Millionaire slain in self defense by estranged wife chauffeur
San Francisco January 20 For fatally shooting John Moore the millionaire who with his wife was a principal in a sensational divorce suit the court threw out Samuel Timothy a chauffeur will not be prosecuted according to District Attorney Swart Moore in an aute mortem state ment admitted he fired first shots at the auto driver but said Mrs Moore was joy riding with Timothy which is denied by the latter and Mrs Moore Moore died last night By the death of Moore the old scandal which involved many leaders of California including Rear Admiral Phelps will be hushed up Timothy carried Mrs Moore s picture in his watch.
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San Francisco
Calif
John Moore
Samuel Timothy
Swart
San Mateo County
Moore
California
Phelps
Frank King
Weston
J. A. Bagwell
Helix
Hans Pohl
Charles Bonney
Bradshaw
J. E. Romine
Milton
Romine
Kenneth McRae
A. T. Perkins
Manuel Friedley
Charles Vinson
Holdman
Warner
Motorman Causes Riot of Strikers in Battle
In Lawrence Massachusetts on January 23 a street car motorman drove through a procession of textile mill strikers injuring many. Seven strikers were arrested as sixteen street cars were smashed by about fifteen thousand marchers protesting mill operators who refused arbitration. The crowd, many women and children, carried the American flag and sang Marseillaise.
Alleged Murderer Walter Dies Protesting Innocence
Albert Welter, convicted of Ruth Wheeler’s murder, was electrocuted at Sing Sing on January 29. He proclaimed innocence to fellow inmates as the chair delivered the sentence at 6:30 PM. Witness Dr. Lane said Walter appeared guilty, seeking to sway others before death.
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Lane
Walter
Birdmen to Receive a Neat Sum of Money
Los Angeles January 21 pilots who competed in the aviation meet will meet manager Dick Ferris this afternoon to decide how to divide receipts. They likely receive 54 percent of a hundred thousand dollars.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dick Ferris
Laundry Strike Approved by State Labor Dept
New York January 29 official OK of the state labor department was put on the Laundry Workers strike after an investigation found the workers complaints justified. They cite horrible sanitary conditions wages too small and hours too long.
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New York
O. K
State Labor Department
Wilson Withdraws From Congressional Race
F Wilson of Athena says he is not a candidate for congress in the Second district and will not pursue a progressive Republican run. He cites private business duties in Oregon and says he will back any candidate with a truly progressive platform that commands public confidence.
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F. Wilson
Athena
Oregon Journal
Wilson
Ss. F. Wilson
Oregon
Chinese Murder Suspect Arrested in Portland
Portland detectives report the arrest of O Sen, a Chinese woman linked to the murder of Seid Bing, the trunk victim from Billings, Montana. Detective Day plans to obtain requisition papers and depart for Billings tonight to secure trial for first degree murder in Portland.
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Portland
Ore
O| Sen
Seid Bing
Billings
Mont
Italians Seize British Ship in Red Sea
London reports Italy's torpedo boat flotilla seized a British launch near Hoheida on the Arabian coast. The British coast has labeled the act unwarranted and demanded an immediate explanation from Rome. England threatens a response as tensions rise.
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London
England
Italy
Red Sea
Hoheida
Arabian
British War Office
Rome
Sheriff Leads to Capture of Sen Goey in Billings
Sheriff T. D. Taylor of the county received a tip from Arlo Siddons, a brakeman on the railroad, about Mrs. Uns Goey passing through Pendleton on January 12. The information helped authorities in Billings, Montana, to be on alert Saturday afternoon, resulting in the capture of the suspect.
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T. D. Taylor
Sen
Uns Goey
Billings
Montana
Arlo Siddons
Employes of Steel Trust Endure Horrible Condition
Louis Brandels testified before the Stanley committee investigating the steel trust challenging Judge Gary's view of the steel corporation as a model employer. He cited a May 1910 report showing 560,000 workers, twenty percent of the workforce, labored 4 hours or more weekly? actually daily twelve hours with Sunday off. He added shifts changed and some workers endured 18 to 24 hours on duty. Some workers over forty, and Brandels voiced disbelief such conditions could be sustained.
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Washington, Pan
Stanley Committee
Steel Trust
Louis Brandels
Gary
Steel Corporation
Brandels
Commissioner of Corporations
McNamara Defense Aide Called Before Grand Jury
Los Angeles January 29 Davis former associate counsel for the McNamara defense was called before the county grand jury investigating the McNamara trial outcomes He was preceded by Le James not a McNamara venireman.
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Los Angeles
Cal
lLecompte Davis
McNamara
le. James
McNamara Venireman
Mabel Warner Faces Third Trial For Forgery Case
Calm but determined Mrs. Mabel Young Warner enters her third trial for forging a will that left her uncle and stepfather James Young an estate. Judge Bradshaw presides as veniremen are questioned amid long delays and bias concerns.
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Mabel Young Warner
James Young
Bradshaw
Dalles
Phelps
Ventlemen
Venireman
Fred Young
Fee
Slater
Bailey
Perry
Homer Watts
Lowell
F. D. Watts
Ss. V. Knox
Robert
Will Jamison
Chance Rogers
Mabel Warner
Sturgis Ditch Advocates Pause West Extension Fight
Sturgis Ditch advocates meeting Saturday decided not to oppose the Umatilla project west extension. They will work with the reclamation board to shape any extension to protect local interests and appoint a committee to confer with officials. The group, forming the Umatilla Irrigation association, aims to use flood waters to boost land productivity north and northwest of Sturgis and benefit nearby desert sands. A formal action plan awaits records on right of way. U.S. Attorney John McCourt says government owns the likely route.
