No Definite Estimates Made of Number Killed in Japan
Wireless dispatches say thousands perished but consular reports and officials offer no firm death toll. Kagoshima largely destroyed by Sakurajima eruption with fires and ash. many refugees. President Wilson and the Japanese emperor exchange condolences as aftershocks continue and warnings of further volcanic activity persist.
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Tokio
Kagoshima
Deichman
Nagasaki
Delchman
Sakurajima
Kiushin Island
Sakura Island
Pendleton High Plays in Walla Walla on Friday
Pendleton high school's basketball team travels to Walla Walla Friday to face the local high school quintet. A return game will be held at Pendleton’s gym on Friday, February. Captain Hampton may move to guard while Peters and Sturdivant cover the forwards. Siebert at center and Russell at the other guard. Hoskins’ departure hurts scoring, but practice remains strong with about 30 players. A new feminine hand mirror with built in electric light is also noted.
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Pendleton High School
Walla Walla
Hampton
Peters
Sturdivant
Siebert
Woman’s Wallet Reveals Cash Left by Lena Carlson
Portland report shows Lena Carlson who died at the county hospital left more than $4000 in cash after a wallet she kept with her former landlady was produced. The wallet contained five deposit certificates from a local bank, prompting an investigation to identify the woman who lived as Lena Carlson and deposited the money as Lena Kasmian.
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Portland
Ore
Lena Carlson
Last Day For Duck Shooting In Oregon Under Federal Law
Tomorrow marks the final day of the duck season in Oregon as a federal migratory bird law overrides state rules. The law ends open season in Oregon and Washington on January 13, with hunting halted until October 1, 1914. Hunters may obtain leg bands to claim ownership of birds lawfully killed in season.
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Oregon
Washington
Fierce storm sweeps the Hawaiian Islands
A terrific northwestern gale battered the Hawaiian Islands causing about 85000 dollars in damage. Piers and buildings suffered as inter island boats sheltered in port. Navy tug Navajo assisted the distressed Helen off Maui with six crew aboard.
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Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Interisland
Navajo
Helen
Maul Island
National Guard Pay Bill Face Push in Congress
Washington Jan 15 National Guard association executive committee and state adjutant generals plan a concerted effort to force the federal pay bill through Congress. The measure would provide a small salary for every guard member officer but faces opposition from the War Department.
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Washington
National
Bulgaria Will Not Send Officers to France
Paris reports Bulgaria, angered by French press during the Balkan war, will instead send officers to Germany for military studies. The move affects plans to send new Bulgarian officers to France for training.
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Bulgaria
France
Paris
Juan
Germany
War Tolls Seen in Bulgarian War Census
Sofia reports a grim war census showing mass losses among livestock and people. Pulkarian Macedonia male population fell from 176,000 to 42,500, Bulgarian Thrace mule numbers dropped from 494,000 to 226,000, and Mustapha Pasha district mule total shrank from 22,000 to 4,000 amid brutal fighting.
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Sofia
Macedonia
Pulkaria
Bulgarian Thrace
Mustapha Pasha
Attempt to assassinate Cherif Pasha thwarted in Istanbul
In Constantinople an Armenian assailant opened fire in Cherif Pashas apartments wounding his valet. The intruder was killed by Cherifs nephew Lieutenant Sali Bey who seized the revolver. Cherif Pasha, once Turkish ambassador to Sweden, escaped unharmed.
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Cherif Pasha
Sweden
Menian
Cherif
Sali Bey
Poor Suffering Greatly In Metropolis As Coldes Bite
New York reports a deadly cold wave with nine deaths from exposure. Municipal lodging houses overflow and many derelicts slept in morgues as temperatures plunged. Syracuse and nearby towns also endure near record lows with 24 below in the city and 40 below in places.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Fireman Killed in Boston Department Store Blaze
Boston January 14 Fireman J A Hackett was killed and two others seriously injured as a blaze ripped through the Bacon department store and an adjoining apartment house. The fire caused about 150000 dollars in damage and drove seventy five people into the streets in their night clothes as temperatures stood ten below zero.
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Boston
J. A. Hackett
Bacon
Young Offenders Should Be Given Square Deal
Denver January 14 Judge Charles Butler completes his first year on the criminal bench with a plea for reform. He argues for an adult probation law enabling first-time offenders to be placed on probation in reformatories rather than sent to penitentiaries, contending most convictions stem from circumstances rather than inherent criminal instinct.
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Denver
Charles, Butler
Colorado
Mine Cage Fall Kills Three in Spencer Coal Mine
In Mulberry Kansas on January 14 a cable broke sending a six man cage dropping about 100 feet in the Spencer Newell coal mine. Three occupants were killed and others injured.
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Mulberry
Kansas
Spencer Newell
Vessel Cobequid Missing Near Trinity Ledges
Jan 14 Halifax reports indicate the steamship Cobequid with 16 passengers and 102 crew likely went down near Trinity Ledges amid heavy seas. Rescue vessels including Lady Laurier moved to aid survivors, but sightings and wreckage were uncertain across multiple ports.
