Good Roads Plan for Umatilla County Moves Forward
A special county good roads committee in Umatilla urged a united campaign for permanent highways. Four delegates will lobby Salem for the Barrett bonding bill or an equivalent, while a meeting aims to fuse old and new associations and enlist all towns in funding.
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New Good Roads Association
Umatilla
Special County Good Roads Committee
Umatilla County Good Roads Association
Pendleton Commercial Club
Salem
Barrett
Commercial Association
Old Good Roads Association
General Committee
Pendleton Commercial Association
F. W. Vincent
Umatilla County
Asa Thomson
D. C Brownell
Special County
Asa B. Thomson
Matila County Good Roads Association
Pendleton
Weston
Athena
Hermiston
Stanfield
Brownell
Manuel Friedly
Frank Sloan
Conalating
James Hoskins
Sam R. Thompson
Special County Committee
D. C. Brownell
H. T. Fraser
McNaught
Echo
H. J. Taylor
Juniper
Carl Rupers
D. D. Teel
Dave Nelson
T. F. McAhea
Holdman
J. l L. Agnew
West Side
Umatilla Good Roads Association
Charles Heard
The
C. P. A. Lonergan
M. &. Kern
Leon Cohen
George A. Robbing
M. R. Chessman
Pacific coast called world’s top divorce region
New York January 17 Reverend Francis M Moody told the New York state marriage and divorce commission that the Pacific coast is the greatest divorce center. He cited figures: in 1912 the United States granted over 100000 divorces and in 40 years 3700000 adults were separated by divorce. Illinois 120000, Pennsylvania 66700, California 55000, New York 44500.
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New York
Pacific Coast
New York State
Marriage and Divorce Commission
Francis M. Moody
Moody
United States
Illinois
Pennsylvania
California
Indian Imitates Movies At TrackSaver Boy Is Guilty
Louis Sires a Chemawa student in Salem Oregon piled ties on the railroad track and flagged a train imitating a movie hero. The incident led to his near wreck and earlier commendation for foresight as railroad detectives confirm he caused the obstruction.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon Electric Railroad
Louis Sires
Chemaws School
Medford Man Indicted in Kansas City for Mail Robbery
Wells Lounsberry of Medford Oregon was convicted in federal court on two counts for robbing the mails and endangering passengers. His insanity defense failed as he claimed no memory of the eastern trip. He had secured quarters at a top hotel for his family, with his wife by his side. He admitted robbing a mail car at Redding California a year earlier.
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Medford
Kansas City
Wells Lounsberry
Ore
Lounsberry
Best Hotel
Jan
Redding
Cal
Flood relief and French election news collide in terse report
Ev anville Indiana January 17 forecasted no flood relief until Sunday with disease risk rising as Oakdale area houses flood under water. Calhoun Kentucky marooned families supplied. postmen deliver by skiff. In Paris Poincare wins presidency on second ballot as socialists fuse with republicans. Jules Paris and Ribot position flip speculative duel.
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Evansville
Ind
Brandt
Oakdale
Oakhill
Cal+houn
Paris
Raymond Poincare
Versailles
National
Poincare
Jules Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
M. Raymond Poincare
M. Jules Paris
National Assembly
Clemenceau
Alexandre Ribot
Wilson Frowns On Inaugural Ball
President elect Wilson favors abolishing the inaugural ball and asks the inauguration committee to consider omitting it due to government expense and evolving public sentiment. He cites the ball as unnecessary for visitors and notes hesitancy about changing settled customs.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
William Corcoran Eustis
Washington
Eustis
Once barren land is now productive
James Hoskins told the Paradise Irrigation banquet that government and Furnish projects transformed a former barren area into a thriving basin supporting thousands and producing hundreds of thousands in value. He recalled relocating herds and sheds, criticizing federal officials over reservoir compensation and homestead promises after two years of residence.
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James Hoskins
Hoskins
Paradise
Advantages of His Plan to Speed Circuit Court
Judge S A Lowell promotes a bill allowing any circuit judge to appoint a reputable lawyer to sit temporarily. The plan aims to avoid delays when a judge is unavailable as witnesses and jurors await court. It cites Washington and Illinois precedent where such temporary benches are used successfully.
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S. A. Lowell
G. W. Phelps
Lowell
Phelps
Such & Law
Washington
Elinois
Eldorado Sinking Declared After Disappearance
New Orleans report says Lloyd's London office confirms all hope of the Eldorado's safety is abandoned and the vessel has undoubtedly sunk with everyone aboard. The Southern Pacific steamer vanished while sailing from New York to Galveston.
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New Orleans
Lloyd’s London
Southern Pacific
New York
Galveston
Teal Indorsed for Interior Secretary by Horticultural Society
The State Horticultural Society in Portland Oregon endorsed Joseph N Teal for Secretary of the Interior and backed the agricultural extension bill before Congress. A meeting at the Seward hotel approved the move and highlighted Oregon interests under the Interior Department in a letter to President-elect Wilson.
