Eastern Oregon Faces Lively Session in Congress
Congressman W R Ellis predicts a busy winter as eastern Oregon issues drive the agenda. He aims for Celtic canal and river harbor funding, irrigation and forestry measures, and better leasing terms for public lands. He expects attention to Willamette locks, Willamette river projects, and potential creation of an eastern Oregon federal district centered on Pendleton.
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Cellio Canal
Caberal
Oregon
Pendleton
W. R. Ellis
Washington
Ellis
le Ed Ellis
Blair Academy
Blairstown
N. J
Fowler
Judge Fillis
Oreron
Hawley
Willamette River
Oregon City
Ellis Alee
Wo Ft
Grant
Malheur
Wheeler
Astoria
la Grande
Ells
Congress
Congress adjournment and the June session timing
The phrase compares delaying action to locking the stable door after the horse is gone. It notes the current session's long-term nature and predicts adjournment likely in June, with possible extension to a much later date.
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Congress
Governor urged to call special session to save delinquent taxes
After talks with bankers and officials Governor Gillett will wait for county banker input before deciding on an extra legislature session. The move aims to save taxpayers 1 360 000 in delinquent taxes due November 25.
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California
San Francisco
Nov. C
Gillette
Roosevelt to Start Fleet Review at Hampton Roads
President Roosevelt will personally start Rear Admiral Evans’ battleship fleet and visit Hampton Roads on December 15 to review the ships before they depart. He will host a reception for the captains aboard the Mayflower.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Evans
Hampton Roads
Gompers Ready to Fight at Norfolk Convention
Washington November 9 President Gompers prepared to launch a sensational assault on the National Manufacturers association at its annual Norfolk convention. Federation agents have gathered material for weeks for the confrontation.
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Washington
Gompers
National Manufacturers’ Association
Norfolk
London Names Sir John Bell Lord Mayor
London reports Sir John Bell was formally installed as Lord Mayor of London today in a ceremony marking the official transition of ceremonial duties and leadership.
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London
Sir John Bell
Farmers Not Alarmed Pendleton Banks Seen Strong
Farmers in Pendleton and Umatilla county show confidence in local banks despite a national stringency. Heaviest depositors remain, no withdrawals planned, as wheat receipts and Pacific Coast Elevator resume payments ease the cash flow. Merchants report better trade and a large Saturday crowd, with banks advancing money on harvested crops and maintaining unimpaired condition.
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Pendleton
Umatilla County
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Puts Small Certificates In Circulation
The clearing house issues $2 certificates while gold moves west via telegraphic orders on the sub-treasury, reflecting continued gold transfer activity through the period in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Clearing House
Lusitania Sets New Record For Fast Atlantic Crossing
New York November 9 Lusitania’s new record was announced yesterday morning as four days eleven hours and forty minutes 18 hours and 40 minutes faster than her previous best.
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Lusitania
New York
Barnum residents repel bank robbers saving ten thousand
Citizens of Barnum near Ft. Dodge Iowa drove away two bank robbers after they cracked the safe, saving a haul reported at ten thousand dollars. The incident underscores swift local action and a successful defense of community property.
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Barnum
Ft. Dodge
Chanler Skips Hogan Dinner Over Presidential Bid
Lieutenant Governor Louis Stuyvesant Chanler of New York will not attend the Hogan dinner honoring Nebraskan at Washington on November 22. Tom L. Johnson will be there and is said to support the Democrat in his bid. Chanler declines due to a prior engagement while Johnson aims to woo party leaders and press support at the event.
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Washington
Louis Stuyvesant Chanler
New York
Tom L. Johnson
Chanler
Tom Jolson
Bryan
Irstuste Louely
Democratic Pollelane
Factions Clash Over Prince of Peace Role. Troops Deployed
In Oberimmiregua a factional dispute over selecting the actor for the Prince of Peace in the Great Passion Play erupted. Troops from Munich have been summoned to restore order between rival groups as the city faces a tense confrontation.
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Oberimmiregua, Noy
Riow
Prince of Peace
Munich
Racing Season Opens at Emeryville Track
San Francisco reports the winter racing season starts at the Emeryville track with about 40 horses aboard and 60 betting ring books. Six races are scheduled per day.
