Local Mill Bond Drive Faces Last-Minute Push Tonight
Roy Bishop warns that the woolen mill must have $26 000 to $30 000 in local bonds and guarantees before he leaves for Salem tomorrow. Workers like beavers press a rally as four or five new bond subscribers join, many pledging $100 to $500. With $8 000 still unclaimed at 2 pm, committee members Wade Moore and Mayor Murphy plan a vigorous finish to avoid moving the plant.
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Roy Bishop
Bishop
Beavers
B. T. Wade
Wil Moore
Mayor Murphy
Thme
Hoy Bishop
Salem
Roy T. Bishop
East Oregonian
Pendleton
Vast Reclamation Project Filed for Summit County
Denver Jan 22 The bulk of Summit county waters and parts of Clear Creek and Jefferson rivers have been filed for by W F Goldsborough and George J Bancroft in the state engineers office. The plan aims to irrigate 200000 acres in the South Platte valley using 1160 second feet. a 60 mile reclamation ditch would link with the Collier mountain tunnel.
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Denver
Summit County
Clear Creek
Jefferson
W. FE. Goldsborough
George J. Bancroft
South Platte
Collier Mountain
Fireman shoots sweetheart then shoots self in Pueblo
Pueblo chronicle reports John Killian, a Pueblo fireman, shot his sweetheart Lizale Wright as she boarded a street car. Believing he had killed her, he turned the weapon on himself and will die. Mrs Wright was not seriously wounded.
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Pueblo
Colo
John Killian
Lizale Wright
Womans Suffrage Wins First Round in Legislature
Olympia Washington January 29 The house passed a women suffrage bill 70 to 18 after debating cost saving printing and whether to submit the question to voters at the next general election Representative Palmer King led the fight against the measure calling it trivial and costly Bradbury argued corporations feared the women vote with several women delivering "God bless you" speeches as the chamber adjourned until Monday
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Olympia
Palmer King
Bradburry
Pia House
Wealthy fiancée weds poor musician in Arizona
Miss Stamon Rollins, famed painter of Indian life, on the way to marry fiancé Joseph Warner, a Colorado mining heir, leaves train at Jingman to wed Ralph Wylie, a violinist. Rollins had known Wylie three weeks. Warner reportedly attempted suicide after learning the news.
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Wealti
Phoenix
Ariz
Joseph Warner
Colorado
Stamon Rollins
Grand Canyon
Jingman
Here
Ralph Wylie
Rolling
Warner
Wylie
Mexican mining firms plan to organize in Mexico City
Jan 29 report says plans are formed to incorporate sixty mining properties across Mexico. Pedro Alvarado, a multimillionaire mine owner in Chihuahua, leads the effort, with incorporation to be under New York law.
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City of
Mexico
Plana
Pedro Alvarado
Chihuahua
Inwa
New York
Japanese Nobleman Breaks Engagement to Plebeian
Tokio Jan 28 Count Tan a minister of the Imperial Household yielded to press and noble pressure to end his planned marriage to Miss Kobayashi a plebian. The old count appears heartbroken. He is 60 and she to 20.
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Tokio
Japan
Tanaka
Imperial Household
Mias Kobayashi
DANGE TRAGEDY AT BROWNSVILLE NEAR Albany
Albany Ore Jan 29 News reached here of a tragedy at a dance on Charles Powell farm near Brownsville 22 miles south Powell shot and killed A Rupert as he left the dance Rupert had eloped with Powells daughter aged 15 despite warnings Rupert and the girl attended the dance and the murder followed Powell surrendered
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Albany
Ore
Bronwnsville
Here
Charles Powell
A. Rupert
Rupert
Powell
Man Sets Time to Die in Dayton Story
Milo McKellups an 81 year old Dayton farmer went to an undertaker to prepay his funeral expenses but was refused. Wealthy and widowless after his wife’s death four years ago he says he will die in February and has already liquidated most property and given away money to relatives to leave the world as poor as he began.
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Dayton
Wash
Milo McKellups
McKelluga
Woman Survives 100-Foot Shaft Fall at Syndicate Mine
Mrs. Lizzie Wagner of Butte Montana fell backward into a shaft during a intoxicated outing Tuesday night. She plunged about 100 feet into two feet of water and survived with a broken breastbone and injured heel. Remarkably she missed the shaft bucket by a narrow margin.
Jury Discharged in Grand Larceny Case at Anaconda
The jury in Anaconda Montana was discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the grand larceny case against former Justice of the Peace M. B. Hendricks. Hendricks faced charges tied to the estate of T. Gibbs and was brought from Tacoma Washington for trial.
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Anaconda
Mont
Justice of the Peace
M. B. Hendricks
Hendricks
T. Gibbs
Tacoma
Wash
Lightship 67 Adrift Near Portland
The local lighthouse office reports lightship No. 67 from Umatilla reer is adrift while sailing toward Port Angeles under its own power. Replacement is expected within a few days.
