Roosevelt Says Only He Can Stop Taft For Republican Nomination
In a Roosevelt committee letter dated May 10 in New York, Colonel Roosevelt claims three quarters of voters oppose Taft and that his nomination is the only path against the party bosses. He argues Taft is a tool of the bosses and that primaries show broad opposition to Taft, urging delegates to Chicago to back him.
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Chicago Union Loses Charter After Walkout
In Chicago Ila May 10 members of Stereotypers Local Union No 4 had their charter cancelled by Ford, President Freel and the executive council after walking out in sympathy with striking pressmen. Traveling cards were cancelled, effectively removing all Chicago stereotypers from union ranks. Freel plans to form a new union in place of the dissolved body.
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Ila
Resident Free of
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union
Ford
Freel
Executive Council
Minister Richeson Deemed Mentally Unsound by Doctor
Dr. Vernon Briges, noted medical figure, declared Rev. C. V. Richeson, accused of killing his former sweetheart Avis Linnell, appears mentally unstable after prolonged observation in Heston, Massachusetts. The controversial claim follows Richeson’s impending murder trial and public scrutiny of his sanity.
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Heston
Mass
Vernon Briges
C. V. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Mecce Sheep Thefts Persist In Pendleton Brand Tags Read
In Pendleton on McKay creek thieves drove off John Wynn’s flock and shorn twenty eight sheep. The fleeces were sold to Jimmie Hackett who found Wynn’s brand on the wool. Sheriff Taylor pursues the suspects who vanished before capture.
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John Wynn
McKay Creek
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Jimmie Hackett
Woo Ind
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Hackett
Sheriff Taylor
End of Pressmen's Strike In Sight In Chicago
Washington May 19 An AFL official announced negotiations are under way for a settlement of the Chicago pressmen's strike. The federation is vitally interested, claiming Chicago publishers are orchestrating a concerted move to undermine union efficiency.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Mystery surrounding Miss Edwards in Bowery mission
Reports from Boston imply the Bowery Mission worker known as Miss Bilwarde is Violet Edmands, fiancée of Reverend Co V T Richeson, the minister sentenced to execution this month for the murder of Miss Avil Linnell.
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Avil Linnell
Fire Bell Draws Retired Fireman Back to Duty
Pendleton veteran Tom Murrell, once a bold volunteer fireman, forgets age and fatigue when the city fire bell tolls. He joins a hose cart run, struggles to keep pace, falls, and is helped to safety. Though unharmed, the incident marks the end of his firefighting days.
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Tt Ia
Tom Murrell
West Webb Street
Tom Wa
Amithy
Pendicton
Umatilla
Seven Oregon life saving crew feared lost at Nehalem bar
Bay City reports seven men and their captain from Oregon life saving crew drifted from a whistling buoy off Nehalem river bar. They were aiding the wrecked Vosburg at the Nehalem mouth when they disappeared. The lost men were from Garibaldi, Oregon.
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Home Nursery of all Virtues If Properly Manage a Cie RPss
Households debate the role of women in labor and law in a fragmentary note. The text suggests the nursery as a moral training ground and contrasts domestic work with the status of lawyers, implying social questions about women’s professions.
Domestic Science Lecturer Urges Home as Noble Profession
Miss Milan of Oregon Agricultural College lectured Pendleton ladies on domestic science and the home’s virtues. She advised establishing a new high school course in domestic science, meeting with school officials to plan rooms and staffing, and toured eastern Oregon as part of extension work. She noted a growing interest in domestic science, with five hundred twenty five students enrolled and a nine faculty team. The talk at the city hall faced a brief disruption from a fire alarm, but attendees continued notes and quotes from her address.
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Corvallis
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Mi'an
University of Chicago
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Flood Threat Menaces 20,000 Near New Orleans
May 10 report shows 20,000 people in the vicinity of New Wthoades facing flood danger. Negroes protest alleged coercion to labor on levees, saying they receive no encouragement while white men lead the effort. Governor Sanders and officials are cited amid tense racial tensions on levee work.
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Graybeal Home Damaged by Fire in Pendleton
A fire damaged the Graybeal residence at 810 West Webb Street. Flames likely from a defective flue or electrical wires caused significant loss, with furniture ruined by fire and water. Insurance covered furniture for 600 dollars and the house for 1000 dollars. only the piano and sofa survived.
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West Webb Steet
Dave Graybeal
Graybeal
Joseph Ell
J. J. Drumgartner
Bentley & Leffingwell
House to Maintain Mints and Assay Offices
Washington May 10 By a 176 to 113 vote the house adopted Humphrey of Washington amendment to continue coinage mints at San Francisco New Orleans and Carson and to retain six assay offices including Seattle The bill also provides for an annual appropriation for maintenance.
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Seattle
Federals Claim Early Victory at Bermejillo Mexico
El Paso May 10 The first direct news from Bermejillo shows General Huerta’s federals fighting rebels under General Croxeo. A United Press telegraph interview reports federals killed ninety yesterday and held the line from dawn to noon, with rebels then retreating. Huerta says the federal position is strengthening hourly though the timing of the main battle is unclear.
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Warm Praise From Senator La Follette
Senator La Follette sent thanks through Paes Mr. FE. B. Aldrich editor East Oregonian Pendleton Oregon for courtesies shown during his Pendleton visit April 13. He praised the paper’s enterprise in printing nearly the full speech and commended staff compared with eastern papers. Thos. McCusker conveyed the thanks.
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East Oregonian
Pendleton
Oregon
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Thos. McCusker
Knox Leaves Los Angeles For Grand Canyon Trip
Secretary of State Knox departed Los Angeles today on a trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona after delivering a sharp attack on Colonel Roosevelt and praising President Taft in a speech.
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Cornerstone Laying For New High School In Parade
Mayor Matlock and gathered crowds witness the corner stone ceremony for the new high school at 2 40 PM after a 1 30 PM parade by local school children. Speeches by City Superintendent Landers State Superintendent Alderman praise the building as a democratic community school.
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Alderman
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Cheops
La Follette Nearly Finishes CA Campaign Tour
Senator La Follette spoke in seven towns and held a night rally in Oakland as his California campaign nears completion. He plans a monster meeting at Dreamland rink Monday night to conclude the tour.
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Calif
Oakland
Senator la Follette
California
Dreamland Rink
Hunter Kills Bear in Blue Mountains with .32 Revolver
St Purdy, a pro hunter brought to Umatilla county, killed a large bear near Duncan using a .32 caliber automatic revolver after chasing it up a tree. He reports sending multiple shots into the bear and then waiting before the creature fell. Purdy is now a deputy game warden with authority to arrest violators and will focus on ridding ranges of cougars, wildcats, coyotes, and bears.
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