Goethals To Remain In Federal Service Amid Images Of Offer
Washington Jan 24 Goethals will be kept in federal service and cannot sever ties with the government except over a presidential objection. The president expects him to stay and earlier reports that he might be NY police commissioner were denied by several officials. Mayor Mitchel publicly stated Goethals knew the conditions under which he would accept. Mrs Roosevelt’s influence aided Persuasion and Col Roosevelt may assist if needed.
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Washington
Goethals
Timn
Mitchel
New York
War Department
Panama
New York City
Canal Zone
Roosevelt
New York Post
Mayor Albee Arrested Over Labor Hours in Portland
Salem and Portland reports state Labor Commissioner Hoff arrested Mayor Albee for alleged overtime work by Portland firemen and policemen. City Attorney Laroche filed a habeas corpus writ in the Oregon Supreme Court, returnable next Friday at 9. The case tests if state law applies to city fire and police staff, with potential annual costs and a three platoon fire department plan if ruled adverse.
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Salem
Ore
Ciy
Laroche
Portland
Albee
Supreme Court
Hoff
Laroch
Three Die From Coal Gas Poisoning in Queens Home
Coal gas poisoning killed three children Catherine Grace and Madeline Sorhan at the home of Daniel Sorhan in Queens Long Island. The father and another child escaped and were in serious condition.
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New York
Daniel Sorhan
Queens
Long Island
Catherine
Grace
Madeline Sorhan
Robbers Dynamite Bank Safe In Ludlow Heist
Robbers dynamited the Farmers' National Bank safe in Ludlow Missouri and escaped with 6000 dollars. They left no clue. January 24 report notes no further details or suspects.
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Ludlow
Missouri
Farmers’ National Bank
Steam schooner Elizabeth towed after propeller loss
San Francisco January 24. The steam schooner Elizabeth with nine passengers and 19 crew was towed to port by the tug Fearless after being stranded and signaling for help near Point Honita. The vessel had its propeller stripped late yesterday and a line was taken aboard at four this morning.
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San Francisco
Point Honita
Elizsabeth
Fearless
Fearlens
Port Klamath Saloon Investigation Ordered
Governor West orders Klamath county officials to probe a saloon in Port Klamath to determine compliance with liquor laws. The site allegedly resides in an unincorporated area and may lack the required hotel connection or 60 rooms, per complaints received.
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Saliem, Ore
West
Klamath County
Gort Klamath
Simons Acquitted of Arson Charge in Mcho Butte
A. A. Simons of Mcho Butte was acquitted of arson after a four hour jury verdict of not guilty. Prosecutors relied on circumstantial testimony about a neighborly feud, while the defense highlighted local hostility. Two indictments tied to a haystack burn were addressed, with the second dismissed. case notes end with burglary trial developments.
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A. A. Simons
Mcho Butte
5. M. Smith
Simons
Smith Place
John Walton
Michael Anderson
Frank Harris
Walton
Anderson
Harris
McKenzie
Hermiston
Wallula
Ban on Segregated Vice by St Louis Police
St Louis will close the segregated vice district for good on March 1, 1914, by order of the board of police commissioners. The move follows a crusade by the committee of one hundred for the suppression of commercialized vice, eliminating about seventy resorts and around five hundred inmates.
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ST. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
Committee of One Hundred
Colonel Gorgas Nominated as Surgeon in Chief
President Wilson has nominated Colonel William C. Gorgas, Panama canal chief sanitary officer, for surgeon in chief of the army. Now in South Africa aiding sanitation, his bold measures aboard the canal made it one of the healthiest tropical zones, and Senate approval is anticipated after routine consideration.
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Wilson
William C. Gorgas
Panama Canal
Goethals
Canal
Senate
South Africa
Diamond District
War Department
Gorgas
Condstone
Canal Zone
Tropics
Portland sheriff and four others injured in car train crash
A police touring car answering a burglar alarm collided with a Southern Pacific freight train early today in Portland. Sheriff Tom Word suffered a broken rib and severe facial cuts, Police Chauffeur Larry Evans was seriously injured, Police Captain Inskeep and two reporters also bruised. Evans was pressed into the wheel. The auto was nearly demolished.
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Portland
Southern Pacific
Tom Word
Gales Halt Submarine Lift at Plymouth Dockyard
Fierce gales stop attempts to raise the sunken submarine at Plymouth today. Work will resume when the storm abates. Divers struggle to pass hawsers around the hull as the boat remains embedded in sand.
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Plymouth
Eng
Ebates
Redfield criticizes prophets of evil at New Haven
Secretary of Commerce Redfield told the New Haven chamber that prophets of evil preaching national pain are wrong. He cited Balkan war and currency tariff as past causes of business distress, but said those issues are over and U S trade depression is now at its worst locally and less than abroad.
