Trains Swept By Wellington Avalanche Kill Dozens
Seattle and Everett dispatches report a devastating Wellington snowslide that buried two Great Northern passenger trains. Dead include train master A L Blackburn and others. 25 killed, 16 to 25 missing, 12 injured. Rescue crews race through heavy snow as power house and depot reportedly swept away.
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Seattle
The
Great Northern
Wellington
Scenic Hot Springs
Scenic
Everett
Wash
O'Neill
Slide
Johns& Rogers
East Portal
Cascade Tunnel
A. L. Blackburn
A. C. Longooy
Lewis Walter
J. D. Kurdee
Osborne
Martin
Carroll
Jorgensen
D. &, Techtmeter
Gillman
Bennington
Jinks
Menk
B. A. Bates
Fred Nelson
M. A. White
Ross
A. H. Hurdsell
Smith
L. Anderson
W. Harrington
Partyback
Pettitt
Spokane Express
Wellington A
Pullmans
Wine changes hands involving $750000 in Gold Coin mine
New York capitalists acquire a controlling stake in the Gold Coin mine in Baker county Oregon, a deal valued around $754000. Pendleton stockholders sell while nearly all local holders realize large gains. Tom Ayres reports the sale and plans to close the transaction in Portland within a day or two.
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New York
Oregon
Tom Ayres
Baker County
Pendleton
Ayers
Mr. Ayres
Little Girl Burns To Death After Slapping Brother
In Kansas City on March 3 Doris Blond, five, slapped her three year old brother. He retaliated by thrusting a burning newspaper into her skirt, setting her dress alight. She died within an hour as both children played in the nursery.
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Kansas City
Doris Blond
Burns
Bhe
Win to Write Articles on American Newspaper
San Francisco March 2 Wil Tr wih the newspaper man and magazine writer and author here to day gathering material for a series of articles on the American newspaper and its relation to the times He expects to spend several months on the coast making a study of his subject and will visit all of the important cities of the northwest He denies he intends muckraking Irwin says in a general way the American newspaper is rapidly improving Sensational journalism is genuine out of fashion He doesn't know why but perhaps because the public is growing tired of too much seasoning.
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San Francisco
Wil Trwih
Times
Northwest
Irwin
Athena Elects Officers In Spirited Contest
The annual city election in Athena Ore on March 2 returned Mayor McEwen for another term. Chas Bett and George Gross won council seats. B B Richards became recorder. David Teylor joined the water commission. Byron Hawks was named treasurer. The vote total exceeded those of recent years and the event was described as highly spirited. L Swageart, a local hog breeder, arrived home in Athena and noted ongoing business in town.
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Athena. Ore
McEwen
Chas. Bett
George Gross
B. B. Richards
David Teylor
Byron Hawks
Flood Waters Raging Northwest As Robbery Case Unfolds
Harry Kay and Cleveland Gould, about 19 or 20, are jailed after being accused of plundering an Indian camp near the reservation line. Police found Pendleton robes, shawls, a watch and chain, clothing, a hat, a horse and bridle in their possession. They await charges and a Justice of the Peace hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
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Harry Kay
Cleveland Gould
Harry Ray
Salem
Sumkins
White Bull
Reservation
Pendleton
Bridie
Justice of the Peace
Joe H. Parker
Floods Sweep Northwest as Rivers Rise and Cities Flood
Nationwide flood emergency with w to 4 feet of water in towns across Oregon Washington Idaho. Umatilla River reaches flood stage. Colfax Davenport Walla Walla and Pullman experience severe inundation. Drowning reported at Oakesdale Beverly Colfax faces rising Palouse waters. trains disrupted. bridges washed away. widespread property damage and town evacuations.
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Umatilla
Oaksdale
Wash
Beverly
Colfax
Caldwell
Davenport
Walla Walla
Garfield
Pullman
Boise
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Wodrell
Maurice O'Brien
Tekea
Oakesdale
L. D. Schwartz
L. F. de Grote
Schwartz
de Grote
Ben Putnam
Northern Pacific
Columbia River
Palouse
Baldwell
Maho
Cowitdie Creek
Yakima
Garfield Wash
Silver Creek
Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Inland Electric
Whitman County
Wenatchee, Wash
Pullman Wash
Pisces
Main Street
Bolse
City Water Works
Richard McLean
Mill Creek
Yellow Hawk
Fielis
General Strike Looms Amid Labor Pressures
Philadelphia March 2 An unofficial canvass shows a large body of union men ready to respond to a general strike. Leaders plan to call the men out Sunday if street car companies refuse to arbitrate. Pratt Mitchell and other leaders will confer with Eugene V Dobbs this evening to avert a general strike.
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Philadelphia
Pratt
Mitchell
Eugene V. Dobbs
Patten Denies Wheat Market Retirements
New York March report captures Patten the Wheat King as he sails for Europe. He defends speculation as life’s spice and says he will not retire soon. He also denies promises to corner the wheat market.
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Patten
New York
Mar
Patten Tormy
Europe
News of Hits Dismissal Kills Negro Postmaster
Edwards Mississippi March 2 The shock of his replacement as postmaster by a white appointee killed E B Perkins the lone negro postmaster in the United States He fainted when told of the appointment and died shortly after the announcement Unknown whether other officials noted his sudden collapse and death in the town
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Edwards
Miss
E. B. Perkins
United States
Perkins
Pinchot Wilson clash at Ballinger investigation
Washington, Mir. 2 The Ballinger Pinchot committee hearing centers on whether Secretary Wilson allowed Gifford Pinchot to write to Senator Dolliver about department affairs. Pinchot says Wilson gave permission. Wilson testifies he never authorized a letter criticizing the president and claims no memory of permitting such communication.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Wilson
Forester
Dolliver
Pinchot
Ballinger- Pinchot
Mr. Pinchot
United States
Senate
Wilbon
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A. E. Longeoy
Ald
Rich Baker
Athena
L. Swageart
Redmen
Kamela
Ore
Huntington
Washington Division
Northern Pacifico
Pasco
Spokane
Pinghot
Ballinger
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