Oregon and O A C Break Athletic Ties
Corvallis and Pendleton react as O A C student body votes to sever athletic relations with the University of Oregon over malicious press statements. Local alumni from both schools voice blame and call for restraint while noting rivalry tensions and widespread interest.
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Corvallis
Ore
East Oregonian
University of Oregon
Pendleton
U. of O
Kenneth L. Cooper
Charles Despain
A. C. Atudenta
Young de Despain
Omen
Despain
Oregonian
Dr. F. W. Vincent
G. I. LaDow
Will Ingram
Fred Steiner
Messrs Wagonner
Brewster
Tallman Drug Store
Cresswell Brothers
Porter Brothers
B. B. Aldrich
Aggies
Suffragettes Assault Premier Asquith
A large suffragette crowd in the House of Commons assaulted Premier Asquith. He was saved from rough handling by police. He announced that if in power at the next session the government will facilitate consideration of the votes for women proposition.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
O R N Officials On Inspection Tour Reach Pendleton
General Manager J P O'Brien and top O R N officials arrive in Pendleton by special train for the annual inspection tour. Prizes will be awarded to depot agents and section foremen for best stations and track lines. Officials from Washington division and Southern Pacific attend to avoid favoritism. Conductor Casey travels on the superintendent's special to Huntington and back via La Grande and Joseph.
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J. P. O'Brien
O. R. & N. Company
Pendleton
Portland
Huntington
Washington
Southern Pacific
Casey
Wallowa
la Grande
Joseph
Narrow escape from electrocution at Bowlsby home
W E Bowlsby proprietor of a West Webb Street second hand shop escaped a fatal electric shock at his Aura Street home. A worn wire netting near the washing area carried 2200 volts up the eaves, stunning him while his wife tried to help. He was resuscitated by a hired girl and is under a physician with burns to his hand and toe but no lasting injuries anticipated.
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W. E. Bowlsby
West Webb Street
Aura Street
Mr. Bowlsby
C. J. Smith
John Vaughan
Bowlsby
Smith
Smallest Girl in the World Dies in Oregon
Canyonville Oregon November 22. Minnie Pickett aged 13 years 4 months died yesterday morning in this city. She weighed 14 pounds and was daughter of Mr and Mrs William Pickett.
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Canyonville
Ore
Minnie Pickett
William Pickett
California Pigeon Club Show Opens in Oakland
The California Pigeon Club opened its fifth annual exhibit at Piedmont Pavilion in Oakland on November 22 with entries from top fanciers in the US and Canada. A grand challenge cup and fifteen solid silver trophies await the winners.
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Oakland
Cal
Canada
California Pigeon Club
Piedmont Pavilion
The Real Blow Upon Roosevelt Likely On Inside Page
Ohio State Journal notes editors plan to run Roosevelt on an inside page, implying a strategic maneuver to dilute impact and shape coverage. The remark signals editorial decisions ahead of a likely political clash and public response.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Ohio State Journal
Crippen Denies Confession Amid Poisoning Case Rush
Crippen protests innocence as reports claim he confessed to poisoning Mrs Crippen to keep his relationship with Miss Leneve. The Times describes the document as thrilling and cold while noting Mrs Crippen knew of the affair but refused divorce.
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Times
Crippen Confession Details Suppressed by Times
London reports the Times did not publish Crippen's four thousand word confession tonight. The document was prepared after Crippen entered the death cell and sold to the paper with a condition that it not be published until after his death.
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London
Times Tonight
Crippen
The
Times
Crippen Confession Described by London Times
London reports Dr. Hawley Crippen made a full confession to murder of his wife. The Times calls it a chilling, detailed account intended to favor Miss Leneve and unborn child, amid claims Crippen poisoned her after quarrels and spread a tale of her death in America.
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London
Hawley Crippen
London Times
the Times
The
Times
Crippen
Ethel Leneve
Misa Leneve
Crippen’S Last Day Before Expected Execution
London reports Dr. Hawley Crippen spent his final day in the condemned row of Pentonville Prison beginning his protests of innocence. If no unforeseen event occurs, his execution is scheduled for tomorrow.
