Hendricks Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy Case
The trial of Hall and Mays co defendants continues as Hendricks pleads guilty to the conspiracy indictment. Testimony recounts a 1900 interview about using fencing knowledge to aid a political club run by Steiner and associates. Clarence B. Zachery, foreman of the Butte Creek company, testified on prior schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Ge
Ing Yeeteriny
Hamiltee H. Hendricks
Hall
Steiner
W. W. Steiner
Hendricks
Mays
Hal
Unlawfo
Feders Offeie
Thes
Clarence B. Zachery
Butte Creek Company
Heney
Hendrices
Mer. Heney
Aseoustes
Hendricks and
Zachary
WER PLEADS GULTY. Heney witness for government against Hall and Mays
A government case hinges on Heney's witness Steiner linking Hall to a conspiracy with the Butte Creek company. The trial scene in Portland 1900 is probed as Steiner recounts a charged conversation about prosecuting the company for unlawful fees. Judge Hunt reserved ruling until morning.
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Heneysto
Hall
Mays
Steiner
Portland
Butte Creek Company
Feoces
Hemey Creed
Hunt
Heney
Mars
Hendricks
Zachary
Hendrcks
Brelwer
Sime
Stelwer
Nevada to create state police force under governor
A Nevada bill proposed by a special committee would establish a state police force of 2, state superintendent, 4 sergeants, 25 officers, and 250 reserves. The governor appoints the superintendent with approval, and martial law could be declared in riots with up to 250 troops mobilized. Rules modeled after U S Army discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carron
Nev
Nevada
Price
United States Army
China Resists Japanese Plan to Extend Rail Line
Pekin reports Japan may extend the Hsin Min Tan railroad north with Japanese capital. Chinese government opposes and vows to meet pledges on Manchuria restoration. Hen Ehih Chang, viceroy of Manchuria, urges the throne to sanction a 10,000,000 taels loan to boost the new Chinese administration’s effectiveness in Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Japan
Hsin Min Tan
Manchuria
Hen Ehih Chang
Mencharia
Manchaoria
American Fleet Sails From Rio to Magellan Route
In Rio de Janeiro on January 23 the American warships set sail on a 14,000 mile cruise toward San Francisco. Thousands cheered as the fleet departed, carrying Brazilian blessings and well wishes for the voyage and crew.
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Elio de Janeiro
Gune
Rio
Ponta Arenas
Magellanetralte
San Francisco
Woman Suffrage Proposal Reported By Michigan Committee
Lansing January 23 The constitutional convention committee on elections unanimously reported out last night a proposal granting woman suffrage with a recommendation that it be adopted in the state constitution. The action signals a key step toward extending voting rights to women in Michigan.
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Michigan
Lansing, Mich
Constitutional Convention Committee On Elections
Unemployed March Sparks clashes with Chicago police
Socialists led by Dr. B L Reitman attempted a downtown march in Chicago on January 24 prompting two fights with police. Reitman and two followers were arrested after authorities warned against any street parade. Thousands were urged to assemble at the lakefront at 2 o clock, with police kept in reserve.
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Chicago
B. L. Reitman
Reitman
Bobor
Etreete
Beitman
Ee Ee
Lake Front
Plot to overthrow Lisbon monarchy foiled by government
Lisbon reports a failed January plot by a small republican faction to assassinate Premier Frenco and trigger street uprisings with bombs and revolvers. The conspirators planned to exploit festivals. royal family stayed at Villa Vicioes. army navy officers attended a gala, and officials joined a state ball.
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Lisbon
Frenco
Villa Vicioes
Civilian Hardships During Port Arthur Siege Told
Testimony at General Stoersei court martial by Colonel Vershinin described civil population straits in Port Arthur during the siege. He testified prices were exorbitant with cattle and poultry selling at inflated sums and eggs at high cost as the surrender neared.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arther
Marti
General Stoerse
Vershinin
Rent strikers arrested in Geevegh district riot
Twenty men were taken into custody by constabulary in Boyle Irelan on January 24 for unlawful assembly and rioting interfering with the mails. All detainees were found in bed. The offenders were connected to a no rent movement that had issued processes, with mails bearing those documents disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle
Irelan
Geevegh
Isndlorae
Restriction on Emigration Reaches Hawaii
A cablegram from Japan’s Foreign Minister Hayashi informs that from February only Japanese laborers returning to Hawaii or immediate relatives of those already there may emigrate. The note indicates new limits on emigration to the islands.
