Excursion to Celilo River by Mountain Gem June 2
The Lewiston Commercial Club arranges a steamer excursion from Lewiston to Celilo to mark the portage railroad opening on June 4. The Mountain Gem leaves Lewiston June 1 and spends the night at Arlington, with options for Pendleton visitors to join via morning train or 11 oclock train. Fare from Umatilla to Celilo is $2, return passage optional after June 4 opening.
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Arlington
Orlile Berwern
Bannreponian
Lawiaton ‘Tribune
Lewiston
Cilio
Umatilla
Celle
Poertiend
Poringe
Celtis
Posefbly
Lawiston
Bnet Oregonian
Lewteton Commerct
Celilo
Xeurdon
Collie
No End In Sight Amid Citywide Strike Extensions
Chico May 34 Police personnel remain on duty as business closures and suspensions produce quiet. A planned extension of the strike is anticipated tomorrow with 206 demonstrators likely joining. Coal industry disruptions appear to widen, with both sides expected to continue the stoppage.
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Chico
Decoration Day Observances in Chicago Amid War Era
May 10 Decoration Day events in Chicago pause business as war era crowds gather for annual parade and graveyard services honoring fallen soldiers. National guards and state troopers join the observances with Governor and Colonel Walter T. Dagan notable figures leading the ceremonies.
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Chicago
Walter T. Dagan
Department of the Lakes
Germain Yacht Sighted Near Bishop Fock Iimhthouwn
Scllly Talonds reports the German yacht Hamburg, the second sighted, passed four miles north of Bishop Fock Iimhthouwn at 9 this morning before a light southwesterly breeze. The yacht was almost de volmnd.
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Hamburg
Bishop
Choate Leaves London for New York After Farewell
Joe H. Choate the retiring American ambassador departed London with his family this morning and will sail from Liverpool this afternoon for New York. A distinguished party bade farewell to the ambassador.
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London
Joe. HH
Choate
Normbasaador
Liverpool
New York
King Alphonse of Spain Arrives in Paris for Stay
King Alphonse of Spain arrived in Paris at 3 this afternoon and was met by President Loubet and cabinet members. He was escorted to the foreign office to reside during his Paris visit.
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Alphonse
Spain
Parte
Loubet
Foreign Office
Paria
Five Masked Men Rob Fort Wayne Brewery Office
In Fort Wayne Indiana on May 10 five masked men entered the Centlivre brewery office at 1 a m overpowered two watchmen bound and gagged them blew the safe and escaped with two thousand dollars in cash.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Centlivre Brewery
Drowned Seattle Student Ray Sutherland Remembered
Ray Sutherland son of Mr and Mrs Geo Sutherland drowned in Lake Washington while swimming with two companions. He attended the state university in Seattle studying civil engineering. The body to be brought to Pendleton for burial. he would have turned 22 next June 5.
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Ray” Sutherland
Geo. H. Suthyedland
Lake Washington
Sutherland
Seattle
George Raymond Sutherland
Mro
George Sutherland
Wallin Walls
Pendletn
Pendleton
Roosevelt at Unveiling of Slocum Statue
President Roosevelt arrives in New York to attend the unveiling ceremony for Major General Rei ry Slocum in Brooklyn. He travels from Jersey City to Brooklyn with Secret Service guards, accompanied by Secretary Loeb and other officials. A Brooklyn league club committee hosts a late morning reception and brief meal aboard a ferry ride.
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Toeeeevil
Reiiry SV. Slocum
Brooklyn
Arived
Jersey Clery
Washington
Loeb
C. E. Rickes
M. Co Latta
Jersey City
Beedkiyn Oil Mide
Tien “League
Bre Sc
Y M C A Building Drive Reaches $40,000 Target
The Y M C A fundraising effort reports a total of $40,000 with $9,980 still needed to complete the balance. Progress in canvassing has slowed recently but plans remain to secure the remaining funds as details and timing are finalized.
