Lyman Abbott Comments on War and Japan California
At the Lake Mohonk International Arbitration Conference Dr Lyman Abbott discussed the California Japanese controversy noting that war may be necessary at times and stressing that the international conscience is the key to peace. He warned that California acted without consulting Japan and risking strained U S Japan relations.
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Mohonk Lake
Lyman Abbott
Lake Mohonk
Abbott
Japan
California
United States
La Grande High School wins eastern Oregon oratorical contest
Milton Stoddard of La Grande tops the field in the eastern Oregon interscholastic oratorical contest held Friday May 2. John S Jenkins of Baker places second and William Breithaup of Pendleton third, with delivery scoring shaping the final results after grading delays and missing papers from Pullman.
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Milton Broddard
la Grande High School
Pendleton
Stoddard
Jenkins
Breithaup
Brettham
Jenking
Wallowa
Ontario
McCully
Pullman
Court orders husband to stop helping wife with chores
In Chicago on May 14 Julius Lehman a stationary engineer faced a domestic relations court ruling. Mrs Lehman testified that he forced her to scrub the floor wash dishes and prepare breakfast. Lehman said he did most of the work to let her sleep. The court ruled with Mrs Lehman.
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Chicago
Julius Lehman
House of Correction
Lehman
Court of Domestic Relations
Northwest cities show gain in building construction in April
Chicago May 14 Pacific coast points figure prominently in building construction based on the reports of April permits published here. Permits for the construction of over 26 000 buildings at an estimated cost of over eighty three millions in 75 principal cities of the country were granted. Cities of the northwest showing gains over the corresponding month of last year were Portland 27 percent, Tacoma 20 percent, and Spokane 7 percent.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Portland
Tacoma
Spokane
Northern Pacific May Compete With O W R N Branch Route
Rumors say Northern Pacific may extend south from Pendleton toward Camas Prairie, eyeing growth and cattle traffic. Officials question if O W R N will survey toward Ukiah, signaling possible Hill system expansion and competition in wheat and grain shipments from the southern reservation.
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J . O'Brien
Pilot Rock
Ukiah
Camas Prairie
Harriman
Deschutes
Northern Pacific
Pendleton
N. P
NPL
Tutullla
One Bid Received On Pendleton Water Bonds
Pendleton’s 200000 water bond issue opened this evening with only a single bid submitted to City Recorder Fire Gerw. If no additional bids arrive before tonight’s council meeting, a favorable bid may not be secured. The market has been quiet though water board anticipated several bids. bonds carry five percent interest under the charter.
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Pendleton
City Recorder
Water Board
Bryan predicts end of national conventions in democracy speech
Harrisburg May 14 Secretary of State William J Bryan told Pennsylvania lawmakers that democracy will render national conventions obsolete before the next general election. He argued presidential nominees will be chosen by the people, not party bosses, at a Jefferson anniversary dinner. He contrasted democracy with aristocracy as restraint on popular government.
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Harrisburgh
William J. Bryan
Penneylvanic
Brgan
Central Democratic Club of
Harrisburg
Jefferson
Democratic Party
Fake bomb scare at Westminster Abbey shocks London
London reports a suspected suffragette bomb wrapped in militant literature found at Westminster Abbey. Police say the device was a real grenade in form but with a unlit fuse, suggesting a warning rather than an attack. A separate blaze in Sandgate caused $2500 damage with militant literature nearby.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Scotland Yard
Sandgate
Sheriff Claims Right to Keep Mileage Fees in Oregon County
Sheriff T. D. Taylor disputes auditor J. H. Wileen about authority to retain mileage fees. Special laws for Umatilla and Marion counties instruct sheriffs to collect and keep such fees. Chapter 109 of the 1905 General Laws and Senate Bill 95 assign all civil case fees to the sheriff and allow retention of mileage fees by the sheriff in Umatilla County.
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T. D. Taylor
J. H. Wileen
Umatilla
Marion
Oregon
Senate
Algo
Residents Protest Dumping Ground Near Alta and Market
Nearby residents accuse Pendleton city of turning a vacant block east of the Catholic church into a dumping ground for street sweepings. They cite odor, flies, and unsightly conditions and claim the practice violates ordinance No. 478 of July 24, 1906, banning decayed substances or garbage intended for scavenging.
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Alta
Market Street
Catholic Church
Pendleton
Besidy
Insane Man Kills Wife and Daughter in Sparta Tragedy
Sparta Wis May 14 A 70 year old farmer William Hogue beat his wife to death with a club fatally shot his daughter and wounded his son in law then committed suicide after a long separation and reconciliation.
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Sparta
Wis
Tin
William Hogue
Sia
Hogue
Boycott Planned Against Non-Union Tools in Australia
Sydney May 14 All non-union tools made in Indianapolis will be boycotted in Australia in the future a resolution to this effect adopted by the Building Trades Federation of Australia at the request of the Machinists Association of Indianapolis.
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Sydney
Indianapolis
Australia
Building Trades Federation of Australia
Association of Machinists
Johnson found guilty in white slave act case
Chicago May 14 Jack Johnson was found guilty last night of violating the white slave act and, though free on $10,000 bonds, remains under federal surveillance. Assistant District Attorney Parkin called the verdict a world news event and a forerunner of statutes against interracial marriage, while others say the negro’s trouble reflects broader prejudice.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Parkin
Pendleton High School Large Class To Graduate On May 23
The Pendleton high school will graduate its largest class yet on Friday evening May 23. Thirty three students will receive diplomas after completing four years of study. Dr Joseph Shafer of the University of Oregon will deliver the commencement address in the new high school auditorium. The baccalaureate preacher selection is pending. the class chose the white rosebud as its flower and its motto is Character is the only true diploma.
