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Newspaper
Tillamook Herald
Location
Tillamook, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
1
The bank states its aim to offer top service and to equip facilities with fire proof vaults, fire proof banking knowledge, and burglary resistant safes. The note emphasizes commitment to safety and secure deposit boxes.
More than 100 people are believed killed when the Turkish steamer Nevada struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Hingrea. The French warship Heart rescued about 50 passengers and crew, while many on board reportedly threw their wives overboard in a desperate effort to survive.
Idaho district court ruled in favor of Mayor Arthur Modnes in a case seeking his ouster over alleged failure to enforce laws. The court found no proof the mayor knew of disorderly houses or illegal vice in Boise and held enforcement responsibility rests with the police department.
Luther McCarty white heavyweight champion died after 8 minutes of a ground fight with Arthur Pelkey in Calgary. Referee Kal Smith counted to ten when McCarty collapsed from a crouching pose and died within minutes. Pelkey was later exonerated by a jury along with all principals in the bout.
Theodore Roosevelt took the stand as his own witness in a $10,000 libel suit brought by George A. Newett, denying the charge he “gets drunk” and detailing his drinking habits including limited champagne and wine, rare brandy, and abstention except medical or ceremonial use. He stressed lifelong restraint and high physical vigor.
A pier collapse near Long Beach during Empire Day exercises on Queen Victoria’s birthday killed 34 people and injured 117. Officials cited overcrowding and delayed door unlocks as causes, noting crowds were mainly women and children as they pressed toward auditorium doors.
News highlights include a new fissure in the Vennings crater causing panic at Naplen. A collapse at Akron High School sent 100 students to the floor and left many with broken bones.
The first through cut of the Panama Canal from east to west was completed when two steam shovels met at Culebra. The canal is opened at grade from ocean to ocean and workers cheered as the last earth was removed. About 6,000,000 cubic yards still remain to be excavated to broaden the canal.
The notice promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe and effective for children. It urges parents to choose a pleasant sounding medicine free of harmful substances and available from all dealers.
Armed water users from Jamieson and Broan irrigation districts halted Warren Reeder the state water master at Willow River reservoir No 3. They cite riparian rights as justification for withholding releases ordered by the state board of control, risking damage to the lower country.
Government plans to finish the Klamath irrigation project as designed but may halt further development after initial work. About 90 000 acres were dropped due to irrigation costs and soil issues. Officials indicated a future expansion only if costs drop and the country justifies higher irrigation expenditures.
President Wilson restored to entry 75 000 acres in eastern Oregon that had been withdrawn as oil bearing. Geological survey found only small gas traces and no commercial oil deposits, ending the withdrawal and allowing settlement.
Sheriff George Quine was struck on the head with stove wood during a feeding attempt at the Roseburg county jail. Prisoners John McDevitt Eugene Smith and Stanley Gilbert pulled him inside the cage and assaulted him as he handed through a food basket.
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