Earthquake Landslide Devastates Kartatagh City
Telegraphed reports from Tashkend describe a massive earthquake and landslide that buried Kartatagh Ja hara city, with about 15 006 residents reported killed or missing. Rescue parties have been sent, and the governor and his mother are said to be the sole survivors. News is slow due to destroyed roads and cut lines.
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Tashkend
Turkestan
Kartatagh
Jahara
Wathering Cossacks
Caravens
Texas Has Trace War In San Augustine County
A race with San Augustine county led to a second appeal for troops. Five Black residents are dead and many others wounded as white residents drive Blacks from the county. In the neighboring county, residents warn Black communities not to enter on threats of death.
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Houston
Texas
San Augustine
Edwards depart for Pennsylvania to visit relatives
Mr and Mrs 8 A Edwards board No 6 Wednesday morning for Pennsylvania via Lincoln Neb where they will visit Mrs Edwards brother for a few days then proceed eastward. Edwards has grown wheat in Juniper country six years and advocates western farming methods. They expect a ten week stay with relatives in their native state.
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A. Edwards
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Neb
Edwards
Typhoid fever suspected as child is moved to hospital
The young son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shockley of Meacham was brought on No. 4 to St. Anthony's hospital today with what is thought to be typhoid fever. He has been seriously ill since Monday. Mrs. Shockley remains at his bedside at the hospital.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
J. R. Shockley
Meacham
Guesta Have Narrow Escape At Carlton Hotel Fire
The Carlton Oregon hotel burned last night causing an estimated 64000 dollars in losses. Sixty guests were rescued with narrow escapes as the fire started in a coal chute believed to be caused by spontaneous combustion.
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Carlton
Ore
Rumor Denied Of Large Railroad Layoffs
The Pennsylvania Railroad has denied a rumor that it will lay off 25,400 to 30,000 workers. No official figures or plans have been announced and the company says no cuts are planned at this time.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Laying Off Men at Chicago Stockyards
Laying off workers as the Union stockyards plan sweeping reductions. The normal 40,000 may drop to about 26 percent if the money market does not improve. Five hundred were laid off last night and another five hundred to follow tonight.
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Chicago
Union
Millionaire Charley Carr Goes to Bail for Theft
Charley Carr, once owner of the Westend mine and half of Tonopah, was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail for petit larceny after being found guilty of stealing a salt cane. A famous Nevadan, he spent heavily and has struggled with drink.
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Charley Carr
Tonopah
Reno
Westend
Jim Butler
Wullty
Carr
Nevada
Ridgeley proposes plan to boost bank deposits and currency
Comptroller Ridgeley today presented Secretary Cortelyou with a plan allowing national banks to substitute government bond deposits for other approved securities and to use those bonds to issue additional currency for immediate circulation. The move could add from 15 million to 20 million dollars in circulation, obtainable from the treasury at once.
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Washington
Ridgeley
Cortelyou
Treasury
Mutiny at Vinadmietok Naval Station
A mutiny broke out at Vinadmietok naval station as mutineers seized guns and fired eighty shots destroying the power house. Soldiers rushed from barracks and fought the sailors, with heavy casualties on both sides.
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Tokio
Vinadmietok
Train wreck in Lahore leaves many dead and injured
SWITCHMAN'S ERRORM IN Lahore India causes Northwestern road passenger train crash. Thirteen people are killed and eleven wounded when a switchman misroutes the train, authorities report. The incident underscores safety flaws on the rail line.
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Lahore
India
Time failed to hide crime in Utah murder trio
Colorado Governor honors Utah requisition for Mrs Mary Armstrong George Harper and John Harper charged with the murder of Ezra Penny and his son near Salt Lake City eight years ago. Skeletons identified as Penny and son found. outfit linked. trio arrested in Denver, later released for lack of bodies.
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Denver
Buchtel
Cutler
Utah
Mary Armstrong
George Harper
John Harper
Ezra Penny
George
Sult Lake
Penny
Son
Malheur County residents noted in Vale school progress
W S Mayberry formerly of Milton now Vale public school principal writes to East Oregonian praising Vale. He reports growing attendance and school progress while noting a fraudulent Payette oil conspiracy and a deepening oil well near Vale with no oil yet in sight. T Nelson of Milton now thriving in Yale furniture business mentioned.
