Major Narcisse Cornoyer Indian fighter of early Oregon history
Major Narcisse A. Cornoyer famed Indian fighter and Marion County’s first sheriff since statehood died at his home nine miles south of Athens at 85. Born November 16, 1820 in Minols he crossed to Oregon in 1849, organized Co. K at Marion, moved to Umatilla in 1861, and served seven years as Umatilla Reservation agent. Survived by wife Mary Bellecqu, four daughters and a son. Burial at Walla Walla Catholic cemetery after a noon Saturday train arrival.
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Narcisse A. Cornoyer
Oregon
Athens
Major Conover
Minols
California
Marion County
Umatilla County
Umatila
Mary Bellecqu
E. J. Somerville
Joseph Forest
Alex Kirk
Dp. c. Kirk
Gus Cornoyer
Walla Walla
Cornoyer
Waila Walla
Co. K
Pen-peu-mox-mox
Cornayer
Yakima
Hembree
Agem
Umatilla
Bannock
Umapine
Cap
Missouri Attorney General Advocates Lower Rail Fare
Jefferson City Mo April 1 Attorney General Elliot Major says two cent rail fare earns more money for railroads than three cent rates and urges a lower rate He warns that if roads set a three cent fare April 10 the legislature will receive on April 11 a bill forcing corporations to publish itemized reports of their finances.
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Jefferson City
Elliot Major
Missouri
Chief Egan Death Ends War Threat at Pendleton
The Bannocks’ chief Egan died, an event that ended the war and likely prevented Pendleton from falling to the Indians, altering the regional power balance and marking a decisive moment in the conflict.
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Ture
Egan
Bannocks
Pendleton
Large Development Scheme in Old Mexico
Galveston April 1 A new syndicate with a capital of 4000000 will take over all property of Col W C Greene except his ranch in Mexico Greene is authority for the statement Aided by mining revival the Mexican syndicate will open large tracts of valuable timber They will extend a railroad from Ferras to Guaymas on the Pacific giving rail facilities to northern Mexico from El Paso to Pacific ports
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Galveston
Tous
OOO
Col. W. C. Greene
Mexico
Greene
Breaides
Hile Mining
Ferrares
Guaymas
Pacific
el Paso
Dank robbers buncoed out of fortune by companion
Five imprisoned men charged with looting the First National Bank of Monrovia of 29700 confessed to sharing the loot. A sixth member used sleight of hand to swindle them, passing off several $60 bills as $500 notes. Still missing are portions of the money.
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Los Angeles
First National Bank of
Insurance firms lose bid to repeal New York law
In New York April the state supreme court refused to strike down Hughes law limiting insurers to writing new policies not exceeding 150 million dollars in a year. Justice James A. Corman upheld the section finding it constitutional. It is expected the decision will be appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
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United States Supreme Court
New York
Ble Insurance Companion
Hughes Insurance
James A. Corman
Supreme Court of
New York County
Omaha to Host Jeffries Johnson Fight for 100000
Arrangements are under way in Omaha for a forty round boxing match between Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson with a purse of 100000. Jammer Coffroth and Martin Brady of Fresno engineer the contract while Jabez Cross of Omaha handles the local end including securing legislative approval for boxing in the state. Californians arrive to finalize the deal if the bill passes. Promoters expect Omaha’s central location to draw the largest crowd if permitted.
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Omaha
Neb
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Jammer Coffroth
Martin Brady
Fresno
Cal
Jabez Cross
Despondent Woman Attempts Life in Gas Tragedy
Berkeley report on April 1 details Mrs H S Glasford wife of a Mountain View farmer who, in a fit of despondency over her son's insanity, attempted suicide by gas while staying with friends. Found unconscious this morning, she remains critical. She had wandered lost near Berkeley after leaving her hosts.
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Berkeley
H. 8S. Glasford
Mountain View
Albany College Students Duck Whiskers With Millrace Baths
Albany Ore March 31 A college rule requires all young men to shave sideburns or face a dunk in the millrace. Henry Vollstedt was caught while clean shaven and tossed into the water, declaring the bath worth ridding himself of whiskers.
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Albany
Ore
Albany College
Henry Vollstedt
Coast league ball game results from California cities
The Coast league games reported yesterday include Oakland defeating San Francisco 1 to 0 in Oakland on March 30. Portland beat Los Angeles 7 to 6 in Los Angeles on March 20. Sacramento edged Vernon 3 to 1 in Sacramento on March 30.
