Question of Citizenship and Landholding Will Be Basis of New Agreement
Washington May 13. The Japanese treaty will settle definitively the status of Japanese residents and landholders in the United States and serve as the basis for a formal convention with Japan. The protest over California’s anti alien bill is described as general in character, not demanding citizenship, while diplomats say a new treaty is imperative. Governor Johnson declines to vow veto timing, reiterating California’s right to enact such legislation and his intention not to veto.
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Washington
United States
Japan
State Department
Johnson
Bryan
Chinda
Roosevelt
California
Sacramento
Balloon Philadelphia No. 2 Flew to New York Flight
Halloon on a trip to New York and Philadelphia with Dr. Thomas Eldridge as pilot and two passengers. The Philadelphia No. 2 ascended at 9 30 this morning, aiming to arrive in New York by 3. Provisions sufficient for two days were carried.
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Halloon
New York
Philadelphia
Thomas Eldridge
Train Derailment Kills Four in Washington State
Four dead and seven injured after Oregon Washington local No. 362 derailed near Lakeview while traveling from Portland to Seattle. Victims include F A Towne Tacoma and R H McMurray Seattle. the smoking car occupants crushed beneath a buried locomotive. Cause cited as spreading rail. engine and eight cars left track, engine buried five feet.
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Tacoma
Wash
Portland
Seattle
Lakeview
F. A. Towne
C. E. Renoyvaun
Woodland
California
Andrew Nilsson
Oregon
Hawthorne Street
R. H. McMurray
Maggie Jordan
Hillhurst
Francis C. Rae
Adolph Swanson
East Simmons Street
J. M. Warden
Sacramento
T A. Quinn
Las
Elmer Jones
Meskill
Charles Bennett
Dryad
Old Party Beyond Hope of Repair
Washington May 13 The two dive conference in Chicago where Republican leaders outlined plans for reorganizing the party was defended by regulars and derided by House progressives today. Representative Hineshugh Illinois progressive says the meeting signals irreconcilable differences. Moore Pennsylvania regular argues against reorganization and calls for a sitting process to reveal the real Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Hinebiugh
Illinois
Moore
Pennsylvania
Landers Reelected Head of Pendleton Public Schools
Pendleton school board reelected J. B. Landers as superintendent for his eighth year and named A. C. Hampton principal of mathematics for his seventh year. The article lists new teaching appointments across all grades, notes several resignations, and highlights incoming teachers from Bates College, Medford, and other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Landers
A. C. Hampton
Cc. Ruth
A. A. Asbalir
Chioupek
Mary EB
Elder
Caroline FE. Bonney
Mary V. Grigsby
Emma Linse
Christine Moore
Mra
A. F. Tenningsen
Hawthorne School
Sara Ruggles
Lena M. Gilman
Anita Kirkpatrick
Gwendoline Carpenter
Cora M. Rotto
Mary Cooper
Lilian Holman
Maude Maxwell
Tincoin School
Viva Warren
Faye Warren
Ster Niel
Caroline B. Bonney
Bates College
Waterville
Maine
Caroline V. Grigsby
L Grigsby
Medford
Oregon
Misa Faye Warren
Elsie Thayer
Louise Deute
Bess Hostetler
Irma Campbell
University of Oregon
Hugene
P. L. Campbell
University
Adele Poston
Bruno Hall
Whitman College
Cook Seeks Polar Commission Probe
Dr Cook writes from Chicago urging President to name a commission of polar explorers to settle claims by himself and Admiral Peary on the discovery of the North Pole. He accuses Washington politicians and armchair geographers of character assassination and asks for an official exposé for his children's future.
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Washington
Wilson
Himslf
Peary
Polo
National Geographical Society
Cook
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Chicago
Boys Charged With Murdering Father
Tombstone Arizona May 13 Otto and Fred Watson aged 18 and 21 are charged with killing their father William Watson a rancher near Douglas. They were brought to town under heavy guard after being spirited from Douglas in an automobile. Neighbors said they quarreled with their father after a dispute on a trip from Douglas. William Watson was an Arizona pioneer.