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Portland
Ore
State Horticultural Society
Joseph N. Teal
National Road Bill Proposes Coast to Coast Highway
Congressman Boreland introduces a bill to fund a national old trails road at twenty million dollars. A six member commission would oversee construction from Washington westward through Colorado and Arizona to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Washington
Boreland
Colorado
Arizona
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Urges Direct Election of Federal Judges in Kansas
Topeka Kan Jan 17 Urging members to prevail upon the Kansas delegation to introduce a resolution favoring election of federal judges by direct vote Governor Hodges Democrat sent his first message to the legislature.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Congress
Hodges
Legislature Considers Statewide Tour At Eight Thousand Cost
Olympia plans for a tour of all state institutions by the entire legislature at an estimated cost of eighty five hundred dollars. Legislators say the trip will save money by improving legislation through intimate knowledge of conditions. Road bills seek twenty million dollars, Foster introduces them. A bill proposes Oregon style senatorial elections and another creates a special reformatory for women.
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Olympia
Foster
Oregon
High School Seniors Prepare Play A College Town
Senior performers await their stage debut in a big new auditorium. Rehearsals after hours feature upperclass talent, with hints of standout actors among the cast. The production promises a strong college town mood with likely engaging drama and humor.
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Sarah Bernhardts
David Warfields
Genius
College Girls Guard Strikers In New York
Twelve Barnard College students led by Miss Freda Kirchway volunteered to guard seventy five thousand garment workers on strike against white slave cadets. They will patrol principal shops and perform picket duty. Strike leaders urged mayor Gaynor to appoint them as special policewomen. he declined.
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New York
Barnard College
Freda Kirchway
Dean Kirchway
Columbia University
Gaynor
Chief of Scouts John Darragh Dies in Edmonds
Captain John Darragh, longtime chief of scouts under Crook and Haller in Indian campaigns and a former New York construction engineer, died at his Edmonds home aged 85. Born in Enfield New York, he came west in 1851 and helped build landmarks including the Waldorf Astoria Vanderbilt Mansion and the World Building before retiring to the coast in 1902.
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Seattle
Wash
John Darragh
Crook
Haller
New York City
Edmonds
Here
Mr. Darragh
Enfield
N. Y
New York
Catain Darrach
Vanderbilt Minnsion
World Building
Legislature Approves Livestock Sanitary Board Bill in Salem
State Capitol Salem Ore January 17 special report says the senate ignored Governor West veto to create a livestock sanitary board funded by 60000 for eradicating contagious livestock diseases. The bill unites state veterinarian and sheep inspector offices. House measures include felonies for saloon check cashing and tenure protections for teachers. For first time in state senate history women were allowed to sit within the senate bar during session Mrs W M Plimpton and Miss Alene Thompson of Salem named.
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State Capitol
Salem
Ove
Senate
West
House
Ore
Upton
State Senate
W. M. Plimpton
Alene Thompson
Grain Sack Bill Passes in Senate
The senate today passed a bill ensuring that when no special contract exists the weight of grain sacks is not deducted by purchasers. The measure, backed by eastern Oregon grain dealers, followed the house and set a record pace in passage of measures.
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State
Capitol
Salaman
Senate
Oregon
House
Weeks Succeeds Crane as Massachusetts Junior Senator
Boston January 17 The legislature elected Congressman John Wingate Weeks of Newton to replace Winthrop Murray Crane as junior senator. In the senate Weeks led with 28 votes, Whipple 0, Whipple D garnering 11, Scattered 2. In the house 134 of 240 voted Weeks, 69 for Whipple, five Progressives backed John G. Brooks, while 22 bolting Democrats split their votes among 13 party leaders.
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Boston
John Wingate Weeks
Newtonn
Winthrop Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Spit
Senate
Sherman
Whipple
House
John G. Brooks
Cambridge
Taft Overwhelmed by Kiss Requests from Parents
Washington January 17 reports that after the story of Taft kissing Phyllis Wistrand a Wyoming girl 22 parents including fathers mothers grandmothers aunts and uncles have brought children to the White House seeking the same salute.
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Wyoming
White House
Washington
Taft
Phyllis Wistrand
Laramie
Wye
Noted Scientist Dies in Pasadena Fall
Pasadena January 17. Dr Thaddeus S C Lowe noted scientist, experimenter and inventor, died at his daughter's home after a year of quasi-helplessness caused by a fall that fractured his hip.
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Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
Pasadena
Cal
Thaddeus S.C. Lowe
Powers Send Turkey Joint Note on Balkans
European diplomats delivered a joint note to the Porte urging peace terms that include cession of Adrianople and Aegean islands. London reports say Balkan allies expect Turkey to concede Adrianople to end the war, with Romania and Bulgaria seeking a quiet settlement though details remain undisclosed.
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Turkey
Balkans
Constantinople
Jran
Balkan
Porte
Adrianople
Aegean
London
Aegean Sea
Tr Tx
Tehatalja
Ionescu
Bucharest
Bulgaria
Roumania
Daneff
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