Train Robbery Near Roseburg Affects Shasta Limited
On June 17 two men robbed the Shasta limited near Drain Oregon, taking the usual cash shipments from mail cars while clerks Samuel Grimes John Myers and James Gray were held at gunpoint. The robbers disappeared at Voncealla after signaling the train to stop. no valuables aboard were reported.
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Voncealla
Portland
Shasta Limited
Graves
Portland Post Office
Grants Pass
the Unlimited
Persian American Educational Association Holds Session in D C
The second day of the annual conference opened at the public library in Washington with speakers on The Future of the Orient and the Responsibility of America Reci procity Persia's International Relations Persia and the Constitution and American Breakers Ahead of Persia Delivered by Prof Belmont Howard McNutt Prof Schoenfeld Henry C Finkelstein and Dr Edward Getsinger
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Washington, D. C
Persian-American Educational Association
Ubrary
America
Arnaul
Belmont
Washington D. C
Howard McNutt
New York
Persia
Hermann Schoenfeld
George Washington University
Henry C. Finkel- Stein
Edward Getsinger
Washington D. Cc
Foreman Stabbed in Riots at Hotel Bowman
Pendleton report says section foreman Jack Moran, stabbed yesterday by Greek or Italian laborers during a riot at the Martin Anderson saloon in the Hotel Bowman building, remained alive at noon and had a chance to recover. Police chief Gurdane led officers to quell the melee as foreign workers fought back.
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Jack Moran
Martin Anderson
Bowman Building
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R Stangberry
Goh
Rioters Attack Foreman Moran Witnesses Identify Suspect
Section foreman Moran was stabbed in a saloon fracas as rioters clashed with workers. The assailant fled down Webb Street but was captured near Webb and Garden and held by Sheriff Taylor and Officer Lansbury. Four riders were jailed. Jim Corral Lee Davis and Hal Corby testified and helped identify the knife man.
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Forstan
Webb Street
Webb and Garden
Taylor
Lansbury
Jim Corral
Lee Davis
Hal Corby
Boy Bandit Confesses After Capture Near Vallejo
Fred Melville the dime novel bandit, after two days eluding a posse near Vallejo, was captured and confessed to a string of robberies from San Francisco to Berkeley. He described his roles in the raids and hinted at a possible sentence.
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Vallejo
Fred Melville
Joseph Raines
San Francisco
Bernar
Hebbey
Exonerated Suspects and Coronation Week Underway
Indianapolis report shows eight indictments linked to a kidnapping and dynamiting case. Detective William Burns is indicted for alleged complicity in John McNamara's removal to California. Others are released or face bond denials. London coronation week details and large crowds as Americans decline, Canadians prominent in hotels.
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Minority Report
Indianapolis
Marion Ilodaen
Bees Srey
William Burns
John McNamara
California
McNamara
Walter Drew
W. Ford
Los Angeles
Marshall
Byrne
Peoria
Pekin Union Railway
London
Portland Train Delayed Departure Under New Schedule
A new passenger timetable shifts No. 5, the night eastbound train, to arrive in La Grande at 1 15 a m and Portland at 12 45 p m, reducing running time and daylighting but causing morning departures to feel rushed and increasing layover in La Grande. No changes affect the Joseph branch trains.
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la Grande
Portland
Chicago
Oregon
Joseph
Yale Commencement Week Brings 5000 Reunionists Home
New Haven hosts Yale commencement week with blue banners and trains bringing thousands of alumni from around the world. The Dramatic association stages Knight of the Burning Pestle tonight, Hadley gives the bicentennial style baccalaureate address tomorrow, followed by class day, alumni events, and Wednesday graduation.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Four Quarters
Dramatic Association
Woolsey Hall
Hadley
Seamen Strike Jeopardizes Sailings Across Ports
London June 17 reports the Seamen's strike growing more serious as hundreds of recruits join idle crews. The star Minneapolis failed to sail due to the stoppage, signaling wider disruption to shipping schedules.
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London
Star Minneapolis
Burden Burden-Sheedy Wedling ties in Denver society
In Denver on June 17, J Townsend Burden Jr married Florence Sheedy the younger sister of Mrs Livingston. The ceremony at the Sheedy home was conducted by Bishop M F Burke. Florence is daughter of Dennis F Sheedy a West banking and Industrial figure. Burden's New York family includes I Townsend Burden and sisters Evelyn and Gwendolyn. He is Harvard educated.
