Death threats mount for Americans and Germans in Mexico
Reported May 3 from Mexico City describes duplicate petitions by 100 German and American citizens in Cuernavaca asking for relief as rebels target foreigners. Ambassador Wilson warned the Mexican government they lack troops to help, with an imminent appeal to Washington for protection. Guerrilla warfare rages in Lower California with towns visited and property seized. Nogales reports continued fighting and danger to Americans along the western coast as violence escalates in Sinaloa and Sonora.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico
Wilson
Washington
San Diego
Lower Calfornia
Santa Catrina
Berthold
San Quentin
Santa Tomas
St. Elmo
Alamo
Nogales
Ariz
el Paso
Juarez
Sinaloa
Sonora
Emperor William to Visit England for Victoria Memorial Opening
Berlin May 3 arrangements completed for Emperor William to England this month. He travels with Empress Auguste Victoria to meet King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace for the unveiling of the British national memorial to Queen Victoria on the sixteenth.
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Berlin
Wisit
William
England
Auguste Victoria
George
Queen Mary
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Polk Smith Alive at Astoria Oregon
Rumors that Polk Smith, once of this city, was killed in Montana were denied by his father J. K. Smith of Pilot Rock who said no news had reached them. A recent letter from Astoria suggested contact, and another son Holsmith is reportedly diving near La Grande.
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Polk Smith
Montana
J. K. Smith
Pilot Rock
Les
Polk
Astoria
Oregon
Montina
Hol Smith
la Cirande
White Men Say Indians Take Long To Civilize
A fragment notes white men claim it takes Indians a long time to become civilized and that some white men are slow about it.
Dietz Trial Opens As Lawyer Defends Impassible Case
Hayward Wisconsin May 2 District Attorney Williams addressed the jury at the Dietz trial opening insisting deputies who attacked John Dietz cabin could not have killed Oscar Harp. He argued the state does not seek to hound Dietz but says he broke the law and must be punished.
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Hayward
Wis
John Dietz
Oscar Harp
Williams
Dietz
Ohio Legislature Scandal Grows as Chairman Stays Alone
Columbus May 3 In a six member house steering committee only Chairman Nye remains after the others resigned amid revelations Nye did not report a received bribe until two weeks later and the marked bills difference. Lawmakers panic as testimonies loom before the grand jury while reform efforts shift with lobbyists fleeing and progressive measures facing new pressure.
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Nye
Columbus
House
Vining
Material on the way for Crooked River bridge
Portland Oregon May 3 material is now on the way to Oregon for the building of the railroad bridge across Crooked river The bridge will be a single cantilever arch spanning the Big Box canyon and the railroad track will be 925 feet above the water The gorge is 340 feet across
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Crooked River
Western Railroad
Big Box
C A C student to teach in business college
Corvallis May 3 Miss Cora A Clausen of Boyd Wasco county a commerce student at Oregon agricultural college has been appointed to teach at the Portland business college. Laundry work and home nursing are among the subjects to be taught at the upcoming summer session at the college.
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Corvallis
Ore
Cora A. Clausen
Boyd
Wasco County
Commerce
Oregon Agricultural College
Portland Business College
Strikebreakers arrive as Pittsburg shops fear clash
Pittsburg Pa May 3. With strikebreakers arriving today the Pennsylvanian railroad shops strike assumes threatening proportions. From Duquain and Altoona reports say strikebreakers are arriving in large numbers. Strikers remain sullen and quiet, and officials fear trouble brewing.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Ducairn
Altoona
Commercial Club Endorses Charter Amendments for May 9 Vote
Pendleton commercial club voted last night to favor the charter amendments to be decided May 9 and formed a committee to explain their meaning to voters. President Smythe had not named the committee by this afternoon. Mayor Murphy urged club aid in clarifying the amendments and promoting street improvements, remarks met with hearty approval.
