Dr Harry Lane Elected to Oregon Senate by Legislature
Dr Harry Lane a Democrat was elected senator to succeed Jonathan Bourne Jr in a separate session of the Oregon legislature at the state capitol Salem. Lane received 28 senate votes and 59 from the house with Bean Calkins and Meek of Washington county not voting. Tomorrow joint session will canvass the vote and declare the election.
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Senate
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Salem
Ore
Harry Lane
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
House
Bean and Calkins
Meek
Washington County
Lane
Miller
McCulloch
Keame
Rebels Loot Ranch and Abduct Women Near Chiautempam
In Mexico City on January 21 rebels raided American J. M. Gleason’s ranch near Chiautempan, killing four employed and abducting several women. The ranch house was looted and burned, while Gleason’s son, wife, and child escaped with difficulty.
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Mexico City
J. M. Cleasen
Chiautempam
Gleason
Wickersham drops phone investigation to ICC
Washington Jan. 21 Attorney General Wickersham abandons plans to sue American Telephone Telegraph or Bell under the Sherman act and refers telephone and telegraph issues to the Interstate Commerce Commission for inquiry and regulation. An order to begin the investigation will be issued soon.
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Washington
Skersham
American Lephone & Telegraph Company
Bell System
Telephone and Telegraph
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commissiion
Wickersham
Fisher defends order canceling Osage oil leases
Secretary Fisher and Assistant Secretary Adams faced the Indian Affairs Committee in Washington January 21 to justify canceling eight hundred thousand acres of oil lands on the Osage reservation Oklahoma. Attorney C J Leahy pressed questions while acknowledging family connections to the Osages. One lease covers over two hundred thousand acres to Uncle Sam Oil Company.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Fisher
Cause Committee On
Indian Affairs
Adams
C. J. Leahy
Leahy
Osages
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Court refuses to take Clancy's bond in Leavenworth case
Chicago January 21 Bonds for ER A Clancy of San Francisco to gain release from Fort Leavenworth were rejected by Judge Baker of the federal circuit court of appeals. The decision delays his release by two weeks as the bondsmen's unlimited liability on every bond was deemed unacceptable.
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Chicago
ER. A. Clancy
San Francisco
Fort Leavenworth
Baker
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Plotters Against Madero Arrested in Florida
Washington reports two alleged archists were arrested in Tampa, Florida on charges of plotting against the life of Madero. Names are withheld. State department says more arrests are expected.
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Washington
Madero
Tampa
Florida
State Department
Helen Gould Weds as Ivory Gown Cost a Thousand
Tarrytown N Y Jan 21 Helen Gould and Finley Shepard secured a marriage license today The ceremony takes place tomorrow Scores of presents arriving The gown is ivory white satin princess style with a long court train high neck and long sleeves trimmed with old rose point lace costing about a thousand dollars About 75 persons will attend the ceremony
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Helen Gould
Finley Shepard
Labourmen in Jail Reelected by Union Labourmen
Olaf Tyelmoe and BE A Clancy, inmates at Fort Leavenworth, were reelected by the state building trades council in convention here after conviction on conspiracy to illegally transport dynamite. Tyelmoe was reelected general secretary and Clancy joined the executive board. Telegrams confirmed the vote of confidence.
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Los Angeles
Olaf Tyelmoe
BE. A. Clancy
Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary
State Building Trades Council
Trehmoe
Clancy
Confidendée
Vessel Founders with All Hands
Charleston reports a large tramp steamer foundered off Plymouth on December 26 with all hands lost. Captain Ree of the Dutch steamer Pheeda identifies the vessel as the Ivar of Copenhagen.
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Charleston
D. C
Ree
Pheeda
Plymouth
Ivar
Copenhagan
Central reserve urged in currency reform plan
Labor leaders John Mitchell former Mine Workers president Fowler and H C Wills told the house banking committee that currency reform should rest on a central gold reserve akin to the Bank of England and supervised by an American clearing house. The plan would keep banks independent decentralize credit and centralize gold.
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Washington
House Committee On Banking
John Mitchell
Mine Workers
Fowler
H.C. Wills
Bank of England
Fire Engines Pump Water Into Mains In Reno
Reno, Jan. 21. Fire engines were used to pump water from the Truckee river into the water mains to relieve a famine caused by ditches leading to the city reservoir being clogged with ice. Most residences are without water, while the business section has only a meager supply.
