Countess Turcs Cold Shoulder in Thaw Case
New York report says the Countess of Yarmouth has withdrawn from the Thaw case amid notoriety concerns. Evelyn Measurably recovers from strain after attending her husband, while Mrs Holtman refuses to testify and Jerome’s party plans to bolster weakened testimony with conference at the Hotel Loraine.
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Evelyn
Stan
Jorene
Avelyn
New York
Countess of
Yarmouth
Criminal Court
England
Sali
Delmas
Hartridge
O'Riley
McPike
Loraine
Evelynn
Jerome
Fifteen Survivors Saved From Rotterdam Shipwreck
Rotterdam February 25 Three more were saved from the Perlin wreck bringing the total saved to fifteen. Dutch fisherman swam to reach the survivors and carried them to shore. His mates ashore pulled them in, a feat that surprised and buoyed spirits as he battled the sea to aid the stricken crew.
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Rotterdam
Ronty
Duteh Fistherman
Roosevelt Arrives in Boston Ahead of Harvard Speech
President Roosevelt and party reached Boston in the early morning. He planned to speak at Harvard University in the afternoon and afterward visited Dr. W. S. Meetow and Mrs. George Lee, with daughters noted in attendance.
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Os Fannty
Boston
Bostow
Roosevelt
Tiarvard University
Provident
WS Meetow
Mir
Ceorey
Lee
Atoe
Guy Murchie
Legislature adjourns early over smallpox outbreak
Jefferson City Missouri February 29. The legislature adjourned until Monday due to smallpox concerns. Several members fell ill in the chamber and were removed to the penthouse, with a suggestion the governor may relocate the stricken to the executive mansion if needed.
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Jefferson City
Mve
Fiora McDowall in critical condition after police station incident
In Chicago on February 22 Fiora McDowall, accused of killing Webster Guerich, is unconscious in the police station. Physicians report her condition as critical and attribute the episode to acute hysteria after a nightlong police cam.
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Chicago
Fiora McDowall
Websater Guerich
Nes
Indicted Hospital Attendants in Insane Asylum Killing
The grand jury at Athens indicted C. W. Bobo Henry Harkins and Hobart Render former attendants at the Athens hospital for the insane on second degree murder charges in the death of inmate W. J. Tarnes.
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Athens
Prand
C. W. Bobo
Henry Harkins
Hobart Render
Oregon Short Line considers new Boise to Nampa route
Information from Division Superintendent Olmatead reports a survey crew at Orchard aimed at routing Vine from near Orchard to Bome with two possible runs from Orchard and Owyhee. If a suitable single line is found, construction of a Boise to Nampa cut-off may proceed without delay, pending survey results and company priorities.
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Tolse
Olmatead
Orchard
Vine
Bome
Stradley
Owyhee
Boise
Nampa
Legislature Adjourns After Tax Measure Passed
The Ashland Weston Normal bill advanced, the Mills Introducer Tax Measure was indefinitely postponed, and both tanking Bina were passed at the last hour. The Water Users Association hill was paved this forenoon with consideration.
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Uinwuitin Water Users’ Association
Reapportionment for the State Senate debated in Oregon
Oregon lawmakers moved a senate district realignment with one senator per district or shared seats. Multnomah conceded cuts to seven seats and joint districts with Clackamas and Columbia. The plan sets districts from Marion to Morrow and Union with several joint arrangements and overhangs for multi-county seats. Salem, Feb 22. The house later passed a large sundry appropriation bill and approved a 75,000 dollar state printing item, with amendments restoring a $500 fee for Astoria's James Keating and provisions for a state lighting project if private contracts fail. Salem, Feb 23. The depository bill for state funds and Port of Portland commissions were also noted.
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Ore
Multnomah
House
Hart
Clackamas
Columbia
Senate
Marion County
Linn County
Lane County
Douglas County
Jackson County
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Douglas
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Tillamook
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Washington County
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Bottman James Keating
Astoria
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Kay
Capitol
W. DD. Wheelwright
Charles F. Swigert
Port of Portland
Joint Assembly
Driscoll
Hodson
Legislature Adjourned Salem Adopts Court Commissioner
Salem February 23 governor signed the supreme court commissioner act appointing Will KR King of Ontario and W T Slater of Salem as commissioners in a move that ends the session and outlines new judicial appointments.
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Salem
Supreme Court
Will KR. King
Ontario
W. T. Slater
Deadlock at Butte as union printers strike continues
Butte February 2. A conference between Organiser Baker of the Typographical union and the Publishers' association ended with publishers insisting workers may return only to the wages in effect at the lockout. Removal of certain zinc restrictions on publishers to be debated further. Printers plan to publish their own paper within a week if closures persist.
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Butte
Baker
Typographical Union
Publishers’ Association
Wholesale Grocer Robbed in Sacramento Residence
In Sacramento on February 23 a robbery occurred at the home of P. C. Drescher a wealthy wholesale grocer. Jewelry valued at 2000 dollars and 350 in cash were taken while the family dined. Police suspect burglars but no arrests announced.
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Sacramento
P. C. Drescher
Elections Show Right Party Gains Across Nation
St. Petersburg reports no shift in delegation makeup as early returns show the right party widening its edge over the constitutional democrats. With 395 seats tallied by morning, monarchists lead, followed by Octoberists and other factions. statewide totals include progressives, Democrats, and nationalists in varying counts. An unrelated crime note: Col. Gersberg, chief of police, injured by a bomb in Olea, assassin escaped. In Springfield, unions rally to defend leaders Moyer Haywood Pettibone. Wheat market varied slightly in Chicago trading. In Rome, the Wire and Telephone Plant of America burned, losses about 200000.
