Montie Gwina Tours East Sees West Opportunity
Montie B. Gwinn president of Pendleton Savings Bank returned from a two week east trip visiting Chicago New York and Washington He notes banks accumulating money yet lacking new industries and says spring trade will revive business He highlights Umatilla county wheat sheep cattle and property value and says eastern idle money may seek western investment He reports meet with Idaho and Oregon delegations and says Garfield and the president show interest in western reclamation forestry management and state commissions for reserves
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New York
Washington
Oregon
Fooseve
Garfield
West
Montie B. Gwinn
Pendleton Savings Bank
East
Chicago
East Oregonian
Mr. Gwinn
Umatilla County
Idaho
Fulton delays reply to Heney libel query
Washington on February 7 Senator Fulton will likely not have his reply ready for several days. Intense interest surrounds his response as he communicates with Oregon friends to gather data. When asked if he will sue Heney for libel Fulton declined to answer.
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Washington
Fulton
Heney
Oregon
Talbott Granted Interlocutory Divorce in Bitter Battle
William H. Talbott the San Francisco lumber tycoon won an interlocutory decree of divorce after a lengthy legal fight. The court awarded custody of the sons to the father and the daughter to the mother. Talbott will pay the mother 26 dollars monthly for the daughter's care and she may visit the sons twice monthly.
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San Francisco
William H. Talbott
Talbott
Morgan Nominated for Presidency by Carroll Brewster
New York Veo reports Carroll Brewster, a prominent Pennsylvania lawyer, has nominated T an P Morgan for the presidency. Brewster advocates a new party with Morgan as leader, arguing he would gain financial support and restore stability, while warning constitutional safeguards could be endangered otherwise.
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New York
Veo. T
P. Morgan
United States
Carroll Brewster
Pennsylvania
Home Prominenve
Brewster
Morgan
Prewater
Criminal action hinted at railroads in land case
Washington report says the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific face possible criminal action over allegedly illegal land holdings in Oregon. The department of justice will announce the intended scope of prosecution shortly.
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Washington
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon
Department of Justice
Address on Townsend bill and labor reform expected
Washington reports indicate another message from the president within a week or ten days. It is said Roosevelt will urge immediate passage of the Townsend bill for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes. He also favors amending the Sherman act to exempt labor organizations from its provisions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Police Bill Drift Sparks Goldfield Stock Plot
In Reno on February 7, lawmakers attempted to profit from Goldfield stocks by pooling about 40000 dollars. They bought 15000 shares on margin in Consolidated Mining Companies when prices were high, hoping police bill passage would lift values. When margin calls came, prices fell to 6.50 and brokers forced a sale at 5.20.
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Roy
Reno
Consolidated Mining Companies
Hall Case to Jury Saturday in Fraud Trial
Judge Webster continues address to jury in John H Hall frauds and conspiracy case in Portland. He denounces government charges and explains district attorney theory and practice. Government to close Saturday with jury instructions expected the same day.
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Portland
L. Webster
John H. Hall
Hitchcock to resign as Postmaster General in Taft campaign
Washington reports that Assistant Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock will resign to become Taft's eastern and southern campaign manager. Charles P. Granfield is named to succeed Hitchcock.
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Washington
Frank Hitchcock
Taft
Hitchcock
Charles P. Granfield
Brakeman Scarred In Echo Freight Engine Explosion
Brakeman James K. Hough of La Grande was seriously scalded when the crown sheet of Oregon Railway and Navigation freight engine No. 366 exploded while switching in Echo yards at 7 am. Engineer Howells and Fireman Long escaped with minor injuries as the cab was wrecked. Hough, brought to St. Anthony's hospital, was later moved to La Grande. The wrecked engine was attached to westbound freight No. 65 and was taken to La Grande for repairs.
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Echo
James KE. Hough
la Grande
Howells
Long
Hough
St. Anthony's Hospital
Fergus
Yains
Hecho
la Grande Todlay
Sanga Jury Deliberates In Hasga Case With Outcome Uncertain
The Hasga case jury remains deadlocked at 2 PM with rumors of one holdout for acquittal. Circuit Judge Bean urged continued deliberations after the jurors retired following last night’s jury instruction. Foreman D W Wilder reported no verdict and District Attorney Phelps noted the jury’s composition was affected by the exhausted peremptory challenges. The panel includes William Caldwell Julius Guderini F J Crigler Wilder J H Clark C J Lawler F M Kent Kenneth McRae W H Gulliford E E Harvey Marion Jack and T J Huston.
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Jory
Bean
D. W.wilder
Hanga
Phelps
Willian Caldwell
Julius Guderini
F. J. Crigler
D. W. Wilder
J.H. Clark
C. J. Lawler
F. M. Kent
Kenneth McRae
W. H. Gulliford
E. E. Harvey
Marlon Jack
T. J. Huston
Rumors of U S Japan friction surface after conference
Washington February 7 rumors revive about tensions between the United States and Japan over immigration. Observers tie the talk to the recent conference between President Roosevelt and naval protection members for the Pacific coast. The president seeks broad support, inviting Democrats to back his plan for a larger naval appropriation.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Naval Protection For
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt
Premier Franco in Paris Says He Will Not Return
Premier Franco arrived in Paris and spoke in his first interview since Lisbon’s tragedy. He said he would stay away from his native land and its politics, expressed confidence in France, and denied any moral responsibility for the royal murder. He added his friends will back the new ministry and that the royalist party will aid the throne after Manuel’s resignation.