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Tombstone
Arizona
Douglas
Otto
Fred Watson
Ariz
William Watson
Wats
Watson
Urge Refusal of Friedmann License
Washington May 3 Protests against Senator Hughes bill to authorize a special license to practice medicine in the District of Columbia for Dr Frederick Franz Friedmann were sent to congress yesterday by the district commissioners. The German physician who claims to have discovered a cure for tuberculosis should not be allowed to practice in the district without submitting to the exam test required by law. The commissioners say the proposed license lacks sufficient proof of efficacy to justify the exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hughes
District of Columbia
Frederick Franz Friedmann
Congress
Dynamite Placed Under Car Wheels Near Uniontown
An alleged attempt to blow up the Brownsville Uniontown passenger train on the Monongahela railroad at Lock One near Uniontown prompted a rigid investigation. A jar of dynamite was placed under the joints of the radio car and would have exploded the train had it not been discovered before the train was flagged. The train carried $20,000 for miners of the Consolidated Connellsville Coke Company at Mount Vernon, heightening authorities' concern.
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Uniontown
Brownsville
British Cruiser Avelas Heads to Guatemala
Kingston Jamaica May 13 The British Cruiser Avelas sailed from here allegedly for Belize British Honduras but the real aim is Puerto Barros Guatemala to press a settlement of the long running dispute with British subjects A recent British move set a May 15 deadline for settlement Guatemala appealed to Washington over reprisals tied to bondholders and plans for a large loan to stabilize its currency and pay British debts.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Avelas
Balize
British Honduras
Puerto Barros
Guatemala
Great Britain
Washington
Bryan speech at farewell breakfast praises ship of friendship
Washington May 13. R Bryan spoke at a farewell breakfast for foreign peace delegates hosted by John Stewart, founder of the peace centenary conference. He proposed a toast to a new battleship described as a ship of friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R Bryan
John Stewart
Bryan
Seven Arbitration Treaties to Be Renewed by Bryan
Washington May 12 Special arbitration treaties between the United States and seven other countries that expire this year will be renewed if the foreign governments consent Secretary Bryan announced yesterday. The British American treaty expires June 4 with Spain June 2 Great Britain June 4 Norway June 24 Sweden August 18 Japan August 24 Portugal November 14 and Switzerland December 28. The Franco American arbitration treaty already renewed for five years.
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Washington
United States
Bryan
Spain
Great Britain
Norway
Sweden
Japan
Portugal
Switzerland
Fleeced of $5,000 on fake horse race
Los Angeles May 13 The trial of Lee Rail head of the National Bunce Syndicate unfolded with A N Koehler of Spokane testifying that Rail swindled G P Friesz of Imola out of $5 000 through a forged horse race. Koehler said a chance meeting with a stranger claiming to be Rail led him to a pool room at Redondo Beach where he was fleeced out of $1 475 and sent on a wild goose chase to Butte Montana before realizing the deception. Ball described the scheme and his recruitment of Koehler as a path to riches in 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Lee Rail
National Bunce Syndicate
G. P. Friesz
Imola
A. N. Koehller
Spokane
Wash Koehler
Rail
Redondo Beach
Koehnler
Butte
Montana
Ball
Canada Considers New Budget Bill
Ottawa May 13 The budget measure is debated in Parliament with a revised tariff schedule. W. T. White presents the bill as the government waits to observe the American Congress. The proposal extends free list to include typesetting and typecasting gear, certain traction machinery, miners rescue supplies, glassware, and hospital scientific apparatus. Duties are cut to 25 cents.
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Ottawa
Ontario
W. T. White
London Militant Campaign Plans 100000 March
London suffragettes linked to a for hire campaign plan a mass protest after a trial resumed. A physician testified General Flora Drummond collapsed and could not appear. The plan calls for 100000 women to march from Trafalgar Square in groups to Scotland Wales and the east and south coasts to spread propaganda among working men.
