Alma Bell Cleared of Murder Verdict Not Guilty
Alma Bell was found not guilty of murdering Joe Armes in Auburn California. The trial revealed she claimed Armes promised marriage, rejected her later pregnancy, and pressured by family and funeral events she sought marriage. The courtroom was crowded as she recounted her testimony under cross examination.
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Alma Bell
Auburn
Cal
Joe Armen
Armes
Ile
Abe
Joe
Joe Armes
Conditions Improve in Flood District as Crest Passes
Nov 24 dispatch reports improving flood conditions in Oregon and Southern Washington. The upper Willamette valley sees falling river levels while Albany and Portland await crest arrival Friday. Eugene reports crest passed though lower docks flood and debris flow toward the ocean continues. In Washington streams remain bank full but flood danger subsides. A separate interview notes a romantic dispute over a promised marriage to Joe Armes since August 1, 1906.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington
Willamette Valley
Eugene
Albany
Hampton's Harbors Huge Women’s Suit and Coat Sale
Hampton's advertises a winter wear sale for women featuring WOOLTEX and LA VOGUE labeled garments. Prices range from 16 to 40 dollars for suits and 18 to 30 dollars for overcoats, emphasizing all-wool fabrics and Hart, Schaffner & Marx as the house brand.
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America
Garsbow
Hampton's
All But Twenty One miners found dead in St Paul mine
Cherry November 24 168 bodies recovered in the lower vein of the St Paul mine. Rescue team found improvised fans and slate notes, bodies tangled blocking a stairway, black damp caused deaths. Twenty one miners unaccounted, workers protest unsafe ventilation after fire.
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ST. Paul
Cherry
High Jinks in Gotham Begin Today
New York reports Thanksgiving festivities kick off with the twenty fifth annual masquerade ball by the French students organization at Ter race Garden tonight. Thousands of department store workers and chorus girls join in, with prizes for best costumes. Salvation Army and other charities also preparing for the holiday.
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New York
French Students’ Organization of
Terrace Garden
Metropolis
Salvation Army
Prominent Democrat Congress Man Burned to Death in Missouri Fire
A leading Democratic congressman was killed yesterday when a blaze destroyed his Missouri residence. Officials say the fire rapidly engulfed the property, with investigators focusing on cause as neighbors reported extensive damage before dawn.
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Missouri
The Hat That Satisfies The Dependable Customer
A midsize priced hat satisfies the man seeking reliability. Gordon is shown as the hat of choice with easy persuasion. Hats range from three dollars up to eight dollars, including the John B Stetson advertised as the best hat on earth.
Bowery Gloom After Tammany Defeat Ventilates Hunger Fear
The city readies for the poor amid a festive surge for theatre matinees and hotel dining while Bowery districts face gloom as Tammany’s defeat tightens purse strings. Salvation Army aid is uncertain and liquor refreshments are scarce for the Bowery poor. Judge Gaynor, the incoming mayor, shows little sign of easing hardship.
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Bowery
Tammany
Gaynor
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Loeb vows more heads in New York customs house purge
New York on November 24 Col lector Loeb announced that further officials must be removed as part of the ongoing house-cleaning at the New York customs house.
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New York
Loeb
New York Customs House
Lyman Gage to wed Ada Ballou in San Diego
Former Treasury Secretary Lyman J. Gage aged seventy three will marry Ada Ballou a San Diego social figure. The couple plan a Thanksgiving ceremony with Ballou joining the Theosophical movement at Point Loma. Ballou, widow of a Pittsburgh winter visitor, has ties to local business and the Ballou family. Gage long resident at Point Loma is linked to Mrs Katherine Tingley and the Purple Mother colony.
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San Diego
Cal
Lyman J. Gage
Point Loma
Tingley
George H. Ballou
Gage
Pittsburg
Lyman Judson Gage
Ballou
Sarah Etheridge
Hastings
Minn
Cornelia Warbur7
Denver
Col
Weehington
Treasury
National Capital
Society For Psychical Research
Kitty Tingley
Not Starving O R N RY Co Report Shows Big Dividends
Salem November 23. Oregon Railway and Navigation Company filed with the railroad commission a July 1 1908 to June 30 1909 report showing net earnings of 4 105 441 45. Dividends declared totaled 4 356 825 an excess of 251 388 55 over earnings. Despite this the company holds a surplus of 8 696 844 91. Dividends include 12 1 2 percent on 240 000 common shares totaling 2 997 425 and 12 percent on 110 000 preferred shares totaling 1 356 825. The company has 20 stockholders with nearly 4 500 000 divided among them.
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Salem, Or
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Th Railroad Commission
First Salem speed limit arrest targets local chauffeur
The first arrest under the new speed limit ordinance in Salem occurred yesterday when Ellis Edmundson, a well known local chauffeur, was cited for speeding.
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Salem
Ellis Edmundson
Americans Held in Nicaragua In War Repression
A cable from Panama reports Edgar Harris of Columbus Ohio says Americans in Nicaragua were jailed by Zelaya’s orders for not funding the war, with some paying bribes to win release. The U S Navy is ready to deploy the Prairie with 400 marines, possible rise to 700 or 800, as orders may come for actions on the Nicaraguan coast.
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New Orleans
Panama
Edgar 8
Harris
Columbus
Chio
Central America
Managua
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Washington
Navy Department
Prairie
State Department
Troop Movements Reported in Salvador Ports
A Port Simon dispatch says General Alfaro leads a large force in Salvador ports with Bara Bona expected to join. Revolutionists hold Castillo Viejo and a Nicaraguan invasion could trigger wider Central American upheaval. Many Americans offered to join Estrada but were barred by neutrality laws.
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New Orleans
Port Simon
Salvador
Alfaro
Barabona
Castillo Viejo
Central America
Estrada
Developments in Nicaragua Await Details from Managua
Washington reports awaiting fuller details from Managua on the evolving Nicaraguan situation as officials monitor diplomatic signals and regional responses. No immediate actions announced. observers expect statements on aid, mediation, or policy shifts.
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Washington
Managua
Case Progress Hinted By Caldera Absence At Capital
The vice consular official Mr Caldera appears to be handling the case but no communication has been received by the state department, leaving authorities in suspense about steps taken or planned.
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Mr. Caldera
State Department
Coffey Seeks Nomination for Secretary of State
Portland Nov 23 John B Coffey state senator from Multnomah County declared his candidacy for secretary of state and will seek endorsement from the assembly. His announcement confirms long standing rumors and marks him as the first to file for the office at the upcoming general election.
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Portland
John B. Coffey
Multnomah County
Coffey
Assembly
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