Insanity exam reveals shotgun threat to Sheriff and deputy
Ernest Pritchard, charged with insanity, threatened Sheriff Bown and a deputy with a shotgun at his father's farm last summer. Officers avoided violence, later arrested him as he slept upstairs after a prior pursuit. Pritchard, a deserter, claimed fear of re-arrest and did not recognize the officers.
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Ernest Pritchard
Thompson
Pritchard
Bown
L. W. Brown
Hovey
Mr. Hawkins
Earnest
Eugene
R. M. Pratt
Earl Pryor
Sheriff Bown
Young Pritchard Declared Sane Despite Peculiar Conduct
Forenoon observations by Dr. D A Paine and F M Day led to a sane ruling for the young man son of J J Pritchard but onlookers see him as peculiar. It remains uncertain if he burned the houses and killed Mr Hawkins horses.
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Dre. D. A. Paine
F. M. Day
J. J. Pritchard
Harrisburg Man Wins in Famous Hop Litigation
In Harrisburg Oregon a local hopgrower J B Cartwright won a protracted federal appeal. The case hinged on a 1902 contract with Lilienthal Bros for 40 000 pounds annually and later contract changes after he sold his hopyard. The Oregon California court dispute spanned six years and culminated with a higher court affirming Judge Wolverton's ruling.
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Harrisburg
J. BR. Cartwright
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal
Oregon
California
Cartwright
San Francisco
J. K. Weatherford
Albany
Lillenthal Broa
New York
Lane County
Lilienthal Bros
Wolverton
Officials to be rewarded with high appointments row
The dispatch lists anticipated promotions and new offices including Justice Rufus W. Peckham at 12500 dollars annually a move to ambassador to Great Britain at 17500 a year and other diplomatic posts toward filling Charles B. Francis and Charles R. Crane seats at similar pay levels amid a broad distribution of official plum appointments.
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Rufus W. Peckham
Great Britain
Whitelaw Reid
Austria
Charles 8. Francis
China
Charlies R. Crane
Political shakeups hint at cabinet and judiciary changes
Rumors place Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce and Labor in new posts at 4500 dollars annually, with a Chicago district judge replacing Judge Bethea at 6000 dollars. A supreme court justice may resign due to health, and five judges plus assistants are sought for the new toms court of appeal. Wreck reports include steamers York Unalakirke Mary Sachs Wilkes as vessels torn down or wrecked on the water.
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Toms Court of Appeal
aWr Dickinson
Tennessee
York
Unalakirke
Mary Sachs
Snake River
Wilkes
Trehow River
Fearful storm rages at Nome in Alaska
Nome, Alaska November 9 reports a severe storm battering the city with high winds and heavy seas. Wharves and waterfront structures sustain damage as residents brace for continued gales and potential flooding.
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Fearfu Storm
Nome
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