Jealousy Sparks Fatal Shootout Over Miss Carter
Lewis Graham shot George Williamson on Went Court street injuring his wrist as the pair argued over a woman named Miss Carter. Graham claimed self defense, saying Williamson taunted him and carried a prior threat to force a fight. Williamson sought medical aid after the incident and both men faced County Judge Gland with a $500 bond posted by Graham.
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Lewis Graham
Plato
George Williamson
Williamson
Oregon
Went Court Street
Graham
Mian
Fanny Cirter
Webb Street
J. A. Beat
Hhs
Dr. Best
T. M. Henderson
Willlimeon
A.C. Tuby
Tim
Parkes
Gland
Phelps
Riot at Columbus sparks call for presidential inquiry
Report from Columbus indicates soldiers riot last night. Foraker supporters expect President Roosevelt to dismiss rioters, while officers claim strong evidence for trials. Roosevelt's supporters deny any link to the Brownsville incident.
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Columbuy
Tan
Foraker
Roosevelt
Local Laundry Worker Involved in City Trouble
According to A. Ruby a young man has worked here during the last year, he is a poor, industrious figure with no prior trouble. Williamon, a drayman, is well known to many youths in the city. Miss Carter, an employee of Domestic Laundry, is described by acquaintances as a quiet girl of good character.
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Ruby
Williarvon
Drayman
Miss Carter
British official completes daring Sahara journey to Kano
Hanw Vincher, a British resident at Kamo Nigeria, traveled from Tri poli through Murzuk to Hilma and Bilma, across the Sahara to Kano. The trek, with Mecca pilgrims joining, marks a historic route through dangerous desert regions and is expected to boost British prestige in western Africa.
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Nerada
Senegal
Hanw Vincher
Kamo
Nigeria
Malfoni
Acros
Sahara
Tripoli
Paris
Murzuk
Fripoli
Hilma
Bilma
Viecher
England
Kano
Mecca
Swettenham Honored by Expressed Admirals Aid
Washington dispatches report Governor Lavettenham sent a cable offering aid to Admiral Davie and the Priel government ordered its response. Archbishop Kingston thanks President Roosevelt for community gratitude amid a disaster, while a cabinet member condemns Kinveton as a blunderer.
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Kingston
Roosevelt
Washington
Swettenhan
Jun
Lavettenham
State Department
Admiratl Davie
Priel
McAne
Archbishop Wires
London
Archbiahoy
Kinveton
Hlundering
Iynesne
Choice Lamb Prices Move Higher in Chicago Sheep Market
Chicago markets show active sheep trade with a steady, if cautious, tone. Live mutton finished fairly firm as buyers returned with demand, lambs stronger at times. feeders scarce and prices around 6.75 to 7.85, westerns near 7.60, with mixed quality and export activity.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock World
Defends Smoot in the Senate in anti polygamy frame
Sutherland of Utah, in his senate debut, defends Smoot against polygamy charges, praising his loyalty and urging that guilt be proven or seat not removed. Northwest coal famine persists as the Interstate Commerce Commission cites railroad failure to deliver relief and promises a speedier fix.
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The
Dakotas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Washington
Sutherland
Utah
Senate
Smoot
Smcot
Hanabrough
Praise for Young Organist Harold V. Milligan Arrives February
The Sunday Oregonian lauds Harold V. Milligan as a rising Portland organist who leaves February 4 to study with William Cearl in New York. He will perform in a farewell concert February 2 at Calvary Presbyterian, then head to Pendleton, Walla Walla, and Bloomington and other cities for recitals before sharing a studio in New York with Douglas Crane.
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The
Sunday
Oregonian
Harold V. Milligan
Mre
Anna Selkirk Sortone
Presbyterian Church
Harold Vincent Miligen
Portland
New York
William Cearl
Milligan
Dorothea Nash
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Pendleton
Anna Selkirk Norton
Walla Walla
Bloomington
Rockford
Wenena
Shelbyville
Mr. Milligan
Douglas Crane
Ed Bourne and Mulkey Vote Split In Oregon Senate
Salem Jan 22 Joint session set for noon tomorrow to award Frederick W Mulkey the short term US Senate seat and Jonathan Bourne Jr the long term seat as a 57 to 23 House and Senate vote outcome. Scattered votes went to Justice A Moore and Mulkey. Absentees included Miller and Mays among others. routine business concluded before the corporate ballot.
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Salem
Frederick W. Mulkey
United States Senate
Jonathan Bourne
Mitchell
Mays
Multnomah
House
F. W. Mulkey
Jonathan Kourne, Jr
Jurticn
F. A. Moore
Supreme Court
Reynolds
Rodgers
Marion
Moore
Settiemeter
Mulkey
Senate
Bourne
Bean
Booth
Laycock
Miller
Marion and Linn
Whealdon
Wasco
Taywn
Mart
Tukey
Milthomah
Hove
Wiefelock
United States
Over 5000 Miners at Nome Work In Winter
Seattle News notes Nome mines employ over five thousand men in winter. Thawing with boiler and nozzle enables profitable digging above bedrock. crews stay underground while frost lasts. Fewer people came out this year, boats carrying men who spent summer elsewhere.
