Russians Fight Delays and Shifting Plans in Far East War
Reports from May describe Russian column advances toward a railway, Japanese counterattacks at Kangpin, and looming general engagements as Oyama concentrates forces against Linevitch. A 108 ship provisioning fleet sails splintered from St. John, while Russia considers a representative assembly and French coast inspection by Admiral DeJo nq.
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Giunebu Pass
Oyama
Oppomte Linevitch
Linevitch
Murder record near Burkeville linked to James Skinner
A fragmentary report notes the murder of James Skinner, a prominent man from Cumberland County, near Burkeville. The article mentions a bag of money and a large sum in currency missing, with May 20 cited in relation to Ian Mone of Glasgow. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Ian Mone
Glasgow
James, Skinner
Cumberland County
Burkeville
Mining at Ox Bow tunnel yields rich gravel and power
Golden Treasure Mining reports Ox Bow tunnel completion on the Payette River project. Water diverted from the river bed generates about 20,000 horsepower, with rich gravel flowing toward the old bed. A 30 mile telephone line to Ox Howe is planned as two Illinois Central freight trains collide near Echols Kentucky, killing eight and injuring four.
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Pagevic Miver
Seower
Conte
Payette Civerle
Tver
Hotel Bickers Change Hands Near Future
The Hotel Bickers is headed for a change of management within days as H E Hicks withdraws from the business and T K Bears, owner of the building, considers the transfer. Bickers notes his future plans are undecided but intends his family to stay on. Separate notes mention a freight agents conference in Portland and ongoing traffic-improvement efforts benefiting the railroad and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickers
H. E. Hicks
Hootelry
Pratt
Mr. Bickers
Watt
T. K. Bears
EB. C. Smith
Police Court Disorderly Conduct Case Fails to Appear
In the police court yesterday afternoon Jim Dupuis forfeited a five dollar bond by failing to appear at 4 o'clock to answer the charge of disorderly conduct filed again against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Im Police Court
Jim Dupuis
Problems on the Isthmus and Health Challenges Discussed
New York May 20 John Barrett ex United States minister of Panama arrived en route to Bogota noting health and sanitation as the main difficulty on the isthmus climate against against Colon reports five yellow fever cases. An examining board for eighth grade papers led by County Superintendent Frank K Welles includes Mrs Colesworthy Mrs Max Baer and Miss Roberta Rippey and will correct over a hundred papers in three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Barrett
United States
Panama
Hhs
Bogota
Colon
Frank K. Welles
Bim
Cc. F. Colesworthy
Max Baer
Roberta Rippey
Pendleton
Monday First Wool Sales Day Opens Here
Monday marks the first wool sales day of the season with buyers in town and the remainder expected tonight or tomorrow. Much of the cup has already sold, with nearly a million pounds anticipated for the sale. From here buyers proceed to Hopner for the Tuesday sale on May 25.
Will Fish Party Heads for McKay Creek Expedition
A party led by Harry Thompson includes Will Keller Fred Lampkin Thomas Warner Lee Huddleson Sam Thompson and W J Sewell. They plan to leave at an unspecified time this evening for McKay Creek fishing and aim to return tomorrow evening.
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Harry Thompson
Will Keller
Fred Lampkin
Thomas Warner
Lee Huddleson
Sam Thompson
W. J. Sewell
McKay Creek
Supreme Court Liquor Rule Extends to Umatilla Indians
It is finally clear that the recent Supreme Court decision on selling liquor to Indians also applies to the Umatilla reservation. Therefore, selling liquor to Indians on the Umatilla reservation is no longer a federal violation.
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Supreme Court
Indiana
Umatilla
Elliott Opposes Rail Rate Legislation Before Senate Panel
President Elliott of the Northern Pacific told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that government action cannot repair all railroad ills. He argued the ICC can only fix some cases and urged limits on federal power while Denver Chamber rep William Hoover accused the railroads of discriminatory practices, alleging bias toward the Pacific coast and a private car monopoly.
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Washington
Eliott
Northern Pacific
Senate Committee On
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
William Hoover
Denver
End of Strike IO Approaching Submits to Referendum
Chicago May 20 The strike settlement seeks a referendum vote by unions after the Teamsters Joint Council weighs terms. Employers trumpet victory claiming end of organized labor power in Chicago. unions warn of repudiation if not accepted by their members.
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Teamsters’ Joint Council
Chicago
Levy Mayer
Employers’ Association
Hie
Teamaters
Teameters’ Joint Council
Employers' Association
Mayer
Shea
Teamsters
Market summary from Clark Grain Commieden Chicago
Furnished by the Clark Grain Commieden Company Chicago May 20 May wheat opened at 96 percent and closed at 98 percent. Corn opened at 53 and closed at 62 percent. Oats closed at 20 percent.
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Clark Grain Commieden Company
East Court Street
Chicago
Baseball Record of League Games Played and Dates
San Francisco defeated Portland 5 to 3 on May 24. Seattle beat Oakland 7 to 2 on May 26. Los Angeles won over Tacoma 4 to 2 on May 28. Secretary Atkinson of Hawaii arrives May 24 for talks with territorial departments and discusses refunding 500000 dollars of the territorial debt in New York negotiations.
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San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Washington
Atkinson
Territory of
Hawaii
New York
Marble Caters Strike Closes Several Marble Yards in New York
A strike by several hundred employers in New York on May 20 led to the closure of multiple marble yards. Strikers demanded lower housing costs and higher wages. In Vienna on May 20 Austria ordered six torpedo boat destroyers and 10 torpedo boats built at Fiume, the first vessels to be built in Hungary. They will cost 3 million dollars. The baseball boosters report many local youths will travel to La Grande with the ball team tomorrow, including F t. Macey, Gay Hayden, Gerry Taylor, Jim Peters, and Roy Knight, with others from Baker City joining on the return trip.
