City Council Adopts Three New Ordinances
Last night the council approved three new ordinances and introduced a fourth, all with emergency clauses. Minor under 18 cannot be served in restaurants, junk buyers require guardian consent to purchase from youths, and sidewalks will be built on Jackson Street. The city also restricts hide and junk shops within limits and addresses property valuations for tax implications.
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Jackson Street
Gowry
Garfield
Lincoln
McCourt
Treud
J. H. Lawrey
J. P. Medernach
Shank & Co
Webb Street
Milk trust head tied to food price control drive
Evidence suggests Thomas F. Ryan, leading figure in Chicago milk trust, backs a national effort to regulate food prices. State's Attorney Henry was handed the information this morning as the inquiry began.
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Chicago
Thomas F. Ryan
Chicago Milk Trust
Henry
Local polling place staffing details noted for Ward 4
The record lists election clerks and judges for Ward No 4 with polling location at West Webb Street. Judges are Thos Blair John Bryant L EB Penland with clerks J H Lawrey Ed Burl and Chas Semple. Ward 4 also lists J. Blair and J. Bryant among judges in the same area.
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East Court Street
J. L. Carroll
D. Turner
L. C. Rothrock
Wm. Leathers
W. P. Temple
B.J. Sommerville
Northwest Corner Water
Malinatreeta
Judgea
J. M. Bentley
J. B. Mumford
John F. Hill
Brown
Walter McCormmach
G. I. la Dow
English visitor praises New York social care efforts
Miss Annie Gosling, superintendent of Liverpool’s nomen financiation, visits New York to study poverty relief. She commends Immigrant handling at Ellis Island and New York’s condition, contrasts with London slums, notes wealthier women supporting purity campaigns, and plans to tour Boston and the West.
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New York
Annie Goeling
Nomen Financiation
Liverpool
Tom Fmuse
Mies Gosling
Ellis Island
England
London
Gosling
Boston
West
Admiral Beresford May Resign Over Fisher Controversy
London Nov 21 Admiral Beresford commander of the channel fleet is expected to resign once the Fisher dispute outcome is known. He has sent an ultimatum that either he or Admiral Sir Percy Scott must resign. Fisher is anticipated to back Percy Scott who is popular with the public.
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London
Beresford
Channel Fleet
John Fisher
Percy Scott
Fisher
Percy
Westinghouse Receives $4 Million in New Business
Pittsburg Nov 21 nearly four million dollars of new business including large Pacific coast orders will keep Westinghouse company fully employed for a year. The surge in orders indicates strong demand across divisions and signals robust production activity ahead.
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Pittsburg
Pacific Coast
Westinghouse Company
Goldfield Plans Slug Currency to Ease Money Stringency
Goldfield officials and the Goldfield reduction works outlined a plan to cast bullion into small 48 money slugs for temporary circulation. The operation could produce up to $5,000 daily now and possibly $20,000 daily if federal laws allow. W. Dowlen leads the scheme with details finalized for implementation.
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Prom Goldfield
Goldfield
W. &. Dowlen
Pregent
Weston Normal President French Visits for County Institute
President BR C French of Weston Normal School passed through on his way to Ontario to attend the Malheur county Institute which opens tomorrow for two days. The normal is filled to overflowing and students continue to pour in. It is the banner year of the Normal and President French is delighted with the interest shown by eastern Oregon. Every county in eastern Oregon is now represented in the school.
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BR. C. French
Weston Normal School
Ontario
County Institute
Malheur County
French Ie
Oregon
Byvery
Oriental Labor Offered to Grand Trunk Refused
Vancouver evidence before the immigration commission shows 8000 Japanese entered Canada in 19 months. The Nippo company of Canada, led by Major C G Johnson, offered to supply men to the Grand Trunk Railway, collect a securing fee, take a monthly wage share, and provide food, but the offer was declined.
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Grand Trunk Railway
Immigration Commission
Canada
Vancouver
B. C
Nippo Company of Canada
Grand Trunk
Nippo Company
C. G. Johnson
Duke of Connaught
Japan
Boys Confess Robbery Of Local Post Office
In Portland on November 21 two youths, Fred Johnson and George Wilson, confessed to Judge Cameron that they robbed branch post office No 2 in the city recently.
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Portland
Fred Johnson
George Wilson
Cameron
Eightyearold dies after eating cookie contaminated with rat poison
Missoula Montana November 21 Freddie Tyack aged eight dies after eating a cooky smeared with rough ole rats. He and two other children found the cookie and all three ate it. The two other children are very sick.
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Missoula
Mont
Freddie Tyack
Billings Banks Retire Clearing Certificates
Butte Mont Nov 21 Banks in Billings have retired all clearing house certificates and are on cash basis. Shipments lately brought money out and improved cash reserves to an excellent level.
