Wreck injures many as two trains collide near West Virginia
A westbound passenger No. 18 and a second train collided near Newton causing multiple injuries among passengers including Irene Malone and Mrs. Burnside. Engineer Ron Jeffries, both crews unharmed but the wrecked cars and hotel stock were damaged. The incident disrupted service and arrivals at Mastin with June weather setting in.
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Lake, & D
Tee Fiyer
Mastin
W. Va
Newton
Ronor Jeffries
Government Examinations for Assistant Chemist in Walla Walla
An exam will be held in Walla Walla on June 22 for eligibles for assistant chemist in the bureau of standards, department of commerce and labor. Applicants must be 26 to 45, show college or technical school graduation or equivalent, and may receive a salary of 1400 dollars per year. Examinations cover general physical and inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, and education and experience.
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Walla
Walla Walla
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce and Labor
Negro Soldier Shot in Ninth Cavalry Quarrel
At dawn Corporal William H. Oliver of the Ninth Cavalry was shot and seriously wounded by fellow colored man Charles Russell after a quarrel over a colored demi monde. Russell fired six shots. one glance deflected by a watch, the second lodged in Oliver's right leg. Oliver is in the post hospital. Russell has fled town.
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Ninth Cavalry
Walla Wallit
William H. Oliver
Charles Russell
Russell
Oliver
Bookmaker commits suicide in cab on Broadway
New York bookmaker Jimes Cether Young shot and killed himself this morning in a moving cab on Broadway with Mrs Nan Patterson riding nearby. Authorities believe his financial pressures from bookmaking led to the tragedy. Mrs Patterson is said to reside at Menlo Park.
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New York
Jimes
Cheter Young
Broadway
Nan Patterson
Menlo Park
Widow in La Grande Slashes and Self-harms after Quarrel
Mrs D Knapp, a widow with one child, quarrelled with a man nicknamed Posey after a ride dispute. He slashed her arm, and she then swallowed antiseptic tablets at Blue Mountain House. She is in critical condition but recovering, expressing a wish to die. She has no known relatives or origins in the city.
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la Grande
D. Knapp
Blue Mountain House
Porsy
Posey
Americana Wed in Rome
Rome June 4 Miss Nellie Grom of San Francisco and Lt Ralph Pope of the United States Army were married today in a ceremony in Rome.
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Americana
Rome
Nellie Grom
San Francisco
Ralph Pope
United States
Wisconsin
Hanover Princess Dead in Berlin
Princess Mary Emmnie of Hanover, sister to the Duke of Cumberland, died in Berlin on June. The obituary notes her status as a royal family member and marks the death as a significant noble loss.
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Hanover
Berlin
Mary Emmnie
Duke of Cumberland
Walla Walla Maennerchor Set June Picnic at Fair Grounds
Walla Walla Maennerchor schedules its annual picnic for Sunday June 12 at the fair grounds. Committees plan the biggest event yet under the club auspices with sports scrubs horse races mule contests and a full day of entertainment including a vaudeville style program and a dancing platform. Earlier reports note a violent incident in Chicago where Frank Sosaler killed Estella Rooney and then shot himself.
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Walla Walla
Frank Sosaler
Chicago
Estella Rooney
Amalgamation Move Aims to Unite 40 Labor Bodies
Denver June 4 Western Federation of Miners launches plan to form the world’s greatest labor organization by uniting 40 U S labor bodies under a new umbrella. Delegates authorize a general congress and a special committee to proceed, with no recommendation to join the American Federation of Labor.
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
American Federation of Labor
Ite
A. F. of L
America
Mammoth Labor Congress
Strike Ordered By Atlantic Coast Marine Firemen Union
New York June 4 A strike of all members of the Atlantic Coast Marine Firemen Union is ordered for Tuesday unless terms are agreed. Eighteen thousand men affected demand abolition of the crimp and wage increases expected June 6.
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New York
Atlantic Coast Marine Firemen’s Union
Asgree
Telephone Agent Arrives to Discuss City Service
J H McGillivray, special agent of the Pacific Coast Telephone Company, has arrived to study the city’s telephone situation with aim of improved service. He will meet Commercial Association members Thursday evening and invites all interested in telephones to attend. He plans explanations before proposing a new system, seeking advice and consultation.
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Commercial Association
J. H. McGillivray
Pacific Coast Telephone Company
Mise Moussa
Maindation
McGillivray
Bishop O'Reilly To Confer Confirmation Here
Bishop Charles O'Reilly is guest at the church for a few days and will conduct confirmation services tomorrow morning. About 40 young people will be received into the educab during the ceremony, with most applicants being local residents.
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Charles O'Reilly
Educab
90 000 MEN ON THE PENINSULA JAPS LAND 65 CANNON AND 25 000 MORE MEN
A Tok telegram reports another force of 250 000 Japanese and 00 gunk have landed at Takushan. The Japanese now occupy the line from Feng Cheng to Kai Ping, 26 miles southeast of Chwang. One hundred fifty thousand troops are spread along this line ready to oppose any Russian movement. Revolt at Riga is quelled by Cossacks after twenty three agitators are killed. Russians defeated in three engagements and retreat northward. Russian raiders active north of Seoul.