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East Oregonian
Mayberry
Milton
Vale
Malheur County
T. T. Nelson
Yale
Gueher
Payette
Huson to Begin Winter Trip to California and Los Angeles
Helix resident L. E. Huson and his wife with his mother started a journey to spend the winter. They will travel to Tacoma to visit the mother, then proceed to Los Angeles after a brief stop.
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L. E. Huson
Helix
California
Mrs. Huson
Tacoma
Los Angeles
Fire destroys $25,000 property in Bakersfield yards
Fire in Bakersfield yesterday destroyed property valued at about $25,000 belonging to the Santa Fe in the yards. Investigators seek the cause as flames swept through the area, damaging several buildings and goods.
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Santa Fe
Bakersfield
California
Washington Banks Adopt Holiday To Guard Cash
Olympia October 30 Governor Mead issued a proclamation declaring a legal holiday for the balance of the week to protect country banks that cannot access cash from metropolitan depositories. In Tacoma the Associated Banks voted to pay balances and deposits through clearing house only to relieve depositors and keep money local.
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Mead
Neigh
Washington
Tacoma
Olympia
Wash
Associated Banks of
Tecoma
Ujus
KEPT WIRES HOT Pacific coast telegraph jammed by financial crisis
Portland dispatch reports Western Union wires jammed by a northwest financial crisis. Telegrams piled up in thousands, hundreds of wire blocks filled, as Eastern bankers and Western correspondents kept lines active for hours. Service became blocked and burning delayed for hours.
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Portland
Western Union
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Governor Chambers to recall bank holiday proclamation
Salem October 6 Governor Chamberlain announced he would revert the five disused proclamation for bank holiday if Portland bankers agree. He said banks are in excellent condition.
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Salem
Chamberlain
Portland
Knickerbocker Trust Reveals Asset Coverage in Trouble
New York report shows the Knickerbocker Trust company prepared to meet dollar for dollar obligations and resume normal operations. The committee discloses 56 million in good assets and 48.387 million due to depositors, with a surplus ample to cover any shrinkage in value.
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New York
Cot
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Banki
Knickerbocker
Empress of China Leaves Vancouver After Sinking
The Empress of China steamed out from Vancouver after a sinking incident. A company investigation brought a new chief engineer aboard along with a third engineer to rejoin the crew.
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Vancouver
B. C
New Mexican Governor May Become U.S. Ambassador
In Mexico City on October 30 Miguel Ahumada governor of Jalisco is favored to succeed Senor Cree as ambassador to the United States. Cree has been elected governor of Chiuhua state, signaling a reshuffle in diplomacy and regional leadership.
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Mexico City
Miguel Ahumada
Jalisco
Senor Cree
United States
Cree
Chihuhua
Judge Holman Fines Man for Liquor in White Bird Case
Dayton Washington judge Holman fined Thomas For 86 dollars and seventy cents for buying liquor for an Indian named White Bird. The case reflects enforcement actions in the local jurisdiction and highlights law against supplying alcohol to Native individuals.
Banks Stand Firm After Governor Proclamation in Pendleton
Pendleton business leaders return from Portland amid the governor s proclamation causing banking excitement. Local banks remain open and deposits exceed withdrawals as traders hope for stable business, with merchants and financiers urging calm despite varied opinions on potential trouble and a strong liquidity position reported across Pendleton institutions.
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Pendleton
Portland
Murry
Umatilla County
R. Alexander
John Wallace
W. L. Thompson
Commercial National Bank
L. Moses
William Roosech
Pendieton
CuUsto
Stocks Up After Early Break In New York Market
The market closed with gains after an early drop led by Union Pacific Reading and Southern Pacific each rising five to eight points over yesterday's close in New York trading.
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New York
Union Pacific
Reading
Southern Pacific
Death of Opal T Bowman at Bowman home
Opal T Bowman seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C P Bowman died last night at 214 West Court street from spinal meningitis. Funeral at 1 o clock tomorrow morning at Rader undertaking parlor with service by Rev W L Van Nuys.
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Opal T. Bowman
C. P Bowman
Bowman
West Court Street
Rader Undertaking
W. L. van Nuys
Birmingham Declared Dry by Large Victory
Birmingham Alabama was voted dry by a large majority yesterday in a local referendum. Voters favored prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in the city, marking a shift in local policy. The result reflects broader temperance trends and local civic engagement.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Murphy enters mayor race as first petition filed
The first entry for the mayoral race appears as BE. J. Murphy's nominating petition is circulated by John Halley Jr. and signed by friends. Circulation suggests possible entry, though no formal candidacy statement has been made. Filing must occur within 15 days of the election and may appear on the ballot after filing. No other petitions have been circulated yet.