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Oakland
Calif
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Land Board Studies Powder River Reclamation Bid
Salem April 1 At a land board meeting two factions pushed to take over the fifty thousand acres on the Lower Powder river valley for irrigation near Baker City The Eagle Valley railroad company seeks to run an electric line through the tract The attorney general is drafting a contract to please the parties and the government may prosecute if terms fail
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Bes
Stat
Eagle Valley Talkom Company
Salem
Land Board
Powder Vriver
Lkely
Baker City
Thorne
W. D. Thicker
O. A. Finkleburg
A. B. Jacobs
Eagle Valley Railroad Company
Powder Valley
Eagle Valley
Indus
United Siies
Teacher Held Prisoner All Night At Pacific University
Miss Helen Abbott of the academy department at Pacific University Forest Grove was locked in a third floor room by five students as an April joke. She wrote a note and dropped it to a professor who found her at breakfast. After failed attempts she was released, with an investigation underway and another teacher occupying her post.
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Pacific University
Forest Grove
Helen Abbott
Academy
New Circuit of Theaters for Coast
J. J. Shulert and Congressman Joseph L. Rhinock head to the Pacific coast to establish a theater circuit. They intend to buy playhouses from Denver to San Francisco and from San Diego to Vancouver B C. The move signals a coming war between the two major theatrical syndicates.
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Chicago
J. J. Shulert
Joseph L. Rhinock
Covington
Pacific Coast
Denver
San Francisco
San Diego
Vancouver
B. C
California turf man sells all his horses
San Francisco April 1 Tom Williams president of the new California Jockey club issued orders to trainer Dr S E Rowell to sell his race horses except a few which will be given to friends Williams decided to retire from the racing game after the California legislature enacted the anti race track law.
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San Francisco
Tom Williams
New California Jockey Club
S. E. Rowell
Williams
California
Youngest Hill Stricken At Home Feared Skull Abscess
Tom Hill, son of John I Hill, is seriously ill at the family home on Perkina avenue. Doctors fear an abscess forming inside the skull and say surgery may be required.
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Tom Hill
John I. Hill
Perkina Avenue
Mexican Indians Revolt Suppresses News From Outlets
In Chihuahua near San Andrews Mexican rochers and Tomasashio Indians rose in open revolt after tax collectors and deputies enforcing higher duties on work oxen and horses were killed. Government troops were dispatched by special train as ranchers and Indians clashed, then fled after cutting telegraph and telephone lines to prevent outside news.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Rochors
San Andrews
Explosion on kerosene ship in Marseilles kills eight
In Marseilles on April 1 the three masted Jules Hegry from Philadelphia blew up after 1800 barrels of kerosene ignited, killing eight crewmen and wounding seven. The 18 man crew left only partial remains of the vessel, with three rescuers in serious condition and likely survivors. The blast occurred in port, and only portions of the ship were recovered.
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Marseilles
France
Jules Hegry
Philadelphia
Brother in law of Crazy Snake surrenders in Oklahoma
Pierce Oklahoma April 1 with the surrender at daybreak of Eastman Jones brother in law of Chief Crazy Snake the Indian Outlaw terrorizing the district. Jones has gone to the hills to induce Crazy Snake to surrender and break the uprising backbone.
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Pierce
Oklahoma
Eastman Jones
Crazy Snake
Jones
Nez Perce Indian to Open Indian Bank in Nez Perce
Spokane April 1 Corbett Law yers 8 Nez Perce Indian and a Carlisle graduate will study banking in the old national bank of Spokane and later open an Indian bank at Nez Perce Idaho Many tribesmen who fear banks will seek stock in the new bank.
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Spokane
Corbett
Carlisle
Old National Bank of
Nez Perce
Idaho
Johnson Fined $200 in New York for Statutory Offense
New York April 1 Johnson the Negro pugilist was fined two hundred dollars upon a charge of attempting a statutory offense upon the complaint of Amy Douglas a mulatto The Negro paid the fine saying it was only cigarette money.
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New York
Johnson
Amy Douglas
Modifying Lumber Provision In Tariff Bill
Washington April 1 the ways and means committee of the house decided to modify the lumber provision of the tariff bill so that maximum rates apply only on lumber products taxed for export by foreign countries and provinces.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
France Imports 179 Tons Of Hair For Global Trade
France imports about 179 tons of human hair annually with the majority sourced from China. The hair is processed into products and distributed worldwide, supporting a global supply chain in beauty and fashion markets.
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France
China
All Fools Day Quiet With Simple Tricks On Street
April first passed with little excitement as tricks appeared on the street. A boy dangled a money attached string to fool passersby and a concealed purse drew attention. A brick concealed by an Innocent hat and a barrel labeled April Feol drew curious crowds. Candy was shared by generous friends though not always eagerly.
Steel Trust Cuts Salaries Takes Effect Today
Pittsburgh April 1 United States Steel Corporation begins a retrenchment plan to cut annual payroll by 1.5 to 2 million dollars through trimming high salaried positions. At the National Tube Company plant in McKeesport twenty-two department heads face cuts as most have resigned rather than accept lower pay.
