Long Beach Hotel Collapse Kills and Traps Many
A partially confirmed report from Long Beach states the large Dixbie hotel collapsed at 9 45 am trapping up to eighty workers. Rescue teams recovered thirty four bodies, with others feared dead as 100 workers toiled amid concrete and timber. William Hardy of Long Beach identified. property damage estimated at 450000. Several workers injured include J Wells and F W Shields among others.
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Los Angeles
Dixbie
Long Teach
Pope
Long Beach
North
Clark
Hon
Veroine
M& m
Dod
William Hardy
Lote Branch
Mexiowne
Dick Perkins
Tra Zoe
James
Rommaen
J. Wells
FW. Shields
C. H. Chilton
Ja Colwell
J. Bolne
T HW. Imlay
G. Ramburger
F. W. Sulde
Ed Watson
Willie
Indictments Returned in Rail Rebates Probe
A federal grand jury seated October 22 returned 147 indictments in a rebate case sweep involving multiple railroads. Indicted railways include Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha among others. Complaints by grain dealers allege railroad discrimination favoring elevator interests. Indicted firms include W P Devereaux Co and American Brokerage Co of Duluth.
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Censer
Minneapolis
Nav
United States
Dickers
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago
St. Paul
Omaha
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Stormy Cuban politics threaten new government shift
In Cuba a political storm looms as liberals press Governor to replace moderates. If rebuffed, liberals vow to push the government, risking American troop deployment to maintain order. The Secretary may head the American delegation to The Hague to advocate the Calvo doctrine on debt noncollection.
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Magoon
Wiih
Root
Cala
Havana
Cuba
Trilberale
Lberaly
Oon
Magecon
Rev William Hinshaw Paroled Then Recommitted for Life
Indiana news reports Rev William Hinshaw, famed for a Danville oxorbide murder, rearrested on parole violation. The governor ruled him guilty again, ordering life imprisonment for uxorbide after findings of improper conduct with Mrs George Freeman.
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Indianapolis
William Hinshaw
George Freeman
Freeman
Wabueh County
Hinshaw
Shirley
Hanell to Make Los Angeles Home Port Voyage
The steamship Hanell, recently bought by Independent Steamship company, will become the first merchant vessel to advertise Los Angeles as a home port. It will sail between Los Angeles and San Francisco in tandem with another steamer to promote the city.
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Hanell
Los Angeles
San Franciscn
Independent Steamable Company
San Francisco
Mountainleimie Officials Threaten Coal Seizure
The mayor and city officials warned Oregon Short Line railway officials that during the coal famine they could seize coal from the first train passing through. They would pay for the coal to the railway agent as a substitute for force.
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Kole
Iayor and Council of
Mountainleimie
Oregon Short Line Railway
Toy
Mayor Schmitz Fails to Reform German Fire Insurance
In Berlin on November 9 Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco presses German insurers to cover quake losses. After three days of argument the companies claim the earthquake caused the loss, not fire, leaving reform efforts without success.
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Sung CompMinibes
Berlin
Schmits
San Francisco
Colotado Judge Retired Amid Miner Federation Pressure
Complete returns show the last district judge accused of favoritism by the Western Federation of Miners was retired by ballots in Denver on November 1. Murder at San Diego reports Charles Connors killed at a waterfront saloon by W J Harvey. cause unknown. Harvey arrested.
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Federation of Miners
Denver
Western Federation of Miners
San Diego
Charles Connora
Water Front
W. J. Harvey
Beast of Friends
Harvey
Copper Wages Balsal
Copper corporations in southern Arizona decide to raise wages by 25 percent affecting about 3000 men in the region. The move signals a shift in labor costs for the local copper industry as negotiations and financial forecasts adjust to the higher pay scale.
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Paso
Arizona
The Pope Heads Toward Health Crisis in Vatican
In Rome on a November day, doctors report the pope's health deteriorating under Vatican confinement. Dr. Lappont states the condition is grave but not critical, while the official note cautions that the pontiff's health remains only relatively satisfactory.
