Early Cold Wave Grips Central West Storm Hits Lakes
The cold wave swirls across Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, suspending traffic on Lake Superior and endangering small crafts. Two inches of snow fall in Chicago as trains fall behind. several lives are feared lost. Atlantic gale disrupts seaboard shipping. schooner Marjorie crew rescued after sinking. Boston and interior reports note widespread wreckage and downed wires as the storm wreaks havoc.
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Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Gulf
Laike Superior
Lake Michigan
Villa
Bitzmerd
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Ctetiere
Marjorie
Boston
Man Found Dead In Outhouse At Echo Depot
Special correspondence from Echo Ge gre get 2h duck Joa 4 transient laborer was found dead near the O W BR N depot outhouse. Dr Dorn ruled death from cerebral apoplexy due to alcoholism. An inquest by Justice Louis Scholl returned a verdict of death by alcoholism. Jury members listed. The man, about 54, had wandered Echo for months and lived a hobo life, with prior work on the Furnish ditch.
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Echo
Dorn
Louis Scholl
the Pone
EB. J. Adame
J. Frank Spinning
A. Carden
J. , Elder
John Todhunter
J. W Coppinger
Aviator Ban cort aims 9450 mile Cairo flight
Paris reports aviator Oslette Ban cort departed with Henry Rou van passenger amid rain and dense fog to attempt a 9450 mile flight to Cairo.
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Paris
Henry Rouvan
Oslette Bancort
Cairo
Supreme Court okays New Mexico statehood with liquor clause
The Supreme Court upheld Congress power to admit New Mexico as a state and allow federal control over liquor in former Indian lands. It reversed a New Mexico district court ruling that regulation of waller traffic fell outside federal interference.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
New Mexico
Indian Lands
District Court of
Courts 10 Hold Lessons in City Next Two Weeks
Pendleton will see major court activity with both state supreme court and federal courts in session. The state Supreme Court opens Monday to hear eastern Oregon cases, and Tuesday November 4 brings a federal docket led by Judge Bean. One Umatilla County case, the Persevin Bros appeal, factors amid 24 docketed matters. The large panel includes Chief Justice MacBride and Justices Moore Rumsey McNary. The Columbia George murder case tops the federal docket, with Col W W Raley defending the accused.
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Pendleton
Supreme Court of the
Atate
Federal Courts
Supreme Court
Bean
Asalatani Chork
Lee Moorhouse
Neation
Umatilla
Pergevin Bros
Matt Mangrove
Bergevin Bros
D. W. Batley
I. R. Johnson
R. J. Slater
Raley
Ascoriate
Justiciea Frank
A Moore
Henry J. Bean
Geo. H. Burnett
Robert Eakin
William M. Ramsey
Charles L. McNary
Rumsey and
McNary
Sulzer aims for assembly to regain governor chair
In Albany Sulzer, nominated by Progressives for the assembly, declares he consented to run back to Albany to work for honest government. He promises to be a nonpartisan candidate and to continue fighting what he calls an arrogant boss who ousted him. He hints at a path from assembly to speaker and back to the governorship.
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Albany
Sulzer
Hs Enemes
Girl pianist defuses theater fire near panic in San Francisco
A young girl pianist at a local moving picture theater warned the manager of a fire in the operators room without drawing audience attention. The blaze was extinguished almost before spectators noticed anything. The girl kept playing as the audience was quietly asked to leave.
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San Francisco
Anxious to Argue Seeks Unlikely Helper
A misfired social quip notes that a quarrelsome man will seek out a compliant listener, even if the helper is ill advised, to provoke a debate. The line underscores the futility of prompting conflict without a worthy opponent.
Concrete Walk to State Hospital Proposed
The plan envisions a concrete walk from the western city limits to the Oregon state hospital, with state city cooperation urged by Supt. W T McNary. The project would extend toward the hospital by continuing from the city limits, connect to existing walks, and ease access for visitors. The hospital grounds will see hard surfacing of driveways and new street lighting along planned routes, improving both practicality and aesthetics.
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Oregon State Hospital
W T McNary
Tae
McNary
La Grande High Wins First Game of Season
La Grande High defeated Union High 17 to 6 to open the season. A key turnover set up one scoring drive via an intercepted pass, and a fumble return by Garris produced another touchdown. A precise place kick and field movement aided the win.
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LA Grande High
LA Gande
Get
la Grande
Union High
Coplaliste
Mandgedl
Union
Garris
Ten Years for Auto Thief by California Judge
Judge Wils of the criminal court sentenced G. G. Graham to ten years in the penitentiary for grand larceny of an automobile. The judge called the joyriding thief a menace to the public and warned that future convictions will receive the same decade-long term.
