Circuit Court in Full Swing in Civil and Criminal Trials
Circuit court heard civil suit over 2000 wheat sacks valued at 232.80 with Mitchell Minthorn and Corbett pleading not guilty. Willie Ruppert sent to reform school. Ralph McHein pleaded guilty to horse stealing and received 1 to 5 years. Willie Hoskins convicted of assault and battery. Judge Bean to pass sentence next Saturday amid wide Echo interest.
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Mitchell
Minthorn
Corbett
Upport
Salem
Ralph McHain
EB. W. McComuson
F. L. McRae
J. H. Raley
R. R. Johnson
John McCourt
Young Hoskins
Eeho
J. W. Keeler
Echo
Bean
Seventeenth Annual Reunion of Scottish Rite Masons
Portland reports the seventeenth annual reunion of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons of Oregon to be held over the next three days. Prominent Masons from across the state have gathered to attend the seminar.
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Portland
Oregon
Gen Francisco Will Entertain Fleet Celebration
San Francisco January 16 committee for Pacific fleet arrival plans a $100000 celebration with magnificent illuminations as the principal feature of the fiesta.
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Francisco
San Francisco
Delayed O. R. & N Trains Slack City Traffic
Slide delayed trains on the O. R. & N near The Les delayed Non. 2 and 8 forced trains to miss the city until about 12:30 a.m. No damage occurred though traffic was slowed briefly. No. 6 was due at 2:55 a.m. and proceeded through this morning without incident.
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Theles
Government Experts Work Out Plans for San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Jan. 16 After months of secrecy U S army engineers nearly complete plans for a vast system of redoubts and trenches to protect the force guarding San Francisco bay. Congress appropriated the funds two years ago and the project has been rushed this past year under Major C H McKinistry. A large draftsmen force is at work and field operations proceed with speed.
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San Francisco
United States Army
San Francisco Bay
Congress
C. H. McKinistry
Second Daughter of Thaw Family Trials Headed for Court
London reports indicate the Countess of Yarmouth nee Thaw will seek an annulment with the suit not likely heard before mid next month. Alice Thaw’s representatives are Rufue Daniel Isaacs and W. T. Bernard, while Sir Edward Parson and Robert N. Crane defend the earl. Medical testimony is expected to be central, with the earl long troubled by illness and dissipation since marriage, though still popular in London society. Public sympathy favors the countess.
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London
Yarmouth
Nee Thaw
Rufue
Daniel Isaacs
W. T. Bernard
Alice Thaw
Edward Parson
Robert N. Crane
Pittsburg
Miss Thaw
Who Wants Harriman Road For Sale In Albany Oregon
Albany Oregon January 16 A railroad line the Corvallis and Eastern is advertised for sale in the Albany Weekly Democrat for failure to pay taxes Sheriff Smith tried repeatedly to collect 3202.34 but could not The sale will be February 17 in Albany with lands and all property of the company to the highest bidder A certificate of sale will bear up to 10 percent interest from the sale date
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Albany
Ore
Marriman
Corvallis & Eastern
Albany Weekly Democrat
Smith
Unemployed Demand Jobs Rally Boston Officials
Thousands of unemployed men in Boston, organized by Morrison Swift, demand immediate employment from Mayor Hibbard and Governor Guild. Meetings of the unemployed are planned across the state.
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Boston
Hibbard
Governor Guild
Morrison Swift
Coxey
Recital by Hazel Crossen at Weston Normal Friday
Miss Hazel Crossen, noted elocutionist, will present a recital at Weston Normal Friday evening in the Normal auditorium. The event is sponsored by the school and the people of Weston anticipate one of the best entertainments of its kind ever offered there.
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Hazel Crossen
Weston
New Cut Off Ready In Two Weeks On O R N Line
Within two weeks the track on the Pendleton Umatilla cut off west of the city will connect with the main line. Trains will use the new route improving crossing of the Umatilla river and shortening Pendleton to Umatilla distance by about a quarter mile. The steam shovel is being removed after work, a gravel and ballast train will continue, and the Pilot Rock branch is completed.
