End of a Noted Jurist and Policeman of Eureka
The Bay Area news recalls the end of a noted jurist and police figure in Eureka. Turner, a well known litigant against the Examiner, was found dead by his own hand, with despondency blamed on a Supreme Court decision and a long feud over a $15,000 claim. The piece covers linked cases and other scattered wires from April.
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Lotta
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Turner
Stite
Fonting
Bay
Fracco Examiner
Wetreas Lotta
J. C Bates
Woman to hang for poisoning husband in Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia on April 11 Mrs Catherine Dansie was found guilty of murder in the first degree for poisoning her husband William Dansie with arsenic powders. The prosecution alleged a $3,000 insurance motive and cited arsenic obtained from George Hoesey as a key detail of the plot.
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Philadelphia
Catherine Danse
William DP. Dansie
George Hoesey
Explosion in Dye Works Kills One in Williamsburg
In William Meister dye works Williamsburg an explosion from a cylinder fatally injured a girl and killed Simon Trotter. Seven others were burned and panic prompted people to jump from windows. Also reports Chicago grain movement and a separate hanging in Chicago.
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New York
William Meister
Williamsburg
Simon Trotter
Bryan Remains as Executor in Bennett Will Case
In New Haven on April 16 Judge Cleveland sustained a demurrer to the application for removal of Bryan as executor of the late Philo Bennett. The probate court thus defeats the motion for removal for now, though an appeal to the superior court is likely. The decision holds Bryan's appeal does not conflict with his duties as executor.
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Probate Court
Cleveland
Bryan
Philo Bennett
Wheat market dull with mills holding 15000 barrels
The wheat market is dull and Mille mills hold about 15000 barrels of flour, meeting only local demand. Mills pay 68 cents for best wheat while retail offers range 64 to 86 cents. shipping stifled by war and high insurance, delaying exchanges and keeping demand muted for some time.
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Byers
Floods of 1694 Told by East Oregon Conductor
O R N conductor Frank Coykendall recalls the 1694 flood as the biggest since 1894. He describes being on a Burnt River canyon work train repairing bridges while waters rose above the train, making them burn salvaged fuel as 24 hour shifts kept crews working. He notes wooden bridges then failed. current replacements over Barn River are described as resilient amid floods. The article also mentions a linked miners strike situation in Montana's Red Lodge district.
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East Oregonian
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Battleship Sebastopol Sunk At Port Arthur
London and St Petersburg reports state the battleship Sebastopol and another Russian vessel were blown up at Port Arthur. Dispatches note five Holland-type submarines to be sent overland to Port Arthur and ongoing clashes along Manchuria with Japanese and Russian forces massing on the Yalu.
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Socialist Convention Set in Umatilla County Court House
Socialists of Umatilla county plan a county convention at the court house on Saturday April 20 to nominate a ticket for the upcoming election. The meeting moved from Milarkey hall due to space concerns as delegates will exceed capacity. The group aims to carry no precincts to offset strong campaigning elsewhere. county party members note a over ten percent vote rise in two years.
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Court House
Milarkey Hall
Club
Morrow County Overstocked, Swaggart Declares in Letter
Heppner resident B F Swaggart writes to the Heppner Casette detailing stock conditions in Morrow County. He asserts the county is the most overstocked in Oregon and predicts futureures beyond northern Heppner will force retention of cattle in pastures.
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Oregon
Heppner
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Morrow County
State of Washington
Change from stock country to farming region
The passage states a permanent shift from stock country to farming, with Umatia County ceded for farming and Morrow County largely following. It asserts the land north from Heppner to the Columbia River, about 35 miles wide, will be farmed in the future and valued at $25 per acre within three years.
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Morrow County
Heppner
Columbia River
Wade Estate Sale Yields Estimated Total Ten Cents on Dollar
Justice Taylor filed the Wade estate sale report with Referee FitzGerald. Personal property assessed at 140,875 excluding blooded stock, which may fetch 3,000 to 4,000 after costs. Appraised value 16,493. Real property to be sold April 30 at the quart house at 2 pm. First dividend soon. likely about 6 percent. Second and final dividend after sale expenses, totaling roughly 10 cents on the dollar. Claims presented amount to 245.0.
