Traction Line Progressing At Pendleton Club Meeting
Commercial Association discussed water supply improvements and a traction line contract with the Washington Oregon company. Dr Cr J Smith presented a water report, and the traction committee gained authority to pursue a contract conditioned on raising 60000 by subscribers. Officials voiced support, while legal features and funding concerns were outlined by Col J H Raley and W L Thompson.
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Commercial Association
Cr. J. Smith
Aasociation
Washington-Oregon
Smith
Indy
Socil
James A. Fee
T. Co. Taylor Hnd
W. L Thompson
R. Alexander
Traction Committee
Judge Fee
Dr. Smith
Will M. Peterson
J. H. Raley
J. H. Raley and Others Also Assisted In Explaining the Situation. Col
Col. Raley
Trains to Run and Mines to Start in Great Falls
Great Falls, Mont. Jan. news: Great Northern officials guarantee ore trains between Butte and Great Falls. Amalga Copper company mines to resume operations. Officials pledge personal yard switching if needed. Switchmen's strike left 3,500 local workers idled.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Butte
Great Boston
Montana
Amalgamated Copper Company
Taft Criticized for Extravagance by Indiana Congressman
Representative Adair of Indiana denounced President Taft for executive extravagance. He argued the president’s salary should not be raised to 750,000 and that 735,000 for vehicles and stables is excessive. He said White House greenhouses could fund flowers, and urged cuts of at least 76,000 annually to executive appropriations. He also condemned army and navy spending as overly lavish.
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Washington
Helen
Robert Taft
House
Adair
Indiana
Executive Department
White House
Government Detective Service
Army
Navy
Mr. Adair
Pendleton Telephone Business Surges 14 Percent in 1909
Pacific Coast Telephone manager reports Pendleton phone business rose 14 percent in 1909 over 1908. Total stations rose from 961 to 1099, with main line business up 3.5 percent, main line residence 25 percent, and two party residence 120 percent. Office facilities upgraded and summer 1910 plans include outside plant extensions.
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Pendleton
McClellah
Pacific Coast Telephone Company
McClelan
Umatilla County
Teelf
McClellan
Taft Faces Rebelling Republicans in Patronage Fight
Washington dispatch reports a renewed struggle between the Taft administration and congressional insurgents over patronage. Senators Cummins Bristow LaFollette and others criticized current policies and the White House plans to withhold favors from opponents. The clash escalated from a single shot to a broader political battle, with implications for the president's legislative program.
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Washington
Jan
Congress
Two Killed as Freight Trains Collide Near Cascade Locks
Dense fog and a steep grade halted two extra freight trains on the R. and N. line three miles east of Cascade Locks Ore. Two men died T H Carson cattleman and an unidentified immigrant burned in a wreck that left five others seriously injured. Injured include T B Moore M cLean George Hill G H Hanley and Bert Hallman. Caboose of train 300 caught fire after overturning stove. immigrant car burned with the unidentified passenger. Carson believed from Carney Nebraska.
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Cascade Locks
Ore
Mauchbunk
George D. Hill
Tacoma
G. H. Hanley
Bert Hallman
Carson
Carney
Neb
Fragmentary Report Describes Men Afloat on a Vessel
A fragment describes sailors asleep or resting on bunks while the vessel lists on the deck. The brief notes conditions aboard during the incident, with emphasis on crew welfare and safety measures aboard the ship.
Massachusetts Will Decide Voting Machine
Hoston January 6 One of the most important matters for the Massachusetts legislature to decide will be the fate of the voting machine The constitutional amendment to permit their use was adopted by the last legislature If approved by the new one it will be submitted to voters next fall Work for the amendment has run for two years with little opposition and similar conditions are expected this year The secretary of state’s department has anticipated the machines may gain popularity and since the Supreme Court ruled their use unconstitutional study of voting mechanisms has continued.
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Hoston
Massachusetts
Wheither
Stfe
Supreme Court
Millionaire Will Be Buried in Sleepy Hollow
The funeral of D. O. Mills, wealthy philanthropist, will start from the Mildrane home in San Francisco next Friday afternoon. The body will likely be shipped to Tarrytown, New York, to rest beside his wife in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Estimates place Mills estate between eighty and one hundred million dollars, with eastern associates pegging it at about sixty million.