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Portlanol
Ore
Lighthouse Department
Umatilla
Port Angeles
Blizzard Traps Passengers on Mountain Top
A twenty year blizzard wires down lines and stalls trains on the Rocky Mountain pass. Passengers suffer hunger and cold as sleet causes danger in Chicago. A Civil War veteran is found dead near his cabin, trapped by snowdrifts.
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Rockies
Chicago
Veto Overrides In Oregon Legislature Passes Key Bills
In Salem Oregon five vetoed measures from last session were approved. An artesian well districts bill passed 27 to 3 after Senator Smith supported eastern Oregon water needs. Other acts include tax exemption for future public bonds and funding for eastern Oregon agricultural districts with annual appropriations. Senator Cole opposed the artesian bill citing lack of knowledge and tax concerns. McComas Pendleton, a mill owner, criticized the tax impact.
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Pendleton
Tfains
Smith
Cole
Senate
E. W. McComas
Salem
Oregon
Umatilla
McComas
Millman
Bingham
Chamberlain
Eastern Eastern
At Net
First
Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Society
Blizzard Rages Across Midwest Cutting Nebraska Minnesota
A severe blizzard sweeps Nebraska and reaches Minnesota with temperatures below zero. Telephones and telegraph lines to Nebraska and Minnesota are nearly inoperable as the storm disrupts communication and hampers travel.
Weather chaos from Lincoln sleet storm hits Chicago
Chicago reports a sleet storm from Lincoln Nebraska left wires down and the blizzard the worst in two decades. The storm caused widespread damage and suffering among the poor.
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Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
Neys
Trains Stalled Cold Weather Strands Passengers near Como
Denver dispatch reports six trains halted on the South Park division of the Colorado and Southern railroad near Como at the Continental Divide due to blizzard conditions. Two trains carry passengers. travelers endure cold and hunger awaiting relief.
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Denver
Colo
Tragedy of mountains leaves Civil War veteran dead
In Huena Vista Colorado on January 29 a tragedy from Mount Princeton area was revealed when the body of 65 year old W. H. McClure, a Civil War veteran, was found near his cabin six miles from town. He starved while unable to seek help due to heavy snow drifts.
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Huena Vista
Colo
W. H. McClure
Mount Princeton
Oklahom wind reaches Missouri in 40 mph storm
A wind storm from Oklahoma reached St. Louis Missouri today with winds blowing at forty miles per hour. The event was reported from St. Louis, marking a strong atmospheric disturbance moving eastward from Oklahoma.
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St. Louis
Oklahome
Murderer Hanged for Wife and Mother-in-Law Murders
At San Quentin California on January, a man named Onaries Baldesay was hanged for killing his wife and mother-in-law in Brockton California on September 30 of the previous year. The crime grew from jealousy after a debauch. He weighed 128 pounds and the drop was six feet, among the longest on record. He died within thirty seconds.
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San Quentin
Calif
Jan
Onaries Baldesay
Prizon
Brockton
California
Laying Out College Grounds Survey Under Way in Milton
Surveyors are mapping the Columbia college tract of 20 acres on a hill just west of Milton city limits. When finished the site will show up to fine advantage and is thought to become one of the most valuable properties in the city.
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Milton
Ore
Columbia College
House Adopts Conference Report on Next Census
Washington January 29 the house has adopted the conference report on the bill providing for the next census. The action clears the measure for presidential signature and sets schedules for enumeration nationwide.
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House
Washington
Gamblers threaten to move races to Mexico
Sacramento Calif Jan 26 When the legislature votes next week to send the racing game beyond the California limit it will drive it to the city of Mexico. Tom Williams president of the club controlling the Emeryville track has negotiated with President Ding for a ten year privilege to hold races with book making and selling features, Williams announced today.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Mexico
Tom Williams
Emeryville
Ding
Williams
Woman shoots to defend home in Morgantown
Morgantown Ky Jan 29 Mrs Lizzie Wayior wife of S L Taylor a well known farmer in the county shot and killed Monroe Hudeon with a shotgun last night about 1 o clock as he attempted to force an entrance into her home about eight miles from Morgantown authorities said the shooting occurred during the attempted intrusion and the woman acted in defense of her dwelling
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Morgantown
Lizzie Wayior
S& L
First NP Train Reaches Pendleton After 13 Day Gap
Northern Pacific resumed service to Pendleton with an engine and a passenger coach. J G Cutler, assistant superintendent, confirmed the Pasco Pendleton line is open and normal trains may resume. The line was damaged during the freshet washing away track in Vansycle canyon and between Helix and Pendleton. The first Pasco bound train since January 17 arrived today.
