Marines Landed In Santo Domingo Amid Riots and Unrest
Reports from Santo Domingo Nov 14 18 describe Marines landed to support American interests as insurgents threaten the city amid rationing and fires. Cablegrams from Consul Pony indicate ongoing unrest and potential for further actions as U.S. authorities assess next steps in the crisis. In the United States officials prepare for Congress while industrial and labor notes surface from Oregon and Deadwood about pensions and factory conditions.
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Pontwo
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Grain Markets Signals Mixed Opening Amid Strong Minneapolis Demand
Wheat opened strong with demand for December and May as small Northwest receipts and a robust Minneapolis market boosted buying. The stock market also rose on London strength and easier money from gold imports, while bond sales were healthy though stock uptake remained cautious. Chicago wheat and corn prices showed firm opening moves with notable futures activity.
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B. E. Kennedy
Penneton
Northwest
Minneapolis
London
Chicago
Toro
Ccepese
RC One
Plumbers Strike Shuts Down Spokane Worksites
Spokane reports mass walkout as master plumbers withdraw permission for non union work after Building Trades council order. Journeymen plumbers strike spreads. postal notices warn non union jobs halted as boycott pressure rises on wholesale level. Local contractors and unions clash over labor actions and project viability.
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Spokane
Building Trades Council
Timsteen
Plumbers’ Union
Princess Louise Confesses Elope Motive Revealed
Berlin Nov 1 A published book of Princess Louise confessions reveals her disappointment with Giron. She says she never loved him but used him to secure a divorce and rejected him when it was achieved.
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Louise
Berlin
Giron
Alnalied
Wheat and Other Grain This Year in Umatilla and Nearby Counties
Estimates by warehousers and railroads place Umatilla wheat around 2,400,000 bushels more than Oregonian figures and about 400,000 less than local farmer estimates. Walla Walla County reports 2,240,000 bushels and Columbia County Washington 1,576,000 bushels of wheat and barley. Umatilla’s crop, though about 2,000,000 bushels below 1897, shows a 10 percent rise in area since then, with dry May and June weather blamed for the drop in output.
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Walla Walla County
Wareholine
Railoay Wen
Walla Walla
Columbia
Umatilly
Oregonian
Ms Wieh
Columbia County
Washington
Birdley
Unmalila
Monmhe
Arbitration actions disrupt Chicago street railway protests
Negotiations with railway officials continue as unions push for an enforced arbitration finding system. Street cars run under heavy guard amid cold, with blockades persisting and cables cut. An aldermanic board is appointed to seek compulsory arbitration, while coal shipments are halted by strike conditions and arrests occur for blockading cars.
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Chisago
Chicago Ciy Railway
Chicago
Street Railway
Offerals
Ulem
Weather report notes cold wave reaches Atlantic coast
Ll Waslington reports the morning temperature was very low as Havie and Ole recently faced cold conditions. The Pacific coast cold wave started spreading inland toward the Atlantic seaboard, bringing unseasonably chilly air.
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Waslington
Wonder Bureau
Havie
Ole Tencury
Cr Teiow
Pacific
Furlong Released After Prosecution Delay
A man named Furlong was released after a delay in the prosecuting attorney's office. The case centers on the McDonald family and their wish to prosecute Joseph Purlong for the killing of Irving McDonald, reportedly an accident.
Political figures jailed for naturalization frauds in November era
In Richmond on November 18, chairman Dolan of the Democratic City Central Committee and Patrolman Garrett were each sentenced to five years in prison and fined 5100 for naturalization frauds. Separately, the wife of President Monroe and her daughter were exhumed from the Monroe estate and reinterred at Hollywood cemetery, flanked by President Monroe's grave, with a large procession of patriotic orders and the state assembly in attendance.
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St Louis
Nov
Democratic City Central Committee
Dolan
Pollceman Garrett
Richmond
President Monroe
Monroe
Hollywood Cemetery
State Assembly
Gibeou
Typhoid Sickness Ties Family To Pendleton Hospital
Miss Aurilla Thompson of Echo is hospitalized in Pendleton suffering from typhoid fever. Her parents Mr and Mrs F Thompson travel from Echo to accompany her, while her brother Asa B Thompson works at the La Grande land office and another brother Henry Thompson recently died from the same illness.
