Joe Craig Leads Indian Brotherhood Push From Pendleton
Joe Craig plans repeated trips to Washington to help form the Brotherhood of North American Indians. Carnegie visits, pledges to fund a Washington headquarters, as Taft and officials voice support. Fifty tribes attend the inaugural meeting with more applications coming in. Local efforts will form a reservation chapter to cooperate with the national body.
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Brotherhood of North American Indians
Joe Craig
Redman
Washington, D. C
Craig
Federated Tribes
Pendleton
City Fe
Carnegie
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Ia
Indian Brotherhood
Washington
Redmen
Brotherhood
Taft
Indiana
Leyal
Pendleton County Tax Levy Set At Eight Mills
Pendleton property owners face an eight mill general levy for state and county needs, plus city and school taxes. State three mills and county expenses one and one sixth, schools twenty nine sixtieths, roads two and one third, library one sixtieth. Total rate equals 2021-60 mills per dollar, up from last year due to state demands. Pendleton city tax remains nine mills. school tax rises one mill to six. Incorporated towns exempt from the road tax, bringing Pendleton total to 20 31-60 mills.
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Umatilla
Pendleton
Troops Ordered to China from Manila to Guard Railway Concession
Five hundred American troops were ordered to China from Manila to guard the American concession along the Peking to the Sea railway. They will sail on the transport Thomas to Wang Tao. In Shanghai Wu Ting Fang left for Nanking to complete the cabinet for the new state with Li Yuen Hung named generalissimo to lead an assault on Peking after the armistice if peace terms are not settled.
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Washington
Chin Wang Tao
China
Manila
Peking
Thomas
Shanghai
Wu Ting Fang
Nanking
Li Yuen Hung
Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested in Cross-Continental Case
Los Angeles reports Charles Hoffman, also known as Charles Dean, under arrest awaiting Canadian authorities over the $258000 Bank of Montreal theft at New Westminster British Columbia. Alleged companion John McNamara, nicknamed Australian Mack, jailed in New York on the same charge. detectives traced them from British Columbia to Los Angeles and New York.
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Los Angeles
Bank of Montreal
New Westminister
B. C
Charles Hoffman
Charles Dean
John McNamara
Mack
New York
British Columbia
Former Frisco Saloonman Active in New York Case
San Francisco January 9 McNamara formerly ran a saloon here and is now under arrest in New York. He is a well known figure in the city’s saloon scene and faces charges tied to his recent extradition status.
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Frisco
San Francisco
McNamara
New York
Two Men Sentenced to State Prison After Guilty Pleas
Circuit Judge G W Phelps sentenced Frank Clark and George Cannon to indeterminate terms of one to seven years in the state penitentiary after guilty pleas. Clark, charged with larceny from a dwelling, stole a silver toilet set and clothing from Fred Earle on Christmas Day and was captured at La Grande with plunder recovered. Cannon faced a wheat theft charge from the McLean warehouse in Athena and was arrested in December by Deputy Sheriff Jinks Taylor. The day also covered hearings in Tower v Spokane Harvester Co.
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G. W. Phelps
Frank Clark
George Cannon
State Penitentiary
Clark
Fred Earle
la Grande
Cannon
J. B
Charles McLean
Athena
Jinks Taylor
Almon
Tower Vs
Spokane Harvester Company
Weston Man Killed by Live Wire in Weston Store
Gene Graham aged 22 son of a Weston pioneer family was electrocuted about 2 15 pm in the basement of D P Jarman's store. The power had to be shut off at Athens before his body could be touched as wires were found disordered. Graham, attempting to fix the problem without the owner’s knowledge, was killed by the high voltage conductors and the body burned. He had been a Weston resident all his life and was widely popular.
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Gene Graham
William Graham
Weston
D. P. Jarman
Athena
Jarman
Graham
Equitable Building Fire Kills Chief Walsh and Banker Gibbin
A devastating blaze in New York destroys the Equitable Life building and nearby offices. Ten to twelve people die, including Fire Chief William Walsh and bank president William Gibbin, with property losses estimated around 20 million dollars as flames threaten Broadway and Nassau Street. Fire crews rescue survivors from a steel vault while broader crowds watch from surrounding rooftops.
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New York
N. Y
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Broadway
Cedar
Nasagg
Pine Streets
Equitable
Walsh
Gibbin
Mercantile Safety Deposit Company
Father McGean
Fire Department
Gibbon
Sheehan
Campion
Nassau Streets
William Gibbin
Richeson Sentenced to Death in May for Murder
Reverend Clarence Virgil Richeson pled guilty to first degree murder in the killing of Avia Linnel. He was sentenced to the electric chair during the week of May 19, with observers noting his emotional reaction and the judge delivering sentence promptly. Some expect Governor Foas to commute the sentence to life imprisonment.
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Boston
Mass
Avia Linnel
Clarence Virgil T. Richeson
Richeson
Sanderson
Foas
Supreme Court Invalidates Washington Sixteen Hour Law
The United States Supreme Court ruled Washington state law prohibiting railroad workers from more than sixteen consecutive hours unconstitutional. It reverses state courts and aligns with a federal statute limiting work hours.
