Southern Pacific Tax Plan Raises Rate to 19000 Per Mile
At a Western Oregon assessors convention in Albany the plan to more than treble the Southern Pacific Railway assessment was approved. The new rate of 19000 per mile applies to both rolling stock and roadbed, with Woodburn Natron branch taxed at 80 per mille and the west side road at 210000 in Polk and Benton counties. Pullman rate rises from 75 to 100 per mile, Multnomah unchanged at 200000 per mile.
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Albany
Oregon
Bell
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Woodburn-Natron
West Side
Polk
Benton
Pullman Company
Multnomah County
Doctors Remove Living Man's Heart in Surgery
Philadelphia reports a 40 minute operation at Pennsylvania Hospital where Dr. Richard Hart removed William Wyatt's pulsating heart, stitched a left side wound of about 1.25 inches, and replaced the organ to restore circulation. Wyatt, initially thought stabbed, rests comfortably after the delicate procedure, the third of its kind in the city.
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Philadelphia
William Wyatt
Pennsylvania Hospital
Richard Hart
Wyatt
Kr. Hart
Electrocution of Charles Tucker at prison chair
Boston June 12 Charles L Tucker was electrocuted at 12 12 am for the murder of Mable Page. He was pronounced dead at 12 19 am. Three applications of current were used. Tucker read a brief statement seeking forgiveness and peace before the chair was prepared and the warden signaled the electrician.
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Boston
Charles L. Tucker
Mable Page
Tucker
Senator Millard Favors Lock Canal In Cost Cut Plan
Washington June 13 Senator Millard, chair of the canal committee, advocated a lock canal at foot level, claiming costs would be over 150 million dollars lower than a sea level design. A San Francisco delegation seeking funding will get a hearing tomorrow before the House appropriations committee. The House Agriculture Committee recessed and agreed on a meat inspection bill with disputes over who pays the inspection cost. The bill would prohibit dating labels on canned goods and set a maximum fine and imprisonment for bribery of legislators. J T Brown has been appointed postmaster at the...
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Washington
Millard
Canal
San Francisco
House Committee On Appropriations
House Committee On Agriculture
Eugene Charter Act Repealed Local Option Suit Event
In Eugene a suit seeks to enjoin Lane County Court from ordering prohibition in the city. William M. Renshaw and Alf Walker, liquor dealers, lead the case arguing Eugene charter repeals the local option law for the city. Plaintiffs seek a decree invalidating the county election and preventing enforcement during suit.
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Eugene
William M. Renshaw
Alf Walker
Siquor
Smeede Bar
Woodcock & Potter
Marshfield
Hamilton
City of
State of
Oregon
Legislative Assembly
Secretary of State
Jane
Enwene
Anid
Couuty
Lane County
Prohibition Battle in Lane County Lawsuit Filed
Salt Creek area plaintiffs Luckey and Anderson sue Lane County to stop a county wide prohibition election. They argue the Eugene charter repealed local option, petition signatures were invalid, and fewer than 500 valid voters signed. They seek a permanent injunction and to invalidate the election.
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T. C. Luckey
H. H. Anderson
Springfield
Lane County
Jett's Confession Made Public in Kentucky
Curtis Jett, serving life for one murder and death for another, had his confession released. The statement claims State Senator Hargis is innocent and accuses Judge Hargis and Ed Cockrill as the primary conspirators. The tale is presented as a dramatic account from the mountain region.
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Cynthiana
Curtis Jett
James 4. Marcum
J. Cockrill
Hargis
Ed Cockrill
Deputies arrest Negro oppressors in Sikeston plantation case
In Sikeston Missouri deputies acting under a US marshal arrested Charlee M and W B Smith on charges they forced Black workers to labor at a 2000 acre plantation under guard with no pay. Other firm members sought as marshals plan arrests of a work corps. Washington figures predict Republican influence could drive the race toward Bryan.
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St. Louis
Sikeston
Charlee M
W. B. Smith
Smith
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Bryan
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