge
San Francisco
Local Man Saves Train From Serious Accident
G F Parker owner of the city taxicab service spotted a broken rail at the Court street crossing minutes before No. 17. He flagged the train and urged slow passage, preventing a possible disaster. The rail, damaged near a joint, was bent up and later repaired. It is believed a freight train cracked it earlier.
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Brown
No. 17
G. F. Parker
Court Street
Parker
St. Anthony Hospital
No 17
Man Wounded During Struggle With Burglar
Portland Ore Jan 13 In a hand to hand struggle with two burglars early today during which a stove was overturned setting fire to his house William Haskins was shot in the breast but not fatally injured His assailants escaped The house was not badly damaged
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Portland
Ore
William Haskins
Tidal Wave and Earthquake Wreck Many Buildings
In Callao Peru on January 13 the quake and tidal wave damaged numerous structures causing major losses. Vast goods were destroyed and many buildings were so undermined they must be rebuilt. No lives were confirmed lost, but the total damage runs to several million dollars.
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Callao
Peru
Wyoming Wool Growers Convention Opens In Cheyenne
The Wyoming Wool Growers Association begins its annual convention in Cheyenne with debate over the impact of the new tariff law on sheep raising in Wyoming and the West as a major topic.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
West
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
Strikes, Explosives Stir Cape Colony Rail Row
Cape Town reports Cape Colony railroaders join the general strike as workers walk out nationwide. Pretoria dispatch says all union workers quit. Johannesburg printers also out. Authorities accuse strikers of planting dynamite caches and have issued orders to shoot dynamiters on sight.
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Cape Colony
Capetown
South Africa
Pretoria
Johannesburg
White House reception tops Washington society plan
Washington society debates the White House reception for the diplomatic corps. Attendees wonder if champagne punch or non alcoholic drinks will be served and whether the tango will be danced. Officials say the event will resemble prior administrations receptions.
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Washington
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Willard acquitted by jury in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles the superior court acquitted Jess Willard the heavyweight pugilist of prize fighting in the case arising from the fatal August match with Bull Young. The jury retired late yesterday. Also noted a New York item where Henry Melville, receiver for Henry Siegel & Co Bank, testified that proprietors could obtain thousands of dollars in loose change without notes or security and that Siegel borrowed 754 191 with a pledge of Siegel Stores common stock.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Los Angeles County
Jess Willard
Bull Young
New York
Henry Melville
Henry Siegel & Co. Bank
State Senate
Siegel
Siegel Stores Corporation
Cold Wave Grips East As Storm Rages Across Coast
New York endures the coldest wave in years with temperatures down to fourteen below in Albany and twenty-two below in Toronto. Municipal lodging houses are jammed while hospitals are crowded and accidents rise. A man was blown from an elevated platform and a tug was driven ashore after hours at sea. A steamship remains in quarantine amid fierce seas. Northern reports note a steamer ashore near Briar Island and a 72 mile gale in Boston. A grain firm warehouse burned, hampering firefighting in near-freezing conditions.
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New York
Albany
Rochester
Toronto
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England
Newport
Lapland
Williams Nominated for Comptroller of the Currency
Washington January 13 The nomination of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury John S Williams to be comptroller of the currency was sent to the Senate by President Wilson.
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Washington
Water Board Meeting Faces Contest Over Proceedings
At the monthly water commission meeting, five percent of gross water receipts for 191% were diverted to the sinking fund, now enough to cover a $35,000 bond at maturity. J T Brown was named chairman and Marion Jack secretary. James A Best challenged proceedings, appealing to City Attorney Charles Carter, who upheld the majority. The board paid a $400 engineer bill and denied a $10 auto hire claim.
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Water Commission
J.T. Brown
Marion Jack
James A. Best
Kelsey
Charles Carter
Mr. Carter
Will
T B. Gurdane
Dr. Best
Thorn Hollow
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Kellogg
Scolloch
Logal
Willard
TS Grasp
ST. Johns
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Royal Mall
Boston
Montreal
Robertson Oliver Grain Company
Williams
Comptroller OF Currency
Water Board
Jefrey & Bufton
Boat Construction Co
Bent Construction Co
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