Assassins Busy in Russia and British India Provinces
Washington dispatch reports Roumania’s prime minister shot and seriously wounded by a Roumanian anarchist. In India, attempts occurred against Lord Minto Lord Kitchener Sir Andrew Fraser and other British officials. Last July Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie was murdered at the Imperial Institute in London by an Indian student who was hanged.
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Washington
State Department
Bucharest
Roumania
India
Lord Minto
Lord Kitchener
Sir Andrew Fraser
William Hutt Curzon Wyllie
Imperial Institute
Lowton
Chief of Police Blown to Atoms in St Peters burg
St Peterburg reports Colonel Karpoff, chief of police, was lured to a modest restaurant and blown to pieces by a bomb. The blast, attributed to host Michael Vosskressensky who had leased the rooms days earlier, led to the arrest of the murderer.
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St. Peterzburg
Karpoff
St. Petersburg
Michael Vosskressensky
British magistrate killed by native in Nasik theater
Bombay dispatch reports Arthur Mason Tippetta Jackson chief magistrate of Nasik in Bombay presidency was assassinated by a native during a theater performance. The motive is believed linked to a recent life sentence given to a criminal. Nasik, noted for sedition, is tense as rumors of a broader uprising spread.
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Bombay
British India
Arthur Mason Tippetta Jackson
Nasik
Presidency of
Warriner Gets Six-Year Term in the Penitentiary
Charles L. Warriner former local treasurer of the Big Four railroad pleaded guilty to embezzlement in the common pleas court and received a six year sentence in the Ohio penitentiary. He allegedly took about 643000 with less than half accounted for. The trial of Mrs. Jeannette Stewart Ford was set for Monday.
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Cincinnati
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Penitentiary
Warriner
Jeannette Stewart Ford
Weather Watch: Oregon Washington Ida Ho-Falir Tonight
A brief weather bulletin notes conditions across Oregon and Washington with an Ida ho Falir pattern affecting the region tonight and Thursday. The forecast highlights possible showers, cooler temperatures, and wind advisories in coastal and inland areas.
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Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Falir
Power outage at Springfield plant due to loose switch board connection
A loose switch board connection at the Springfield power plant cut power to Eugene just before noon today. Electricians took several minutes to locate the break, restoring service after about half an hour.
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Springfield
Eugene
Siuslaw Jetty Contract Nearing Letting
I B Cushman and T C Saubert of Acme will confer with Portland contractors on the Siuslaw jetty project. The contract is to be let soon with construction starting early next year, possibly February 1. Bonds have been deposited at First National Bank and part delivered to Morris Brothers. A property boom is expected at Florence and along the jetty mouth.
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I. B. Cushman
T. C. Saubert
Acme
Eugene
Portland
Siuslaw
Messrs. Cushman
Saubert
First National
Sluslaw
Florence
Extraordinary Plymouth Rock Egg Brought In
Thomas Brown of Almaden Street reports a giant Plymouth Rock egg measuring 644x8% inches. The town office received the remarkable discovery, noting its unusual size and origin from a Plymouth Rock hen.
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Thomas Brown
Almaden Street
Big Christmas Gift to Employees of Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation plans a Christmas bonus exceeding 2 million dollars for officers and employees. About sixty percent will be cash, and forty percent will be in preferred or common stock per recipients’ wishes. Subscriptions for 26,000 shares of preferred stock at 124 will be offered, with Common at 90 cited.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Awful Deed of Insane Farmer in Cal
In Jeano California on December 22 during a temporary insanity attack farmer George C Cheuvront assaulted his wife and two children with a hatchet. The wife died and the children are not expected to survive. Cheuvront fled the scene then threw himself under a train and was killed.
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Jeano
Cal
Dee
George C. Cheuvront
Cheuvront
Fire destroys Santa Clara College administration building
In San Jose on December 22 a blaze gutted the administration building of Santa Clara College. The loss is estimated at about 70,000 dollars. Other campus structures were saved by rapid effort from firefighters and staff.
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San Jose
Santa Clara College
Wheat Market Reports and Rogue River Valley Trolley Plan
Wheat markets in Chicago show Clare at 1.14 and May futures at 1.1018 with July at 1.01 and September 0.97. Portland prices remain unchanged. A trolley line from Medford through the Rogue River Valley now appears assured, signaling regional transport expansion.
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Chicago
Clare
Portland
Medford
Rogue River Valley
Expedition starts from Fairbanks to prove Cook claim Mount McKinley climb
A six member expedition leaves Fairbanks with dog teams and supplies to establish a base at Mt McKinley foot and dash for the summit in March to prove or disprove Cook. They forfeit $5000 if no one reaches the top.
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MT. Mckinley
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mount McKinley
Supreme Court Rules Supreme Court Run Legal in Oregon
In Salem Oregon a 25 page opinion by Associate Justice McBride upholds the legislature’s last winter act creating two supreme court justices as valid. The three remaining justices Chief Justice Moore Eakin and McBride render the decision unanimously with Eakin writing a concurrence and Moore a brief separate note.