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California
Los Angeles
Cal
Wils
Criminal Court
Graham
Conyicrolo
Grai
Sir Lionel's Displeasing Act Stirs Mexico Standoff
London reports the British Foreign Office is displeased with Sir Lionel Carden the British minister to Mexico for allegedly offending President Wilson. Officials say Page told Grey the timing of Carden's credentials to Huerta the day after his dictatorship declaration was a mere coincidence.
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London
Lionel Carden
Mexico
Wilson
Page
Morelon
Grey
Foreign Offices
Lionel
Huerta
America
Hennessy Expands Sulzer Murphy Mayoral Race Fallout
New York Oct 21 William Sulzer’s charges that Charles F Murphy Tammany leader sought control of the administration are reinforced by John A Hennessy ex graft investigator. Hennessy links Edward E McCall Tammany nominee for mayor as go between in Murphy deals, while Sulzer’s strength grows after his assembly nomination on the progressive ticket.
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New York
William Sulzer
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Sulzer
John A. Hennessy
Murphy
Edward E. McCall
Referendum Against Workingmen's Bill To Go On Ballot
Salem Oregon Oct 21 The supreme court upheld a lower court ruling dismissing an injunction against the secretary of state over the workmen's compensation referendum petition The decision allows the referendum to appear on the November 4 ballot Currency Bill Coming Washington Nov 2 President Wilson asks that the administration currency bill be reported to the senate within the first week of November and predicts passage with little delay after its introduction
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Salem
Cire
Supreme Court
Marion County Circuit Court
Secretary of State
Washington
Underwood
House
Wilson
Senate
Philadelphia Plans Municipal Pension Fund for Long Service
Philadelphia moves to establish a municipal pension fund for city employees with twenty or more years of service. The measure targets long tenure workers and outlines a plan to provide retirement benefits through a city sponsored fund.
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Philadelphia
Sulzer named progressive candidate for assembly
General summary notes Sulzer as progressive candidate for assembly. Mentions Mexico quiet but tensions rising with Felix Ding's arrival. Refer to court actions, British foreign office, Murphy denial, Highland sweep, Atlantic coast sweep, a Walla Walla incident with a knife, compensation act ballot, local supreme court, Columbia George trial, hospital proposal, round-up attendance, roads and library initiatives, and a transient laborer found dead.
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Sulzer
Mexico
Felix Ding
Connact City
State Hospital
County Institute
West End
Eeho
West End County Library Plan Earns Broad Support
Miss Marvin and local women secured strong endorsements for a county library plan. Meetings at Hermiston Stanfield and Echo drew representative citizens who approved the proposal and signed petitions for the email tax needed. The campaign continues eastward through Admin Athena Weston Milton Freewater with Helix and Pilot Rock planned if time allows.
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Admin
Athena
Weston
Milton
Freewater
Marvin
Sulzer Nominated by Progressives for Assembly Seat
William Sulzer impeached former governor of New York is nominated for the assembly by progressives in the sixth district. Max Steindler, progressive leader, placed the nomination after Sulzer agreed to run. The move faces opposition from state and county progressive leaders worried about the party principles and district will.
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New York
William Sulzer
Wis
Sulzer
Max Steindler
Progressive Leaier
Albany
Steindler
Progressive Party
Theodore Douglas Robinson
Francis W. Bird
Bird
Sulser
Mr Bird
Socialist resolution at Episcopal convention in New York
Rathbone Gardner, lay delegate, presented a resolution in the House of Deputies urging a new social order with more equitable wealth distribution and elimination of poverty. The measure, endorsing socialism, was referred to committee without discussion.
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New York
Rathbone Gardner
House of Deputies
The
Episcopal Church
Man Sought After by Electives Lives After Self-Harm
In Portland at the Globe Hotel Charles Haas attempted suicide with a revolver after learning his wife, whom he shot Saturday night, was dead. He is in serious condition. The incident revealed the whereabouts of a man being sought by electors. His wife died last evening.
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Portland
Charles Haas
Globe Hotel
Prince Albert Praises Country's Youthful Learning Spirit
Prince Albert of Monaco told reporters in Washington that the country was magnificent yet young with the exuberance of youth. He noted the universal desire for learning impressed him most during his visit.
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Washington
Wet
Prince Albert
Monaco
Roosevelt Arrives in Rio After Sea Trip amid Preparations
The steamer Vandyck carrying Colonel Roosevelt reached Rio de Janeiro after tempestuous seas and did not enter port until midnight. Upon ashore, Roosevelt and his party will be welcomed with elaborate ceremonies. Government guests await him at the Guanabara Palace.