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Northern Pacific
Pendleton
J. G. Cutler
Pasco
Pasco-Pendleton
Vansycle Canyon
Helix
Arrest Immoral Trafficker Nabbed in Butte
At the request of the United States Immigration Inspector Ebbey detectives arrested Henri Martin alias Join Laydon and a woman named Ollie Ouger in Butte Mont on January 29. Martin is wanted in Chicago for importing women for immoral purposes and is said to have operated in Seattle and Portland earlier.
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Hutte
Mont
United States
Ebbey
Henri Martin
Laydon
Ollie Ouger
Martin
Chicago
Seattle
Portland
Butte
Sepulveda family in San Jose hospital near death
San Jose, January 29 The wife and three children of Victor Sepulveda, suspected of murdering grocer William Thurston near Willows, are in San Jose hospital dying of starvation after days with no food except roasted pumpkin. Sepulveda remains jailed and the family is penniless.
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San Jose
Calif
Victor Sepulveda
William Thurston
Willows
San Jose Hospital
Sepulveda
Threat against U S Attorney in Los Angeles
United States District Attorney Oscar Lawer received a death threat by letter allegedly from an ally of Mexican revolutionists jailed locally. The note warns of harsher punishment if the revolutionaries are not freed.
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Los Angeles
Calif
United States
Oscar Lawer
Socialists Gain Influence at UMWA Convention
In Indianapolis socialists secure power at the United Mine Workers of America annual convention with 300 of 1406 delegates aligned. A key resolution calls for public ownership of public utilities, adopted without dissent. President Lewis faces John Walker of Illinois as a socialist rival, while conservatives and socialists block moves to form an independent party.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Sission
Lewis
John Walker
Illnois
Anti Cigarette Movement Grows Across Panhandle
In Woodward Oklahoma on January 29 the Panhandle region gears up to curb smoking with anti cigarette clubs planned for Woodward and Amarillo, led by Dr Dora Martin. Ministers and teachers are promoting the cause as they organize a tour of talks across towns to rouse public concern about cigarettes.
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Woodward
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Texas
Amarillo
Dora Martin
Miss Prances Livingston Marries After 1900 Proposals
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin on January 29 Miss Prances Livingston who advertised for a husband wed Louis Stravens of Dorchester. Since their engagement proposals have poured in by the score and Stravens says any further letters will be returned unread to the sender.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Prances Livingston
Louis Stravens
Dorchester
Plucky Maiden Saves Companion From Fire
Miss Bessie Love a stenographer risked her life to rescue roommate Minnie Brooks from a burning New York apartment. She returned to the fourth floor, dragged Brooks to a window, and both were carried down by firemen as 2000 onlookers cheered.
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New York
Bessie Love
Minnie Brooks
Panama Canal Plan May Change After Engineer Report
Roosevelt has appointed an eight member commission of engineers including Benny Schuyler to Panama to compare lock level and sea level options. They will assess the Gatum Dam and may abandon lock level plans if the dam is deemed insecure, signaling potential shift in canal construction.
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Isthmus
Great Gatum
Los Angeles
Calif
Panama Canal
James D Schuyler
Panama
Taft
Roosevelt
Benny Schuyler
Gatum
Clouds Leak Snakes In Golden Gate Park
Thousands of tiny snakes poured from the clouds onto Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during Mondays storm. Park officials said walks were covered by wriggling masses as the snakes fell from dark clouds and vanished into slush and mud.
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Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
McLaren
Frederick Healy
Miner John Moran causes Reno hotel riot
Reno January 22 a man named John Moran registered at the Hotel Reno then hurled bank notes into the air and yelled loudly. He smashed office furniture with a chair as police subdued him. Moran, tied to Beckwith and the Western Pacific, showed a miner’s union card and was linked to construction work.
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Reno
Nev
John Moran
Doran
Beckwith
Western Pacific
Union
To Control Oklahoma Water
Norman plans state water power control bill to be sent to the legislature. Professor Gould of the state geological survey says passage would preserve power for the people. He argues the measure plus constitutional gas piping provisions could spur Oklahoma toward wealth through manufacturing.
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Oklahoma
Norman
Chas. Gould
State Geological Survey
Suffrage Amendment Fails In California Vote
In Sacramento on January 36 the constitutional amendment granting women suffrage was defeated by 39 to 37. The narrow outcome leaves the issue unresolved and marks a close contest in the state capital.
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Sacramento
Cal
King Menedik Reported Gravely Ill
It is reported that King Menedik is gravely ill though the rumor of his illness cannot be confirmed. Jihuta and Azyssisna are named in the notice dated January 29.
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Jihuta
Azyssisna
Jan
Menedik
Great gale disrupts western plains and wires down
A strong gale from Denver to the eastern plains causes widespread sleet damage. Wires from Denver to Ogden are down while snow and wind hinder rail traffic along the eastern Rockies slope. The storm spans from North Dakota to northern Texas, but railroad movement remains steady elsewhere.
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Denver
Cols
Ogden
North Dakota
Texas
Rockies
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Pendleton Fair
Bill
Mull
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Odginligts Gaat
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