Britons Set End of Strike and Referendum Vote
London March 27 Britain faces the end of the coal strike as J B MacDonald urges miners to accept the minimum wage bill now before Parliament. Lords expected to pass it, King George to approve, and a referendum among miners favors ending the dispute. Operators agree to accept terms pending parliamentary action.
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Charges Wick ersham Shielding Smelter Trust
Congress man Martin denounces Attorney General Wick ersham for refusing to confirm the existence of a smelter trust and urges House mining committee to investigate. He asserts the trust is real, protected by the Justice Department, and linked to Guggenheim check books in 1902 and 1906.
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Seattle Harbor Development Plan Wins Bond Finance
Seattle Starry Harbor Work announces the Duwamish waterway will be condemned today as the first definite step in harbor development at Seattle, backed by a $10,000,000 bond issue approved by voters.
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Turks Defeat Italians Near Tobruk Tri Poli
London dispatch reports a severe Turkish victory near Tobruk Tri Poli with an estimated three thousand Italians slain and wounded. The casualty figure cited is five thousand, including three thousand killed and wounded, reflecting a brutal clash in the region.
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Attempted Assassination Sparks Riot in Rock Island
Rioting erupts over political developments in Rock Island Illinois as editor Joe Looner attacks Mayor Harry Schriver. The mob stones the police station, police flee, troops due to reinforce. sixteen injured, one killed. Looner’s newspaper building wrecked. National Guard called in. martial law possible.
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Mexican Federals in Full Retreat at Jiminez
El Paso March 27 reports federal forces led by Generals Villa Aubert and Urbana retreating after four days of fighting near Jiminez. The battle around San Pedro ranch left about two hundred federal casualties, rebels claiming under one hundred losses. General Orozco aided General Campa at a critical moment, and both sides are exhausted, burying the dead.
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Committee to Probe Indian Department Fires General Inquiry
Washington report says the House Committee on Expenditures will investigate the entire Indian Bureau within the Interior Department. Chairman Graham of Illinois leads hearings to examine all reservations and their administration, with full committee sessions starting next week. The panel previously gained authority to probe numerous complaints about the Indian Bureau, enabling a broad grand jury style inquiry across all reservations.
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Postpone Constantine Celebration in Rome to Next Year
Rome on March 27 reports officials have postponed the Year of Constantine exhibit and celebrations to the following year. The delay allows the committee to prepare larger scale plans for Constantine's 1300th victory over Paganism.
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Rumor of Indefinite Postponement of West Extension Debunked
Special Correspondence from Hermiston March 27 states Project Engineer H. D. Newell says reports of indefinite postponement of the West Extension are incorrect. He notes orders to withhold further work until property owners sign with the government, with no change in government stance. Some layoffs caused rumor, but no official shift.
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Notable day marked by state officials in Pendleton
State officials including Governor Oswald West Secretary Ben Olcott and Treasurer T B Kay attended the cornerstone laying for Eastern Oregon branch hospital pledging it would be the best of its kind in safety sanitation and modern facilities. They projected future expansion to four wards and a total value of 100000 in new buildings. A large public reception followed at Eagle-Woodruff Hall with several thousand attendees enjoying speeches and the sense of regional significance.
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Local Vets Denounce I. W. W. in Portland Banquet Note
Pendleton Oregon March 26 1912 Malabon Camp No 6 United Spanish War Veterans endorsed Scout Young Camp No 2 Portland in their ban quet tribute denouncing the I W W agitation as a menace to rights liberties and loyalty of Americans. Letter sent to Camp Portland Oregon signed A O Carden Camp Commander and Van V Bowman National Aide de Camp.
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Young Cigarette Flends to Vote on Abolishment
Los Angeles March 7. School authorities announce an anti cigarette election after asserting ninety percent of local schoolboys smoke. Ballot questions ask if cigarettes should be abolished and whether students use cigarettes, with both boys and girls voting.
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Ramrod Bob Bets 500 Miles Against Any Horse
Ramrod Bob, famed for a record Spokane walk, offers to outwalk any horse in Umatilla County for 500 miles. He travels to Athena and stakes five hundred silver dollars to prove a human can outpace even the fastest animal. He vows to challenge any ship of the desert if he succeeds.
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Bodies Recovered From Jed Mine Disaster Near Welch
In Welch West Virginia on March 2 rescue teams retrieved 55 corpses from the United States Coal and Coke mine at Jed, three miles from the city. Authorities say most workers are believed dead and inspector John Laing reports about 85 fatalities in all.
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Virginia
Governor West backs Pendleton municipal power plant
Governor West stated Pendleton should pursue a municipal electric plant, praising local effort and engineer John T. Whistler. He voiced confidence in Pendleton’s people, noting the city’s water system success signals readiness for electricity ownership and urged regulation as a partial remedy where monopoly persists.
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Roosevelt Defeated as Taft Wins New York Primary
New York March 27 Roosevelt was overwhelmed by Taft in the New York primary. Taft secured eighty three delegates to Roosevelt seven as issues of fraudulent ballots and delayed ballots sparked protests. Gouvernor Dix weighs remedial laws while disputes over ballots and primaries continue. Odell defeats Hamilton Fish Jr. in the Newburgh district. Roosevelt’s nephew Douglas Robinson loses in Oneida.
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Pendleton urged into new tri state ball league plan
Boise Commercial club pushes a tri state league including Boise Baker La Grande Pendleton Walla Walla and North Yakima. N W Sweet arrives to meet locals and promote the plan. Gate split profits and sinking fund outlined with 50 cent admission. Local fans mainly back the Blue Mountain league.
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Mrs. C. B. Wade Joins Oregon Suffrage Drive
Mrs. C. B. Wade, formerly of this city and known in Women’s clubs, has traveled from Los Angeles to Portland to aid the equal suffrage campaign. The Portland Woman’s Club Campaign Committee says she will be sent across the state to mobilize women for the vote this fall.
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Chinese Pirates Wound Americans Near Yagatse River
Dispatches to the American legation report Philip Hoffman of Ohio and A N Sheldon of California seriously wounded by pirates while exploring the Yagatse river on March 23. They are recovering. Two missionary groups, including four Americans, are leaving Munsu. The road to Peking is hazardous and anxiety is felt.
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Roosevelt Denounces New York Primary Fraud
Port Wayne Indiana March 27 Colonel Roosevelt denounced the New York primaries as a wholesale fraud and farce saying the result does not reflect New York Republicans. He warned of a Chicago speech outlining why the NY delegation does not represent the party and hinted at contest actions. He criticized Taft supporters and accused bosses of manipulating delegations in New York and Indiana.
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Registration Deadline Looms as Voters Urged to Register
With eleven days left to register, the court house books lack hundreds of names. Clerk W. G. Sutherland urges delinquents to appear before April 9 when the books close. By now about 3400 voters are registered, far below the 3721 at the last primary and 4163 at the general election.
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Alleged Tacoma Girl Confesses in Edge Murder Case
The hearing for Viola Warner of Tacoma, charged with murdering Edwin Edge, was continued to April on the prosecution’s request. It is alleged the girl has made a complete confession to District Attorney Fredericks.
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Pupils to Raise Spuds in Southern California
In Los Angeles on March 27 children from about twenty city schools formed Potato clubs to combat a potato famine. They will plant in backyards and school gardens and each child will tend and reap the harvest from their own plots.
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Catron and Fall Elected United States Senators for New Mexico
Santa Fe March 27. Thomas B. Catron of Santa Fe and Albert B. Fall of Three Rivers were chosen as United States senators by the New Mexico legislature. Both are described as standpatters.
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