Two Japanese Supposed to Be Spies Arrested at Fort Stevens
Fort Stevens Oregon reports two Japanese men arrested for suspicious actions inside the west battery area yesterday afternoon. They refused to provide names or reasons for their presence. In Japan, Tokyo indicates government support likely by a small margin, with the cabinet facing a precarious position amid immigration debates and fiscal tensions. Nebraska reports Freewater shipments of winter apples by Shields Fruit Co. via Northern Pacific railroad.
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Fort Stevens
Oregon
Japan
Ore
Afernoon
Tokio
Hayash
Nebraska
Freewater
Shields Fruit Company
Northern Pacific
Walla Walle
Apple demand drives strong orders to Crawford Nebraska
Traction company's line to Crawford Nebraska reports brisk winter apple demand from Freewater district and across the country with weekly large shipments requested.
Italian Murder Confession Ties to Twelve Slayings
Denver reports Antonio Neroni in Jalil at Canon City has confessed to murdering 12 Italians, including four in Florence Colorado. Eight killings occurred in Italy.
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Canon City
Denver
Val
Antonio Neroni
Jalil
Florence
Col
Juli
Italy
Parcels Post Not Wanted by Oregon Grocers
Oregon grocers oppose Meyers parcels post plan as they plan a 1909 national convention in Portland. In a separate matter, a judge overruled the motion to quash the indictment against Thorburn Foss and other officials of the defunct Tithe Guarantee & Trust Co for accepting deposits after insolvency.
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Tike Guarantee & Trust Bank of
Portland
Oregon Grocers
National Convention
Ore
Retail Grocers of
Oregon
Meyers
United States
National Convention of
Thorburn Foss
Tithe Guarantee & Trust Company
Hendricks Pleads Guilty in Land Fraud Case
Hamilton H. Hendricks, co defendant with John Hull and others in eastern Oregon land frauds, pleaded guilty this morning. Co defendants C B Zachary and Steiner were or may be preparing similar pleas and are expected to testify about the alleged conspiracy with Hall and Mays as the case proceeds. Edward W. Dixon, special agent, testified on investigations into the land frauds and connections to Hall and Mays.
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Portland
Ore
Hamilton H. Hendricks
John Hull
Edwin P. Mays
W. W. Steinert
Atie
Steiner
Public Lands
John Hall
Heney
Hall
Edward W. Dixon
Eneral Land Office
Oregon
Hall and
Mayr
Currency hearings open as House committee weighs reforms
Washington Jan 2 business men bankers and financiers join public hearings opened by the House committee on banking and currency to consider currency expansion bills. Rep Olle James says hearings aim for full consideration before advancing any measure to improve the currency system. The panel will hear from commercial agricultural industrial and labor groups and finance leaders as it weighs central bank proposals and other remedies to resolve financial uncertainty.
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Washington
Jan
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Olle James
Kentucky
Ankers
Lkely
House Committee
Mrs. Bradley Penniless Acquitted Murderess in Poverty
Mrs Anna Bradley, recently acquitted in Washington DC for the murder of Senator Ben Jeter Brown of Utah, lives in a hut on Salt Lake City outskirts with four children. After the trial she came to Salt Lake with family funds from book sales but now has exhausted money and relies on a friend for help.
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Senator Brown
Washington
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Anna Bradley
Washington, D. C
Benjeter Brown
Utah
Deereet
Desperate Plea Reveals Penniless Woman
A formerly well connected woman is now penniless as old friends abandon her. She has answered "Want" with no success after applying to an elderly lawyer friend for aid yesterday.
Ruef Granted Brief Time for Legal Counsel Ahead of Trial
In San Francisco on January 22 Judge Lawler extended Abe Ruef’s deadline to Friday to obtain adequate legal representation for his defense against charges filed by District Attorney Langdon. The judge warned that this would likely be his final extension on that ground.
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San Francisco
Cal
Abe Ruef
Langdon
Lawler
Ruef
Woman shoots man then kills self in Macey's restaurant
In New York at midday in the Macey store restaurant a woman believed to be Mrs Robert Clark shot Frank Brady five times and then turned the revolver on herself dying later in hospital. Brady, 27, and the woman, 30, were dining with others when the tragedy erupted amid panic. The motive remains unknown.
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Mrs. Clark
Brady
King bin
New York
Macey Dry Goods
Robert Clark
Frank Brady
Frank McPherson
Evening Telegram
Randall 18 Candidate Raises Nominations for Sheriff
A Republican candidate entered the field for Union county sheriff as primaries approach. W. W. Fan fall declared his candidacy on the Vancouver ticket.
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W. W. Fanfall
Hie
Union County
Will and Witnesses Mark Thaw Trial Day in New York
Testimony in the Harry Thaw trial centers on the original will drafted on the eve of his marriage to Evelyn Nesbit. Francis B. Pierce identifies the document as newly written, while Anthony Comstock testifies about Thaw’s claims of a wealthy group luring young women to a “den” on Twenty fourth Street. The court allows the will to be admitted as evidence despite objections.
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Harry Thaw
Thaw
Evelyn
White
Den
Witnessia
New York
Francis BE. Pierce
Evelyn Nesbit
Jerome
Anthony Comstock
Dowing
Lin
Comstock
Bn Twenty-fourth Street
Cometock
Immorality charges loom over nobles in Berlin court
Berlin reports Gen. Count Hochenau and Count Lynar face a military court inquiry on charges by editor Harden of the Knights of the Round Table. The editor, recently convicted at Isbel, Tenn, makes the accusation as legal action proceeds. In Carkaville, two Black men are killed and another wounded after a clash with guards at a tobacco factory attack.
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Berlin
Harden
Knights of the Round Table
Count Hochenau
Count Lynar
Isbel
Carkaville
Tenn
Negreen
Hayeg-Borg Company
Governor Patterson Calls Railroads to Tennessee Conference
Governor Patterson invites presidents of Tennessee railroads to meet next Monday to discuss rate reductions and avoid a special legislative session. The aim is to reach a mutually agreeable reduction without legislative action.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jan
Patterson
Tennessee
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Mexico
Oregon Grocers Stand
Hendricks
C. B. Zachary
Balltline
Sum Chanees
Labor Organisations
Nanciens
America
Coats
Coste
Andrew Jergen
Memla. Grande
Bradley
Randall
Vancouver
B. C
A. B. Irwin
Pacific Coast Wood Pipe Company
Spokane
Elke
Hill’s Drug Store
la Grande
Orecon
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