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Aurilla Thompson
F. Thompson
Echo
Pendleton
Miss Aurilla Thompson
Hoapital
Thompson
Asa B. Thompeon
la Grande Land Office
Panama Recognition Sparks Quiet Isthmus Hope
France recognizes Panama and other powers expected to follow as Colombia rejects and Panama remains independent. Washington reports main features of the Hay Vari lla treaty on the Panama canal route are agreed. May and Varilla in conference this afternoon.
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Panama
Washington
Conant Wale
State Department
Westerniny
Cartagena
Colon
Vanima
Jussarand
Athe State Department
Panama Canal
Reigh
May
Varrilla
Moody's Accuser Weeps in Federal Court Trial
Mrs. Margaret L. Conroy, prosecuting witness against Malcolm A. Moody, cried as she testified in Portland in a case alleging Moody opened or misused funds from a bank. Four counts were dismissed. she accuses Moody of shorting her $2.25 on a claim from the Bank of The Dalles. Moody’s lawyers call it a political move. U.S. District Attorney John Hall says it rests on right and wrong, not politics.
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Moody
Elmet Bank
Dalles
Comp Boller
The
Treasury
Mr. Moody
Irs
Hearing delays mark royal and legal notes in brief
Czarina te ili and Dronstadt reports note a royal funeral disruption due to ear inflammation and an absent czar. In Denver, a grand jury hearing on Deitrich charges is postponed to late in the work period.
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Czarina Te Ili
Dronstadt
Sklernie Wies
Elizabeth
Denver
Piot to Kill President in Milan Plot Reported
Rone dispatch says the Mesacagero prints news of an alleged abortive plot to assassinate the Swiss president at Milan with arrests following the activity.
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Rone
Mesacagero
Switzerland
Milan
Feeding Sheep on Birch Creek in Dougles Belte Visit
Dougles Belte traveled to the city from his home on Red Creek and reported feeding weather on the foothills nearby. The inhabitants welcomed an early cold spell as a sign of better winter weather to come.
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Birch Creek
Dougles Belte
Das
Red Creek
Labor Leaders From Butte Dine With President Roosevelt
Six members of organized labor from Butte Montana visited the White House on invitation of President Roosevelt. The group included Malcolm Gillins Edward Long Daniel McDonald Frank Doyle M R Dempsey and J W Gilbert. The visit follows Roosevelt’s praise of Butte hospitality when he visited Montana last spring.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Organized Labor
Montdine
White House
Montana
Nemiers
Butterdons
President French improving in Walla Walla hospital
President K C Preneh of Weston State Normal School remains under treatment for peritonitis in Walla Walla hospital after last week’s operation. He shows slow improvement and may be out of danger. The illness coincides with the first anniversary of President Martindale’s death at Weston.
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French
Walla Walls
K. C. Preneh
Weston State Normal School
Walla Walla Hospital
Anuta
Umatilla County Land Statistics Overview
Umatilla County reveals more than half the land is government held with reservation land central to claims. From March last year to March this year 176 claims were proved, signaling many deeds will follow. The best timber and farming land lies in a central belt, with substantial unsettled areas to the south and west awaiting irrigation and settlement. The reservation tract covers about 155,720 acres capable of supporting roughly 6,000 people, while timber and semi arid districts attract homesteaders and buyers from nearby communities. King Leopold of Belgium will visit the World's Fair in St. Louis.
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Mareh
Lwod
Umatilla
Mind
Semband
Assennor
Whch
Elogle
Pendleton
Umberad
Beho
Semlan
Hage Brueh
Reigate
EIROT PRIZE AT SAKA EXHIBIT AND LOCAL WOOLEN NOTES
A damaged fragment describes an Osaka Exposition prize for Indian robes and rugs awarded to a mill, with mention of Japanese plaques, a Erie railroad purchasing letter praising blanket quality, and plans for new single width bed blankets amid rising demand. It references Mark Twain and various unrelated notes.
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Remdieton Woolen Mille
Japan
Candleton Milla
Erie Rallienad
Novies
Fuente
Hele Diapkete
Birth of World’s Richest Heiress Named in Rockefeller Line
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller is mentioned as a potential heiress. Speculation centers on vast fortunes: Rockefeller Jr., Mrs Aldrich, and a Nixon era tone from the era. The Walla Walla city council discusses the Stubbleford home proposal amid local news.
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John D Kookofeliee
Kookofellorn
John D. Rockester
John P. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Nelson W. Aldrich
Stubblefield
Walla Walla City
Stubbleford Home
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