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Paris
Franco
Lisbon
Manuel
Telephone Magnate Released on Habeas Corpus Writ
San Francisco February 7 The supreme court released Louis Glaze, the convicted telephone magnate, from county jail on bonds of 20 600 pending an appeal. Langdon consented due to Glaze ill health.
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San Francisco
Supreme Court
Louis Glaze
Langdon
Wife Confirms Morse Story In Europe Departure
New York report states Mrs. C. W. Morse, wife of missing fiinan cier, confirms her husband left for Europe aboard the Compania Saturday and planned to return after a short rest.
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New York
Prohibition Convention Set for Columbus July 16
The national prohibition convention will be held in Columbus, Ohio on July 16 to nominate candidates for president and vice president. The event will bring party leaders and delegates to Columbus for the key ballot.
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Columbus
Taft Leads On Western Coast in Coastwide GOP Shift
Journal investigation shows Taft favored by California and Idaho delegations for Chicago. Across the Pacific coast, Hughes and La Follette attract regional followings with Taft leading in Multnomah County and growing support in Oregon and Washington. Strong debates emerge in Seattle and Spokane.
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Portland
Ore
Evening Journal
Taft
Pacific
Chicago
Hughes
la Follette
California
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Bellingham
Wash
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Walla Walla
Baker
Union
Multnomah County
Yakima land to open for settlement this year
The interior department plans opening 1,145,000 acres of Yakima reservation to settlement this year or next if classification and valuation are not finished in time. The move will spur rapid development of reservation towns like Openish and Wapato with white farmers eager to claim prime lands valued with installment payments to Indian owners. North Yakima and surrounding areas stand to gain from the expected influx and heightened real estate interest.
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Department of the Interior
Yakima Reservation
Department
Washington
Yakima Republic
North
Yakima
United States
Middle Western States
Red Coloring Mishap Masks Bright Red Birthday Party
Louise Collins, daughter of Mr and Mrs J J Collins of Albany Oregon, drank red coloring extract at a birthday party last Saturday. Her skin turned bright red for 24 hours before fading with no lasting effects according to local physicians. The incident is noted as a new phenomenon in medical lore.
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Louise Collins
J. J. Collins
Albany
Ore
Czartina May Lose Mind From Worry
St. Petersburg dispatch reports the czarina under extreme mental strain after the assassination of King Carlo and the crown prince. Physicians say she may need removal from Russia for treatment of nervous disease as fears for the czar’s safety rise.
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St. Petersburg
Carlo
Carlos
Russia
Maniacal Couple Shoot Wife Then Kill Themselves
In Los Angeles on February 7 Benjamin C. Evans ordered his wife to say her prayers before shooting her and himself. Neither survived. Authorities link the act to marital troubles from a prior marriage. In Reno a dying woman, possibly Elsa Swift daughter of a Chicago packer, was removed from a train with a ticket marked from San Francisco to Chicago.
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Los Angeles
Benjamin C. Evans
Evans
Chicago Packer
Reno, Nev
Elsa Swift
Chicago
San Francisco
Second Public Sale Promises Large Stock Auction
Over six thousand dollars in property listed for tomorrow auction led by manager Sam Bittner with Col William F Yohnka assisting Col J M Bentley. Forty three horses and colts, cattle, hogs, wagons, harness, and other livestock plus stock goods will be on the block at 10 20 AM in the fair pavilion. Buyers from the northwest are expected as merchants anticipate strong trade from farmers countywide and visitors from eastern Washington and Oregon.
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Sam Bittner
William F. Yohnka
Ritzville
Co. J. M. Bentley
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Two Spokane Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Echo Holdups
Officers recover progress in a spree of crimes in Inland Empire case. Glenni Winslow bought a gold dental bridge linked to the Spokane robbery and alerted Sheriff Taylor. Police believe two men arrested here also held up E E Ripper in Echo and may be identical suspects in both incidents.
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Inland Empire
Taylor
Gurdane
C. E. Hedger
Columbia Theater
Spokane
Hedger
Winslow
Winslow Bros
Glenni Winslow
Mesha Gurdane
Othe
Winslows
Samié
E. E. Ripper
Echo
Ripper
Umatilla
Herm'ston
Tehm
Englishman shot dead in Stevenson saloon quarrel
George Gunn, an Englishman, was shot and killed by George Raymond, a Stevenson saloonkeeper, after a quarrel with Gunn and four companions. Guneso allegedly attempted to strip Raymond, who then fired. A coroners jury exonerated Raymond of intention al murder.
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George Gunn
George Raymond
Stevenson
Gunn
Raymond
Guneso
Freewater Plans Market Days In Inland Empire
Freewater will host market days following Pendleton pattern with the first event set for Saturday February 14 in the Walla Walla river valley. The Freewater Commercial club oversees preparations and a stock shed and enclosure will be erected on vacant lots to accommodate patrons and sellers. Farmers list horses cows wagons farming implements and other property for sale as auctioneer Fred Elffert coordinates the event and plans monthly market days.
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Inland Empire
Pendleton
Freewater
Walla Walla River Valley
Freewater Commercial Club
Fred Elffert
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