Little Hope to Beat Governor in Senate Fight
Salem January 14 The legislature reconvenes to consider Governor Chamberlain's vetoes. AntI-Chamberlain forces plan to thwart the vetoes and push pledges to vote against him. A key senator says he will not aid crooked efforts and will honor his pledge if taken. Opponents claim lack of money and support, signaling a looming rout.
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Salem
Chamberlain
Antla
Jan
Fulton
John Barrett
United States
Benson
Porthind
Oregonian Fund
People's Choice
Koend Moule
Appleete
Douglas County
Miller
Muller
MaeCune
Choies
H. M. Cake
J. H. Brown
Skeletons Unearthed On Ranch In Navajo Blanket Burial
Bakersfield California January 14 seven Indian skeletons were dug up on the Miller and Lux ranch and brought to town. They were wrapped in costly ancient Navajo blankets and thought to be buried over a century ago by naturalists here.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Miller
Bandits Dynamite Mine Safe in Urique Raid
Bandits dynamited the Elluvia de Ore mining company safe at Urique Chihuahua district Mexico and obtained six thousand dollars. El Paso Jan 14 report notes the raid by armed criminals, details of the break in, and the seizure of funds.
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Hani
el Paso
Elluvia de Ore Mining Company
Urique
Chihuhua
Mez
Insurance doubt hangs over Columus minister murder case
Sheriff Moore of Port Huron states life insurance will be refused to Mrs. Carichael widow of the Port Huron minister. He suspects the minister killed carpenter Gideon Browning at the Little Methodist church in Columbus Michigan to fake death and let his wife collect the policy. He claims strong reasons support this theory.
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Hfe
Carichael
Port Huron
Gideon Browning
Columbus
Mich
Moore
Michigan
Carmichatel
Browning
Two Brothers Die in Diex Cold While Hunting
News from Chehalls Washington reports Willie Fink age 11 found frozen to death and his brother Henry 21 in serious condition near Diex after they went hunting on Saturday. Henry carried Willie for a long distance before collapsing from cold and exhaustion.
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Chehalls
Willie Fink
Henry
Diex
Duke announces colonization plan for quake victims in Florida
Italian nobleman Duke of Lili th announces lands along the Minkka river in Florida will be opened for colonization. Five thousand destitute families will be settled, each receiving two farms to cultivate one for him.
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Paris
Gan
Lilith
Florida
Tillman plans clubs push and inquiry into charges
Senator Tillman announces a plan to seek membership in the Annial club and to press Secretary Meyer and Attorney General Bonaparte for admission while weighing a possible investigate request into Roosevelt's Oregon land grab allegations. Washington observers doubt the senate will act, and committee members believe Tillman acted within legal bounds.
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Meyer
Lie
Brant
Senate
Washington
Tillman
Senate Today
Honaparte
Annial Club
Presi
Dent Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Touchstone
Roosevelt
Oregon
Committee On Privileges and Selections
Squire
Calhoun Defense Claims Plot Behind Indictment
San Francisco January 14 Patrick Calhoun traction magnate on trial for offering a bribe to the board of supervisors revealed his defense today as his lawyer questioned a venireman to suggest the indictment arose from a plot by Rudolph Spreckles to frame Calhoun Joseph Dixon the street juror was temporarily passed today subject to challenge but has been accepted by both sides
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
Traction
Board of Supervisors
Veniceman
Rudolph Spreckles
Calhoun
Joseph Dixon
Stret
Frozen Passengers Kick to Railroad Commission
Salem to the railroad commission CO N Ford on behalf of the Mount Scott Improvement Association complains that the Portland Railway Light and Power Company has not provided heaters for Mount Scott cars. He cites hardships as passengers endure freezing cabins while manager Fuller says heaters are en route from the east.
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Salem
CO. N. Ford
Mount Scott Improvement Association
Railroad Commission
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Mount Scott
Fuller
Traction Company
Three Towns Threatened by St John River Floods
Porterville is flooded with twenty five families rescued on rafts as the St John River valley faces rising waters. Oros has a foot of water, Wishon power house reports 15.20 inches of rain while the levee near Visalia breaks threatening widespread flood damage and peril to residents.
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Moether
Babe
Stockton
Oros
Witter
Opera House
Wishon
Porterville
St. John
Parsing
Visalia
Visalian
Flood Threat Near Stockton After Channel Break
A damaged section of the Mor mot channel bulkhead near Helloty was washed away, sending a surge toward Stockton. Indications say the lower Fontion area may flood the city before night, with Lindon twelve miles east inundated until morning.
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Stockton
Calf
Mormot Channel
Helloty
Fontion
Lindon
Here
Fire injures thirty Kansas politicians at Copeland Hotel
Topeka Jan 14 At 4 am a fire gutted the Copeland hotel the political headquarters of the state Thirty injured including A W Smith former republican gubernatorial candidate Guests leaped from windows in the blaze which may prove fatal The property loss is heavy
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Topeka
A. W. Smith
Copeland Hotel
Senate OKs Salary Boost for President Taft
Washington Jan 14 The senate appropriations committee approved the legislative and judicial appropriation bill with Senator Bourne's amendment raising the president's salary from 55000 to 100000 yearly. It appears President Taft will gain the increase as opposition wanes.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
Bourne
Taft
Earl of Granard Marries Beatrice Mills in New York
The Earl of Granard, King Edward's master of horses, wed Beatrice Mills daughter of Ogden Mills and granddaughter of D O Mills in New York. The bride's fortune is about 10 million dollars and wedding gifts total nearly 500000 dollars, with guests and ceremonies reflecting high society wealth.
