Announce Bic Expansion of Phone System in La Grande
Jiome Independent Telephone Company expands to La Grande with 2000 feet of underground fiber and one and a half miles of lead cable. New central energy telephony system to be installed citywide with poles in alleys, a modern switchboard, and trenching underway to connect rural subscribers and all residents and businesses.
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la Grande
Home Telephone Company
Ones
Eity
Maine
New England
Union Mutual Life Inamignee Company
Featerswented Hare
Postpone Thaw Case Two Days as Storm Delays Witnesses
Court reconvened this morning with Attorney Litteton requesting a Monday continuation in the Harry Thaw case. Witnesses were unavailable as the Adriatic delayed off Sandy Hook due to a storm and one Thaw witness is ill with pneumonia. DA Jerome expects no continuation today.
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New York
Jan
Littleton
Harry Thaw
Sandy Hook
Jerome
Blizzard Grips New York City With First Winter Storm
The city faced its first blizzard of the year as snow totals topped four inches and a thirty mile an hour gale disrupted traffic on streets and elevated lines. By noon streets were blocked and fuel shortages worsened hardship in tenement districts.
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New York
Five Die and 22 Hurt in Baltimore Fire Roars Through City
A blast of fires in Baltimore early today killed five firefighters and injured 22 as property valued at 5000000 burned. Chief George Horton and Lieut W B Pugh were among the injured, with Greenleaf library and city hall losses heavy. A second blaze threatens Portland Maine as winds drive flames toward the water front.
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Baltimore
George Horton
Fire Department
Portland
Maine
Knights of Pything
Lan
Melville Eldridge
Cake Presses Bid for Oregon United States Senate
The candidate from Portland announces a bid for the U S Senate seat in Oregon. He pledges to support public law reform and a new primary system while campaigning across the state and focusing on constitutional changes.
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Cake
Stites Renton Pavers
Joan
Portland
Dan
Apidale
United States
Itron Oreeon
P. Bellver
Wealthy Widow to Wed Stanford Graduate in San Francisco
The San Praneleco note hails Mrs. Myrtie Mc Henry a young widow of wealth and beauty, widow of a Masado banker and Stanford graduate. It mentions Dietrich Attorney Willing K Langdon as a familiar prower of San Francisco grafters and hints at wealth and a wife for his client. Confucius quote closes the piece.
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San Praneleco
Jan
Dietrich
Willing K. Langdon
San Francisco
Nani
Myrtie McHenry
Mre McHenry
Madeeto
Stanford University
Socialists Defiant as Clashes Stir City Unrest
Chicago January reports reveal Ben Reltman and his unemployed socialist followers clashing with police. Chief Shippy orders extra ammunition and firemen to use hoses if needed. Reltman demands an immediate jury trial as reserves are mobilized amid heightened tension.
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Ben Reltman
Trin
Chicago
Shippy
Reitman
Justice Badler
Rehmar
Witness Sttewer Testifies in Hall Mays Fraud Trial
W W Stelwer, co defendant in Hall Mays fraud and conspiracy case, testifies as star witness in Portland Oregon. He recalls Hall approaching him during the 1909 state legislature session about a fencing case and says he did not believe Hall sought to influence his vote. He also cites a December 19 1907 letter from Hall to Stelwer and notes further threats if testimony varied.
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Portland
Ore
W. W. Stelwer
Hall- Mays
Csc
Stelwer
Hall
Brelwer
T. T. Geer
C. W. Fulton
Audence
Heney
Hendricka
Aidhen
Atelwer
Chauffeur Held Key Evidence in Ruef Grafters Case
San Francisco January 24 District Attorney Langdon plans to ask Judge Lawlor to appoint a commission to take the deposition of Ardld Latham once a Kuetschaffour, who may know details of furnishing in the Ruef and grafters case. The move aims to secure testimony deemed crucial by prosecutors though defense cites ulterior motives. Local weather notes follow with rain and snow in parts of Eastern Oregon and Idaho.
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San Francisco
Cal
Langdon
Abe Boof
Lawlor
Ardl¢ Latham
Kuets Chaffour
Uribe
Ifrom
Trey L. Rand
Abe Huet
Burie
Therate
Latham
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aUace
Fred Harman
W. B. Pugh
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Greenleaf
Bulta
Pil Ladies
Lalbar
Atigaia
Comte
Milteee
Andrew Jergen
Stad
Aha
Behoo
Collins
Ae Jie
Confucius
Salt Lake
Utah
Sttewer
Land Frander
Miss-Hall
Newey
Steiner
Fulton
Abe Ruef
Mony
Lotheam
Uhme
Oregon
Idaho
Coutiv
Upo
Hill’s Drug Store
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