Wealth Inheritance Shocks Portland Woman After Years of Poverty
Mary Booth, a 60 plus Portland resident, inherits a large portion of George D Selmon's six million dollar estate from Springfield Minnesota. The will also names HL C King an attorney and Monroe Golstein as claimants, with Golstein seeking about fifty thousand dollars and King a contingent share totaling roughly four hundred seventy six thousand dollars.
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Portland
Feb
Mra
Mary Hooth
George D Selnon
Springfield
Minss
Mra Booth
Booth
HL C King
Munroe Goleteth
Bth
Mr. Sooth
Golstein
Revenue Cutter Starts on Search for Missing Lifeboat
The revenue cutter Tacoma departed Seattle on February 9 to join the search for the Farallon lifeboat missing with all crew. In Chicago the dates May to September are listed with figures 110 1-8, 101, and 0 4, implying records or timings from the period.
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Revenue Cutter
Seattle
Tacoma
Chicago
Large Majority In Favor Of Annexation
A district committee reports strong backing for annexation on West Eighth Street and nearby areas. Five of those contacted refused to sign, with a city council election planned soon to decide the issue.
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Caoveon
Eighth Street
Plalr
Thiatrict
Gill and Moore Head Tickets In Springfield Election
Primary results show Hiram C. Gill wins Republican nomination for mayor by 124000 plurality over C A V Housston and ex mayor William Hickman Moore secures Democratic nomination over Oliver Erickson by 8050. Also notes corrected mall delay misreport and Linn County January births and deaths total 23 and 12 with death rate under six per thousand.
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Heatthe
Hiram C. Gi
C. A. V. Housston
William Hickman Moore
Oliver T. Erickson
OOS
Linn
Probe on HGH Prices Probe UAUon of HGH Prices
Washington February 9 The senate debated food prices and a finance committee resolution to investigate causes of higher living costs Senator Stone Missouri argued the Payne Aldrich tariff fueled rising prices and warned the probe may conceal real facts The Elkins resolution for investigation was adopted by the senate
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Finance
Stone
Missouri
Minimum Tariff for Foreigners Proclamation Issued
Washington on February 9 reports the president issued a proclamation granting the Payne Aldrich act minimum tariff rates to Argentina Brazil Uruguay Paraguay Mexico Panama and Liberia.
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Washington
Argentine
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Mexico
Panama
Liberia
Fire damages gas plant on East Eighth Street
A fire at a gas plant on East Eighth Street late at night 7:15 o clock was believed caused by an overheated stove. Fire crews led by Harry Briggs quickly deployed hoses and chemical equipment to subdue the blaze as workers reported confusion locating the source at the city hall.
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Alfleef
Waler
East Eighth Street
Ali
Harry Briggs
Peary Promoted to Admiral Grade
Washington February 9 The bill naming Commander Hobt E Peary discoverer of the North Pole a rear admiral passed the senate today and is expected to be approved by the house.
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Washington
Hobt. E. Peary
North Pole
Senate
House
Six Miners Die in Stearns Coal Mine Explosion
Stearne Ky Feb 9 an explosion in Mine No 1 of the Stearns Coal Company today killed six men instantly. The disaster at Stearns Coal reflects the dangers faced by miners in the region. Rescue teams searched the shaft while officials assessed the cause and the impact on operations. The names of the victims were not immediately released.
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Stearne
Stearns Coal Company
Inquest Finds Str ychnine Death by Hyde Strychnine
Kansas City February 9 The Swope inquest ended with a verdict that Colonel Thomas Hunton Swope died from strychnine administered by Hyde but without a finding of felonious administration. The day featured tense exchanges as Hyde’s attorney refused to let him testify and Pearl Keller and Mrs. Swope testified about the poisoning setup and Swope’s charitable plans. Dr. Hall confirmed no cerebral hemorrhage and a druggist testified the dose was minute, Hyde listening intently throughout.
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Kansas City
Swope
Thomas Hunton Swope
Hyde
Frank P. Walsh
Walsh
Knsas City
Thomas Swope
Dr. Hyde
Frank Hall
Colonel Swope
Co. Gentry
Miss Keller
Constable Captures Dangerous Suspect After Struggle
A Wendling man described as Fred Shepard overpowered Mike Sebasco after a hand to hand fight near Eugene. Sebasco fired a shot wounding the arm of the constable who then disarmed him and handcuffed him. Sebasco faces larceny charges and was bound over to the circuit court by Judge Bryson. In Jasper, robbers blew open the Smith and Barr country store safe with giant powder, taking $75 and damaging the post office. officers hunt suspects from nearby traction camp No. 1 as checks cashed by railroad laborers drew attention to the crime.
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Fred Shepard
Wendling
Mike Sebasco
Eugene
Sebasco
Booth-Kelly Lumber Co
Sobarco
Sobasco
Shepard
Eheeriff
Robers
Smith and Barr
Jasper
Robery
Springfield
Barr
Sheriff Bown
Pioneer Mrs Cleek Dies in Coburg at 1:30 PM
Mrs M S Cleek a Lane County pioneer died suddenly at her Coburg home from heart failure yesterday at 1 30 PM She had lived in Coburg eleven years and previously near Junction She crossed the plains as a child in 608 and the family moved to the county Funeral is Friday at 2 o'clock with interment in Masonie cemetery.
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M. S. Cleek
Lane County
Coburg
Ruby Baker
Junction
Plains
Masonie
Seine Rises Nine Inches Fears Repeat Flooding
The Seine in Paris rose nine inches in the last 24 hours with another increase forecast through Friday. Authorities express confidence the current rise will not mirror the recent disaster and say precautionary steps are being taken.
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Paris
Fely
Seine
Mrs Brittain Fails to Find Her Lost Son Cecil Burns
Mrs. R L Brittain of Walla Walla rushed to Springfield and Eugene seeking Cecil Brittain, lost for four years since Toll Gate. A Burns boy matched his photo and lip scar but inconsistencies proved he was not her son. The case highlights years of fruitless chasing rumors and distant clues.
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Brittain
Cecil
R. L. Brittain
Walla Walla
Springfield
Eugene
Charles Dority
Cecil Burns
Burns
Cecil Brittain
Toll Gate
Two Mountains
Te- Gop 'Oe
Uritisins
Public lands opened to settlers by Taft plan
Washington reports four million acres of public lands moved from forest reserves to homestead use after Taft approved reclassification by Chief Forester Pinchot. Idaho alone gains over 400000 acres as tillable land previously withheld. Elimination continues with another thirty percent of forest lands awaiting reclassification.
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Washington
Taft
Forester
Pinchoot
Idaho
Spanish Cabinet Resigns Under Premier Pendergast
Madrid February 9 The Spanish cabinet led by Premier Pendergast resigned today Albany will host aviation events this summer John C Burkhart of Portland whom built a biplane exhibited in Portland has leased Goltra Park near that city for summer experiments
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Madrid
Pendergast
Albany
John C. Burkhart
Portland
Portland Automobile
Goltra Park
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Mary Booth
Lionaire
Chicago Wheat Market
Gill and Moore
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eUuove
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Namsook
Hag
Art Deliance Mars
Eugene Springfield
Cottage Grove
Hamptons
Cjalatea and
Cale
WNP
Jundner
Juint
Was. Cleek
River Seine
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