Russians Ready to Battle as Fleet Fails to Arrive
PORT ARTHUR April 11. A largely reinforced Japanese fleet was expected to attack the Russian defenses last night but did not appear. Makaroff's torpedo boat flotilla patrolled the roadstead until evening and no enemy vessels were sighted within striking distance. Officials believe a larger Japanese fleet will try to bottie up the Russian fleet later this week with fire ships and twenty dismantled steamers ready for deployment in the harbor.
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Scrippe
Port Arthur
Makaroff
Fleet of Japanese Warships Near Port Arthur
A fleet of Japanese warships including seventeen battleships and cruisers, along with many steamers and twelve tow boats, passed here last night en route to Port Arthur. The force, said to have been formed to attack Port Arthur on Greek Easter, did not bombard as planned for unknown reasons.
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Rt News
Asa'n
Cheerros
Arthur
Port Arthur
Russian Blunder Causes Fire Across Harbor Skirting War Tensions
At Newchwang on April 11, a misreading of signals by fort garrison crews led to artillery fire on pilot boats and outbound merchant ships. Two Chinese sailors were killed by shells as authorities corrected the mistaken attack amid war‑tension strains and feverish military activity.
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Newchwang
Baker company flops in Art the Horse Tavern at White Horse
The Baker company’s week at the White Horse Tavern features an ill fitting adaptation from Im Weissen Roessl with Allison as lead struggling in a German role. His mannerisms jar and fail to project the character, marring the performance.
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White Horse Tavern
Baker Com
Alison
Peerless Baker Company
Actors Shine In The White Horse Tavern Cast
The review notes strong performances from Oza Waldrop and William H. Bernard while Esther Lyon appears weary as hostess. William Dills James Fulton Howard Russell and Ray Bernard deliver notable comic and character work, though the production lacks a cohesive plot and Leopold the Headwaiter is deemed unnecessary.
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Leopold
White Horse Tavern
Esther Lyon
Oza Waldrop
William H. Bernard
William Dills
James Fulton
Dilla
Fulton
Howard Russel
Russell
Ray Bernard
The Stowaway Delights as Theaters Showpiece Melodrama
The Third Avenue audience enjoyed a lively staging despite uneven casting. Clever dialogue and funny situations kept the melodrama engaging with Tom Loftus and Dicky Dials earning praise for the safe-blowing scene. Verna Felton as Chucky and Althea Dale as the heroine receive noted acclaim.
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Third Avenue
Tom Loftus
Dicky Dials
Verna Felton
Chucky
Man of Mystery at Alcasar Delights Crowded House
Bo Redmond and company staged A Man of Mystery at the Alcasar drawing strong crowds for matinee and evening shows. The comedy drama features singing and dancing, with Alta Phillis as a winning heroine and Clyde Granger as a vivid villain. Redmond shines as an elf doctor and Leslie Virden earns praise as an adventurous figure.
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Alcasar
Bo Redmond
Alcaser
Alta Phillis
Clyde Granger
Fd Redmond
Leslie Virden
Walla Walla Irrigation Ditch Project to Start Soon
Reported plans call for the start of work in about three weeks on the old Walla Walla and Columbia Irrigation ditch from the Walla Walla near Nine Mile bridge. The gravity project covers about 16 000 acres of sand land with a line extending inland on the south side. A California man leads the company with A Sherry as secretary, who has sold out to coast interests expected to pursue development.
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Wallula
Walla Walla
Columbia
Nine Mile Bridge
Touchet
Dircht
California
A. Sherry
Sherry
Miner Vicente Kratrande Sells Santa Lucretia Mine in Durango
In PUTRANGO Mexico on April 11 Vicente Kratrande a wealthy miner sold the Santa Lucretia property to an American company for 2.0 percent. The Santa Lucretia mine is among Durango's great gold producers and plans are to operate it on a large scale with machinery ordered from the United States.
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Putrango
Mexico
Vicente Kratrande
Santa Lucretia
Santa lLucretia
Durango
United States
Supreme Court Upholds Second Class Mail Matter Ruling
The Supreme Court today sustained the government’s position on the so called second class mail matter. Houghton Mifflin Co and other publishers argued that Riverside Library Columbia Library and Detective Library should be excluded as periodicals. For sixteen years these publications enjoyed second class privileges.
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Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Gult
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Boston
Postmaster General
Riverside Literary Bettes
Columbia Library
Detective Library
Cannon to be permanent chairman at Chicago convention
Speaker Cannon will accept the position as permanent chairman of the Republican national convention in Chicago. Former Secretary of War Bill Roat will serve as temporary chairman and deliver the opening speech. Senator Lodge will head the platform committee with a concise platform in mind.
