Union Jack Planted At The Pole Claim Stuns World
Special dispatches from Wellington report Captain Scott planted the Union Jack at the pole, with Amundsen acknowledging defeat. Crowds filled streets. Royal Geographical Society seeks verification. The Scott and Amundsen expeditions began together near MacMurdo Sound.
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Lonslon
Wellington
New Zealand
London
Eftpress
Raold Amundsen
South Pole
Captain Scott
Express
Amundsen
The
Scott
Royal Geographian Society
Ich
Million Dollar Suit Filed Against Mexico by Oakland Ex Mayor
San Francisco May 7 Suit will be filed Monday in the U S district court by J la Davie former mayor of Oakland and three sons against the government of Mexico claiming 500000 damages for actions of Maderos troops during the rebellion forcing them to abandon valuable mines in Sonora and the failure to subdue bandits enabling return to work.
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San Francisco
United States District Court
J. la Davie
Oakland
Mexico
Madero
Sonora
Packers Seek Acquittal as Defense Debates Motion
Chicago march 1 defense attorneys argued the government's conspiracy charges against the packers are unproved and pressed their motion for an instructed verdict of acquittal The arguments may last several days in court.
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Packers
Chicago
Ill
Arbitration Treaty Fate to Be Decided Today
Washington March 7 The senate will vote this afternoon on the British arbitration treaty engineered by President Taft Senator Lodgely urging an amendment that would effectively kill the treaty It would strike the joint commission provision determining which controversies are justifiable and reserve to the senate power to ratify all arbitration treaties.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Lodgely
Stubblefield Will Case Upheld in Local Courts
The Stubblefield will case confirming the will’s validity was affirmed by Judge J W Knowles of La Grande for Judge G W Phelps after multi state court proceedings. Executors won against petitions to probate in Oregon, preserving the Stubblefield Home for Orphans and Aged Women near Walla Walla.
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Washington
Stubblefield
J. W. Knowles
la Grande
G. W. Phelps
Joseph Stubblefield
Umatilla County
Washington Inc
Supreme Court
Oregon
Johnson to Open T. Tk. Campaign in Los Angeles
Governor Johnson will open the California campaign for Colonel Roosevelt in Los Angeles this Saturday evening. He will address no mass meeting.
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Johnson
T. Tk
Los Angeles
California
Colonel Roosevelt
Committee Prepares Grand Corner Stone Ceremony For Asylum
The Commercial club named a committee led by J F Robinson to plan an extensive corner stone event for the Eastern Oregon Branch hospital. The ceremony is slated for late month between the 20th and 26th with subcommittees handling programs invitations transportation and reception. Financing will come from the club's general fund.
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Eastern Oregon Branch Hospital
J. F. Robinson
Commercial Club
J. Smith
San Francisco
Oregon
Murphy
Branch Asylum
Commercial Club Committee
J. &. Keefe
C. J. Smith
Landers
T. D. Taylor
E. B. Aldrich
Dan Pp. Smythe
George A. Hartman
A. J. McAllister
M. 8
STOP STRIKE PROSPECT BLOCKED BY OPERATORS
London march 7 settlement of the great coal miners strike was blocked by South Wales operators who refused a minimum wage scale. They said such a scale would ruin them. The miners said they would compromise if done honorably. Specht prayers are offered in Bewind and Wales churches for a settlement.
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London
South Wales
Bewind
Wales
Fire Alarm Deal Nears Approval by City Council
Chnelimon Jooil, longtime fire committee chair, sees passage of a Gamewell alarm system bid at 4275 dollars. Council supports a report to proceed, despite opposition over costs and insurance concerns. Some members question annual alarms and future safety, but the measure is likely to move forward with a contract draft.
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Chnelimon Jooil
Gamewell Alarm Company
Thotigh
Gatmewell
Brock
Mallock
Sharon
Che Day
Diamenel Company
Vaubhan
Kirkpatrick
Arlington mill concessions raise 11 percent for textile workers
In Lawrence Massachusetts March 7 workers at Arlington mill the world’s largest factory offered an 11 percent wage increase to combing department employees numbering over 1000. Strikers planned a meeting this afternoon to decide next steps while 42 children were sent to Philadelphia for care during the strike. Police clashed with thousands of pickets injuring two officers and slashing two policemen as nineteen people were arrested.
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Washington
Congress
Main Stanley
House
Lawrences
Mass
Murphy
Lawrence
Chiurkes
Milching
Stanley
Hite
Carter
Lawrence Society
Eulekon
Arlington
Philadelphia
City Council Limits Gasoline Storage in Ordinance
The city council approved an ordinance regulating storage of explosive fluids capping gasoline and related fuels at five gallons within city limits. Larger quantities require outdoor storage or metal tanks, with strict separation from structures and burial options for over ten gallons. Violations carry fines from 25 to 100 dollars.