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Gerald
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High Water Halts 0.8 and Northbound Traffic at Baker City
A washout on the Co R and S line near Weatherby blocks westbound service. Trains No 2 and No 6 are consolidated at Durkee pending repairs, with Huntington tied up and freight congested. General manager HK FB Calvin oversees repairs as crews work under high water conditions.
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Grane
Pendleton
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Manger
Portland
Open Amateur Athletic Union swimming meet in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Athletic Club hosts the open Amateur Athletic Union championships on April 1 with events including 40 yard and 60 yard sprints and distance underwater swimming. Relays for six person teams are also scheduled, drawing strong entry interest. Diphtheria case reported in La Grande, a 17 year old daughter of a railroad conductor. Emperor Francis Joseph’s health reportedly worsened in Tageblatt dispatch. Fire in Wheeling destroys 200,000 plant at Gall Company in Wellsburg.
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City Jail Empty As Weather Sparks Involuntary Boarders Plan
The city jail stands empty for the second time since Marshal Carney took charge of the hotel as the propertied landlord. The absence of inmates worries officials who hoped to recruit sturdy men. a crusade to clear Main and Court Streets follows sewer work as mild weather lures the rough population toward the detention parlour.
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Peter Oleson
Pete
Court
Second edition of Strain book sells fast in Northwest
The first edition of Co P Strains Book has sold out with the second edition now on the market. The work on assess ment in this county has seen high demand and the second edition is issued from the East Oregonian press. The books are popular in Oregon and Washington amid discussions on railroad assessment and are in demand by officials and the public. The Northwest shows strong interest in assess ment topics and the Republican state convention elected several party leaders as presidential electors including Judge James A Poe J N Hart Grant Pimnick and A Howth.
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East Oregonian
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Oregon
Umatilla
Northwest
Jamon A. Poe
Thin City
Polk County
Grant Pimnick
Clackamash County
A. ©. Howth
Jone,phine
Will Be No More Investigations Announcement By Senator Beveridge
Senator Beveridge of Indiana declares there will be no further congressional investigations of the postoffice department and says he speaks for the administration. The report notes surveys authorized to deepen channels at Salmon River Idaho Tongue River Astoria harbor and other Washington coast harbors. The April 11 vote in the Senate failed to compel an attorney general report on Panama talks.
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Panama
United States
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Postofice Department
Hevertdee
Indiana
Committee On Postorices
Senate Committee On Commerce
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Idaho
Tongue
Ebay
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Everett Harbor
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Star Rock
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Chehalis River
Senate
Morgan
Panamacona Company
Miss Thompson in Demand as Huskin Bee Tours West
Miss Clara Louise Thompson, longtime producer of the Huskin Bee for Sacajawea memorial funds, departs Monday for Walla Walla to stage the show there and then moves on to Lewiston to benefit the Carnegie Library. The troupe’s success boosts Pendleton’s pride as county sowing advances amid ideal seeding conditions and rising barley acreage in nearby districts.
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Lewiston
Clara Louise Thompson
Coe Sacajawea Mon Meat Fund
Mise Thompson
Carnegie
Liege
Mies ‘Thompson
Pendleton
Alto
Dayton
Dayton Courter-Preag
Bridge Damaged by High Walla Walla River
Report from the county auditor's office states the Lowden bridge is badly damaged by rising water and may be carried away unless urgent repairs are made. The Walla Walla River is reported very high and overflowing in places.
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Walla Walla River
County Auditor's Office
Lowden
Walla Walla
Banka — Walla
Explosion in Paris warship magazine kills five
Paris April 11. An explosion in the magazine of the cruiser Forbin injures crew members. Other explosives on the vessel did not detonate. Five men are reported dead.
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Forbin
Mem
Wessel
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