Early History of the Coolidge Van Pelt Case
The Port Orford Tribune recounts the long feud between the Coolidge and Van Pelt families in southern Curry. It describes prior shootings on the river, ambush attacks, and a vigil against violence, leading to the sixteen year-old murder of Thomas Van Pelt and the recent arrest of Aaron R Cooley in San Francisco. It notes detective Stephen Doyle and Gov. West involvement and potential future arrests in Spokane as evidence surfaces.
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Port Orford Tribune
Aaron R Cooley
San Francisco
Riley Cooley
Thomas van Pelt
van Pelt-Coolidge
Curry
Harbor
Coolidges
Lakeport
Coolidge
van Pelt
van Pelts
van Pelt, Sr
Smth
Smith
Cooley
California
Sam van Pelt
West
Brown
Stephen Doyle
Pacific Coast
Doyle
Wood
Spokane
Wash
Major Kinney Taken to Sanitarium Near San Francisco
Major Kinney in frail mental health traveled to a sanitarium run by Dr. Newmark near San Francisco. He named Newmark Street in Bangor for the road from Empire to North Bend. Chas. Cavanaugh and W. Wetherill accompanied him to guard him during the trip. He has suffered hallucinations and possible paresis with progressive decline. He claimed he could not finish projects and offered 100,900 dollars to a specialist to fix the defect. Receivership implications remain uncertain.
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L. D. Kinney
Redondo
Newmark
San Francisco
Major Kinney
Bangor
New Empire- North Bend
Chas. Cavanaugh
W. Wetherill
Coos Bay
A New Year Covenant Poem by Mae Bingham Griffin
A 1914 verse pledges a sacred annual contract with the New Year. The speaker invokes Peace and Love and Heavenly witnesses to keep a clear conscience and aid the needy. Mae Bingham Griffin signs the devotional commitment for the year 1914.
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God the Father
Cooking Without Stoves In Ancient Britain
Ancient relics show how early Britons cooked without metal tools or pottery. Campfire hearths reveal stone heat beds and charcoal. Techniques likely included roasting on coals and boiling in rawhide pots or bark containers, using heated stones and clay, as described by the Youghs Companion account.
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England
Britain
Cornwall
Assiniboins
Pacific Coast
Tropics
The Bogey Man Buried It Reassesss Tariff After 33 Years
The speaker recalls thirty three years of presidential campaigns beginning in 1880 and accuses protected interests of using fear to influence voters. He cites banks withholding loans, large orders, and worker pressures to sway elections, noting the Payne Aldrich tariff debate and a Democratic victory with Republican split.
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Ierests
Republican Party
White House
Congress
tariff law frees nation from a generation of fear
W J Bryan notes in the Commoner that Wilson’s tariff reform reduces duties and shifts some government burden to incomes. He argues Republicans used intimidation for decades, but the public sees relief as the law takes effect and gratitude grows for emancipation from protectionist pressure.
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LaFollette
Dolliver
Wilson
Congress
Republican Party
W. J. Bryan
The
Importation Rules for Breeding Animals Under Tariff Act
Since 1793 free entry of pure bred animals for breeding has been allowed under certain restrictions. The 1918 tariff Act enables free entry for cattle sheep and swine, with certificates handled by customs. Only horse dog and cat pedigree associations are recognized under paragraph 397.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Collectors of Customs
Department of Agriculture
Oregon Land Stretches for Development by Private Capital
W H Graves urged clearing about 5 million acres of logged off lands in Oregon at a Portland Realty board luncheon. He supported private reclamation over state or national projects, noting private efforts have fared better. About 1 million acres lie within 50 miles of Portland and could be converted to charcoal and coke to ease the state's fuel shortage.
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Oregon
W. H. Graves
Portland Realty Board
Commercial Club
Graves
Portland
First Pacific Northwest Apple Trees Planted in 1827
In 1827 the first apple trees in the Pacific Northwest were planted at Vancouver Washington by Dr McLoughlin using London seeds brought by Captain Simpson. In the same year Dr John McLoughlin built a sawmill six miles east of Fort Vancouver, the first west of the Rocky Mountains.
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Pacific Northwest
Vancouver
Wash
McLoughlin
London
Capt. Simpson
John McLoughlin
Fort Vancouver
Rocky Mountains
1913 US coal production nears 675 million tons
US Geological Survey estimates 1913 coal production between 666 and 675 million short tons, up from 1912’s record, with anthracite contributing about 4.5 million tons and the rest from bituminous mines. Labor shortages and floods limited output. Colorado saw a major strike mid year and eastern states faced labor scarcity.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Edward W. Parker
Colorado
Ohio Valley
Mid-Continent
All Coast Highway Proposal Backed by Del Norte Argus
The Del Norte Argus urges cooperation among Del Norte Curry and Coos counties to pursue an all coast highway from San Francisco to Portland. Editors in Oregon praise the idea as sane, noting counties share similar interests and the plan could proceed without disrupting other projects.
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Argus
del Norte
Curry
Coos
Oregon
San Francisco
Portland
del Norte Argus
Bartol Woman Sentenced to Forty Years in California Case
Ruby Bartol, formerly of Curry County, convicted in Del Norte County, received forty years in the penitentiary. Fred Hosier drew 35 years. Orville Taggart and Otto Chetser had not yet been sentenced. A third trial on the other woman ended in a hung jury and was moved to Humboldt County.
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Humboldt County
Port Orford
Bald Hill School Notes Honors A Strong Final Exam
Bald Hill school closed December 26 with a well attended program. Top scorers over 90 included John Root Ellis Widbey Charles Bruce Jessie Owen Laurel Velma Bigelow Schiler Phillips Leland McNair Everitt Parrish and Innis Weekly.
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Bald Hill
Volney Huntley
John Root
Ellis Widbey
Charles, Bruce
Jessie Owen
Laurel
Velma Bigelow
Schiler Phillips
Leland McNair
Everitt Parrish
Innis
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Aurora
Mae Bingham Griffin
Safe Boys
Weaths of Hethhhl Bristooc
Manly
Sparta
Mechanica
Bcience
Enterprise
American Bay
Yrde Point Enterprise
U. S. Geological Survey
Oregon Power Company
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