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San Francisco
D. O. Mills
Mildrane
Tarrytown
New York
Sleepy Hollow
Mills
Eastern Associates
Umatilla May See Seven Mill Tax Levy This Year
Umatilla County officials announced the likely five to seven mill levy range as higher state taxes push beyond last year’s 11 mills. The 60 percent valuation previously used will not apply this year with full valuation, and the state levy is projected to add over $12,000 in costs. The county court is auditing bills and will set the final levy, with schools, roads, and bridges top priorities. Announcement expected Friday or Saturday.
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Umatila
Gilliland
Sureshot Jack Desperate Boxcar Robber Captured
A treasurer of a freight theft, known as SureShot Jack, was seized at Umatilla while boarding a train to Walla Walla. He is jailed in Pendleton as officers Sweeten and Phower report evidence strong enough for a grand jury. He hid stolen goods including painted china and flies, bound for sale in Walla Walla.
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Jack
Orwatilla
Umatilla
Walla Walla
Sweeten
Oater
Wallin Walls
Pendleton
Phower
Wodged
Wlaver
Walla Wath
Jim Thee
Wien
Two More Ptomaine Victims Die in Sawtelle Family
Sawtelle California reports further deaths from ptomaine poisoning as B. Preciado aged 36 and his three year old daughter Virginia die. The total Valdes family deaths reach eleven. Mrs B Preciado remains in precarious condition but expected to recover.
Four Die in Livery Stable Fire Near Pooria
A livery stable fire in Pooria early today killed Mrs Linton Davison and her two small children along with Joseph Pacey who were living there. Pacey boarded with the Davison family as William Anderson and his wife and child arrived from the John Day for a family gathering before a grand jury session.
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Pooria
Mre
Linton Davison
Joseph Pacey
Pacey
Davison
William Anderson
Wealthy horseman and wife killed in wreck
Chicago authorities report a wealthy horseman named Lewis E. Cone and his wife were instantly killed when an Illinois Central train collided with their touring car in the southern section of the city during the day.
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Chicago
Lewis E. Cone
Illinola Central
Local Liquor License Hearing Set in Nashville
A hearing in Nashville Tennessee today will consider enforcing payment of a retail liquor license for a company tied to Rev F C Atkins pastor of Spruce Street Methodist Church. The motion seeks to compel the company to obtain a license for selling a product said to contain 15 percent alcohol.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jan. G
F.C. Atkins
Spruce Street Methodist Church
Damrosch To Tour With New York Symphony
Walter Damrosch will celebrate his twenty fifth year as conductor by touring the New York Symphony Orchestra of about one hundred players through the east and middle states for two weeks starting today. If time is money there are some awful spendthrifts in this off word.
Grand jury returns mixed report on murder case
The grand jury issued its first report this term with one indictment and two not true bills. Carl Smith faces larceny from a building, A L Campbell was indicted for attempting to cash another man’s check, and J N Klein’s case resulted in a not true bill with the Weston hotel proprietor deemed justified in shooting. No report on the Munier murder case yet as witnesses remain unexamined. Old Bill Walker remains under investigation and surprises may occur as the session continues.
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Carl Smith
Aa. L. Campbell
J. N. Klein
Bill Walker
Coue
Sheer and Kearney
Charles Witt
A. L. Campbell
Boston
Weston Hotel
Frank Heathe
Formers
Munier
Tracy
Phelps
Victims of Snowslide Not Found Near Cordova
Cordova Alaska Jan 5 The bodies of Harry Curties Elliott of Chicago and H H Greer of Seattle who were swept to their deaths by a snowslide 100 miles north of here on December 30 had not been recovered by January 3 according to word received today Elliott president of the Elliott Hubbard Copper company of Chicago left Cordova December 12 with Greer and other mining men to inspect property on Elliott creek in which his firm is interested No further details were available from the messenger who brought news from Tiekel
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Cordova
Alaska
Harry Curties Elliott
Chicago
H. H. Greer
Seattle
Here
Elliott
Elliott-Hubbard Copper Company
Cam Dova
Greer
Elliott Creek
Tiekel
Bell Interests Make Money
New York January 5 The annual report of the American Telephone and Telegraph company shows nearly 150000 dollars in profit for the last year making it the Bell interests most prosperous year in history.
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New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Western Union
Bell
Comb deflects bullets saves woman's life in tragedy
In San Francisco, James Allen Roberta, 21, a street car conductor, killed himself after firing four shots at his sweetheart, 18, Miss Tinnie Tennesen. A shell comb deflected one bullet, likely sparing her life. the couple argued last Sunday and he called to offer a peace meeting before firing as she prepared to leave for the Orpheum.
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San Francisco
James Allen Roberta
Tinnie Tennesen
Roberts
Miss Tennesen
the Orpheum
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