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Reno
Truckee
Washington F. O. L. opens its convention
Olympia January 21 The state federation of labor opened its annual convention with about 800 delegates in attendance and it will run through the week. H J Hughes of Spokane is expected to be elected president succeeding Charles H Chase.
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Olympia
State Federation of Labor
H. J. Hughes
Spokane
Charles H. Chase
Wilson says there’s to be no fuss over Washington trip
Governor Wilson in Trenton on January 21 outlined plans for his Washington visit. He said he would go March 3 with no special car or escort, only his wife and daughters, and would remain governor until the transfer to the next office. He emphasized keeping the transition brief due to New Jersey business.
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Wilson
Washington
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
La Grande meeting advances 1913 baseball season plan
W N Sweet of Boise was re elected president of the Western Tri state League and L N Brown of Walla Walla was chosen secretary at a La Grande directors meeting. Overtures for Baker and North Yakima admission were heard and the optional clause annulled. Directors to be named Feb 7 as Boise rivals Cody and Bossner vie for the post. Season opens April 22 and closes September 12.
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W. N. Sweet
Boise
L. N. Brown
Walla Walla
la Grande
Baker
North Yakima
Pendleton
Sweet
J. W. Cody
W. F. Bossnerr
Boise Club
Crawford
Brown
L. G. Frazier
Bolxe
Bossner
Cody
Clu
Bostrow
Bob Brown
van Cowver
Walter McCredie
Nick Williams
Portland
Joe Conn
Horse
Secrary O'Gorman
Baker Commercial Club
Colima Volcano Erupts Driving Villagers From Homes
Mexico City reports Colima volcano erupts with lava, sand, and gases, forcing villagers to flee. Livestock perished, railroad tracks buried, and several towns may be destroyed. No fatalities reported. In Washington plans for an inauguration ball reception may be dropped due to committee mix up. President-elect Wilson says his wife and daughters will attend but be excused from handshaking. He dismisses fears of the turkey trot and other dances at the event.
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Mexico City
Colima
Washington
Citizens’ Committee
Congressional Committee
Trenton
N. J
Wilson
New French Cabinet Named by Premier Briend
Paris June 21 The new cabinet formed by Premier Briend lists M Jonnart as foreign affairs minister M Etienne as minister of War and M Maudin as minister of Marine Briend will continue as interior minister until Poincare is inaugurated
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Paris
Briend
Poincare
M. Jonnart
M. Etienne
M. Maudin
Interior
Flood Victims Suffer Amid Cold Snap In Evansville
In Evansville Indiana on January 21 the cold snap worsens hardship for flood victims while relief officials report the general situation improving as rain stops and the river nears its crest.
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Evansville
Ind
Convicted Minister Heads to Idaho Penitentiary
Rev. David M. Hand Moscow Baptist minister, recently found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of seventeen year old Hazel Benedict, is en route to the Idaho penitentiary to begin a term of five years to life. He travels with Deputy Warden Thomas Jolley, arriving by the local from Walla Walla and departing later on No. 15. The case has shocked the Northwest and damaged his family’s standing.
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Boise
Idaho Penitentiary
David M. Hand
Hazel Benedict
Pendleton City
Thomas Jolley
Walla Walla
Hand
Northwest
Taft Nominates Lee for Idaho District Attorney
President Taft nominates William Lee for United States district attorney in Idaho. The nomination is reported from Washington with the date January 21.
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Lee
Idaho
Washington
Taft
William Lee
United States
Brant Seeks New Start After Pardon in Minnesota
St Paul January 21 Foulke E Brant, recently pardoned by New York Governor Sulser after six years of a thirty year sentence for burglarizing Mortimer Schiff's home, declared he would forget the past and make good in the future Senator Nelson of Minnesota pledged to oversee Brandt s future.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Foulke E. Brant
Sulser
New York
Mortimer Schiff
Nelson
Brandt
Moving Pictures Help Keep Cornell Students Sober
New York January 21 Theodore Tweston proctor at Cornell reports moving pictures curb student excesses. Evenings once spent in carousals are now at the movies, with undergraduates showing restraint and maintaining college spirit without compromising food sense.