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New Haven
Redfield
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Suffragette Bomb Destroys Plants at Kebble Palace Gardens
In Glasgow on January 24 a suspected suffragette bomb wrecked the Kebble Palace Botanical Gardens. Watchmen extinguished an initial fuse, but a second device damaged many valuable plants before being discovered and stopped.
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Glasgow
Kebble Palace Botanical Gardens
Fiske Takes His First Vacation in Ten Years
W. P. Fiske editor of the Polk County Itemizer travels to Portland for a vacation. He has served as editor for over 30 years and has rarely missed press day, being drawn on the U.S. grand jury during this trip.
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Fiske
Dallas
Ore
W. P. Fiske
Polk County
Portland
United States Grand Jury
Fisk
Itemizer
Oregon land bill advances in House committee
Washington Jan 24 The sub committee of the House Public Lands Committee votes unanimously to favorably report Senator Chamberlain's bill for Exchanging Oregon lands.
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Washington
House Public Lands Committee
Chamberlain
Oregon
Oregon Development League appeals against Seamen bill
Washington dispatch notes Portland Commercial club appeals to oppose final passage of the La Follette seamen's bill. It is described as having drastic, burdening features on shipping interests and is pending in the House. The Senate previously approved it with support from Senators Chamberlain and Lane.
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Washington
Oregon
Oregon Development League
Portland Commercial Club
la Follette
House
Senate
Chamberlain
Lane
Edward Ginn Publisher of Textbooks Dies at 76
Edward Ginn publisher of school and college textbooks and founder of the International School of Peace died at his Winchester home after months of illness. He was 76.
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Edward Ginn
CLES
Boston
International School of Peace
Winchester
Noted Angler James Watt Dies in California Hospital
James Watt, renowned angler and frequent sport magazine contributor, died in a San Francisco hospital from angina. A native of Scotland, his survivor is his brother George Watt, a member of the King’s council in Edinburgh famed as Lord High Sheriff.
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San Francisco
James Watt
Enland
Mr. Watt
Scotland
George Watt
Edinburgh
Majestic collision with tug prompts federal service request
Liner Majestic carrying Mr and Mrs Francis B Sayre collides with a tug in the North River. Administration will ask Colonel Goethals to remain in the federal service. Writ of habeas corpus obtained at Salem. Gales off English coast hinder work on raising the sunken British submarine. Raker bill on Asiatic labor deemed no affront to England. Governor West backs Dr C J Smith’s stand and candidacy for governor. Dr Smith files as Democrat. Don Rader switches to Federal League. Knights of Columbus head to Walla Walla. Two Walla Walla basketball teams prepare for games.
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Majestic
Francis B. Sayre
North River
Colonel Goethals
Glasgow
Sheriff Ward
Portland
Albee
Hoff
Salem
English
England
West
J. Smith
Smith
Dr. Curry
Baker
Ore
Indianapolis
Redfield
Raker Bill Seen Not An Affront To Britain
Washington January 24 officials of the labor department disputed the claim that Congressman Traker’s Asiatic labor exclusion bill would affront England by discriminating against Indian citizens. They noted that some English colonies enforce stricter Hindu exclusion than the Baker bill and that the 1815 Anglo American immigration treaty contains no favored nation clause.
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Washington
Jan
Labor Department
Traker
England
India
America
Rumor of Disaster Sends American Shares Down
Jan 34 earthquake rumors in San Francisco shook Americans abroad. The rumor sent American shares lower as anxiety spread, with trading at lighter levels and prices slipping on the floor of exchanges.
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Berlin
San Francisco
Train Bandits Loot Express. 19 Mile Run
Memphis report says three masked bandits held up a Southern railroad passenger train near Facklers Alabama last night. They looted the cars and blew the express safe but did not molest passengers. The engine and two cars ran wild for 19 miles. loot was small and no trace found.
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Memphis
Southern Railroad
Facklers
Alabama
Keating resolution powers House mines committee probe
The House Democratic caucus and the House Rules Committee favorably reported the Keating resolution providing for a congressional investigation into the Colorado and Michigan strikes. Passage on Monday is believed certain. The resolution authorizes the House Mines Committee to conduct the probes.
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Washington
House Democratic Caucus
House Rules Committee
Colorado
Michigan
House Mines Committee
Dr Curry of Baker Fined by Federal Judge
Portland Ore January 24. Dr H E Curry of Baker was fined 250 dollars by Federal Judge Bean for sending illegal articles through the mails No prison sentence was given Curry addressed the court for 45 minutes on his own behalf.
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Portland
Ore
H. E. Curry
Baker
Bean
Curry
Eugene adopts 64-hour week for women workers
In Eugene Oregon on January 24 the Industrial Welfare Commission rules set a 64 hour limit for women and girls. Employers fixed the hours 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays. The agreement, while not binding, is optional for observance.