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Y. M. Ca
Fonde
Sailihe to Penitentiary San Francisco May 30
Edward Senith, the devout tax collector of San Francisco, was taken to Folwom poolienteiry bry morning to serve a ll years sentence.
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San Francisco
Edward Senith
Condemned Man Williams May Now Confess After Court Denies Rehearing
The Oregon Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the Williams case, leaving him without appeal. Convicted of murdering Alma Nesbitt and her mother in Waspe county, the bodies were never found yet evidence was strong enough to prove death without body. Williams reportedly wed Nesbitt secretly before the crime, and detectives have only found scant clues such as a shoe or a dress fragment to support the murder.
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Aigreme
Normin William
Dalles
Thia
Willimes
Alma Nesbitt
Waspe
Williams
Miss Nesbitt
Rey Hile
Supreme Court approves removal of Hyde and Diamond
Washington May 20 The Supreme Court sustained a California court ruling in the Hyde and Diamond land fraud cases, ordering their trial transfer to the District of Columbia. May rainfall totals reached 1.75 inches at Colfax, the heaviest for May in many years.
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Hyde
District of Columbia
Washington
Supreme Court
Frederick H. Hyde
Henry F. Diamond
California
Oregon
Diamond
Colfax
Wash
Japanese Add Four Warships To Fleet Amid Baltic Ties
Washington reports official dispatches from Tokio noting four Russian warships captured and brought to Japanese ports Maizuru and Sasebo. Battleships Orcs and Nicholas and other ships were sunk or taken, with crews struggling as Japanese gunners fired. Casualties include injured sailors evacuated and officers who died bravely.
Unclear fragment hints at royal figures urging war continuation
A fragmented passage suggests grand dukes support a war effort while a figure named Rachel speaks of continuing conflict for better terms, though the rhetoric appears convoluted and speculative.
War question urged by government aim to end conflict
May 30 reports from St. Petersburg claim the government will hasten summoning a representative assembly to submit the war ending question. Also confirmed is word of the sinking of the Russian flagship with Admiral Rojestvensky wounded and placed on a torpedo boat destroyer, whose destroyers’ location remains unknown. In Shanghai, a Russian cruiser once with Rojestvensky’s fleet is said to have taken refuge at Woosung, likely interned for the war’s duration.
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Rojestvensky
Rojestveroky
Woosung
Russian naval losses and wounded after battle near Japan
A May 6 telegram reports the Russian cruiser Kalagwa vara sunk and crewman Rojertvonesy dead near Tokio. Vladivostok dispatches on May 30 describe four Russian warships arriving, destroyer Brach with wounded Rojestvereky, and Admiral wounded from shellfire. Kobe confirms a disabled cruiser near Hamara, white flag raised, with 200 wounded and many more sailors ashore at Amaguchi aftermath pilotless boats among wreckage.
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Censors Report Hope for Russian East Front Failures
Reports from St Petersburg dated May 36 state newspapers, under censor instructions, express hope for Russian successes in Far East operations. The deceptive news is failing to fool the public, with Rosontvensky’s defeat widely discussed and the greatest alarm spreading.
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Far East
Rosontvensky
Sinking of multiple battleships reported by cruiser Al mz
St Petersburg reports Captain Chagin aboard the cruiser Al mz telegraphs Vindivostok that he witnessed the sinking of the battleship Souvareff and that Rojestvensky was wounded before descending to the destroyer Bunny. Admiralty admits loss of Knias Souvareff Boroding Osiabla Orel and repair ship Kamechatka in the fleet disaster.
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Bunny
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Knias
Souvareff
Boroding
Osiabla
Orel
Russian converted cruiser enters Shanghai harbor
In Shanghai on May 306 a Russian vessel, described as a converted cruiser, has entered the harbor marking a notable naval presence in the area.
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Shanghai
Russian Navy Vessels in Battle With Admiral Togo
Petersburg May 30 report notes the slower Russian fleet in battle with Admiral Togo. Ships, including the PVo?votal built 1904, displacing about 19,018 tons, 16,000 horsepower, speed ~15 knots, armor from four to nine inches Krupp, armed with four 12 inch and 12 six inch guns plus rapid-fire weapons, crew about 740. Alexander III, Borodino sister ships, and Admiral Nakhiminoff are also mentioned as completed battleships.
