Frange's New President Eyes Balkan Crisis
Paris reports that M Raymond Poincare will become president of France on February eighteenth and resigns as premier. M Briand to act as premier until Fallieres leaves, with Poincare to advise cabinet on Balkan crisis. party leaders say Briand may take over until Fallieres' term ends.
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Frange
Balkan
Paris
M. Raymond Poincare
France
M. Briand
Falliers
Poincare
Fallerles
Falleries
Trade in Hands of Combination in Shipping Trust
A. H. Bull testifies before the House shipping trust committee describing a giant combination controlling Atlantic costwise trade under railroad agreement. Circulars offer 70 percent discounts to drive Bull Line from New York and Porto Rican trades. Bull cites a 1900 bond and awaits congressional action amid calls for prosecution of the combination heads. Balkan allies say Constantinople would be first hit if war resumes, but expect Turkey to heed powers’ terms.
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Washington
Jan
Atlantic
House Shipping Trust Committee
A. H. Bull
A. H. Bull Steamship Company
New York
New York and Porto Rican Steamabip Company
Porto Rico
Humphrey
Department of Justice
Bull
Congressional Investigating Committee
Alexander
Freight Derails Near Castle Rock Injures Two
Tacoma January 18 two railroad workers were scalded when Northern Pacific freight train 68 derailed two and a half miles west of Castle Rock. Eldwin Snyder of Tacoma and fireman Studlack sustained upper body injuries and were hospitalized. Traffic delayed about five hours.
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Tacoma
Hrakeman
Eldwin Snyder
Studlack
Northern Pacific
Castle Rock
Here
Portland
Oldest DC native born veteran dies after 70 years service
Captain Wesley Mark W. Hood, reputedly the oldest native-born District of Columbia resident, was buried today. He reportedly served the government for 70 years with a notable career in the army and navy. His age remained unknown even to him, and his long service spanned early Texas Indian troubles in the Mexican War era and the Civil War.
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Washington
Wesley Mark W. Hood
District of Columbia
Texas
Mexico
Veteran Stockman Bolin Dies at 66 in County
Christopher Bolin, veteran farmer and stockman of the county, died this morning at 5 o clock at the home of nurse Mrs. Pierson after years of paralysis strokes. He would have turned 66 on April tenth. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Gilliland of Pilot Rock and Mrs. Vinson of Holdman and two sons in Oregon and California. Funeral arrangements pending, likely tomorrow afternoon at the Pierson residence.
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Christopher Bolin
Thomas P. Gilliland
Pilot Rock
Charles Vinson
Holdman
Linn County
Oregon
Lake County
California
Progressives Stand With Wilson In Support Pact
Washington reports House progressives pledge support to Democrats and Wilson policies while opposing standpatters. Senators Lafferty of Oregon and Murdock of Kansas telegrammed Wilson pledging backing. Senate passes omnibus claims bill totaling about 900000 dollars, sending it back to the House. French Association claims omitted.
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Washington
House
Moch
Wilson
Lafferty
Oregon
Murdock
Kansas
Senate
Court of Claims
Washington to cut state profit from jute sack sale
Olympia Jan 18 The measure sponsored by John L Sharpstein would change the jute bag law to fix prices for penitentiary sacks at cost plus 16 percent profit and allocate sacks to grain counties pro rata. Any unsold stock by April 10 would go to the open market to reduce farm burdens.
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Olympia
Walla Walla
John L. Sharpstein
Board of Control
Washington
Inland Empire
Cold Springs Landing Favored Over Umatilla For Main Trunk Road
Farmer Manuel Friedly urges the permanent highway system for Umatilla county to route the main trunk road to Cold Springs Landing rather than Umatilla. He cites shorter distances from Pendleton Adams Athena Weston Milton-Freewater and a wheat shipment advantage by river access via Cold Springs Landing. He proposes routes via German Hall Adams Pendleton and Wild Horse with possible connections to Umatilla and Cold Springs networks. He also notes a road bonds vote rule limiting votes by residents of towns exempt from road taxes.