Ruef to Plead for Liberty in San Francisco
Abe Ruef, former political boss, will appear before Superior Judge Dunne on Saturday to personally plead for his liberty. He is expected to argue that imprisoning him is unjust since all defendants received their Wherry in the graft cases.
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San Francisco
Calif
Abe Ruef
Dunne
Swindlers Plead Guilty in Federal Court
New York March 7 Mrs George Rice and I H H Selestels pleaded guilty in federal court to using the mails to defraud in a large swindling brokerage operation. Rice was sentenced to one year while Selestels sentence was suspended.
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New York
George Rice
I. HH. Seliestels
Rice Wits
Seliettels
Wiha
Street Speakers Indicted by County Grand Jury
San Diego March 7 The county grand jury indicted thirty two members of the I W W for violating the street speaking ordinance and jailed. The cases may come up next week.
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San Diego
Calif
Cotterill Leads Amid Unfinished Count in Seattle Race
The official count in Seattle shows Cotterill’s lead nearing ten hundred with the race still incomplete. A separate measure to approve 5 million dollars in bonds for docks and terminal facilities to be leased to corporations was adopted.
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Coterill
Seattle
Wash
Cotteril
Trains Derail in Ohio and New York Causing Fatalities
Cleveland dispatch reports two New York Central wrecks. The Twentieth Century Limited derailed near Callinswood, killing switchman WH Mayer and injuring eleven passengers. A separate Central New York to St Louis train near Bellefontaine derailed, injuring two trainmen.
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Cleveland
New York Central
Ohio
Century Limited
Callinswood
WH. Mayer
Bellefontaine
N. Y
New York
St. Louis
Suffragettes Renew Window Smashing Near Buckingham Palace
London March 7 suffragettes renewed their window smashing near Buckingham Palace despite long terms. A score of activists were detained and Eleanor Jacobs, wife of novelist W W Jacobs, was sentenced to a month at hard labor for smashing windows in last week's outbreak.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Eleanor
W. W. Jacobs
20000 Defenders to Greet Rebels at Capitol
Washington March 7 United States officials weigh intervention to stop the Mexican rebellion and protect foreigners. Preparations for an invasion are complete and 30000 troops could be sent after congress grants consent. President Taft and War Secretary Stimson confer as European powers urge action and Mexico Madero plans to defend the capital against General Orozco’s rebels.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Taft
Stimson
England
France
Germany
Mexico
Rilo Janeiro
Vera Crug
Knox
Central American
Wood
United States Arms
Madero Seeks Recruits at Border Posts
In Eagle Pass Texas on March 7 President Madero's agents recruit an auxiliary Mexican army force. Recruits are promised attractive wages and must report at Nuevo Laredo under General Trevinole in charge.
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Madero
Eagle Pass
Texas
President Madero
Nuevo Laredo
Trevinole
Foreigners to Aid Madero in Mexico City Push
Thirty thousand men including trained soldiers private citizens Americans and other foreigners are making hasty preparations to combine their forces and resist the attack in Mexico City. The movement reflects a broad international effort backing Madero as tensions rise in the capital on March 7.
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Madero
Mexico City
Student Dies Prompting High School Closure
Charles J. Hawks, 15, a freshman of Byers Grove and Athena native, died of pneumonia. Funeral is set for tomorrow at 11 at the Methodist church, with the high school to close during the obsequies. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs R O Hawks, several siblings, and two half sisters and a half brother in Pilot Rock and Portland.
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Charles J. Hawks
R. O. Hawks
Byers’ Grove
Methodist
Umatilla County
Athena
Methodist Church
Severa
Fred Lieunllen
Pilot Rock
Robert Cronin
Portland
Byron Hawks
Alleged Murderess Free On Charge Re Arraigned
Chicago dispatch reports Louise Vermilya wheeled into court in an invalids chair and freed on a murder charge by poison against Policeman Bisonette for life insurance. She was later re arrest ed on a second murder charge against Richard Smith for the same motive.
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Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Bisonette
Richard Smith
Aviator Flies London to Paris Nonstop
Paris dispatch reports aviator Salney flying from London to Paris without stops. The 237 mile route took 325 minutes, showing a rapid cross channel flight for the era.
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London
Paris
France
Salney
England
Fifty Pendleton Republicans Organize for Taft Nomination
Fifty Pendleton Republicans organized the Taft Republican Club at a meeting last night. Joseph Skrable was elected president with Clarence M. Bishop as secretary and Thompson as treasurer. An advisory committee was named to develop Taft sentiment across Umatilla county. Speakers defended Taft and criticized Roosevelt, urging party unity and a safe, sane administration in 1912. The session adjourned around 10 PM with no date set for the next meeting.
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Taft Republican Club
Joseph Skrable
Clarence M. Bishop Secrety
Dates Thompson
Krank
Carl H. M. Cockburn
KE. W. McComas
Dr. KE
J. Sommerville
Paul Sperry
Wilnet
Roosevelt
Winter
Supreme Court
North Carolina
United States
Johnson
Taft
Thompson
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