Official Kennedy Ends Life On Eve Of Inquiry
Buffalo state treasurer John J. Kennedy committed suicide at the Markeen hotel amid an upcoming graft inquiry led by District Attorney Whitman. He was found with a slashed throat beside an open razor in a room near the hotel ballroom. Kennedy had been subpoenaed and attended church with his son before his act.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John J. Kennedy
Markeen Hotel
New York
Charles E. Whitman
John Doe
Dirnberger, Jr
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
William H. Kennedy
Speculators Condemned in Reclamation Debate
Non congress supported state and federal cooperation for reclamation of arid lands in Oregon on a dollar for dollar basis and condemned speculators. Officers elected: President Asa B. Thompson Echo first vice president J W Brewer Redmond second vice president J R Blackaby Ontario third vice president W Lair Thompson Lakeview secretary Fred.
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Asa B. Thompson
Echo
J. W. Brewer
Redmond
J. R. Blackaby
Ontario
W. Lair Thompson
Lakeview
Fred
Oregon
Gore Denounces Suit as Infamous Lie
United States Senator T P Gore from the witness stand denounced a $50,000 damage suit brought by Mrs Minnie BE Bond as an invention of a coterie of disappointed office seekers aimed at wrecking his renomination bid.
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Gore
Oklahoma City
Okla
United States
T. P. Gore
Minnie BE. Bond
Coal Taxed to Guard Mines in Colorado
Denver reports a one cent per ton coal tax assessed by principal operators since the September strike funds mine expenses. Cc L Baum testified before the house labor war committee on the tax usage.
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Denver
Colorado
Cc. L. Baum
House
Heavy Snow Halts Rail Traffic Across Regions
A widespread midwestern blizzard dumps two to fourteen inches of snow from the Missouri River to the Ohio Valley. Rail service is largely crippled with trains delayed or abandoned as tracks are blocked and fuel shortages strain local towns. The storm follows earlier falls, threatening continued isolation and cold, while traders expect crop benefits from the snow.
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Middle West
Board of Trade
Three Waddell Mahon Detectives Guilty in Mine Death
A jury found Slayer-Guard e Gulity, Houghton id three Waddell Mahon Detective Agency guards and a deputy sheriff guilty of manslaughter in the death of Steve Patrick, a copper mine worker, at Bee cerville on August 14 last.
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E Gulity
Houghton
Waddell Mahon
Steve Patrick
Beecerville
Dr. Shaw Breaks Ankle in Jersey City Slip
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw of the National Woman's Association slipped while alighting from a train in Jersey City and suffered a fracture of the right ankle.
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Shaw
New York
Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman' S Association
Jersey City
Indian's Rights Urged in Philadelphia Rights Probe
A fragmented notice from Philadelphia urges full rights of a historical group. The incomplete text references Toltrioal and an academy, signaling a civic demand for equal civil liberties in a regional debate.
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Philadelphia
Tottiane Itam
Toltrioal &T the
Academy of Metuent
Wilson weighs veto of immigration bill with literacy test
National capital briefs report President Wilson would veto the immigration measure over the literacy test. The Senate is expected to pass the bill as reported, while the House has rejected Asiatic exclusion amendments. Other items note 6849 banks seeking Fed membership, a 60 day sign-up deadline, and probes into hens laying and agricultural spending.
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M. C. Elliott
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Treasury Department
Congress
Weather Bureau
Panama Canal
Insular
Department of Agriculture
Houston
Federal Reserve Bank Board
Alaska
Washington, D. C
Steelhead stock planned for Yamhill River
Sheridan reports steelhead salmon have not been seen in the Yamhill river previously. R. L. Graves intends to make Yamhill a premier angling stream by stocking it with three carloads of young steelhead. One release will occur at McMinnville, another at Willamina, and a third at Cation.
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Yamhill
Sheridan
Willamette
R. L. Graves
McMinnville
Willamina
Cariton
Nab Portland Woman in Larceny Case
Mrs Toy Yoke of Portland was arrested in Chicago on a charge of grand larceny. She allegedly eloped on November 27 with Won Wah and carried jewels and money belonging to Hong. She will be brought back to face the charge.
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Toy Yoke
Won Wah
Hong
Chicago
Railroad buys land for Coyote cut off at Stanfield
Pendleton Ellsworth Benham of the O W R N Co. arrived at Stanfield and began purchasing land for the railroad right of way. The move, following days of rumor, indicates the company plans to start operations this spring.
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Portland
O-W. R
N. Co
Stanfield
State court orders Fulton to prosecute foreclosure lien
Astoria reports the county court directed G. C. Fulton to prosecute a suit to foreclose a state lien of 622.70 against the estate of Oswald C. Hansel who is at the state penitentiary. The amount covers court costs from the murder trial.
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Astoria
G. C. Fulton
Oswald C. Hansel
State Penitentiary
Hansel
Express rates lowered by Oregon commission march change
Salem reports Oregon express rates will drop around March 1 after the Interstate Commerce Commission agreed to favorable modifications. Key changes include through state quotes from any Oregon point to any other, a 56 cent minimum for western states, and state tailored rates within Oregon based on commercial conditions. Portland to eastern Oregon may fall 26 to 60 percent while southern Oregon towns see smaller decreases due to distance patterns.
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Salem
Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Portland
Shoot Up Country Dance Terrifies Pendleton Crowd
Two farm laborers Lou Caper and Jack Murdock staged a frontier day drama at Juniper called shoot up a country dance. No injuries reported as they terrified women and men before escaping on horseback under cover of their guns.
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Pendleton
Lou Caper
Jack Murdock
Juniper
Mammoth Tooth Found Near Albany by Local Archaeologist
A fairly well preserved mammoth tooth, seven inches long five inches high and three inches wide with some decay, was found by J G Crawford a local archaeologist in a car of gravel received from Canby near Albany.
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Albany
J G. Crawford
Canby
Cannery Cooperative Formed For Local Crop Market
A cooperative cannery association is organized with a capital of 2000 dollars, nearly fully subscribed. It aims to be ready for the next year crop of vegetables and fruit, and farmers express enthusiasm about a market for surplus produce.
Oregon News Briefs From Pendleton and Across State
Junction City plans erection of a grange project and a capricious pace of Oregon banking shows four national banks and 73 federal reserve applications. Pendleton teachers push cigarette ban and city eyes tobacco curbs for under 18s while Holdman, Umatilla County, endures smallpox quarantine. Governor West to publish monthly fish and game department expenditures with comparisons, and Pendleton Civic Club starts a home improvement contest for students with four prize categories.
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