Charges Against Coe in Furnish Case Seek 125000
A 138 page complaint filed in the local circuit court by Inland Irrigation, Furnish Ditch, and others names Henry W. Coe and Columbia Land Co. as nominal defendants. Suit seeks 125000 and an accounting, alleging misapplied funds from land and water sales, with Coe admitting a 105091.81 short on July 7 1910 but later findings showing a larger deficit.
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Furnish-Coe
Gull
Attys
C. W. Fulon
Raley
Coe
Columbia Company
Inland Irrigation Company
Columbia Land Company
Hibernia Savings Bank of Portland
W. J. Furnish
Hibernia Savings Bank
Stanfield
Hermiston
Tfia
Land Son
Wickersham to Speak at New York Bar Meeting
United States Senator Root presiding and Attorney General Wickersham will deliver the principal address at the New York Bar association annual meeting in Syracuse. The two day session opens today with sessions and rulings expected to shape bar guidance.
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Wickersham
Syracuse
N. Y
United States
Rootts
New York Bar Association
Birthday of Gen. Leo Observed by Confederate Groups
In Atlanta on January 19 observers noted General Robert E. Leo's birthday across Confederate organizations in the South. The anniversary is a legal holiday in Georgia Florida North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Alabama and Arkansas.
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Leo
Atlanta
Robert BH
South
Florida
North Carolina
Caroline
Virginia
Alabama
Arkansas
Dyeing Solutions Now Fixed by Electricity
Electricity is adopted to fix dyeing solutions, marking a technological shift in textile processing. This development promises faster, more consistent color fixation and reduced chemical handling, signaling progress in industrial dyeing methods.
SIX MINERS KILLED NEAR HELENA MONT
Helena Mont Jan 19 As a result of an explosion in the heating mine at Radersburg 406 miles from here six miners are dead or badly injured with an unconfirmed rumor of two more. The dead are Bud Ryan Dan Ryan Van Whyte Percy Way Louis Tucker Harry Abbott. Injured John Russell Alexander Westlake both arms broken. Keating Gold Mining officials said only that the named men were killed or injured and no one below 300 foot level was hurt. Bodies recovered and workers below the 600 foot level removed through a secondary shaft.
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Helena
Mont
Radersburg
Bud Ryan
Dan Ryan
van Whyte
Percy Way
Louis Tucker
Harry Abbott
John Russell
Alexander Westlake
Keating Gold Mining Company
Death of Ball Player Pointing to Possible Crime
In Monroe Washington analysis of George Allens stomach indicates arsenical poisoning and authorities opened an investigation. The coroner ordered the postponement of his mother's funeral and five other Allen family members are seriously ill with a similar illness linked to the case.
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Monroe, Wash
George Allen
Allen
Portrait of Edward Created by Micro Script Biography
London scene reports Rabbi Lipkin of South Africa presented King Edward biography of 10000 words. The manuscript is written in minute script and so arranged that when viewed from a distance it forms a portrait of the late monarch.
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London
George V
Rabbi Lipkin
South Africa
King Edward
Jury Finds Mike O Neal Guilty In Theft Case
The jury in State vs Mike O Neal returned a guilty verdict on Christmas Day forged check charges but recommended parole to the court. Also reported were forenoon testimonies in Jack McCarty and James Blake cases with McCarty linked to prior parole violations and to Dave Bradshaw identity. grand jury returned three not true bills against Dan McCarty Fritz Benson and J L Silverton for thefts in Hermiston with more indictments expected.
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Mike O'Neal
O'Neal
J. H. Taylor
Jack McCarty
Jess York
Helix
Althouwgh
James Blake
McCarty
Kansas Penitentiary
Dave Bradshaw
Blake
J. P. Neal
Freewater
Dan McCarty
Charles Bowers
Koch
Fritz Benson
J. L. Silverton
Hermiston
California 18 Following Pootsteps of Oregon
California moves toward a landmark measure modeled on Oregon. The initiative referendum and recall bill is prepared for legislature as two constitutional amendments. Governor and allies have spent two weeks refining the plan. Eight percent of voters in a general election could initiate or petition for new laws or amendments.
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Sacramento
California
Oregon
Willamette Flood Devastates Oregon Bridges and Homes
Jan 19 Salem reports the most disastrous flood in years. Bridges are out, basements flooded, and property damage estimated at 70,000 dollars. Willamette River rose 15 feet in 48 hours. a farmer drowned entering the city on horseback as the bridge collapsed. In Portland trains demoralized and telegraph lines crippled. other towns including Oregon City, McMinnville, and Corvallis report rising rivers and inundated streets and basements.
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Salem
Ore
Willamette
Joshus Smith
Portland
Willamette Valley
Washoute
Southern Pacific
Seattle
Oregon City
McMinnville
Yamhill
Corvalls
Mary's
Borah Attacks Plan for Direct U S Senate Election
Idaho senator Borah criticized vices of the present method, arguing direct popular election would end protracted legislative battles and corruption. He cited long contests, bribery charges, and patronage as flaws in the current system while urging constitutional change. Judge T P Gililand arrived from Picot Rock to visit the colts.
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Washington
United States
Borah
Idaho
Yiclone
Hoe
Lorimer
Senate Fight Over Asylum Site Sparks Debate
In Pendleton Oregon the senate disputed the eastern Oregon asylum site with calls for a joint committee to investigate. Nottingham charged political tricks over Bowerman selection while Bowerman defended his choice. Local circles expect a weekend Pendleton trip by the legislature to inspect sites, with plans by the Commercial Club to entertain the visitors.
