Near Beer Dispensers Guilty by Supreme Court Decision
The Oregon Supreme Court upheld the conviction of twenty nine near beer dispensers in Pendleton and Umatilla County for selling intoxicating liquor. The Murrell case ruled the local option law valid. ten defendants may face jail or fines, with sentencing to follow before Judge Bean. The decision confirms the county wide indictments and sets up further court actions on sentences and pending cases.
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State
Thomas Murrell
Supreme Court
Pendleton
Umatilla
State of Oregon
Murrell
Phelps
Martin Anderson
H. F. Peters
Paul Hemmelgarn
Harvey Taylor
William Hoch
Antone Nolte
George Hrrshels
Pete Murray
Athena
James Huggins
William Harden
A. Sclywester
Fred A. Gordon
William Bogart
Antone Kraft
John Eats
Henry Latourelle
Mel Norman
M. H. Gillette
Col
J. H. Raley
Tean
Eakin
Bean
Portuguese Soldiers Revolt in Macao Against New Republic
Reports from Hong Kong say soldiers and sailors in the Macao Portuguese garrison rioted against the new republic, endangering many people at times. Macao lies south of Canton as a Portuguese dependency.
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Hong Kong
China
Macao
Canton
Phone Directories to Be Replaced in Pendleton
Pendleton residents will soon swap the scattered city telephone directories for new local volumes. The Pacific Telephone company will replace the misdistributed Wall Walla bound guides with county oriented editions, per F W Wells the local manager, acting on C P Van Houtte’s authority. Arrival is expected within a few days.
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Pendleton
Wall Walla
Umatilla County
Oregonian
F. W. Wells
Pacific Telephone Company
Canada to deploy navy for Pacific coast defense
Sir Wilfrid Laurier spoke on Canada's naval policy asserting the new navy will be designed entirely for coast defense. He claimed no invasion threat to eastern Canada, and warned that only the United States, Russia, or Japan could threaten the Pacific coast, shaping the defense focus there.
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Ottawa
Canada
Wilfred Laurier
United States
Russia
Japan
Pacific
Taft Struggles With Annual Message Draft
Washington Nov 20 President Taft faces difficulties in completing his annual message to Congress. He hoped to pass important measures before Democrats took control, but key figures told him only appropriations likely. After a Panama trip he drafted a long program including ship subsidy, corporate licensing, and pensions for superannuated officials, but now he may drop the lengthy bills. The president worked on the message as a cabinet meeting was postponed for more time.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
House
Cannon
Hyle
Panama
Itla
Persian War Threatening Partition of Persia
Constantinople Nov 30 Turkish diplomats believe Russia and England seek by underhand means what they fear to seize by force the partition of Persia. Many privately think war over Persia cannot be averted. Backed by a triple alliance Turkey will not permit Persia to be divided. Turkish troops are mobilized on the frontier near Persian positions where British landing parties are noted.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Russia
England
Perain
Perai
Persia
Serious taxi strike hits Frisco with arrests and gunfire
In San Francisco the taxi drivers strike after Monday night action led to about six arrests and several shots. Union leader Carl Dreger and five colleagues were jailed on alleged assault charges. Police investigate a separate shooting involving Richard Kemp, a nonunion driver, who fired into a crowd of union supporters.
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San Francisco
Carl Dreger
Richard Kemp
England Torn by Violent Election Rallies
London reports widespread violence at election rallies across England and Ireland. Speakers and candidates faced attacks, with Churchill assaulted at Sheffield where 200 police protected him. Redmond and O'Brien followers clashed in Ireland as the main issue centered on abolishing the house of lords.
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London
England
Ireland
Winston Churchill
Sheffield
Redmond
O'Brien
House of Lords
Population totals set for Tennessee and Minnesota
Washington reports Tennessee at 2,184,789 and Minnesota at 2,076,908. Tennessee gains 6.10 percent, not enough for a new representative, while Minnesota advances 18.6 percent and secures another congressman.
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Washington
Tennessee
Minnesota
Railroad double tracking not planned between Umatilla and Arlington
The grapevine report among railroad men was dismissed as a joke. The Stanfield–Coyote cutoff is not being abandoned and no work will be done for now. General Manager O'Brien confirms this judgment.