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Seattle
Nome
Newa
C. C. Webster
Canyon Creek Gold Company
Hotel Northern
Bryan in Portland address to Oregon legislature
William Jennings Bryan and Mrs Bryan arrived in Portland to be greeted by the Democratic committee. They will tour the city, be hosted at a banquet, and Bryan will address the Oregon legislature in joint session tomorrow morning. He is in good health and hopeful for Democratic success.
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Democratic Statesman
Portland
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Committee
Bryan
Oregon
Pendleton Delegation Heads to Walla Walla Meeting
A Pendleton Commercial Association and Third District Development League delegation left this morning to attend a joint commercial clubs meeting in Walla Walla this evening. Congressman elect W R Bilis Monte B Gwinn Lee Toutech George D O Connor and others are among those traveling. More attendees planned for tonight.
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Walla Walla
Pendleton Commercial Association
Third District Development League
Wallaa Walla
W. R. Bilis
Monte B. Gwinn
Lee Toutech
George D. O'Conner
Chicago Wheat Market Openings In 1920s Style Note
In Chicago on January 22 the wheat market opened slightly higher and closed essentially unchanged. Corn showed gains to 44 and then slipped back to 4 3 4 with mixed early activity.
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Chicago
Cate
Star Vaudeville Theater Opens With Crowded Debut
The Star Vaudeville theater opened last evening to a packed house with no standing room. The show and the acts were well received. Stock Inspector George Irvin of Grant County killed a troublesome cow owned by W. A. Irvin of Monument.
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Star Vaudeville Theater
George Irvin
Grant County
W. A. Irvin
Monument
Freight Handlers Threaten Strike In Portland Sheds
A Portland freight handlers strike threat looms as union drivers prepare protests in Southern Pacific and O R N sheds. Superintendent Buckley warns that participants may be dismissed, while union committees race to secure votes of support for a parade tomorrow night amid strong union organization and elevated employment figures at local rails. The Lewiston Tribune releases a 26 page special edition highlighting its reading matter and regional business strength.
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Portland
Northwest
Oregon Daily Journal of
Southern Pacific
Beckley
Lewiston Tribune
Tribune
The
Inland Empire
Will Burn Oil at Hermiston
The Department of the Interior has appropriated 85 000 to outfit steam shovels and locomotives with oil-burning apparatus for the Umatilla irrigation project. Due to coal shortages, four locomotives and a 70 ton steam shovel will run on oil from Southern California fields, with tanks and storage built immediately.
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Department of the Interior
California
Umatilla
Southern California Oil Fielda
Idaho Money Spent On Instate Printing Purchases
A Bolseenya correspondent notes Idaho legislators debated buying supplies locally. House records show the stationery for senators and staff was printed in Portland and shipped to Boise, with Chief Clerk Moore saying the secretary ordered it from a Portland firm. A written resolution urged Idaho procurement for future supplies. Also mentioned: Leigh was hanged in Kingman jail for a September 1904 murder in Good Road. Reports say President Castro is gravely ill in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Bolseenya
Idaho
Portland
State House
Moore
Mate
Ross
IC. Leigh
Kingman
Aziz
Jennie Bautera
Good Road
Grand Jury Busy Session Delivers True Bill Against Wade
The grand jury in Graham pressed its second day with District Attorney Phelps present. A true bill was returned against Virgil Wade for assault and battery on an old man near Pilot Rock. Other cases included a verdict for the defendant in Robinson vs Wood and postponed suits against J D Morrow.
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Bill
Virgil Wade
Robinson
Court House
Circuit Court Room
Phelps
Young
Weston
Riley
Raleigh
Young Short
A. D. Rhonimus
Tom Myers
Rhonimus
W. (. Cole
Myer
Theninius
Myers
Cimitami
Lyman
Pilot Reck
Tme
Wade
Wool
James T. Pom
Amos Pond
J. D. Morrow
John McCourt
5 A. Lowell
Indian Funerals Yesterday in Memory of Cook and Went-pa-ya
Five Indians burned were buried with ceremony as Yakima Henry Cook and Went-pa-ya received Presbyterian and agency cemetery burials. Potlatches to distribute the dead’s effects announced with aims to involve Tadinna and Yakima relatives.
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Cook
Went-pa-ya
Henry Cook
Weent-pa-ya
Yakima
Presbyterian
Cornelison
Tadinna
Chicago Jan 22 Epidemic spreads amid police actions
In Chicago on January 22 the epidemic of infectious diseases alarms the city as officers are sent to the homes of patients whose families influence blocked placards. Fourteen hundred and fourteen new cases are reported daily as police are told to ignore political influence of claimants seeking special favors.
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Chicago
Onvilere
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Choice Lambs
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Jonathin Bourne
United Stes Senate
F. W Mulkey
Hermiston
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Caracas
Venezuela
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