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Cold Springs Landing
Umatilla
Manuel Priedly
He- Six
Pendleton
Friedly
Adams
Athena
Weston
Milton-Free- Water Country
Pendeton
German Hall
Wild Horse
Cold Springs
Umatila
Good Roads Committee
Deadlock Over Taft Appointments Tightens Senate Rift
Washington January session ends with Democratic and Republican senators in a deep stalemate over Taft’s nominations. Army posts remain under review and Brewer’s colonel bid stalled as a quorum failure prompts immediate adjournment led by Senator Gallinger.
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Senate
Taft
Army
Brewer
Oliver
Pennsylvania
Gallinger
Ranker Schiff at Japanese Society Luncheon
Washington on January 18 Internation al compliments were exchanged at a luncheon by the Japanese society in honor of Viscount Chinda Ambassador Chinda said that American sympathy after the late emperor s death helped cement ties between Japan and the United States Jacob H Schiff banker paid tribute to the dead emperor and noted Japan s rise among great nations as a benefit to civilization
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Washington
Viscount Chinda
United States
Chinda
Japan
America
Jacob H. Schiff
Pastor Horn Escapes Police Again in Richmond
Richmond Cal Jan 18 Rev Frank Horn pursued by police and a posse over a divorce suit filed by Mary De Lovrea. Despite a watch on the First Baptist church and parsonage last night Horn eluded capture. De Lovrea insists the pastor is the husband she married while claims of a twin brother are false. She cites evidence of Rev M Horn’s past in Oregon as context.
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Richmond
Cal
Frank Horn
Mary de Lovrea
First Baptist Church
Horn
de Lovrea
M. Horn
Oregon
105 year old Los Angeles bride wins license to wed
Mrs Marcellina Elisalda aged 105 in Los Angeles obtained a license to wed Pleasantino Leon aged 80. He planned to seek a court order naming Claudia Luge a granddaughter as guardian. Guardian said she would contest the move.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Marcellina Elisalda
Pleasantino Leon
Leon
Claudia Luge
Eet Waide
Luge
Boy Narrowly Escapes Death Jumping Train Car in Snow
In the O W R N yards this morning twelve year old Louis Perkins nearly fell under a switch engine. His handhold held but his feet slipped in the snow and he was dragged for blocks before the engine stopped. Agent T F O'Brien warns of frequent rides by boys on moving cars and engines and says stricter action will follow.
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Louis Perkins
West Webb Street
T. F. O'Brien
Mr. O'Brien
Better Policy Is Sought For Indians
Washington January hearing before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee heard board of Indian Commissioners members call for a stable policy for Indian affairs. Rev Wm H Ketcham of Oklahoma said the Interior Indian bureau has become a training ground rather than a policy maker. The six members urged adequate funding to continue work or risk being wiped out.
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Washington
Indian Bureau of the Interior Department
Wm. H. Ketcham
Oklahoma
Board of Indian Commissioners
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Ketchum
William D. Walker
Buffalo
Frank Knox
Michigan
Edward E. Ayers
Chicago
George Vaux, Jr
Officials Discuss Panama Difficulties
Washington on January 18 officials from the United States and Panama met to discuss contested issues. President Taft, Secretaries Knox and Stimson, and Judge Frank Fanletto, counsel for the Panama Railway, talked over harbor extension at Colon and assurances that no railway franchise into the canal zone from the north would be granted. Panama asked for small concessions in return. No decision was reached.
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Washington
United States
Republic of Panama
Taft
Knox and
Stimson
Frank Fanletto
Panama Railway Company
Canal Commission
Colon
Panama
Canal Zone
Republic
Agreement to fix prices and limit competition alleged
Jefferson City Missouri January 18 report states an agreement among major packing firms to fix prices curb output and destroy free competition. Special Commissioner Daniel Dillon filed the opinion with the state supreme court in proceedings begun by Governor Major as attorney general to oust Hammond Packing Company.