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London
Hawley Crippen
Pentonville Prison
Northwest Rivers Swollen by Northwest Storm
Portland reports rivers in the Interior and along Oregon coast swollen with flooding in lowlands. Trains delayed and shipping crippled as a storm abates then threatens a new gale from the north. Weather signals expected this afternoon. Western Washington Montana and Idaho suffer washouts from heavy rain. Sea Whe wind reached seventy miles an hour with no reported loss of life.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington
Northwest
Weather Bureau
Montana
Idaho
Ufe
New York Grand Jury Hears Sucker List in 50 Million Swindle
Twenty girls and a dozen youths testified before a New York grand jury about the Burr Brothers brokerage firm case. The Sucker list names people likely to invest in schemes tied to a purported fifty million swindle. Postmaster General Hitchcock continues to oversee the investigation as warrants are issued and arrests loom. Eugene and Sheldon Burr remain jailed awaiting bail. Calderhead of the Northern Pacific visited the city.
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New York
Hitchcock
Burr Brothers
Eugene
Sheldon Burr
Socialists clash with Archbishop over labor views in St Louis
In St Louis political rhetoric clashes as Victor Berger replies to Archbishop Glennon’s sermon against socialism. Berger calls the archbishop’s claim the philosophy of the bearing unfair and likens religious allegiance to the whisker battle, challenging church promises to solve labor issues amid European conditions.
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St. Louis
Mlennon
American Federation of Labor
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Glennon
Europe
Reductions in Chicago Meat Prices
Chicago packers announced fresh cuts in beef pork and mutton prices on November 22 with beef ribs dropping a cent and a half and other cuts following. The move aims to lower consumer costs as wholesale markets adjust to demand and supply dynamics.
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Chicago
Chicago Packers
Taft Narrows Escape At Sea With Unknown Steamer
Hampton Roads reports President Taft aboard the cruiser Tennessee arriving from Panama. Sailors recount a near collision with an unseen steamer off Cuba as Montana’s convoy passed. Taft dictated much of his annual message during the voyage and then left for Richmond. A. Buckley, O R & N official, stayed in Pendleton overnight.
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Hampton Roads
Tennessee
Taft
Panama
Montana
Cuba
Richmond
Washington
Pendleton Debates Adoption of Commission Plan Government
T G Montgomery cashier of the American National Bank and city council member urges Pendleton to study and possibly adopt a three member commission government. He argues paid commissioners could handle city business efficiently while local officials focus on core duties. He notes current unpaid councilmen may not work full time.
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Pendleton
T. G. Montgomery
American National Bank
Switchman Loses Toes In Yard Accident
Frank Rogers a brakeman on a wet bound extra freight train narrowly avoided losing a foot in a local yard incident early this morning. He now has a crushed foot and loses a great toe, needing crutches for some time and facing possible permanent laming. Dr. B. Waffle treated him and he was moved to Portland for further care.
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Frank Rogers
Be, B. Waffle
Portland
Morgan Alarmed by Mexican Trouble Visit
J Pierpont Morgan arrived in Washington from New York amid reports his trip relates to protecting American stakes in Mexico. Morgan and his firm hold large Mexican property concessions under Diaz, signaling concern over regional turmoil and asset protection actions.
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Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Mexico
Morgan
Diaz
Knights of Pythias to Convene in Pendleton District Meet
A district convention of the Knights of Pythias is planned for December 17 in Pendleton. Alvo A. Shumway of Milton, deputy district grand chancellor, outlined the arrangements and will chair the organizing committee with J. W. Maloney and James Gwinn. The district includes all Umatilla county lodges, with most members expected to attend. such gatherings have been popular when held.
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Pendleton
Knights of Pythias
Alvo A. Shumway
Milton
J. W. Maloney
James Gwinn
Umatilla County
Attell Moore Title Bout Set For Tonight
New York boxing fans expect Abe Attell world featherweight champion to defend his title against Pat Moore at the Fairmont Athletic Club. The bout will be at 133 pounds, signaling a test for Attell as Moore seeks an upset after a strong showing in New York clubs last spring and summer.
