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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
6
Three men robbed 400 passengers on Oregon Short Line No. 1 north of Ogden Utah at 1:30 AM driving away in a buggy after triggering torpedoes on the track. The head brakeman and express car messenger were forced to open the safe and passengers lost money and jewelry totaling under $500. American Express officials report the incident as described.
Olympia report states ex Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton, jailed for embezzlement, did not steal state funds. Attorney General demands bondsmen cover the full $20,000 bond on an alleged shortage of about $36,000.
Chicago reports railways from the Midwest to Canada are enforcing strict retrenchment amid crop forecasts. Experts say wheat in Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota may decline to half of expected outputs. Construction on many lines is halted and upgrades paused as grain prospects weaken.
W J Bryan sails from England for Montreal aboard the Royal George with Mrs Bryan. Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Eleanor Butler Alexander wed in New York and will reside in San Francisco where he begins work with a major carpet firm as sales assistant. Colonel Roosevelt to attend the Colorado Livestock Association meeting in Denver on September 1. Daniel Sully, veteran actor, dies in Woodstock New York from Brights disease and heart failure after three months of illness. Harry H Schwarts, Chief of Field Service at the General Land Office, resigns to practice law in Portland Oregon.
Frederick Kohler the Cleveland police chief known as the Golden Rule Chief is reinstated after being cleared of drunkenness and immorality charges. He had implemented a first offender out of court system earning the nickname.
The Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee adjourned to meet in Minneapolis on September 6 to attempt agreement on a report. Trade with France for the year to date may total about 250 million dollars, the largest on record. Diamonds smuggled into the United States reach about 10 million annually, with rewards offered for information. A massive U S military carnival opens in Chicago with an entire division encamped in Grant Park and events through July 14. The senate and house back a conference on taxing unsurveyed railroad land grants covering over 20 million acres, with surveys paid by railroad companies. The census bureau plans to release population figures to press and public as totals come in. Federal Judge Campbell dismisses a bid to halt moving the state capitol to Oklahoma City on jurisdictional grounds.
Porter Charlton, an American youth, has confessed to murdering his wife in a fit of temper and sinking her body in Lake Como. He was arrested in Hoboken after departing a North German Lloyd liner and admitted details of the crime. The case also notes separate killings in Lyne Massachusetts and a river steamer fire tragedy with multiple deaths. Additionally, University of California assistant instructor Joseph Hidalgo is indicted for conspiracy against public morals.
Spokane frees citizens to speak on streets with permits issued by the police board chairman. The ordinance prohibits obstruction or disorder and its first permit goes to Sister Flora Bilkiss, a woman evangelist and slum worker.
Washington reports a lengthy session ending with adjournment and a record of work. The president's message urged about 18 measures, six adopted, including railroad law changes and a commerce court. Appropriations topped a billion dollars with continuing funds pushing totals over $1.06 billion.
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