Washington Debates Ballinger Pinchot Case Hearings
National capital reports detail the Ballinger Pinchot hearings with Brandeis and Pepper presenting for the prosecution and Vertrees for the defense. Taft backs Ballinger as talks continue on brief filings and ongoing mass of evidence.
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Louis D. Brandeis
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George W. Pepper
Gifford Pinchot
John J. Vertrees
Ballinger
Taft
White House
Coyote rabies finding reported in Idaho
University of Idaho scientists Nicolson and Chamberlain announced brain tissue in a coyote killed near Salmon River shows rabies bodies. Horses cattle hogs and sheep across 100 miles died from a hydrophobia like illness, and many dogs were slain near Whitebird to shield settlers. Salt Lake City rocked by quake. Salt Lake Utah reports violent earth tremor that lasted about two seconds, with a 30 second seismograph reading, causing damage to crockery chimneys and adobe houses.
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Ida
Nicolson
W. Chamberlain
University of Idaho
Salmon River
Idaho
Salt Lake
Utah
the State University
Snow Storm Hits Northwestern New Mexico Livestock Loss Predicted
Northwestern New Mexico endures a heavy snow storm centered near Folsom as part of a continuing system from Southwestern Colorado. Officials warn the snows may cause significant livestock losses and disrupt ranching areas.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Colorado
Folsom
Gifford Pimchot on Board Arabic and Debs in Klamath Falls Visit
Gifford Pimchot ex-chief forester of the United States sailed on the Arabic to New York. Eugene Debs, ex-presidential candidate, will headline in Klamath Falls for a Socialist district encampment late in June with speakers Gaylor Wilshire Robert Hunter Lena More Lewis Charles Kline and Freeman Knowles.
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Klamath Falls
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Eugene B. Debs
Gaylor Wilshire
Robert Hunter
Lena More Lewis
Charles Kline
Freeman Knowles
Socialist Party
Sugar and coffee freight rate hike announced
A sharp rise in rail and sea freight ratios on sugar and coffee from Atlantic seaboard points to Western trunk line destinations was announced today with tariff filings to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Increases range from 16 to 44 percent.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Market Summary for Portland and Seattle Commodities
Portland markets list wheat prices for club and bluestem varieties with small Russian fluctuations, barley and hay values by region, and butter and egg figures with minor discrepancies. Seattle shows similar grain prices, hay costs, butter from local creameries, and a distressed potato market note.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Surprise Sprung in Sugar Trust Case
Oliver Spitzer arrived in New York with a presidential pardon and testified in the trial of Charles R. Heike of the American Sugar Refining Company. Spitzer, a former Williamsburg docks supervisor, had served time for the frauds and, pardoned after confession, will aid prosecutors. He described past weighing tricks using lead bags and floor stuffing to understate sugar weights, noting later shifts to steel springs.
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Charles R. Heike
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Williamsburg
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Atlanta
Helke
Sugar Trust
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Algerian Wheat Growth Experiment in Walla Walla
President H. H. McLean of the Farmers' Union experiments with Pellissier wheat from Algeria. A portion of a bushel shows a larger, harder kernel than bluestem and may revolutionize grain growing in the valley if it thrives. It could supplant other Spring wheat varieties.
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H. H. McLean
Farmers’ Union
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Democrats fix June 2 banquet for Folk boom
St Louis May 21 Local Democrats set June 2 as the date for a banquet where a presidential boom for former Governor Joseph W Folk will be formally launched.
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Joseph W. Folk
Sugar Price War Sparks Spreckles Family Feud
In San Francisco on May 22 a price clash in refined sugar looms involving the Spreckles brothers. Tensions rise as Claus A Rudolph Spreckles confront John D and Adolph B Spreckles over upcoming shipments from Yonkers New York via the Straits of Magellan. A single 125000 bag shipment, totaling 1250000 pounds, left Yonkers aboard the Lyra.
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Rudolph Spreckles
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Adolph B. Spreckles
Yonkers
N. Y
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Seattle Gobbers Held Up Street Car in Seattle
Three men who robbed a Seattle street car on May 12 were arrested in Portland on May 23. Detectives Coleman Snow and Tichenor Howell concluded the case after seizing $1600 in cash and over $1000 in jewelry from the suspects.
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Portland
Ore
Coleman
Snow
Tichenor
Howell
Bryan Goes to Europe Delegation to Missionary Conference
William J. Bryan traveled on the steamer Celtic as a delegate at large from the United States to the International Missionary Conference in Scotland. Judge George Gray of Delaware was a fellow passenger.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Celtic
United States
International Missionary Conference
Scotland
George Gray
Delaware
Hibernians Plan Big Conven tion in Portland
Portland officials say interest in the National Hibernian Convention set for July 18 to 24 is higher than any prior meeting. Executive committee members note strong participation expected from districts and affiliated groups.
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Portland
Ore
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