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Butte
Mont
Billings
Pope delays American cardinal appointment shock
Rome reports Vatican statement that the pope will not appoint a new American cardinal, disappointing American Catholics who expected a new appointment soon.
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Rome
Vatican
Veteran General Jamon Stewart Dies at Salem
Salem November 21 General Jamon Stewart veteran of the Mexican and civil wars and the congressman who defeated W. J. Bryan's father for congress died today at Salem.
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Bryan
Salem
Jamon Stewart
W. J. Bryan
Congress
Berlin Leader of Anti Semitic Movement Committed
Count Pueckler, head of the anti semitic movement, has been taken to the Daudrof insane asylum as a dangerous lunatic.
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Berlin
Count Pueckler
Daudrof
Nell Puts Murphy Out in Bakersfield Boxing Bout
Nell Niel defeats Charley Murphy with a third round stoppage in a scheduled twenty round boxing bout held in Bakersfield California on November 21.
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Nell
Murphy
Bakersfield
Calif
al Niel
Charley Murphy
County libraries receive school books for districts
Books bought with available funds for the year have arrived at the county superintendent’s office. They will be added to the district collections and sent promptly to district librarians for distribution.
Grand Chief of Loco Motive Engineers to Visit Oregon
W. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, based in Cleveland, plans a November Spokane talk for laboring men and then visits Portland, Roseburg, and La Grande before returning east through California. He heads about 60,000 members.
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W. &. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland, CO
Stone
Spokane
Oregon
Portland
Roseburg
la Grande
California
Mr. Stone
Engineers
Dan Hart to be Tried Here for Incest Charge
Dan Hart, recently released by the federal court in Portland, will be brought back here and held for the circuit court. It is unclear if he can be tried locally, but Mr. Phelps states Hart will be held for a grand jury.
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Dan Hart
Federal
Portland
Phelps
Hart
Elocutionist Miss Crosson Seeks City Class
Miss Hazel Crosson, renowned elocutionist, organized a high school recital yesterday afternoon upon student invitation. She is highly recommended and hopes to secure a large winter class in the city.
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Hazel Crosson
Miss Crosson
Western Coast Stormstill Drenches Region
A terrific storm continues to rage along the western coast, bringing heavy winds and torrential rain. Authorities urge caution as coastal towns brace for rising tides and potential flooding. Weather services warn of prolonged severe conditions through the night.
Bradley Trial Nearing End Struck Brown With Umbrella In Quarrel
Washington Nov 21 Mrs Bradley resumed the stand under cross examination as alienists will testify on her sanity. The government pressed a hypothetical question about her mental state, noting an umbrella blow knocked out Brown’s teeth during a quarrel. She denied threatening to blow Brown’s head off if he refused to marry her.
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Bradley
Brown
Washington
Baker
Max Brown
Powers
Real estate transfers rise during holiday period record
The county recorder notes 60 warranty deeds filed since November first, a figure that matches the normal transfer level. Mortgages quit claim deeds and other instruments are also being filed, despite market worries. Governor Chamberlain issued his first holiday proclamation about a month ago.
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County Recorder
Fred Hendley
Chamberlain
Rail equipment moved to Riparia for contractor supply removal
The O R N company added flat cars at North Lewiston to haul contractors' supplies to Riparia. Erickson and Peterson own the removed equipment, and the fleet from Lewiston to Riparia will be sent to the lower river terminus and then forwarded to the general assembly point near the Portland Lewiston Teller.
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O. R. & N. Company
North
Lewiston
Riparia
Erickson & Peterson
Riparian
General Assembly Point
Portland
Lewiston Teller
Alarm in Judd Building causes panic in Vaughan offices
Last night around four o clock the hallways of the Judd building erupted in shrieks from the Vaughan Bros rental offices. Police and witnesses found Peter West, a noted divorce lawyer, confined to the extractor device as he attempted to remove a long kept watch, unable to summon nerve to have it pulled earlier.
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Judd
Vaughan Bros
Peter West
Texas Floods Drench State After Weekend Rainfall
Severe floods sweep across Texas following heavy rainfall since last Saturday. Local officials warn of widespread water damage and evacuation needs as rivers rise and communities brace for more downpours.
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Texas
Veteran General Pickett Dies at 85 Still Under Arrest
Worcester Mass November 21 Gen Joelah Pickett the sole Civil War veteran under arrest since the war died at 85 after a fall. Arrested by order of Gen Stannard before Cold Harbor he led his regiment in battle forgetful of the restraint. Promoted despite the arrest and a special act to purge the record was once discussed. He wished to die with the mark.