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Washington, Jan
United States Supreme Court
Washington State
Supreme Court upholds Hepburn law on interstate shipping
Washington January 9 The United States Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of the Hepburn law regulating interstate commerce. It ruled that the order reducing lumber rates from northwest points to the east was valid in cases involving Great Northern Northern Pacific and Union Pacific railways.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific Railways
Northwest
Not A Crime To Solicit Bribe
Portland Oregon January 4 State Circuit Judge R Morrow dismissed an indictment against Max G Cohen a city lawyer for offering to dismiss a charge if Eleanor Maceo would hire him at 150 dollars The grand jury had charged Cohen while he acted as municipal judge during Judge George Tatwell absence The Maceo woman's affidavit stated Cohen made the offer she replied she would see about it Cohen's attorney contended the affidavit failed to prove an offense and the judge agreed"}
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
R,. Morrow
Max G. Cohen
Cohen
George Tatwell
Eleanor Maceo
Maceo
Reagan Given Decision In Five Round Bout
Jimmy Reagan of San Francisco defeated Chalky Germain of St. Louis by decision after five rounds in Salt Lake City. Germain was distressed at the end of the fifth and officials halted the ten round bout.
Mrs J H Wood Takes Own Life In Teller Alaska
Mrs J H Wood wife of the United States commissioner at Teller Nome died by her own action last night she hanged herself after a prior suicide attempt by carbolic acid which was treated promptly She had suffered greatly from rheumatism and the incident stems from her ill health and distress.
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Nome
Alaska
J. H. Wood
United States
Teller
Bryan says he is not a candidate for president
William Jennings Bryan declared he is not seeking the Democratic presidential nomination while addressing the Jackson club at a Washington banquet. He said he has been accused of ambition, but his life’s aim is not personal office and he will work for the Democratic standard bearer chosen for the next campaign.
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Washington, D. C
William Jennings Bryan
Jackson Club
Democrats Set June 25 For National Convention In Baltimore
The Democratic National Committee fixed June 25 as the date for the Democratic National Convention with Baltimore named as the convention city in a Boston convention.
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Boston
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Baltimore
Ilatha Charges Bribe in Fight Fixing Case
In a sworn statement Johnson accuses James Corbett and H. Frazes of offering a large bribe to allow a ten round bout and later $100000 to throw a match to Al Kaufman after the Jeffries scrap. Johnson says he refused the offers and termed Corbett the greatest stalller in boxing.
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Chicago
Jan
Johnson
James Corbett
Staller
Corbett
Frazes
al Kauffman
Jeffries
Wireless plan to halt Montana forest fires proposed
Wireless telegraphy may aid fire prevention in Montana as R P Mc Laughlin forester proposes experiments linking station and Kalispell high school wireless plant. If successful, multiple stations would operate with the existing telephone network to improve early warning and communication.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
R. P. McLaughlin
Kalispell High School
Chinook Flood Warning Looms On West Coast
Portland reports flood danger for Puget Sound and Willamette districts as chinook winds melt snow rapidly. East of the Cascades a warm spell brings rising temperatures and a raging snow storm at many points. A chinook saved thousands to Portland.
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Portland
Puget Sound
Willamette River
Cascades
Fifteen Injured in Wreck Near St. Joseph Missouri
Fifteen persons were injured, none fatally, when Chicago Rock Island Pacific passenger train No. 78 was struck by a freight train on a hill ten miles east of St. Joseph Missouri on January 9. Local officials reported no deaths and described the crash as serious but not catastrophic. Investigators began examining the scene for cause and contributing factors.
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St. Joseph
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Here
Igi
Wilde Case Postponed in Oregon Trust Embezzlement
In Portland on January date the trial of Louis J. Wilde indicted for embezzlement from the Oregon Trust and Savings Bank was postponed due to docket crowding, rescheduled to start Wednesday.
Vessel in Distress Off Coos Bay Reported Jan 9
An unidentified vessel in a dangerous position off Coos Bay is sending rockets and distress signals. Wires are down, and the boat's fate remains unknown as reports arrive this morning.
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Portland
Coos Bay
Whitman Loses Tax Exemption Suit in Washington
The Washington Supreme Court ruled against Whitman College in its lawsuit to secure tax exemption from the state. The college sought exemption based on its charter terms.
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Whitman
Washington
United States Supreme Court Today
Whitman Colege
Equitable Life Building Destroyed by Fire in New York
A massive fire engulfed the Equitable Life Assurance Society building in New York City at about 6:30 this morning. Reports estimate 20 fatalities, with property damage projected between 5 million and more, amid a fierce blaze tackled by the fire department.
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New York
N. Y
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Pendleton Warm Weather Forecast Lifts Local Spirits
Suffering citizens of Pendleton welcome warmer weather as government forecasters predict a break in the cold. The thermometer rose enough to allow street exposure, and snow in Pendleton remains largely unchanged while nearby areas report snow turning to water. Train service is disrupted with westbound arrivals delayed by drifting snow near The Dalles.
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Pendleton
Pilot Rock
Stubs
W. R
Trust Company Uninsured Fire Statement
The Mercantile Safe Deposit company said its offices and vaults in the Equitable building were intact and no serious loss occurred in the morning fire. The statement was issued in New York on January 8.
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Nassau
Broadway
August Belmont
Keutz Brothers
Western Maryland Rail Way Company
Equitable Trust Company
Mercantile Trust Company
Armistice Extended in China Split Favor
Peking announces extension of armistice to January 16. Public opinion backs dividing the country with Republicans controlling the south and Manchus the north.
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London
Peking
Torpedo Boats Missing in South Atlantic Search
Wireless messages to the navy department say the torpedo boats McCall and Magrant are the only ones still missing from the second division of the South Atlantic squadron. No location or recovery update is given.
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Washington
Navy Department
South Atlantic
McCall
Magrant
New Grand Jury Ordered for U.S. Probe in Los Angeles
January 2 report states a new United States grand jury venue will be drawn today for a continuing dynamic probe in Los Angeles. Veniremen are ordered to report January 23.
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Grand Jury
Los Angeles
United States Grand Jury
Venicemen
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Selbert Guisseppi Conti
John Sarz
John Campion
Pifeman
Timothy Manning
Conrad Selbert
Bryan
Lilatha
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