Roosevelt replies to Stimpson on duty to nation
Mineola New Jersey March 6 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt says he was drawn into the republican presidential race by duty to the people not personal interest and that Stimpson’s claim of jeopardizing progress is correct only as it applies to Stimpson’s own 1910 New York gubernatorial bid.
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Mineola
N. J
Ttoosevelt
Chicago
Stimpson
Roosevelt
Stimson
New York
Pendleton Club Elects New Officers and Plans Cornerstone
Pendleton Commercial Club meets to honor retiring President Dan Smythe and install Jack Robinson as president. Committee formed to arrange cornerstone ceremony for eastern Oregon branch hospital. Discussion on a public hitching rack prompts referral to streets and roads with school board liaison. Professor Lyman of Whitman College offer to lecture on the open river referred to committee.
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J. F. Robinson
Pendleton Commercial Club
Eastern Oregon Branch
Jack Robinson
Robinson
Une
Dan P. Smythe
Smythe
Jock Keefe
Leon Cohen
College Street
Hoe
Old Academy
East Webb Street
Committee On
Lyman
Whitmain College
More U S Troops Sought After Mutiny in Peking
Washington reports Minister Calhoun in Manila asked for 100 additional troops to rush to Peking after a meeting of foreign diplomats urged their governments to send more soldiers. The mutinous soldiers hold power as details emerge. In Chin Gho, missionary Rev. F Day was killed by a Chinese soldier. British guards were sent to rescue Rev. Hughes, Day's companion, barricaded in the church.
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Washington
Calhoun
Peking
Manila
F. Day
Chin Gho
Day
Church of England
Hughes
Villa to Check Rebels Advance
Reinforced by 200 men under Colonel Deladoto General Villa is marching on Chihuahua to engage the rebels on President Madero s orders in hopes of checking the March on Mexico City The rebels are superior in numbers and may whip Villa s force They start for Mexico City tomorrow In Juarez Colonel Pace commanding 1500 rebels there has trouble with men mutiny ringleaders disarmed Wealthy Mexicans taxed for rebel loan on county affairs Communications from Medford traffic bureau portland reductions turned over to railroad committee Farmers union opposes state aid for road building Tax money from public service corporations under debate
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BE Paso
Mareh
Deladoto
Villa
Chihuahua
Madero
Mexico City
Juarez
Pace
Meno
Medford
Roosevelt Petition Filed for Oregon Presidential Primary
In Falom Oregon on March 6 a petition to place Roosevelt's name on the Oregon presidential primary ballot was filed with the secretary of state. It is the first petition received. Taft and La Follette petitions will follow. The Roosevelt petition was signed by 1628 persons from ten counties.
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Falom
Ore
Roosevelt
Oregon
Hils
Taft
la Follette
Hard surface paving materials cheaper than bitulithic found
Local property owners report discovering Richmond oil and Tarvia paving compounds cheaper than bitulithic. Engineer Martin endorses both as cost effective, estimating street improvements at less than half the Warran Bros bitulithic price. Cities in California already use these products. Continues on Page 6.
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Richmond Road
Tarvin
Warren Bros
Alta
Cottonwood Streets
James Johns
Jackson Street
Richmond Oil
Tarvia
Warrag Bros
California
Richmond
Scott Reaches South Pole Claim Fails to Verify
London reports claim Captain Scott's expedition has reached the south pole defeating Amundsen and a Japanese party. Royal Geographical Society uncertain. Terra Nova sailed from London in 1910. Previous attempts include Shackleton nearing the pole and Cook's 1772 voyage.
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Eng
Scott
South
Pole
Captain Scott
South Pole
Amundsen
British
Royal Geographical Society
King-lish Naval
Whater
Terra Nova
Buen Og Ayres
Argentina
Dundee
Captain Cook
Ibundon
SF Mayor Schmitz Frees as Ruef Returns to Prison
San Francisco reports Eugene E. Schmitz freed of bribery charges in the gas cases after a not guilty verdict. Abe Ruef, former political boss, is returned to San Quentin to finish a fourteen year term. In London, Britain imposes seven year terms for suffragettes destroying property as authorities pursue Mrs. Pankhurst and fund seizures.
