Acquittal Ends Bitter Campbell Murder Trial
Michael Campbell was acquitted at midnight Saturday in the Cath lamet murder case of John McClelland. After threats against his life, Judge Griffin ordered courthouse doors locked and spectators seated while detective L L Levins arranged a river escape to a gasoline launch bound for Kalama and Portland. The killing stemmed from a civil suit in which Campbell testified against McClelland.
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Portland
Michael Campbell
Cathlamet
John McClelland
Washington
McClelland
Campbell
Griffin
Seattle
L. L. Levins
Western Detective Agency
Columbia
Kalama
Northern Pacific
Man Who Tried to Kill Guiteau Kills Employee
Washington October 11 Noted avenger William Jones known as Bill Jones shot and killed John A. McPherson of Detroit at Bates farm near Brookland after pursuing Guiteau on the jail run. McPherson, 29, had worked on Jones’s farm since June after discharge from the Marine Corps.
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Washington
Garfield
Guiteau
William Jones
Bill” Jones
John A. McPherson
Detroit
Bates Farm
Brookland
McPherson
Jones’ Farm
United States Marine Corps
Corkhill
Jones
Market Prices For Wheat Oats Hay And More
Wheat track prices list red Russian 87c bluestem 84c Valley 90c Hiland 91c Barley feed 25.50 rolled 27.28 Oats No 1 white 30 gray 29 Timothy hay Willamette Valley fancy 14 ordinary 11 Eastern Oregon 16.50 18 alfalfa 11 Butter extra 34c fancy 32c 30 store 18 Eggs extra 31 82c firsts 28 29c seconds 23 26c Eastern 26 28c Hops New Oregon 6 7c 1907 2 4c 1906 1 1c Wool Valley 14 15c wh Eastern Oregon 8 16c mohair choice 18 19c
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Washington
Puget Sound
Eastern
Market Prices for Grains and Dairy Staples
Wheat and oats prices listed with barley hay and alfalfa per ton costs. Butter and ranch butter per pound quoted from Washington Oregon sources. Eggs priced by dozen from selected local and eastern suppliers with Oregon ranch offerings.
Author May Be Shot by Canadian Indians
Minnipeg Manitoba October 11 news says J Oliver Curwood of Duuth was killed by Indians in Lac Laronge area after a clash with Cree forces while his party including two Indians and a guide pursued material for Bobbs Merrill Company. Mother and Babe Rescued.
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Minnipeg
Man
J. Oliver Curwood
Duuth
Far North
Bobbs- Merrill Company
Lac Laronge
Lake Winnipeg
Hudson’s Bay
Curwood
Babe
San Francisco
Lynn
Anna Schredinova
Charles Spink
Cornelius Mahoney
Poterero Emergency Hospital
President Praises Seattle Man in Roosevelt Order
President Roosevelt signs a general order praising the year's work in the general land office under Commissioner Ballinger and successor Dennett. The last fiscal year shows 1115 hearings before registers and receivers, up from 300 in 1907, a 271 percent rise, and 58,209 homestead and timber and stone entries approved for patent, up from 40,538.
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Seattle
Washington
Roosevelt
Department
Ballinger
Dennett
Closed until bank examiner arrives at Farmers and Traders Bank
La Grande Oregon October 12 deposits and certificates stood at 190000 while liabilities were 279000 before doors opened rumors of trouble swirled since Saturday and a rush by depositors was halted by a bank sign stating closure until an examiner arrives
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National Bank of la Grande
la Grande
National Bank
Prey for Gamblers in Dallas Gregory Run Day and Night
In Dallas and Gregory South Dakota thousands of land seekers wager heavily at round the clock gaming tables. An estimated 60 000 have registered with many already broke and telegraphing for funds as large crowds pursue land openings. Gamblers reportedly win big while transportation and safety concerns rise.
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Dallas
S. D
Gregory
Leading Stereotyper Kerwin Dies at 46
John W. Kerwin foreman of the American Press Association stereotyping department died at his Flushing home after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and six children. A Chicago native, he was 46 and had worked for the APA for 25 years, famed as one of the best in his trade.
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New York
John W. Kerwin
American Press Association
Flushing
N. Y
Kerwin
Chicago
Oregon Requisition Seeks Return of Rail Pass Thieves
Governor Gillett signed requisitions directing Oregon’s pursuit of Charles Thairkill and J. P. Monahan, wanted for stealing and receiving a railroad pass. Thairkill, formerly with the Southern Pacific in Portland, stole the pass and shared it with Monahan. They fled to San Francisco and are under arrest there.