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Pendleton Commercial Club
Smythe
BH. J. Murphy
le Remarke
Eastern and Western Siuppers in Contest at Hearing
In Tacoma on May 2 railway officials reported satisfaction over a sharp contest between western and eastern shippers at the rate hearing before the state railway commission. They view the commission as referee, a role the railways have long endured.
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Tacoma
State Railway Commission
State Commission
Castaway Chinamen Rescued From Island
Nineteen Chinese castaways were removed from Coronado Island near San Diego and brought to Emeryda. A would be smuggler tried to land them in the United States but wrecked his boat on the island and the group deserted the vessel.
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San Diego
Coronado Island
Emmerada
United States
Lorimer inquiry renewal eyed by Senate panel
Washington May 3 The Senate committee on contingent expenses approved a resolution to cover expenses of the Lorimer inquiry and sent the report to the Senate for consideration tomorrow. A fight is expected as the measure faces debate.
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Senate Committee On
Lorimer
Senate
House Committee Passes Favorably On Resolution
Washington May report says the House Rules Committee favorably reported a resolution by Congressman Stanley of Kentucky calling for a Sherman antitrust inquiry into United States Steel. The panel will amend the measure slightly before sending it back to the House.
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Washington, D. C
Stanley
Kentucky
United States Steel Corporation
House Committee On Rules
House
Indiana farmer confesses to murder near Fowler
Fowler Indiana May 3 John Poole a wealthy farmer confessed to murdering farm hand Joseph Kemper nearly a year ago He was arrested at the urging of his son Emory The body and a second missing men Charles Mack and Charles Clark remain under investigation amid a terrorized family and rumors of rival conspirators Poole says Kemper was killed by accident and the body buried after being hacked and frozen before burial
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Kemper
Poole
Kempers
Taft Delivers Lead Speech at Peace Conference
The third national peace congress opened in Baltimore with Cardinal Gibbons and Carnegie among the notables. Taft was the principal speaker at the opening session delivering remarks on the peace movement.
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Taft
Baltimore
Third National Peace Congress
Cardinal Gibbons
Carnegie
German Antarctic Expedition Leaves Hamburg for Buenos Ayres
Berlin May 8 The German expedition led by Lieutenant Fisehner departed Hamburg aboard the Deutschland bound for Buenos Ayres. From there the party heads south for general explorations and will decide later on attempting to reach the south pole.
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Berlin
Fisehner
Hamburg
Buenos Ayres
South Pole
Anniversary of Lincoln's Second Call
Washington reports the semi centennial anniversary of Lincoln's second call for troops. Three thousand men were asked to enlist for three years amid the war. Seventy five thousand three month troops had been sent in April before the president grasped the severity of the conflict.
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Washington
Lincoln
Arraignment for McNamaras Hinted Amid Grand Jury Fight
Los Angeles May 3 and 4. McNamaras face arraignment soon on charges linked to the Times destruction with additional counts anticipated. Defense seeks grand jury testimony while prosecutors keep details tight, citing ongoing investigations and possible further suspects. Fredericks says date to be settled with Judge Bordwell.
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Los Angeles
McNamaras
Fredericks
Bordwell
McNamarae
Grand Jury
Times
Burns
Umatilla Agency to get central acetylene lighting plant
Major Swartzlander says all agency buildings will be lit from a central acetylene system with the government providing the generator and housing. Bids will be sought for piping and installation, with lighting to cover grounds between buildings. Rent payments to Indians resumed today, about $16,000 paid, totaling around $25,000 in gold.
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Umatilla
Swartzlander
Pold
Civic engineer to address students in Corvallis
Corvallis Ore May 3 Tonleht Robert J Dieck of Portland will address the students of the Oregon Agricultural College describing civil engineering feats he assisted in Manila during Taft era as secretary of war. Dieck, ASCE member and 1896 Penn graduate, traveled in Europe studying engineering before six years in the Philippines.
