Land Office Mix Ups Help Hermiston Homesteaders
Amid a muddle in the land office, Roy and Bertha Alexander and R. R. Lewis were allowed 20 acre tracts at La Grande after waiting overnight to file on Hermiston project land. Five other Hermiston entries were opened, while some filings were later refused for missing water filings. Authorities ruled water completion and initial payment were required before entry, triggering appeals and renewed filings.
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Uno
Hermiston Project
Pendleton Seople
Roy
Bertha Alexander
R. RR. Lewis
la Grande
Frank J. Thomas
FP. H. Bartlett
Charles Myers
James Scarborough
Samuel Laudenatager
Hermiston
Land Office
Lewis
Mingard
Pendleton
Washington
City Officer Charged With Embezzlement
Portland, Dec. 4. John Harris city clerk of Vancouver Washington was arrested at the St Charles hotel in the city and accused of embezzlement. The details are unknown here. Harris recently attempted suicide, reportedly due to not being reelected.
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Portland
John Harris
Vancouver
Washington
St. Charles
Thin City
Harris
Captain Kelley Admits Blame in Graft Probe Restraint
Captain of Detectives Kelley admits personal responsibility for orders restricting Detective Barnes from visiting Morris Haas, who attempted to escape Heney. He cites a faulty telephone wire causing miscommunication. He telephoned Patrolman Attridge and Charles Kelley, who misread instructions. Hearing on Attridge and Kelley's charges began last night.
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Kelley
San Francisco
Cal
Kelly
Barnes
Morris Haas
Heney
Attridge
Charles Kelly
Haas
Carlisle Indians Meet Denver Eleven in College Football
Denver will host Carlisle Indian School’s football team in a late afternoon clash with the University of Denver. It marks the first visit by a major eastern college eleven to Denver, and a large crowd is expected. Denver aims to limit the score, not necessarily win.
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Denver
Colo
Carlisle
William Fulton Seeks Modern Wheat Threshing Methods
William Fulton of The Dalles, formerly farming west of the city, is visiting Pendleton with his family this week. He is farming in Wasco county and, dissatisfied with his harvester results, is researching the possibilities of a combine.
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William Fulton
Dalles
Pendleton
Mr. Fulton
Wasco County
Spokane visitor meets old acquaintance in town
F A Blondin of Spokane is visiting here with C FB Renee velt, a person he knew in his youth. The two are seen together in town during Blondin's visit.
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F. A. Blondin
Spokane
C. FB. Reneevelt
Mrs C B Roosevelt Visits with Mrs Gregg in Walla Walla
Mrs C B Roosevelt and her daughter Jane are visiting Mrs Gregg in Walla Walla, continuing a social stay that highlights ties among prominent families in the area.
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Mra. C. BE. Roosevelt
Daughter Jane
Mra. Gregg
Walla Walla
Merchants Attack Wells Fargo Express Rate Increase
The Wells Fargo Company seeks a 40 percent rise in express charges on goods moving from eastern polnia to Pacific coast terminals. Merchants of the Pacific coast protest, with a hearing set before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane in San Francisco. The new rate targets shipments over 500 pounds and aims to curb canal merchants who consolidate for favorable tariffs, though the company says rates apply only to shipments owned by a single owner.
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San Francesco
Wells Farge Company
Polnia
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
New York
Sensational Testimony in Remarkable Case in Omaha
Oma ha December 4 Mrs Abble Tee the woman star witness in the hearing of Charles Davis accused of killing Dr Frederick Rustin as part of an alleged agreement Rustin told me he had arranged to hire a man to shoot him and that Davis was the man I saw the man and got poison to kill myself but lost my nerve and did not take the poison
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Omaha
No Solution For Mysterious Death In San Francisco
San Francisco December 4 The man identified as Harry Bows died after taking a dose of strychnine in "stomped bed powders" sent through the mail He insisted he was a Yale man though never attended the university to the development in the case There is no trace of the signer "McHaver" who accompanied the powders with a letter
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San Francico
Harry Bows
Yale
McHaver
New Stockholders Boost Woolen Mill Funds
Three new stockholders joined the proposed woolen mill company raising confidence that capital will meet the $25,000 target. Rond Bros, Mrs Linn Sturgis, and O P Bowman each subscribed for 1000 stock. A meeting at the Commercial Association rooms, chaired by R Alexander, discussed increasing capital from $20,000 to $25,000 and planned a further session this afternoon amid ongoing efforts to enlist more investors.
