Discarded Suiter Kills Dartmouth College Girl Then Shoots Self
Northampton April 29 Por ter Smith a Dartmouth graduate from Chicago shot and fatally wounded Helen A. Marden a Smith College senior after she refused to renew their engagement. As she died he killed himself. Two bullets struck the girl and a third hit her head. Smith then killed himself.
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Northampton
Mass
Porter Smith
Chicago
Dartmouth
Helen A. Marden
Smith College
Frank Marden
Somerville
Smith
Chapel
Miss Marden
Smith Murderer Believed Absent on West Trip
Chicago April 29. Smith a traveling salesman for Smith & Sons was thought to be on a West trip but was found to be in the East. His father a shoe manufacturer and an uncle R P Smith of Smith & Sons, manufacturers, are noted in connection with the case.
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Chicago
Smith
Smith & Sons
West
East
Iself
R. P. Smith
Electrical storm ravages Chicago elevators and docks
A severe electrical storm in Chicago caused a fatal fire in Illinois Central Railroad elevators. One fireman died, another is missing, eight are seriously injured. Damage is estimated at $1,000,000 as flames threatened docks, trainsheds, and freight cars. The grain elevator housed 350,000 bushels of wheat valued at $700,000 and insured.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Lake Front
Bartlett, Patten & Co
Bartlett, Patten & Company
Snow Storm Lands In New York Suburbs After Cold Spell
New York city woke to a snow storm after a month of extreme cold. The snow melted quickly in the city, but the suburbs saw ground covered by white.
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New York City
New York
Tornado Damages Property In Nebraska This Spring
Omaha reports a tornado on April 29 causing heavy property damage and livestock losses. Local authorities describe significant upheaval across the surrounding area with crews assessing debris and securing stranded farms.
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Omaha
Prosecution Ordered In Oklahoma Land Fraud Case
Washington April 29 The Attorney General instructs Tulsa district attorney to vigorously prosecute the Oklahoma land fraud cases and to apply for a new grand jury per Judge Marshall’s decision Indictments quashed on April 10 against Governor Hasketl and six others for conspiracy in Muskogee town lots case
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Washington
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Marshall
Hasketl
Muskogee
Wind Damage Reported in Sarpy County No Fatalities
A severe wind event swept through Sarpy county last evening with no loss of life. Bernie is reported as damaged by the wind. The incident caused property damage though no injuries were noted. Local authorities are assessing affected areas and residents are advised to stay indoors and report hazards.
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Sarpy County
Bernie
Tornado Hits Douglas Kansas Leaving One Dead
A tornado struck the small town of Douglas southeast of Wichita last night causing one fatality reported by local authorities. The storm damaged homes and disrupted power as responders assessed the scene and searched for additional injuries.
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Kansas
Wichita
Douglas
Here
Wisconsin Snow and Sleet Dumped Across State
Snow and sleet hit Wisconsin last night with rain mixed in. Reports show up to three inches of snow in many areas around Milwaukee and across the state, disrupting travel and urging caution.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Great Lakes labor strike against Lake Carriers begins
Chicago May 1 a strike of labor unions against the Lake Carriers Association went into effect today. Some 1900 seamen are involved and thousands idle in Chicago Cleveland Buffalo and other centers. About 400 boats are controlled by the association.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Lake Carriers’ Association
Cleveland
Buffalo
Jury Acquits Young Heiress in Missouri Murder Trial
Neosho Missouri May 1 Miss Johnny Davidson the young heiress on trial here for the murder of Roy Ras mour her sister s suitor was acquitted this morning.
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Neosho, Mo
D. A. Mosby Visits City for Brief Stay
D. A. Mosby of Dinston is in the city for a day or so, stopping briefly during travel.
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D. A. Mosby
Dinston
Nelson Finds Lumber Jokers in Tariff Bill
Washington April 29 Consideration of the tariff bill was resumed by the senate today. Nelson of Minnesota voiced objections to tariff act provisions while praising his discovery of jokers on the lumber schedule. He argued lumber rates remain high despite claimed reductions, and attacked trusts and free trade ideas in sharp rhetoric.
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Washington
Senate
Rayner
Nelson
Minnesota
Raynor
Chamber
Prosecutions Planned Against Big Sugar Trust Members
New York May 1 Henry Stimson said federal criminal prosecutions will begin as disclosures from the government suit against American Sugar Refining Co. are released. Stimson acts as special attorney for the government in the case.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Co
Henry Stimson
Irving Grange monthly report from Irving April notes
Special correspondence from Irving reports a busy month for farmers and grange members. New initiations and applications. state master Buxton referendum stance against funding the Agricultural College at Corvallis. grange to purchase a new home from the M E church South. May meeting set for second Friday. May 22 picnic with music, ice cream and speeches by Professor Alderman and others hosted at Mrs Lowry’s grounds. Irving band to perform.
