Mabel Warner Case Opens To Wide Public Scrutiny
Testimony in the Mabel Warner case centers on J W Young's affection for her and his alleged plan to leave property to her. Witnesses describe his care, comments on schooling, and a will found in a Weston bank box as the defense prepares to call Mrs Warner.
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Mabel Warner
J. W. Young
B. B. Hall
Young Foud
Mabel
H. O. Worthington
Athena
Weston
Warner
George Ness
Henry Ross
Young
Allen Garnet
Dc. D. Winn
Laily
Dave Lavender
Lavender
Lou Christensen
Fred Young
B. E B. Hall
Will
James A. Fee
W. W. Williams
Portland
Hermiston to host Oregon Agricultural College course
Hermiston Oregon February 2 special correspondence at a dinner meeting of the Commercial club president R E Dodd announced a lecture course tied to institute work to be offered by the Oregon Agricultural College The five faculty speakers include Dr Withycomb Prof Kent Prof Ayres Prof Dryden and Prof Allen lectures will be free and held in day and evening sessions inviting nearby towns Stanfield Umatilla and Echo are invited to participate for regional benefit
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Hermiston
Ore
Commercial Club
RE. P. Dodd
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvailia
Withycomb
Kent
Ayres Wil
Dryden
Allen
Stanfield
Umatilla
Echo
Groundhog Predicts Spring With Shadowless Sunrise
In a lighthearted note on seasonal change, residents recall the groundhog legend as spring arrives. The groundhog did not see its shadow, signaling an early warm spell and the end of winter isolation.
Panama toll plan to tax American ships proposed
New York February 2. A toll of one dollar per ton on all freight passing through the Panama canal is urged in a resolution before the Chamber of Commerce by the committee on foreign commerce. The measure argues U S vessels cannot be favored without breaking the treaty with Great Britain.
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New York
Panama Canal
Chamber of Commerce
Committee On Foreign Commerce
United States
Great Britain
Probing Moore Murder in San Mateo
Authorities probe the Moore murder alleging Timothy Moore fought a plotted duel that killed millionaire John Moore last Sunday. Timothy is charged with murder and faces a Tuesday preliminary hearing. It is unclear if Mrs. Moore was present as she has collapsed and won’t speak.
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San Mateo
Calif
Timothy
John Moore
Moore
Standard Oil backs New China with 230 million promise
Shanghai reports rebel leaders claim a syndicate linked to Standard Oil will fund 230 million for immediate support of the new Chinese republic upon recognition by a world power. They insist the money buys a monopoly on oil and mineral development, while Russia and Japan threaten interference if U S interests are harmed. The chiefs say international fallout is possible but push for swift recognition.
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Shanghai
Standard Oi! Company
United States
New
China
Russia
Japan
Zge
Fire May Stop Raley Gwinn Show at Baldwins Ranch
Fire destroyed the grandstand and paddock at the Lucky Baldwin ranch near Los Angeles just before a Raley Gwinn frontier show. The Santa Anita track buildings burned and the loss is reported at 75000 dollars. Built in 1907 with funds from racing figures Barney Schreiber and George Rose, the property recently changed hands to John Brink H O Unruh and James Holland.
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Lucky Baldwin
Los Angeles
Oregon Journal
Santa Anita
Baldwin
Barney Schreiber
George Rose
John Brink
H. O. Unruh
James Holland
Murder suspect is held in schoolyard killing
Wong Shee a Chinese merchant is arrested and held on charges of firing the shot that killed fourteen year old Jimmy Kane after a feud between white and Chinese schoolboys. Detectives are rounding up boys of both races to fix blame. Kane’s body was found behind the Oriental school.
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San Francisco
Calif
Wong Shee
Jimmy Kane
Young Kane
Oriental School
Juarez Mutineers Elect New Cabinet
Juarez mutineers in El Paso elect a new municipal cabinet in sympathy with the Zapata rebellion. The town suffered roughly half a million dollars in damage from looting and fighting. Strife prompted surrender talks with the Juarez garrison, with terms that the government cover back pay and arrange transport for discharged soldiers.
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el Paso
Tex
Juerez
Zapata
Juarez
Jarez
Estrada
March to Juarez Ordered for 4000 Troops
Mexico City dispatch reports General Oro zco ordered to advance on Juarez with 4,000 troops. Chihuahua garrison also ordered under arms, soldiers entrain here for the operation.
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Juarez
Mexico City
Orozco
Chihuahua
Rebels Slain in Chihuahua Battle After Mutiny
In Chihuahua on February 2 more than a score of rebels and several federals were killed in a clash linked to the Juarez mutiny news. Madero forces mutinied there and the rebels retreated to the hills as the fighting continued.
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Chihuahua
Juiree
Madero
Madero Sees Zapata Rebellion Crushed Soon
Mexico City Feb 2 President Madero said royal troops would soon suppress the Zapata rebellion and that General Orozco would end the Juarez mutiny.