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Pendleton High School
Studens
Joseph Shafer
University of Oregon
Reuben Pettengill Beckwith
Rexford Gray
Ralph Charles Koch
Frances Katherine Smith
Edna Isabelle Wisdom
William Arthur Breithaup
Elisabeth Gladys Smith
Olive Gwinn
Walter EB. Owen
Oscar FE. Ferguson
Lillian Gulliford
Muriel Saling
Mary R Kriser
Mildred Minor Berkeley
Helen Elizabeth Whipple
Otto Hous~er
Walter J. Roark
Frances Salting
Clara Mariel Strnoughan
Vesta Estelle Boylen
W. Rupert Williamson
Robert V. Patton
Alice Margueritte Greenawald
Laura Belle Buzan
Cecil F. MacDonald
Paul Richardson Finnell
Arthur Fergnson
Effie Emma Duff
Martha Margaret Hudemann
Hazel Irene Wagner
Ethel G. Freeman
Flossie Kimbrell
Ella
Helen Lazinka
Weston Pioneer Dies of Cancer at 79
Leo McBride aged 79 died yesterday of cancer in Weston after two operations, last in February. A Weston pioneer, he settled here about 30 years ago and farmed locally. Survived by wife and eight children: Homer Charley Sam of Walla Walla Will of Athena Harry Tom Lace and Pearl of Weston. Funeral at 10 AM tomorrow from Weston church with burial in Weston cemetery.
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Leo McBride
Weston
Weston District
Homer
Charley
Sam McBride
Walla Walla
Will
Athena
Harry
Tom and Lace
Pearl
Weston Church
Weston Cemetery
Forgetful crank leads to fatal car incident in Winnetka
Winnetka Illinois May 14 A 5 Jaodrtch a millionaire tobacco manufacturer was crushed to death by an automobile while cranking the machine He forgot to clutch the car and it started knocking him against a telephone pole The fatal accident underscores the dangers of starting mechanisms without proper restraint
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Winnetka, Ill
Jaodrtch
Referendum Defeated in Tillandis Legislature
Springfield Ill May 14 A resolution proposing the initiative and referendum was defeated in the house by a single vote today. The measure may be reconsidered later.
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Springfield
Ill
Attempt to Force Immigration Bill in Congress
Washington May 14 Major ity Leader Underwood says the current special session will not pursue general legislation while acknowledging strong pressure to force consideration of the Burnett Dillingham immigration bill.
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Washington
Congrees
Underwood
Burnett-Dillingham
California and Japan tension delays reply in land law case
Governor Johnson prepares to veto the anti alien land bill as Bry an and Ambassador Chinda prepare to discuss a new treaty with Japan. The California Japanese situation remains status quo until Johnson sends his reply, with a possible later conference if he vetoes. Bryan, Wilson, and Carnegie are noted in the broader context of seeking maritime friendship.
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Sacramento
California
Johnson
Brean
Washington
Bryan
Wilson
Chinda
Japan
Carnegie
Staies
Town surrounded by prairie fires near Andrews
Winnipeg reports the Town of Andrews nearly encircled by prairie fires with residents mounting a desperate defense against the blaze. In Minnesota, three saw mill employees drowned when their canoe capsized on Fall Lake while fishing near Winton on May 14.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Andrews
Winton
Minn
Fall Lake
Strikers and police clash as street cars resume in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on May 14 guards swarm as hundreds of police back a strikebreaker operated return of street cars. 350 officers guard the first three cars with mounted and automobile escort leading. Patrolmen threaten clubs and revolvers if attacked while jeering mobs line the tracks and no passengers ride the cars.
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Cincinnati
Thriving Knights of Pythias Lodges Visited in Central Oregon
J H Gwinn grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias toured Redmond Prineville and Bend returning home after visiting the youngest lodge in the state at Redmond. He attended enthusiastic meetings with visitors from Prineville and Bend and noted good meetings in Bend and Prineville. He observed Crook County industrial conditions noting cheaper interior water and shallower oil. Prineville locals hope for a railroad extension from Metolius to Prineville aided by a 75000 bonus to secure the road benefiting timber areas.
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Knights of Pythias
Redmond
Prinevite
Bend
J. H. Gwinn
K. of P
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Prineville
Gwinn
Crook County
Metrolius
Senate approves favorable suffrage amendment report
Washington May 14 A favorable report on Senator Chamberlain's Bill for a constitutional amendment for women suffrage was agreed upon by the senate suffrage committee. The report was delayed by the absence of several senators while Jones Sutherland Owen and Clapp supported the bill and Capron opposed.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Senate Suffrage Committee
Ashust
Hollis
Ransdell
Jones
Sutherland
Owen
Clapp
Capron
Guthrie Nomination Sent to Senate for Japan Ambassadorship
Washington May 14 Senate foreign relations committee favorably reported the nomination of George Guthrie former mayor of Pittsburg to be ambassador to Japan.
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Washington
Senate For
Mystery of Stolen Battleship Plans Still Unsolved
Washington mutters that no trace of the Pennsylvania battleship plans stolen from the navy department has been found Secretary Daniels suspects an insider but admits it is only a guess He notes no clue and orders an independent inquiry yet fears the missing specifications are worthless to any thief
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Navy Department
Daniels
Department
Secret Service
Two Trainmen Killed as Freight Engine Leaves Rails
A Santa Fe freight engine derailed at Los Nietos twelve miles south of East Los Angeles, instantly killing engineer J. B Nell and fireman E. Jm Reynolda of Los Angeles. The wreckage delayed recovery as cause remains unknown.
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Los Nietos
East
J. B Nell
E. Jm. Reynolda
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LA Grande
O-W.r.&n. Branch
Titen
Weston Pioneer
Tillandis
Guturle
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