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Colo
J. Townsend Burden, Jr
Robert L. Livingstone
Marie Sheedy
Florence Sheedy
Livingston
Sheedy
M. F. Burke
Diocese of Missouri
Dennis F. Sheedy
West
International Smelting Company
Colorado
Mr. Burden
I. Townsend Burden
New York
Evelyn
Gwendolyn Burden
Newport
Harvard
Harvard Law School
New Jersey Bar Meeting Opens in Atlantic City
The New Jersey State Bar association holds its annual meeting at the Chelsea Hotel Atlantic City with Judge Howard Carrow presiding. Distinguished judges and lawyers from New Jersey and nearby states attend as Governor Woodrow Wilson and Chief Justice Pennewill headline the event. The gathering is expected to be a landmark in the association's history.
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Chelsea
Howard Carrow
Camden
New Jersey State Bar Association
Ers
Woodrow Wilson
Pennewill
Supreme Court of Delaware
Elaborate visitors promised royal entertainment and safety plans
Parliamentarian guests and families will be hosted for three weeks with state dinners at the Waldorf and a Royal Automobile Club reception. A formal welcome luncheon is set for Monday in Westminster Hall. Police prepare extensive precautions with barricades, crowds staged amid fears of fire hazards and large contingents of soldiers to manage routes and crush risks.
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Royal, Automobile Club
Westminster Hall
Chad
Imbler Forms Inactive Commercial Club With 14 Charter Members
Imbler Oregon June 17 Special the town organized an inactive commercial club with 14 charter members and many more eager to join Recruitment of farmers continues The group will not affiliate with the Fruit Growers union as initially discussed G L Sawyer elected president J P Larsen vice president and F N Hoffeditz secretary treasurer The club aims to boost Imblers development and resources Publicity Manager S M Slough attended the meeting and sent best wishes for the effort.
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Imbler
Fruit Growers’ Union
M. Slough
la Grande
G. L. Sawyer
Sawyer
Union County
J. P. Larsen
F. N. Hoffeditz
Imbijer
Summerville Moves to Form Commercial Club
Summerville mieszkań to organize a commercial club with help from Mr. Slough of La Grande. Subscriptions for maintenance secured from eight of nine business men amid citizen support, aiming to develop Summerville and tributary country with strong local aid.
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Summerville
Slough
la Grande
Three bands for the Fourth in La Grande
William Allinson, regarded as king of affairs, closed a contract for a multi band Fourth of July event in La Grande. La Grande and Union bands will join additional musical attractions with a new features added to the day long celebration.
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la Grande and Union
la Grande
William Allinson
Shel Classes Colonel With Ananias Manchusen And Others
A clipped report notes a colonel and Ananias Manchusen among a group described as their type. The item suggests a formal or social club context rather than a battlefield action.
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Ananias Manchusen
Roosevelt’s Outlook: Roosevelt Accuses Times of Bias in McNamara Case
In a Times reply Gene Otis defends the newspaper’s stance on the McNamara case. He claims Colonel Roosevelt misrepresented Times views by linking the editorial to political motives and accuses Roosevelt of dramatic shifts in positions.
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Outlook
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General Otis
Rieply
Low Adgelea
Times Today
Gene Otis
Gompera
Torlally
Roogey
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Baron Mancha
Eph
T Polk
Bing
The
Times
McNamara
Reite
Desmond Freed by Jury in Local Circuit Court
James Desmond was acquitted today of robbing the N. K. Weat store after entering via the roof with a rope. Defense Attorney R. Joseph Green, newly partnered with Charles Albert Small, led the case in his first term before the circuit court.
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James Desmond
N. K. Weat
Desmond
R. Joseph Green
Partn 2
Charles Albert Small
Mr. Green
Boston Business Men Tour Carmania for European Study
A hundred American business leaders from Boston and other cities travel on the Cunard liner Carmania to study European industry and municipal practices. Delegates from New York Philadelphia Detroit Chicago and others will visit England France Germany Belgium Austria and Switzerland to observe methods in handling commerce and urban problems.
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Mass
Cunard
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
England
France
Germany
Belgium
Austria
Switzerland
La Follette Invites Republican National Battle
Washington June 17 reports that R M La Follette is a Republican national candidate for the press. His supporters say he is ready to clash with President Taft, claiming a wager of one third of the convention votes and a slogan praising La Follette’s chance to win.
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R. M. la Follette
Republican Nation
la Follette
Taft
Wisconsin
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