Secretary Holds Brief Conference With Chinda
Japan's formal protest against California anti alien land law was handed to Bryan by Ambassador Chinda. Bryan met briefly with Chinda and arranged another conference for tomorrow. He said they conferred informally and declined to discuss the meeting. The White House offered no comment on the protest.
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Chinda
White House
Washington
Japan
California
United States
Bryan
New York
Costly mansion burned by women in Barron England
A costly country estate in Barron, England, was destroyed by fire early today and found unoccupied. Suffragette literature was discovered around the building, linking the blaze to activist material found on the premises.
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Barron
England
Wool Industry Faces Blow From Gateway Closure
Testimony at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing before Examiner Carmalt reveals that closing the Wuallula gateway by the Oregon and Washington railway company would deal a serious blow to the wool industry in eastern Oregon. Principal witnesses include wool growers and wool shippers.
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Portland
Wuallula Gateway
Oregon and Washington Railway Company
Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carmalt
Domestic science lectures shift at city high school
Mrs Delman arrives to relieve Dean Calvin who left to attend the Reid College Human Welfare meet in Portland where he was billed as a presenter. Delman will direct the domestic science lectures and demonstrations in the high school program.
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Delman
O. A
Calvin
Reid College
Portland
O Hara Declines Attendance at Chicago Probe Hearing
Springfield May 9 Lieutenant Governor O Hara said he will not travel to Chicago for the first session of the legislative committee investigating charges tied to the senate white slave and starvation wage probe. Chairman Ettelson is likely to preside. A subpoena may be issued to the Sherman House clerk to bring the hotel register to show if O Hara registered there and whether he was accompanied by anyone.
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Springfield
O'Hara
Chicago
Legislative Committee
Senate
Ettelson
Sullivan
Sherman House
Man Rescued From Bridge Jump After Alcohol Induced Crisis
Ed Bogle attempted to leap from a city bridge while intoxicated. His companion EF Gleason halted the jump, and H C Rothrock, Thomas Coffey, and two others pulled him to safety before police arrival. Bogle, formerly with J B Smith sheep ranches, remained shaken but sober the next morning.
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Ed Bogle
Gleason
Orlock
Bogle
Bogle, Under the Influence of Hquor
Bogie
H.C. and & B. Rothrock
Thomas Coffey
Boyle
Dail
Rathonni
J. Bs. Smith
Henry T. Hill Visits Grande from Union County
Henry T. Hill, a well known local figure, arrived from Union County last evening during a social visit. He was seen in Grande, meeting residents and discussing community matters.
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Henry T. Hill
Union County
Cache of dynamite bombs found near Echo Oregon
Special Correspondence reports sixteen dynamite bombs found near the old immigrant road a mile west of Beho Echo Oregon Each bomb consisted of about half a stick of dynamite in a lead pipe with copper wire ready for electric detonation They were wrapped in a grain sack and hidden in a badger hole Local officials destroyed them by attaching caps and fuses The find sparks speculation on who made them and the purpose Some believe workers cached blasts for irrigation or railway damage while experts doubt their use in blasting and suggest other aims.
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Eeho
Ore
Beho
Echo
Sheriff's Office
H. Martin
Friedmanns Alleged Cure Fails Government Approval
Washington reports that Dr John Anderson of the U S Health Service and Dr A M Stimson, government investigators, voiced cautious denunciation of Friedmann discovery for tubercu losis. They said current patient observations do not justify confidence in the remedy amid wide publicity.
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Friedmann
Washington
Association For the Study and Prevention of
John Anderson
United States Health Service
A. M. Stimson
Anderson
Stimson
Freidmann
Daring aviator dies in crash near Santa Ana
Lieutenant J D Park of the United States army was killed when his airplane crashed into a gully near Olive Santa Ana while en route from San Diego to Los Angeles. He landed to get bearings and misjudged a field length crashing into a ravine, the engine crushing his head and back. Park, 30, single, from New Hampshire, had recently made spectacular flights at the camp and hoped to fly the entire night without landing.
