Pendleton School Bond Plea Draws Sparse Crowd
At the Pendleton court meeting public turnout was low as M Pierce urged bond funding for CPS. He warned crowded rooms and aging facilities threaten education, calling for new building to relieve 19 classrooms, underground spaces, and health issues while urging citizens to back a permanent plan.
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Walter M. Pierre
John
Pierce
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Iesson
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Weston
Wallan Walla
Sheep Herder Frank Myers Found Dead in Cabin
Frank Myers a sheep herder was found shot in his cabin Sunday evening near Dick son’s sheep camp in Van Lycle Canyon six miles from Killiam station. The pistol lay on the table and coroner Dr. Cole ordered an investigation by JP D. B. Richardson. Initial reports offered no clear cause of death, whether suicide or murder, as officials gather facts.
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Ernest Myers
Helix
Isaac
Dickson
van Lycle Canyon
Killiam Station
Murder factory case haunts Philadelphia detectives
Philadelphia detectives press on with Hussey murder factory case as they hope to confirm if the voodoo doctor aided in killing as many as 50 to 100 people. Two alleged victims may be exhumed soon and if poison is found, more exhumations follow. Over 70 Philadelphia homes are under surveillance.
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Tee
Philadelphia
Hussey
Harrison Nominated For Fourth Chicago Mayoral Bid
Chicago Democrats nominated Carter H. Harrison for the mayoralty for the fourth consecutive time this afternoon. The current mayor ties his father in securing four nominations in a row.
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Chicago
Democrats of
Carter H. Harrison
Three Miners Killed In Cardiff Mine Explosion
A second firedamp explosion at the Cardiff mine in Kankakee Illinois killed three miners in a shaft after two died inside the mine earlier. Details are sparse though reports indicate a number of fatalities from last week as well.
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Kankakee
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Cardiff
Ashbaughs Travel to Grande on Land Office Business
E. H. Ashbaugh and C. D. Ashbaugh arrived from Pendleton last evening to conduct land office business in Grande Chronicle.
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C. D. Ashbaugh
Pendleton
Grande Chronicle
Railroads oppose canal treaty in Washington news
Washington reports rail interests openly oppose the Panama canal treaty aiming to defeat ratification. Democratic caucus backs amendments on US canal police control and Mexico inclusion, while Senate votes down a key motion. Ankeny sworn in as Washington’s new senator.
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Central and Pacific States
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Union Pacific
Gould-Harriman
San Blas
Isthmus
United States
Mexico
Central America
Senate
House
Levi Ankeny
Oregon delegation backs Knowles and Thompson for La Grande posts
Washington March 16 The Oregon delegation recommends John W Knowles of La Grande as register and Asa B Thompson of Pendleton as receiver of the Jani office at La Grande to succeed Edward W Bartlett and Samuel C Swackhamer whose terms have long expired. Efforts for a year sought change as government inspections showed the office in unsatisfactory condition. Bartlett has rested under charges similar to those
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Oregon
John W. Knowles
la Grande
Asa B. Thompson
Pendleton
Edward W. Bartlett
Samuel C. Swackhamer
Bartlett
National Woman Suffrage Association Prepares In New Orleans
Headquarters set for the annual convention to be held in New Orleans later this week. Susan B. Anthony will lead a notable gathering of suffrage leaders from New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago Kentucky Mississippi and Alabama. A Tuesday reception precedes the business sessions starting Wednesday morning with elaborate plans for delegate entertainment.
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National Woman Suffrage Association
South
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Equal Suffrage Movement
Carrie Chapmen Catt
Anna Shaw
Gail Laughlin
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
New York
Rachel Foster Avery
Philadelphia
Alice Stone Blackwell
Boston
Julian Holmes Smith
Chicago
Laura Clay
Kentucky
Belle Kearney
Mississippi
Francis Griffin
Alabama
Burdick Inquest Hears Doctor Testimony on Corpse Finding
Buffalo March 16 The Burdick inquest resumed with Dr March the Burdick family physician as the first witness. He testified his earlier remarks were immaterial about finding the body and that Mrs Hull the dead man’s mother in law seemed shocked when told Burdick had been murdered.
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Burdick
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Hull
Government Grants Irrigation Authority for Five Western Sites
Secretary Hitchcock grants authority to acquire property and rights of way for irrigation in Wyoming Sweetwater Montana Colorado Nevada Arizona and Salt River projects. Estimated cost 7000000 to irrigate about 600000 acres. Gray Bull reservoir to be started. Expenditures of 450000 on surveys borings and other examinations authorized this year.
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Hitchcock
Interior Department
Wyoming
Sweetwater
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Milk River
Colorado
Gunnison
Nevada
Truckee
Arizona
Salt River
Gray Bull
Railroad buys land for eighty acres near Vancouver
Port land Vancouver Yakima railroad, owned by Northern Pacific, pays 20000 cash for H G Classen farm just east of town. Land will host trade and log booms, with right of way through military reserve enabling soon extension of line two miles away. Local speculators report real estate prices rising toward boom levels, with talks of machine shops and a roundhouse in the works.
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Vancouver
Portland, Vancouver , Yakima Railroad
Northern Pacific
H. G. Classen
Fron
Iron ore deposits found on Prince of Wales Island
Great iron ore deposits said to be the largest in the West have been found on Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. Tests by U S Geological Survey experts claim the ore equals the best magnetic iron found in Sweden. The discovery could supply local steel mills and avoid duties on ore from British Columbia.