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San Francisco
Emeryville Track
Annapolis Graduate Arrested for Forged Check
Paul Kelley, claiming Annapolis graduate lineage and service with Dewey on the Olympia at Manila, was arrested in Pittsburg on a forged check charge. He says he is a victim of morphine habit and cites his Navy ties to explain his actions.
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Annapolis
Pittsburg
Navy
Paul Kelley
Dewey
Manila
Money Backed by Lazarus Freres and Bank of Commerce
Money coming events show Lazarus Freres securing an additional million in Europe while the Bank of Commerce reports a raised total of 875000 as of today in New York.
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New York
Lazarus Freres
Europe
Bank of Commerce
Powers trial opens Monday in Georgetown Kentucky
Georgetown Kentucky November 9 interested persons statewide travel to Georgetown to attend the Powers trial set to begin Monday. No further continuances are anticipated by either side.
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Georgetown
Kentucky
Powers
Taggarts and Nevada News From Oroville to California
Nov 9 The Taggarts case reference notes Billy Taggart left Oroville to locate Mrs Taggart. In Moscow a Moscow Item reports wage cuts on the Mostow Colfax branch of the O R and N from 20 to 15 cents per hour and hours from 10 to eight, reducing daily earnings from two dollars to 1 20. The entire local force quit except the section boss, with word other crews may follow.
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Taggarts
Wooster
Billy" Tagegart
Taggart
Oroville
California
Mostow-Colfax
Moscow
Arrests expected in defunct Tithe Guarantee case
A real estate dealer swore out a complaint charging officers of the defunct Tithe Guarantee & Trust Co. with accepting a $1830 deposit after insolvency. Warrants will be sought for president J Thorburn Ross treasurer T Burkhart secretary John E Atchison director Frank M Warren and others as state officials and finances are scrutinized. Steele acknowledges larger deposits than appropriate and says the state will not lose money.
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Portland
C. F. Ehman
Tithe Guarantee & Trust Company
Ehman
Manning
J. Thorburn Ross
George H. Hill
T. T. Burkhart
John E. Atchison
Frank M. Warren
Steele
Western Passenger Association Plans Agency Abolition
In Chicago on November 9 the Western Passenger Association decided to abolish all joint agencies. A validating agency with traveling agents will be kept in Denver. Clergy permits have been withdrawn in all 2 cent fare territory.
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Chicago
Denver
Ohio Lawyer Drops Scene In Court Over Octopus Fight
Findlay attorney George H. Phelps, known for challenging the Standard Oil case, created a disturbance in the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday. Afterward he visited Governor Harris’ office and caused a second scene amid the long dispute with the Standard.
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Columbus
George H. Phelps
Findlay, O
Supreme Court
Harris
Phelps
Ohio
Standard
Burned Youth Dies in Plain View Fire in Chicago
A fire in Chicago killed Abraham Gollet, 16, and three others yesterday morning in plain sight on a street. Gollet tried to reach a window but was overcome by flames and died before firefighters arrived. others burned fatally as well.
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Chicago
Abraham Gollett
Gollet
Hitchcock to star in Yankee road tour amid innocence claim
New York on November 9 reports that Raymond Hitchcock is expected to prove his innocence as he joins the Yankee Tourist Company as a star for the upcoming road tour. The move is seen as supporting his defense while the case unfolds.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Yankee Tourist Company
Hill Succeeds Tower as Ambassador in Berlin
David Jayne Hill former assistant secretary of state and Minister to the Netherlands is promoted to succeed Ambassador Tower in Berlin. The appointment places Hill in the key diplomatic post amid ongoing European affairs.
Three Million Dollar Fire Destroys Duluth Elevators
In Duluth on November 9 a blaze destroyed Elevator A and caused losses surpassing three million dollars. The Great Northern power plant, Great Lakes Dredge Dock, Freeman Flour Mills, Mankato Flour Mill, Whitney Bros. and Superior Ship Building Plant suffered major damage. Seven hundred thousand bushels of grain were burned. rescue efforts were hampered as four fire boats were repelled and workers fought to prevent spread. One man entered the Duluth Superior Storage Company to save papers and remained missing.
