Davis Testimony Reveals Black Tent Episode in Ballinger Pinchot Inquiry
Chief Engineer Davis of the Reclamation Service testifies amid contradictions of Secretary Ballinger. He recalls the black tent campaign run under Ballinger to promote reclamation work with E T Perkins who earned 3300 dollars salary plus 500 dollars monthly from Harriman lines. Davis urged Perkins’ dismissal and Ballinger reprimanded Newell for interfering.
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Washington, D. C
Ballinger-Pinchot
Davis
Reclamation Service
Ballinger
E. T. Perkins
Chicago
West
Perkins
Harriman
Newell
Death toll rises from Wellington avalanche victims
Seattle reports 95 dead with 78 bodies recovered after the Great Northern avalanche at Wellington. Coroner notes the potter's field will be the final resting place for many victims and identification remains difficult unless a friend identifies the deceased.
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Seattle
Potter's Field
Great Northern
Wellington
Welllington
Flames Destroy Town in Washington blaze
Ephrata Washington March 14 flames from a Sunday fire at the Club Cafe swept through nearby areas aided by a 5 mile gale. About 200 firefighters from Quincy Wilson Creek and Ephrata battled the blaze until chemical engines halted its spread. Total damage reached 120000 with insured value of 50069.
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Ephrata
Wash
Quincy
Wilson Creek
Uniform Law Codifiers Seek Conference With Oregon
A Washington game code commission, appointed March 1, plans to interest Oregon authorities in codifying game and game fish laws. The move aims for uniform laws between the states, a suggestion from a Portland conference of officials. Two Washington committees cover Eastern and Western regions.
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Washington
Oregon
Portland
Hay
Game Code Commission
Eastern
Western
Hermann Trial May Join Williamson In Portland Case
Portland March 16. With the second trial of Binger Hermann under way the likelihood grows that J N Williamson another defendant will be tried jointly with the ex Commissioner of the General Land Office The question of joint trial is to be discussed this week as Francis J Heney special prosecutor travels to Washington for a conference with Attorney General Wickersham
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Newberg
Graphic Office
Heney
Wickersham
Portland
Ore
Binger Hermann
Blue Mountain Forest Reserve
J. N. Williamson
General Land
Francis J. Heney
Washington
Packers Prep for Defense Amid Landis Venue Doubt
Chicago March 14 Reports circulating from seemingly reliable sources indicate indictments have been issued against the National Packing Company and five other firms in the beef trust inquiry. Packers attorneys plan a defense and aim to keep Judge Landis from presiding by seeking a voluntary reassignment or a venue change if necessary.
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Landis
Chicago
National Packing Company
Dynamite Saves Redmond From Threatening Debris
In Seattle on March 14 dynamite was used to halt a dangerous slide threatening the town of Redmond on the east shore of Lake Washington. The action averted destruction of homes and prompted evacuation orders as crews worked to stabilize the area.
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Seattle
Wash
Redmond
Lake Washington
Market roundup for Portland and Seattle grain and dairy
Portland markets list wheat prices for Club Bluestem and Red Russian from $1.02 to $1.12 per bushel, oats at $31 per ton, hay ranging from $17 to $23, butter around 34 to 37 cents, eggs 22 cents, 1909 hops at 18 to 21 cents, wool 16 to 18 cents, mohair 26 cents. Seattle shows similar wheat and barley rates, oats $32 to $33 per ton, Timothy hay $24 to $26, butter 26 to 3 and a half cents, eggs 26 cents, potatoes 1 cent per unit.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Seattle
Washington
Roosevelt Welcomed in Khartoum After Africa Hunt
Theodore Roosevelt returns to Khartoum to a gala reception unseen in local history. Crowds from around the world line the city as flags fly and unofficial festivities unfold. Mrs Roosevelt and the children join the arrival before continuing to Cairo by special train.
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Khartoum
Egypt
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Roosevelt
Omdurman
Kerrari
Gordon College
Cairo
25000 Firemen to Strike Western Railroads
At midnight Monday W. S. Carter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen said a strike of 25000 firemen on most Western railroads had been called. The action follows a six week disagreement involving 47 railroads west of Chicago and could tie up most freight and passenger trains from Chicago to the Pacific Coast.
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Chicago
Carter
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Western Federated Board of the Brotherhood
Washington
Pacific Coast
Conference Held With Strikers
In Philadelphia on March 15 the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company opened talks with W. D. Mabon of the Amalgamated Association to settle the street car employe dispute and curb the sympathy strike. No agreement was reached after Kruger met the national organizer, marking the first direct company negotiation with a national union leader.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Kruger
Rapid Transit Company
W. D. Mabon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Idaho Farm Tragedy Ends in Fire and Deaths
Filer Idaho March 14. Telaford Theoni killed his wife and two daughters then burned the home after leaving a confession to the coroner. He walked to a neighbor’s, left a strong box with money life insurance papers and deeds, freed his horses, then set fire to the house and cut his own throat.
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Idaho
Filer
Ida
Avalanche Wrecks Train Gear Near Wellington Wash
An avalanche on a mountain slope above Alvin Wash wrecked a rotary snow plow and an engine on the Great Northern line, dragging them 200 feet down the canyon. An engineer Johan Annen was injured with ribs broken. an Italian laborer is missing and feared dead. The slide demolished a snowshed and one bridge span.
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Wellington
Wash
Alvin
Here
Great Northern Railway
Hot Springs
Johan Annen
Ie Wna Ue
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