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San Francisco
Eugene E. Schmitz
Andrew Wilson
Charles M. Fickert
Williams
Lawlor
Abe Ruel
Schmitz
San Quentin
Rueft
Ruef
Merten
Freedlom
London
Eng
MacCarthy
Berry crates price cut in Freewater market
Milton-Freewater Fruit Growers' union manager N. W. Mumford announced berry crates cost about 16 2 3 cents this year, the lowest in years. A carload of box material arrived last week and workers are preparing them.
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Freewater
Ore
N. W. Mumford
Milton-Freewater Fruit Growers’ Union
Attorney J F Pea of Freewater Seeks District Attorney
Attorney James FP Pea of Freewater arrived at his home this morning and left for Heppner this afternoon as he campaigns for the district attorney seat.
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James FP. Pea
Free- Water
Heppner
Pinchot Attacks Taft In Roosevelt Nomination Fight
Gifford Pinchot denounces President Taft as disloyal to Roosevelt in the three way Republican presidential contest with La Follette. He claims Taft’s dismissal aided conservation and says Taft should have remained loyal to Roosevelt and that the public bears the cost of Taft’s approach.
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Gawpord Pinchot
Taft
Roosevelt
Devil's Lake
Ind
la Follette
Gifford Pinchot
Reclamation Service
England Sees Relief As Miners Weigh Wage Promise
London reports indicate striking coal miners may return to work after government assurances of a minimum wage law. Throughout England millions suffer as factories close, cities like Newcastle and Glasgow show paralysis, and households burn furniture to stay warm while officials rush through the wage measure.
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London
Mareh &Relle
England
Ecoal
New Castle
Glasgow
Mrs Taft Attends Hearing On Lawrence Strikers
Mrs Taft accompanied the hearing on the Lawrence strikers before the committee in Washington. Police Commissioner Lynch testified that women and children were jailed but could not explain the detention. Marshal Sullivan claimed he clubbed only rioters, denied harming women or children, and said the strikers attacked trolley cars first.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Lawrence
Lynch
Marshal Sullivan
Conrad Tragedy: Husband Fatally Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
Harvey Sissler of Conrad Montana shot and fatally wounded his wife Tony before taking his own life. Family disagreements spanning a long period are believed to have caused the double tragedy.
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Conrad, Mont
Harvey Sissler
Conrad
Tony
McFarland Keeps Lightweight Crown in Ten Round Win
Packey McFarland of Chicago defeated California fighter One Round Hogan in a ten round bout at the Fairmount Athletic Club in New York yesterday. McFarland dominated the match and secured the victory in front of local boxing fans.
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McFarland
New York
Packey McFarland
Chicago
Hogan
California
Fairmount Athletic
Cotterill Wins Seattle Mayoral Race Over Gill in Citywide Vote
Returns show George Cotterill, Democrat, elected mayor of Seattle by about 500 votes with 65 000 ballots cast. Single tax measure defeated by wide margins, including 20 precincts showing three to one against. Gill carried Ward 1 though overall Cotterill leads citywide. City beau tiful plans rejected. recall vilified as outcome signals shift in public sentiment.
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Seattle
George Cotterill
Gill
Cotterillls
Tite
Eity
Cotterill
City Beautiful
Government to send more troops to the Mexican border
Word reaches Washington that the U S government plans to dispatch additional troops to the Mexican border. The precise number and deployment are expected to be decided tomorrow as Secretary Stimson returns from Chicago.
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Border
Washington
Mateh
Stimson
Chicago
Poindester Endorses Roosevelt Candidacy For Common Man
Miles Poindester of Washington lands Roosevelt’s candidacy with a five thousand word statement asserting the colonel stands for the common man against oppressors of the great.
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Poindester
Teddy
Washington
Miles Poindester
Colonel Roosevelt
Engineer J T Whistler to study proposed municipal plant site
John T Whistler, noted hydraulic engineer and builder of the Umbertilla Irrigation project, is enlisted by the city council to examine the feasibility of a municipal electric plant. He will review the Milton site and other proposals while assessing whether to seek voter approval. A provisional option is held by Councilman John Dyer and the electric plant committee.
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J.T. Whistler
John T. Whistler
Umbertilla
Asto
Milton
Whistler
John Dyer
Special Electric
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Thix
Howard Evans
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