Roesch Local Option Appeal Set to Go to Supreme Court
Julius Roesch seeks to appeal the Union county case after the circuit judge overruled an injunction against enforcing the local option law. Roesch argues sheriff notice failures invalidate the election and says the supreme court will settle sheriff negligence implications for Union county, with the Grant county case as a test.
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Julius Roesch
Union County
T. H. Crawford
Supreme Court
la Grande
B. F. Wilson
Roesch
Acse
Grant County
Sheryf Childers
High Court
Anderson
Deion
Supreme court weighs Pullman State college mandate
The Washington supreme court is considering a petition by the regents of the State college at Pullman to compel the state treasurer and auditor to honor orders for funds exceeding the last legislative appropriation. Regents warn that without the money 1200 pupils may be dismissed and the college closed.
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Olympia
Wash
Supreme Court
State College
Pullman
New York Underwriters Ban Christmas Trees in Homes
The five-member board of underwriters in New York issued a circular announcing that holiday trees and other decorations are not approved. It warns that installation of machines or inflammables in residences and public buildings where policies exist could create extra hazard and void the policies.
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New York
Easy marks expose Confederate note scam in Bellingham
In Bellingham on December 19 a well dressed man passed Confederate currency to merchants, including a $10 bill at a dairy station and a $20 bill at a bakery. He received change and fled. secret service could not locate him as reporters learned of the incident. The notes bore Bank of Georgia stamps and a 1800 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
Secret Service
Bank of Georgia
Child's Last Note Precedes Seattle Death
Ruth Weaver aged years pupil at Mount Carmel mission died in Seattle after fainting illness described as brain congestion. Less than an hour before death she wrote a Christmas note to her mother who lives nearby. she appeared in good health prior to the sudden illness.
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Seattle
Ruth Weaver
Mount Carmel Mission
Chris Ois
Knowles Denies Motion In Local Option Prohibition Case
Judge Knowles denied a motion for directed verdict in the Anderson whisky case after an exhaustive argument by attorney C H Finn. The ruling references Grant county and Union county local option law questions, posting irregularities, and potential constitutional consequences. The verdict in Anderson was not guilty, with Ben Conner corroborating that Anderson did not sell the liquor. The Stevens case against a Summersville man is now on trial with a jury empaneled.
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C.H. Finn
Anderson
Supreme Court
Grant County
Union County
Knowles
Kamela
Prohibition
Charles Anderson
Ben Conner
Stevens
Summerville
Court reverses Grant county local option ruling in 1908 case
The decision analyzes errors in notices and irregularities at Kamela precinct Union county and Grant county election procedures as the court weighs whether the prohibition vote was valid. It notes near equal votes for prohibition and county offices and concludes notices were insufficient yet substantial injury is uncertain, reversing the lower decree.
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Grant County
Union County
Kamela
Grant
Union
Marsden
Harlocker
Hall
Dunn
Atte
Evrry
North German Lloyd Plans Trans-Pacific Line
San Francisco December 19 The North German Lloyd Steamship Co expands plans for a world girdling service. The company negotiates with the Western Pacific Railroad for trans-Pacific freight traffic and says ships will sail from New York to San Francisco and then onward after the Panama Canal opens.
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San Francisco
Lloyd Steamship Company
Western Ucific
trans-Pacific
Panama Canal
New York
Civil Service Reform League Ends Annual Session
Pittsburg December meeting concludes after two days of debate with delegates declaring reforms will be adopted across national and state government departments.
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Civil Service Meeting
Pittsburg
National Civil Service Reform League
Death of Local Player From Seattle Football Injuries
Dice From Inurtes La Porte Indiana December 18 Preanth Hannum of this city died today in Seattle Washington from injuries suffered in a football game He was 16 years old and his death follows the injury sustained during a game in the Northwest city
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la Porte
Ind
Preanth Hannum
Seattle
Wash
Roberts Denies Resignation Amid Appointment Hopes
A. A. Roberts, receiver of the land office, denies plans to resign and states he is on a two week furlough to recover at his home. Rumors of resignation circulated after reports in The Portland Oregonian. Baker City and Herald hope to seat Woodson L. Patterson in La Grande, with strong Republican support and telegraphed appeals to senators and congressmen.
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A. A. Roberts
Land Office
Foley
Portland Oregonian
Roberts Han
Baker City
Heraldy
Aince
Oregon
Woodson L. Patterson
la Grande
al Roberts
Patterson
Baker County
Baer County
Taft Inauguration Preparations Committee Named
Washington December 10 Fairbanks announces the senatorial committee of Senators Knox Lodge and Pacon to cooperate with the house committee in preparations for Taft's inauguration.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Knox, Lodge and
Pacon
House
Taft
Bridge repairer wins $12800 in suit against Southern Pacific
Portland jurors awarded George Light 12800 dollars after he, a bridge repairer, was struck by a projecting timber on a freight train, cutting off his leg in the accident years earlier.
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Portland
Ore
George Light
Southern Pacific
Mutiny and U S Gunboat Response at Puerto Cortes
A Picayune letter from Puerto Cortes describes drunken native soldiers mutinying last week threatening Americans and property. A boatload of Blue Jackets from the United States, the gunboat Dubuque, was sent to quell the disturbance. The American consul Brick Woe Jr warned the disorderly troops before swift U S vengeance could be visited from warships near the harbor.
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New Orleans
Puerto Cortes
United States
Dubuque
Brick Woe, Jr
America
Boy Dies Not Yet? Actually Serious Bus Accident Injures Teen
The son of Engineer and Mrs Jay Thompson sustained three fractures to a leg in a bus accident this afternoon. He was riding a bob sled and fell under a pole extending from the stem to the ground. Dr Richardson says the bones are broken in three places but should knit and the limb should recover.
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Jay Thompson
Hichardson
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