Taft Attacks Roosevelts Stand On Direct Civic Power
President Taft denounces the "peoples power" doctrine as open to fraud and violence and says the public cannot participate directly in all government functions. He mocks Col Roosevelt on recall of judges and warns against attacks on courts and the constitution while outlining a plan to reframe treaties with Britain and France.
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Boston
Peoples Power
Taft
Roosevelt
Senate
General Arbitration
Massachusetts Peace Association
Great Britain
France
President Tate Keeps Busy Schedule Across New England
President Tate, in a follow-up tour through New England, met city officials at 9 20 and breakfasted at Heston City club at seven. He also attended a casual gathering with the Miemms Publicity association and addressed the state legislature before reviewing the St Patrick’s day parade. He plans four dinners tonight and departs for New Hampshire tomorrow.
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Boston
Tate
New England
Colonel Houstvelt
Mr. Tart
Heston City Club
Miemms Publicity Association
St. Patrick’s Day
New Hampshire
Convicts Shot by Nebraska Posse in Escape Manhunt
Lincoln, March 18. A double posse cornered three escapees between Gretna and Springfield. Convict Gray and Morley were killed in a barn. Dowd, believing escape impossible, shot himself. Warden and two guards were killed last week.
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Lincoln
Neb
Gretna
Springfield
Gray
Morley
Dowd
Sheriff McShane Reported Killed in Omaha Convict Battle
An Omaha report states Sheriff McShane was killed during a convict battle. No further details on location or additional fatalities are provided. Local authorities are investigating the incident as a fatal confrontation involving inmates and guards.
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Omaha
McShane
Minimum Wage Bill Tests End of Coal Miners Strike
London reports march 18 as Lloyd George prepares to introduce the minimum wage bill. The measure could determine the half a million miners strike, a crisis causing widespread distress. Liberals expected to rally, while Labor disputes the move as a step toward compulsory arbitration of all industrial disputes.
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London
All England
Lloyd George
Arizona May Yet Recall Its Judges
Phoenix March 15 The first Arizona legislature convened with a Democratic majority. Governor Hunt urged adopting the judiciary recall plank into the constitution, pressed woman suffrage, industrial arbitration, labor reforms, a child labor law, free textbooks, and prison reforms. He claimed adoption would not hurt standards of intelligence. He also proposed mandatory publication of owners and stockholders by every state newspaper.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Hunt
Taft
53 Boys From Other Towns Attend Meet
A list of boys from Umatilla county outside Pendleton who attended The Men and Religion Forward Movement convention includes Hermiston Crandall Ray Schenard Gordon Troutwell Henry Garland Earnest Potter Holls Percy Dorris Jones George Prindle Edward McKeem Henry Gunn Arnold Shotwell total 11 Echo Herbert Coburn Ora Young Basil Mikesell Asa Bowman Adolph Rhoile Earnest Waterman Fee Esteb Pred Troskins Lemuel Esteb Tow 9 Adama James Jalmer Hubert Peringer Eddie Chittenden Dan Macintuum Ewen Stockton Revellin Lictinnen Chester Spencer Alto Stoll total 8 Helix Theodore Norvell St Clair Draper Walter Cramer Clifford Kendall Ammia Bryan total 5 Filet Rock Maryin Roy Clay Nichols Burt Terry Gale Dick Maurice Roy Winfield Reed Earl Abbot Dewey Jakes Arthur Osborn William Baker Elmer Presley Ralph Gilbert Virgil Smith Raulo Morrison Sidney McReynolds Alfred Westgate Lewis Beck Claud Baker Clyde Dickenson Clarence Royer total 20 Total 63
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Umatilla County
Pendinton
Men and Religion Forward Movement
Hermiston
WI Crandall
Ray Schenard
Gordon Troutwell
Henry Garland
Earnest Potter
Holls Percy
Dorris Jones
George Prindle
Edward McKeem
Henry Gunn
Arnold Shotwell
Echo
Herbert Coburn
Ora Young
Basil Mikesell
Asa Bowman
Adolph Rhoile
Earnest Waterman
Fee Esteb
Pred Troskins
Lemuel Esteb
Tow
Adama
James Jalmer
Hubert Peringer
Eddie Chittenden
Dan Macintuum
Ewen Stockton
Revellin Lictinnen
Chester Spencer
Alto Stoll
Total
Helix
Theodore Norvell
St. Clair Draper
Walter Cramer
Clifford Kendall
Ammia Bryan
Filet Rock
Maryin Roy
Burned $65,000 in Checks in Mail Robbery Confession
Roy, a 19 year old arrested with two accomplices, confessed to burning checks and drafts totaling 65,000 in a mail robbery in Council Bluffs. John Pruitt provided the confession linking the theft to the freight robbery.
