Regulars Held in Readiness for Cuba Third Intervention Believed
Washington June 3. War Department refused Adjutant General Fridge’s request to move the seventeenth infantry battalion from Jackson Mississippi to participate in state maneuvers. The regiment remains ready for rapid transport to Cuba, signaling anticipated intervention. Finances are cited as the probable issue.
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War Department
Jackson
Miss
Washington
Arthur Fridge
Seventeenth Infantry
Mixs
Gulf
Cuba
Laundry wagon driver killed by horse trampling
In San Francisco on June 3 a laundry wagon driver named Andrew Bonner was trampled to death by an infuriated horse as his wife watched in horror. He rose at five to feed the horse, screams followed, and he died later at the hospital.
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San Francisco
Andrew Bonner
Bonner
Seven-year-old burns from matches in San Francisco
In San Francisco on June 3 Elsie Young aged seven suffered severe burns from playing with sulphur matches. Her dress caught fire and she remained engulfed in flames until her mother arrived after hearing her screams.
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San Francisco
Elsie Young
Man goes into frenzy after losing claim against state
Salem June a. A man, told his $9.60 claim for joining the pursuit of outlaws Tracy and Merrill against the state failed, then attacked the electric light globes in the state capital corridors. He broke four globes before being jailed, likely mentally unbalanced.
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Salem
Tracy
Roosevelt praises San for Warrington Dawson essay
New York June 3 President Roosevelt praises the journalist Warrington Dawson a staff correspondent of the United Press for his literary prowess. Dawson accompanies Roosevelt on his hunting trip and is the only American correspondent covering the Roosevelts' hunt, the piece written at Mombasa in April.
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Roosevelt
Outlook
Warrington Dawson
United Peeas
Mombasca
Dawson
Roosevelt Hunt
LANCE ATTENDANCE AT SEATTLE EXPOSITION
June 2 officials of the exposition highlighted large crowds on opening day with 94 900 paid admissions. The prior day saw 17 192 attendees. A baseball game at the Stadium opened today’s program featuring teams from the mountain and coastal artillery.
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Seattle
Mountain
Coast Artillery
Lynched Near Governor's Home in Kentucky
In Frankfort, Kentucky, a Black man named John Maxie, an attendant at a circus, was seized from the jail by white locals within earshot of Governor Willson's mansion and fatally shot after being accused of shooting a white foreman.
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Frankfort
Jack
Gov. Willson
John Maxie
Coast interests unite to resist railroad rate hikes
In San Francisco on June 3 commercial, manufacturing, banking and other interests formed a united front to oppose announced railroad rate increases. They fear the new rates will drive traffic away from the coast’s manufacturing and jobbing sectors, shifting it toward Chicago and distribution hubs centered at Denver, Phoenix and Spokane. The group pledged to fight the policy to the bitter end.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Teno
Phoenix
Spokane
Omaha train robbery suspects tied to Spokane hold‑up
Police say James Shelton and Lillian Stevens, implicated in the Omaha train robbery, are also involved in the recent Spokane train hold-up. The statement was released June 2 as investigators pursue both cases.
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Enver
James Shelton
Lillian Stevens
Omaha
Spokane
Hill Will Keep Away From State RR Develop Present Territory
June 3 Portland James Hill told guests at the Arlington Club he will stay out of building a state railroad, urging eastern and central Oregon to seek relief from other sources while backing Portland as a future wheat region. He said his duty lies in developing the present Great Northern territory and favored not state railroads except under certain conditions.
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Oregon
Portland
Great Northern
James Hill
Arlington Club
Riots Hit Philadelphia as Subway Strikes Sparks Violence
PhiladelphiaJune 3 workers from subway and elevated lines join strike sparking riots in Kensington. mobs beat motormen and conductors, cars set afire, hundreds injured, police overwhelmed. Navy yard sailors clashed with police after scab yell, several hundred special officers sworn in. Lieut Sikes suspended pending board review.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Lmnes
Kensington
Navy Yards
John Sikes
Clay
Steamer Contra Costa Fire Injures Two Men
A blaze aboard the coal burning Steamer Contra Costa near San Francisco caused two explosions of gasoline tanks. Firemen Ovie and Lieutenant Winslow were wounded as flying metal struck and a fellow rescuer fell from a ladder. The vessel was gutted below decks.
