More Water Filings Ignorant of Action Taken on Umatilla
Eastern Oregon streams see new irrigation filings by the United States Reclamation Service on the Umatilla Owyhee and Malheur rivers. The filings lack definite purposes and officials decline comment. Possible aim is to hold water rights for future land reclamation on the west side of the Umatilla River in western Umatilla County.
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Oregon
Umatilla County
Salem
Ore
United States Reclamation Service
Umatilla
Owyhee
Malheur
Atate
United States
Nowell
Hermiston
Trackless trolley proposed for Santa Barbara area
The Pacific Improvement company asked Santa Barbara city council for permission to build a power line to Hope ranch, four miles west, signaling plans to install a trackless trolley system there. It is described as a new Australian invention, powered by an overhead wire and a motor, unlike standard trolley cars. The note also mentions plans to abandon the winter home for EBHA and a Harriman project on the ranch.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Pacific Improvement Company
Hope Ranch
America
Ebha
Harriman
Oxford Beats Cambridge In Thames Race Finish
Oxford won the annual Thames race from Putney to North Lake finishing three and a half lengths ahead of Cambridge in four and a quarter miles. The time was 14 minutes seconds as thousands watched.
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London
Oxford
Cambridge
Putmey
North Lake
Coal Miners Strike At Keystone Colliery
In Roranton Pennsylvania on April 3 four hundred coal miners idle as the first strike in the anthracite region since the agreement expired. The stoppage follows wage reductions at the Keystone Colliery and widening dispute between miners and operators.
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Roranton
Keystone
Roosevelt Delayed Reaching Naples On Trip
Naples April 24 The Hamburg America liner Hamburg with President Roosevelt aboard will not arrive until Monday morning after two intermediate stops at the Azores and Gibraltar delaying the voyage.
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Naples
Hamburs
Roosevelt
Azores
Gibraltar
Ruef Not Chemically Unbalanced, Stratton Says
Berkeley April 3 Professor George M Stratton of UC philosophy says Abe Ruef is not chemically unbalanced and that thought cannot be explained by chemical action. He notes Loeb’s theory that hatred and emotions arise from chemical reactions to stimuli, which is also supported by President Jordan.
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Herkeley
Jacques Loeb
Abe Ruef
George M. Stratton
University of California
Philosophy
Loeb
Jordan
Failure results from bull wheat market collapse
New York April 3 The Chicago bull wheat market saw its first major failure as the brokerage firm John Dickinson Company of New York and Chicago suspended. Liabilities amount to about a quarter of a million dollars. A receiver will be requested to take charge. The Chicago branch manager said the firm expected to pay every dollar through board of trade transactions. Eastern stock deals are blamed for the embarrassment.
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New York
John Dickinson Company
Chicago
Dickinson Company
Board of Trade
New Indictments Against the Fish Trust
Chicago April 3 The grand jury returned four new indictments in connection with the failure of the A Booth Company the fish trust Two indictments target the Booth company as a corporation and two target W Vernon Booth and F R Robbin accusing them of obtaining money and credit under false pretenses
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Chicago
A. Booth
Fish Trust
Booth Company
W. Vernon Booth
F. R. Robbina
Kidnapped Boy Harold Moon Found Dead In Lake
Harold Moon aged 10 was found dead in Thread Lake Flint Michigan. His father Lyman Moon reported the boy had been missing since February 27 and believed kidnapping and murder were involved. A note led investigators to question the safety of the lad while a secret visit to Pittsburg preceded the discovery. The case remains under investigation as authorities review the ransom letter and timeline.
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Delevat
Wis
Harold Moon
Thread Lake
Flint
Michigan
Lyman Moon
Moon
Pita
Fairbanks Choice as Ambassador to England
Pasadena, April 3 Fairbank, former vice president, said no word had come from Washington on his ambassador appointment to Great Britain yet he believes he will not delay his return to Indianapolis to practice law.
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Pasadena
Cal
Fairbariten
Washington
Great Britain
Indianapelief
Tariff Testimony Not To Be Public
Warrington April 3 The senate finance committee will not hold a formal hearing nor print as public the testimony given by Republican members in considering the tariff bill.
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Warrington
Senate Finance Committee
National Society Formed to Stop Auto Scorching
New York, April 3. Henry Clewns, a banker, and several wealthy men formed a national highway protective society aimed at ending reckless auto driving and preventing scorching on city streets.
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New York
Henry Clewns
National Highway Protective Society
Taft Plans Western Visit This Summer
President Taft spoke with Lee E. Alexander and Michael Alexander of San Francisco and said he expects to visit the Pacific coast this summer, with attention to travel to that city and surrounding areas.
