Wilson Plan To Repeal Panama Toll Exemption Sparks Clash
President Wilson demands repeal of the Panama canal toll exemption for coastwise American shipping. Democrats in House and Senate vow a bitter fight to block the policy while supporters expect a likely House victory but uncertain Senate outcome. The message stresses Britain and Mexico policy, with Underwood and O Gorman opposing the plan and Adamson backing administration.
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Coyote cutoff main line work to start this summer
The Portland firm Bros. of Portland won the contract to build the Coyote cutoff, with 400 laborers to be deployed in a few days. The project, costing about 866000 dollars and spanning 12 miles, includes main line changes and will shift freight to Pendleton as the new division point while keeping local service on the old line via Hermiston and Umatilla. A Stanfield survey crew occupies a leased upper-floor office space until January 1.
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Law and Order League No Bluff Warns Pendleton Audience
Dr Bulgin leads Law and Order League in Pendleton warning activists to join now or face an investigating committee. He defines moral character by God’s sight, contrasts with worldly reputation, and argues Christ’s sinless life as judge. (Continued on page 3)
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Cunningham Company Sells Buck Wool At Higher Price
The Cunningham Sheep and Land Co sold 26 000 pounds of old and young buck wool to R F Bicknell for Charles Webb Co of Philadelphia. Price was 1 1 2 cents per pound, higher than last season. Buck wool consisted 60 percent old bucks and 40 percent young bucks, with buyers discounting old buck wool by one third. Shipment of one carload from Pendleton today. Bicknell reportedly contracted for two million pounds in the northwest, with purchases across Idaho Oregon and Klamath County. Boston market reports firm demand and continued upward tendency for fine grades with Oregon, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana wool among recent sales.
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Mexican ask to take part in peace conference
Washington reports indicate Huerta invited to the Hague peace conference via Queen Wilhelmina with Mexico also included. Officials say the U S initiated the move for another conference while the Mexican government accepted the invitation in a terse Foreign Office statement.
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Austrian Soldiers Die in Alpine Avalanche
Vienna report March 11 states seventeen Austrian soldiers were killed in an avalanche during maneuvers at Ortier Spitz the Tyrolean Alps highest peak.
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Funeral rites for A-7 submarine crew at Plymouth
Funeral services were held aboard the cruiser Forth for 11 men who perished when the submarine A-7 sank in White Sand Bay. Anglican rites were performed as the vessel and 13 submarines stood by, crews bareheaded in tribute.
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John Bassett Moore Leaves State Department Under Wilson
John Bassett Moore, counsellor of the State Department and key adviser on international questions, resigned his post with President Wilson accepting the notice yesterday. The resignation, submitted a month ago, was planned to take effect now under an understanding his tenure was provisional for a year so he could resume duties at Columbia University.
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Columbia University
Echo Basketball Triumph Over Pendleton In Rough Contest
Echo Athletic club defeated Pendleton by 32 to 19 in a rough game that ended with five minutes left as tempers flared. Referee Hoskins officiated the second half amid protests from Pendleton, while Sturdivant led Pendleton with most points. Echo players included Markham, Fred Hoskins, and Charles Hoskins, with J Mathes and Gelvin guarding for Echo.
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Benton Case Commission Sets Probe Preparations
El Paso March 6 Carranza's Benton case commission moves to Juarez for preliminary work. Many court martial witnesses are scattered at army outposts delaying proceedings. The panel also to review Gustav Bauch the German American accused of espionage who disappeared and rumored dead. Seventy minor Catranza guard officers arrive in Juarez as cabinet with 2000 soldiers heads from Nogales toward Juarez.
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Jacob Riis In Ill Heart Trouble Forces Lectures Canceled
New Orleans report states Jacob Riis suffered a relapse today and remains confined to bed with serious heart trouble. Additional complications have made his condition critical and he canceled his scheduled lecture tour.
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Bitter toll repeal battle looms in state houses
Wilson’s plan to repeal the free toll clause sparks a likely heated clash in both the house and senate. Mexico invited to peace conference at The Hague next year, Huerta hints US invitation but Washington denies it. Grain and public works topics weave through the day with multiple local notices and incidents.
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Minnesota grain elevator owners in strong combine
March 5 report describes a large interlocking group of Minnesota grain elevator owners commission men and millers. Benjamin Drake of the Equity Co operative Exchange testified before the house rules committee that the elevator owners own more than half the commission houses serving farmers.
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Equity Co-operative Exchange
Big Warehouse Burns at Stafford Early Hours
A Pacific Coast Elevator warehouse at Stafford station near Walla Walla burned in the early hours, destroying about 20 000 sacks of wheat and barley and causing an estimated loss of 30 000 dollars. The fire halted rail traffic for over an hour. Hoboes are suspected as the cause. Local agent Wil Moore reported the loss from the O W R N telegraph line. The 300 by 506 foot building was nearly a total loss with grain storage unconfirmed for insurance.
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Commissioner Stroble Endorses Majority of Board Before Meeting
Commissioner Stroble publicly backs most board members ahead of a council session held last night. The endorsement signals unified support amid ongoing policy discussions and sets groundwork for forthcoming votes. Local officials and residents await potential shifts in committee leadership and decision timelines.
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Pendleton Water System Receives Official Backing
Valentine Stroble, newly appointed water commissioner, endorses the gravity water project and notes a believed surplus in funds due to conduit material changes. He asserts the system will be second to none in the state once completed, cites inspections of Thorn Hollow and a spring deemed for emergency use, and defends engineer Kelcey’s pay.
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