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San Francisco
Potrero Emergency Hospital
Contra Costa
Ovie
Leslie Winslow
Winslow
Mistall
John Burroughs Fails to Arrive in San Francisco
In San Francisco on June 3, John Burroughs the naturalist did not arrive as expected from Honolulu aboard the steamer Alameda. Friends at Bay City anxiously awaited news while the University of California president cut short a trip to greet the notable traveler who was not on board.
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San Francisco
John Burroughs
Bay City -Ansidty
Honolulu
Alameda
Burroughs
University of California
Militia Sent To McCloud Strike Disturbance Quelled
Sacramento reports Gov. Gillette dispatching militia under Adjutant General Launch to guard Trafin lumber strikers in the McCloud district. A hundred thousand dollars allotted for troop use. Troops arrived at 11:15, finding the strikers peaceful and no sign of mob activity among Italians.
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Sacramento
McCloud
Secretary Wilson and Pinchot Receive McGill LLD Honors
Montreal McGill University honored Secretary Wilson of the agricultural department and Chief Forester Pinchot with L L D degrees at Macdonald College's dedication today. Wilson gave an address on the education of girls.
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Montreal
Jones
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Pinchot
McGill University
Macdonald College
Last cargo of wheat shipped to California
Totoma June 3 The steam schooner Talac with captain Henson is loading twelve hundred tons of wheat for California, practically emptying the local granaries and ending the wheat trade for the year. Local breweries are compelled to ship their barley from California. The local crop is exhausted.
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Totoma
Echooner
Talac
Henson
California
Tacome Breweries
Roosevelt Leaves Natibi On Special Train
Naribi June 3 Roosevelt and his party departed this afternoon on a special train for Kijabe forty miles northwest to visit the American mission. The group will move on to Sotth by caravan afterward.
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Roosevelt
Natibi
Naribi
Kijabe
Forty Milles
Sotth
Machinists Strike Ordered on Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore June 3 An order by the National Machinists Union calls for a general strike of machinists on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The action reflects ongoing labor tensions within the rail industry and could disrupt service across multiple lines and shops.
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Baltimore, Md
National Machinists’ Union
Baltimore & Ohio
City Council Votes $800 for Public Park Fund Nucleus
Pendleton leaders establish a park fund nucleus of $400 with an $800 council approval and call for private donations. Mayor Murphy proposed using proceeds from a recent sale of city land to the Pendleton Woolen Mill for the park fund, prompting swift backing from council members. The measure aims to grow the fund beyond its initial amount and spur community involvement.
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Pendleton
Murphy
Tion
Clube
Pendleton Woolen Mill Company
Couchmen
Son of Railroad Magnate Begins at Bottom
Chicago reports Julius Kruttechnitt rector of maintenance for the Harr man system learned that his son was appointed roadmaster of the Siskiyou district in the Shaft division of the Southern Pacific, based at Weed California. A Yale graduate born to a diverse labor pool, he aims to rise from track labor to the students’ course, a 42 month program requiring active service on freight trains.
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Chicago
Julius Kruttechnitt
Siskiyou
Shaft Division
Southern Pacific
Weed
Cal
Yale
J. H. Dyer
Shasta
Kruttschnitt
Woman Awarded 6000 in Liquor Drowning Suit
Mrs. Bertha Hill of Petersburg Idaho was awarded six thousand dollars in a damage suit against saloon keeper William F. Stewart of Himtown. She claimed her husband drowned while under the influence of liquor furnished by Stewart.
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Vincennes, Ind
Bertha Hillman
Petersburg
Ind
William F. Stewart
Himtown
Stewart
Innocent Armenians Reported Hanged in Adana Incident
Constantinople June 3 Advices from missionaries report six innocent Armenians were hanged at Adana yesterday for alleged participation in the recent massacre. The executions are connected to the rioting and killings that have drawn international concern.
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Constantinople
Adana Yeaterday
Landslide damages mining town Roosevelt in Idaho
A 200 foot wide landslide yesterday damaged Mule Creek area and nearly wiped Roosevelt, a mining town on Short creek. The slide originated at Caswell and Curren placer claims on Thunder Mountain and moved along Mule Creek toward the monumental river, but no deaths were reported.
