Murder Mystery in San Gabriel After Bloody Home Attack
Police remain baffled as Morgan Shively a Pacific Electric conductor is found fatally wounded in the home of G A Stone at San Gabriel with the killer unknown. The victim escaped through a kitchen window after a violent struggle leaving a trail of blood to a ditch where his body was found. Blood marks trail from house to ditch indicate a desperate fight. Authorities say the left arm artery was severed by a slash.
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Slaughter House
Aassailant
Los Angeles
Morgan Shively
Pacific Electric Railway
G. A. Stone
San Gabriel
Stone
Hammel
Shively
Three Arreste d for Brutal Murder of Girl
Cincinnati police report the slaying of Miss Anna Lloyd, Miss Lloyd, secretary at Wiborg Hanna Lumber, found New Year’s day near her office. Suspects Henry Cook age 24 butcher George Leads age 21 and James Fields 21 colored. Evidence includes a white handkerchief and blue bandana found at the scene. Emma Lloyd mother is believed dying. Edward Tague directs investigation. Victim’s valuables untouched.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Anna Lloyd
Wiborg-Hanna Lumber Company
Henry Cook
George Leads
James Fields
Mia
Emma Lloyd
Aries
Edward Tague
Miss Lloyd
Cook Is Deserted Even By His Wine
New York January 3 Mrs Fred Cook is angered by her husband action and seeks return of funds she provided at the outset of his Arctic trip. A friend says Cook gave her no money from his lecture earnings and that Mrs Cook may withhold records until reimbursed.
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New York
Fred Cook
R. C. Stebbins
Diaz Calls on Zelaya at Palace Hotel in Mexico City
President Diaz tonight called on Jose Santos Zelaya at the Palace hotel where the former Nicaraguan president has been staying since his arrival. The yield lasted nearly an hour.
Salem to hear judge fee arguments on requisition papers
The legal battle over Maui Baney or Johnson shifts to Salem where Judge Fee's request will be heard tomorrow before Governor Benson decides whether to honor Washington's requisition. Sheriff Sappington remains in Salem for the hearing and may escort the woman to Vancouver if the decision favors Washington. If not, she faces rearrest and possible extradition drama tied to California charges.
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Maui Baney
Johnson
Pendleton
Salem
Benson
Fee
State of Washington
Henson
Washington
Sheriff Sappington
Vancouver
Santa Cruz
California
Wreckers Suspected In Knickerbocker Special Wreck
Bellefontaine Ohio Jan 2 railroad officials say the wreck of Big Four passenger train No 18 the Knickerbocker special at Dawn station near Ansinia was caused by wreckers. The removed open switch lock was found in a distant cornfield today.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Dawn Station
Ansinia
Pendleton to Get Second Creamery by Jensen Company
Pendleton will host a second creamery operated by Jensen Creamery Company of Salt Lake City. J Jensen will manage and serve as local representative for a major western butter manufacturer. The plant occupies the old Pendleton Tea and Cold Storage building and will use new equipment valued at over 5000 dollars. Operations begin within a month with a crew arriving from Salt Lake City to cover field and office work.
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Pendleton
J. Jensen
Pendleton Tee & Cold Storage
Pendleton Creamery Company
Jensen Creamery Company
Salt Lake
W. F. Jensen
Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Iolaho
Reno
Nevada
Comony
Joe & Cold Storage
J. Jenson
Thin Plant
Poneman
Congress to reconvene amid calendar plans after holidays
Congress will resume work after Christmas with the House progressing faster than the Senate. The Mann bill on reorganizing the Panama canal zone is expected to pass in one day, then the House moves to appropriation bills including army, fortifications and naval measures. Senate schedules hinge on appropriations as investigations into the Interior department and forest service loom.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Laurin
Mississippi
Panama Canal Zone
Senate Committee On Appropriations
District of Columbia
Jones
Humphrey
Interior Department
Forest Service
Probing Fraud At Great Northern Mast Account
Chief clerks from Great Northern divisions including Great Falls Havre Everett Seattle and Spokane are in Minneapolis for an inquiry into alleged frauds that could have defrauded the railroad of about 200000 annually for years The president says not all officials are implicated and those called here will review office records with supervisors The scheme allegedly relied on railroad officials aiding employment agents to move large labor crews
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Great Northern Mast
Minneapolis
Great Northern Railway
Great Falls
Havre
Mont
Everett
Seattl
Spokane
J. J. Winnich
Snow melts swiftly. river flows toward Cincinnati
Pittsburg January 2 snow in the Allegheny and Ohio valleys has mostly melted within 24 hours and flowed into the Ohio River. Slight flood risk remains, but navigation between here and Cincinnati is expected to resume this week.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Ohio
Ohio River
Here
Cincinnati
Floods Wreck Southern California Tracks and Bridges
Los Angeles faces massive flood damage as five inches of rain in 24 hours swamps tracks and bridges. Rail lines washed out, trains halted, and ranchland submerged along Santa Ana and San Gabriel rivers. No lives lost but several rescues and widespread property damage slow recovery efforts.