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Honolulu
Japan
Hayashi
Hawaii
Oregon Hopgrowers Form New Grower Organization
Oregon hopgrowers directors met last week and formed a growers association by adopting a constitution and bylaws. They plan to collect acreage data to determine union representation and identify nonmembers, with secretary Joseph Keun gartner in charge and a $1000 fund set for immediate expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Onion
Josep Bkeumgsertner
Bop
Seedless Pear Grows at Oliver Farm Near Pendietoh
R L Oliver a prominent planter west of town has cultivated a seedless pear for twenty years. The fruit is large like Flemish Beauty, with tiny seed traces and a late October ripening. Origin of the tree is unknown and the orchard was bought from a purseryman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendietoh
R.L Oliver
A I. Mexa
Stump Plans Walnut Grove Trade at Rickreall
Rickreall farmer J. B. Stump plants 175 acres of English walnut trees with 60 by 40 foot spacing. Interspersed Boysen cherries will provide immediate yield while the walnut plantation matures for commerce. Past walnut experiments in the area were unsatisfactory, yet this venture is seen as a potential profit maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickreall
J. B. Stump
Hee
Monmouth
Warnets
Stemp
Dipping Laws Target Infected Sheep Bands
A federal state and county effort aims to quarantine and clean up bands of sheep showing infection signs. Mr Silverwood provides guidance on dipping rates methods and livestock care as officials anticipate bringing more dip into the area in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
United States
Buresa of Animal Industry
Evers
Silverwood
Sparse Snow in Albany Leesenow Region This Winter
Reports from the upper valley and headwaters of the South Santiam River indicate little to no snow on the ridges and canyons. The mountains show only the highest peaks with snow, while the lower valleys remain free of snow for the season.
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Albany
Leesenow
Santiam River
Educational meeting for Linn County fruitgrowers
An educational meeting for fruitgrowers will be held Tuesday January 26 under Linn County Horticultural Society direction. Speakers include M Lewnedale president of the Willamette Valley Applegrowers' Association and L T Reynolds secretary and ex commissioner of horticulture. Lewnedale will demonstrate practical apple packing for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberr
Linn County Horticultural Enriety
M. ©. Lownedale
Willamette Valley
Aseoriatian
L. T. Reynolds
Lewnsedale
Veteran Thresher Quits in Pendleton After 38-Year Career
Joe Bnyder of Pendleton retires from threshing after 38 years. He sells his three-horse outfit at public sale and plans to move to a small farm on the Umatilla River west of Pendleton. He is famed as an energetic threshing man in Eastern Oregon.
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Pendleton
Joe Bnyder
Threehers and
Bnusiness
Oregon
Amall Farm
Umatilla River
Cheap Salt for Oregon Sheepmen
Oregon sheepmen have bought 60 000 shares of stock in a salt mine at Ogden Idaho. The purchase secures 600 tons of salt annually for Oregon buyers at a saving of about 3 dollars per ton based on current prices.
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Oregon
Pendleton
Idaho
Ogden
Weyerhaeuser Land Co Buys 19280 Acres in Clackamas
The Northern Pacific railroad sold 19 280 acres of timbered land in Clackamas county to the Weyerhaeuser Land company. The deed was recorded locally but the price was not disclosed. The tract runs along the west end of Clackamas county from the Clackamas river to the southern boundary.
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Weyerhaeusers
Tiber
Oregon City
Northern Pacific Railroad
Weyerhaeuser Land Company
Clackamas County
Clackaman County
Clackamas River
State contract awarded to Curtis Lumber for lamber supplies
The state institutions contract went to Curtis Lumber after opening bids. Curtis Lumber was $37 per carlcad below the next bidder, securing the award from the estate board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balem
Lamber
Curtis Lumber Company
School for Convicts Plans Assembly Hall and Night School
The state prison, Oregon governor, Chaplain Peerre and prison reform supporters propose an addition to the east wing to include an assembly hall and night school. Built by convicts from brick, it will house about five hundred inmates with desks and classrooms. The project aims to reduce state costs while improving literacy for prisoners, backed by the Prisoners' Aid society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selem
Oregon
Peerre
Port Friends of Prison Reform
Elate
Wisconsin party leads timber land push near Biy
A four member party from Wisconsin with guides and timber cruisers is in the Biy timber region to push a large land deal. They traveled with winter camp gear including snow shoes. Local claim owners expect to market their holdings as the party advances.
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Kismath Faile
Wisconsin
Biy
Spow Shore
Burns Bank Moves Into New Building In Town Center
The Harney County National Bank completed moving into its new Burns building this Sunday, with interior finishing underway. The store and bank space form a prominent part of the growing mercantile district as Burns expands its commercial footprint.
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Borns
Harney County National Bank
Burns
SN. Brown
Portland Markets Report Tangles With Prices Across Commodities
Wheat and oats quoted in cents with mixed values across districts. Berley feed and brewing oats reach high per ton and bagged grain prices vary by grade. Vegetables show broad ranges from turnips to tomatoes, with crates and sacks priced per unit.