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Prince of Wales Island
Port
Seattle
Alaska
United States Geological Survey
Sweden
Prince of Wales Treland
Britleh
Columbia
Wheat In Chicago March 16 Market Report
Wheat in Chicago on March 16 quotes at 74 percent, 7iMec per bushel. The brief market note records a Chicago wheat price snapshot with a fractional bid.
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Chicago
Roosevelt to tour West Coast and Northwest in May itinerary
The president’s schedule released from Washington lists stops from May 6 in California through May 28 returning east. Cities include Delmont, San Jose, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, Beattie, Walla Walla, Spokane, Pendleton, and stops in Southern California such as Riverside and Los Angeles with dates tentative. The Yosemite valley visit is noted with uncertain timing.
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Tacoma
Beattie
Saihi
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Walla Walla
Spokane
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Yosemite Valley
Tribute to Rockefeller Dividend Boost for Standard Oil Stockholders
New York March 16 Stockholders of Standard Oil receive a $20 per share dividend on $100,000,000 capital stock. The boost over the last November payout matches past years and is expected to push total disbursements for the year to among the best in history.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Standard Dir
Knapp Given Preliminary Hearing in Murder Charge
Hamilton March 6 Stranger Knapp faced a preliminary hearing for allegedly murdering his second wife Magele Goddard Knapp. He was bound over without bonds and offered no defense. Some court attendees urged lynching, but the crowd dispersed quietly.
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Hamilton
Knapp
Magele Goddard Knapp
Chinese pheasants introduced in Walla Walla county
J B Kees received two roosters and four hens from near Portland and released them on Samuel Kee’s Dry Creek farm in Walla Walla county. He plans to monitor hawks and hunting pressure after spending about $20. The birds are highly prolific and likely to spread quickly. A Whitman county introduction ended in extermination after farmers fought back, due to the birds’ preference for wheat.
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J. B. Kees
Portland
Saya
Walla Walla
Ben
Kees
Whitman County
Lipton's Challenger Progress Noted In Shipyard Visit
Glasgow reporters and others toured Lipton's challenger shipyards on March 16 and agreed the vessel is a vast improvement over earlier challengers. If the Americans retain the cup this year, observers say they have made a marvelous advance.
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Glasgow
Lipton
Miles to be Honored Guest at Evacuation Day Event
General Nelson A. Miles travels to Boston and will be the guest of honor at the annual Evacuation Day celebration tomorrow. Plans for the observance are announced.
First National Bank Jacksonville Closed by OCC Order
Washington reports that The First National Bank of Jacksonville Florida was closed today by order of the comptroller of the currency.
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Washington
First National Bank of
Jacksonville
Fla
Wright Up for Examination in New York
Whitaker Wright was brought before a United States commissioner in New York on March 11 for examination. The hearing addressed illegalities linked to Wright’s alleged actions, with details pending further court steps and potential charges.
Mississippi River Surges Floods Warn of Levee Strain
Mississippi River rises over a foot above record highs and six feet over danger line as levees strain near Memphis. Thousands flee lowlands from New Madrid to Memphis while Endsley levee floodwaters cover 100 square miles and river traffic is halted. Crevasses near New Orleans threaten with two 1000 foot-wide breaks 65 miles below the city. Weather in Chicago warns of rain.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
New Madrid
New Orleans
Endsley
New Hinkle Ditch Company Forms to Develop Echo Country
The Hinkle Ditch Company, organized last Saturday, with J T Hinkle as president H B Garfield secretary and Hastings directors, aims to divert 26000 miners inches of water this season. It holds 5000 capital, plans to connect with Butter Creek and Umatilla River, and to grow alfalfa on sage brush land after two strong soil soakings.
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Hinkle Ditch Company
J. T. Hinckle
H. 8. Garfield
C. L. Hastings
Hinkle
Mr. Garfield
Beha
Butter Creek
Uratilla
Wade Appointed to Lewis and Clark Fair Board Vacancy
Governor Chamberlain names C. B. Wade of this city to fill the vacancy on the Lewis and Clark fair board caused by Judge A. Lowell's resignation. Wade has not yet decided whether to accept the honor, owing to the great amount of business.
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Chamberlain
C. B. Wade
Lewis and Clark Fair Board
A. Lowell
Wade
Pittsburg Pirates Sail for Southern Training Camp
Pittsburg ball club of the National League departs for Hot Springs Arkansas as the training site for pennant prep. All players are aboard and practice games are planned en route home against Little Rock St Paul Pine Bluff St Louis Americans Louisville Indianapolis and Columbus.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Little Roek
St. Paul
Pine Bluff
St. Louth Americans
Louisville
Indianapollo
Columbus
French Ambassador to Attend Chicago Winter Convocation
President William KR Harper of the University of Chicago has returned to be present at the winter convocation tomorrow. M. Jean Jules, the French ambassador in Washington, will receive honorary degrees during the ceremony.
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Chicago
William KR. Harper
University of Chicago
M. Jean Jules
Washington
Jorary Gee Doster of
President's early term marked by cautious moves
A fragmentary citation notes actions by the president of the United States, hinting at tentative early steps and evolving policy signals. Limited context leaves specifics unclear, but the reference implies initial governance decisions shaping the administration's direction.
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