Three Killed in Train Wreck Near Pendleton
A westbound LaGrande passenger train No 4 plunged into the Umatilla River fourteen miles west of Pendleton after a track collapse caused by heavy rain. Fireman McFatridge is dead, two unknown passengers and two unknown tramps perished. Engineer Fred Schilke survived with broken legs and internal injuries. Fifteen passengers were slightly hurt. one Chinese victim fatally injured. The wreck occurred near Cayuse station. a wrecker and Pendleton physicians aided survivors. Continued on page five.
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Portland
Batch
Oregon
LaGrande
Umatila River
Pendleton
McFatridge
Cayuse Station
Ummatilla
Fred Schilke
Roam Pendleton
New York Murderer Arrested in Los Angeles
Los Angeles April 10 A man believed to be Charles Henry Rogers wanted in Middletown New York for a triple murder was arrested here. He was identified by a passerby and the case tallies with the arrest records. He will be held awaiting word from New York authorities. News from New York April 20 reports Rogers alias Charles H Carpenter in custody in Los Angeles. Also noted are death of banker John Henry Clews at 51 and timber-claim finds by Hendricks near Woll Creek and in Lewiston Idaho.
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Los Angeles
Charles Henry Rogers
Middletown
New York
Derer
Charles Merry Rogers
Alvia
Charles H. Carpenter
Willis Olney
Frederick Olney
Aline Incerick
N. Y
John Henry Clews
Henry Clews
Albert M. Hendricks
J. W. Hobbs
Woll Creek
Crow
He Abso
John Davies
Lewiston
Idaho
Sumuw
Thaw Murder Trial Deliberations Enter Second Day
District Attorney Jerome spoke to the Thaw jury detailing the murder charge and criticizing Evelyn Thaw while urging a verdict on first or second degree murder, manslaughter, or insanity. He argued dementia Americana does not excuse the crime and quoted Thou shalt not kill before recess.
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New York
Jerome
Evelyn Thaw
En Jerome
Stanford White
Missisippi
Justice Fitzgerald
Hermann's Son Acquired Land
Washington, D. C., April 9. Cross-examination of Binger Hermann disclosures show his son Schiller made a homestead entry in Oregon though no title was obtained. Hermann admitted buying 480 acres from his son while Schiller was distressed. patents cast doubt on his testimony. Prosecution says Hermann violated law by dealing in public lands. Receipts show purchases by B Hermann as receiver.
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Washington, D. C
Binger Hermann
Hermann
Schiller
Oregon
Schiller Hermann
Roseburg
Scrip
Recelpta
B. Hermann
Scrip Loca
Thaw Case Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Aged Case
In Thaw trial coverage the jury remained deadlocked as of Thursday morning. Delmas, presenting Evelyn's history from birth in 1884 through poverty, portrayed White as a predatory, unscrupulous man who lured a girl to ruin. The defense invoked religious and moral threats, citing calls for severe punishment.
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Delmas
Evelyn
Philadelphia
New York
White
Ruef Gains Partial Victory In Higher Court
San Francisco April 10. A partial ruling in Ruef's favor allowed him to see trusted parties within reasonable hours and speak with attorneys witnesses family or others outside guards hearing. The court will decide Judge Dunne's authority to commit Ruef to an editor. Jury pool issues grew with seven qualified nontesters and five more talesmen to be examined before panel exhaustion.
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San Francisco
Ruef
Supreme Court
Elisor Biggy
Elisor
Longwort backs Taft for president in Cincinnati pledge
Cincinnati congressman Nicholas Longwort returned from Washington and declared support for Secretary Taft’s presidential nomination. He argued Taft best embodies the Roosevelt era’s spirit and the nation’s heart, noting the needs of the fatherless amid urban sorrow. The piece includes a dramatic aside on a Parisian testimonial in 1903 and a district attorney’s stance on allegations.
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Cincinnati
Nicholas Longwort
Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Commission declares Harry Thaw sane in hearings
New York April 4 Harry K Thaw was declared sane by the lunacy commission after a week of hearings into his mental condition The commission reportedly found it their firm belief Thaw could understand his position appreciate the charges against him and confer with counsel The report has not been made public and the vote was said to be unanimous
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Lunacy Commission
Thaw
Charces
Carpenter John Branti Dies in Silverton After Illness
At Silverton Oregon on April 10 1907 John Branti formerly of Eugene aged about forty single left here months ago after a year of illness. He worked in carpentry and painting while in Silverton tomorrow Bangs Bennett received a carload of horses from Huntington.
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Silverton
John Branti
Eugene
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LY Eugene
Pensleton
California
Middleton
Clews Banking Firm
House OF Quality
Ladies’ and Gents’ Outfitters
Strictly Cash Store
Turkey
Paris
Hampton Bros
Harry Thaw
Congress
Isaac
Abraham
Jacob
Widlows
Supreme Judgas
Ment
Commission
Bangs & Bennett
Huntington
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