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Worcester
Mass
Joelah Pickett
Stannard
Pickett
Cold Harbor
Col. Pickett
Col Pickett
Gen. Pickett
Senator Hoar
General Pickett
Congress
River improvement bill endorsed in Trans-Mississippi congress
In Muskogee Oklahoma on November 21 the river improvement bill including a ship canal from Cairo to the Gulf was indorsed. Senator Gore was applauded when he said Oklahoma stood with the Pacific coast against the invasion of the yellow race.
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Muskogee
Okla
Trans-Mississippi Congress
Cairo
Gulf
Gore
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
Oregon man named to federal post by Roosevelt
Portland November 21 John H Stevenson a well known Oregon newspaperman was appointed assistant United States district attorney by President Roosevelt Stevenson recently passed the best legal examination ever graded in the northwest His intimate knowledge of the timberland frauds makes him a valuable adjunct to the federal legal staff
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Portlams
John H. Stevenson
Oregon
United States
Roosevelt
Stevenson
Northwest
Apple Orchard on Mountain Boosts Winter Apples
Weston mountain area promotes winter apple culture urging Umatilla foothill and Blue Mountain regions be devoted to winter apples. John P. Narkous near Weston buys stock for two acres of Spokane and Rome Beauties Spitzenbergs and Pippin, to be planted this month. Local growers Meacham vicinity report excellent yields and Narkous aims to rival Hood River and North Yakima with sheltered, rich Briggson soil.
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Weston Mountain
Blue Mountain
East Oregonian
Umatilla
John P. Narkous
Briggeon
Weston
Spokane
Rome
Spitzenbergs
Narkous
Hood River
Medford
North Yakima
Charles Schumann
Charles Hanna
George D. Peebler
Meacham
Blue Mountains
Narkaus
Briggson
Milton Nurseries
Salt Lake operation for Roy Rounds at age of?
Foreman F. P. Rounds of the O R N mechanical department reports his son Roy Rounds has undergone an appendicitis operation in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake
Foreman F. P. Rounds
O. R. & N. Mechanical Department
Roy Rounds
Salt Laike
Jail Break at La Grande Escapes Two Prisoners
A jail break at La Grande allowed two county jail inmates to escape last night at about 10 o clock. The fugitives are B C Hite and Walter Wilscome. The Union County sheriff’s office is issuing broader instructions to apprehend them.
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la Grande
B.C. Hite
Walter Wilscome
Union County Sheriffs
Bloody raid at Vladivostok riot ends in chaos and killings
Vladivostok November 21. Drunken rioters led by a man in army uniform attack a slaughterhouse employes. About 80 killed or wounded as 300 rioters attempt mass executions. improvised gallows fail, leading to hand to hand fighting with meat cleavers. Troops arrive, rioters overpowered, many arrested.
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Vladivostok
Tax receipts show steady payments in Lewiston
Lewiston Nov 21 Tax Collector Williams says tax payments are not hindered by financial stringency. Receipts have matched the first two weeks of last year, with cash and bank checks about equally used. Payments spread across all classes, slightly favoring farmers.
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Lewiston
Williams
Case on Pitot Fowler trial during Roosevelt river trip
Cairo November 21. The case arising from alleged carelessness of Pitot Fowler, charged by President Roosevelt on the Mississippi river trip, is in trial today.
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Cairo
Pitot Fowler
Roosevelt
Pendleton Pioneer Fanning Rumor Defended by Friends
Longtime residents dispute Tribune and Oregonian reports that a moonshiner’s still was found on C. O. Fanning’s former property at the McKay creek mouth. Colonel J. H. Raley and other pioneer friends deny any unlawful activity. The Chenleys, current owners, dismiss the tale as false while a seven year old cider discovery is cited as likely inspiration. Mrs. Fanning, widow of the pioneer, says the story has caused grave distress.
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Pendleton
C. O. Fanning
Tribune
Portland Oregonian
J. H. Raley
Mr. Fanning
Fanning
McKay Creek
T. J. Cheney
Chenleys
Seven Die in Kenora Railroad Construction Blast
A severe explosion on the Grand Trunk and Pacific railroad construction near Kenora, Manitoba, killed seven workmen and injured four others. Authorities investigated the blast site as crews cleared debris and secured the area. The accident occurred today during heavy reconstruction work.
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Winnipeg
Man
Grand Trunk and Pacific Railroad
Kenora
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Lonmion
Percy Scott Muet
Gontract Labor Floods
Weaded
Major Johnson
Postoppfice
Judge Powers
Delmas
Recorder’s
O. R. & N. Contractors Moving
Par Ship Canal
John P. Narkaus
Siberian
Seaport
Declare ‘Moonshiner’ Story Tank Faleedoms
Senator Piles
Pacific Northwest
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