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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
5
The Royal Neighbors hold meetings on the second and fourth Saturdays at the K of P Hall. Mrs. Sophia Young is listed as oracle.
Aberdeen men report high grade oil worth 2.50 a barrel found on the Hoh river in Jefferson county. They leased land and drilled wells after two years of quiet work and brought out ten cases of paraffine oil from shallow wells.
South Bend jury convicts Thurman Nestor of assault in the second degree after a three day trial over the March shooting of Freda Bohmer. Bohmer and Nestor fought during which five shots were fired, Bohmer then overpowered Nestor despite being severely injured.
William R. Amon of Kennewick Washington obtained a license to marry Clara A Sheehan of Pasadena California. The ceremony was held at the bride's home. Amon stated he had known Miss Sheehan for many years but it was only recently that she agreed to marry.
Customs officers arrest Seattle Chinese merchant Charlie Looey in Portland on opium smuggling charges. Investigators seek a nationwide ring with main offices in Honolulu and branches under a single manager in each city including Seattle Vancouver and Portland. Looey allegedly handled contacts with Vancouver and Portland. two years of surveillance failed to reveal him.
In Tacoma the Pierce county superior court opens the first murder trial with women serving on the jury. Frederick Bheham faces a murder charge over the Horst feud that drew about ten men into the case. Four female jurors express no scruples about the death penalty.
President Wilson shows inclination to limit the special session to tariff revision while currency reform may be tackled in regular session. He bars relatives from administration roles and maintains civil service protections amid rising office-seeker interest.
Three workmen George Uffrist Harry Langland and Hugh McCaren were killed when dynamite exploded on a raft above Bridgeport on the Columbia River. They were blasting rock for government work aboard the steamer Yakima.
Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington predicts the new Congress will have enough supporters of woman suffrage to pass an equal suffrage amendment at its first regular session. He cites widespread sentiment shifts and individual conversions in both houses and expects a full Senate suffrage committee hearing.
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