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Roy
Council Bluffe
John Pruitt
Pruitt
Federal General Reported Executed Amid Mexican Rebel Tension
El Paso March 18 official verification sought today from General Orozco of a message signed by him claiming that Federal Commander Villa was captured and would be executed Sunday. No word for days on Villa, possibly a captive.
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el Paso
Tex
Orozco
Villa Haseen
Villa
Will Starve Them Out State Troops May Guard Outlaws Stronghold
Hallville Va March 198 With the Allen gang besieged in Devil's Den high in the Blue Mountains more than one hundred detectives deputies and mountain men close in. The plan now favors starvation over direct assault as the stronghold is supplied and difficult to penetrate. Reports of Sidney Allen and his wife’s death are untrue and no officers have sighted any gang members since their flight into the mountains.
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Virginia
Sidney Allen
Hallleville
Allen
Sityere
Carrol County
Devil's den
Blue Mountains
Allens
Judge Massie
Holy
Lynchburg
Inland Empire excursionists attend Portland show
Portland Oregon March 18 Enthusiastic boosters from eastern Washington and Idaho arrived here with 257 excursionists. They were greeted by local business leaders at the depot and taken to the Commercial Club for breakfast then welcomed with a parade and reception. They came to attend the Pacific Northwest Livestock show which began today and runs through Wednesday.
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Portland
Ore
Washington
Idaho
Inland Empire
Lewiston
Commercial Club
La Follette Praises North Dakota Support At Rally
Fargo March 18 Senator La Follette declared he feels better than ever and praised the warm welcomes as he voiced confidence North Dakota will back him at the upcoming primaries. He announced an address tonight at the Devil Lake event and later spoke in Fargo.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
la Follette
Diévils Lake
Angel City Fire Causes Big Damage in Stinson Block
A March fire in Los Angeles damaged the Stinson block in the retail district, causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Fire crews reported extensive damage across multiple storefronts as the blaze was contained. Authorities investigated the cause and no injuries were initially reported.
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Angel City
Los Angles
Calif
Stinson
Ireland Depopulation Warned by Dublin Council
Washington dispatch reports the Nation's Council of Dublin urging President Taft to enforce U.S. immigration laws to curb Irish depopulation. The letter claims one third of Irish emigrants travel on tickets bought and sent from the United States, threatening the nation's survival through youth loss.
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Nation's Council of
Dublin
Taft
Washington
Ireland
C Puncil
United States
Iier
Conrad Platzoeder Passes After Diabetic Gangrene
Conrad Platzoeder died after leg amputation for diabetic gangrene. He recovered briefly but the disease advanced, and he died at 10 yesterday morning. Funeral set for 11 at Presbyterian church with Rev Sprattler officiating. A Pendleton resident of 24 years, he ran a local meat business and leaves a wife and two children. Lodges will escort the body. Woodmen of the World will handle graveside ceremonies.
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Conrad Plataseder
Presbyterian Church
Sprattler
German Lutheran Church
Pendleton
Baker
Woodmen of the World
Seattle Crowds Witness New Mayor Inauguration
Seattle March 14 George Cotterel took office as the city’s new mayor. About 2000 people packed the opera house for the inauguration. Judge Ronald of the superior court administered the oath of office amid a tense atmosphere as part of the proceedings.