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Jce
Umatilla
Pendleton
Pilot Rock
Steiner May Be State's Witness Declared In Dictation Threats
Portland Jan 16 Heney opened the Hall Mays land fraud case with a crisp statement of conspiracy to defraud public lands. He alleged that in 1903 Brownell, then state senate president, was warned by Hall to support Fulton against Geer or he would be indicted for land fraud. He also said Hall warned Steiner to vote for Fulton or face an indictment for taking false affidavits. Steiner cast the deciding ballot for Fulton after switching from Geer. Evidence may include confessions from defendants and Steiner’s forthcoming testimony for the state.
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Brownell
Falcon
Geer
Steiner
Fulton—Heney
Portland
Heney
Hall-Mays
Hall
Mays
State Senate
Fulton
Stelwer
Inez
Desfendante
Hop Sings President_lee Hoy Assassinated in Sacramento
Lee Hoy president of the Hop Sing Tong was assassinated last night by seven Bing Kong Tong members in Sacramento. He is the third Hop Sing president murdered in recent years. Authorities fear a vendetta may prompt Bing Kong retaliation in coast cities as warnings spread.
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Lee Hoy
Hop Sings
Sacramento
Hop Sing Tong
Bing Kong Tong
The
Bing Kongs
Tong
Official count of theater disaster victims in Boyertown
Boyertown Pa January 18 official count lists 173 victims from the theater disaster. Sixty death certificates have been issued. Monday will be the last day bodies remain unburied.
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Boyertown
O R N Refuses To Pay Taxes On Delinquent List
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company owes most of Walla Walla County’s unpaid 1906 taxes, while residents largely paid. County Treasurer Honeycutt reports 1906 levy and collections show $328,696.34 to collect with $289,868.09 collected. uncollected $38,415.38, $24,042.24 owed by O R N for right of way and roadbed. The 1905 levy was $306,966.64 with $44,747.23 collected, $35,636.86 from O R N. The 1906 levy rose about $22,000 over 1905, and uncollected totals fell by $6,230. The O R N company again claims taxes are too high.
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Walla Walla County
Honeycutt
Wallan Walla Bulletin
0. R. & N. Company
O. R. & N. Company
Freewater Couple Wed in Walla Walla Ceremony
Freewater residents Miss Mary Fengins and Jack Hudson married last evening by Judge J J Huffman in Walla Walla. Both are well known to the Freewater district and will reside there permanently.
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Freewater
Mary Fengins
Jack Hudson
J. J. Huffman
Walla Walla
Freewater District
Aberdeen man confesses theft and embezzlement to officer
William Johnson of Aberdeen Waeh admits stealing 70 dollars from his brother and embezzling 828 dollars from the C B Burroughs Company. He made the confession to a policeman driven by his conscience.
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William Johnson
Aberdeen, Waeh
C. B. Burroughs Company
Thaw Trial Moves On Despite Insanity Call
District Attorney Jerome presses to send the Thaw case to the jury without interruption. Evelyn Thaw seeks to testify early and stay in court, while others like August Weber and governess Belle Morehouse Lawrence describe Thaw’s irrational behavior and diary entries. Judge Davis and Dowling hear testimony as Raymond Browne recalls Thaw wearing an overcoat on a warm night. A Lancaster County witness notes Thaw’s nervousness and howling in youth.
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New York
Jerome
Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
Littleton
August Weber
Acta
Belle Morehouse Lawrence
California
Professor Peck
Vernon Davis
Nan Patterson
Justice Dowling
Raymond Browne
WAIT ON STRAUSS AND SARGENT ON JAPANESE IMMIGRATION PLAN
Washington officials expect final action on the Japanese immigration plan to depend on the judgments of Secretary Strauss and Labor Commissioner Sargent. Their understanding of Japanese labor conditions is regarded as decisive in the decision transmitted by O'Brien earlier.
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Washington, D. C
Strauss
Sargent
O'Brien
Forest Supervisors Meet in Salt Lake City Conference
Representatives from Utah Idaho and Wyoming forestry districts gathered in Salt Lake City for a three day conference covering grazing organization and special uses. The district holds 26 million acres of the national forests in the three states and last year sold 260 million board feet of timber.
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Salt Lake City
United States Forestry District
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Ptay
Government Forestry Bureau
United States
United States National Forests
Rock Island to Cut Wages Across Line
Topeka Jan 16 The Rock Island railroad announced through Vice President Mudge that it expected shortly to reduce the wages of all men employed on the line.
