Governor Wilson Pushes Presidential Primary Backed by Only Him
Washington March 30 Special Only Woodrow Wilson among Democratic presidential hopefuls has endorsed the presidential preference primary. No Clark Harmon or Underwood has favored delegating nomination by popular vote. Wilson argues the direct primary fights bossism and should govern all offices from president to constable.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Clark
Govenor Harmon
Underwood
Wilson
W. F. McCombs
Harmon
Onty
Conetable
New Jersey
McCombs
James E. Martine
James Smith, Jr
Cleveland
Senate
Notice of Proposals for Pendleton Lumber Bid
Bids for one carload of red fir lumber to Pendleton Oregon must be received by April 11 1912 at 6 pm in the City Recorder office. Supply 2000 ft of 2x12 lumber 20 ft long and remaining carload as 4x12 20 ft. Deliver F O B Pendleton. Sealed bids require a 5 percent certified check payable to the mayor. Council may reject all bids. Dated March 29 1912 City Recorder Thos Fitzgerald.
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City Recorder
Pendleton
Oregon
Common Council
Thos, Fitzgerald
ODD DEATH LIKE FATHERS IN ALLENTOWN
Rudolph Lurber a Lehighton liveryman 38 was struck by a Jersey Central express on the Allentown viaduct and hurled sixty feet to Lehigh Valley tracks dying from a broken neck and multiple fractures. His father had perished similarly years before.
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Parent Was
Allentown
Rudolph Lurber
Lehighton
Jersey Central Railroad
Central
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Tracks
Lurber
American Insurance Company of
Philadelphia
The
Express
Rings Belong to Girl In Betrothal Token Case
Blairsville justice Geib rules a girl owns her engagement rings even if marriage does not follow. The decision centers on Miss Josephine Graham and Charles, stating the rings remain her property regardless of outcome of the betrothal.
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Blairaville
Justice Geib
Josephine Graham
Charles
Salisbury couple’s engagement ring return case
Vachal of Salisbury gave a diamond ring to his fiancée two years ago and later gave another ring. He claimed a circumstance would delay the marriage and promised to return the rings on request. Miss Graham later asked for the rings back, but Vachal allegedly refused. The suit was heard before Justice Gelb and the rings were returned with Vachal paying costs.
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Vachal
Salisbury
Buried Alive by Snow Plow Tragedy
Harry Agnew a 12 year old of Smith Center Kansas played behind a rotary snow plow of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railroad. Snow collapsed over him as boys teased the spray. He was found buried under snow with a broken thigh and it is believed he died instantly. Searchers recovered his body after dark.
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Smith Center
Kan
Harry Agnew
Harry
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Five Story $100000 Building for La Grande Club
La Grande commercial club plans a five story building and club home this summer at Elm and Adams streets. Portland architect has drawn plans for a $100,000 office building to house business men, with the project proceeding unless unforeseen hindrances arise.
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la Grande
Ore
Commercial Club
Portland
Elm
Adams Streets
Convict Enoch Arden Begs For Prison Again
Francis Tully, once a prisoner in Philadelphia, surrendered to police after confessing to a crime tied to his wife. He recounts years of separation, discovering his wife with another man, and asks to return to prison. The case echoes the Enoch Arden tale and ends with his plan to go back behind bars.
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New York
Francis Tully
Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia
Enoch Arden
Tully
Standard Oil Company
Paroled man returns to prison after parole violation
Three years ago police searched a house for stolen goods. A man named Tully testified that he pleaded guilty to theft to spare his wife, receiving six years. He was released on parole after serving most of the term but admitted breaking parole and must finish the sentence. The thief, described as Dotty Frank, a refined brunette, remains at a well known hotel.
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Tully
Pennsylvania
Dotty Frank
Village Girls Gymnasts Encouraged to Wrestle in Kansas
Clearwater Kansas city leaders push schoolgirls to wrestle in high school, a rare move for Kansas villages. The article notes the town’s progressive stance and the girls’ enthusiasm as they equip themselves for wrestling activities.
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City Council
Kansas Town
Clearwater
Kan
Kansas
Girls Train In Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling At School
In the school gymnasium every afternoon, girls practice wrestling with sweaters bloomers and tennis shoes. Some have learned common holds from brothers and teach them to others. They master half nelson hammerlock toe and leg holds and authorities see value in the physical development.
Lost Madonna Found In Boston Vaults
A painting titled Madonna and Child, claimed to be by Raphael, said to have been brought to this country during Napoleon sacking Italy, has been located in Boston. The artwork is secured in the vaults of a local trust company. Burroughs Main 6 Fuel.
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Raphael
Italy
Boston
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