Murder Mystery Deepens In Chicago Woman Found Bodies
Chicago police pursue a murder case after Mrs Bessie Hollister a wealthy choir singer and wife of Frank Hollister is found slain behind a carpenter shop. A copper wire tightens around her neck and robbery is suspected. Richard Ivins confesses to abducting dragging and strangling her after assaulting her near the shop.
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Chicago
Mre
Bessie Hollister
Frank Hollister
Richard Ivins
Mra. Hollister
Telegraph Breveties Across Cities and Tragedies
Denver mining engineer James B Allen shoots himself by his three year old daughter's bed after his wife objects to whiskey in the home. In Panama a fire wipes out tenements stores and schools, police arrest a foreman of fumigators. Portland reports sale of steamer Roanoke to Atlantic coast. Oregon Senator McBride improving. New York doctors debate a morning ballet tale.
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Bie
James B. Allen
Panama
Church of Sao Juan de Nebsume Ceno
Catholic Brotherhood Institute and Orphan Asylum
Oregon and national briefs of January incidents
A series of short items report a LaGrande drug clerk bound over on a larceny charge, a Parsone Snyder & Co. brokerage liability note, Secretary Root and General Chaffee staff change, a Forest Grove veteran’s death, armor plate delay questions in Washington, a Bend ferry drowning near Drain, a Silver City miner burial, and a severe Pacific coast storm causing ships to seek shelter near Seattle and Cape Flattery with capsized boats and missing lives.
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Seattle
Colombia
Alaska
Ranier
San Frencisco
Cape Flattery
San Juan
Dixon Entrance
Butler’s
Sterenesa Island
Eile
President cites lobby influence at conference on statehood
Washington reports Republicans in Missouri discuss the president’s remarks about a corrupt lobby influencing policy on Arizona and New Mexico statehood. Tillman plans Senate talk on San Domingo. Bacon declares Morocco policy. War Dept seeks 8,040,780 emergency Panama canal funds for April to July.
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Congress
Batcock
Wisconsin
Arizona
New Mexico
Tillman
Senate
San Domingo
Bacon Tlea
War Department
House
Panama Canal
Eugene Men Win Prizes At Local Poultry Show
Portland reports Eugene residents J. O. Watte and B. F. Keeney won multiple prizes in the Harred Plymouth Rock category at the city poultry show. Watts captured first and third in cockerels and fourth in pen, Keeney took second and fourth in cockerels and second in pen, and Keeney earned the silver cap for the best eight cockerele among 108 birds. The event is hailed as the best ever held on the coast.
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Portland
J. O. Watte
B. F. Keeney
Eugene
Plymouth
Watts
Keeney
Marshall Field Near Death in New York Hospital
The death of Marshall Field is imminent as she sinks slowly. The family has been summoned with Field showing no improvement at 1 15 P M as hours pass and her condition grows weaker.
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New York
Jar
Marshall Field
Field
World News Briefs From Across Nation And World
A late breaking compiled dispatch reports events from Chicago to Washington. Notable items include the death of a university leader and funeral rites at the University of Chicago, a postponed assassination trial in Idaho, student drunkenness and riot charge in Washington state, a senate dispute over Depew’s resignation, a Portland factory fire with losses, a snowstorm across Oregon, a wreck on a westbound mail train, President Roosevelt inducted into the Order of Red Men, a Washington mishap with a streetcar accident, German conscription notices in Denmark, a pneumonia case at Mare Island, and Armenian casualties after a bombing incident near Tiflis.
Overstocked feed and flour prices offered by Moon & Tingley
Moon and Tingley announce discounted prices on feed and flour as they prepare for the next period. Customers are urged to call for current price lists and details. The notice provides contact at Block Kiln Sass Oth Street and Rd Itw.
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Moon
Tingley
Hitchcock promise hints on land entries Oregon policy
A late January dispatch notes President Hitchcock signaling that last year’s blanket order withholding patenting of land in Oregon will be revised to address mineral entries and that homestead claims will be rescinded. The report includes scattered items from Pendleton and other cities, covering fires, court actions, and legal rulings across Oregon and beyond.
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Hitchcock
Oregon
Jennings Murder Trial Nears Verdict in Oregon
In Grant's Pass Oregon on January 14 a jury reached a not guilty verdict for Jasper Jennings father murder case after jurors heard testimony from Jennings children aged 12 and 6. The witnesses described the night of the crime and the discovery of the deceased father. Coroner Flanagan reported the victim was found in bed with a possible intruder presence. Jasper Jennings testified he traveled nearby and denied involvement claiming his sister Dora has no complicity.
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Julio Eb, Letsome
Umpqua River
Drain
Grant
Josephine County
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Granite Hill
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Graot
Jan
Jenning
Pasa
James
Jenninge
Ing
Ten O'Vlok
Elatera
Flanagan
Ces
Grant's Pass
Jasper Jeneinge
Jasper
Caroline
Bie
Eleter Dora
School lands fraud case noted in county court
Attorneys Fenton and Holman appeared before Judge Burnett concerning indictments in the state case against Fr W Jewett. Wisconsin memberman beat numbers to take fake deeds for school lands. Jewett sought money to pay and received deeds for all, as did Kelliher. Convictions and sentences noted. testimony forms basis of the demurrer.
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Salem, Gan
W. Fenton
HK. W. Holman
G. G. Blogram
Burnett Moraisg
Fr. W. Jewett
Wisconeso Iamberman
Jewett
Kelliher
Orchard Held for Trial in Stuenenberg Murder Case
Caldwell Idaho Jan 15 Orchard held for trial after preliminary hearing where witnesses describe the murder suspect’s suspicious act. A boy working in a chamber room reports guncotton powder and glycerine found in the room.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Herchard
Ior Stuenenberg
Stennnenberg
Bad employee causes fault at Faiey Company
Cleveland Jap 15. Faiey Company stockholders announced their failure after an employee's alleged actions prompted questions about employee conduct. No further statement issued.
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Cleveland
Faiey Company
Agent Cockrell Returns to Albany After Disappearance
Albany January 12 agent Cockrell of the E line who vanished eight days ago returned this morning claiming he arrived on a freight from the south. He awaits audit of the office accounts as railway officials investigate a discrepancy found in his books. The man appears dazed and nothing else of significance has surfaced.
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Albany, Or
Cockrell
Thee
Line
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