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Rio Paneiro
Vandyck
Roosevelt
Rio Janeiro
Gunaharm Palace
Tammany Investigation Ordered Over Election Repeater Claim
Acting on Tammany leader Charles Murphy pressure Judge Malone ordered a sweeping grand jury probe into charges by mayoral fusion candidate John Mitchell that Tammany Hall planned to import repeaters to ensure his defeat in the upcoming election.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Malone
Grand Jury
John Mitchell
Fusion
Siloos Wife and Ends Own Life on Tile Street
ROISE Oct 21 Glenn Wardell fatally shot his wife and then killed himself on Tile Street. The couple, married six months, reportedly argued briefly. The man was the son of a prominent real estate dealer.
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Roise
Glenn Wardell
Wardell
Pankhurst Declines White House Visit Without Invitation
In Washington Mrs Pankhurst reiterates she will not visit the White House unless invited by President Wilson and says she would deem it an honor to see him but will not seek an audience. Believed to receive no official sanction for militancy. In New York the Belmont home hosted a reception in her honor and she plans to address a suffrage mass meeting that evening.
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Mrs. Pankhurst
White House
Wilson
Washington
Mra Pankhurst
Executive Mansion
Caminett
New York
Belmont
Mr. Wilson
Hall
Two Burn in Smokestack in Ely Nevada Explosion
Two men were burned to death and four others injured at Melis when an explosion rocked the smokestack of the Steptoe damometer while workers lined the interior with acid resisting compound. A gasoline torch used to weld connections ignited, causing the blast.
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Ely. Nev
Melis
Steptoe Ameter
Howe
Private Car Wrecker Fire Destroys in Minnesota
In Bena Minnesota on October 21 the private car of General Superintendent O Jenks of the Lake Superior division of the Great Northern railway was wrecked and destroyed by fire. Superintendent Jenks and the cook on the car were slightly injured.
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Duluth
Ming
O. Jenks
Lake Superior
Greatorthern Railway
Bena. Minn
Jenks
Masked men rob railroad station in Littleton Colorado
Two masked men held up the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad station in Littleton Colorado rifling mail pouches and express packages They bound gagged and beat the station agent The local postmaster said no registered mail was taken and the status of express shipments had not yet been learned
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Littleton, Colo
Oct
Atchison
Girl Prefers Peach Nickname to Crabapple Teasing
A playful line notes that a girl accepts being called peach as a tease but resists being called crabapple. The remark contrasts sweeter fruit imagery with harsher nickname, implying lighthearted social teasing in a local setting.
Diaz Arrival Fears Rise as Diaz Heads to Mexico City
Reports from Mexico City say General Felix Diaz is due in the capital this afternoon after a delayed Vera Cruz arrival. Guards surround the national palace as Diaz’s direct move signals potential offensive against Huerta. In Washington, President Wilson and Secretary Bryan discuss the Mexican crisis and cancel engagements amid expected rapid developments.
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Huerta
National Palace
Mexico City
Diag
Felix Diaz
Ding
Vera Crus
Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Mexico
Diaz
Mobile
Brian
Three Aviators Die In Falls In France
At Epinal France on October 21 Lieutenant Gardner and Sapper Jenrot of the Epinal military aeroplane depot were killed when their monoplane engine failed and the craft plunged 500 feet. Around the same time Carra aviator Dautroche met a nearly identical fate as his biplane lost its engine and overturned into the Moselle river, with Dautroche drowning.
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Epinal
France
Gardner
Sapper
Jenrot
Carrera
Dautroche
Moselle
Special trains carry crowds to the Round-up
Northern Pacific figures show many special cars and charters for the Round-up over three days. Aberdeem, North Yakima, Prosser, Everett, Corvallis, Seattle and Tacoma supplied sleepers and passengers. additional sleepers came from Spokane and the Sound region.
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Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Passenger Department
KR. W. Rither
L. M. Conry
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Washington
Aberdeen
Iren Kentowick
North Yakima
Prosser
Everett
Corvinlity
NFP Toy
Tacoma
Omeroon
Walla Walla Man Goes Suddenly Insane Holds Police Off With Knife
Walla Walla police faced a dangerous scene as David Vaughn, manager of a local loan and trust firm, barricaded himself with two butcher knives in his home. Physicians say he has been ill for two weeks and is mentally unbalanced. Officers hesitated to rush him, fearing he might injure himself or others.
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Walla Walla
David Vaughn
Washington Loan Ant Trust Company
Vaughn
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