Fire destroys Santa Rosa business district and Masonic temple
A morning blaze in Santa Rosa California leveled much of the business district including the Masonic temple and Armory. The Greening stable with five horses burned as firemen narrowly escaped collapse while rescuing Mr. and Mrs. Iron. City records were moved from the City hall to save the structure, with no serious damage reported to the building.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Masonic Temple
Iron
Man shoots intruder in home after surprise return
Oakland man L M McDonald returned home to find Jos Meloy a Portuguese with his wife. He drew a revolver and shot Meloy through the heart. The irate husband is in custody.
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Scripps News Association
Oakland
Cal
L. M. McDonald
Jos Meloy
Twenty Bodies Recovered From Century Mine Disaster
Twenty bodies have been recovered with eleven still missing at Century mine after a coal dust explosion. More than a hundred miners were present when the blast occurred, and most victims are identified as Poles and Hungarians. Wheat and grain prices also reported: wheat opened and closed around 78 1 2 cents, corn 44 1 2 cents, oats 30 cents.
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Scripps News Association
Philippina
W.va
Scripps Newn Association
Chicago
Sedgewick and Zone Arrive for Olympian Games Journey
Stratten Island reports J H Sedgewick and Charles Zone of San Francisco arrive and will depart by Colon to Greece for the Olympian games. Pacific coast athletes express strong belief they will win laurels.
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Scrippe News Association
Straten Island
N. Y
J. H. Sedgewick
Charles Zone
San Francisco
Colon
Greece
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Plan 87th Anniversary Celebration
The Odd Fellows in this city with help from the Rebekahs mark the 87th anniversary on April 26 in Eastern Oregon. Noted state speakers will attend including Claud Gatch who will deliver the oration. A full day of events and amusements is planned with appointed committees to report next Thursday.
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Odd Fellows
Oregon
Claud Gatch
J A. Arbuckle
Grant Key
H. E. Cooli
Nelson to Clash With Herrera for Pacific Coast Title Fight
The Scripps News Association reports Nelson and Herrera set to fight at a Pacific Coast Athletic Club venue between May 7 and 12. The purse totals twenty thousand with nine thousand six hundred to the winner and six thousand four hundred to the loser. Nelson receives an extra four thousand beyond his end.
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Scripps Newa Association
Moes Veeck Maench
Nelson
Herrera
Pacific Coast Athletic Club
Curtis Jackson Hanged for Criminal Assault in Poplar Bluffs
Jackson Haged Poplar Bluffs Mo March 23 Curtis Jackson a negro hanged this morning. He was convicted of the charge of committing a criminal assault on Mrs Dan Norman White.
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Scripps News Association
Poplar Bluffs
Curtis Jackson
Mra
Dan Norman Whita
Pirates Capture Launch In Chinese Waters
London reports pirates seized a Standard Oil launch in Chinese waters. They took rifles and a thousand rounds of ammunition. The American gunboat Callan heads to the scene to assist.
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Scripps News Association
London
Amees
Standard Oil Company
Callan
Coal Crisis Eases as Joint Committee Holds Meeting
The joint scale committee met again amid cautious optimism for a peaceful settlement. Chicago coal prices rise slightly for bituminous coal while anthracite awaits a possible rise on the first of the month due to tight supply. Indianapolis reports the crisis may be over with patience prevailing and a further meeting planned. Minor Robbins’ 1908 scale proposal passed 23 to support, but requires unanimous approval. Steel contracts for 6 million tons hinge on operators, with many independents resisting the proposal to avert a full strike.
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Chisis
Indianapolis
Robbins
Robbins’ Company
United States Steel Corporation
Atrike
Steel Company
Maniac Kills Seven as He Attacks Baltimore Family
Baltimore on March 23 reports Walter Polee aged 25 forced entry during a nephew's funeral, shot his brother and a neighbor, wounded many and killed several, then shot Chief of Police Irwin. He seized the house, defied police, and was finally overpowered and captured.
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Baltimore
Walter Polee
Irwin
Political and health notes from March dispatches
Washington reports a judiciary committee decision on insurance vs interstate commerce. In Columbus doctors say Governor Pattison’s condition worsens with a dropsical basilar involvement. The Observer plans a candidate edition next Friday with about twenty candidate writeups for Union and Wallowa counties. Six thousand copies will be mailed to all registered voters.
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Scripps News Association
Columbus
John M. Pattison
Observer
Union
Wallowa
New Phone Directory Under Preparation By Pacific States
The Pacific States Telephone Co announces a new directory ready for publication shortly after month’s start. Patrons planning service changes should notify the manager at once.
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Pacific States Telephone Co
Important Meeting On Woman Suffrage Movement
The committee and all interested in Woman Suffrage are urged to meet at H A Watsons office over J M Barrys store Monday March 26 at 8 oclock PM By order of chairman Mrs A M Pain Sheriff C E Brown who is a Republican candidate for governor remains in the race Brown is noted for enforcing laws in Baker county
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H. A. Watson
J M. Barry
A. M. Pain
C. E. Brown
Reublican Nyminsion
Mr. Brown
Baker Country
Fumes Cause Death Near Ballard Wood Chopper Reports Dead Child
Louis P. Ydeo, a Ballard wood chopper, found a decomposed substance he mistook for stones. He heated the material with mercury, sending fumes through the home and sickening his family. Louie, six, died, while three sisters were stricken with purple bodies and vomiting. others are gravely ill.
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Scripps News Amociation
Seattle
Louis P. Ydeo
Ballard
Louie
Epworth Leagues Convene in La Grande Districts
PreTOMets of the Epworth Leagues meet in La Grande to convene today with Rev. Hill of Baker City as president and Anna Cates as secretary. Other arriving cabinets include Misses Bessie Spencer and Berne Smith from Baker City, and Elgin members, while local cabinet Geo L. Cleaver presides with Clare Gillilan as secretary.
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Epworth
la Grande
Rev. Hill
Baker City
Anon Cates
WLIO
Anna Cates
Bessie Spencer
Barmie Smith
Ae Smith
Gieana Merritt
Elgin
Geo
Brief Snippets From Several Newspapers
A collection of quoted lines from major papers noting political, corporate, and social commentary. References include The Detroit News The Chicago Daily News The Philadelphia Inquirer The Washington Post The Washington Star The Atlanta Constitution and mentions of figures like Stuyvesant Fish Tillman La Follette Castro and John D Rockefeller.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Coon
Senate
The
Washington Post
Venezuela
Caatro
Washington Star
John D. Rockefaller
John
Atlanta Constitution
Columbia University
Death on the trail near Kuyukul country
Eric Erickson of Northern Commercial Company was found frozen to death on the trail into Kuyukul country, his body in a crouched warming pose. In Athena Oregon William and Winnie Kribbs, owners of 200 acres of wheat land near Adams, may sell after rejecting an $80 per acre offer totaling $16,000.
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Scripps Newd Associationy
Fairbanks
Alaska
Eric Erickson
Northern Commercial Company
Kuyukul Country
Athena
Ore
William
Winnie Kribbs
Adams
Arrests rip through San Diego tavern heist and other bids
A San Diego man alias John Lewis was jailed for robs at Thompson saloon claiming seven robberies in two weeks. Seattle labor groups push laundry reform after eleven hour shifts. Coleman pleads not guilty to perjury with immediate trial sought. Ivanhoe offices note petition support as campaign moves toward attorney nomination on the 20th.
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Scripps News Association
San Diego
Cal
Art Paulat
John Lewis
Thompson
New York
Coleman
Jerome
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