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Oregon
Sacramento
Cal
Gillett
Portland, Or
Charles Thairkill
J. P. Monahan
Thairkill
Southern Pacific Railway
Portland
Monahan
San Francisco
Catch of 556 Whales Worth Over a Million
In Victoria B C on October 10 reports show West Coast Vancouver Island whaling this year could be 50 percent higher than 1907. Total catch reaches 556 whales valued well over one million dollars. A notable share are sulphur bottom whales near Kyuquot station, averaging 70 to 80 feet and 70 to 85 tons each. Other captures include humpback, finback and sperm whales.
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Victoria
B. C
Vancouver Island
Kyuquot
Pacific
Special rail rates for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition
Transcontinental railroads set a $50 round-trip rate from Missouri River points to Portland Seattle and Tacoma for next summer tied to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle. Valid May 25 to September 30 1909 with return by October 31 1909. Eastern rates to Chicago and other points to be fixed soon.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Transcontinental Passenger Association
Tacoma
Missouri River
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Hisgen Tours Northwest as Hearst Skips Visit
Thomas L. Hisgen of the Independence Party arrives in Portland Oregon and speaks to a large crowd in the evening. Hearst, father of the party, shifts plans and heads east, missing a Northwest swing before the election. Hisgen recalls 1889 when his four sons began axle grease manufacturing.
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Portland
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
William R. Hearst
Northwest
Hisgen
Woman Threatens Pulpit Suicide After Church Quarrel
In Los Angeles on October 11, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, known in religious circles, bought a marble shaft and grave dog after quarrels with First Methodist Church members and with a local undertaker firm. She threatened to drink cyanide during a sermon but was halted by an insanity arrest.
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Los Angeles
Cal
First Methodist Church
Elizabeth Thompson
Thompson
Cholera Toll in Philippines Reaches 12000 Lives
In a Manila report to the public health service Chief Quarantine Officer McClintick says roughly 12,000 deaths from cholera have occurred since January 1. Cases continue but the disease shows little spread.
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Washington
Philippines
Public Health Service
McClintick
Manila
Thaw to Stay at Matteawan Pending Sanity Hearing Appeal
In White Plains on October 12, the court ordered Harry K. Thaw to remain at Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane until the Court of Appeals rules on his request for a jury hearing to decide his sanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Court of Appeals
War scare passes without decision in Belgrade assembly
In Belgrade the Narodna-Skuptschina adjourned after a 24 hour session with no vote on action against Austria-Hungary. War demand cooled as Milovanovic cited ammunition shortages. Serbia to boycott Austro-Hungarian commerce as a response. Lone Montana stage holdup ends with robber apologizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Narodna-Skuptschina
National Assembly
Austria-Hungary
Milovanovics
Servia
Oil rivals recount battles with Standard Oil
The speaker claims Standard Oil pressured customers to ditch Four Brothers grease and switch to Standard Oil axle grease, forcing them into oil business. They allege plant damage by fire, wrecked trains, vanished shipments, and insist politics are about principle, mentioning Hearst’s nomination four years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Hearst
Fire at White House stables damages loft
Fire of unknown origin found in the loft of the White House stables this morning caused minor damage. Prompt action by the stable keeper and his assistant prevented the building’s destruction, which housed several of the President's thoroughbreds.
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Washington
White House
Idaho Lands Office Posts 1908 Public Land Profits
The General Land Office reports Idaho net proceeds from public land sales for the year ended June 30, 1908. Receipts total 538 157 dollars with 460 044 from land sales and 78 112 from fees and commissions. After paying 9 257 in commissions and 25 703 in expenses, net profit to Idaho is 434 341 dollars with the state share 21 717 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
General Land Office
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Employe
Santa Rosa
George Colier
Occidental
Colier
Oregon Bank
Ation
Jos. Massie
Massie & King
A. King
Opp
Tumwater Bank
Seattle Fair
Springdale Orchards
Au Ee Beecher
Peshastin
Ashington
Thaw
Insane Asylum
Lone Man
Montana
Missoula
Mont
Missoula-Banner
Columbia Valley Edison Phonograh Co
Columbia Valley Bank
Louis Michel
Mgr
Wenatchee, Wash
Edison Phonograph Goods
Edison
Leavenworth
L. Lamb
Clinton
Iowa
C. R. Lamb
Minneapolis, Minn
PINE
G. E. Lamb
P. Davis
Treas
Mer
Leavenworth, Wa
Pride of
Beal Grain & Milling Company
Wenatchee, Washington
Massie & King, Agts
Leavenworth, Wash
Tumwater Savings Bank
the Bank For Savings Leavenworth
Idaho
King’s Bakery and Coffee House
Rock Meisner & Roach
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