Senate Concludes Local Option Fight in Washington
In Olympia the senate concurred with the house on the local option bill ending a lengthy battle. The final vote was 4 to 4 with Anderson Brown Bryan Cotterill Cox and Stevenson voting no. The session also approved 620000 for state roads and 50000 for King Pierce counties including a drift barrier near White River. Additional 50000 funded Columbia River improvements from Bridgeport to Kettle Falls.
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Taft Proclaims 41st Congress Session on March 15
President Taft issues a proclamation calling the 41st Congress to meet March 15 to consider the tariff. In Washington Cabinet members are sworn in by Chief Justice Fuller with minimal ceremony.
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Alaska Gold Boom Predicted to Surpass Nevada Output
Seattle reports optimism that Tanana district will yield more gold than Nevada and Alaska will lead all North American districts this summer. W. H. Parsons, back from New York, asserts Alaska will soon ship about 75,000,000 yearly in gold through Seattle.
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Italian Relief Work at Fault Causes Graft Allegations
Rev Angelicus of St Marys Catholic Church Cleveland claims graft tainted relief efforts after the Italian earthquake. He recounts his father stranding under debris three days as Italian soldiers and police allegedly demanded remuneration before aid. He prepared to file a formal complaint with the state department.
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Angelicus
St. Mary's
American Lumber Combine Aims at British Columbia
Vancouver March 6 A Boston or Minneapolis based lumber ring has formed a lobbying group with a quarter million dollars to influence Victoria and secure perpetual timber leases. The plan includes influencing provincial politics and pushing removal of tariffs on rough lumber to boost American and Canadian product reach.
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Riotous Tin Soldier Assaults Shake Capital Shops
Washington March 6. Co K Fifth Pennsylvania volunteers riot in North Capitol area after a lunch room and grocery store fail to serve quickly. Proprietors beaten, goods stolen, police injured as militiamen flee on a train. damage untallied.
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Trial Nears in Nashville Homicide Case
Defendants Cooper and John Shere face trial in Nashville as prosecutors prepare to present rebuttal evidence after an arson allegation issue. Hearing delays push proceedings to Monday with state ready to proceed. H C Rinehart traveled from Simerville to Portland for federal grand jury appearances.
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Kelley Bride of Joseph B Russell Me in New York
Ming Jacque Kelley daughter of Commander and Mrs J D Jerold Kelley wed Joseph B Russell Me at the bride’s East 83d Street home. After a southern trip, they will reside in Cambridge Massachusetts. The groom is a nephew of the late Governor William G Russell of Massachusetts.
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Neal Acquitted by Boise Jury in Forgery Case
H E Neal former cashier of the Capital State bank of Boise was acquitted on forgery after a five week trial. Five similar indictments remain. Defense argued Neal was a morphine addict whose habit influenced alleged defalcations._bank expert Trimmer denounced by defense counsel during lengthy deliberations.
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Suspect Detained After Night Chase In Duwamish Assault
George Billott is jailed after bloodhound pursuit and a 3 am capture at his father’s ranch. He awaits identification in Seattle, following the assault on Mrs. Otto Roseburg near the Duwamish tracks. Roseburg, wife of a Georgetown car barns employee, is in critical condition.
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Baltimore Sun editor among storm dead in Baltimore
Two people are dead after a severe Baltimore storm, including Oakley Haines, managing editor of the Baltimore Sun. Damage in the city area is estimated at $2,000,000 as wire service reports warn of more deaths to come once communications are restored.
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Champ Clark to Turn 69 as Democratic Leader in House
Washington observes March seventh birthday of Champ Clark of Pike County Missouri born 1850 in Kentucky. The Missouri statesman, second only to Uncle Joe Cannon as leading House figure, will receive congratulations from congressional colleagues and Missouri friends on his 69th birthday.
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New Barber Shop Planned in Vacated Jewelry Room
Christiansen Bros. prepare to open a three chair barber shop in the space formerly occupied by jeweler H. W. Howl in the local area. The venture follows two years of service in town barber shops by Hangen. The quote from J. S. Kieffer warns that wrong conduct more easily yields wrong thinking.
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