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Ehires
Rond Bros
Linn Sturgis
Oo. P. Bowman
Commercial Association
R. Alexander
The
J. P. Wilbur
G. M. Rice
W. F. Matlock
Col Raley Seeks News from Time Town Residents
Colonel J. H. Raley, wintering with his family in California, asks Pendleton friends for news from home. He recently left Pendleton and is not homesick yet, and hopes to hear what is happening. The Raleys are now in Oakland.
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J. H Raley
California
Pendleton
Raley
Oakland
Quiet submarine mine movement alarms officials
Washington reports reveal government quietly transported submarine mines to key Pacific harbors. Cargoes shipped to the Philippines Guam and Hawaii will be placed immediately as part of coastal defense plans. The move follows tense state department diplomacy and aims to protect Puget Sound San Francisco San Diego and the Columbia River barriers.
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Philippines
Gian Aul Hawaiii
Ant Thorbor
Pacific Coast
Flin
Washington
State Department
Pueble
Guam
Hawaii
Puget Sound
San Francisco
San Diego
Columbia River
All Night Bank for Philadelphia Opens Owl Link
Philadelphia December 4 news that the city will have an all night bank operating on a continuous plan. Counting room and offices will be in the northwest corner of the Bellevue Stratford. Capitalization set at 500000 dollars with George Boldt and Laurence McCormick among stockholders and promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bellevue-Stratford
George (. Boldt
Waldorf-Astoria
Bellevue Stratford
Laurence McCormick
Burglar Shot at Salem Residence Rapid Night Try
Clyde Mason on his back porch about 1 am startled by a figure on the veranda. He fires three times in darkness, missing. The would be burglar fled. Mason could not describe the intruder. The Capital Journal notes the attempted burglary reflects risk to residents and possible motives.
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Clyde
Bosnia Situation Escalates With Hungarian Landing
Reports state Bosnia is entering a severe stage with active war preparations. Eight thousand Hungarian infantrymen have landed at Ragusa, the fortified sea fort near the Bosnia border, as military forces flood the countryside.
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Bebride
Larvin
Dec
Bosnia
Ragusa
Disappearance of San Francisco Police Chief Sparks Turmoil
San Francisco December 4 The police commissioners delay naming a new chief until Biggy is confirmed dead with no body found. Rumors swirl over Biggy's resignation and who knew what. Kell denies details of his last interview with the missing chief and refuses to reveal full information.
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Madde
San Pracesco
Commerotor Kell
San Francisco
Board of Police Commissioners
Meg
Biggy
Taylor Oe
Isventinua
Commissiones Rail
Keil
Taylor
Bigey
Cutler
Vetterdan
Dbigey
Oey Partners to Meet at Cheyenne for Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress
Oey Partners plan a February 23 to 25 Cheyenne meeting to discuss the third Trans Missouri Dry Farming congress. Organizers stress dry farming as key to populate unwatered lands, noting irrigation limits and early successes despite skepticism.
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OEY Partners
Cheyenne
Keyenne
Wye
Shimms
Father Son And Daughter Drowned In Surf Bathing
Jacksonville news from Dania Florida reports the drowning of Mr Dyke and his son and daughter during a Friday surf bath. The son went out too far calling for help. The sister swam to aid him and perished as did the father who attempted to rescue them. Mr Dyke was prominent in the region.
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Jacksonville
Dania
Florida
Mr. Dyke
Library Assembly to Launch Public Fund Drive Next Week
A library assembly is planned for next Wednesday at the Armory under the ladies in charge of the library campaign. Miss Cornelia Marvin, secretary of the state library commission, will speak on library needs. The event is not a donation party. funds will be raised through other plans. Company L grants Armory use. Ell lodge offered their hall for a New Year’s party, pending decisions on the event.
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Armory
Cornelia Marvin
State Brary Commission
Company L
Ells
C. E. Roosevelt
Insurance Presidents to Launch Crusade Against Taxation
New York December event opens the annual meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents. Executives from U S and Canada will discuss life insurance taxation and plan to inform every policyholder about what they call The Great Wrong Done by taxing insurance premiums. Fire insurers are expected to cooperate.
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New York
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Canidga
Cosgrove Condition Worsens. Wife Asked to Attend
Paso Robles dispatch notes Cosgrove’s condition fails to improve. Doctors urge the attendance of a trained nurse, but Cosgrove insists his wife be with him.