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Portland
Wagler
Biosk
Oregon
Valley
Spying on Guna at Fort Stevens
At Fort Stevens Oregon on January 22 two Japanese men were spotted on the parapet of the West Battery. The sentry detained them after observation and they were questioned by District Adjutant General B. Hiberfoot. No crimes found but the men may have sought plans and sketches of fortifications and defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stevens
Weet
B. Hiberfoot
Hall and Maye conspiracy trial witness outlines land fencing
Special Agent Edward W. Dison testified in the Hall Maye conspiracy case in Wheeler county United States court. He reported unlawful fencing by the Butte Creek Land Livestock and Lumber company and described recommendations to prosecute W W Steiner Hamilton Hendricks and Clarence B Zachary. He said Hall opposed criminal action and sought a settlement to drop the suit if fences were removed. Proceedings adjourned with Dison on the stand and to resume today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Edward W. Dison
Wheeler County
Butte Creek Land, Livestock & Lumber Company
Hall-Maye
United States
Loomis
Whhile
W. W. Steiner
Hamilton H. Hendricks
Clarence B. Zachary
Butte Creek Company
Hall
Dison
Ottawa Postmaster General Reports Japan Emigration Curbs
Lemieux reports a Nippon emigration check to Canada after talks with Tokyo and says Japan agreed to restrain direct Hawaii to Canada migration viewed as economic pressure. He cites anti Japanese sentiment in British Columbia riots and notes treaties grant equal rights to Japanese. agitation stems from emigration firms misreading the treaty.
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Ottawa
Lemieux
Lbonee
Tokio
Mikado’e
Hawaii
Canada
Japan
Corea
Manchauria
Canaan
Campaign Education Plan From American Bankers Meeting
Chicago January meeting proposes widespread education on currency reform. The currency commission aims to simplify the bill for broad understanding and mobilize state bank associations to contact legislators. Large commercial groups would appoint committees to study the issue.
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Chicago
Stockbrokers Questioned in California State Deposit Wreck Probe
San Francisco witnesses testified before a grand jury after reconvening to probe the wreck of the California State Deposit and Trust Company. Brokers were questioned about their accounts, missing securities, and possible dummy loans on the books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California State Deposit &Rest Company
Qve
Tern
Labor Union Bank a Failure Isolated in Chicago
The Commonwealth Thuet & Savings bank, organized two years ago as a labor bank, is to be closed. The failure has cost shareholders about $6,000. Officials cite insufficient progress of labor relations to enter banking, ending the experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Union Bank
Chicago
Commonwealth Thuet & Savings Bank
Fulton ImpliGi Forced Out Of Race By Indictment Rumors
Portland January 24, details emerge on how John Fulton and associates faced pressure linked to George Brownell’s death and a Portland land fraud indictment. Testimony suggests Hall used district attorney power to influence endorsements and suppress prosecutions as Seattle politics heated up. W. W. Steiner of Bolte Creek testified about corporate ties and interviews with Hall affecting contracts and renewal.
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Portland
Hall- Mays
George C Brownall
Oregon
Browne
United States
Nations
Hall
Evilenne
Benators
Mitchell
Hal
Itv
Law Campbell
Aleo
Carkaimgs
Retary
Steiner
Indorse Nf
Heney
Hendricks
Bnite Coeypany
Toguthe
Fulton
W. W. Steiner
Bolte Creek Company
Work for Unemployed in New York City
Jan 26 report from New York describes the city hiring unemployed men to clear streets of heavy snowfall. Thousands join street cleaning and traction firms for wages, while some rail riders and wanderers face reduced shelter and uncertain prospects amid a harsh aftermath of drift and cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spd
Indictment Fails to Quash in San Francisco Bank Case
A San Francisco attorney argues before Superior Court that personal malice tainted grand jurors who found indictments against Treadwell of Kate Deposit Trust. The defense contends the indictment should be dismissed due to irregular proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Treadwell
Kate Deposit & Trust
Jade Waked
Lewis F Byingham
Not Accountable for Coolie Trade Case Rules
Jan. 2 in San Francisco Judge Hathaway ruled that an Allied vessel’s officers are not strictly responsible for Chinese immigrants aboard the Magnolas. The case held effective due care was shown and under the law officers cannot be strictly countable for the coolies aboard.
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San Francisco
H. Hathaway
Bhut Down Locomotive Plant in February
A Providence plant of the American Works will be shut down in February for an overhaul. The force employed there since December 1906 has gradually been reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. J. Jans
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Hail
Wer
State Police For
Bil
China
Gatherr Aop
Pacific Coast Horgrowers’ Association
Watts
Benton
Thresher
New Bank
Paris
Guna
Filea Civil Surf
Fulton Implgi
Wig Hall
Weigg
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