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Jefferson City
State Supreme Court
Daniel Dillon
Major
Missouri
Hammond Packing Company
Taft Wishes Good Luck to Wilson in New Term
Philadelphia January 18 President Taft visiting the Clover club expressed best wishes to Mr Wilson for his White House term. He predicted national prosperity under normal conditions and warned voters favoring moderation, urging Democrats to stick to the middle of the road. He said he sincerely hopes the coming administration will bring prosperity without obstruction.
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Philadelphia
Taft
Clover Club
Wilson
White House
Boxing Boot Bill Will Be Opposed
Olympia January 18 A measure by Senator Hewitt of Chehalis would legalize boxing in Washington with a state boxing commission to regulate bouts The bill modeled after New York limits to ten rounds gloves of ten ounces and bans sham matches Clubs would lose charters if found guilty The proposal faces strong opposition from the dries but has notable supporters and may pass in time
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Olympia
Washington
Hewitt
Chehalis
Boxing Commission
New York
One Killed in Vale Street Duel in Vale Ore
In Vale Oregon on January 18 a fatal street duel between two Austrians left Mate Dosen dead and Joe Uzloc killed. Three Americans witnessed the incident as Dan Eno, the city marshal, arrested the shooter who later slipped his pistol to a fellow Austrian. the weapon remains unrecovered.
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Vale
Ore
Mate Dosen
Joe Uzloc
Dan Eno
Once Rich Jockey Now a Pickpocket
New York dated January 18 reports Grover Cleveland Fuller a former noted jockey who was arrested for snatching a watch in a Broadway cafe. He received a suspended sentence after promising to reform and to join his parents in Chicago following a clemency letter from them. Fuller rode for James Keene and other turfmen, once amassing a fortune he squandered.
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New York
Grover Cleveland Fuller
Chicago
Fuller
James Ko Keene
Blockade Feared As Snow Delays Main Line Trains
Heavy snowfall blankets the region with six feet at mountain summits and three feet in the lower hills. The Washington branch of the O W R N runs behind schedule with a Spokane to Weston overnight delay of eleven hours. Telegraph lines to Portland are hampered as thaw and new snow disrupt operations.
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Jack Frost
Washington
Spokane
Weston
Adams
Here
Portland
Oregon Nominations Quiet Amid Bourne Support
Washington January 18 no protest from Senator Bourne on Taft era Oregon nominations. Burgard for customs collector allegedly aided by Russell Hawkins. Aronson of The Dalles and others reportedly accepted by Bourne. Protests loom against Williams and Hale Hawley Lafferty. Chamberlain notes many protests aimed at Parker Nortland Bureard La Grande Brown Lebanon Miller Jacksonville. confirmations unlikely now.
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Burgard
Russell Hawkins
Washington
Senator Bourne
Oregon
Taft
Bourne
Aronson
Dalles
Williams
Williams State
Lafferty
Hawley
Chamberlain
Parker
Astoria
Bureard
Nortland
Pearl
la Grande
Brown
Lebanon
Miller
Jacksonville
Snow Accumulates in California Mountains
San Francisco January 18. Un settled weather with mild rains diminished winds. Snow in the mountains tied up freight traffic on the Southern Pacific overnight. Passenger trains ran less than an hour behind schedule. At 3 am two feet of snow had fallen since yesterday morning at Summit, reaching 14 feet on the level. There were feet at Elie Canyon and feet at Truckee.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Southern Pacific
Summit
Elie Canyon
Truckee
Former wife of U S Senator dies in London home
Mrs. Alice Mason, former wife of the late Senator Charles Suwinner of Massachusetts, died of jaundice at her London home. Her daughter Isabella is married to Edward Balfour of London and Scotland. The body is to be taken to Scotland for burial.
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Tandan
Alice Mason
Charles Suwinner
Massachusetts
London
Isabella
Edward Balfour
Scotland
Scothand
Tariff on paper will be cut in Democratic plan
Washington plan seeks substantial reduction across wood pulp and print paper, while keeping duties on tobacco and related articles. Democratic leaders, after two sessions and another last night, discuss schedule M for pulps papers and books and tobacco products. The extent of paper cuts remains uncertain as no conference has yet been held.
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Washington
Congress
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