Funeral for Hanna to be held in Cleveland Armory Hall
The news notes the funeral for Hanna will be Wednesday evening at the Armory Hall in Cleveland with interment Friday February 16 at St. Paul’s church. The senate and officials are notified, a funeral cortege and special trains expected, and remarks by Speaker Can are anticipated. Separate items report robberies and other county incidents with brief mentions of individuals and dates.
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Hanna
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M. Hanna
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Today
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United States
Helena
Cox campaign moves to succeed Hanna in Senate race
Columbus February 16 followers of George Cox of Cincinnati began a campaign to win Hanna's Senate seat. Cox stands for tariff orthodoxy and modern machine politics. He is described as anti socialist and a manager in the Employers' Association.
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Columbus
George Cox
Cincinnati
Hanna
United States
Cox
Employers’ Association
Burton Case Sent For Trial Amid Post Office Probe
In St Louis Judge Adama dismissed the demurrer to the indictment against Senator Burton of Kaowos and set March 24 for trial. The charge alleges influence with the Washington post office department to aid get rich quick interests.
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St. Louis
Adama
United States District Coourt
Senator Burton
Kaowos
Burton
Wsleg
Post Office Department
Washington
Get Rich Quick
Indian Lands to Sell Bill Clears Congress
Washington February 16 The House passed Heermann's bill for the sale of allotted Grand Ronde reservation lands. In Yamhill and Polk counties a West Virginia family narrowly escaped a fire that consumed a Rosas household with seven guns and 200 rounds of ammunition. Fire damaged valuables. $800 loss. La Grande February 16 A rush of business at the land office prompts Register E W Davis to request another stenographer. St Louis February 16 Funeral services for Lemp set for the afternoon at Bellefontaine cemetery. La Grande February 16 Local Japanese laborers contribute $100 to the war fund for the home government.
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House
Heermann
Grand Ronde Reservation
Yomhill
Polk Counties
Grande
William James
Rosas
West Virginia
la Grande
Bluemeas
E. W. Davis
Popular War Fund
Port Arthur Reach Hardened Russian Defenses Amid Landings
Russian and Japanese forces maneuver around Port Arthur as fortifications are reinforced and soldiers reposition. Reports describe Chinese and Russian movements in Manchuria, the mobilization of reserves, and Japanese cruisers arriving from Argentina.
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Port Arthur
Argentine
Mitchell praises Hanna as labor mediator after his death
John Mitchell delivered a glowing tribute in Indianapolis on February 16 praising Philanthropist Hanna as a formidable mediator who sought to reconcile employer and worker interests. He argued Hanna worked honestly and fearlessly for reform without seeking public praise or recognition.
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Indianapolia
John Mitchell
Hanna
Wild Horse Telephone Line Incorporation Filed
Articles filed with the secretary of state establish the Wild Horse Telephone company with W M Biskney W W Harrah and Wm Caldwell as incorporators. Capital stock is $1,000 and the private line will connect with city toll lines. The project aims to serve local residents along Wild Horse creek and expected to be ready by mid year.
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Wild Horse Telephone Company
Wompany
W. M. Biskney
W. W. Harrah
Wm. Caldwell
Wild Horse Creek
Time zones puzzle in war dispatches from the Orient
The article explains how time differences across longitudes distort dispatch timestamps. Pendleton and Port Arthur differ by 16 hours, so a battle reported noon in Pendleton would appear as a later time in Port Arthur after transoceanic transmission. Messages traveling 8000 miles can arrive 14 hours after receipt, complicating dating of events.
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Port Arthur
Greenwich
Orient
San Francisco
Pacific
Truant Children Trouble Local School District
Professor E B Conklin reports trouble from wa ruly youths who skip school and harass younger pupils. He named Claude Franklin Frank Wells and Dan Brondage to the city marshal to restrain them. Schools seek cooperation of district and city to enforce the state attendance law for at least three months of the school year.
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E. B. Conklin
Ehhiol
Claude Franklin
Frank Wells
Dan Brondage
Salem Scandal Nine Dirty Politics in Salem
Salem reports accuse Republican appointees of political manipulation at the state capital. Former asylum superintendent D A Payne allegedly took furniture for a private dwelling, and C W James faces suits for alleged misappropriation. Salem citizens doubt accountability and fear exposure of Republican methods.
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Portland
Republican Central Committee
Marion County
W. James
Chamberlain
Salem
C. W. James
D. A. Payne
Ofco
Payne
California's Welcome Rain and Railmen Ball News
A heavy storm batters Northern California and the San Joaquin valley with potential showers easing drought fears. Governor Pardee seeks Utah permission to feed Southern California cattle, hoping rains lift crop prospects. Also notes La Grande Division 16 Railway Trainmen ball on March 17, and a Delaware and Western car shops fire in Scranton with $100,000 loss. Deed filed transferring 11,176 acres in Union County to G W Rugg and A W Ri for $1.
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California
San Joaquin Valley
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The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
la Grande
County Recorder
B. Wade
G. W. Rugg
A. W. Ri
Union County
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