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Rome
Vatican
Lappont
Railroad junction move threatens New Mexico town
A report states the Santa Fe system plans to move the junction of the Poone valley line and the Newton cut-off about twelve miles west to a new town named Nellio. The relocation is reported to jeopardize Melrone, the division point, and could ruin the existing town.
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Santa Fe
Poewell
Barta Ce Hie
Jung Tan
Poon Valley
Newton
Toxo
Qnellio
Penort
Ten Men Puddle Furnish Ditch For Garden Land Project
Ten men are employed to puddle and complete a canal ditch to reclaim 400 acres of arid land between W000 and 400 acres for garden plots. The plan, by Mr. Furnish, aims at paving the way for alfalfa avoidance and prioritizes fruits vegetables and orchards, with water already reaching part of the tract and progress hindered earlier by May floods. The canal is regarded by irrigation engineers as a strong, substantial work, now in excellent condition.
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Furneh
Furnish
Mr. Furnish
Vaughan Indorsed for Fire Chief by Hose Company No 3
J L Vaughan was endorsed for fire chief at a meeting of Hose Company No 3 north of the river. Nominees included J T Brown for president J S Rees secretary Fred Taylor treasurer C M Hogue foreman George Meeker first assistant Dave Rogers second assistant Claud Penland for first assistant fire chief and Lee D Drake for second assistant. General firemen election is on the first Thursday in December and company elections on the first Monday.
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J. T. Vaughan
J. L. Vaughan
J. T. Brown
J. 8. Rees
Fred Taylor
C. M. Hogue
George Meeker
Dave Rogers
Claud Penland
Lee D. Drake
Insurance Men's Trials In New York November Twenty Six
On charges of misappropriation of funds from the Mutual Reserve Life Assurance Society Frederick A. Burnham president and George D. Eldridge son of the former vice president will be tried November 26.
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New York
Mutual Reserve Life Ascurifice Society
Dod
Frederick A. Burnham
Wid Georgy D. Eldridge
Moravia Cal Martyr Times: Editor Dies After Illness
Moravia California reports the death of Joe Loney after a year of illness. The piece notes his long association with exile weekly and mentions Linearly Ny Maynaird as associate editor.
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Moravia
Cal
Joe Loney
Ny Maynaird
Exile
Lied Lore
Chicago Wheat Market Opening and Closing Figures
Chicago wheat prices opened at 72 and closed at 74 percent. Corn opened at 42 with a 23-3 bid. Wheat and corn moves recorded in Chicago on November date with notable price shifts.
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Chicago
Term of Federal Court Should Be Held in Pendleton
Visiting attorneys in Pendleton express support for a state supreme court building with room for courts and library. Attorneys from Baker City and La Grande pledge cooperation to secure the building, aiming to bring a federal court term to eastern Oregon twice yearly to save fees and mileage. Leading lawyers doubt a district split but urge biannual federal sessions for economy. campaign hinges on securing the state building through legislative appropriation.
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Pendleton
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Baker City
la Grande
Oregon
Portland
Irrigation Suit to Consume Month of Hearing at Milton
The Walla Walla valley irrigation case faces a full month of hearings starting December 4 at Milton. About 400 litigants, mainly landowners along the Little Walla Walla and Tumalum rivers, will attend as witnesses. Peacock Mill Co attorney Will BR. King leads for Milton, with Judge Bean scheduling for economy and local access.
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Walla Walla Valley
Milton
Will BR. King
Peacock Mill Company
Supreme Court
Tts
Walla Walla
Tumalum
Judge Bean
Pendleton
Filtration bureau witness Schaffhauser shot at city hall
Philadelphia on November 9 Frank and Schaffhauser a key witness in the conspiracy case against John W Hill was shot on the seventh floor of city hall He suffered two bullet wounds to the abdomen He died in hospital Frederick Hornberger shot Schaffhauser after entering the water department office and firing through a glass door He shouted I will kill you claiming Schaffhauser was intimate with his wife and spreading a disease.
