Turbulent Battle for Pendleton Tribune Directors
Insurgent directors gain control after a tumultuous sequence at the Pendleton Tribune plant. A confrontation between Fr P Dodd and W S Brown preceded a stock transfer and temporary sheriff involvement. The board, now led by Dodd allies, faces a potential year of influence as court actions loom and payables reveal mortgage timing.
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W. &. Brown
F. P. Deali
Benn
Pendleton Tribune
Liter
Amaon Evorite
Torget
Dodd
Fr. P. Dodd
W. 8
Mir. Brown
Neo Serl
McKinley Not a Fugitive Denied by District Attorney
San Francisco February 19 District Attorney Heney denied that McKinley the indicted Oregon land fraud conspirator has eloped with Little Beyot and is in the orient He claims McKinley went to China on a bad deal and that his actual location is known while Beyot is under surveillance He adds McKinley has had no trouble with his wife.
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Mererm
Stillman
Mvyere
Dodd
McCourt
Board of Directore
Myere
Sys
Clarke
San Francisco
Heney
McKinley
Oregon
Chicago Wheat Market Report and Roosevelt Plot Claim
Chicago wheat closed at 61 8 3 1 4 and outs 20 in a report from the world’s greatest wheat center. A separate dispatch from St Peterst es claims a bitter article asserts President Roosevelt plans to seize Siberian islands exploiting Russia’s postwar weakness.
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Chicago
T Roosevelt
St. Peterstes
Novo
America
Roosevelt
Siberia
Russia
William Williane hanged for double murder in 1905 case
St Paul dated report states William Williane, aged 28, was hanged this morning for the murder of John Keller, 16, and the boy's mother on April 12, 1905. The execution concludes a long legal pursuit tied to the historic killings.
Evans fatally shoots bride then dies by own actions
In Ronton on February 14, George Evans aged 30 shot his bride of a day and then killed himself. The tragedy follows a wedding that lasted one day. Authorities report the double tragedy as a death by self-inflicted gunshot after the marriage incident.
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Marler
Rnton
George Evans
Destructive Fire Destroys Elgin Warehouses
A morning fire in Elgin destroyed the warehouses of the Bigia Forwarding company and six freight cars, with merchandise for Wallowa county and wool for the east. Origin undetermined, total loss over 100000 dollars. The Elgin Forwarding company, a major Union county freighting firm, will rebuild immediately.
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Wallown Dolnts
Alxin
Pire
Bigia Forwarding Company
Eix
RO & N
Wallowa
Elgin Forwarding Company
Union County
Convicted of selling liquor to Indians in city
Thomas Stewart was fined 25 dollars or 12 days in jail for violating the first city ordinance forbidding liquor sales to Indians. Officer Jeff Stephens arrested him Sunday night near the Smith saloon in the Brownfield-Matlock building. Trial Tuesday afternoon included officer testimony and Indian witnesses. Stewart could not pay and was jailed.
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Thomas Stewart
Stewart
Jeff Stephens
Brownfield-Matlock
Sewart
Troop Reinforcement and Longworth Airing Policy
Washington reports the war department will send another regiment to the Orient, likely the 6th Infantry, with more vessels to the Asiatic squadron. The Oregon sails to Hong Kong as talks on depot and transport docks proceed in San Francisco. Longworth urges in the House a $5,000,000 appropriation for foreign relations buildings as a quartermaster seeks land near Black Point for a large depot and supplies. A national drive appeals for aid to starving Japanese in northern provinces, with Longworth presiding at a brief session.
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Toute
Sulit
San Francisco
Washington
Longworth
I OT
Committee On Foreign Affairs
War Department
Orient
6Th Infantry
Oregon
Hong Kong
Humphrey
Black Point
San Francico
Freeman
Congress tackles Chinese exclusion plan in foreign affairs panel
Washington reports that the House foreign affairs committee seeks a bill to exclude the Chinese without provoking Pekin. The president asks for a bill to cool China’s anger while barring coolies. It notes no West of Iowa member on the committee. Iowa’s Cannon is the westernmost. Beavers, ex-postal official, pleads guilty to conspiring with ex-Senator Green and is sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary.
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Kaden
Roosevelt
China
House
West of
Iowa
George W. Heavers
Washington
House S Committee On Foreign Affairs
Cannon
Cousen
Wrest
Beavers
George W. Beavers
Post Office Department
Senator Green
New York
Moundswille
W. Va
Miner charged after fatal barroom fight over dog
In Baker City on February 14 a quarrel over a dog led to Frank Swarts striking Fred Neuhaus. Neuhaus died from hemorrhage the next afternoon. Swarts was arrested on manslaughter charges. A coroner's verdict left whether the blow was accidental or intentional undecided. Witnesses say bystanders provoked the fight. each man delivered one blow.
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Baker City
Frank Swarts
Fred Neuhaus
Barenloon
Neutanus
Swarts
Strick
Infant deaths and theft shock Loi newspaper
In Loi California on February 13 an infant child of Don Lewis died in bed from suffocation between parents. The infant son of Ernest Hopkins swallowed five quinine pills and died three hours later. An autopsy will be performed. The Southern Pacific depot was robbed at 10 p.m. last night, with $175 and script stolen scattered in railroad yards. no suspects.
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Lodi
Cal
Don Lewis
Ernest Hopkins
Adrian Glass' Awful Plight on Frozen Ground
Tewiston, Feb 13. After lying beneath a load of lumber on the frozen ground for two and a half hours Adrian Glass of Lewiston was found today with both legs frozen. He had been lowering a lumber load down Sweetwater hill when his wagon toppled a bank and the lumber piled atop him yesterday around 5:30 PM. He was located at 4:20 PM this afternoon.