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Paso Robles
Cosgrove
Anarchy Reported Likely in Hayti As Simon Seizes City
Port au Prince Haiti December 4 General Simons assumes charge of affairs in Hayti with anarchy likely to prevail for a long time. The advance guard of Simons army entered the city at daybreak. Simons is expected some time today.
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Port Au Prince
Wiyti
Talewe
Simons
Hayti
Simon
Fire destroys docks and steamer Cornishman in Portland
A fire in Portland Maine on December 4 destroyed docks valued at 300000 dollars and set the steamer Cornishman ablaze at the dock. The vessel, valued at 400000 dollars, appeared doomed to destruction.
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Portland
Maine
Narrow Escape at Boise State School Fire
Boise City Idaho December story reports forty four deaf, dumb and blind children at a state school escaping a morning fire on the third floor as they marched to breakfast. The blaze began due to a defective flue and caused about fifteen thousand dollars in losses though no injuries occurred. A state officer’s records were damaged by water in a portion of the building.
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Boise
Idaho
Central School
Turow
Former Queen Liliuokalani Moves to Press 250000 Claim
Washington. Liliuokalani, former queen of Hawaii, has arrived to push her claim before Congress. She seeks about 250000 for crown lands allegedly confiscated. A compensation bill was introduced last session and is before the claims committee.
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Washington
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Congress
Crooks Plague Wardner Idaho Neighborhoods
Wardner Idaho reports a surge of robberies and prowlers in the town. A night watchman at a livery stable confronted a man attempting to access the office and throw an ax. Police struggle as other northern Idaho towns drive out the same violent element.
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Wardner
Idaho
Warranty Deeds for Freewater and Surrounding Lands
Warranty deeds listed include Frank J. Johnston to Alleen Johnston for 1000 dollars covering lot 17 in block 64 in Freewater. W H Rogers to J W McDonald for 11200 pounds covering south half section township and north range 32 FE. John W McDonald and John G Law Wr 311000 for south half section township and north range 22 FE. Crittenden to BE F Young for 2000 dollars covering lots 1 2 3 8 9 and 10 in Block 41 in Freewater.
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Frank J. Johnston
Alleen Johnston
Freewater
W. H. Rogers
J W. McDonald
North Rance
W. M
John W. McDonald
John G. Law
F. E. Crittenden
BE. F. Young
Mayor Dahlman and City Officials Roast in Grand Jury Report
Omaha dispatch notes a scathing grand jury report condemning Mayor James C. Dahlman and city officials for neglect of duties and failure to enforce laws. The document states officials admit no conception of their duties, serving the people neither honestly nor ably, with Dahlman long a Democratic leader and adviser to William Jennings Bryan.
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Dahlman
Omaha
Neb
Grand Jury
James C. Dahlman
National Democratic Campaign Committee
Bryan
Man Sues For Divorce Over Wife's Drunken Influence
Spokane. Andrew Larsen, brother of the late Peter Larsen, files for divorce from Mary C. Larsen claiming she ruined him financially by extravagance and induced him to drink, leaving him fearing for his life. He cites a $25,000 bequest from October 1907 and a prior dismissed suit settled with property divisions and a $2000 Spokane lien.
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Spokane
Andrew Larsen
Peter Larsen
Mary C. Larsen
Larsen
Mra. Larsen
Leap Year Bride Seeks Divorce In Muskogee Court
In Muskogee Oklahoma Claudine KR Dunleavy a leap year bride from Porum appears with lawyers for both sides in a district court divorce and alimony case. She seeks $125 monthly temporary alimony $500 for temporary attorney fees and $100 for suit costs. Judge King grants $75 monthly alimony pending trial set for November 4.
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Muskogee
Okla
Dunleavy
Claudine KR. Dunleavy
Porum
Ohi
Col. M. FP. Dunleavy
Catholic Church
King
If you must give advice consider it carefully
A cautionary note on offering advice asks readers to reflect before sharing guidance. It questions what could happen if someone blindly follows the suggestion and urges thoughtful consideration of consequences and motives. The tone remains analytical and prudent.
Arkansas Flood Destroys Riverside Homes in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Ark Dec 4 The Arkansas River overflowed its banks tearing away riverfront dikes and sending five houses tumbling into the flood. Rising waters threaten the courthouse and Jefferson Hotel as stores and booths evacuate and contents moved to safety.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Plaster of Safety
Jefferson Hotel
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Lime
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Wate
Kansal
Col. Raley
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Salem
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Children's Home
Boise City
Quen Lil
Carlmian
Arkansas
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