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London
Flora Drummond
Trafalgar Square
Scotland
Wales
O'Hara Reputation Probe to Hear More Testimony
Springfield May 13 The senate commission plans to hear additional testimony to clear Lieutenant Governor O'Hara of improper intimacy with Mrs Robinson. The investigating committee meets this afternoon and is expected to request more evidence before deciding if his reputation is sullied.
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Springfield
O'Hara
Robinson
Senate
Senate Commission
Strikers Reject Settlement Plan in Cincinnati
May 13 report says striking streetcar workers flatly rejected Mayor Hunt’s plan to settle the dispute by allowing the operator to run cars until arbitration could occur. The plan was deemed vague and failing to address union recognition. Strikers expect further trouble as the company aims to bring in strike breakers. Their counter proposal bars union recognition from arbitration.
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Cincinnati
Hunt
Aviator Flies Over the Alps in Two Hours 19 Minutes
Ferne Switzerland May 13 Oslair Bider a Swiss aviator maintained an average altitude of about two miles as he monoplaned 50 miles over the Alps to Sion in two hours and 19 minutes He was nearly frozen upon descent after completing the challenging flight
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Ferne
Switzerland
Oslair Bider
Alps
Sion Twlay
Bider
West Virginia court martial ends in shift to civil actions
Charleston March 13. Governor Hatfield announced that charges against labor leaders and strikers in West Virginia will be turned over to civil authorities, signaling the near end of military rule in Pine Creek district. It is unclear if Mother Jones will be released. Hatfield invokes a full senate investigation into coal region conditions.
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Charleston
West Vu
Finks
West Virginia
Hatfield
Pine Creek
Jones
Senate
Balkan Armistice Terms Set by Allied Powers
London on May 12 reports a seven section peace pact ending hostilities with the Balkan allies and the Turks. Turkey agrees to abandon European territory west of a line from Enos to Media except Albania. A joint commission of France Russia Germany and England will decide Albania and Gallipoli matters, with Greece receiving Crete and a cash indemnity to be paid.
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Albania
France
Russia
Germany
England
Greece
Crete
London
Turkey
Europe
Enos
Aegean Sea
Media
Black Sea
Gallipoli Peninsula
Plans Approved for Texas & Pacific New Orleans Station
Fort Worth May 13 Architects plans for the Texas and Pacific passenger station in New Orleans have been accepted by the railroad company. The building will cost about 2,000,000 dollars and start soon. It will be at Annunciation and Thalia streets facing 176 feet on Annunciation and 82 on Thalia. The ground floor will hold waiting rooms a dining room lunch counter and ticket offices while upper floors house railroad offices and a wing will serve express company and United States railway postal service.
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Annunciation
Thalia Streets
Express Company
United States Railway Postal Service
Hearing on reclamation plans in Washington
Washington May 12 Senators Chamberlain and Lane and Representative Sinnott attend the reclamation projects hearing before Secretary of the Interior Lane. Senator Newlands protested settlers taking up land before project completion but was overruled by Congress.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Lane
Sinnott
Newlands
Congress
Colorado Senator Faces Pressure Over Tariff Letter Labels
In Washington on May 13, constituents labeled letters to Senator Thomas of Colorado with strong sentiment about loyalty to state industries, including sugar and wool. Thomas signals he will yield to pressure and vote against the Underwood tariff bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Penrose
State Finance Committee
Borah
Cummins and
Kenton
Business World
Finance Committee
Colorado
Thomas
Pendleton to Get Modern Motion Picture Theater
Through talks between C. F. Colesworthy and E. Oliphant Pendleton eyes a new nail modern theater on Colesworthy’s vacant lot behind the American National Bank facing Alta Street. The 699 seat brick building will include a ventilated interior for pictures vaudeville and road attractions with four rear seating lanes and no balcony. Oliphant aims for high class vaudeville and picture programs, negotiating with eastern circuits and possibly John Cort road plays.
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E. Oliphant
C. F. Colesworthy
Pendleton
Colesaworthy
American National Bank
Alta Street
Northwest
Oliphant
University of Ninols
Palace Theater
Roseburg
Masonic Order
the Elks
Platea
John Cort
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Neva Lane
Louise Wise
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Catherine Sharp
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