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Pitlsburg
United States Steel Corporation
National Tube Company
McKeesport
Balloon party feared lost as gale drags sailers
Berlin April 1 reports say Count Zeppelin and fourteen companions may be lost after their balloon Friederichafen became out of control in strong winds. The ascent occurred this morning and the airship was swept by a gale.
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Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Friederichafen
Famous Japanese temple burned in Tokyo blaze
Historic Tagawa Shogunates temple in Zofoji district was destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is estimated at five million dollars and the destruction is described as a national disaster linking modern Japan to feudal shogunate days. Rebuilding is deemed impossible due to irreplaceable stone carvings.
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Toguawa
Japan
Tokyo
Pri
Zofoji
Rock Island Notes Paid In Full Across $96 Million Issue
New York April 1 reports say the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad paid in full its $96,000,000 notes from earnings without new financing. Payment occurred at Speyer & Co offices. The bankers also covered $10,000,000 per cent notes of the National Railroad Company of Mexico issued October 1, 1903 and renewed periodically.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Speyer & Co
National Railroad Company of Mexico
Canadian Coal Miners Vote to Strike
In McLeod Alberta the international federation of miners ordered a strike in all mines of southern Alberta and eastern British Columbia after failing to reach a wage scale agreement with employers. The dispute follows Hill gaining control of the Crows Nest Pass coal company and granting higher wages, which other operators say triggered the action. A fuel famine occurred two years earlier due to a similar strike.
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Hill
Crows Nest Pass Coal Company
New Steamer for the Upper Snake River
Spokane April 1 The Twin City a new steamer is launching service between Lewiston and Celilc by the Open River association and has capacity of 250 tons. The company was swamped with business at the upper Snake river points and plans to keep two boats busy on it alone.
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Spokane
Twin City
Lewiston
Celilc
Open River Association
Snake River
Lorimer Recovering From Boise Fire Burns
George Fell reports former partner E K Lorimer is recovering from serious burns suffered in a Boise fire weeks ago. Lorimer left hospital two weeks ago and now stays with family in a small cottage. He says his burns are healing well and progress is as expected.
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George Fell
E. K. Lorimer
Boise
Mr. Lorimer
Frustrated Coast Invitation Sparks City Rivalry
San Francisco business leaders feel insulted as Seattle invites Japanese merchants to visit the Pacific coast without including San Francisco. The dispute traces back to a previous coastwide exchange after San Francisco sent a delegation to Japan last fall and extended a return invitation to Japanese merchants.
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San Francisco
Japan
Frisen
Chambers of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Eight Hundred Mile Dog Race Gains Northwest Attention
Seattle April 1. Northwest sporting men discuss the 800 mile dog race from Fairbanks to Nome Alaska. The event tops the season with thousands in wagers. Nome Kennel Club sponsors a $10,000 cash prize to the winner and $5,000 to other finishers. Last year’s winning team returns as a contender.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Fairbanks
Nome
Alaska
Nome Kennel Club
Hembree Case Goes to Supreme Court
Salem April 1 The Abe Hembree murder case from Polk county moves to the state supreme court after a Polk county verdict of first degree. Hembree was tried for killing his wife and daughter and burning the house, and had previously been convicted of his wife’s murder but paroled.
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Salem
Abe Hembree
Polk County
Supreme Court
Hembree
New York Banker Visits Pendleton on West Tour
Albert Cox assistant cashier Merchants National Bank of New York City spent a day in Pendleton while touring the west. He is west of the Mississippi for the first time and expresses surprise at the vast country. He plans to visit Oregon Washington cities then return home via California and the southern states.
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Albert &. Cox
Merchants National Bank of
New York City
Pendleton
West
Mr. Cox
Mississippi River
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
California
Mrs Hamblen Returns From Tour Of Idaho Montana Lodges
Mrs Ida Hamblen supervising deputy of the Royal Neighbors for Idaho and Montana has returned from a months tour visiting lodges in Northern Idaho and the neighboring state.
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Hamblen
Ida Hamblen
Idaho
Montana
Stars and Stripes Leave Cuba Evacuation Completes
Havana April 1 The twenty seventh Infantry of the United States evacuated their camp at Columbia, hauling down the flag and replacing it with Cuban colors in a ceremony witnessed by troops of both nations.
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Havana
Cuba
Twenty-Seventh Infantry
United States
Columbia
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Por Jeffries and
Jonson
Gonoider
State Land Board
Calafornia
Vesset
NEZ Perce Indian
Indian Bank
Steel Trust
Rock Island
Lorimer
Francisco
NEW York Banker
Stars and Stripes
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