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New York
Moving Pictures
Cornell
Theodore Tweston
Tweston
Injunction Dampens Garment Strike in New York
New York January 21 striking garment workers are disheartened as Justice Greenbaum issues an injunction preventing picketing near factory and shop entrances. Settlers admit a settlement is not in sight.
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New York
Justice Greenbaum
Fire Rages Across Winnipeg Suburb City Faces Wipeout
Winnipeg January 21 flames sweep the business district of Fort Saskatchewan for 12 hours endangering the entire city. The town lies on the Canadian Pacific near Edmonton as firefighters battle the blaze to prevent total destruction.
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Winnipeg
Fort Saskatchewan
Canadians Pacific
Edmonton
Railroad Fights Snow to Keep Lines Open
Everett Washington January 21 trains run late as Great Northern struggles to keep the main line over the Cascade summit open with heavy snow causing delays and difficult conditions for crews and passengers.
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Everett
Wash
Cascades
Great Northern Railroad
Summit
Brigands Hold Woman for Ransom Disappearance Alarm in Italy
Rome reports Mrs Willan Mansfield an American missing and held by brigands for ransom. Her husband William Mansfield of Columbia University College of Pharmacy says he heard from her four days ago as police name Italy based captors. News from New York confirms the professor’s concern over the disappearance.
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Rome
Willan Mansfield
New York
William Mansfield
College of Pharmacy
Columbia University
Salo
Italy
Demonstration Planned in Washington March Third
New York City's Miss Inez Milholland designated as the most beautiful suffrage figure will lead the parade on March 3 in Washington. She will wear heraldic imagery and head a women's band followed by a unit of "petticoat cavalry" as garment workers from New York and Baltimore march in tatters to depict the sweat shop injustice.
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Washington
Mise Inez Mitlhelland
New York City
Opposition Rises to Lincoln Monument Plan in House
Washington January 21 bitter opposition to the 2 012 000 bill for a Lincoln monument is expected when the measure comes to the house. The senate has passed it and it envisions a statue and a Greek temple on the Mall near the Washington monument. Opponents seek to substitute a memorial path from Washington to Gettysburg. Bankers Sulivan and Roshears receive prison terms for grand larceny in New York.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
House
Senate
Washington Monument
Gettysburg
Convicted labor leaders released from federal penitentiary
Leavenworth Kansas January 21. Bonds signed by W J McCain Bert Brown of Kansas City and W E Reddin of Milwaukee completed their release from the federal penitentiary Warden McClaughery hosting a farewell dinner for the trio after liberation.
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Leavenworth
Kan
W. J. McCain
Bert Brown
Kansas City
W. E. Reddin
Milwaukee
Federal Penitentiary
McClaughery
Pole Tax Confusion Sparks German's Frustration
A Jersey City tax office clash ends with clerk Clarence Miller explaining a poll tax mixup. The German taxpayer vents anger at the word play and exclaims oh this English as he heads home, leaving his wife free to hang laundry without tax.
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New York
Jersey City
Clarence Miller
Turkish peace talks delayed by assembly postponement
Constantinople dispatches report the national assembly will resume consideration of Turkey's reply to a European powers note on Balkan peace tomorrow. Sofia reports King Peter of Servia is seriously ill from nervous exhaustion.
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London
Constantinople
National Assembly
Turkey
Balkans
Peter of
Servia
Sofia
Darrow Jurors Question Talesmen on Union Labor
Prospective jurors for Clarence Darrow's bribery case discussed the orange freeze impact in Southern California and financial deficits. Darrow questioned several talesmen directly, focusing on their views about union labor as potential bias factors in the trial.
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Los Angeles
California
Clarence Darrow
Talesman Bain
Darrow
Talesmen
Union Laber
Fourth Annual Poultry Show Opens in Taylor Block
The fourth annual Umatila-Morrow County Poultry Association exhibition opened in the Taylor block at Main and Water streets with hundreds of birds from Cochin to Bantam varieties. Judge Purvis arrived to judge again, and a large crowd including Hawthorne and Field school children toured the displays. An evening concert by United Orchestra under Frank Caruth is planned with a prize drawing for spectators.
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Umatila-Morrow County Poultry Association
Taylor Block
Main
Water Streets
Hawthorne and Field Schools
Northwest
Judge Purvis
Idaho
Taylor
United Orchestra
Frank 10
Carruth
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Langer
Keith
Macbeth
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