Woman claims man as husband in Portland society shock
Portland merchant T M Stevens and Miss Lillian Monk wed in Chehalis on May 28 as revealed by Stevens brother W H Stevens. Claim of Louise J Stevens that they never legally married arouses surprise amid divorce suit and separations.
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Portland, Or
T. M. Stevens
Portland Rice Milling Company
T. M. Stevens Company
Lillian Monk
Chehalis
Stevens
W. H. Stevens
Louise J. Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Portland
Louise Powell Stevens
Canada
Woman Kills Wild Cat in Bellingham Yard
Mrs. R F Barlow earned neighbor admiration for marksman skill after shooting a hungry wild cat raiding her chicken yard. She fired first at close range wounding the animal and again when it attacked, the 68 pound cat later encumbered by pain. The incident happened in Bellingham Washington August 11. In New York August 11 Elmer E Dover of Ohio resigned as secretary of the Republican National committee to join an advisory group working with George R Sheldon. William Hayward of Nebraska City will become secretary of the National committee and lead Western headquarters in Chicago in Hitchcock’s absence.
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Bellingham
Wash
R. F. Barlow
Sheldon
New York
Elmer E. Dover
Ohio
Republican National Committee
George R. Sheldon
William Hayward
Nebraska City
Neb
Chicago
Hitchcock
Soldiers Die of Dysentery at Camp Emmett Crawford
Three soldiers of the 21st Infantry, U. S. A., die of dysentery at Camp Emmett Crawford Rock Creek Wyoming on August 11. Typhoid fever also threatens others in the same regiment. Poor water cited as cause. bodies shipped to Fort Logan.
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Rock Creek
Wyo
21St Infantry
Emmett Crawford
Fort Logangaat
Hearst Plans Northwest Campaign Tour
New York August 11 William R Hearst will likely visit the Pacific Northwest for a series of appearances during his Independence party campaign. He aims to reach voters beyond his papers by a rear end platform tour of California Oregon Washington and the Far West to promote his anti immigration and naval policy.
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New York
Wm. R Hearst
Pacific Northwest
Hearst
Independence Party
Pacific
Atlantic
California
Oregon
Washington
West
Canada to Open New Lands for Homesteads Next Month
Ottawa reports the Oliver land act takes effect September 1 opening 28,000,000 acres of arable land in odd-numbered sections across Western Canada. The land near towns provides modern conveniences while tenants may own farms. Hudson's Bay Company holds odd-numbered quarters 8 and 26 in every township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
Corporation
Western
Heroine Maybelle Watson Nominated Queen of Alameda Exposition
Miss Maybelle Watson of Berkeley, praised for heroism during the Columbia wreck near Eureka over a year ago, chosen to represent Berkeley in Alameda county exposition and carnival queen contest. She aided passengers, kept others calm, and supported a drowning passenger as she helped them reach lifebelts and safety.
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San Francisco
Maybelle Watson
Columbia
Eureka
Berkeley
Watson
George Elder
Miss Watson
Portland
Battleship fleet arrives in Auckland amid civic pageantry
Sixteen US Atlantic fleet battleships under Rear Admiral Sperry tied up in Auckland Harbor after a 33 day voyage from San Francisco via Honolulu. Admiral Sperry visited Governor Lord Plunket and Consul General Prickitt, while flags adorned Queen Street as locals welcomed their American visitors.
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Auckland
United States Atlantic Fleet
Charles S. Sperry
San Francisco
Honolulu
Powerful
Encounter
Pioneer
Admiral Sperry
Lord Plunkitt
New Zealand
William A. Prickitt
Prickitt
Connecticut Queen Street
Great Britain
Brittan Boy Kidnapping Case Probed in Grand Ronde Search
The 1906 missing boy Cecil A. Brittan is believed hidden in Grand Ronde or the parents face a possible extortion plot. Paroled convict Jim Breen led the hunt alleging a rescue attempt and a horse shot during an attempted child abduction. Spokane’s L M Butler is linked to the search as the party travels Eastern Oregon chasing leads.
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Brittan
Lewiston
Ida
Cecil A. Brittan
Walla Walla
Tollgate
Grand Ronde
Jim Breen
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Breen
R. L. Brittan
L. M. Butler
Spokane
Oregon
Deportation of Chinese Arrives in San Francisco in Silk Route Move
Eighty five Chinese detainees were loaded onto the Siberia after arriving by special train from the Southeast border. U S Marshals Daniels Smith and Warden of the Northern District of Texas oversaw the transfer. Nine Texas detainees were among eighteen found in a sealed boxcar at El Paso with water and food for days. The group then boarded to Mexico at Salina Cruz en route to the Orient. A further thirty Chinese and Japanese await the next deportation party in El Paso.
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San Francisco
United States
Mexico
Salina Cruz
el Paso
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling Company Seeks Receivers
Minneapolis reports a petition to the Federal District Court for appointing receivers to Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling Company amid reorganization efforts. Court-ordered trustees include C. S. Pillsbury, A. C. Lering, and A. C. Cobb as banks and J. S. Pillsbury join the filing. Debts exceed 9 million with assets over 15 million. liquid assets around 3.5 million. No business interruption anticipated during reorganization.
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Pillsbury-Washburn Company
Minneapolis
Aug
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling Company
Federal District Court
C. S. Pillsbury
Charles A. Pillsbury
A. C. Lering
North-Western Consolidated Milling Company
A. C. Cobb
Minnesota
Wife's Letters Start Row In Los Angeles Case
Alexander Garland who says he was secretary of the Peruvian legation in Washington and Mrs Louiz Garland were arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace. They were released on bail provided by Mexican Consul Antonio Lozano. The Garlands quarrel began over letters said to come from prominent men in Washington public life. Garland claimed to have been suspended after an altercation with Colonel Charles A Edwards in which he was stabbed and hospitalized.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander Garland
Washington
Louiz Garland
Antonio Lozano
Garlands
Lozano
Garland
Bonaparte
East
Charles A. Edwards
Man Freed From Jail Learns Inheritance Worth 20000 Pounds
Alfred Arthur Johnson known as A Stanley in Victoria B C was jailed ten days for a $6 fine. He later learned from jail authorities that he inherited 20 000 pounds on the death of his father transforming a personal misfortune into a substantial fortune.
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Victoria
B. C
Dunkenness
Alfred Arthur Johnson
A. Stanley
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