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Irving
Grange
The
Buxton
Agricultural College
Corvallis
Irving Grange
Irving Band
Alderman
Mary Day
Three Negroes Lynched by Mob in Texas
In Marshall Texas early today a mob hanged three African Americans after they killed Deputy Sheriff Mark Huffman and wounded Constable Cargill during a raid on a crap game. Victims named Greele Mose Pie Hill and Matt Chase. No arrests reported. Also notes New York politicians debate Governor Hughes future with hints of a third term US Senate bid or Supreme Court appointment.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Marshall
Greele Mose
Pie Hill
Matt Chase
Mark Huffman
Cargill
New York
Hughes
Depew
United States Senate
Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Spring Humors and Hood's Sarsaparilla Claim Cure
The advertisement asserts spring toxins from winter cause boils pimples and fatigue. Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses blood improves stomach liver kidneys and skin and offers permanent cures. One testimonial says the remedy restored health strength after spring illness.
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Hood
Howl
Colorado fruit growers build smudges
Grand Junction May 1 two thousand smudge pots watched through the misty night by an army of men, women and children, have probably saved the Grand valley fruit crop worth 3,900,000 this year from destruction as outside the smudging districts temperatures fell to 20 degrees and orchards were badly damaged.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Grand Valley
Mahon Sells Interest in Occi Mill to Partners
H. C. Mahon sold all his right and interest in the Occi dental Mill and Lumber Company to Dr. T. W. Harris and G. O. Bassett. Mahon, president of Sunset Lumber, cites wide business interests. Bassett just returned from Portland with news that Occidental mill will be pushed forward, while Moore mill west of town moves into heavy timber and both mills soon to operate.
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H. C. Mahon
T. W. Harris
G. O. Bassett
Occidental Mill and Lumber
Mahon
Sunset Lumber Company
Bassett
Portland
Occidental
Moore
Corvallis
Poultry raiser P E Peterson dies after illness near Junction City
P E Peterson aged 65 died April 29 1999 at his home nine miles west of Junction City after weeks with pneumonia. He had lived there since 1888 and was a leading poultry raiser. Survived by wife and a deceased daughter. Services were held at the residence with burial in Dane cemetery.
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Junction City
P. E. Peterson
Daily Guard
J. F. Sterner
Eugene
Robert Hamilton
James A
David L. Hamilton
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Charles Hamilton
Dixon
California
Delver Two Million Bushels of May Wheat
Chicago May 1 May delivery day on the board of trade saw the May option become cash wheat. About two million bushels were delivered mainly to Bartlett Patten and Company with Patten believed to have paid about 1.08 a bushel. May opened 1.24 3 4 closing at 1.25 2 4 and other contracts closed at 1.12 for July 1.03 1 4 for September and 1.02 1 8 for December.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
James A. Patten
Bartlett, Patten & Company
Patten
Bold attempt to rob Salem jewelry store
Salem Oregon April 27 Whisky is responsible for the whole thing says Albion H Smith after his audacious daylight jewelry store hold up at 1230 pm in the Commercial street business district. Smith a real estate heir was disarmed by F E Taylor and F H Wilhelm after attempting to take cash diamonds and a revolver in the Hinges jewelry store. clerk Carl Neugebauer complied with 27 dollars and diamonds worth 1000 to 1500 were sought. Hinges confronted the robber as he fled and was later captured with a 38 caliber revolver.
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Salem, Or
Albion H. Smith
Charles H. Hinges
Smith
lIncal
Hinges Store
Carl Neugebauer
Neugebauer
Hinges
F. E. Taylor
Portland
F. H. Wilhelm
Salem
Turkeys Succession Rule Names Rechad Effendi Heir
Under Turkish law the eldest son of a sultan is heir apparent. Mohammed Rechad Effendi, half brother of Abdul Hamid II, leads the line of succession born November 3, 1844 in Constantinople. Yussef Izgedine Effendi, son of Abdul Aziz, is second in line, two years younger.
