Court Transcript Flaunts Root Bribe Ties to Great Northern
Sensational testimony before a state bar investigation links former Supreme Court Judge Root to bribe receipts from Great Northern officials. Witnesses including Nuzum and Graves claim Gordon faced pressure, with papers and an opinion allegedly routed to Root and a St. Paul law group. The Great Northern reportedly chose not to prosecute Gordon, fearing exposure and personal risk.
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Senate impeachment fight looms as Olympia quiets
In Olympia on August 9 1909 rumors swirl over impeachment trial timing and a pending decision by Israel on a demurrer. Reports say 22 senators may block proceeding while broader brass ring battling for the second district seat intensifies as candidates arrive. The capital city may suffer a Sunday law clash if vetoes fail and a local Sunday ordinances bars minors from purchases, tied to a Sunday school fund misdirection.
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City Council Discusses Pedestrian Use Of Railroad Bridge
The council debated granting a Grays Harbor and Puget Sound railway franchise with a six foot sidewalk clause and a closed bridge except for vessel passage. The street committee endorsed the measure, with Monday set to reconvene as a committee of the whole to finalize details.
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Crushed to Death at Polson Logging Camp
Hoquiam reports logger G. Evenson killed in Camp No. 3 when a heavy tree felled between two trees crushed him. Officials lack full details from the camp as his body is brought to Hoquiam morgue for burial preparation. Evenson, about 45, left few known relatives.
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Aberdeen Men Win Coeur d Alene Land Drawings
Four Aberdeen men drew numbers in the Coeur d Alene land drawings and earned rights to land. The winners are No 1647 Joe Kesy No 1849 Joe Grant No 2168 Ray M Johnson No 2699 Mieczyslaw Adolf Jaklemicz.
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South Dakota Rep Martin Attacks Tariff Bill in Speech
Representative RE W Martin of South Dakota criticizes the tariff conference report while voting for the bill as an Administration measure. He denounces lumber duties and cotton cloth schedules, defends Payne as hero, and argues for free trade elements amid references to England Spain Holland and Belgium.
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