State Board Rejects Pendleton Site for Insane Asylum
Salem Oregon January 16 The state board led by Governor Oswald West rejects Pendleton lands for the branch insane asylum and proposes a five member committee with the state engineer to condemn or buy more land. A special message to the legislature indicates the 320 acres bought for about 40000 do not suit the project and hints at renewed fights to relocate the site to Union Baker or another location in Umatilla county.
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Salem
Ore
State Board
Oswald West
Pendleton
Branch Insane Asylum
Weat
Jay Bowerman
Oregon
Union
Baker
West
Umatilla County
McCulloch Presents View on Pendleton Asylum Mess
Senator McCulloch outlines his version of the Pendleton asylum affair to the Baker Herald as Governor West seeks legislative action. West proposes a medical commission to inspect sites including Bowerman’s eastern Oregon plan and Pendleton risks, with engineers reporting solid rock three feet down. If Pendleton fails, a new site and act may be required plus a land sale and fresh appropriation.
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Baker Herald
Baker
McCulloch
Herald
Governor West
Bowerman
Eastern Oregon
W. T. Williamson
Andrew ©. Smith
Harry Lane
J. F. Calbreath
West
Pendleton
State House
Stlener
Kay
Fim
Pendleton Alto
Baird
Nurse Advised To Be Out Of Trouble In Widow Case
In Wheeling West Virginia on January 16, Mrs. Klein the detective nurse testified that Mrs. Schenk advised to lie out of it as discovery loomed. The nurse recounted being alone with her ill husband three days before Mrs. Schenk’s arrest when tensions rose and his condition worsened. The testimony suggested Mrs. Schenk disliked her husband and sought his money.
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Wheeling
Klein
Hunters Ready 10 War on Bie Hunters
Federal veterinary to assume charge as Doctor Lytle arrives in Wallowa to supervise a patrol of twelve hunters and four forest rangers. North end of county to be patrolled while authorities assess rabies scare and limit spread amid few confirmed hydrophobia cases.
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Wallowa
Forest Bureau
Lytle
Atkinson on Trial for Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses
The State of Oregon charges Ralph Atkinson with securing about 20 dollars by a check cashed at the Toggery and later dishonored by the bank. A. V. Andrews testified as complainant. Justice Williams presided. Atkinson was bound over and released on 250 dollar bond.
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State of
Oregon
A. V. Andrews
Ralph Atkinson
Atkinson
Justice Williams
Population figures for Idaho towns released
Washington January 16 report lists populations for Coeur d Alene 7291 Lewiston 16048 Pocatello 9110 Twin Falls 5258. The data compares several Idaho cities and notes variations in size.
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Washington
Jan
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Lewiston
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Arraign Cleaves Tomorrow In Diamond Theft Case
Cleaves, accused of stealing about $500 in diamonds and jewelry from Fred L. Holmes, will be arraigned before Justice of the Peace Williams, tomorrow if possible.
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Cleaves
Fred L. Holmes
Justice of the Peace Williams
Quarrel Ends in Double Shooting in Loktine
In Loktine Wallowa County two men were shot during a quarrel over a trivial prop osition. Arch C Willett was shot in the face with a bullet lodged at the back of his head. A bystander was seriously injured as bystanders fled the main street scene. Wining, a retired farmer, fired rapidly during the fight. Both victims remain alive but critically wounded.
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Loktine
Wallowa County
W. W. Wining
Arch C. Willett
Wining
Frederick Lehmann Named United States Solicitor General
Frederick William Lehmann of St. Louis has been appointed solicitor general of the United States by President Taft. Born in Prussia, he resisted German study as a child but pursued law, becoming a prominent attorney in St. Louis over twenty years.
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Frederick William Lehmann
St. Louis
United States
Taft
Fred Lehmann
Prussia
Lehmann
Lelmon
Lowa
Quarrel Ends with Gunfire Injuring Bystanders
A dispute between two women escalated to gunfire. By-stander J L Nolan was wounded by a ricochet bullet that lodged in the roof of his mouth. Willett also injured. the assailant, an older man, fled. Both Nolan and Willett have families and are expected to recover with care.
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J. L. Nolan
Willett
Nolan
Cap
Haskell's Nephew Sought in Oklahoma City Slaying
Police seek a nephew of former Governor Haskell, in connection with the murder of civil engineer A C G Christensen and the fatal shooting of plumber T D Anderson. Mrs Updike is detained in the case after a quarrel with her husband. Christensen died instantly. Anderson was wounded through the lungs while attempting to intervene.
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Oklahoma City
TN Tadike
Haskell
A. C G. Christensen
T. D. Anderson
Updike
Christensen
Anderson
Thompson Loses Chair as Eaton Forces Win
In Salem on January 16 the house committee report was read and Thompson the Rusk supporter did not secure a chairmanship. Eaton gains the chairmanships with the Ways and Means chair going to Eggleston.
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Salem
Eaton
House
Thompson
Rusk
Ways and Means
Eggleston
State normal schools board organizes with new member
Salem January 16 The state board of regents of normal schools met this afternoon and organized Miss Cornelia was appointed to succeed William Ayer who has resigned Beyond adopting future procedural plans nothing else was done
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Salem
State Board of Regents of Normal Schools
Cornelia
William Ayer
Prominent Bakerites See Baker–La Grande Trade Rates
J. W. Stutehill of Baker Grocery company F C Boden Bon Baker Commercial club president and F A Dean a local merchant visit La Grande this afternoon for business. They seek better jobbers distributive rates for Baker and lament Baker’s low enumeration while aiming to aid La Grande which suffered similarly.
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J. W. Stutehill
Baker Grocery Company
F. C. Boden
Bon
Baker Commercial Club
F. A. Dean
Baker
la Grande
Ballinger Fracas Again
Washington January 16 A resolution calling R A Ballinger unfaithful and urging removal from office was introduced by Senator Purcell of North Dakota, a Ballinger committee member.
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Washington
R. A. Ballinger
Senator Purcell
North Dakota
Ballinger
Rear Admiral Barry Faces Morality Charges as Transition Talks Open
In San Francisco on January 16 Rear Admiral Edward Barry faces a possible court martial or grand jury probe over alleged moral turpitude. He will be relieved by Rear Admiral Thomas after the investigations proceed. Six sailors, including A L Warner, are held in a navy hospital as the case unfolds with expectations of a general court martial.
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San Francisco
Cal
Edward Barry
Pacific Squadron
Thomas
Fickert
Virginia
Barry
West Virginia
Navy
A. L. Warner
Washington
Navy Department
Kentucky Mob Lynches Three Negroes in Jail Raid
Shelbyville Kentucky mob stormed the jail early to shut off power and abducted three black inmates. Eugene Marshall hanged at a railway bridge, Wade Patterson killed, and James West hanged with his body missing. Sheriff Perkins and Coroner Bulock began an investigation though identifying mob members is unlikely.
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Shelbyville
Perkins
Bulock
Eugene Marshall
Wade Patterson
James West
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Mrs. Schenk
Federal Veterinary
J. C. Strauss
Frederick W. Lehmann
Whre Hales
House Rules Committee
Cornelia Marvin
Ayer
Commercial Club
City
Ballinger Fracas
Bey
Kentucky
Ohms
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