05 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1912
Page
1
The dispatches describe heavy turnout in many cities and states despite rain and storms. Roosevelt and Wilson lead in several regions while Taft trails. the political fight centers on the presidential race, with Senate and state races also noted.
The East Oregonian will broadcast the most complete Pendleton election returns tonight. Signals will mark Taft Wilson or Roosevelt wins with dark intervals, and bulletins will flash from the Masonic building and Oregon theater. A special Morning Edition will follow, with nation and county results.
Mrs Louise Lindloff a spiritualist known as a crystal gazer was convicted of murder in Chicago for poisoning her 16 year old son Arthu She faced a 25 year penitentiary sentence and defiantly proclaimed her innocence amid the verdict Her attorney filed a motion for a new trial and she vowed to prove her innocence
Pendleton voters cast ballots amid heavy early turnout across precincts. voting began before daylight with delays in north Pendleton due to shortage of election board en route to a likely record statewide turnout. betting favored the Lane-Selling race for senator, while local interest centered on Friedly-Waterman for commissioner and Nye-Hindley for treasurer amid a holiday election day.
Barbara Arnold, 18, a nurse in Rev William Williamson's family, confessed in St Louis today that she set fire to the Herlin hotel to create excitement and said she also attempted to burn the Windemere hotel, a family hostelry.
Lightweight champion Ad Wolgast and Joe Mandot fought ten rounds at Pelican Arena, New Orleans, with officials deeming the bout an unofficial draw. Mandot won four rounds, Wolgast one, others even, as Wolgast’s infighting and aggression carried the bout. Attendance reached about 4,300 with receipts around 26,000.
In Umatilla Oregon the $20,000 schoolhouse bond issue was carried yesterday with no dissent. Construction will begin immediately and the building should be completed by March 1, 1913. The contract for the building was awarded to BR A Loway Co of Spokane.
An official report from St. Petersburg claims the Russian crown prince Czarevitch tripped while boarding a boat at Blelowesh and fell, causing an initial swelling and later intermittent bleeding. Physicians say the condition is anemia that may restrict his movement and keep him bedbound for a long period.
Welser Idaho on November 3rd residents and neighboring farmers joined a rabbit drive along the Snake River in Oregon. Men women and children formed a half mile line with shotguns to herd rabbits into a fenced corral where hundreds were killed. Over 500 rabbits died in a single drive.
Protesters resist influence as mobs attack, forcing shops to shut and seal storefronts. Authorities report tense scene with barricades around commercial district. No precise casualty figures released. investigations underway.
Multiple European capitals report a tense stance as Bulgars seize Detous and threaten Constantinople. Turkish forces surround towns near Tehorla and Tehntal ja while Greeks endure setbacks at Monastir and Salonika. Austria dispatches three battleships toward Constantinople amid appeals for armistice terms.
New York reports Democratic National Committee chair James M. Cox? McCombs declares at noon that predictions point to the greatest landslide in the country’s history for Wilson. Republican head Helles is absent. headquarters are largely deserted as vote expectations mount.
The steamboat Vidette from Dawson, Yukon, reaches the White Pass rail link to Skagway Alaska as Yukon river ice remains light. The ship carries about 100 passengers bound for the states for winter, including Dr. Alexander Thompson a Yukon member of the Canadian Parliament who plans to join his family in Los Angeles before Ottawa.
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