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Topeka
Rock Island Railroad
Mudge
Kentucky Deadlock Over U S Senate Election
The Kentucky legislature remains split over choosing a United States senator with ex Governor Beckham, a declared candidate, cited as the cause of the impasse.
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Kentucky
United States
Beckham
Financiers Say Japs Can’t Pay War Debt
London reports rising fear in England over Japan finances as debt burdens grow. Cabinet upheaval in Japan is linked to mounting financial troubles, sparking concerns of potential conflict risk and global economic strain.
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Japan
Planting More Orchards in Rogue River Valley
Rogue River growers begin planting apple, pear, and peach trees on a scale to double the local crop. This winter about half a million trees are set on 7000 acres, with 25 000 pear 176 000 apple and 100 000 peach trees. At bearing stage the crop could be 3 000 000 if growers received one dollar a bushel, far below current Oregon prices.
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Portland
Rogue River
Oregon Fruit
Oregon
Rate on canned goods lowered by O R & N
The O R & N announces a special rate on canned goods from the Milton Freewater district to eastern centers. The rate is 75 cents per 100 on carload shipments, matching the rate in Walla Walla North Yakima The Dalles, and extends to Chicago New York and other eastern markets as well as south and southwest areas. The change, effective February 14, follows the local fruit cannery development and will save Milton district hundreds of dollars annually.
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Freewater
Milton-Freewater
Walla Walla
North Yakima
Dalles
Chicago
New York
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texie
Milton
Northwest
Smith
Hermiston Road Petition Ordered Opened by County Court
The county court yesterday afternoon ordered a road petitioned by Hermiston residents opened to connect Hermiston with the Butter Creek bridge after a protest by H G Newport failed to materialize. Newport contended 17 petitioners were not freeholders, but no such evidence was presented at the hearing.
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Hermiston
Butter Creek
H. G. Newport
Montana State Engineer Charges Publicity Bureau Aimed at Private Irrigation
At the National Woolgrowers' meeting in Helena Montana State Engineer C Johnson accuses the federal irrigation bureau of running a publicity office to discourage private irrigation ventures. Officials defend the land withdrawal policy while a heated debate erupts in the resolutions committee over adopting measures endorsing Roosevelt administration land and forestry policies.
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Reclamation Service
Pight
National
Woolgrowers' Association
Helena
C. Johnson
Montana
Federal Irrigation Bureau
West
Johnson
Resolutions Committee
Friends of the
Roosevelt Administration
Wood Market Inquiry Draws Pendleton Interest
The Powder Valley Produce company seeks Pendleton wood market details and lists East Oregonian names of leading local dealers. The company notes ample excellent wood for sale and is drawn to Pendleton by its strong market reputation.
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East Oregonians
Powder Valley Produce Company
Pendleton
East Oregonian
Brazil's Paulo Alfonso Falls Power Potential Highlighted
Consul General A Chamberlain describes the Paulo Alfonso falls on the San Francisco river in Brazil, 230 miles from Pernambuco and Bahia, with a 756 foot fall and 15 miles of rapids. The river averages 1000 cubic meters per second and could ignite a major industrial circle, despite only a few small mills existing near Penedo.
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A. Chamberlain
Pernambuco
Paulo Alfonso
San Francisco River
Brazil
Bahia
Jatoba
Piranhasy
Penedo
Cattle Carloads Move Toward Seattle and Echo
Nate Rains sent a carload of fat cattle last evening via the Northern Pacific to the Frye Company in Seattle. He plans two more cars from Echo this week via Umatilla and Pasco, with additional winter shipments in view.
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Nate Rains
Northern Pacific
Frye Company
Seattle
Echo
Umatilla
Pasco
Prominent Washington Educator David Brewer Dies in Tacoma Home
David Brewer aged 44, described as a half breed Puyallup Indian, is dead at his Tacoma residence. He was a Forest Grove Indian school graduate and regarded as one of Washington's leading educators.
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David Brewer
Tacoma
Forest Grove
Washington
Idle Railroad Men Seek Work Amid Winter Slump
Railroad workers including engineers conductors firemen and brakemen face widespread idle time as freight traffic lags this winter. Brotherhoods aid members while many seek jobs across potential openings on the North Bank extension and Western Pacific lines, but available postings exceed demand.
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North Bank
Western Pacific
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