Ballinger Inquiry Highlights Past Life and Larry Balances
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger takes the witness stand in the Ballinger Inquiry. The testimony revisits his Seattle mayoral past and activities. He denies knowledge of Cunningham claims and asserts no interest in disputed lands or Alaska claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Seattle
Retnebe
Gna Sandvarbold
Cunningham En
Clarence Cunningham
Ballinger Defends Career in Washington and Seattle Ties
In Washington on April 29 Secretary Ballinger testified before a congressional Interior investigation. He outlined his Seattle mayoral career and explained his appointment as general land office commissioner. He said he accepted only after Roosevelt and Senator Piles pressed him, and discussed reviewing Agent Love’s report on patenting contested claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
RB. A. Ballinger
Congressional Investigation of the Interior Department
Atttorney Vertrees
Ballinger
Washington
Seattle
General Land Office
Roosevelt
Piles
H. H. Schwartz
Field Service
Paulhan Declines Repeating Flight After Exhausting Race
April 3 report notes Joan Paulhan the French aviator who won a major London to Manchester derby declares the trip almost impossible due to cold and exposure. He says he would not make the trip again for twice the prize as the $50,000 purse is set for presentation at a Savoy Hotel luncheon tomorrow. a separate purse is being raised for White who challenged Paulhan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonada
Joan Paulhan
London
Manchester
Paluhan
Savoy Hotel
White
Paulhan
Wirth Appears Unchanged as Executor Readies
In Los Angeles on April 29 Earnest Wirth, accused of murdering his wife by crushing her, was brought before a judge. Wirth reportedly joked and laughed as officers prepared to take him to his cell, appearing pleased at the prospect of execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Earnest Wirth
Pouten
Wirth
Albanians and Turks engage near Machanilk Pass in revolt
Report from London dated April 29 says a large army of Albanians and revolutionary Turks has invested Monsate and faces a Turkish Ramy near Mach anilk Pass as a major battle looms. Earlier fighting was reported at Ipek Belgrade with 45000 rebels in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Monsate
Ramy
Machanilk
Ipek
Belgrade
Turkey
Two Cities in Danger A Lumber Yard Fire in Idaho
Firemen from Sand Point and Port d Orille fought a night blaze at the Himbird Lumber yard in Sand Point Idaho. The planing and cutting mills were saved but the fire threatened nearby towns including Sand Point and Kootenai before being controlled. Losses reached hundreds of thousands with extensive lumber destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Himbird Lumber Company
Sand Point
Idaho
Port d’Orille
Kootentia
Stanley wrecked off Snake Island after rock strike
The 3 masted cod schooner Stanley of San Francisco went ashore on Snake Island near Seward on March 28. Five crew survived by jumping overboard and were rescued by the Dorris. Captain Koehler died from exposure and cooks swept overboard. Maiß Bauers and Williams were found frozen to the rigging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Stanley
San Francisco
Snake Island
Mai¢s Bauers
Williams
Koehler
Cook
Unclear OCR: Citizens Urged to Help Counters Tonight
Fragmentary report urges residents to assist enumerators this night amid uncertain counts and uncounted households. Authorities emphasize accurate totals depend on community cooperation.
West Buys Stallion At Portland Horse Sale
N K West purchased a valuable stallion at the Portland horse sale. The horse Exarts, sired by Expidition and dam Nelly Nextile, was bred by B J Ronin of Kansas City and owned by Fred Brookler of Portland at the time of sale. The purchase is described as a very valuable animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. K. West
Portland
Exarts
Expidition
Nelly Nextile
B. J. Ronin
Kansas City
Fred Brookler
Last plea to La Grande citizens on census count
Citywide census count near deadline warns many households still uncounted. Enumerators plead with hotelkeepers and rooming house proprietors to ensure, before midnight, that all residents are counted and avoid penalties for noncompliance. Local officials urge cooperation and provide contact points A B Rogers Worstell Millering Peare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grande
Portland
Commercial Club
Observer
A. B. Rogers
W. A. Worstell
Frank Millering
Willie Peare
Bride Disappears In Wenatchee Marriage Plot
Leavenworth man W N Cromwell mourns the disappearance of his bride to be Laura B May of Lainy Oklahoma who pledged to marry him after a pen pal correspondence. He met her in Wenatchee and went to obtain a marriage license but she vanished from the hotel and remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Stung
Weatchee
W. N. Cromwell
Leavenworth
Cromwell
Laura B. May
Lainy
Oklahoma
Washington
Larmay Belle
Burgo-master to entertain the American Statesman tonight
Arnheim Netherlands April 29 Col Roosevelt and party arrived at noon and were received by Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry at the Royal Palace. A large crowd greeted the party at the station. They proceed by special train to Amsterdam for a dinner hosted by the Burgomaster. Roosevelt then heads to The Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnheim
Netherlands
Col
Roosevelt
Royal Palace
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Amsterdam
Hague
Seattle Man Under 26 Day Fast Seeks Health Aid
Leander Rader, a land broker and former state representative, has fasted for 26 days under Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard to regain health. Coroner Snyder says the coroner requested authorities not to compel Rader to drink water and prosecutions are contemplated over insanity claims. The case draws police and prosecutors into a debate on the treatment method. Meanwhile, local leasing talks involve the La Grande Investment Company and Curtiss Opera Company regarding a four month lease at a stock theatre for the county fair season to generate steady income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Leander Rader
Snyder
Rader
Linda Burfield Hazzard
Fair Stock Co Opens New Tabernacle At Curtiss Site
A stock company named Curtiss Stock Company opens a tabernacle home site funded by income available at a fair. The event follows a four month chain of assignments by which Fair Commission acquired ownership of the tabernacle. Public interest centers on the plan to support 10 fair people through the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss Stock Company
Fair Commission
Tabernacle
Todus
Saeg Sum Iy Colter
Rader Refuses Medical Aid After Visit from Crichton
Crichton visited Rader and urged him to seek medical treatment but Rader refused the aid, citing personal reasons. The encounter highlights ongoing concerns about his health and possible safety considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cricton
Rader
Attell Defeats Murphy in Ten Round Fight Rematch
Abel Attell again outboxed Tommy Murphy in a ten round bout at the Hm pire club. Attell dominated all rounds except the eighth when Murphy scored a knockdown. Attell was ahead on points throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abel Attell
Tommy Murphy
Hmpire Club
Attell
Murphy
Hir
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glavis
Cunningham (Sims Apter
Seapile
Rel
Ake
Cis
the Farr
Rade
Sandpoint
Pend d'Orille
Ter
West
Exerts
Portland Animal
Faneier
Bride
Burgomaster
American Statesman
la Grande Vestment ‘Company
Lggi
Tabernacle Bull
County Fair Commission
Opera House
Mo Curtiss
Curtiss Opera Company
Tilde Tts
Commission Association
Renghan Ats
Afta
Newlin Drug GO
LA Grande, OR
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!