Patterson Case Jury Delays Verdict In New York
In New York on December 22 Judge Davis charged the jury in the Patterson case, urging a verdict of murder. The crowded courtroom saw spectators, including Sir Charles, with police guarding entrances as jurors deliberated since afternoon. Bailiff noted the jury out for over three hours without agreement, with further adjournment planned and the judge reachable by telephone for updates.
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Princess Banished Ex-Wife Seeks Children Amid Expulsion Notice
Louise, ex-wife of the King of Saxony, attempts to see her children but is repulsed as authorities enforce her expulsion. The report mentions a relocation from Iron-Yoder area and police surveillance, with details of names and places including Stage Gulch and College Street, alongside a local death and university-related reference.
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Saxony
Heppner man confesses to Pullman robbery
Charles Howe of Heppner Oregon confessed to Chief Maloney that he committed the Pullman gambling house robbery alone while other prisoners are described as trump ornt. Howe admits he acted solo, money recovered, and he is a professional gambler. The incident occurred at the Pollman rooms on Pacific Avenue with three employees present.
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Funeral Protest Turns to Chaos in La Crosse Fire Alarm
In La Crosse on December 21 a funeral for Thomne Proff, the oldest La Crosse fireman, became chaotic when the fire alarm rang as the procession reached Central Station. The coffin carriage and aerial truck diverted to the blaze, pallbearers joined the fire attack, and services were postponed until the fire was out before resuming.
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Japanese Fleet Appears Near Malacca Straits
Singapore dispatches report two Japanese warships seen off Singapore and another group near Malacca as tensions rise. Reports from St Petersburg cite Kuropatkin on Japanese entrenchments near Port Arthur and a claim that 203 Meter Hill was recaptured by Chinese sources with Japanese positions mounting. The North Sea inquiry closes for January as ports and towns bustle with war news from Bordeaux to Sevastopol.
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Wisconsin Teachers Gather for District Meetings and Conference
Wisconsin teachers assemble in Milwaukee for Christmas week meetings of the State Teachers Association and the Wisconsin Academy of Science. Officers and educators from district, high school, and county levels attend sessions on school work and reforms. Several hundred educators are expected, with concurrent sessions on educational topics and scientific subdivisions. Burne Timmer Herald notes contractor E Burke reclaiming 16 000 acres under the Carey act, with pumping stations planned for irrigation.
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Burke
Burne Timer- Herald
Washington at Walla Walla speaker June 12 at Whitman College
Tooker T. Washington, famed leader of the colored race, will visit Walla Walla and speak in Whitman College chapel on June 12 about the negro problem. An effort may be made to extend his stay for commencement and the council dinner the next day. Washington is described as a prominent orator and writer with degrees from top institutions. In Clarkston, Clarkston-Vineland fruit land is valued at about 1609 dollars per acre with 200 trees and vines on two and a half acres on Libby street near Twelfth. Jacob Switzer of Colfax is the purchaser.
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Whitman College
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College Chapel
Tooker T. Washington
Moses
America
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Clarkston- Vineland
Jacob Switzer
Colfax
Dolbeer will case verdict favors Warren
Jury returns verdict in the Dolbeer will dispute awarding Etta Warren the bulk of the fortune of Bertha Dolbeer. Adelph Echander contested the will claiming insanity at drawing time. Market notes list grain prices and a Bell Telephone lineman Roy Carson badly burned after contacting a live wire near Warm Springs avenue.
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Etta Warren
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Waldorf-Astoria
Adelph Echander
Roy Carson
Bell Telephone Co
Warm Springs Avenue
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Nera
Poundmaster Boyd Reports Drop in Major Illnesses
In the health department update Poundmaster Boyd notes a decrease in scarlet fever diphtheria and smallpox cases since last week in Baker City. The report highlights progress in controlling these diseases.
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Health Department
Baker City Democrat
Contempt of Court Punished in Election Frauds Case
Denver detectives W H Green John Demaye Frank McMahon and Robert Goodman were sentenced to six months in jail and a $100 fine for contempt of court linked to election frauds in precinct 5 ward 4. Mrs Chadwick's husband not held in Cleveland case involving forged note signed Andrew Carnegie. Portmanteau tied to Mrs Chadwick traced to her attorney Jay P Dewley who says contents are of no value in court. Cornelius Bites disputes Lawton fund claim as false in Everybody's January issue.
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John Demaye
Frank McMahon
Robert Goodman
Mentone Rodiny
Supreme Court
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Cleveland
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Chadwick
New York
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Annual State Fair Planned After Board Meeting
Mayor W F Matlock returned from the annual state fair board meeting held in Salem. It was decided to hold the fair next fall and the board will meet in Portland next month to settle details. Officers were re-elected as before.
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Sukwa
State Fair Board
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Myr. Matlock
Ae Untiil
Salem
Will Build Snake River Road Pushes Ahead in West
A flood of railroad ties and construction material near Huntington signals active work on a Snake River road. A core of surveyors moves along the line as officials expect early completion under Harriman interests. Reports cite mining tensions settled and praise the push for a new rail link.
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Huntington
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Gnoke River
City council approves 1904 tax levy and depot rules
The council set the annual levy at 7 mills for general purposes and 1 mill for improvements, with poll tax of 4. Taxable city property totals 1,610,603.90, and general city expenses are projected near 30,000 by year end. An ordinance adds depot and warehouse restrictions and raises penalties for violations. A Mirah Creek Telephone franchise was granted to erect and maintain lines. council members present with Mayor Matlock presiding.
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Mayo Indicted in United States Land Fraud Case
In Vortland on December 24, grand jury indictments were issued charging Franklin Pieres Mayo with conspiring to defraud the U S government through forged homestead entries and sale applications. Named co defendants include Mc Kinley Porter Emma Watson Marie Ware and others. The scheme allegedly occurred December 23, 1901 with some applications fictitious and others secured by Porter and McKinley.
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Puter
McKinley
Dusdonn and W Laycock on American competition
The English manufacturer W Laycock expresses concern over U S competition in linen and other goods. He notes American manufacturers have overtaken English in price and quality, cites railway copper business and invasion, and mentions a new Sheffield shop built with American-made contents except boilers. He praises the United States as the greatest country for business.
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W. Laycock
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