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Nig Ure
Philadelphia
Frank & Schaffhouser
John W. Hill
Dureau
Newton
Frederick Hornberger
Schnfthauser
Hornberger
Line Suit for Damages In Denver Papers
Mrs Joale Hung, wife of a Chinese merchant, sues News and Times for 25000 dollars in Denver. Senator Patterson is principal owner of each paper. Hung, born in San Francisco, alleges defaming photo of District Attorney Strutz escorting her to the poll after an election story about underworld vote corralling.
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Penver
Denver
Joale Hung
The
News and Times
Patterson
Mra. Hung
San Francisco
Underworld
News
Dstrict
Strutz
German colony in Texas plans land settlement
Galverton Texas Nov 9 William Markward of Farlis Oklahoma, a multimillionaire with a £60,000,000 German estate, has purchased 80,000 acres in Southwest Texas. He intends to colonize several hundred countrymen and donate the land to poor emigrants.
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Galverton
Texas
William Markward
Farlis
Okla
Germanny
Seven Hundred Head of Beeves Shipment Plans
Seven hundred fat cattle, purchased from Grant county stockmen, will be shipped from Echo by Nate Raine on November 15 to Frey Bros in Seattle. Twelve carloads travel via Umatilla and Pasco, with buyers from Ontario, Baker City, Welser, and Oregon Short Line watching keenly.
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Nate Raine
Frey Brohn
Seattle
Tete
Grant County
Echo
Ratns
Lonergan
Umatilla
Pasco
Ontario
Baker City
Welser
Oregon
A. J. Turner
Prairie City
John Day Country
Huntington
Harriman Lines Investigation Seeks Broad Rail Probe
Washington November 9 Special Fisk’s removal from Illinois Central presidency prompts government action. The Interstate Commerce Commission will investigate Harriman’s rail empire, including O R N Short Line Union Pacific Southern Pacific and other lines, to assess potential law violations and antitrust concerns. Fish expected to testify, aiding the commission’s inquiry into Harriman’s operations.
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Washington
Fisk
Illinois Central Railroad
Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Securities Company
Supreme Court
Morgan
Haltimore & Ohio
Congress
Short Lide
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Dilnels Central
Pennsylvania Fraud Allegations Spark Court Ballot Count
Wilkes-Barre Pa Nov 12 Judges ordered ballot boxes brought into court for count as fraud claims surface. One district report credits 400 votes for consolidated Republican DA ticket while the box supposedly shows blank or counterfeit ballots. Another box was found empty.
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Wilkes-Barre
Bur
Murdered Widow in Lambertsville Home by Burglar
Mrs Catherine Stauffer, widow, was found dead in bed with a bullet wound in her head in Lambertsville Pennsylvania. Grandchildren awakened by a burglar who tried to chloroform them, but the intruder escaped before aid arrived this morning.
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Lambertsville
Catherine Stauffer
Rangers Kill Four Mexicans in Rio Grande City
Rangers heading to Rio Grande City encounter armed Mexicans in the mosquito. Four Mexicans are reported dead while the Rangers suffer no casualties. In Oklahoma a fatal automobile crash kills Henry Dewitt, assistant cashier, with cashier Sherman seriously injured.
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Rangers
Laredo
Texas
Rio Grande City
Oklahoma
Henry Dewitt
Bank of Sulyey
Sherman
Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Chicago Murder Case
Lucile Mcleod Menhard was arraigned this morning for the murder of William Neiman in Chicago. She pleaded not guilty and the case was continued until Wednesday.
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Chicago
Lucile Mcleod Menhard
William Neiman
Robber on Missouri Rail Route Steals $60
A lone thief woke sleeping passengers aboard a St Louis to Kansas City train in the Hine Cut near Flater Mo. last night and looted $60 before leaping from the train. The train stopped but no trace of the robber was found.
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Flater
St Louis
Kansas
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