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New York
Earl of Granard
Edward
Beatrice Mills
Ogden Mills
D. O. Mills
California Bills On Japanese Exclusion Stir Grim Reaction
Washington and Tokyo report waves of disgust over California Legislature debate on anti Japanese measures. President Roosevelt denounces the bills as folly and bad faith. Japanese papers warn of possible strain in relations and protest as land ownership and school attendance questions rise in San Francisco discussions.
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Washington
Japan
California
Roosevelt
Tokio
San Francico
Pipers
Asahi
JUL
First Gun Fired for Normal School Abolition Bill
Silom Oregon January 14 The first can on the normal school battle was fired yesterday by Jones of Douglas who introduced a bill to abolish Ashland and Monmouth normal schools forever and turn proceeds from their properties to high schools or the educational fund.
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Silom
Ore
Jones
Douglas
Ashland
Monmouth
Weston
Oregon State Normal Schools
State Board of Exucition
Silk valued at 1 million destroyed in Canadian Pacific wreck
Vancouver January 14 A silk valued at 1,000,000 was destroyed by fire after a freight engine collision near Swift Current with the Canadian Pacific silk train. Brakeman Potter Mount was killed instantly as a switch was left open. Fire consumed four cars carrying elk from the Orient aboard the Empress of China.
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Vancouver
Boc
Potter Mount
Swift Current
New York
Bond
Orient
Woolen mill machinery sold to the Bishops in Pendleton
The Pendleton woolen mill equipment is now owned by the Bishops after a transfer today. Leaders like W. F. Matlock and Roy T. Bishop urge local citizens to complete bond sales to keep the plant in town. If funds fall short, relocation is possible, but the Bishops aim to finish the deal and start construction plans for a nine day operation timeline once building work begins.
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Pendleton
W. F. Matlock
Salem
Portland
Roy T. Bishop
Brothers
Bishop
U S Army Names New Surgeon General Torney
Colonel George T. Torney is elevated to surgeon general of the United States army after thirty seven years of service. He succeeds Robert M. O Reilly who retired. Torney has led the Presidio general hospital and aided San Francisco after the 1906 disaster, opening the hospital and erecting tents to aid the wounded.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
George T. Torney
United States Army
Torney
Robert M. O'Reilly
Presidio
San Francisco
General Hospital
Pacific Coast
Bold jail delivery foiled by confession in California
Los Angeles January 14 A bold jail delivery attempt was uncovered when RE BE Watson a Norwalk farmer admitted sending revolvers and cartridges in a package to FJ Humely a San Francisco solicitor Humely allegedly planned to kill two wardens and escape to Honduras Watson claimed Humely planned to free thirty prisoners if the scheme succeeded.
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Los Angeles
RE. BE. Watson
Norwalk
Calif
F. J. Humely
San Francisco
Humely
Honduras
Wool men meeting today aims to form national wool warehouse
The National Wool Growers association opens its 45th annual convention in Pocatello Idaho with plans to bypass commission men by creating a national wool warehouse network in Chicago or Omaha and branches in major wool centers. Delegates from across the nation hear speakers on storage moves and market protections.
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Ida
Joan
United States
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Chicago
Omaha
George B. McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Fred W. Gooding
Shoshone
Association
Frank A. Gooding
Idaho
T. J. Walsh
Helena
J. M. Wilson
Douglas
Wyo
A. J. Knollin
Francis Perry Eliott
Nashville
Tenn
A. B. Moss
Payette
Peter G. Johnston
Blackfoot
Col
BE. J. Bell
Laramie
W. H. Manss
Washington fight will likely end in fizzle
Olympia January 14. No fight in the Coon Hay lieutenant governor contest. Hay will file a demurrer challenging the complainant’s right to the office and the court’s jurisdiction while asserting Coon failed to recite sufficient cause for defeat. The general view is that the case will yield nothing as Hay remains lieutenant governor and Coon lieutenant governor elect.
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Olympia
Coon-Hay Teutenant
Hay
Leutenant
Sawmill to Cut 200000 Feet Daily at Eatonville
Tacoma January 14 A large sawmill under construction at Eatonville on the Tacoma Eastern railroad will cut 200000 feet daily and employ 200 men. The $200000 plant, built by the Fasonville Lumber company chaired by H S Mitchell of Tacoma, will be ready for operation early in April.
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Tacoma
Eatonville
Tacoma Eastern
Fasonville Lumber Company
H. 8. Mitchell
Puget Sound Artillery Bans Hello When Answering Calls
Seattle January 14 Orders from the artillery district commander prohibit using the greeting Hello when answering telephone calls at Puget Sound coast artillery posts. The word deemed impolite and a time destroyer and deemed useless in this context.
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Seattle
Coast Artillery
Puget Sound
Turmoil Likely as Oregon Senatorship Vote Looms
A Salem clash over Governor Chamberlain’s fate looms as senators Smith and Cole rush home for the first vote next Tuesday. Bribery rumors and threats to resign cloud the scene while Umatilla measures wait for a path forward including artesian wells and portage road funding.
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Chamberlain
Umatilla
Monte Carlo Opera Season Dampened by Italian Disaster
Monte Carlo opens a three month opera season tomorrow with many music lovers arriving. The gloom from the recent Italian disaster casts a shadow over the festivities at the famed resort. The season features a sequence of Niebelungs Ring performances and revivals of Mogart works.
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Monte Carlo
Mogart
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