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Mexico City
Madero
Toyal
Zapata
Orozco
Juarez
Frisco graft trial proceeds with juror delays
San Francisco February 2 jurors were passed for cause but subject to peremptory challenges as former Mayor Schmidt faces graft charges. Eleven jurors remain in the pox and the trial moves slowly amid frequent delays. The defense failed to quash Judge Lawlor’s writ of prohibition.
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San Francisco
Cal
Schmidt
Lawlor
Wittoh
Mining Congress in Session Opens in Medford
In Medford Oregon the southern Oregon and Northern California Mining congress began its two day semi-annual session with nearly three hundred delegates present. The report notes the weather as a factor for late arrivals and the gathering continues through February 2nd.
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Medford
Ore
Oregon
Northern California
Northwest Round-Up dates fixed for late September 1912
The 1912 Round-Up will run September 26 to 28, a Thursday to Saturday, as announced by W. Ritner of the Northwest Frontier Exhibition Association. The schedule avoids clashes with the Salem state fair and Portland and Walla Walla fairs, with North Yakima the only concurrent event. The Walla Walla fair leads the region’s fair line up, Garden City residents welcome the change, and notices list the surrounding fair dates from Vancouver to Boise through October.
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Th. W. Ritner
Northwest Frontier Exhibition Association
North Pacific Fair Association
Walla Walla
Salem
Portland
North Yakima
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Spokane
Shields her accomplices in bloody deed
Portlands February report describes Mrs Ung Goey alias Oo Seri returning from Billings Mont where she confessed to murdering Seld Bing the wealthy Chinese man whose dismembered body was found in a Seattle depot trunk. Police arrested Wong Sam for complicity and seek another Chinese suspect while Olsen is held for first degree murder.
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Portland
Ore
Billings
Mont
Ung Goey
Oo Seri
Pendleton
Seld Bing
Seattle
Seld Pack
Wong
Sam
Dallas City
Oi Sen
Olsen
Hillings
Siaut
Newspaper owner buys Hope diamond in $260000 deal
Washington February 2 Edward McLean, millionaire newspaper publisher, agreed to pay about $260000 for the famous Hope diamond. Mrs McLean will wear the gem at her reception to the Russian ambassador tonight.
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Washington, D. C
Edward McLean
Col Roosevelt Bids For Favor Of Women
New York Feb 2 Colonel Roosevelt in the Outlook supports woman suffrage but places the ballot secondary to the home. He calls vice and folly of both sexes a prime evil and says a good mother should have the ballot. He supports suffrage though deeming it less vital than other reforms. He notes western states show only modest changes.
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New York
Roosevelt
Lincoln Letter Photograph Shown In Local Jewelry Window
A Lincoln letter reproduction from 1858 is displayed at Royal M Sawtelle's Jewelry. George H M Himes sent the photo to Judge A Lowell for the local historical society. The letter advises John W Widner to study law independently and to read Blackstone and related works, noting Lincoln’s birthday on the twelfth of the month.
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Abraham Lincoln
Royal M. Sawtelle
George HM. Himes
Oregon Historical Society
A. Lowell
Oregon
Lincoln
Springfield
James T. Thornton
John W. H Widner
Inn
Mr. Widner
Blackstone
Chorley
A. Lincol
British Submarine Destroyed Near Isle of Wight
London February 2. A British submarine collided with the torpedo boat Hazard off Prince's Channel, in the vicinity of the Isle of Wight. Eleven crewmen are reported missing and believed to have perished.
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London
Hazard
Princeas Show
Tele of
Wight
Engineers at Hermiston Hear West Umatilla Extension
Special correspondence reports engineers from the United States reclamation service arrived in Hermiston Oregon to hold a hearing on the West Umatilla Extension. The board is expected to stay through today and tomorrow then proceed to Stanfield Monday. In Arlington last evening the board heard Gilliam county officials discuss the Mariner irrigation plan using water from the John Day river.
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Hermiston
Oregon
United States Reclamation Service
Arlington
West Umatilla
Stanfield
Arington
Gilliam County
Mariner
John Day River
Dr Franklin Allen Declared Insane Again
Dr Franklin Allen, once in the news for unusual tales, was yesterday pronounced insane after examination by Dr J Smith and Dr H Garfield. He claimed renting a five story Main street building, leading a detective agency, buying Oregon Feed Yard, and practicing law. He and his wife, here since January 10, were recently released from Idaho asylum on January 1. they are destitute, and the case is a desperate one.
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Franklin Allen
J. Smith
H. S. Garfield
Main Street
Allen Detective Agency
Oregon
J. Roy Raley
Allen
Idaho
Jury Deliberates in Bert Conners Hall of Records Plot
In Los Angeles on February 2, Bert Conners faced a jury on charges of complicity in a plot to dynamite the Hall of Records Building. The judge’s instructions were favorable to Conners, while Roosevelt’s ongoing status as a national political enigma was noted.
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Conners
Los Angeles
Calif
Bert Conners
Hall of Records
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Dr. Watts
I. &. Carroll
C. D. Stadelman
Sherman Warner
Col. J. H. Raley
Judge Pee
Mary Eastman
Gottiam Commercial Body
Probing Moore
Slayer
Standard Oil
NEW China
Merchant
Schoolboy
Boise
Col. Roosevelt
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