United States Courts Rule on Securities Merger Plan
In St Paul on April 11 the United States circuit court unanimously upheld Harriman and Hill’s plan to distribute securities of Kern and Northern Pacific. The ruling finds no Sherman antitrust violation and notes that stock remains out of the court, with no immediate intervention required. Separate hearings in Jersey City and New York discuss distribution methods and related stock actions by Northern Securities and the merger decision.
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Democrats at Portland convenes as Hearst question stirs
Portland April 19 R M Watch chosen temporary chairman R B Montague Linn temporary secretary C L Reams Jackson assistant secretary at state convention. Delegation may be sent to St Louis by Chamberlain followers but likely pro Hearst. Tachakaloff Bulgarian agent shot himself in Vienna after aiding Macedonian insurgents. Chicago grain May wheat opened 2 closed mile old July. May corn opened 50½ closed 40½. Roosevelt instructed Republicans in Dover to vote for him.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Congress and Congo Crisis Oversight Report
Senate moves to investigate charges of cruelty in the Congo Free State, with Mor gan directing the Foreign Relations Committee. Major Rathbone petitions Congress for a Cuba director-general act review after claiming unjust conviction. Cornerstone for a memorial hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution is set at Continental Hall with Washington’s gavel and a $500,000 cost estimate.
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Budget strains mark British finances amid low trade mood
London April 19 The chancellor of the exchequer notes a commercial low mood with South Africa woes and sharper foreign competition. Receipts fall short of estimates by 2.724 million pounds and excise by 1 million pounds while expenditures exceed the forecast by 3 million.
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Grant County Coal Croppings Found Near Long Creek
Long Creek April 1. Mike Harper, a local rancher, reports coal croppings discovered on Dillard Sterrit’s ranch about 20 miles west of Long Creek. A crew is at work sinking a shaft hoping to locate a defined coal body. The croppings are several inches thick and of good quality, thought to be stringers extending from a main seam.
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Cottonwood
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Neidermeyer Improves Facing Friday Gallows
Neidermeyer shows improvement and may walk to the gallows Friday, with supporters seeking a governor’s respite. The jail physician says he will be able to stand by the time of execution while friends try to delay the sentence.
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Chicago
Rigby Glove Factory to Stay in Pendleton
Judge T J Gebler of Portland orders stock subscriptions for a reorganization of the Rigby Clove company. The Bla by Clove combined harvester factory will be retained in Pendleton, with the Wade failure having caused a temporary setback. Pendleton business men are urged to guarantee bonds, the plant is fully equipped, and demand from Umatilla and Wyoming counties is strong for more units.
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Japan moves to occupy Korea urges bold preparations
The north indicates an important movement and reports that Japanese preparations aim to permanently occupy Korea, signaling a strategic shift and heightened regional tension.
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Girl leaps from bridge to river in a suicide attempt
In Wheeling West Virginia on April 19 Mabel Fulton ten years old fled a dry goods store accused of conspiracy to swindle her employers. She climbed onto a new steel bridge and jumped into the Ohio River. Her clothing acted as a parachute and she fell about 100 feet into the water without injury. Onlookers reported the sight of hundreds witnessing the act.
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Stifle Dry Goods Company
Mabel Fulton
Boy Confesses Fatal Shot That Murdered Father in Night
In Steubenville on April 1 Melvin Owens aged 12 confesses in an affidavit that he accidentally shot his father last October during a search with his sister for chicken thieves. The family kept quiet and Mrs. Owens was charged and convicted of murder, though the verdict may be set aside.
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October
Livestock men press for 550000 exhibit funds at fair
Oregon livestock leaders urge state and fair board to earmark 25000 each for a creditable Livestock Exhibit at the Lewry and Clark fair. President Myers supports a 26000 state allotment, citing Oregon dairy and poultry output totaling 24000000 last year and promising a substantial display to honor the industry.
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Lewis and Clark State Commission
Fair Corporation
Oregon
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Portland
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Oregon Livestock Association
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After the Gamblers Fined at Portland Court
A Portland court fined ten white gamblers indicted by the grand jury. Judge Cleland set fines at one hundred dollars each plus costs. August Erickson paid two hundred dollars for his partner George Fuller and a dollar for costs, then left the courthouse. The ruling upsets Portland law and order supporters who hoped longer sentences.
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Evening Telegram
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Erickson
George Fuller
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Dougherty Side Shooting Scrap Details Diverge
A disputed sheep camp shooting near Dougherty involves Morton firing on Pat Dougherty after a confrontation over money. Mrs Dougherty intervened, a shot passed over her shoulder, Dougherty fled, returned armed, and Morton allegedly planned the assault as Dougherty and a herder recall the events. Dr W G Cole later offered a differing version of the incident.
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Damage by high water washes irrigation ditches near Foster
High water has badly damaged irrigation ditches near Foster, with the large Wade land ditch and its headgates destroyed. The Umatilla river pipe under Wade near Foster washed out, home damage on the Maxwell ditch reported, and several minor private ditch washouts will raise water loss and repair costs.
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Eeho
B. Wade
Umatilla
Poster
Maxwell Ditch
Walter
Armenian Massacre Report Reaches London
News from April 19 in London confirms a massacre by Turks in Armenia near Sassoun. The attack left 442 Armenians dead or missing, mostly women and children, prompting international alarm and relief appeals.
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Masankro
Armenia
Sassoun
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