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Seattle
George Cotteril
Opera House
Ronald
Superior Court
Juvenile Delinquency Letter Urges Parental Action
J G Kilpack of the Boys and Girls Aid society writes Pendleton residents urging active parental supervision to curb youth delinquency. He cites lack of home guidance and public obscenity as key factors and stresses prevention over cure. (Continued on Page 6)
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Pendleton
J. G. Kilpack
Boys and Girls’ Aid Society
Men and Religion Forward Movement
M.C
Explosion Claims Fourteen In San Antonio Roundhouse
Fourteen men died when a locomotive exploded inside the Southern Pacific roundhouse in San Antonio Texas. Unofficial counts estimate twenty or more dead as parts of bodies flew hundreds of feet. Most victims were strike breaking shopmen. Many injured. cause unknown. machine and copper shops wrecked. police suspect possible outside dynamite impact.
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San Antonio
Texas
Mare Hls
Southern Pacific
Ths Place
Split Threatened in Base Ball League
Pendleton club threatens to refuse entering the Blue Mountain league unless a salary limit is eased. Local fans plan to form a city league as leaders urged a formal ultimatum, with $245 monthly cap for salaried players. Pendleton’s James Estes protested but the motion passed, hindering teams able to field a strong roster under the cap.
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Pendleton
James Estes
Athen
Estee
Thirty Thousand Textile Workers Return to Work
Lawrence March 1 thirty thousand textile workers returned to work in the mills here today after winning a major industrial struggle in New England. Operations resumed without disturbance except at the Washington mill owned by the American Woolen company where five hundred workers quit in a body claiming owner discrimination. Strike leaders say this can be adjusted.
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Lawrence
New England
Washington Mill
American Woolen Company
Manchuria Steamship Fire Kills Sailor In Port
A San Francisco fire on the steamship Manchuria causes a death and multiple injuries among crew. The ship, a total cargo loss, smoldered for days with cotton cargo fueling the blaze. Hoseman Ahern suffocated during firefighting as five others were hurt while crews used oxygen helmets to battle the fire.
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San Francisco
Manchuria
Holt
Ahern
Chiiyens Visitance Committee In Applegate Hills
Medford Oregon report states the Chiiyens Visitance Committee, formed earlier to combat cattle rustlers in Applegate Valley, has gone back into the hills to pursue thieves once more.
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Medford
Ore
Chiiyens’ Visitance Committee
Applegate Valley
Hetty Green Grants Nine Year Chicago Lease Deal
Mrs Hetty Green of New York signs a nine year lease on Chicago realty. The parcel fronts 30 feet on Michigan Avenue near Hubbard Court with a depth of 172 feet. The lease yields an average annual rent around 20 000 dollars. Mr Green of New York receives 30 006 dollars a year from Chicago property.
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Green
N. Y
Chicago
Hetty Green
New York
Michigan Aveno
Bubbard Court
Senator Cummins Proposes Nationwide Primary Plan
Washington in Congress Senator Cummins introduced a bill to hold a nationwide presidential and vice presidential primary this July on the second Monday in every state. The measure aims to restructure the nomination process with a uniform early voting deadline.
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Washington
Cummins
Congress
Pendleton Y M C A Movement Grows Urban Meet Urges Support
A large Pendleton mass meeting at the Methodist church launched a drive to form a local Y M C A and to purchase the old academy as a home for the association. A permanent committee, town conventions, and aid to Hermiston Pilot Rock were planned. State Secretary Rhodes of the 4 G A will speak tonight to drum up support and steer away from pool halls.
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Pendleton
Methodist
Commercial Association
Academy
Hermiston
Pilot Rock
John Gibson
L. E. Meacham
Raymond Brooks
Lowden Jones
Inclear
Rhodes
Association
Identity in doubt as dead man found near railroad track
A German Jew believed to be Sam Walker but unclear since two invoices to Sam Walker from a California company were found with the body. Chief Coburn reports no relatives in the city, possible Boston father. coroner holds body while letters are sent for kin.]]>
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Meir Thorn Hollow
Sam Walker
T. BE. Illen Company
Trivorside
California
Coburn
Boston
Polaom
Bride Delights in Mirthful Exchange at Wedding
A playful misquote frames a wedding scene where the bride and guests laugh as the best man’s unexpected toast shifts mood. The lighthearted moment captures a joyful ceremony with celebratory humor.
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Col. Roosevelt
Nebraska
Allen Gang
la Follette Confident
U.S
Conrad Platzoeder
Vicilantes
Gathering Ag Commercial Club
R. R
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