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Pendleton
Enterwin
Balem
Ore
Oregon
Senate
Resolutions Committee
Nottingham
Kay
Jnslnatu
Bowerman
Joseph
Legislative Committee
Board of Maneers
Commercial Club
Railroad Men to Speak at Beaumont Chamber Meet
Beaumont Texas January 19 railroad and business leaders of state and national prominence will address the annual Beaumont Chamber of Commerce meeting today in Beaumont.
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Beamont
Tex
Beauemony
Trains Blocked West After Cascade Locks Slide
Pendleton reports no westbound service after a landslide between The Dalles and Portland. Eastbound trains redirected via Wallula to Umatilla, with the first expected around six this evening but likely later. Local agent say no trains were caught in the slide and Cedar Cascade area may be the trouble spot. Alfie Slusher visited the city last night and returned to his Nolin ranch today.
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Pendleton
Inet
Dalles
Portland
Cascade Locks
Wallula
Umatilla
Alfie Slusher
City
Nolin
City Council Hears Plan for Improvement Districts
At a regular meeting Pendleton council discussed a charter amendment to create improvement districts. The plan would tax benefitted property rather than abutting parcels, with a city engineer drafting a benefit plat the council may modify. If endorsed by the Commercial association, the measure could go to a vote under initiative at the next election. The body also approved Panama-Pacific expo funding and noted water system finances.
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Pendleton
Connell
Thompson
The
Commercial Association
Oregon schooner Lakme wreck off Eureka
Eureka Calif Jan 19 The steam schooner Lakme bound from Coos Bay to San Pedro with lumber is waterlogged and drifting toward Cape Blanco in a gale. Fifteen crewmen await rescue as lifeboat attempts fail. ships Asuncion Watson Argyll and the revenue cutter McCullough stand by.
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Eureka
Cal
Cape Blanco
Old
Coos Bay
San Pedro
Asuncion
Watson
Argyll
Lakme
Table Bluff
Revolting murder reported in Chicago yesterday
In Chicago an unidentified Italian tailor was found hacked to pieces in an alley. A bloody ax and revolver lay nearby, suggesting a brutal killing linked by police to foreign garment workers amid the recent strike.
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Chicago
Cabinet resignations rock Japan amid execution protests
Tokyo January 19 three top ministers Katsura Hirata Komatsudara and Oura resigned today amid a flood of protests over the death sentences of 24 alleged conspirators to assassinate the Mikado. Socialists hail the moves as a key early victory while petitions for commutation go to the Mikado.
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Tokyo
Katsura
Interior
Hirata
Education
Komatsudara
Agriculture and Commerce
Oura
Commutations for Gotoku and His Mistress Reported
In Tokio on January 19, Save Gotoku and his socialist mistress, both under death sentences, were commuted to imprisonment at varying terms today.
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Tokio
Gotoku
Permanent Tariff Board Agreed Upon by Republicans
Washington January 19 twelve Republican members of the house ways and means committee voted eight to four for a permanent tariff board after conferences on Dalzell and Longworth plans. The Longworth proposal creates five members at seven thousand five hundred dollars annually while Dalzell would have three members with a chairman at seven thousand six hundred and two associates at seven thousand annual. The board would investigate anywhere with the presidents consent for foreign inquiries and reports go to the president or house ways and means committee or senate finance committee as needed.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Taft
Congress
Longworth
Dalzell
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Trains Slowly Regain Schedules After Snow Delay
At Tacoma on January 19 trains slowly regain schedules as two hundred men work through the night to clear tracks. The effort restores service after a disruptive weather event, with crews clearing snow and debris to resume operations.
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Tacoma
Tralins
Ballinger in Senate Critique Over Mining Claims
Senator Fletcher of Florida, endorsing the minority committee report, declares Ballinger within the line of criminal guilt for coal land claim handling. He accuses Ballinger of favoring claimants, sending a new lawyer to defend the Cunningham claims, and neglecting the people’s property in favor of private interests.
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Washington
Ballinger
Fletcher
Florida
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Cunningham
Pacific Coast
Morgan buys original Twain manuscripts for museum
New York January 19 J Pierpont Morgan has acquired several original manuscripts by Mark Twain including Life on the Mississipi and Puddin Head Wilson. He plans to secure all Clemens manuscripts for display in a museum, with auctions this month and next year. Some famous works such as Tom Sawyer Innocents Abroad Roughing It and Huckleberry Finn are still missing or unlocated. Morgan's representatives will bid on all offered manuscripts to prevent loss or dispersal.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mark Twain
Missiesiopi
Mr. Clemen
Hobble skirt lawsuit ends in settlements in Portland
In Portland Miss Mildred Powers testified her hobble skirt was torture and she could not wear it. She described inability to ride a streetcar, breathing difficulties, and near falls. Judge Olson saw the garment and the parties then reached a satisfactory agreement, ending the dispute.
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Portland
Ore
Mildred Powers
Olson
Justice Court
Miss Powers
Dogs Faithful to Master Unto Death
Portland laborer August Lane dies after a fall while hiking in the woods. Two dogs guard his body through a raging storm until a searching party arrives. Rescuers distract the dogs with venison strips to retrieve the corpse.
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Portland
Ore
August Lane
Long
Columbia County
Woove
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Newport Land and Construction Company
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