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Mohammed Rechad Effendi
Abdul Hamid II
Yussef Izgedine Effendi
Abdul Aziz
Rechad Effendi
Abdul Hamid
Constantinople
San Francisco Welcomes Japanese Training Squadron
San Francisco greets Admiral Swinburne’s training squadron as four cruisers pass the Golden Gate. City, state, and nation extend hospitality to the visiting Japanese ships including the Soya arriving from San Pedro. Harborside receptions and official escorts highlight the welcome amid reflectons on Admiral Dewey’s Manila Bay victory.
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San Francisco
Jleh
San Pedro
Golden Gate
Admiral Swinburne
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Pacific
Leet
Aduira Swinburne
General Weston
Dr Oscar Eliott Smith Dies In Eugene After Illness
Prominent Eugene dentist and Civil War veteran Dr Oscar Eliott Smith died at General hospital after a several week illness from stomach troubles. Born November 13 1846 in Know County Ohio he moved to Oregon in 1870 and settled Marshfield for 30 years before relocating to Eugene in 1902. Survived by wife and three sons Sydney West and Thomas the Knights Templar will escort the remains to Portland for cremation from the early local train tomorrow.
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Oscar Eliott Smith
Eugene
General Hospital
Portland
Smith
Ohio Volunteers
Sydney
West
Thomas
Large Planing Mill Planned at Cottage Grove by F L Boxford Co
F L Boxford and Company Incorporated bought land from J J Jones and leased rail land from O & E Railroad to build a large planing mill and wood working plant in Cottage Grove. The project will create jobs and boost fall orders, with J J Jones and the Commercial Club supporting the move. Local residents and visitors report progress and optimism amid regional growth.
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F. L. Boxford & Co., Incorporated
J. J. Jones
Frederickson
Portland Company
O. & 3. FE. Railroad Company
Boxford
Commercial Club
Cottage Grove
Lindly Welch
Fugene
D. L. Woods
W. H. Wiltse
Eugene
Clark
Bohemia
Earl Mill
Earl Simeral
Taconi
Tacoma
Frank Hampton
Austin Hampton
Ralph Dodson
U. of O
Gilbert H. Tyson
Lord Lovelace Sells At Portland Sale For 700
Lord Lovelace a horse listed at 2 10 was purchased at the Portland stock sale yesterday by Chester Murphy for 700 dollars.
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Lord Lovelace
Portland
Chester Murphy
Dirt turned for $100,000 Osburn hotel in Eugene
The first dirt was turned on the site of the Osburn hotel to be built by a Eugene company at a cost of $100,000 at East Eighth and Pear streets. Carson Mathews started work with several men and teams as soon as the Mange residence moved off, and plans call for basement walls to be contracted as excavation completes.
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Osburn
Eugene Citi Fone
East Eighth and
Pear
Carson Mathews
Mange
BE. L. Campbell
Dry Territory Expanded in New Hampshire After Referendum
Concord New Hampshire May 1 changes from last fall's liquor referendum widened prohibition. Only 25 of 230 towns allow saloons or wholesale liquor, with 29 407 people in those towns. State total population about 50 090. Six of eleven cities with 56 000 residents are no-license, leaving about one third of residents in no-license areas.
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Concord
N. M
New Hampshire
Fine New Hotel for Roseburg
Roseburg’s Holy McClailen hotel to be sold to Geo F Meyers of Fort Collins Colorado with formal transfer tomorrow and operation starting Saturday May 1. Stewart and Beale negotiated the deal. Meyers plans a full remodel adding a four story annex on Jackson street, steam plant, modern plumbing, hot and cold water in every room, at least 20 new baths and in-room telephones for every room.
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Roseburg
Holy McClailen
Geo. F. Meyers
Ft Collins
Colorado
Messrs. Stewart & Beale
Meyer
Harvey
Santa Fe
Jackson Street
Tloseburg Review
Judge Bean Confirmed by Senate in Oregon Federal Post
Washington April 28 Judge F S Bean chief justice of the Oregon supreme court was confirmed by the senate as the additional federal judge for the district of Oregon The position was created at the last session of the 60th congress Munroe and Sons furniture dealers have taken the east room of the new Dunn Wilking block on West Kieth street opposite their store and will occupy June 1 The 54 by 90 foot room is described as splendid and a concrete warehouse will be erected at the rear for the new tenants
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Washington
Munroe & Sons
Kiehth Street
Dunn-Wilking
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Darthmouth College
Nebraska
Haskell
Corvalls & Eastern Railroad
Al-bany
McMurray
John M. Scott
Corvallis & Eastern
BIG Sugar Trust
Gesaritte
la Anne
Ehane
Delver
Salem Jewelry Store
Tive Ataffa
Mayo
Cardia
Tala
New Corporation
Bean
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