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Sturgis Ditch
Umatilla
Reclamation Board
Frederick Steiner
Sturgia
Cold Springs
West End
United States
John McCourt
C. P. Strain
Hudson Bay
Asa Thomson
James Hoskins
Buttercreek
Hoskins
Mabasra
Harden
Rue
Reese
Cameron
Fireman Jim Flynn Declines Palger Bout in New York
Fireman Jim Flynn who planned to fight Jack Johnson in July refused 450 000 to meet Al Palger in a ten round bout in New York on February 135 Sporting writers call him a coward and say the Palger match with Johnson will not materialize.
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Jim Fiynn
New York
Jim Flynn
Jack Johnson
al Palger
Palver
Johnson
Carey Urges Roosevelt Run in West for 1900
New York report says Governor Carey of Wyoming visited Colonel Roosevelt to press the west’s demand for Roosevelt as a candidate. Willis Emerson had voiced the sentiment.
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Carey
Teddy
New York
N. Y
Lorimer Hearing Resumed In Senate Probe
Washington date January 29. After a ten day recess caused by illness of his counsel Judge Hancey the Lorimer hearing before the senate committee was resumed today.
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Lorimer
Washington, D. C
Hancey
Senate
Five more Ecuadorian generals slain in Quito mob
Guayaquil dispatch reports a frenzied crowd seized five former revolution leaders from Quito penitentiary last night and killed them despite a double guard. The victims include Generals Elroy Alfaro Flavio Alfaro Medardo Alfaro Wiphane Paez and Manuel Serrano as government charges of engineered slaughter loom. A new revolt is feared with ties to the slain ex president Montero’s sentencing.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Quito Penitentiary
Elroy
Flavio
Medardo Alfaro
Wiphane Paez
Manuel Serrano
Montero
Prineville Rancher Murder Suspect Arrested in Burns
Burns Oregon January 29 Douglas Tapp arrested charged with stealing and held while police investigate the disappearance of rancher Frank Way owner of a Prineville area ranch who vanished after withdrawing money from a bank Tapp gives conflicting accounts of Way's absence
Socialists Victories Sparks German Civil War Tone
Berlin dispatch reports the Post urges Kaiser Wilhelm to unleash force to subdue socialist gains. The editorial links socialist victories in elections to a call for war to awaken German strength, claiming Germans prosper only in conflict and criticizing a peace era.
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Berlin
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Die Post
German War Party
Poultry Show Declared Best Yet In Umatilla County
The third annual Umatilla Morrow County Poultry association show closed Saturday with high praise from stockholders and spectators alike. Despite lower attendance than prior years due to no band concerts, the event boasted larger exhibit space and higher quality entries. George Speight of Hubbard sold a Barred Rock for 25 dollars as top sale. shipments began immediately, with remaining birds sent to Milton and other exhibitions.
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Umatilla-Morrow County Poultry Association
George Speight
Hubbard
Armory
Milton
Hilton says Joan McNamaila not guilty as confessed
Los Angeles dispatch reports Attorney Davis reacting to Judge Hilton statements in Denver that he believed John McNamara innocent and would prove it. Hilton says Stuhn confessed because he feared punishment and that the McNamarias had counsel.
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Hilton
Joan M'Namaila
Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago Club Woman Jailed for Murder of Husband
Chicago January 29 Mrs Rene Morrow a club woman who disappeared after being questioned in the murder of her inventor husband was surrendered by her attorney and jailed. She asserted her innocence and sought a hearing this afternoon as club women rally to her support.
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Chicago
Rene Morrow
Washington solon ends life amid piling contract ruin
Tacoma January 29. Facing ruin from a large Northern Pacific piling contract he could not fulfill R D Shutt a 64 year old realty man and member of the legislature committed suicide in his office with a revolver. He was a widower and is survived by a widow.
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Washington
Solon
Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
R. D. Shutt
The
Legisature
Rebels Defeat Manchus Near Nanking
London dispatches report a crushing defeat of imperialists led by General Chang at Ku Cheng, 125 miles from Nanking, carried by revolutionists. The Tein Tsin dispatches confirm a decisive victory with significant strategic implications for the region.
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London
Chang
Ku Cheng
Tein Tsin
Nanking
Gwinn Resigns as Roundup Secretary
J H Gwinn resigns as Pendleton Roundup secretary. George Hartman Jr serves temporarily as secretary pro tem until a successor is chosen, with a meeting held to accept the resignation. Gwinn cites his Rodeo involvement. Hartman to attend Northwest Fall Association meeting February 1 in Walla Walla.
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Gwinn
Roundup
George Hartman, Jr
J. H. Gwinn
Pendleton
The
Los Angeles
Calif
Walla Wall
Northwest Fall Association
Investigating Board Arrives in Hermiston on Train No 18
Special correspondence from Hermiston Oregon reports members of the investigating board aboard train No 18 and due to arrive this afternoon. The board will stay through the afternoon and evening then depart for Pendleton by motor car tomorrow morning, reaching Pendleton at 10 45.
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Hermiston
Ore
Jan
Oll
Mombers
Pendleton
Taft to Answer La Follette Attacks Tonight in Cleveland
President Taft arrived in Cleveland for a McKinley banquet and brief Chamber of Commerce speech. He met with Myron Herrick and GOP leaders to map defenses against Senator La Follette’s Ohio challenge with aides and staff in attendance.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Taft
Chamber of Commerce
Myron Herrick
la Follette
Oho
Butt
Nye
Probe of Money Trust Set for Favorable Report
Washington January 29 members of the house committee on rules said the resolution for a probe of the Money trust will be favorably reported. It is charged the money trust by controlling finances throttles financial and other enterprises that compete with others in which financiers are interested.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Rules Today
Money Trust
Lindbergh
Findneces
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