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Togo
Rand
Admiral Nakhiminoff
Togo's victory shocks England and shifts sympathy toward Russia
London voices condemn Japan's triumph as the war moves public opinion. Russia gains conciliatory attention as Aaron Suyemateg, Ito's son-in-law, argues for Russia to acknowledge defeat and seek peace without losing prestige. He says Britain's stance remains cautious and aims for fair terms.
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Tago
Russia
Aaron Suyemateg
Marquis Ito
England
Russian naval chase reported near Okino Island
May reports from Tokyo say the Russian fivesome fleet engaged near Okino Island. The Dorle arrived with sightings of a Russian cruiser Taumrud and a leaking gunboat probably named Kacorsky. Official word from Togo is lacking as pursuit continues.
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Morrow County Seeks Joint County Day at Fair
Morrow county seeks to print badges with the words United Morrow and Umatilla for the June 7 county day at the fair. Judge Thomas W. Ayers of Morrow confers with Cimatilla county organizers, aiming to join the two counties in the excursion on June 6 and Portland events, honoring shared bonds and mutual aid after the 190? cloudburst.
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Morrow Counties
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Umatilla
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Portland
Aye
Threw Themselves Into the Bon Tokio May 30
It is unofficially announced that there were 2223 cosu.
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Cosu
Manchuria withdrawal rumors cloud Sino–Russian war
Berlin reports from St Petersburg indicate Nustla may pull Linovitch’s army from Manchuria temporarily and possibly abandon Vladivostok. The czar might persist in the struggle hoping the army will later win and regain ground.
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Nustla Maiy
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Manchuria
Vladivostok
Wuld
Labor Commissioner Hoffin on Eastern Oregon mill tour
State labor statistic and mill inspector P Hoff of Salem arrived for a biennial inspection tour. He has surveyed Baker and Union counties and will inspect mills across Eastern Oregon to ensure safety measures, noting recommendations as records that can influence liability in damage suits. Hoff, a veteran mill worker and railroad man, understands machinery hazards from planning to steam laundries and will cover mills in the county’s north end today.
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Oregon
Hoff
Umatilla County Day Planned for Lewis and Clark Fair
Pendleton Commercial association gathers to organize Umatilla County Day at the Lewis and Clark fair on June 7. A committee will handle badges decorations and speakers while an excursion train from Milton will run June 6. The county court is urged to support a display of local products and resources with unified badges for all travelers.
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W. F. Matlick
M. A. Roder
BR. Alexander
Umatilla
Portland
Lowell
Umatila County
O. R. & N. Company
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New Telephone Line Connects Central Washington Towns
Walla Walla May 30 The new telephone line from Lind to Pasco opened to the public yesterday enabling Estopia Cunningham Hatton Mesa and Connell to communicate readily with Spokane and Walla Walla.
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Pasco
Estopia
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Mesa
Connell
Spokane
Walla Watlin
Walls Wath County Exhibit Debuts in Portland
Professor U. S. Donor told the Walla Walla Union that the first school exhibit mounted in the Washington state building at Portland is Walls Wath county's display. He called it an honor for the district though many items remained for placement from counties with larger populations.
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Washington State Building
Portland
Walls Wath County
U. S
Walla Walla
Mennonite camp meeting ends. revival planned in Zillah
The Mennonite camp meeting at Culver concluded last Sunday evening. Revs Homer Pontius and M J Carmichael told the Pioneer office they expect to begin revival meetings at Zillah in Yakima county Washington on Wednesday May 31.
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Homer Pontius
M. J. Carmichael
Pioneer Office
Zillah
Yakima County
Wash
Madras Pioneer
Territorial Legislature Adjourns After Rejections
Honolulu May 2 0 The territorial legislature adjourned last night refusing all national guard appropriations and the government bond purchase appropriation.
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