Storms Push River Levels in California and Santa Cruz
Storm 15 over in California raises Sacramento river to 28 feet six inches with rising levels as floodwaters flow from the American and Yuba. Levee at Edwards break site remains the weak point. fifty men guard it while the Yolo basin floods. Total rainfall exceeds six inches boosting crops if levees hold. Santa Cruz reports San Lorenzo river inundation. In Chicago, attorney Miller resumes opening in beef trust case arguing prosecution would breach pledges by Commissioner Garfield.
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Yolo
Chicago
Attorney Miller
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Garfield
W A C R to Move Shops to Walla Walla
General manager McCabe and wife returned from a five week vacation and announced W A C R plans to relocate the repair shop from Hunt to Walla Walla. The move would add about 35 jobs and allow more in house work, with setup along the street of their property.
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Walla Walla
Hunt's Junction
Hunte Juneon
Bose
Bim Street
Colonists' rates fixed from central west to Pacific coast
Ticket clerk Ti. Wolfe of the RK N offices in this city reports a circular announcing colonists rates to take effect February 15 and run to April 27. The plan fixes the 9th meridian as the boundary for ticket sales from the central western states to Pacific coast points, benefiting home seekers moving from arid regions.
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Ti. BR. Wolfe
Central Western States
Biamarck
N. D
Pierre
8. D
Grand Isand
Nob
Hills
Loganwood Kinsley
Kansas
Cantern
Panhandle
Texas
Ainies
Death by pistol shot at Divide ranch incident
Elmer Latheop a Divide ranch employee near Touchet was fatally wounded by an accidental discharge of a Colt automatic revolver in his pocket. He died about an hour later after being found at the roadside with a bullet through his abdomen.
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Towchet
Walla Walla
Elmer Taithrop
Maxwell Brow
Divide
Touchet
Lathrop
Maxwell Ranch
Chinese Agents in Chicago Arrive for Civic Visit
Chinese commissioners Tuen Fang and Tai Hung Chi arrived with 68 escorts in Chicago and were greeted by the mayor. They visited the county institutions at Dunning and will stay through Sunday, inspecting clubs universities factories jails wharves and banks as part of a program including banquets and automobile tours.
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Chinewse
Tuen Fang
Tai Hung Chi
Department of the Jakes
Dunning
Robbers Strike Multiple Towns In Midwest Heists
A string of Early 1900s robberies across Illinois Indiana and Michigan City involve masked bandits looting cash registers hardware stores and bank safes. In Driscoll Illinois twelve men faced gun threats as $200 was taken. Michigan City Robbers stole $1100 in cash and silverware from Stagier Hardware. Elswood Illinois vault blown for $1000. Dunning Postoffice substation postoffice safe blown for $35.
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Michigan
Bank
Vanit Brown
Edlwomd
Illinois
Chicago
Futte
Driscollloon
Michigan City
Ind
Stagier Hardware Company
Elswood
Iddl
J. CC. Beattie
Judge Eakin to preside in Weston saloon case
Judge Robert Eakin of La Grande will preside here tomorrow replacing Judge Elsea who left for Portland this morning The case on call is C H Walters Weston saloonkeeper charged with selling liquor to minors At 9 oclock in the morning the jury in Harrington Wade v Wade returned a verdict for the defendant The plaintiff sought 3480 but jury awarded 110 holding he was entitled to 110 bushels of barley In M M Harvey v Victor Lidwall a motion for a consultation was granted The Arcade Station site in Los Angeles will see a $600000 depot erected by the Southern Pacific at once
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la Grande
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Portland
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Weston
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Wade
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Victor Lidwall
Bills
Poultney Bigelow Refuses to Name Informants on Panama
Washington reports Poultney Bigelow, on the Isthmus for two days, refused to reveal sources of his Canal Zone information before a Senate committee. He said witnesses may be compelled, but he would not divulge confidences, risking arrest for contempt as the panel weighs next steps while considering Panama Canal funding. Chicago cables note William Watling’s arrest rumor is unfounded.
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Poultney Bigelow
Isthmus
Colon
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Uo Jae
Hopkine
Bigelow
John RB
Freeman
Bown
Helne
Goff
Taliaferro
Senwe Committee
Cannett
Aine Mornings
Aigelow
Panama Canal
Wright for Ambassador and Manila sewer bid
Washington reports a reshuffle of diplomatic posts with Luke Wright named first U S ambassador to Japan and Henry Ide slated as governor general of the Philippines. The Manila sewer project awarded to Atlantic Gulf Pacific Co for 1 631 053 20, while a naval officer was named surgeon general.
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Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company
England
Philippines
Japan
Despie Denk
Tokio
Washington
Kincy
Roosevelt
Regular Army
United States
Luke BE. Wright
Tennessee
David BE. Thompson
Brazil
Mexico
Lloyd Griscom
Brasil
Atlantic, Guilt & Pacific Company of
New York
Ban Principee
Union Pacific flood hits Evanston after canyon dam failure
Tee Dam in Cheyenne on January 19 caused the Union Pacific ice dam to fail at Each canyon, flooding Evanston’s valley. City losses estimated at 10000 dollars as waters surged through the area.