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Halifan
Cobequid
Trinity Ledges
Yarmouth
Lady Laurier
Laurier
New York
Maritime Exchange
Cogequid
Eastport
Halifax
Briar Island
Grand Marin
St. John
Royal George
Aberdeen
Luecher
Forrest Indicted for Killing Elk in Athena Region
George Forrest, Athena rancher, was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of killing an elk. Arraigned by Judge Phelps, his case is set for Saturday trial. Co-defendant Julius Williams, an Indian, died by drowning soon after arrest. Also indicted were Guy Gentry and Lon Garoutte for forging checks. Gentry pled guilty. Garoutte’s plea followed and a petition for parole was filed.
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George Forrest
Athena Rancher
Cliench
Phelps
Forrest
Julius Williams
Yellowstone National Park
Wallan Walla County
Washington
Walla Walla River
Oregon
Milton
Athena
Homer Watts
Williams
Gibbon
Adams
Pendleton
Guy Gentry
Lon Garoutte
Gentry
Garroutte
Proposals Backing Hearings on Homestead Proofs
Washington Jan 14 Commissioner Tallman in his annual report renews the push for legislation to hold final homestead proofs at hearings on the entry. The plan would spare settlers the travel to land offices and let agents gather direct facts, improving administration.
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Washington
Tallman
Congress
Chamberlain alleges railways have lobby in Alaska bill
Senator Chamberlain said the Alaska Railway bill should pass the senate without delay though opponents in the gallery are strongly represented. He noted no major effort to amend the measure for mining and sale of Alaska coal by the government as Senators Horton and Bankhead plan to oppose the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Horton
Bankhead
Drummonds Sail for English Home After Chicago Visit
NEW YORK Jan 14 Mr and Mrs Maldwin Drummond formerly Mrs Marshall Field Jr and Mrs Drummond s children Marshall Henry and Miss Gwendolyn Field sailed for their English home today They spent the Christmas holidays in Chicago Henry Field returns to Eton and the family goes to Cadland near Southampton
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New York
Maldwin Drummond
Marshall Field, Jr
Drummond
Marshall
Henry
Gwendolyn Field
Chicago
Henry Field
Eton
Cadland
Southampton
Cold wave eases in east as Japan zone relief rises
Reports say Americans in the stricken Ja pan area have escaped with no death estimates yet. Royal Mall steamship Cobequid runs aground and rescuers race to evacuate passengers and crew amid the crisis. Martial law declared in South Africa amid clashes between strikers and police.
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Japan
Royal Mall Steamship Cobequid
South Africa
Cherif Pasha
Poston
Missing $13,000 package tied to Connellsville bank
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on January 14 a 13000 package of bank notes missing from the United States Express safe was admitted by the local office. Night agent Ralph Wyant is sought in connection with the case.
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Connellsville
United States Express Company
Connellsville Bank
Ralph Wyant
White Fish Ban Shocks Oregon Dealers
Oregon bans sale of white fish though Idaho laws permit them. Williamson’s fish added to game list, must be reared in private hatcheries, district game warden to enforce. Pendleton meat and fish markets report steady demand from northern lakes sources. Denver hosts Colorado Poultry Fanciers show with a guessing contest on hatched chicks after a hen sits on 13 eggs. show runs January 14 to 17.
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Oregon
Williamson
Pendleton Meat and Fish Markets
Idaho
Game Department
Denver
West
Colorado Poultry Fanciers Association
South Africa Faces General Strike and Siege
Johannesburg reports a battle between 40 armed strikers and police as authorities siege the federation base. Capetown notes martial law, a nationwide strike order, and the death penalty for dynamite possession. Rail stoppages spread from Transvaal and Orange Free State to Natal. Provisions grow scarce while militia mobilizes.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Trades Federation
Federation
Capetown
Transvaal
Orange
Cape Colony
Natal
Dr Best Citizenship Question Dampens Water Board Bid
The East Oregonian reports Dr J A Best may not be a U S citizen, risking disqualification from the Pendleton water board. Records show he became a first citizen in 1899 in Bessemer Michigan but did not complete second papers, potentially voiding his naturalization and voting rights. Local officials question whether lapse affects office eligibility, with ongoing questions about Mrs Margaret Suy an S voting precedent.
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Best
Marion Jack
Will Moore
Water Commission
Heat
United States
Water Board
Canada
Bessemer
Michigan
East Oregonian
Mich
Pendleton
Ore
James A. Best
John Luxmore, Jr
J. A. Best
The
Margaret Stvan
Dr Best
Flooding Hits Many Districts Across California
Jan 14 reports show heavy rain in northern and central California causing rising rivers and flood warnings north of Sacramento. Weather bureau predicts continued rain tonight and tomorrow, likely worsening conditions. High winds hamper vessels at sea.
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San Francisco
California
Weather Bureau
Sacrament River
All Pointe
Sacramento
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Maine
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Taylor
John Elliott
Hermiston Commercial Clnob
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Goose
P. H
S. Africa
U.S
Klamath Falls
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