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St. Petersburg
Constitutional Democrate
Oelock
Moardothe
Shanike Line in Had Condition in West Virginia
A. McCromb, held for 300 nights of entitlements, awaits shipment from Grass Valley. The railroad reports another washout on the Shanike line, leaving it in as bad shape as before. Rework will require two more weeks before cattle can move. losses exceed £2000 while the halt continues.
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A. McCromb
Grass Valley
Mint
Election session ends with adjournment after historic bills
Salem notes a dramatic closing of the legislature as 706 measures were disposed of in a session lauded as one of the state’s most significant. The portage road extension failed by a single vote due to member absences. Drain normal school funding was effectively killed as a rider tied to the Monmouth bill faces possible governor veto. The senate postponed the tax commission bill while the Umatilla Water Users association bill passed after house reconsideration. Banking bills also passed.
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Twenty-Fourth Assembly
Whealdon
Portage Road
Drain Normal
House
Senate
Monmouth
Vawter
Jackson and
Douglas
Ashland Weston
Tax Commission
Umatillan Water Users’ Association
Parrett of
Umatilla
Campbell for President Oregon Rail Commission Meeting
Oregon railroad commission plans a Monday meeting at the state capitol to organize the body. T. K. Campbell of Cottage Grove is likely to be elected president, with a secretary and stenographer to be chosen. Candidates for the clerkship at 2000 dollars annually include Bert C. Jones H. M. Tomlinson F E Ostrander and Thomas H. Wells of Portland H A Rotermund Grant's Pass H F Andrus Hood River Charles L. Parish Kinmath Falls J P Burdette Arlington and George Cantell of the Grand.
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Oregon Tallrons Commission
Oregon
Railroad Commission
Capitol Building
T. K. Campbell
Cottage Grove
Bert C. Jones
H. M. Tomlinson
Ostrander
Legislator Weber Placed Under Arrest In Walla Walla
Representative Weber of Walla Walla known for protest speeches was taken into custody to prevent potential harm to colleagues. Friends from Walla Walla rushed to assist, while Olympia faced disputes over immunities and the legality of restraining actions.
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Weber
Walla Walla
Olympia
Wool market eyes lower opening prices this season
George Abbott, pioneer wool buyer, says Idaho opening prices will range from 12% to 19 cents, lower than last spring. Few contracts exist as growers hold back, with buyers scattered worldwide from Boston to London to Arizona awaiting shearings before consolidating here.
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Idaho
Botany
Abbott
Yeppy
E. H. Clarke
Tilaho
Tdaho
Globe
Bingham
Argonne Republic
South America
Ellery
Boston
Greene
San Francoise
Burke
Arizona
London
California
Utah
Supreme Court orders 20 year term for county official
The Supreme Court this morning affirmed George Gil Roberts’s conviction for killing County Commissioner John V. Kort at a Republican club election in Springfield. Roberts must serve 20 years in prison.
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Springfiel
Supreme Court
George Gil Roberts
Kiil Ine
John V. , Kort
Hint Spring
Ten Killed as Wreck of Flyer No 29 Is Described
Ten people died and about a dozen were fatally hurt in the early morning wreck of the Pennsylvania No 29 westbound 18 hour flyer at Mineral Point eight miles east of Johnstown. Postmasters Fred A Hoosse of Chicago and John T Kline of Joliet were among the injured, with others including W W Rhone, F L Brown of San Francisco, and J B Wilson of Marion. The cause was a sapped bolt and a brakeshoe slipping under a drive wheel, derailing the engine and pulling three cars off the track. Survivors escaped with little clothing and were cared for at Altoona and Pittsburgh hospitals before traveling on.
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Chicago
Kilne
Joliet
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Mineral Point
Here
Fred A. Hoossee
Altoona
John T. Kline
F. L. Brown
San Francisco
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Allegheny General Hospital
W. M. Baker
Josephine Street
Denver
Altoona Hospital
Bowie
Bosse
Kline
Joliot
O'Neill
Amone
Harry Tyree
Salt Lake
F. T. Brown
Dismissal Plea Hears In Herman Case At Washington
In the Binger Herman trial a new motion to dismiss is argued. Defense counsel claim a fatal variance between the indictment and facts at the time the true bill was returned. Coates offers to prove the discrepancy concerns a 14 letter-press copying book issue during Herman’s tenure as commissioner of the general land office.
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Washington
Binger Herman
Oregon
General Land Office
Coates
Wealthy Chicago soup maker dies suddenly at Pine Lake estate
James A. Kirk aged 65 a wealthy Chicago soup manufacturer dropped dead this morning at his country home at Pine Lake Mh from heart disease in what authorities call a sudden death.
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Harthind
Wis
James A. Kirk
Chicago
Pine Lake
Illinois railroad teams seek legal advice on fare cuts
In Chittgo on February 23 Wuorrn Lytoh of the New York Central warned that Illinois rate limits could push smaller lines to receivership and force larger ones to trim operating costs. Officials from western and southern lines met to discuss action and secure the best legal counsel.
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Chittgo
Wuorrn Lytoh
New York Central
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