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Corvallis
Ore
Robert J. Dieck
Portland
Oregon Agricultural College
Manila
P. 1
Taft
War Department
Dieck
American Society of Civil Engineers
University of Pennsylvania
Europe
Philippines
Canton Conflict Escalates With Foreign Concessions Threatened
London dispatch reports fierce fighting between Woo Chow and Canton with government troops pressed and reinforcements sent from North China. If government forces are located, an attack on the Shamian concession near Canton could draw American, British, French and German navies into the conflict.
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London
Woo Chow
Canton
Chimese
Evening News
China
Shamlon
Pendleton to Debate Hood River on Government Resources
Pendleton high school to debate Hood River high school in Pendleton on Wednesday May 17 with the question government control of natural resources is superior to state control The local team will argue the negative Hood River requested the debate be held here due to finances and Pendleton teams members are busy with other events Hartwell will represent Pendleton in the Eastern Oregon oratorical contest next Saturday and Fee and Hampton are on the ten man track team causing further scheduling adjustments The team has outlined their argument and begun drafting speeches with Hood River preparing in advance.
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Hood River High School
J. Ss. Landers
Hood River
Pendleton
Hartwell
Oregon
Ontario
Fee
Hampton
Whitman
Eugene
University of Oregon
Tacoma to Undergo Another Recall Election
Tacoma May 2 The den city must undergo one more recall election as none of yesterday's city commissioners candidates won a majority, so the current election serves as a primary. The final election is set for May 16.
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Tacoma
Wisconsin Illinois league opens pennant race
The Wisconsin-Illinois league begins its pennant race in Chicago on May 3. The schedule lists 126 games running through September 10.
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Chicago
Chicago University Plays Illinois Today
Chicago and Illinois renew their ancient rivalry with the first 1911 game on Marshall Field this afternoon. A series continues May 13 and 19 in Chicago and May 30 at Champaign, with Wasida University Japanese players visiting Chicago Saturday for a game.
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Chicago
Illinois
Marshall Field
Champaign
Wasida University
University of Chicago
Japan
Wisein
Nippon
Postpone Lumber Meeting Delayed to May 24
Chicago May 3 The annual National Lumber Manufacturers Association meeting, originally set for today and tomorrow, has been postponed to May 24 at 2.0. The notice cites scheduling conflicts and confirms the new date.
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Chicago
Mertte Waite National
Liamber Mountifactuser
Art Nally
Teding
Hes Horn
Hope for Peace Seen in Conference in Mexico
May 3 report from E Page notes a conference between insurrection and Diaz representatives this afternoon. Judge Carbajal of the Ding side arrives, consulting with advisers. Outcome hinges on Ding’s retirement timing and a call for a new election. Rebels push for assurances while actions near the capital and western coast signal ongoing unrest.
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Insurrecton
Diaz
Carbajal
Ding
Madero
When game was plentiful guns were morale-loaders fell
In lean times the narrator laments scant game and scarce firearms, noting that what remains are “haantiful” repeating shotguns and rifles, symbols of lingering morale and resourcefulness amid hardship.
Pendleton Club Eyes Fourth of July Rally and I O O F Invite
The Pendleton Commercial Club debates celebrating Independence Day with business support for a town fund. A canvassing committee will survey merchants about contributions while J J Sayer and J E Keefe are named to lead. The club also invites the Oregon Grand Lodge I O O F to hold the 1912 session here.
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Pendleton
Commercial Club
G. I. Ladow
Murphy
J. W. Tallman
R. Alexander
Leon Cohen
George Hartman
I. A. Temple
Smythe
E. J. Murphy
Will Moore
Clark Nelson
W. A. Brown
Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge of
Oregon
Mr. Alexander
The
Odd Fellows
Portland
WEST END ROAD ACTIONS IN COURT
Residents of the west end of the county numbering about twenty thresh out road disputes before the county court today and likely into tomorrow. The clash centers on whether roads should be established rather than where they go with petitions for more roads and remonstrances from opponents. The court also weighs improving the road up Mohayreek.
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Hishwiys
Tendiang
Mohay Reek
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