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Chicago
Teamaters
Montgomery, Ward € Co
Heriff
Teameters
Iabor
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Ferce
United Employers' Associations of Wood Industries
Feed Dealere Associations
New York
Vienna
Austria
Fiume
Hungary
la Grande
Kimbrell Named To Boundary Board By County Court
County Surveyor J W Kimbrell was yesterday evening appointed by the county court as a member of the Umatilla Union Wallowa boundary board to locate the true boundary between the counties as provided by the last legislature.
Sheep Shipment Planned by Hope and Howard Buyers
Hope and Howard, noted sheep buyers, will receive part of seven thousand sheep bought in this and Morrow counties this afternoon and will ship out sixteen car loads tomorrow over the W. and C. R. to Montana points.
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Hope & Howard
Morrow
Horace W. King Appointed Assistant to State Engineer
Horace W. King has been appointed to take the position vacated by John M. Lewis as state engineer a governor appointed. King will oversee the office here and ranks next to Whistler. He hails from Big Rapids Michigan and has long government service including Nicaragua and the Philippines. He is young and unmarried. Most local reclamation staff are in the field on the Malheur project.
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Horace W. King
John M. Lewis
Mr. King
Mr. Whistler
King
Big Rapide
Mich
Nicaragua
Philippines
Malheur
Alexander Gavin Tours O. R. & N. Ticket Operations
Alexander Gavin, chief clerk in the messenger accounting department of the O. R. & N., is in the city a few days as a guest of Conductor W. B. Kelmiy. He oversees ticket auditing for the railroad and will employ agents to handle the increased passenger business this season.
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Alexander Gavin
W. B. Kelmiy
Gavin
Omaha
Railrad
Oregon Freight Car Traffic Across 16 Roads Seen
In the Oregon Railroad and Warehouse yards freight cars from sixteen different roads were counted in a storage of only 18 cars, illustrating the broad geographic origin of traffic for the O R & N. Roads represented include CL EN W H & TC COM & T Witness Central St LL Mt UPRSP ORL T aN 0 C B &Q M & 8 P Pennsylvania M K & T Southern Railway D& HG D &A R.G. WwW.
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Oregon
CL. En.w. H& TC
COM. & T
Witness Central
St. LL
ORL
T. An
Pennsylvania
Southern Railway
D& HG
D &A R.G
Bank officials indicted in Abilene embezzlement case
C J Lowden W Steffins and W J Thompson presidents and officers of the American National Bank at Abilene have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of embezzling about 145000 of the bank’s funds. The money is alleged to have financed cotton speculation and false returns to the comptroller of the currency. Lowden was a Republican candidate for governor in the last campaign.
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Fort Worth
Texas
C, J. ,Lowden
W. Steffins
W. J. Thompson
American National Bank
Abilene
Federal Grand Jury
Lowden
Portlands O R N cars inspected show strong equipment
Commerce Commissioner Erik Smith inspected O R N cars in Portland yards finding less than half a dozen defects among about 50 cars and reporting the equipment well maintained. A prior inspection of 100 cars found no defects, confirming regular care and maintenance practices. John White, 21, Foster resident, died at home yesterday. funeral set for Boho tomorrow at 1 pm conducted by Rev. H N Brooks. Spokane church construction to begin on the First Methodist Episcopal on the site of the burned building. cost estimated at 560000 with 30000 in alight funds.
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Ki. Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
O. R& NS
Smith
Portland
John White
Thomas White
Foster
Decoumed
Fred Taylor
Boho
H. N. Brooks
The
Christian Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Spokane
Preliminary murder hearing in Milton case proceeds
Grover Martin faced a first degree murder prelimary examination in Milton for the killing of N Preston last Thursday. He is held without bail to await the June circuit court term. Coroners jury found Preston died May 15 from a pistol wound fired by Martin near D Clark home. jurors also ruled Preston the aggressor and not entirely in self defense.
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Grover Martin
Preston
Lowell
Martin
Circle Court
Peterson
Milton
N. Preston
A. Lowell
Pendleton
Kirkland
Antil
Freewater
David Clark
Earl A. Williams
A. M. Blam
J. B. Davis
Qd. F. Cradick
J. D. Bennett
N. T. Manela
East Oregonian
Hin
Bizarre Lyman Bros Burglar Leaves Polite Note
A unique burglary at Lyman Bros butcher shop on Court street left a note reading Please leave ome change hereafter. The culprit entered through a screew window after tearing the front door screen but nothing was taken and the cash drawer was found slightly ajar with no money inside. Police investigate the odd incident.
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Lyman Bros
Court Street
Real estate signs spark interest in Pendleton sale talk
Wade the real estate man prepared 2x4 foot billboards reading This block for sale in North Pendleton. He set them against the East Oregonian building on Main street. Two capitalists visited the office about buying the building after noticing the sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Oregonian
Bet
Wade
Cole
Pendleton
Judge Lowell Returns From Portland Meeting
Judge Stephen A Lowell came back from Portland where he attended a transportation committee meeting of the Oregon Development league. The committee did not finish its report, so no public action is announced. A full report will be given at the Willamette valley branch meeting in McMinnville on June 9, which conflicts with the circuit court session.
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Portland
Stephen A. Lowell
Transportation Committee
Oregon Development League
Willamette Valley
League
McMinnville
Lowell
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