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Duluth
Great Northern Elevator Power House
Great Lakes Dredge Dock Company
Freeman Flour Mills and Elevator Company
Mankato Flour Mill
Whitney Bros. and
Superior Ship Building Plant
Globe Elevator
Payton Kimball
Barber Saw Mills
Duluth Superior Storage Company
Street Car Wreck At Pierce Eddy Streets
A reckless individual pulled the trolley pole from the wire causing a wreck on Pierce street hill. Three street cars collided at the junction with several women and children injured including Mrs. B. M. Macdoullard with a lacerated scalp possibly fatal, Mrs. James King with a fractured thigh, Mrs. James Keefe with contusions, and Mrs. Peter McGlade cut by flying glass.
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San Francisco
Pierce and
Eddy Streets
Pierce Street Hill
B. M. Macdoullard
James King
James Keefe
Peter McGlade
Dr Horace Marvin Remarries Family Ties Deepen
Sioux City reports Dr Horace Marvin who was widowed last November and father of four year old Horace Marvin has married Mrs F M Thornton Swift the mother of his late wife and grandmother to his child The marriage strengthens the family line as Mrs Marvin is younger than Dr Marvin and is the grandmother to his children
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Sioux City, Ia
Horace Marvin
F. M. Thornton Swift
Marvin
Banks suspend safety deposit box rentals in San Francisco
San Francisco on November 9 reports bankers have tacitly agreed not to rent safety deposit vaults or boxes until after the panic. The move forces business people to keep money in circulation through regular channels, despite bankers denying they are withholding the service.
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San Francisco
Government to Move Gold Deposits West on Demand
Washington officials announce that if eastern banks stop soaking up gold, government deposits will be transferred to western depositories. After talks with Roosevelt, Cortelyou promised to ship gold west upon request, with eastern bankers agreeing to send it when asked.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
Eloped in automobile near Los Angeles in 70 mph rush
Eleanor Kelley sister of the U S ambassador to Brazil eloped with L F Well on Wednesday night and raced to San Bernardino to wed. She had been living with her brother Edward who did not approve of Wellan's salt. The lovers sped along the road in a powerful touring car at about 70 miles an hour, tearing speed laws to fragments.
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Los Angeles
Eleanor Kelley
United States
Kelley
Brazil
L. F. Well
San Bernardino
Miss Kelley
Edward
Wellan
New York Leaders Meet Roosevelt to Stop Hughes Boom
New York politicians and Roosevelt plan a major powwow to derail the Hughes surge. Officials hope the president will secure the nomination himself to prevent New York from delivering a Hughes delegation.
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Washington
New York
Roosevelt
New York State
Hughes
Michigan May Play Coast Towns After Penn Win Hopes
Ann Arbor Michigan Navy 9 Manger Baird declares if the Wolverines beat Pennsylvania the squad will travel west during Christmas to play two games including one in California against coast towns.
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Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Navy
Baird
Wolverines
Pennsylvania
California
Crown Prince of Germany Welcomes Second Son
Berlin Nov 9 reports a son born this morning to the crown prince of Germany marking the second son for the royal couple. The birth is recorded as a notable addition to the royal family.
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Berlin
Germany
Whitman Wins On New Plays In Northwest Football Fight
Whitman college defeats University of Washington 12 to 8 at Walla Walla in a hard fought game praised for modern tactics and forward passes. Crowd of about 2100, business men demonstrated strong support, Whitman outplayed Washington with longer advances and fewer penalties, marking a historic upset for the small college.
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University of Washington
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Whitman College
Whitman
Walla Walla Union
Northwest
Husky Gridiron Giants
M Legionaries
Little College
Ankeny Field
West
Washington
Crimm
Stanford Versus California Rugby Tilt Attracts 15000 Crowd
Stanford expects at least 15000 students alumni and friends for the annual Stanford California football game which this year shifts toward rugby on the Pacific coast. Five Stanford players hail from Portland led by Captain Koener, the third straight Oregon captain in the series. California is seen as stronger up front while Stanford may hold an edge in backs and kicking with Fenton rated best kicker in the west.
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Stanford
San Francisco
San Jose
Los Angeles
Portland
Stanford Electiron
Pacific Coast
Koener
Oregon
California
Fenton
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