Bitter Words Flung Into Will Case Hearings
In a tense probate hearing for the seventh will, J W Young's carate affair dominated as attorneys clashed over jurisdiction and fraud claims. Judge Fee denounced Mrs Warner as a forged document chief heir, while both sides cited common law and Oregon code as the judge took the matter under advisement after hours of argument.
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J. W. Young Carate
Fea
Warner
J. W. Maloney
J. W. Brooks
Watla Walla
Homer I. Witts
Athena
Fred Young
Ilegal
James A. Fee
A. J. Sinter
Fre
Slater
Friends of
Watts
Harvard
Pea
Fee
Brooks
Blind Kansas City man pushes for state blind school
B T Schaeffer, a blind Kansas City businessman, seeks the Democratic nomination for state representative with a single plank: establish an industrial school for the blind in Kansas. He notes no such program exists locally while Wisconsin has one training trades like broommaking, chairmaking, and piano tuning, paying students $12 to $18 weekly. He argues a youth program would grow many who can earn good livings. Schaeffer, blind since age 12, is 34 and has run a barber shop, sheep ranch, hotel, and real estate business.
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Kansas City
B. T. Schaeffer
Kansas
Kan
Wisconsin
Schaeffer
Schaefer
Suffragists urged militant boycott tactics at Lindon meeting
At a suffragettes gathering in Lindon Mrs Despard urged a boycott as a more effective method after the House of Commons rejected the conciliation bill. She urged women to stop buying hats and avoid sea resorts. a suffrage war fund of 50000 was raised at Albert Hall with a 5000 anonymous gift. Christabel Pankhurst sent a defiant message.
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Lindon
House of Commons
Despard
Asquith
Christabel Pankhurst
Mekerge
HOOTAM MAYOR MAY BE RECALLED IN WOODSY STRIKE
Hoquiam Washington April 12 a petition for the recall of Mayor Ferguson was circulated. Ferguson opposed the mill strike and many signers joined at city hall. Aberdeen police closed the strikers soup house and a large meeting with Judge Windsor of Seattle on tap.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Ferguson
Cty Hall
Aberdeen
Windsor
Seattle
Pendleton Notes on Lodge Event and Court Actions
Newsy notes report Damon Lodge No. 4 K of P planning a big event Monday with a mulligan for members advancing to Esquire rank. Police court sentences: L. Nelson drunk and disorderly five days. E Botdorff drunk three days. J. E. Kemelson vag three days. A lodge room robbery at Penland lodging house nets two razors, a revolver, and underwear. Tom Mylan arrested for strikers’ attack. extradition sought to Pendleton. Ira Hughes, formerly of the force, made the arrest in Pasco per orders.
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Damon Lodge No. 4
K. of P
L. Nelson
E Botdorff
J. E. Kemelson
Ianiging House
J E. Wallace
William Fulford
Penland
Tom Mylan
Kearney
M. W. Deardorff
Paseo
Pendleton
Ira Hughes
Polie
Wakula
Hughes
Pasco
Alexander Buys Hailey Residence From Maud Hailey
Local merchant R. Alexander purchased the Hailey residence on the north side of the river from widow Maud L Hailey for 35000. The cottage sits on a prime site and may be replaced later by a modern bungalow, with no immediate changes planned. J N Burgess and family occupy the current home, and the Alexanders will move in about two months after vacating.
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J. N. Burgess
Thousands of Laborers Sought in Northwest by Spokane Agencies
Spokane labor agencies report demand for several thousand workers for railroad, irrigation, farm, and dairy roles in districts around Spokane. Wages range from $2 to $2.75 daily on construction and $20 to $40 monthly plus room and board for farm dairy work. Hawks of Inland Employment Bureau cites severe labor scarcity and predicts 5,000 to 6,000 workers needed when Great Northern begins new line work in Wenatchee and other roads expand nearby. Northern Pacific and other lines have placed orders, but supply is insufficient. Albert Flewelling notes forestry plants in the district employing about $100,000 monthly wages will quadruple in 20 days.
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Spokane
Wash—Heais
Ff. Hawks
Inland Employment Bureau
Great Northern Railway Company
Wenatchee
Central
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Companies
Hawks
Albert L. Flewelling
Western Forestry and Conservation Association
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Leprosy Horror Report From Hawaii Warns Officials
Vancouver writer B G Dougher, just back from Honolulu, describes alarming quarantine conditions and urges Canadian officers to vigilantly watch for leprosy. He cites a claim that one in sixty four Hawaiians is a leprosy sufferer and cites Dr Carl Ramus's criticism of lax segregation laws.
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Vancouver
B. C
B. G. Dougher
Honolulu
Carl Ramus
Hawiian Islands
Caamber of Commerce of
Chamber of Commerce
Ramus
Local residents from Stanfield visit West County
P. H. Buchholz and wife traveled from the west end of the county this morning and plan to return home this evening.
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P. H. Buchholz
Stanfield
Put Your Worries In Pawn Theme
A terse rhyme hints at setting aside burdens by pawn, then facing a loss of a ticket. The line suggests a sequence of letting go followed by a mishap or misfortune with a crucial pass or receipt. No explicit names or places are provided.
Town wet bank closes in Idaho saloon license scramble
Idaho county votes wet and saloons open. Depositors rushed Elk county state bank to secure funds for licenses causing a withdrawal spree and the bank’s likely first closure under temperance pressure. Totoho county had been dry under local option for two years before a wet vote.
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Boise
Idaho
Elk County State Bank
Tolaho County
Stanford Wins Varsity Boat Race by Half Length
In Oakland Calif on April 13 Stanford won the varsity eight oared race with Washington finishing half a length behind and California third three lengths back. The Washington shell weighed 165 pounds with crew averaging 162 pounds while Stanford and California crews were heavier. Attendance was unusually large and interest in the regatta was intense.
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Oakland
Calif
Stanford
Washington
California
President White Says Miner Demands Unmet in Talks
Philadelphia on April 13 reports President White of the mineworkers stating that none of the miners demands have been granted wholly or in part and that the conference committee remains as far apart as ever.
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Philadelphia
White
It's a Dog Gone Shame Cleaners for Delicate Garments
A playful ad notes dogs and people suffer on muddy streets but cleaners offer redress by restoring garments to look like new. The service promises gentleness with even the most delicate fabrics and no damage to the material during cleaning.
Parmin Mystery Cleared in Chicago Society News
The mystery of the woman found beside Professor Louis Parman’s corpse was cleared when Mrs. George H. Miller identified the woman as Parman’s sister Cara Conner. Clara Conner had married Parman after meeting him in 1892, according to Mrs. Miller.
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Parmin
Chicago
Louis Parman
New York
George H. Miller
Cara Conner
Clara Conner
Parman
Mrs. Miller
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Woman For
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Ss. & IL
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Northwest
Hawaii
Workingmen’s Clothing Company
Lewis Brothers & Co
Pendleton Dye Works
Alta
Lfe
S & HL
Clark’s Grocery
Main Street
Royal M. Sawtelle
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