Verdict quieted as two mob defendants acquitted
Indianapolis dispatch reports 38 labor union officials found guilty on 62 counts for siphoning $1000 monthly for explosive work by the McNamara group. Buckley and Seiffert cleared. Sentencing expected Monday with possible light penalties. protests and disbelief noted among families and spectators.
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Miller
Indianapolis
McNamara Brothers
Los Angeles
Buckley
Seiffert
Hockin
Wachmeister
Anderson
Schmidt
Painter
Harding
Flte
Marion County
Sigma
McManigal
McNamaras
Clark
Balkans Reject Turkish Counterproposals at Peace Conference
London Dec 24 The peace envoys resumed at eleven. The session lasted ninety minutes and adjourned to Monday. Eteshid Pasha presided as the Turks declined the terms and offered the port's counter. Allies asked for more time as Venizelos urged adjournment. Daneff said progress was made. the Turks claimed no retreat on the sultan’s suzerainty over Albania and Macedonia.
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London
Eteshid Pasha
M. Venizelos
Greece
Daneff
Albania
Macedonia
Pasha
Porte
Dalhany
Parcel post rate table to Pendleton and region
Local postal workers publish a table showing parcel post rates effective after January 1. The system uses weight and distance with a 11 pound limit and 72 inch length girth cap. Rates start at 1 cent per ounce up to 4 ounces, then by pound with varying zones. Examples include Portland in zone 3 at 67 cents for 11 pounds, and Pendleton serving as the central reference point for all county towns. The table lists many cities with their computed parcel post costs from Pendleton, illustrating the “as the crow flies” distance rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Parcelx
Walla Walla
Arlington
Ashland
Astoria
Athena
Aurora
Baker
Bandon
Beaverton
Bend
Brownsville
Burns
Canby
Canyon City
Carlton
Central Point
Clatshanle
Condon
Coquille
Corvallis
Cottage Grove
Jacksonville
Jefferann
Joseph
Junction City
Klamath Falla
la Grande
Wilson Given Big Ovation in Virginia
Staunton Virginia woke to a sea of cheers as Governor Wilson arrived with a twenty five thousand strong crowd. He stayed at the Presbyterian manse born there and planned visits with old friends including Mrs Elizabeth Kaiser. A Baldwin seminary portico in the Baptism chapel hosted the welcome and response. Mrs Wilson attended a Daughters of the Confederacy reception and townsfolk presented ivory framed miniatures of his parents. Dozens of bands played Dixie as a parade and military review unfolded. A house reception and banquet were on the night’s schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Wilson
Presbyterian Manse
Elizabeth Kaiser
Fraser
Davidson College
Frank Ware
Baldwin Seminary
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mann
Dixie
Senator-elect Thompson narrowly escapes Christmas fire in Kansas
Garden City Kansas December 28 United States Senator elect William H Thompson was severely burned while playing Santa Claus for a houseful of children. His costume ignited from candles on the tree causing burns to his hands and singed hair and eyebrows. He rolled to the floor and smothered the flames with a rug and saved himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
William H. Thompson
United States
Senator Thompson
Walla Walla Editor Praises Gov Wilson
J. J. Keeley owner of the Walla Walla Evening Bulletin praised Governor elect Wilson as an able leader who will improve the nation under the coming administration. He noted tariff reductions and anti trust measures as beneficial and contrasted Taft’s alignment with big business. The Bulletin backed Roosevelt but supported Lister for governor and cited Walla Walla County’s clear plurality.
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Roosevelt
J. J. Keeley
Walla Walla
Taft
The
Bulletin
Washington
Lister
Liste
Garden City
Kelley
Christmas Dinner Leads to Murder
Chicago December 28 A husband Pasquale Montague killed his wife Mrs Billa Montague during a Christmas quarrel over finances after she served a beefsteak for supper. The 19 year old son witnessed the killing as the husband fled the house but was later captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Billa Montague
Pasquale Montague
Mrs Dyas Joins Warren Construction Co. Bookkeeper Family Visit
Mrs. T. A. Dyas arrived this morning from Lethbridge Canada to join her husband who is employed as a bookkeeper for Warren Construction Co. in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Dyas
Leftbridge
Canada
Warren Construction Co
Thiscity
Widow of James King Arrested Over Planned Murder
Nichols Wilbur, a 25 year old farm hand, confessed he was offered 500 dollars and a marriage promise to kill James King. Police say King's widow plotted the crime and owns the largest plantation in central Georgia. Relatives will review her sanity amid rising public distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James King
Nicholas Wilbur
Busbard
Macon
King
Georgia
Wilbur
Stealing a Ride Ends in Death of Nobleman in Reno
Count Max Von Bulow, once a German navy officer and descendant of a famed Prussian general, was fatally mangled under freight while attempting to steal a ride at Calvada near the Nevada California line. He had a wife in Pasadena sending $250 quarterly and had lived in Reno for two years.
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Reno
Max von Bulow
Germany
Frederich Wilhelm von View
Wellington
Waterloo
Calvada
Nevada
Pasadena
Accountants Seek Public Commission Name and Power
Salem Oregon December 28 accountants of the estate plan to push a bill creating a five member commission of public accountants. The measure would issue certificates to accountants and is non compulsory though certified professionals would retain the title. No appropriation is provided.