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Tee
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Lee Doan
Evanston
Editors Sentenced in St Petersburg Case
Two directors of the comic paper Svoboda in St Petersburg were sentenced to one year confinement in a fortress in a court decision dated January 19. The ruling assigns responsibility to the two individuals for content deemed subversive amid political tensions and press restrictions.
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St. Petersburg
Svoboda
Eth
Boise Chamber Backs Build of San Francisco Route to Winnemucca
The Boise Chamber of Commerce and the San Francisco Portland Montana Railway officials reached a plan to start the line from Boise, with a $250,000 local bonus to cover extra costs to Snake River valley. Boise would ante up half on completion to the 50 mile segment to the Snake river and the rest when Winnemucca is reached, linking Boise to San Francisco by rail.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
Bolsef
Tiho Midland
Wit
San Prancisdo, Tithe & Montana Company
Bolte
Shake River
Wintemuccea
Boise
Chamber
Funeral of Marshall Preld Private Services in Chicago
The funeral of Marshall Preld was held with private services at home. A memorial service followed at Amtitoriwn, Chicago, on January 11. A short cortege moved from a South Side home to Graceland Cemetery, with only a few admitted to the graveyard and employees attending a memorial at the Auditorium later.
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Amtitoriwn
Chicago
Marshall
Transfer of McReynolds to Pringle Fitch & Co
Chicago January 16 news reports a compulsory transfer by M. M. McReynolds to Pringle Fitch and Co with all liabilities to be paid in full. McReynolds is a longtime Hoard of Trade firm with assets about 160 000 dollars, and the move is said to favor the losses through asset coverage.
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Assi Cuiment
Chicago
M. M. McReynolds
Pringle, Fitch & Co
McReynolds
Mabilhes
Inland Empire Railway formed to unify Graves electric system
January reports from Spokane state Jay P. Graves and associates organized the Inland Empire Railway Company with a 20 million dollar capitalization. The plan aims to merge Graves group electric lines into a vast system radiating from Spokane. In New York Judge Devel faced questioning over Liberty-related ties and a Town Topics memo urging polite, not aggressive, correspondence.
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Spokane
Jay P. Graves
Inland Empire Railway Company
Graves
Preparing for codification ordinances in confusion
Judge Fitz Gerald and Judge Thomas Fits Gerald oversee the start of organizing city ordinances for a proposed code. The task is long and tedious because laws were never properly compiled, with repeated or altered editions and errors. Many ordinances unknown or unenforceable due to ignorance of existing laws are being found, and some penal provisions against tolerated abuses may be revived in the final code.
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Thomas FitsGerald
Fitz- Gerald
Lowe
Helne
Clase
Chicago Wheat Market Closing Prices Report
Wheat closed at 87 1-2 cents, corn at 45 1, and oats at 72 1-2 cents. Meanwhile French Minister leaves Washington as Ta leny departure from Venezuela confirmed. excitement marked his embarkation.
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Chicago
French Minster
Washington
Taleny
Venezuela
House committee to vote Tuesday on rate bills
Washington Jan 19 The house committee on Interstate commerce decided to vote Tuesday on the rate bills under consideration.
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Washington
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Orchard Held For The Murder
Prisoner Harry Orchard alias Thomas Ho Han is held in Idaho State Penitentiary awaiting the February 20 circuit court session at Caldwell to be tried for the murder of ex Governor Frank Steunenberg. Strong evidence and fears of an attempt to silence him prompted heavy guards and discreet transfer from Caldwell to Boise for safety.
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Thyse
Tim
Circuit Court
Caldwell
Frank Stounenberg
Idaho
Hu Boem
Mure
Halse Statesman
Grechard
Stenberg
Harry Orchard
Thomas Hohan
Steunenberg
Boise
Prssenger
Wells
Bolse
Cauldwell
Balter
Nichole
Mberty
Voted Down the Color Line in Miner Union Debate
Indianapolis Jan 19 miners debated constitutional changes and rejected an amendment to draw the color line in the Federation of Miners. Also reported are Sabbath observances in Algeciras and news of the Butte London Copper Company, led by Chief Justice Brantly, capitalized at 5 million dollars.
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Indianapolis
New Butte Copper Company
Butte
Butte & Lon=dom Copper company
Hgaest
Brantly
State Supreme Bench
Four Die as Train Plunges Into Street in Kina's County
Four people were killed when a train on the Kina's county elevated line plunged into Chestnut street at Futton avenue around noon. The accident occurred near the busy intersection, drawing emergency crews to the scene. Authorities investigated the crash and identified the victims as residents of the area.
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New York
Kina's County Elevated
Chestnut Street
Futton Avenue
Eighteen Miners’ Bodies Recovered After Explosion
Charleston West Virginia reports all 18 miners killed in yesterday’s explosion have now been recovered. Recovery teams completed the grim work by today, bringing the death toll to eighteen and ending hopes for survivors.
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Charleston
W. Va
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