Circuit Court Opens Grand Jury Term in Laz Grande District
February circuit court session set in motion by Judge J W Knowles with Bohne kamp as foreman of the grand jury. Jurors listed include Homan Hawley O Sullivan Martin Ficklin Day Clarke Stearns and bailiffs Perry Clarke and Stearns. Grand jury ready for business as court officials named. cases set for trial and term to finish within the week.
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J. A. Homan
Island City
J. P. Hawley
la Grande
Peter O'Sullivan
T. B. Martin
Medical Springs
T. B. Ficklin
Union
A. Day
J. Perry Clarke
Grand Jury
J. W. Knowles
W. H
Trial of Patrick Calhoun Enters Fourth Week in San Francisco
San Francisco report notes the Patrick Calhoun bribery trial begins the fourth week with eight jurors in place and five hundred examined. At the current pace the case could run ten more weeks with about sixteen hundred veniremen to be screened. A stray sentence about children is included.
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San Francisco
Cal
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Board of Supervisors
California Blue Law Reform Sparks Prizefight Betting Fightback
Sacramento reports lawmakers retaliating to the anti race track betting bill by proposing blue laws to ban prizefights and make static exhibitions felonies. Greenfield Savings Bank in Greenfield Massachusetts closes with deposits around 2 million dollars stated without reason.
Chief Witness Holsteen Pace Seen In Police Court
Charles Anderson, Palace Saloon operator, is arraigned on charges of selling liquor to Frank Holsteen. Anderson pleads guilty to a later count and pays a $200 fine. He declares he will quit selling at the Palace and leave the city. Records show repeated appearances by Anderson in police and circuit courts on liquor charges since the dry town ordinance.
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Anderson
Charles Anderson
H. Cole
Cox
Urgent petition urged to fund new high school building
Local leaders press residents to sign a petition to the school board next Friday seeking bonds for a new high school building. With 167 enrolled and 144 in attendance, planners envision a 10‑room facility for up to 300 students, estimated at about $25,000, to open by September.
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Hockenberry
Peron
Smuggle Rifles Sparks U S Gunboat Patrols to Jolo
Manila reports three gunboats sail to the Island of Jolo after a report that about 000 rifles were smuggled from the Dutch East Indies. If Moros possess two thousand rifles, the danger rises as fighting has raged for years. Earlier General Wood fought with 400 rifles on the island. American troops have been seizing rifles one by one as the Vovor paid 350 dollars for a 12 dollar rifle and one cent per cartridge.
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Manila
Jolo
Dutch East Indies
Wood
Vovor
High Voltag In Light Wire Tragedy In Tacoma
In Tacoma on February 1 a crossing of a city feed wire with a heavy power line caused 100 volt shocks. Arthur W. Charlson aged 22 a blacksmith died instantly after being struck in front of the West Coast Wagon plant. John R.H. Ohstrom aged 45 a shipping clerk for Younglove Grocery Co. died shortly after from fatal injuries. Several others were shocked when lights were switched on but no others were seriously harmed.
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John RH. Ohstrom
Younglove
Chen
Harmon
Ohstrom
Libel suit could trigger political crisis in Roosevelt era
Walter Wellman writes from Washington that Roosevelt may be forced to retire amid a nationwide storm over libel prosecutions of publishers Joseph Pulitzer and Delavan Smith. He notes rumors of dropped charges or indictments and possible federal trials, suggesting political peril for the president.
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Ife
Nia
Roosevelt
Delieverie Damier
Joseph Palltser
New York World
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
Panama Canal Purchase
Washington
New York
Indianapolis
Montreal Shaken by Three Earthquakes in One Night
A Montreal dispatch reports three distinct earthquake shocks felt overnight with times 11 30 11 45 and 3 20 AM. Residents awoke to falling dishes and glassware, and many buildings showed large cracks while Bellingham reported a minor tremor at 1 45 PM. In Mexico City another slight quake struck today, marking the second trembler in 48 hours with minor building damage.
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Bellingham
Mexico
Mexico City
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West Coast Wagon Company
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Chicago
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