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Salem, Or
McBride
Supreme Court
Will R. King
W. T. Slater
Crawford
Moore
Eakin
Cochran
Ashland Votes To Historic City Victory In Election
In Ashland Oregon the December city election produced the town's greatest victory by a 403 vote majority. The Pasadena plan to allow hotel liquor service at meals carried by a large margin of 48. H E Badger won Park Commissioner by 83, with several ward races decided. Overall vote was moderate and the election quiet.
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Ashland
Pasadena
H. E. Badger
H. C. Froback
J. C. Bernard
Charles Sennett
C. Cunningham
J. Fr
Visiting tour of Pythian officials in Southern Oregon
Albany December reports three leading Knights of Pythias lodges in Southern Oregon will receive official visits in January. Grand Vice Chancellor D. E. Yoran of Eugene and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal L. R. Stinson of Salem outline plans to visit Klamath Falls January 10 Ashland January 11 and Medford January 12 with local lodges hosting the events.
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Albany, Or
Knights of Pythias
Oregon
D. E. Yoran
Eugene
L. R. Stinson
Salem
Klamath Falls
Ashland
Medford
State Law Trumps City Rules In Prohibition Dispute
Portland December 22. U S district Judge Wolverton holds county prohibition preempts municipal liquor regulations. Ruthe of Eugene convicted under a Eugene liquor ordinance challenged city power since Lane County voted to suspend liquor sales. Courts sustain the county stance and rule the city had no authority to regulate liquor sales.
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Portland
C. E. Wolverton
United States District Court
Charles F. Ruthe
Eugene
Lane County
Ruthe
Circuit Court
United States Court
Ambassadors and Ministers Named Nominations Sent
The President named John C. Ardrey receiver of the land office at Portland Arthur Wheelhouse postmaster at Arlington and H S Buck post master at Sumpter Walter F Baker post master at Tillamook and sent them to the senate for approval.
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Washington
Senate
John C. Ardrey
Portland
Arthur Wheelhouse
Arlington
H. S. Buck
Sumpter
Walter F. Baker
Tillamook
Typhoid Fever Strikes Willamette Residents
Oregon City reports over 30 cases of typhoid fever in Willamette with A Leighton's wife and two children among the ill. All doctors in the city have pa but none proven. An Eastern man hosted a stag party with Wienerwurst portieres and a prize for the closest guess on their number.
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Willamette
Oregon City
A. Leighton
Estrada Wins Victory Over Zelaya at Rama in Nicaragua
Bluefields Dec 22 Estrada's forces defeat government troops at Rama with about six hundred killed or wounded and nineteen hundred Zelaya men surrender including General Gonzales. Two Americans killed. Detachments under Generals Mena Fornos Diaz Alfredo Diaz Chamorro advance to outflank Gonzales. Hospital set up by Commander Shipley. no troops landed.
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Bluefields
Estrada
Rama
Zelaya
Gonzales
Uis Mena
Fornos Diaz
Alfredo Diaz
Chamorro
Dutty
Mena
Recree
Revolutionary Army
Godfrey Fowler
Thirty-third Infantry
Shipley
Des Moines
Springfield man and stepson arrested for liquor sale
Springfield resident Brown Hansard and his stepson G E Hansard were arrested for selling liquor. They pled not guilty before Judge Bryson in Eugene. trials set for December 27 and 28. Each posted $300 bail and remain free. Oscar Parson, recently convicted of the same offense, swore to the complaint.
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Brown Hansard
Springfield
G. E. Hansard
Eugene
Bryson
Justice Court
Oscar Parson
Hansards
Leopold II Buried With Royal Pomp at Laeken Vault
The body of Leopold II king of the Belgians was placed in the royal burial vault at St. Mary church in Laeken Brussels. The funeral and burial were conducted with full state pomp despite the monarchs will calling for simple obsequies.
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Brussels
Leopold II
Dead man identified as San Francisco drug store bandit
In San Jose on December 22 a man killed by a train was identified as Walter B. Carroll, a former San Francisco policeman, widely recognized as the so called drug store bandit who had recently stirred San Francisco.
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San Jose
Cal
Walter B. Carroll
San Francisco
Salem Chief of Police Vindicated in Investigation
Salem Oregon December 21 The police committee of the city council reported after an investigation that Chief of Police Gibson faced insufficient evidence to warrant removal. The Law Enforcement League had pressed for his ouster and he was questioned by the star chamber session of the committee.
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Salem, Or
Police Committee
City Council
Gibson
Law Enorcement League
Star Chamber
Wheelman Theatre Burned in Reno Devastating Fire
Reno Nev Dec 22 The Wheelman Theatre in Reno was destroyed by fire last night. The adjacent new St Thomas Aquinas Catholic church was also destroyed. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Reno
Nev
Wheelman
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic
Three Williamson Children Die in Delaware Fire
Delaware Ohio December 22 Three children of Jasper Williamson perished in a house fire while parents were away authorities report the blaze gutted the home and all three youngsters perished in the flames local investigation underway to determine cause and exact circumstances of the tragedy
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Delaware
Ohio
Jasper Williamson
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