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San Diego
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Cal
J. D. Park
United States Army
Olive
Here
Park
Allert Hosick
George McCoy
San Diego Bay
New Hampeshire
Army Aviation Camp
South Dakota
Montenegrins Begin Evacuation of Scutari
Scutari began its evacuation today as Montenegrin troops depart in line with King Nicholas promise to the European powers. The king had formally surrendered the city to the International fleet’s admirals on Sunday amid strong anti surrender sentiment among troops.
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Scutari
City
Nicholas
Iast
Police Inspectors Sentenced for Bribery in New York
Four police inspectors Hussey Murtha Sweeney and Thompson in New York were found guilty of bribery and sentenced to one year in prison plus a $500 fine.
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New York
Hussey
Murtha
Sweeney
Thompson
King and Queen Guarded by Detectives at Aldershot
London, May. The king and queen left by car to visit troops at the Aldershot encampment for Whit Sunday. Scotland Yard detectives accompanied them on motorcycles and rode behind and beside the automobile to prevent any suffragette demonstration.
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London
Scotland Yard
Aldershot
State Interscholastic Meet At University Of Oregon
One hundred fifty high school athletes from across the state will attend the University of Oregon Interscholastic Meet in Eugene this Saturday. Events include two football games, a track meet with the University of Washington, a dramatized CHob play, a lecture by William Wayward, plus a reception and dance. Railroads grant reduced fares May 7 to May 11 to boost weekend festivities. students plan campus improvement and a four course dinner for visiting sisters and high school girls. The weekend will cost nearly two thousand dollars, funded by gate receipts and student treasury.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
University of Washington
William Wayward
Oregon
Dayton Man Dies in Lone Cabin in Idaho Mountains
Robert Carr of Florence formerly of Dayton was found dead in his mountain cabin after days of impassable roads. A deputy sheriff plans a snowshoe expedition to recover the body for an inquest in Grangeville, likely taking four days. Carr, a miner, leaves a sister Essie Carr and a brother in Deep Creek Idaho, plus two sisters in North Dakota. He was a Mason lodge member.
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Dayton
Wash
Robert Carr
Florence
Grangeville
Essie Carr
Deep Creek
Idaho
William Cowan
Shetton
Lodge of Mason
Locomotive Laboratory Opens at University in Champaign
A superheated locomotive was run into the new locomotive laboratory buildings at Illinois State University in Champaign May. The dedication attracted prominent engineers and educators from across the country. Tests not possible on the road will be performed on large engines inside the laboratory. The three buildings are said to be the finest equipped of their kind in the world.
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Champalen
Scabbard and Blade Honorary Military Groups Open Eighth Convention
Delegates from Cornell Minnesota Milineis Michigan Missouri and Pennsylvania universities gather for the formal opening of the eighth annual Scabbard and Blade convention. Col W RB Schulte of Wisconsin presided at all sessions. The convention will close May 10.
Western Tri state league schedule changes at meeting
At a Walla Walla directors meeting the Western Tri state league adjusted several schedules to satisfy clubs. Pendleton gains a home and away swap with Baker to avoid three straight weeks at either location. A hotel expense pooling plan aids smaller clubs. The league will follow the national rule allowing 20 days to cut to the required roster, though by laws permit 15 days. Attendees included Sweet, Brown, Ritner, Crawford, Foley, Hosier, and Rundstrom.
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Walla Walla
Pendleton
Baker
R. W. Ritner
Ritner
National Commission
Clase D
W. N Sweet
Boise
M. Brown
R.W. Ritner
J. T. Crawford
Par Foley
la Grande, CA
Hosier
Mr. Rundstrom
North Yakima
May Defeat Bill in the Senate
Washington May 9 The Union wood bill passed by the house yesterday reached the senate shortly before this afternoon. Penrose of Pennsylvania moved that the measure be laid before the senate. A tougher fight is expected as the Democratic majority is only six and two Louisiana members oppose the sugar schedule, likely joining Republicans and progressives to defeat the entire bill.