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Riga
Russia
Seoul
Korea
Pome
Tok
Takushan
Japa
Feng Cheng
Kai Ping
Chwang
Ping Yang
British Victory Reported in Tibet Engagement
London reports a clash between British and Tibetan forces after a Conte rejection incident. British forces captured two Tibetan cannon and killed a Tibetan general, with June 4 described as the engagement date.
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London
Oklahoma Cyclone Sweeps Lawton Killing One
A cyclone struck Lawton Oklahoma on June 4 sweeping a clear path ten miles long. One person was killed and Thomas Payne was among the injured. Three others were seriously hurt and about thirty houses were demolished.
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Lawton
Okla
Lawlowtoleh
kitOg Mew
Thomas Payne
Wilder Child Cage Appeal To Supreme Court Bond Set
Mrs Arminda Wilder pursues a bond of 600 pending appeal from Judge Brents in Walla Walla over custody of Apple Wilder. If not posted by 3 PM Saturday the child shifts to paternal grandparents per circuit court decree. Child currently under Mrs L A Kees, Walla. A Newfoundland dog from Omaha to Portland returns home after two months, having walked 1 mile daily.
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Supreme Court
Wilder
Arminda Wilder
Brents
Walla Walla
Aplee Wilde
Superior Court
Circuit Court of Umatilla Senay
LA. T Kees
Walla
Mormons Routed at Ada County Convention
At the Ada County Idaho convention the pro Mormon faction remained united while Hearst and Parker supporters opposed them. A resolution urged a constitutional amendment against polygamy and cited enforcement gaps in Idaho. Dubois was praised for promoting Idaho interests amid the Smoot investigation.
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Ada County
Idaho
Roteo
Hearst
Tarker
Wim
Dubois
Grand Stand Burned at Spokane Interstate Fair
A large grand stand at the Spokane Interstate Fair grounds burned after crowds left a high school meet. Eyewitnesses say several boys, later expelled, may have started the fire. Tents for exhibits and nearby structures were destroyed. Insurance covers about half. estimated rebuild cost near $10,000.
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Spokane
Ohio
Hove
Explosion Blows Roof From Tenement in Fairmont
A rubber tube fuelled gas leak in a BM Whratty tenement room caused a kerosene lamp to ignite. An explosion blew out four walls and the roof, fatally injuring Mire Whratty and William Dent with Lille Dent among the injured. Others escaped unharmed as gas spread and the room was sealed to control the blaze.
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Fairmont
W. Va
BM Whratty
Howe
Mire
Whraty
William Dent
Lille Dent
Forte
Rome
Pontificate Services and Umatilla Irrigation Notes
Bishop O Reilly will pontificate at the Catholic church in Umatilla tomorrow after confirmations. Brownell plans to irrigate land adjoining Umatilla with a new ditch and water from October to May, aiming for large alfalfa and barley crops. A large culvert under the O K N track and clay-sourced ditchwork are completed. Ruséle reportedly ordered three cra lhers from Austrian shipyards at $12 600 000.
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B.C. Brownell
Umatilla
Browner
Columbia River
Brownell
Ruséle
Disappearing Check Tied to Labor Build Theft
A forged $100 check, drawn to A. Johnson’s union work foreman, Archer Brownfield, vanished amid a scheme by a gang led by Johnson. The swindled fund was pursued through the bank and a city-wide hunt followed. the thief remains at large as investigators seize every escape route.
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Charion Browofield
Johnson
Natoma
Aiphone
Corry
Archer Brownfield
EE Johnson
Main Street
Jotnwen
G. Bigham
Rain storms flood Texas farmland and rail disruption
In Denivon Texas on June 4 heavy rifle rain storms submerged thousands of acres of crops. The meteor and Texas fast trains of the Frisco are tied up at Francs, causing widespread damage and transport delays.
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Denivon
Texas
Feian
Meteor
Ube
Frisco
Woodmen Unveiling Ceremony Planned by Local Lodges
Local Woodmen of the World camp in La Grande joins La Grande circle We Hen and Pendiem camp Pendleton for unveiling exercises tomorrow. Doors open at 2 pm after opening ceremonies at the hall. The march will proceed to Oloey cemetery for the unveiling event.
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la Grande
Pendleton
Woodcraft
la Grande Camp
Woodmen of
la Grande Circle
Pendiem Camp
Pendleton Oelow
O'Elaek
Te Hai
Oloey Cemetery
Iklene
Northwest Sports Association Tournament Program Notice
Tournament program for the Northwest Sports Association event to be held in the city thismonth on the 22nd to 24th. It lists event dates, entry fees, prize offerings, and district details of the tournament and is intended for attendees and participants.
Returned From St Louis Visit to Okeke ip
Mr and Mrs Penland refere ed thie afternoon from St Lew where they have been for severan weeks vielting the fall. They report that the weather in the East at Une thoe la very warm, but they wee parenthelens much pleased with Okeke ip.
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St. Louis
Penland
St. Lew
Okekeip
English Jews Going Abroad Under New Steam Rate
Southampton June 4 seven hundred twenty persons used the new ten dollar steerage rate aboard the American Line to sail to New York on the Philadelphia. Six hundred of these travelers are identified as Jews from Manchester and London.
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Southampton
New York
Philadelphia
Manchester
London
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