Moving Picture Piano Suit Reaches Jury Trial
Huelat sues to compel payment on an electric piano purchased by La Fountain and Doster in La Grande. They sold the note to Wilson, who failed to pay, prompting the lawsuit to recover the balance. Witnesses include N L Lovell Walla Walla prison official W M Mead Tacoma detective John J Fitzgerald and R E Robinson.
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Huelat
George la Fountain
John H. Doster
la Fountain
Dozier
la Grande
Wilson
Frank Orr Still Held in Prison
Portland Oregon April 26 Frank Orr a businessman was held on a charge of being George Adams an escaped convict from the Washington state penitentiary at Walla Walla He was denied release on a writ of habeas corpus today by State Circuit Judge Bronaugh Orr gave a circumstantial account of his whereabouts since leaving Liverpool England in 1902
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Portland
Ore
Frank Orr
George Adams
Washington State Penitentiary
Walla Walla
Bronaugh
Orr
Liverpool
England
Probe Breathing Insertion Into Cotton Exchange
Washington April 27 The department of justice announced that its action in instituting in New York an investigation of the alleged cotton pool should not be seen as an attack on any cotton or produce exchange. Proceedings before a grand jury cannot be discussed. A federal grand jury in New York has been hearing charges about the cotton pool with dozens of witnesses examined by government attorneys. Public sentiment holds the government may seek to shut the cotton exchange down.
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Washington
Department of Justice
New York
Federal
Slayer of Ruth Wheeler Sentenced to the Chair
New York on April 27 Albert Wolter, convicted of Ruth Wheeler’s murder, was sentenced to be electrocuted at Sing Sing during the week of June sixth. Wheeler, a young stenographer, answered an ad and went to Wolter’s room where she was killed and her body burned in a fireplace. An appeal filed by Wolter’s attorneys seeks a stay of execution. Wolter was taken to Sing Sing within an hour of sentencing.
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New York
Albert Wolter
Ruth Wheeler
Sing Sing
Wolter
Witness Testifies Hyde Bought Poison in 1900s
Kansas City on April 27 Dr. E. B. Hyde purchased cyanide of potash on September 13 December 4 and December 9. Brecklein testified Hyde planned to use the poison to kill dogs. He produced capsules with digestive powder indistinguishable from cyanide capsules.
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Kansas City
EB. ¢. Hyde
Brecklein
Fire damages Anheuser Busch brewery in St Louis
A blaze destroyed bottling house No 2 at the Anheuser Busch plant in St Louis causing about a quarter of a million dollars in damage. The fire was brought under control early today and threatened the vast brewery with annihilation.
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St Louis
Anheuser-Busch
Population grows faster than food production warns official
New York April 27. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson warned that the country's population is increasing faster than food production. He blamed neglect and deterioration of eastern farms, noting farmers now fetch high prices but it costs twice as much to grow crops as ten years ago.
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New York
Wilson
Chamberlain bill to open Klamath land to settlement
Washington April 27 Senator Chamberlain introduced a bill in the senate to open the Klamath Indian reservation to settlement. The measure aims to alter land ownership and permit orderly claims. The proposal faces debate over federal Indian policy and settlement timelines.
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Washington
Klamath Indian Reservation
Senate
Chamberlain
Pendleton seen through a crowded visiting roster
A long list of visitors and locals in Pendleton today includes H King of Echo transacting business, Dr Cambridge of Marshfield, J P Viebrock of Nye, W A Hunt of Walla Walla, H D Saunders of Westport, Mrs Henry Bain of Helix, G E Townsend of Condon, and many others arriving or departing to and from Pendleton. A steady stream of professionals, merchants, and residents movements marks the day.
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King of
Echo
Pendleton
Paul Hemelgarn
Stanfield
Dr. Cambridge
Marshfield
Pete Murray
Adama
J. P. Viebrock
Nye
W. A. Hunt
Walla Walla
Garden City
Henry Bain
Helix
G. E. Townsend
Condon
R. M. MacWhorter
Independent Telephone Company
A. H. Johnson
Levi Johnson
Arlington
Bowman
Lee Teutsch
W. A. Brown
John Hager
Weston
Gibbon
J. W. Fox
E. H. Brown
Stanfield Standard
Theodore Nelson
Miss Nelson
Chicago
Fay Bartholomew
J. P. Neal
Freewater
Roy Kirkley
Hazeltone & Co
Deschutese Country
Old and Worn She Gives Daughter Control of Fortune
New York Mrs Hetty Green, long famed as the world’s richest woman, plans retirement and will turn over an estimated 850 million dollars to her daughter Sylvia, now Mrs Matthew Astor Wilkes. Recent weeks show signs of declining health as her handwriting and office visits have become irregular.
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Edward Green
Sylvia
New York
Hetty Green
Matthew Astor Wilkes
Green
Pastor Mathews Considered as Grand Protector by Men’s Rights Group
Seattle clergy and suffragette tensions rise as the Husband’s Protective Association invites Rev. Dr. M. A. Matthews of First Presbyterian, Seattle, to become grand protector for its supreme lodge. The organization plans incorporation and seeks to expand statewide, prompting concerns among women’s rights supporters about retaliation against votes for women advocacy.
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Seattle
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Matthews
Olympia
Supreme Lodge
Krupps Seek Electric Agent of Destruction
Krupps of Essen circulate a private offer to experts for an invention to project electrical energy to distance. It aims to explode balloon bags and weapon magazines. experts believe it could destroy battleships at once, signaling a new era in warfare.
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Pecliff
Krupps
Essen
Bouton
New York
Berlin
United States
Arthur M Abell
Jorn
Abell
Talks of U S Hotels Krocll of the Ritz Returns With Praise
London reports Krocll general manager of the Ritz hotel has returned from the United States with praise for American rivals. He notes New York hotels are living houses with on site shops and private post offices, and a daily population far wealthier than English towns, allowing managers to provide many facilities for guests.
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Krocll
Ritz
London
New York
Prager
F Krocll
United States
Helpful Habits for Mutual Aid in Daily Life
A concise guide urges practical acts of reciprocity and kindness in everyday interactions. It emphasizes listening, offering time, sharing resources, and supporting neighbors, with examples like coordinating rides, lending tools, and assisting community projects to build trust and resilience.
Divorce seekers face prison cells of Reno
Reno Nevada census enumerator George Russell has clashed with Reno’s divorce colony as many temporary residents refuse to give real names or rents. Hotels and apartments withhold tenancy details, while wives back east have husbands to provide names. Washington has been asked to authorize sworn officers to accompany census workers, signaling potential enforcement and legal fees as authorities chase accurate counts.
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Reno
Nev
George Russell
Nevada
Sam
Spectacles cause death in Stafford woman at sixty
Miss Frances Cook aged 60 died after a trivial accident in Stafford when her spectacles pierced the nose while posting a letter. Erysipelas and blood poisoning followed, blamed on rust or germs entering the wound. Also note Pendleton baseball team faces Zuluna Friday night.
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London
Stafford
Frances Cook
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Alexander Department Store
J. M. Cornelison
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