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Washington
House
Senate
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Portland man denies cadaver fraud stories in 1912 case
District Attorney Walter H. Evans said J C La France offered two inconsistent explanations for a found cadaver in the upper Clackamas river used to defraud insurers of about 16 000 in June 1912. He dismissed both stories as largely untrue, noting the body was dressed in La France's clothes.
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Portland
Org
Walter H. Evans
J. C. la
la France
Chickamas
Herman Wise Named Astoria Postmaster
President nominates Herman Wise for postmaster at Astoria Ore and Richard Strobach for North Yakima Wash Grant Robinson Lewistown Mont and Gaylord M Saltsgaber Van Wert Ohio for pensions and George W Guthrie of Pennsylvania as ambassador to Japan in a May 9 Senate notice.
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George W. Guthrie
Senate
Washington
Register of the Land Office
North Yakima
Wash
Richard Strobach
Grant Robinson
Lewistown
Mont
Herman Wise
Astoria
Ore
Gaylord M. Saltsgaber
van Wert
Ohio
Japan
Pennsylvania
Boy Who Killed His Father Acquitted by Jury
Los Angeles May 14 year old Martin Rickert a boy of 14 faced trial for shooting and killing his father Daniel Rickert after alleged beatings to his mother and himself. The jury returned a verdict of acquittal after about 14 minutes.
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Los Angeles
Martin Rickert
Daniel Rickert
Rickert
Father shoots wife then dies in Oakland tragedy
In an Oakland home, three year-old Robert Craig watched as his father Benjamin Crate wrote a will and shot his wife in her sleep, then killed himself. Mrs. Craig, who was expecting a child, was fatally wounded. the man’s ill health is blamed for the tragedy.
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Oakland
Cal
Robert Craig
Benjamin Crate
Brakeman Finds $21000 in Bills on Train Near Spokane
Spokane, Washington May Ira Baird a brakeman on the Coeur d Alene branch of the Spokane and Inland Empire railroad found 21000 in bills on the train the other day. On return to Coeur d Alene a motorbyal woman claimed the money and thanked him as she hurried away.
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Spokane
Wash
Ira Baird
Coeur d'Alene
Spokane and Inland Empire Rivetrie
Coeur @ Alene
Rhaird
Wen
Pilot Rock to Ukiah branch survey eyed by O W R N Co
A letter received by Pendleton agent confirms authority to survey extending the O W R N Co line from Pilot Rock to Ukiah. The move excites locals. officials previously toured the ground and favor extension. If built, timber access and a new saw mill could boost Pendleton payroll and local industry.
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Pilot Rock
Ukiah
Portland
Ore
T. F. O'Brien
Pendleton
Thompson
American National Bank
J. P. O'Brien
O'Brien
R. B. Miller
Meesr
Miller
Farrell
Morgan Ready to Help Country in Wilson Era
J P Morgan voiced to Col George Harvey that if needed his influence and resources would be at the country's disposal. Harvey quoted Morgan at a bankers dinner, noting Morgan’s Republican stance and belief that the Democratic Party may not govern effectively. Morgan left for Europe and never returned alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
J. P. Morgan
George Harvey
Mr. Morgan
Europe
Harvey
Trust Companies of America
Morgan
Colonel Harvey
State Representative Guilty by Jury in Coquille
In Coquille Oregon a jury found State Representative J. & Barton guilty of attempted assault against Miss Madge Youn. The verdict was returned in the district court after a trial.
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Coquille. Ore
J. & Barton
Madge Youn
President Wilson to probe wage cuts by manufacturers
President Wilson declares possible government action if manufacturers cut wages or scale back operations citing tariff fears. The Commerce Department under Secretary Redfield will investigate, with an initial $100,000 fund and potential up to a million to uncover facts and figures.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Commerce
Redfield
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