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Washington, D. C
Cannon
Chicago
Billiy Roat
Lodge
Roosevelt
Foraker
Ohio
Evangelists Arrested After Rift at Nazarene Mission
In Salt Lake City on April 11 a religious meeting at the Nazarene Mission church ended in disorder. Mrs Kent White of Denver evangelist along with R E B Reedelman and J A Headland were arrested for disturbance and taken to the police station. White reportedly spoke against the Los Angeles Nazarene church and the incident involved singing and acts likened to the Holy Jumpers.
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Balt Lake
Nasarene Mission
Kent White
Denver
R. E B. Beedelman
J. A. Headland
Reedelman
Headlund
Lands Opened Up in Walla Walla District Push
Homeseekers in the Walla Walla land office district petition Senator Ankeny and Washington representatives to press the Interior Department to reopen portions of the Big Head withdrawal area to commutation entry. Franklin county now lies wholly within the withdrawal, limiting entries to five years residence. claimants seek release of non irrigated portions and the option to pay 2.40 an acre for their claims.
Piano Row Splits Maiet Baptist Church in Walla Walla
In Walla Walla on April 11, teen members of the Maiet Baptist church resigned from the rolls amid long standing tensions over a piano won in a two year old voting contest. The Beth Eden society of First Baptist declined to remove the piano, sparking the split and a likely formation of a new church in the eastern city.
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Walla Walla
Maiet Baptist Church
Beth Baden Society
Epict
Gissenting Y
Beth Eden Society
Firet Baptist Church
Ballard to Implement Free Delivery Service
Ballard will adopt a free delivery system after receipts for the year exceed the needed amount by over 16 000 dollars. Postmaster F Pelle has filed for free delivery though action is pending until the fiscal year ends June 8. Ballard’s second in-cines offices show leading year over year business gains.
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Ballard
Shearing Underway in Walla Walla County Camps
April 11 report from Touchet notes sheep camps in Western Walla Walla County have not yet finished shearing but will start soon. Lambing is over and the season is successful with a percent increase in lambs. About 90 sheep are in the county. Most camps feed into Touchet, Wallula, or along the Snake River with Ash and Mille of Wallula already fully under way.
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Touchet
Walla Walla County
Wallula
Senator in Critical Condition After Sudden Illness
One senator was rushed to a hospital Saturday. doctors ordered absolute quiet. The exact identity and location were not confirmed, but officials described the condition as serious and the patient under careful observation.
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Quay
Ntioc City
Eame
Notice to Subscribers for Prompt Delivery of The Btar
If your copy of The Btar does not arrive by 6 06 oclock call Sunset Main 1060 or Independent 1197 between 6 and 6 30 a copy will be sent by special messenger Hours Millinery 8 Third Ave
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Btar
Spokane County Republican Convention Date Set
Spokane announces the county Republican convention will be held Saturday April 8 with caucuses in Spokane city and county towns to follow on May 1 and primaries in Spokane and other towns on April 8.
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Spokane
Dominican rebel Jimines arrives in New York on steamer
General Juan Jimines, the Dominican rebel, reached New York from San Juan aboard the Philadelphia. He refused to discuss his future movements in Santo Domingo and offered no comment on any negotiations with the government.
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New York
Apri
Juan Jimines
Yoruba
San Juan
Philadelphia
San Domingo
Suit Filed Over Desertion in Massachusetts Wedding
Arthur Fiske sues Mrs. Ida Fiske for divorce in superior court alleging desertion since 1897. He claims she left for the west and has refused to join him here, with letters to her in Massachusetts returning unopened.
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Arthur Fiske
Ida, Fiske
Givoree
Massachusetts
Death of former Queen Isabella Interment Plans Announced
The Mearenger reported Queen Isabella's death with black borders and outlined funeral arrangements. King Alfonso wants honors paid to the deceased, but cabinet members will not meet the remains at the frontier. Minister of Justice Toca will proceed to El Escorial for interment. Requiem masses set for Madrid and Barcelona on April 12 as Spain enters mourning for one year.
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Madrid
Isabella
Alfonso
Toca
el Escorial
Barcelona
Fell From Bridge Suit Seeks $5025 Damages
Louis Lortle sues the city and H B Kennedy in superior court for 5025 in personal injuries from a fall off the Grant street bridge. Lortle asserts a defect in front of Kennedy property caused the accident.
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Louis Lortle
H. B. Kennedy
Grant Street
Superior Court
Lortle
Kennedy
Business Men's Jubilee in Colfax raises funds for parsonage carpet
The Business Men's Jubilee at Ridgeway theater in Colfax occurred Thursday night and proved financially successful. It was organized by Methodist church women to raise money for a parsonage carpet, with Colfax orchestra providing the music.
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Colfax
Ridgeway Theater
Methodist Church
Colfax Orchestra
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