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New York
Abe Attell
Frankie Conley
New Orleans
Pat Moore
Quaker City
Fairmont Athletic Club
Moore
Abey
Attell
Moore Moore
Bay State League Opens Six Team Circuit
Professional basketball grows in Massachusetts as the Bay State League begins its season tonight with six clubs Attleboro Charlesgroup Quincy Hyde Park Brockton and Randolph represented in the circuit.
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Boston
Navy
Massachusetts
Attleboro
Charlesgyrn
Quincy
Hyne Park
Brockton
Randolph
Auto Killing Case Opens in New York Trial
John H. Tyson of Stamford Conn charged with manslaughter in an automobile crash that killed Olaf Gunderson, a yacht club employee on Columbus Avenue, February 23, 1908. Trial begins amid evidence delays due to missing principal witnesses.
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New York
John H. Tyson
Stamford Conn
Tyson
Olaf Gunderson
Columbus Avenue
New York Horse Show Features Democratic Mule
At New York's annual horse show next week the democratic mule is manifestly entitled to one of the blue ribbon stalls, per Anaconda Standard.
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New York
Rebels Take Thee Towns In Mexican Insurrection
Monclova Mexico November 22 insurgents gained control after heavy fighting in three towns defended by government troops Torreon Gomiz Palachio and ierdo with a combined population around seventy five thousand Railroad men report these towns now in rebel hands Heaviest action occurred at Torreon where American invested smelters and an International Rubber plant faced artillery damage No Americans are killed though factories sustained damage Government holds the Durango area though fighting continues.
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Monclova
Mexico
Torreon
Gomiz
Palachio
Ierdo
International Rubber Company
Duerango
Revolutionists Repulsed In Acambaro Battle
Reports from Acambaro Guanajuato describe a first revolution clash where 27 rebels were killed and loyalists wounded. Three hundred rebels were driven off after eight hours of pillage and defense. Refugee accounts and consul notes indicate scattered skirmishes and towns captured in western Chihuahua.
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Laredo
Tex
Acambaro
Guanajuato
Reyes
Mexico
Counsel Freeman
Durango
L. J. Kenna
Chihuahua
Insurgents Defeated Near Parrel in Night Combat
El Paso reports unofficial news that troops defeated a score of revolutionists after overnight fighting near Parrel. Insurgents are fleeing. Maduro sympathizers report cipher dispatches of massing attacks on Chihuahua with Puebla expected to fall. Reported insurgents captured Torreon, Gomez, and Palachio.
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el Paso
Parrel
Maduro
Chihuahua
Pusbla
Torreon
Gomez
Palachio
Diaz resumes field command as Mexican forces lead
Mexico City reports President Diaz assumed personal command of Mexican forces in the field. He left Corrall health resort to oversee actions after rumors that Francisco Madero headed a large revolutionary party south of Caldad, Proftre.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Corrall
Francisco Madero
Caldad
Proftre
Cavalry Arrives to Enforce Neutrality on Border
Eagle Pass Texas November 22 Two troops of United States cavalry arrived to enforce neutrality laws between the United States and Mexico. Soldiers are instructed to break up armed gatherings and arrest anyone attempting to enter Mexico if needed. Reports say riots occurred along the border overnight and Fort Sam Houston garrison is on standby with trains ready to move to the boundary if trouble begins.
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Uncle Sam
Eagle Pass
Tex
United States Cavalry
United States
Mexico
Fort Sam Houston
Flood leaves over a thousand natives dead or missing
In Saigon French Indochina on November 22 a sudden flood devastates Kwankeni and Annes provinces. More than a thousand natives are dead or missing. Property loss is enormous with four hundred houses ruined and merchandise destroyed.
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Saigon
China
Kwank “Eni
Annares
Tolsto's Death Saddens Nobles and Peasants in St. Petersburg
Thousands of sorrowing nobles and peasants gathered as the body of Count Tolsto arrived in St. Petersburg. He was taken to his home and scheduled for burial this afternoon. The Greek church refused to perform funeral rites after Tolsto declined reconciliation, prompting unsettled commentary.
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St. Petersburg
Count Tolsto
Whenes
Tolsto
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