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TAFT
Washington
Pacifico Coast
Lee E. Alexander
Michael Alexander
San Francisco
Portland 6 Los Angeles i at Los Angeles
Oakland 3 at San Francisco San Francisco 0 at San Francisco Vernon 4 at Sacramento Sacramento 6
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Portland
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco
Vernon
Sacramento
Seedless Apple Tree Baffles Orchardists in Washington
In Husum Washington Arthur C Chapman of Goldendale tends a seedless apple tree that has borne seedless fruit for a decade. The tree never blooms and yields green apples about two and a half inches in circumference, best eaten in February and March. Only another similar tree is said to exist in a Missouri town.
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Husum
Wash
Arthur C. Chapman
Goldendale
Chapman
Missouri
Traitor in DA Office Bribed as Papers Moved in Probe
San Francisco April 3 Detective Burns said a traitor in the district attorney office was bribed by United Railroads graft defense to reveal plans for raids that exposed stolen papers. A load of documents was rushed to a relative’s home in San Leandro and guarded. another stash was locked in the Holland Hotel safe. Burns warns a further sensational exposure may follow as he continues the graft probe.
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Hundie
Holland Hotel
Burns
San Francisco
United Railroads
Rai
Patrick Calhoun
Farne
Owice
Luther Brown
United Railronds Vaid
San Leandro
George Francis
Hotel Holland
Burts
It Would Drive Out the Jap by Immigration Remedy
The Pacific coast could solve the cheap labor issue by inviting European workers to reduce demand from China and Japan. Watched by critics, Strauss argues that expanding opportunities locally would deter Japanese immigration, claiming the coast can house more people than other regions.
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San Francesco
Itaidor Strauss
Commerce and Labor
Strauss
Pacific Coast
China
Japan
Mistake Gives Accused Man Short Freedom
In San Francisco on April 3 a clerical error in a bond warrant led to William J. Corbin’s brief release. Attorney W F Williams allegedly offered 500 dollars to clerk Hourahan to secure his client’s release. Hourahan, trusting the offer, freed Corbin before learning the bail should have been 2500 dollars.
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San Francisco
William J. Corbin
Burns
Corbin
W. F. Wiliams
Hourahan
William
Kalispell Hangman Defies Death With Boots Off
Frederick Lebeau faced execution in Kalispell Montana after a 76 hour fast. He shouted I am not a murderer and will not die with my boots on as guards restrained him and the hanging proceeded before about 250 witnesses.
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Kalispell
Mont
Frederick Lebeau
Lebeau
Champaigne
Governor Hoggatt of Alaska Recalled by Taft
Washington April 3 Secretary of the Interior Ballinger ordered Governor Hoggatt of Alaska to return home and attend to his knitting. He has spent nearly two years in this city during his three years as governor and is recalled in line with President Taft’s wishes that territorial governors remain at their posts rather than visiting Washington.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Governor Hoggatt
Alaska
Work Begins on Woolen Mills Construction Starts at Site
The first dirt was turned for the new woolen mill with E. E. Harlow directing excavation and cement work. William Hale will supervise as general contractor, woodwork under his direction. Construction is slated to take about two and a half months before machinery installation accelerates and the mill may begin soon after.
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E. E. Harlow
William Hale
Funeral of Major Cornover Postponed to Monday
Word from Walla Walla reports Major N. A. Corneyer’s Catholic funeral, set for this afternoon, postponed to Monday morning due to church regulations. The body will proceed to Walla Walla this afternoon, while relatives and friends travel Sunday evening.
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Cornover
KE. J. Summerville
Walla Walla
N. A. Corneyer
Chamberlain Will Ask for Battle Ship Gun for Pendleton
Senator Chamberlain replies to Pendleton city request by writing George Hartman Jr. that he will personally take up the matter with the department. He seeks a gun for Pendleton and also for Portland and Salem.
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Oregon
Pendleton
Chamberlain
George Hartman, Jr
Department
Portland
Salem
Novel plan to advertise northwest emigration scheme
The Northern Pacific Railway emigration department proposes a new method to attract settlers from the east and Midwest to the northwest. A stub on every ticket to eastern points will collect name, address, destination, visit plans, and return date, then forward to St Paul for follow up with the visitor. The aim is to convert travelers into advertising agents to promote Northwestern settlement.
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Northern Pacific Railway Company
Middle West
Northwest
Pendleton
Rockies
C. W. Mott
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
West
Standard Oil to Increase Capitalization in New Jersey
Financial circles report that Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has completed preliminary steps to raise its nominal capitalization from 100 million to 500 million. The move aims to align nominal capital with the market value, as shares trade around 65 dollars in the open market.