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Tewiston
Adrian Glass
Glaes
Sweetwater Hill
Lewiston
Train Hits Boulder Near Shasta Springs
South bound passenger No 15 struck a huge boulder that rolled onto the track half a mile south of Shasta Springs at 2 AM Crews jumped and engines left the rails with minor injuries to engineer Van Vae ter Rail line torn up for about 100 feet In St Petersburg eight hundred revolutionists sent to Siberia the first batch of five thousand insurgents slated for deportation
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Redding
Cal
Shasta Springs
van Vaeter
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Aged Parmer Murder Sparks California Probe
In Preme California on February 19, the body of Henry A. Jackson an elderly farmer was found shot in his cabin with the head blown off. Police suspect two men robbery motive though no arrests made Will and Elmer Helm were detained near Jacksons place after a green track sighting and are held for inquiry as officers search for leads.
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Preme
Cal
Henry A. Jackson
Ah Railroad
Alvert
Will
Elmer Helm
Jackson
Nineteen Dead In Fire At Morrison Street End
Portland reports nineteen dead after a blaze at Morrison Street end of the city’s saloon district. about ten were seriously injured with T Batley dying of wounds at Goo Samaritan hospital. Debris and missing tenants are not yet accounted for with heroic escapes noted amid the devastation. Parliament meets in informal session in London with James William Loweher re-elected speaker.
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Portland
Morrison Street
Ft. T. Batley Wie
Goo Samaritan Hospital
London
James William Loweher
Copper Co operation settles long Amalgamated dispute in Montana mines
In Silver Bow county Montana A C Carson representing Thomas F Cole took possession of all mines and property once held by Heinze and United Copper company in a settlement between Heinze and the Amalgamated faction Ending a lengthy dispute and enabling new owners to operate the Helmne properties and release valuable ore Copper Wart over New York copper war ends as H M Rogers confirms the settlement ending the Montana copper war
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Butte
A. C. Carson
Thomas F. Cole
Heinze
United Copper Company
Bow County
Heinge
Amalgamated
Helmne
Tt Tt Lo
Powersite Principal Dies In Zion City Fire
Estella Smith, principal of a Zion City school in Waukegan AL, died from accidental burns after a fire. Elders prayed for her recovery and, following the Dowla creed, no physician was called.
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Waukegan
Estella Smith
Zion
King Christian's Body Exposed in Copenhagen Church
The Danish king's body lay in state at Christiansborg palace church today after his death. It will remain until Friday before being moved to Roskilde and buried on Sunday.
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Copenhagen
Christian
Christiansboro Palace
Roskilde
Hog Load Brings High Prices At Local Market
J. W. Keene of Athena sold a load of fat hogs to a local butcher at 7.75 cents per pound dressed. The single hog weighed 348 pounds and the entire lot consisted of extraordinarily large hogs. The sale is described as one of the nicest lots ever brought to the city.
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J. W. Keene
Athena
Judge orders Grace Kurt to produce sons in court
Must Prodi the Children Wooster Ohio February 14 Judge Donohue orders Grace Tag Kurt to produce her sons in court within 10 days or forfeit her right of appeal The case will be called Friday as the major must depart for the Philippines next week.
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Wooster
Donohue
Grace Tag Kurt
Philippines
Railroad Shops Destroyed in Denver Fire
Colorado & Southern railroad shops in Denver were destroyed by fire. Loss estimated around 200,000 dollars. The Avalanche Bulletin, the new afternoon daily at Walla Walla, will debut next week with Eugene Lorton as managing editor.
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Denver
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Walla Walla
Tts
Eugene Lorton
Blalock Island railroad town plan spurs bridge debate
Northern Pacific officials discuss securing right of way for a wallula to portland line across Blalock Island. Dr N G Blalock, owner of Blalock Island, envisions a town site if the railroad runs through the island, with 16 000 acres of land planned for subdivision into 5 10 and 20 acre tracts irrigated from the Columbia. The project would require bridges at each end and would impact trade with eastern Klickitat and Yakima counties and Hare Heaven country.
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Arlington
Northern Pacific
N. G. Blalock
Blalock Island
Her Bank
Blalock
Washington
Wallula
Portlamd
Belind
Columbia
Kilektat
Yakima
Hare Heaven
Rockefeller Arrival and Beef Case Evidence Rally
John D. Rockefeller, long missing from public view, arrives at Augusta Georgia to secure rooms for a stay as hearings in the beef probe press on. In Chicago, deposition testimony continues as Frank Hayward of Swift & Co. testifies about an invitation from Commissioner Garfield and the promise that investigative disclosures would not be harmful to packers.
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John D. Rockefeller
Augusta
Georgia
Chicago
Garfich
Rockefeller
Frank &. Hayward
Swift & Co
Garfield
Coast life-saving stations seek more funding and more warning systems
Portland reports Congress may add money to fund Pacific coast life-saving stations to match New Jersey and Long Island facilities. Captain D F Tozler plans a week of inspections of nine stations. a second bill for extra capital is discussed. Also noted are Canadian plans for coastal batteries and new foghorns. Dr Lo N Woods of Dallas, Ore, is hospitalized with blood poisoning and nervous prostration from carbon monoxide exposure.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington Coast
New Jersey
Long Island
Pacific Coast
Concrest
D. F. Tozler
Pacific Northwest Department of the Life-Saving Service
Federal
Fife-Caving
Nlso
Valencia
Vancouver Island
Juan de Fuca
Strake
Tozer
Revenue Cutter Service
Port Townsend
Lo N. Woods
Dallas
Ore
Three Drowned in River Barges Collision Near Docks
New York Feb 14 At least three workers are believed dead after a freight barge was submerged by the tug Ganego near the river docks. The barge split in two with one section sinking while the crew, all asleep aboard, were drowned. The tug sustained heavy damage but remained afloat.
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New York
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