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Umatilla
Arlington
J. P. O'Brien
Ohn
E. B. Aldrich
East Oregonian
Pendleton
Ore
Umatila
Cityote-Stanfield
Stanfiell-Coyote
Coyote
Thisiime
O'Brien
Dr Cook admits uncertainty on Pole claim in forthcoming book
New York reports Dr Frederick Cook concedes he may not have reached the North Pole. He describes months of isolation and hunger, says he might have been half mad, and plans to publish his life story with Benj Hampton. Cook, living in London most of his years, hopes the geographical societies judge his feat. He and his wife will return to America December 22 to spend Christmas with relatives.
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New York
N. Y
Frederick Cook
North Pole
Benj. Hampton
Hampton's
Cooks
Hampton
Cook
London
America
Pole
Arctic
Fall of Pueblo Predicted as Matamoras Cut Wires
Government report from Matamoros indicated reinforcements would be sent to Chihuahua while insurgents severed wires. It is believed rebels attacked Matamoros or captured the city as Mexican authorities in Nuevo and Laredo work to regain communication.
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Matamoras
Laredo
Tex
Aad
Chiruashua
Nuevo
Fortified El Paso Braces for Attack by Insurgents
Nov 30 el paso report says Chihuahua city fortified awaiting assault by small insurgent band led by Madero. Troops under General Navarre and General Terrazas guard the city. General Villara moves reinforcements to Chihuahua in the north.
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El.Paso
Texas
Chihuahuas
Madero
Navarre
Terrazas
Villara
Chihuahua
Fall of Pueblo Expected Soon Amid Revolt Actions
Nov 20 dispatches report travelers asserting the fall of Pueblo will be announced soon. Federal troops from Uidad, Porfirio and Diaz face harassment by revolutionists along the northern boundary into Chihuahua and Coahuila, with Durango threatened. A coordinated attack on Mata Moros and the City of Chihuahua is believed to have started.
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al Faso
Pueblo
Uidad
Porfirio
Diax
Siate
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Durango
Matamoros
Public divide on Cook confession verdict
Washington reports that many accept Cook's excuses while Henry Garnett of the National Geographic Society says Cook is discredited among American scientists. Peary, who challenged Cook’s pole claim, reads the confession with interest but offers no comment.
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Washington, D. C
Cook
Henry Garnett
National Geographical Society
Washington
Peary
Jem Mace Dies Poor After Glorious Boxing Career
London reports the death of Jem Mace, England’s famed pugilist once world heavyweight champion and a bridge between boxing eras. Poverty-stricken, he lived on a small government pension after spending a fortune earned in the ring. Born April 1831.
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London
Jem Mace
England
Millionaire Packer Buried in Chicago
Chicago date: November 30. Michael Cudahy, renowned packer and business figure, was buried today in Calvary cemetery following a requiem mass at St James church. Pallbearers drawn from Cudahy plants attended.
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Chicago
Michael Cudahy
Packer
Calvary Cemetery
St. James Church
Will Uncle Joe Appear as Speaker in Congress
Washington Nov 10 The question of whether Cannon will be speaker when Congress convenes next week stirs political observers. James Mann of Illinois may be chosen after a two hour conference with Cannon Taft and Mann. None would comment. The caucus for the Republican nominee followed the talks, making the conference significant to lawmakers gathered here.
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Washington
D. C
Cannon
House
Congress
James Mann
Illinois
Taft
Mann
West Virginia Senators in Critical Condition
Senators Nathan Scott and Elkins of West Virginia collapsed today due to stomach ulcers. Doctors say no immediate danger but warn complications may appear later. Both lawmakers are hospitalized and their conditions are critical.
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Washington
Nathan Scott
West Virginia
Elkins
Governor Harris Defends the West
In Frankfort on November 30 Governor Norie of Montana outlined western conservation views before a governors conference. He criticized eastern calls for paternal redistribution, praised western autonomy in resource protection, and defended states’ rights in developing and safeguarding forests. The speech was well received.