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New York
Standard Ol Company of
New Jersey
Philippine delegate denounces tariff bill in house
Washington April 3 Pablo Ocampo Philippine delegate in the house charged that the tariff bill creates a novel free trade system by admitting American products into the Islands without limitation while imposing strict limits on imports from the Philippines to the United States.
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Washington
Pablo Ocampo
Hile Epiec
Philippines
Jeffries to Meet Johnson or Jowns Planned Purse
C D Hillman, Northern millennial, returning from California, declares Jeffries will accept a 200000 purse with 75 percent to the winner for a Seattle bout with Johnson. He hopes to stage the fight on July 4 or early September with four ounce gloves. Charles Lerner offers 25000 for Ketchell Johnson clash in San Francisco this month.
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C. D. Hillman
California
Seattle
San Francisco
Jeffries
Johnson
Hillman
Charles Lercar
Taft delays on Fulton charges and Oregon case
Washington April 3 Attorney General Wickersham filed with the president his report on charges against ex Senator Fulton by F J Heney and Tracy Becker Information on the report is being withheld at the department of justice and the president has not acted Becket is in Chicago awaiting instructions Becker says he and Heney would resign if Fulton were appointed The White House says no information will be released until an appointment is made Federal judges in Oregon favor Fulton face pressure that may oust him from contention
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Washington, D. C
Wickersham
Fulton
F. J. Heney
Tracy Becker
Department of Justice
Taft
Oregon
Becker
Chicago
Heney
White House
Hermiston Tree Planting Festival Delayed
Special Correspondence reports a tree shipment delay in Hermiston postponing the town festival to plant 50 000 trees on every street. By 2 PM the delivery had not arrived, forcing the schedule to be rescheduled.
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Hermiston
Battle Over Library Name in Baker City
Baker City council clashes over naming the new $125000 library building. Debate centers on whether to label the structure Carnegie Library or Public Library. The nearly finished edifice sits beside the $60000 city hall, built four years earlier.
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Baker City
Carnegie Library
Public Library
Fear of Sacrilegious Acts Turns People Quiet
A reflection notes that some individuals avoid any religious action to prevent sacrilege. It suggests fear drives avoidance of worship, rituals, and public expressions of faith, shaping personal behavior and community norms.
Graft Charge Rocks Wisconsin Warden Confesses
Madison Wis April 3 state game warden Stone admitted swearing falsely in previous testimony claiming Senator Isaac Stephenson paid him 200 to buy votes. The senatorial committee met in secret to review all testimony and Stone allegedly named three deputies. Investigation found a $1200 fund sent to Governor Davidson via Stone.
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Stephenson
Stone
Sea
Madison
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Davidson
Great Marathon Race Starts in New York
The ten thousand dollar marathon begins at the polo grounds in New York with Senator Tim Sullivan firing the starter’s pistol at three PM. St Ives, New York, is the race winner, while contenders include Longboat Durando Shrubb Maloney Hayes and Ives, with odds listed by bookmakers. The weather is cloudy with rain likely as the track remains exposed to the elements.
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St. Ives
New York
Polo Grounds
Tim Sullivan
Longboat
Durando
Shrubb
Maloney
Hayes
Ives
Postal Receipts Show Healthy Gain in April Over 1908
Monthly figures compiled by Assistant Postmaster Harry Rees indicate a 10 percent year over year rise in April sales at the local post office. Stamp and stamped envelope revenue totaled 1833.59 dollars this month, with April 1908 revenue running 200 dollars lower. the new quarter began April 1 and early data suggest a strong gain over the 1908 quarter.
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Harry Rees
Rees
Potatoes Pay $100 An Acre In Weston Oregon
Joseph Wurzer, a long time mountain farmer east of Weston, advocates expanding potato farming to raise returns from mountain land. He recently sold sacks of potatoes for 530 dollars, a gross rate of 100 dollars per acre from his land.
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Weston, Ore
Joseph Wurzer
Weston
Wurzer
Montana Hangs Two Murderers in Kalispell and Deer Lodge
In Montana two murderers have been executed. Frederick Lepeau was hanged in Kalispell’s county jail yard before about 250 spectators. William H. Hayes was hanged at the Deer Lodge state penitentiary in front of around 200 people.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Frederick Lepeau
Kalispell
William H. Hayes
Deer Lodge
Salem Horse Show Draws Thousands In Spring Show
Fair weather brought out thousands from across the county to Salem for the town's second annual horse show. Some 300 horses entered for prizes paraded this morning, showcasing marked improvement over last year in both number and quality.
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Salem
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