Good Leases the Sommer House in Beecher
In a local hotel management shakeup J. E. Foley will resume control of the Woolley building hotel while George H. Good takes a long term lease on the Sommer House and assumes charge April 1. J. B. Fisher retires due to ill health, closing March 16 after which remodeling and reinvestment by Mr. Good begin. Mr. Good will remain in Beecher with continued local support from friends.
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J. E. Foley
Woley
Geo. HE. Good
J. B. Fisher
Good
Bee Et Ware
Starkey Road Open To Traffic Between La Grande And Hilgard
Postmaster Lewis of Hilgard reports the Hilward Starkey road open and telephone line working. Stage service resumes and roads in fair condition. Teams from La Grande reach the area up to the missing bridge.
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la Grande
Hilgard
Hilward Starkey
Lewis
Banks Show Increase in Oregon Deposits
Enormous buildup in deposits across Oregon banks as of January 1. The state reports total deposits at 91,314,138, up 1,265,388 since November. Bank examiner issued the statement from Salem dated March 10.
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Oregon
Salem
Centennial Mass Honors Cardinal McCloskey At St Patrick’s
In New York a solemn pontifical mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral marked the 100th anniversary of Cardinal McCloskey born today. The Catholic Club and diocesan clergy attended as bishops and provincials filled sanctuary. Cardinal Gibbons preached the funeral sermon when alive.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathredal
Cardinal McCloskey
America
College of the Church
Sacred College
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Cardinal McClosky
Run on Cumberland Bank in Cleveland Prompted by Deposit Panic
A run on Cumberland Bank in Cleveland began yesterday and continued today. The institution holds about $49,000,000 in deposits and serves 70,000 depositors. Former governor Herrick is its president. bank examiners report the bank in excellent condition.
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Cleveland
Society of the Savings and Mutual Savings Association
Herrick
Thirty Workmen Buried in Pittsburg Wall Collapse
A wall collapse at the Lanz and Sons coal factory in Pittsburg buries 30 workers. Two bodies have been recovered and many others are injured. Rescue efforts continue at the ruin site.
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Pittsburg
Lanz and Sons
Revivalist Johnson Preaches On Self Made Fate At Tabernacle
Services at the Tabernacle feature a special chief for next Saturday. Johnson discourses on the theme that man makes his own re.
Grand jury excused as Chandler case heads to hearing
Long report from La Grande outlines grand jury actions including excusal and the Chandler perjury case proceeding. Jury recommended farm improvements and irrigation, visited the poor farm, and discussed true bills while planning for upcoming testimony and defendant Chandler’s trial.
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March Grand Jury
Ist “Reult
Reuben Chandler
England
Frank Parker
Salem
Palmer
A. ©. Palmer
Charles England
Chandler
Orel Chandler
State of Oregon
Roy Halley
la Grande
Lige Oliver
Oliver ranch denial echoes local alibi
The speaker insists they were not in the Oliver area or outside town, stating they stayed within city limits and were not at the ranch. The remark clarifies an alibi amid questions about location during a relevant time frame.
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Oliver Ranch
Heavy Palouse Snowfall Worst in 27 Years
Reports from Palouse country say this winter brought the heaviest snowfall in 27 years. In many outside districts the snow exceeded six feet. The snow is nearly gone and plowing will resume within a week.
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Spokane
Palouse
Train collision injures Express Messenger in Seattle yards
On March 9 two Northern Pacific trains collided in Seattle yards injuring Express Messenger Fred Anderson of St Paul and many others. The crash resulted from a switching crew’s failure to place red rear lights on a train being moved.
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Seattle
Express
Fred Anderson
St. Paul
Northern Pacifc
Garfield testimony nears end in Ballinger probe hearing
In Washington on March 10 the congressional committee hears testimony from former Secretary Garfield in the Ballinger investigation. The proceeding is described as largely circumstantial with much depending on inference as the hearing nears its close.
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Washington
Ballinger
Congressional Committee
Garfield
Road Clear Again
Wellington reports traffic resumes after a two week tunnel closure. The first Great Northern main line train since Feb 25 passes through the tunnel today and tonight. Reutries from the Hast sid completed work last night and the remaining drift will be attacked today.
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Wellington
Great Northern
Reut Ries
Caldwell Boy in Grief
A printer named Humple is under arrest in Colusa California charged with embezzlement from Caldwell Idaho. A letter found in his pocket from Ruth Hemple of Baker City enclosed $50 intended to assist a trip to Central America.
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Colusa
Calif
Humple Ifs
Caldwell
Idaho
Ruth Hemple
Baker City
Central America
Morgan likely funds Italian professor in cancer cure claim
Rome reports J. P. Morgan may aid Prof. Rampoldi of the University of Pavia who claims a cancer cure. The treatment uses a local Indian plant ointment called Jacquerry applied to affected areas.
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Rome
J. P. Morgan
Rampoldi
University of Pavia
India
Philadelphia employers call mass meeting amid looming strikes
Reports say labor leaders expect a wave of open shop walkouts after Baldwin Locomotive Works strike. Ten thousand rioters clashed near city hall as police were overwhelmed. In Chicago a coal strike could trigger up to 240,000 mine workers walking out on April 1.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive’ Works
Chicago
Middle West
Ohio
Frederick K Arnold Suicide at Hollenbeck Hotel
Frederick K Arnold, head of Portland Safety Deposit Company, committed suicide in a hotel room in Los Angeles today using a revolver. He had been ill and was a prominent figure in business and society for years.
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Los Angeles
Frederick K. Arnold
Portland Safety Deposit Company
Portland
Oregon
Hollenbeck Hotel
Anarchist Released Amid International Concerns
St. Petersburg reports that Wicholas Tschaikovsky was acquitted of revolutionary activity due to fears of international complications. The government faced strong sentiment in America and England supporting him, influencing the decision.
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St. Petersburg
Wicholas Tschaikovsky
America
England
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