Mounce Busy With Coast RR Survey
J F Mounce directs a seven man railway survey from H A Bower farm near Eugene toward Florence for the Springfield Eugene Siuslaw Railroad. He claims superintendent and general manager roles with Hunt finishing the survey in about ninety days. Free right of way is the sole concession sought from the city for depot side tracks and terminal grounds. Pendleton dog poisoners offer $250 reward for capture.
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J. F. Mounce
Eugene
Florence
H. A. Bower
Ax Miles Weet
Hunt
Mounce
Springfield, Eugene & Siuslaw
Bowers Farm
Elmira
Monnce
Howers Place
Fire Sweeps New Haven County Jail. Six Firemen Missing
New Haven April 13. A serious fire nearly destroyed the New Heaven County jail today after burning wooden buildings at Join-In occupied by the New England Chair company. Six firemen are missing and five were injured.
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New Haven
New Heaven
Join- In
New England
Chicago Judge Rules Drunkards Not Criminals
Chicago April 13 Municipal Judge McKenzie rejects the idea that intoxicated men are criminals. He advocates lifting the drunken to residence with an officer rather than police station confinement. He argues police should aid the many, promote kindness, and avoid revenge. The note accompanies his letter to Mayor Husse and notes housing growth in Silverton, with over 100 houses built in a year and 30 more underway.
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Chicago
McKenzie
Husse
Hartridge Accused Of Crooked Work In Thaw Case
New York April 13 Clifford W Hartridge, Thaw defense attorney, failed to collect 9200 0 from Mrs Mary C Thaw for fees and disbursements Judge Holt denied setting aside the sealed verdict and ordered an inquiry into Hartridges professional conduct to determine possible perjury prosecution.
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New York
Clifford W. Hartridge
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Mary Copley Thaw
Holt
United States Circuit Court
Hartridge
Roosevelt and son depart for Venice from Porto Mauriz
Colonel Roosevelt and his son Kermit left Porto Mauriz in the afternoon, heading for Venice to arrive early tomorrow. They will continue to Vienna tomorrow afternoon, while Mrs Roosevelt and Ethel stay behind.
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Porto Mauriz
Roosevelt
Kermit
Venice
Vienna
Dr Cook's Route Declared Impassable By Alaska Expedition
The Fairbanks-Mount McKinley expedition under Thomas Lloyd found Dr Cook’s claimed ascent route impassable. No trace of Cook’s camp was found and Lloyd calls the four days ascent a myth.
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Fairbanks
Fairbanks-Mount McKinley
Cook
Thomas Lloyd
Photographers Map Summit Trail to 20500 Foot Peak
Lloyds party photographed the summit and the entire route, marking a track sturdy enough for future parties to follow next summer. Aneroid measurements place the mountain’s height at 20,500 feet.
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Lloyd
Glacier National Park Created by Congress
Washington April 13. The senate bill creating Glacier National Park in Montana passed the House today. The measure, championed by United States Senator Brilliant Tennessee and others, outlines new federal protection for the area known for its rugged rock mountains.
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New National Park
Washington
Senate
Glacier National
Park
Rock Mountains
Montana
Enumerators to strike over pay in Medford Oregon
Medford officials report four census enumerators M F McCowan J T Summerville W Risenhart and George Miller resigned over low pay but agreed to return if paid five dollars per day Supervisor Hendricks in the district promised to grant the rate.
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Medford, Or
M. F. McCowan
J. T. Summerville
W. Risenhart
George Miller
Mr. Hendricks
Census Supervisor Rik Hendricks Leads Lane County Enumerators
R J Hendricks editor of the Salem Statesman and supervisor of the census spoke this afternoon at the Comereereip lph gathering. He issued final instructions to the Lane County enumerators, outlining duties and procedures for the ongoing census work.
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R. J. Hendricks
Salem Statesman
Lane County
Comreereip
Etiona
Census Takers Prepare For Their Work
Oregon report from April 13 notes fair weather with showers in the northwest and outlines census procedures. Eugene officials and Portland officials discuss counting methods, district boundaries, and how enumerators should handle absent households. The circular urges swift, thorough data collection and lists required information for each man.
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Oregon
Northwest
Hasty pardon for slayers of Carmack in Nashville
April 18 Governor Patterson pardoned Colonel Cooper in the Carmack shooting case. The pardon follows requests from officials and supporters in Nashville, signaling a closure to the high profile incident.
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Slayers OF
Carmack
Nashville
Patterson
Cooper
Supreme Court upholds Cooper sentence. Robin reversed
Nashville April 13 the supreme court affirmed Colonel Duncan B Cooper 65 and Robin for the murder of Senator Carmack on November 9 1908 but reversed as to Robin. Cooper must serve twenty years unless pardoned while Robin is remanded to the lower court with a position similar to before his second trial. Pardons spark sensational reaction among Carmack supporters.
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Nashville
Supreme Court
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin
Cooper
Senator Carnack
Robis
Grand Council of Master Masons in Session in Eugene
Twenty or twenty five Master Masons arrived in Eugene from Portland Albany Salem and Hood River to attend the grand council of the Royal and Select Masters convening at the Masonic Temple at 2:30 this afternoon. The event is largely attended by local Masons and tonight visitors will join Hiram council for the regular meeting and work will be exemplified.
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Eugene
Portland
Albany
Salem
Hood River
Grand Council of the Royal and Select Masters
Masonic Temple
Hiram Council
Father of slayer of Senator Carmack tied to Patterson pardon
Judge Harris grants divorce to Sarah A Buss from George R Buss on grounds of desertion as six candidates prepare to be initiated into the degree. The text also notes the father of the slain senator’s killer was pardoned by Governor Patterson, describing a tangled set of personal and political connections.
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Carmack
Patterson
Harris
Sarah A. Buss
George R. Buss
Hawley defeats Lafean bill in agriculture panel vote
Washington April 13 The committee on agriculture acted on the Lafean bill. Hawley’s motion to lay the bill on the table carried nine to six. The action defeats the measure, W C Hawley.
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Washington
Committee On Agriculture
Lafean
Apple crop standardization plan stalled in congress
Washington April 13 No standardization of the U S apple crop system will be provided this session. The Lafean bill to set standard packages and grades was adversely acted upon by the House committee of agriculture today. The Lincoln school Patron-Teacher Association meets Thursday at 3:30 with discussion on physical welfare of the obi. Program includes music, a paper by Dr. Southworth, a discussion led by Mrs. Gilstrap and Principal Robinson, and music by Miss Beasie Hendershot. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph plans $30,000 for Rogue Valley extensions and improvements, with Jacksonville night service established.
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Meridian
Misa
Tom O'Neill
Temple
O'Neill
George Williams
Washington
United States
Congress
Lafean
House Committee of Agriculture
The
Lincon School
Obi
Mra. Gorrell
Southworth
W. G. Gilstrap
Robinson
Misa Beasie Hendershot
Pacific Telephone & Graph Company
Rogue Valley
Jacksonville
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Coast RR
Bowers Place
Ralph Hunt
Pendleton
Connecticut
Silverton
Hampton’s
Hart Schadiner & Mara
Juveqne
Springfield
Cottage Grove
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Hart,Schaffner & Marx
Jane Hopkins
Camptons
America
Louis Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Robin Cooper
Edward W. Carmack
Rik
Hendricks
Manager Freeman
Commercial Club
Freeman
Bert Prescott
Lloyd Howe
Ben Bingham
Max McCulloch
Lyons
Jos. Patterson
Newport
Henningham
Promotion Department
Union
Grand Council OF Master Masons
Duncan B. Sooper
Hawley
Lafean Bill
W. C. Hawley
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