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Frankfort
Norie
Montana
Enst
Northwest
Great West
Governor Benson Won’t Resign, Says Brother Judge Benson
Salem Oregon November 29 Judge H L Benson brother of Governor Frank Benson declares to the Oregon Journal that the governor has no intention of resigning and that Republican leaders have no basis to demand his resignation. He notes Benson was reelected secretary of state November 8 by a large majority and that during the secretary’s absence, HE Corey chief clerk and other clerks will manage duties in California.
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Salem, Or
H. L. Benson
Frank Benson
Salem
Oregon Development Congress
Oregon Journal
Republcan
Benson
Oregon
Corey
Secretary of State
California
SONS OF ERIN MEET AFTER MANY YEARS
A. B. Flaherty traveling from a Philadelphia shoe house met Matt Musgrove of Milton in the Hotel St. George. A chance remark about Ireland sparked a reunion with a boyhood friend they had not seen in years. Flaherty was once red haired. Musgrove attended the same school.
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A. B. Flaherty
Philadelphia
Ireland
Matt Musgrove
Milton Merchant
City
St. George
Flaherty
Milton
Mosgrove
Gambler Allies Spend Near Million on Hughes Bill Fight
Metropolitan Jockey Club President Reynolds and Coney Island Jockey Club Secretary Schaumberg testified before the legislature investigative committee that about 264000 was spent on legal services to oppose the Hughes anti race track gambling bill, with reports of a four hundred fifty thousand dollar slush fund raised by racing interests. Judge Lynn, counsel for investigators, called the sum inconceivable to spend legally within six months.
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Jockey Clubs
Hughes Bill
New York
Reynolds
Metropolitan Jockey Club
Schaumberg
Coney Island Jockey Club
Lynn
Man Who Shot Mayor Gaynor Pleads Insane
James J Gallagher, who shot Mayor Gaynor, pleads not guilty to an assault count against William Edwards street commissioner and to carrying concealed weapons. Prosecution on the mayoral attempt to kill remains pending action.
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Gaynor
Jeremy
Washington Senators Agree to Forget the Past
Spokane dispatch reports harmonious action between Washington senators Jones and Poindexter despite past tensions. Jones offers to forget past disputes and met Poindexter forces in Spokane. Poindexter, an insurgent, is en route to Washington via Louisiana as overtures proceed.
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Spokane
Washington
Jones
Poindexter
Louisiana
Million Dollars Taken From Salt Lake Bank
A Montana dispatch says three men robbed the National Mining Bank of Salt Lake City at noon and escaped with $100,000. The report notes possible connection but offers no certainty and adds a quip about men with mustaches and their wives buying neckties.
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Portland
Ore
Butte
Montana
National Mining Bank of
Salt Lake City
Mayor Murphy Hho Returns Stands For Saloon Control
Mayor Murphy returns to Pendleton after San Diego trip and says Pendleton should adopt close regulation of saloons with firm enforcement. He plans a council caucus tonight to discuss a regulative ordinance to take effect January 1 and will seek council and city attorney input before public debate. Aims to curb saloon activity while studying commission forms from Berkeley and other insights from the California league gathering.
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Pendleton
San Diego
California
E. J. Murphy
Murphy
California League of Municipalities
Oregon
Berkeley
San Mierno
Rockefeller and Morgan branded thieves and tyrants
Bishop Charles Williams blasted Rockefeller and Morgan as dual conscience men who attend church in pious front pews yet loot others in business. He told the Methodist Federation of Social Service that they equate making money with serving God and see no clash between faith and exploitation.
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Chicago
Rockefeller
Morgan
Ife
Charles Williams
Episcopal Diocese of
Michigan
Methodist Federation of Social Service
Millionaire Dollar Tie Begs Sentence In Theft Case
Louisville November 30 August Rooke known as the million dollar thief is serving a prison sentence for stealing 21,490,000 from Fidelity Trust where he was secretary. Four hundred thousand was recovered and Rooke says he lost the rest. He will stay in prison from 10 to 18 years.
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Louisville
Rooke
Bean
Fidelity Trust Company
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