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BE. J. Murphy
John Halley, Jr
Friends of the
Mr. Murphy
Murphy
Deliberate Conspiracy Hearing Opens in Seattle
The lumbermen contest a proposed freight rate hike on northern lumber shipments. Judge Hanford and Wolverton heard the case as J N Teal of Portland argued for the lumbermen, accusing railroads of deliberate conspiracy and court defiance. He said railroads delay on jurisdiction seeks to push the case to distant courts to tire shippers.
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Seattle
Hanford and Wolverton
J. N. Teal
Portland
Teal
Millionaire Wife Refuses High Society Training in Divorce
Brooklyn report says Mrs. Maude Crowell Foote seeks divorce from Henry Foote of Denver after refusing a training course to fit her for high society. They wed in New York in 1904. She cites family disapproval and rejects schooling to suit social expectations.
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Brooklyn
Maude Crowell Foote
Henry &. Foote
Denver
U. S
Foote
California
New York
Russia wins leverage over Turkey amid Balkan treaty
Paris, Oct. 30. A diplomatic move reveals Russia has Turkey at her mercy via a Bulgaria alliance. The czar gains aid from Bulgaria in case of Turkey Bulgarian trouble, pledging 18 cavalry and artillery regiments. Bulgaria would loan Russia its torpedo flotilla if required.
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Paris
Russia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Ruling Tigelect Wheat Growers Ruling In County
Millers and warehousemen refuse to report for assessment. Assessor Strain fixes 200,000 bushels per company at 60 cents, totaling 30,000 each. Equalization board reduces Kerr-Gifford to zero and Pacific Coast to 7,500, leaving 650,000 bushels taxed. Additional county taxes estimated about $2,000 next spring.
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Equalization Board
Pacific Coast
Kerr-Gifford Company
Kerr-Gifford
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Yale President Hadley speaks at Berlin inaugural
Yale President Hadley delivered his inaugural address in Berlin before the Kaiser’s reciprocity ceremony with the German American University lectures. He will be followed by Dr. William Schofield of Harvard.
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Yale
Berlin
Hadley
University of Berlin
William Schofield
Harvard
Railroad retrenchment halts Pilot Rock branch work
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation and Harriman systems suspended all improvement work in eastern Oregon and Washington. About 60 workers on the Pilot Rock branch were discharged as end-of-track near Pilot Rock ended, with storage of equipment and commissary in Tillamook. Over 1,000 men statewide were affected, including 200 on Elgin branch and 250 on Riparia Lewiston branch, as projects from Willsburg Beaverton to bridges and roadbeds were stopped.
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Pilot Rock
Oregon
Washington
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Elgin
Riparia
Lewiston
Willsburg
Beaverton
Brandon
Hillard
la Grande
Huntington
Pruitt and Oliver Form Law Partnership
W C E B Pruitt and R N Oliver have formed a law partnership and become successors to Stillman & Pierce and Stillman & Pruitt. They take over the former Stillman & Pierce rooms in the Association block and will conduct the practice at the former firm’s rooms and library. A D Stillman has been ranching in Montana and retains only a nominal connection with the local firm.
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A. D. Stillman
Montan
Pendleton
Property Released in Belts Suit Dropped
The property attached in the Douglas Belts vs. P. Belts case has been released by order of the plaintiff's attorneys and the suit is now dropped.
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Douglas Belts
P. Belts
Amalgamated Cuts Wages in Butte District
Amalgamated and other companies notify unions that starting November 1 the old wage scale of 3.50 will be lowered. The change affects about 5000 workers in Butte and surrounding camps.
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Butte
Det
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San Augustine County
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Jai
Ridgely
Tion and Aid Banks
Naval Station
Sailore
Sutile
Ermom
Ezra
Penny and Son
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Der
Eigit
Pendletonians
Husons
Boring State
Banks’ Protection
Tacoma Tanks
Empress
Tocal
Murphy's
Sultan
Ruling
Tigeles Wheat Growers
Sarriman Tika
Pilot Rock Branch
Stillman & Pruit
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