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Thunder Mountain
Idaho
Mule Creek
Roosevelt
Short Creek
Caswell and
Curren Placer
Monumental River
Bitter words in senate tariff debate
Washington June 3 The tariff debate featured sharp exchanges between Aldrich and Stone with charges over German influence. Aldrich implied Stone acted as if representing the German government while Stone called Aldrich grossly impertinent. La Follette condemned Aldrich for false statements and evasive sideslips.
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Senate
Washington
Germany
State Department
Aldrich
Stone
LaFollette
Man Dies After Morning Crisis At Box Factory
San Francisco June 3. William Graham a box factory employee, kissed his bride of 12 hours goodbye then went to work. An hour later he was found dead in the loft of the factory after drinking carbolic acid. The cause of death by his own action is unknown.
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San Francisco
William Graham
Cubs Raise Pennant in Chicago Celebration
June 3 reports fans from Chicago prepare for a pennant raising ceremony by the champion Cubs. The day’s highlight includes distributing $19,000 promised by President Murphy to players eligible for last year’s world series, contingent on fair weather for the event.
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Cubs
Chicago
Windy City
Murphy
French Ambassador Heads East From San Francisco
French ambassador Jules Jusser and the envoy left Los Angeles for San Francisco en route to the east, moving swiftly as plans proceed.
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Los Angeles
Jules Jusserand
San Francisco
Survivors of Cannery Ship Columbia Reach Seattle
On June 3 Seattle reports 194 survivors from the wrecked cannery ship Columbia. They were ferried to the steamer North West from Seward yesterday and await passage to San Francisco after their perilous stranding on Aleutia island’s remote western point.
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Seattle
San Francisco
Columbia
Aleutia Island
Seward
Washington to hold extraordinary session June 23
Governor Hay issued a call for a 4 p.m. extraordinary session of the Washington legislature on June 23. The meeting follows a legislative committee report on state offices and seeks to reform administration in state departments after concerns over the adjutant general’s office and losses due to unbusinesslike methods. The formal proclamation awaits a conference with Attorney General Beil.
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Washington
Seattle
Hay
Beil
Adjutant General's Office
State Department
Roosevelt Policies Live Says Banker Clews
Henry Clews, banker, told an audience at the Roosevelt memorial window dedication in New York that President Taft is progressive, not reactionary, and that Roosevelt’s policies will remain vital in the administration.
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New York
Tate
Roosevelt
Taft
Henry Clews
Metropolitan Temple
Mrs Olcott to Spend Summer at Portland Coast
Mr. E. W. Olcott and his daughter Mrs. J. H. Rust depart tonight for Portland where they will spend the entire summer at the coast, continuing their residence by the sea.
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E. W. Olcott
J. H. Rust
Portland
Post Office Salary Boost Reflects 25 Percent Three Year Gain
Pendleton post office reports fiscal year ending March 31 with $20 675 75 in business, up from under $20 000. Postmaster J T Brown to $2600 yearly, assistant Harry Rees to $1300. Oregon offices statewide receive salary raises of $100 or $200, reflecting growth in postal business and a series of increases since three years ago.
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J. T. Brown
Pendleton
Harry Rees
Lot Livermore
Corvallis
Eugene
Hillsboro
Hood River
Medford
Roseburg
Salem
Dallas
Oregon
Ashland
Bandon
Bend
Brownsville
Falls City
Forest Grove
Freewater
Gresham
Joseph
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
Mount Angel
Myrtle Point
Newberg
Northport
Sheridan
Yale
Cigarette Tabooed in Yakima County
North Yakima Wash June 3 In Yakima County officials will enforce the new anti cigarette law to the letter Prosecuting Attorney J Lenox Ward and Sheriff Joseph Lancaster after a conference today issued a statement that they will prosecute every violation found The law prohibits any person possessing cigarettes or their makings
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North Yakima
Wash
Yakima
J. Lenox Ward
Joseph Lancaster
Pendleton Board Accepts Two Resignations Elects One Teacher
The Pendleton board accepted two resignations Miss Mary Quick from Lincoln principal post and Miss Lucretia Conklin from high school Latin instruction and promoted Miss Florence Harris to Lincoln principal. Miss Ivy Machin of Enterprise was elected to fill the vacancy. The board plans to strengthen science teaching and high school normal courses as the normal school is to be abandoned for at least two years.
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Mary Quick
Lincoln School
Lucretia Conklin
Florence Harris
Hawthorne School
Ivy Machin
Enterprise
Machin
Weston Normal School
Conklin
Thier
Pendleton High School
Normal School
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