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Eugene
Ore
Industrial Welfare Commission
California Quiver Felt From Solarscope Vibration
A selasmograph at Chabot Observatory in Oakland detected a minor east to west vibration at 7 33. Windows rattled in San Francisco Oakland and Berkeley but no damage was reported.
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San Francisco
Chabot Observatory
Oakland
Berkeley
Earthquake Wrecks Lepante Fortress and Homes
A severe quake hit Lepante on the Gulf of Corinth near Natpaktos. Almost every house in the town was damaged and the fortress partially wrecked, but no injuries were reported. The seaport town has about 3000 residents.
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Lepante
Athens
Natpaktos
Gulf of Corinth
West governor undecided on re election plans
Salem Oregon January 24 In a letter to Dr J Smith of Portland Governor West said today he will not seek a second term He did not commit to supporting Smith but approved Smiths stance on law enforcement Portland January 24 Following Wests announcement Dr Smith announced he would run as a Democrat for governor
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Salem
Ore
J. Smith
Portland
West
Smith
Dr. Smith
Judge Has Talk on Hand in Court Clash Over West Court Street Flat
In a bitter dispute, Mrs. Nettle Maynard and Mrs. Margaret Harrison, sharing a West Court Street dwelling, each pressed arrest warrants. Harrison accuses January 22 riotous entertainments. Maynard counters with insults toward Hudson and Dix on January 28. The judge faced a difficult, highly charged hearing.
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Nettle Marnard
Margaret Harrison
West Court Street
Fite Gerald
Solomon
Harrison
Maynard
Pearl Hudson
Emma Dix
Baker County Poultry Show Uses Canned Music for Hens
In Baker, Ore on January 24 the Baker County Poultry association hosts a show featuring canned music to amuse the hens. The idea follows a lecture by an Oregon Agricultural College professor who claimed such music could improve egg production.
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Baker
Ore
Baker County Poultry Association
Oregon Agricultural College
Brownsville Glove Factory Moves to Albany
Albany Ore Jan 24 The Brownsville glove factory will be moved to Albany as increased production requires better railroad facilities. Necessary arrangements and satisfactory terms have been completed for the relocation.
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Albany
Ore
Brownsville
Hawaii Fortifications Bill Seeks Massive Military Post
Washington January 24 A fortifications appropriation bill proposes extensive land defenses for the Hawaiian Islands. The plan calls for 457000 dollars to build fortifications as part of the war department effort to create a strong military post beside the Hawaiian naval base. It would authorize transfer of 45 field artillery pieces to Hawaii and includes total appropriations of 4 175200 dollars.
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Washington
Hawaiiian Islands
House
Sherley
Kentucky
War Department
Hawaiian
Department
Philippines
Hawaiian Islands
Congress
Reclamation Changes Are Under Consideration
Secretary of the interior informs Senator Chamberlain that his bill urged by the Umatilla water users association for amending the reclamation act, along with several similar measures, is being considered but no conclusion has been reached on any of them.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Chamberlain
Sayre Hurt As Majestic Endures Rough North River Run
Mrs. Sayre injured when the liner Majestic tossed her in her state room during a storm on the North River voyage. Captain Badwell called it one of the roughest passages. the John Nichols tug collided earlier with the liner but the tug crew were saved. Sayre and wife Francis return from Europe. he joins Williams College Feb 1.
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New York
North River
John Nichols
Majestic
Europe
Francis B. Sayre
Hook
Badwell
Port Malone
Secret Service
Sayres
Washington
Sayre
Garfield
Williams College
London
Paris
Mrs. Sayre
Mine Workers Condemn War at Annual Convention
In Indianapolis on January 24, the United Mine Workers of America adopted resolutions denouncing war, voicing sympathy for Calumet copper mine strikers, and urging Congress to pass additional mine safety measures. The anti war resolution was introduced by Duncan McDonald of Illinois.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Calumet
Congress
Duncan McDonald
Iinos
County Names Sealer of Weights and Measures
Umatilla County appoints Edgar F. Averill as official sealer with commission signed by Judge Maloney after a new law created the office. Averill will inspect all scales and measures countywide to deter short weight sales and enforce the rules against violators.
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Umatilla County
Edgar F. Averill
Maloney
Avertfil
Chicago auto show opens with record crowds at Coliseeum and armory
Chicago officials report the annual automobile show opening with more floor space and more exhibits than ever before. The Coliseeum and First Regiment armory house the displays, with a strong emphasis on motorcycles and accessories. Record crowds attend the opening day and anticipate a larger turnout for tonight's events as the show runs through Saturday evening.
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Chicago
Coliaeum
First Regiment Armory
New York
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Federal League
Knights of Columbus
Walla Walla
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