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Salem
Ore
Commission of Public Accountants
Olcott
John M. Richardson
Portland
Publc
Commission
Drunkard Gebhardt jailed four days after court appearance
Jack Gebhardt, a habitual worshipper at Bacchus shrine, appeared before Police Judge FitzGerald this morning. The judge ordered four days in jail with no option to pay a fine for drunken conduct.
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Jack Gebhardt
Baccus
Court of Police
FitzGerald
Judge Powers to Aid in the Darrow Trial
Los Angeles expects Judge C. W. Powers of Salt Lake to assist Attorney Rogers in defending Clarence Darrow. The trial date is postponed beyond January 6 due to a statewide district attorney convention, with opening set for later in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
C. W. Powers
Salt Lake
Asd
Rogers
Clarence Darrow
Inkless fountain pen advertised by bank
A novelty inkless fountain pen in the possession of Police Chief Kearney contains a curved nib with indelible lead. Dipping in water yields writing fluid for over four dozen lines. The item is an advertisement from the First National Bank of Baker.
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Kearney
First National Bank of
Baker
Suffragists March From New York Toward Albany
East Greenwich New York Dec 28 suffragists marching to Albany paused here for lunch meeting fifty marchers join the procession and the band led the group toward the capital expecting to reach Albany later today
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East Greenwich
N. Y
Albany
New York
Search Continues for William Rockefeller in New York
Deputies aiding Sergeant at Arms Riddell resume efforts to serve a subpoena. They searched the Standard Oil building but were informed that Rockefeller was no longer a director since Standard Oil dissolved.
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New York
At Arms Riddell
House of Representatives
William Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
County Clerk Arrested In Anglers License Fundcase
County Clerk Frank Fields is ordered to appear in justice court for arrest over alleged misappropriation of twelve hundred dollars from the anglers license fund. State Game Warden Finlus is the plaintiff in the Portland case.
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Finley
Multiomar
Portland
Ore
Frank Fields
Justice Court
Finlus
Senator seeks state purchase of Oregon painting
Senator Chamberlain has asked Governor West to present to the legislature information on an oil painting of the battleship Oregon. Painted by William Farnsworth Hibbell, the artwork shows the Oregon firing the last shot at the Battle of Santiago Bay. Admiral Clark calls the piece a wonderful work of art.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Governor West
Oregon
William Farnsby Hibeall
Santiago Bay
Admiral Clark
Senator Cummins Father Dies in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa Dec 28 Thomas Ik Cummins father of Senator Albert B Cummins died at his home after a year long illness He was 60 years old and survived by seven other children besides the Senator indicating a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas Ik Cummins
Albert B. Cummins
Senator Cummins
Prince Resigns From Oxford Bullingdon Club
London December 28 Prince of Wales resigns from the Bullingdon Club at Oxford after engaging in a frolic prohibited by the university. The formal withdrawal marks a notable royal involvement in a campus taboo.
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Prince
London
Prince of Wales
Bullingdon Club
Oxford
Flying Legion Welcomes Rosarians in San Francisco
Preparations are complete for the Royal Rosarians of Portland to visit San Francisco for the Panama Pacific Exposition. Expected Tuesday, December 31, they will be greeted by a Flying Legion and Commercial Club committee and escorted on a park tour. A dedicatory ceremony will plant roses at the fair grounds, followed by a luncheon in the chamber of commerce rooms.
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San Francisco
Rose City
Royal Rosarians
Portland
Rose
Honeymoon in Tent Planned for French Count Couple
Count de Lasteyrle of French nobility and his bride Miss Constance W. Warren of New York head to Los Angeles to spend their honeymoon in a tent in the mountains, a plan pressed by the bride. The countess has long enjoyed athletics and outdoor activities. The outing is said to be her suggestion.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Count de Lasteyrle
Constance W. Warren
New York
Real estate transfers listed in local deed record
Farley E Kilbourne transfers sw 14 of sec 34 two and N RR 37 to Charles E Demaris. George Harris and wife convey 287.22 acres in sec 32 two 6 N BR 37 to Jasper N Willits. Mary Hogan of Umatilla sells lot 4 block 18 in the town of Umatilla to Frank D Gerrard of the same place.
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Farley E. Kilbourne
Charles E. Demaris
George Harris
Jasper N. Willits
Mary Hogan
Umatilla
Frank D. Gerrard
Another Wild Horse Blast Rocks North Cut
At noon today another blast was set off on the north side of the Wild Horse cut, moving a large amount of dirt and rock. About 25 kegs of powder were used in the blast.
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Wild Horse Cut
London Steamship Narrung Rescues After Storms
The Oriental liner Narrung, overdue by three days, docked today in London after narrowly escaping disaster in recent storms.
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London
Senator Barrett visits Pendleton during Athena trip
Senator C. A. Barrett of Athena arrived in Pendleton this morning as part of a Pendleton visit during a local trip from Athena.
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C. A. Barrett
Athena
Pendleton
Local Post Office braces for parcels post use
Postmaster Brown expects a larger force may be needed after January 1 as the parcels post begins. He plans to monitor January activity, report mid month to Washington, and prepare for Christmas rush. Local firms like Pendleton Woolen Mills show early interest while merchants study new rates and shipping options.
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Brown
Congress
Washington
Pendleton Woolen Mills
United States
Uncle Sam
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