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Los Angeles
California
San Gabriel River
Lees
Santa Ana
San Gabriel
Inilverside
Ornonge
Sierras
Jasadena
San Cabriel Valley
Thirty Arrested for Jacksons Assassination
Bombay on January 3 reports thirty persons arrested accused of complicity in the December 2 assassination of Arthur M. Jackson chief magistrate of Kaski.
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Bombay
Arthur M. Jackson
Kaski
Beattie: Vogel Sing Charged with Embezzlement in Seattle
Fred O Vogel Sing, newly arrived from Pittsburgh, opened a Seattle tailor shop and is jailed on embezzlement charges from Pennsylvania authorities. He is accused of stealing several hundred clothes from his former employer and awaits extradition documents. he recently married Molly Ryvare.
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Beattie
Fred O. Vogelsing
Seattle
Pittsburg
Pan
Pennsylvania
Vogelsing
Pitsburke
Molly Ryvree
Youth Wrecked Train Arrest in Dawn Ohio Case
Vermen Pleselinger eighteen, of Anderson Indiana, arrested tonight for wrecking the Knickerbocker train on the Big Four at Dawn Ohio. Police say he confessed his motive was to rob passengers and flee to a seaboard town, stating intent to reach OmMe.
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Uucon City
Ind
Vermen Pleselinger
Anderson
Ohio
Railroad Presidents Influence Taft on Commerce Act
Washington on January 3 a White House conference with top railroad chiefs led to a postponement of Taft's message on amendments to the Interstate Commerce Act. Attending were E. H. Lovett of the Harriman systems C. Baer of Philadelphia & Reading F. Finley of Southern J. P. Brown of New York Central A. J. Mellen of New Haven Hartford and J. M. McRea of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Taft
United States
Congress
Lovett
Harriman Systems
Baer
Philadelphia & Reading
Finley
The
Southern
Brown
New York Central
Mellen
New Haven & Hartford
McRea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Big Rail Upgrade Cuts Route Time Between Portland and Yoakum
Officials confirm announcements from Portland that over 1.02 million dollars will fund extensive improvements on the O R N line between Portland and Yoakum. The project shortens the 12.5 mile route, straightens curves, reduces grades, and includes a 1100 foot tunnel to eliminate a horseshoe bend. Construction starts soon with trains expected to run on the new alignment within a year, benefiting both passenger and especially eastbound freight service.
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Here
Yoakum
Yonkum
Portland
J. P. Brien
Brien
High Bluffs
Umatilla River
Bloody gold lure fuels ninth murder case in Bluefields
In Bluefields West Virginia authorities hunt buried treasure believed to be worth over sixty thousand dollars linked to Howard B Little who murdered George Meadows his wife and four children to obtain it Little faces death penalty for the Meadows killings and a lynching of his associate Harry Pennington is connected to the spree Authorities fear Little may reveal the treasure before execution while the search continues.
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Litie
Bluefields
W. Va
Howard B. Little
George Meadows
Little
Meadows
Harry Pennington
Hurley
Sam Baker
Two Portland Lads Run Over by Touring Car
In Portland Oregon two boys were struck by a large touring car driven by H M Pabst superintendent of the Portland Gas company. One boy Brian Douglass is seriously injured possibly fatally and Alfred Smith has a broken arm. Pabst with Ian Lewis and Scott Brooke were driving at a fair rate when the boys darted across the street.
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Portland
Ore
H. M. Pabst
Portland Gas Company
Brian Douglass
Alfred Smith
Pabst
Ian Lewis
Scott Brooke
Douglass Boy
Smith
Fatal Burns From Cold Ignite Death in San Francisco
In San Francisco on June 3, 80 year old Mrs. Anna Brook could not sleep amid bitter cold. She wrapped herself in a blanket in front of an open grate and flying sparks ignited the embers, causing burns from which she did not recover.
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San Francisco
Anna Brook
King Winter Brings Cold Welcome to New Year
The city recorded nine below zero with even lower readings at private thermometers as a cold snap peaked on New Year’s Eve. Snowfall totaling five to seven inches blanketed fields, aiding wheat safety while spud fears rose in Weston where unharvested potatoes may be ruined by freezing temperatures.
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Telix
East Oregonian
J S Norville
Helix
Clark Wood
Weston Leader
Weston Mountain
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Mrs. Johnson
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San Diego
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Jackson
Railraad
King Winter
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