Calhoun Trial Closing Arguments Target Heney and Spreckels
Alexander King delivers a closing attack denouncing Heney Spreckels and allied prosecution figures in San Francisco. He portrays Calhoun as Earthquake rehab hero who built a viable streetcar system and frames the graft case as unproven while accusing Spreckels of initiating the prosecution and involvement with a top detective.
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San Francisco
Heney
Rudolph Spreckels
William Burns
Alexander King
Calhoun
King
Spreckels
Bombing Attempts Target Ohio Mayor Nizen Dellefontaine
An unknown man hurled a bomb through the mayor's window in Dellefontaine Ohio igniting a fire at the home of Nizen Dellefontaine. Three women escaped as firemen arrived quickly. The mayor was away. two sisters and a nurse were inside. No arrests reported.
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Nizen
Nerce
Boys Sentenced After Jail Escape Attempt Reform School
The State vs Roy and Ray Lawrence from North Powder ended with a guilty verdict for larceny after both youths, aged under 18, tried to escape jail by sawing bars. Sentencing will place them in reform school due to their youth.
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Roy
Ray Lawrence
North Powder
Last Circuit Court Term Ends with Reform School Sentence
Official transcripts show county judge to sentence offenders to reform school. This final term for the circuit court ends with jurors excused, court keeping enough jurors to reconvene if needed.
Flour King of China Visits West Coast
Quan Kai known as the Flour King of China arrives in San Francisco and plans a tour to Portland and other Northwest cities meeting flour industry representatives. He is described as the sole Far East agent for the flour trade.
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San Francisco
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Resigns. Taft Names Successor
President Taft accepted the resignation of Francis E. Leupp as Commissioner of Indian Affairs and announced Robert G. Valentine as his successor. Leupp cited ill health as the reason for stepping down.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Francis E. Leupp
Indian Affairs
Robert G. Valentine
Leupp
Kaisers Anniversary Observed Across Germany
Berlin reports the anniversary of Emperor William I's accession celebrated with enthusiasm nationwide. The Kaiser has finished plans for a forthcoming meeting with the Russian Emperor scheduled for Thursday.
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Berlin
William
Germany
Russia
Washington Leads in Lumber Output in 1907
Advance figures from the Forest Service show Washington state produced 2,915,928,000 feet of rough and finished lumber last year, beating Louisiana by 193,507,000 feet. U.S. total lumber production reached 32,285,369,000 feet, down 6,988,785,000 feet from the prior year.
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Washington
Louisiana
United States
Pacific Coast Lumber Trade Journal
Forest Service
Washington, D. C
Mrs Cleveland Attends Trial In Murder Case
The trial of Broughton Brandenburg, novelist and newspaper writer, opened in New York as jurors were selected. Mrs. Cleveland attended the proceedings in mourning, while Brandenburg faced charges of second degree larceny and selling a spurious article attributed to Grover Cleveland to the New York Times during the last campaign.
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New York
Broughton Brandenburg
Grover Cleveland
Mession
Atred
Cleveland
Criminal Courts
Brandenburg
New York Times
Dutch Will Invest on West Coast Trade Boost
Portland reports J G Scholvick of Welgmans Bank Amsterdam and G J M Simmons editor of Telegraaf arriving with capital over 150 million dollars. They seek direct Holland Pacific coast investment after Panama Canal completion, eyeing San Francisco Portland Seattle as ports and noting Dutch ownership of Santa Fe rail assets. They plan to study Oregon resources, shipping, channels and interior development.
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Portland
Holland
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
J. G. Scholvick
Welgmans Bank
Amsterdam
G. J. M. Simmons
Telegraaf
Simmons
San Francisco
Seattle
Oregon
Washington
Holland the West
Walter Pierce Named Delegate to Trans-Mississippi Congress
Governor appoints Walter M. Pierce of La Grande along with other Oregon citizens as delegates to the Trans-M Mississippi Development Congress to be held in Denver August 16 to 21. Delegates include W. L. Thompson Pendleton D H Miller Medford F A Soufert The Dalles T J Donnelly and Geo Small Baker City A C Marsters A A Kendall Roseburg T C Taylor Pendleton and J Whealdon The Dalles.
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Portland
Denver
Walter M. Pierce
la Grande
W. L
Roosevelt party member dies in lion attack in Africa
H Williams, a Roosevelt expedition member, was fatally wounded by a lion in British East Africa. Williams and an English resident wounded the beast, but could not escape as the lion attacked. Hunters F C Selous and W W McMillan killed the animal, Williams’ companions rushing to the scene. Roosevelt’s presence remained unconfirmed.
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Naivasha
British East Africa
H. Williams
Roosevelt
Williams
Lumbwa
F. C. Selous
W. W. McMillan
Postal Telegraph Chief Plans Oregon Washington Inspection Tour
B J Nally first vice president and general manager of the Postal Telegraph and Cable company intends to tour inspection through Oregon and Washington starting June 15. He will review operations and facilities during the trip.
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San Francisco
B. J. Nally
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Oregon
Washington
Rater Lake Road Case Gets Under Way in Salem
Testimony opens as Attorney L H McMahan seeks to bar state officials from paying the Crater Lake road appropriation. He argues the Medford to Klamath Falls route has broader value and that funds serve local tourist interests only. Defense contends construction may continue to state boundaries. ruling could go to the Supreme Court.
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McMahan
Medford
Klamath Falls
Crater Lake
Will G. Steel
Portland
BE. C. Giltner
The
Commercial Club
Phil Metschan
John RH. Scott
Salem
Tes
Ae Tba Iean
Galloway
Supreme Court
Japanese Strikes Seen as Dangerous Over Sugar Plantations
Japanese strikers, misled into thinking the government will back them, expect support from cruisers Aso and Soya arriving June 26. The mood is dangerous as some workers believe ships will force wage increases.
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Honolulu
Aso
Free sanitarium opens for children at Chappaqua
In Westchester county the Children's Aid Society opens a free sanitarium for sick and crippled children at Chappaqua aided by a half million dollar gift from an unidentified philanthropic woman. The facility serves 300 children yearly and occupies the former Chappaqua Mountain Institute on seventy acres. The society has spent 156000 dollars to acquire and alter the property, with the gift’s remaining funds designated for operating the institution.
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New York
Children's Aid Society
Chappaqua
Westchester County
Chappaqua Mountain Institute
Society of Friends
Pythian Memorial Observed in Washington National Capital
Memorial Day was celebrated by the Pythians of the National capital with cemetery visits and graves decorated with flowers. Similar observances were held nationwide as the order’s supreme statute designates the Tuesday after the second Sunday in June for Memorial Day.
Burglars Break Into Geddes Grocery Fourth Time This Year
James Hood, clerk at Geddes Grocery, reported burglars forced the back door, smashed glass, rifled the till for about $1, and scattered papers from the safe. They took fruit and eatables, left an O R and N wrench as a clue, and disappeared.
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James Hood
Geddes Grocery Company
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Dellefontaine, Ohio
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China
Westast
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Lion
Will
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Rater Lake Road
Ing
L. H. McMahan
Pythian Memorial
Memorial
Order
Ceodes Grocery
W. H. Bohnenkamp Co
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