Wife murderer's fate sealed by Oregon Supreme Court
Salem July 13. The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed lower court verdicts in two murder cases. John D. Roselair lair, who killed his wife at a Hillsboro cabin, was found guilty of first degree murder despite a claim of self defense. The court ruled the confession admissible and premeditation proven. In State vs Trapp, the court upheld a life sentence for murder in a Huntington saloon, denying a new trial due to intoxication and late affidavits. Other opinions: Anna Oliver vs Synhorst upheld. J W Robinson vs Holmes reversed. rehearing denied in Carnes vs Dalton.
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Salem
Ore
Washington County
John D. Roselair
Hillsboro
Supreme Court
Roselair
Moore
State
D. R. Trapp
Baker County
Chris Jasperson
Huntington
Qeaulty
Rakin
Trapp
Jasperson
James McAvoy
Grant County
McAvoy
Eakin
Anna Oliver
Fred Synhorst
Justice McBride
la Grande
J. W. Robinson
Ed Holmes
Crook County
Sam Carnes
James Dalton
Justice King
Berlin Aeroplane Convertible Cars to Motor Boat War Engine
In Berlin the inventor Herr Fritz Grawert demonstrated a vehicle that can transform from an aeroplane into a motor car or boat. Deployed as an offensive war engine, it has performed better on land. Shown at the military airship station in Tegal, Major Gross praised its potential for the army authorities.
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Berlin
Fritz Grawert
Tegal
Gross
Daily East Oregonian ad reads fifteen cent weekly rate
The Daily East Oregonian advertises a subscription price of fifteen cents per week, attributed to Carrie. The brief notice highlights a low-cost rate and the newspaper’s branding for readers considering a weekly plan.
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East Oregonian
Carrie
European Medical Experts claim tuberculosis cure in Pendleton
A local notice touts Fer-Don's European Medical Experts at 637 Main St Pendleton Oregon. It recounts a Sacramento resident Mr C Steinhauer cured from consumption after December 12 1909 and praises wife Mrs Steinhauer. The piece urges immediate examination with hours and a one dollar fee.
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Fer- Don
Main St
Pendleton
Oregon
Fer-Don
C. Steinhauer
McCloud
Siskiyou
Fountain of Health
Ike
Steinhauer
Mr. Sutinhauer
Cartiniv
Fer-Don’s
Sacramento
Oakland
Medford
Roseburg
Eugene
Redding
Fer-Don's
AlMort
Deetora
Vale
Salem
Oemos
Priraon
Burglars Break Into Musgrove Mercantile at Athena
Special correspondence from Athena Oregon reports a July 12 burglary at Musgrove Mercantile. Thieves forced the back door of the dry goods section, stole two blue serge coats valued at ten dollars each and two suitcases, then raided the grocery area before fleeing. No suspects named. local marshal Gholson leads efforts to locate the culprits, believed to be transient laborers camping near town.
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Athena
Ore
Musgrove Mercantile Company
Marshal Gholson
Invitation to Women by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine company of Lynn Massachusetts invites women to visit their laboratory to see how they handle vast correspondence. They emphasize that no letter or testimonial is published without the writer's consent and that they never sell letters. Thousands of women seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice each year.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Feather Dealers Try Smuggling Feathers
London reports startling figures on bird slaughter for Paris and London millinery markets. James Buckland says the practice, intensified in breeding season, is depleting feather resources. In 1898 Venezuela killed 1,638,738 egrets for plumes, dropping to 267,916 by 1908, reflecting a decade of decline.
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London
Paris
Selborne Society
James Buckland
Birdie
Mr. Buckland
Venezuela
Dr. Kings New Discovery Promises Quick Lung Relief
The ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the sure remedy for colds coughs and bronchial troubles. It claims thousands saved and offers a trial bottle free at Tallman & Co with prices 10c and 1.00 for full sizes.
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Napoleon
Dr. King
Tallman & Co
Carnegie Coat of Arms of Weavers and Shoemakers
A decorative emblem titled Carnegie's Coat of Arms features a weaver's shuttle crossed by a shoemaker's knife with the Senitch thistle and boar's head. Placed in Skibo Castle, it honors handloom weavers from Mr. Carnegie's town. The Laird of Balbo notes ancestral ties to both trades and hints at a suitable motto.
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Coatrol
Balbo
Carnegie
Samose Aids Weight Gain Promise In Pendleton Field Trial
Advertised as a flesh forming food, Samose is claimed to rapidly convert thin customers into plump, healthy individuals. Promoters offer a money back guarantee if it fails to restore strength and health, citing reports of former skeptics who became well through use.
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Pendleton
Koeppene
Wipe Out Pirate Band in Celebes Action
Manila dispatch reports Philippine constabulary under Governor Reed killed the Moro pirate leader Harji Assad on Manitcmanca after pursuit in the Toll Toll Celebes group. Eleven band members were captured. headmen of Toli Toli returned with the chief’s head and claimed rewards.
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Contabulary
Victoria
B. C
Manila
Bellophon
Toll Toll
Toli Toli
The Hot Weather Test Inspires Aid To Endurance
The Hot Weather Test makes people better acquainted with their resources of strength and endurance. Many find they need Hood's Sarsaparilla which invigorates the blood, promotes refreshing sleep and overcomes that tired feeling.
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Hood
Preacher Explains Why Jeffries Lost Fight
Minneapolis pastor Rev. G Morrell of Peoples church argued five reasons Jeffries lost to Johnson aging out of boxing poor training race hatred and poor guidance while endorsing pugilism and fighting pictures. He defended fight films and recalled meeting Jeffries and Johnson during tours, prompting church applause from the congregation.
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Minneapolis
Minn
G. Morrell
Peoples Church
Jeffries
Jim Jeffries
Johnson
Morrell
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as earths greatest healer for a frightful wreck and many injuries. It claims fast relief for burns boils sores eczema chapped hands lips and minor ailments with a price of 265 cents at Tallman and Co.
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Furest
Tallman & Co
Female Jury Fines Woman for Harsh Treatment
Mrs Wrighter recalls a Sheridan county Wyoming case where a woman slapped a child after stones were thrown at her own child. A judge M L Blake presided with FE Lonebaugh as defense, and the jury of peers sentenced the defendant for defiance after she said she would repeat the punishment. Mrs Wrighter, former post mistress, notes eligibility issues and Wyoming ties.
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North
Fakime
Idaho
Colorado
Sheridan County
Wyoming
W. D. Wriehter
M. L. Blake
Washington, D. C
FE. E. Lonebaugh
Wrighter
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised in Toledo notice
Ohio Toledo City Lucas Conm Cant J. Cheney swears as partner that firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public attests on December 6. Cure taken internally. claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. sold by druggists.
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Ohio
Toledo
Lucas
J. Cheney
F. J. Aeney &Co
Hall
Cheney
A. W. Eee
F. J. Cheney & CO
Tall
Smugglers Escape with Diamonds from Southwest Africa
Smugglers holding diamonds valued at 400000 evade Colonial officials at Luderux Bay and head for Europe aboard a German vessel. The government claims a 431% share of the value and tracks all arrivals. Revenue officers note diamonds worth many millions have been smuggled out in recent years. The smugglers are thought to be women concealing stones in clothing. Men’s oxford shoes advertised at A Eklund’s.
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Berlin
Luderux Bay
Europe
Harvest helps end red ribbon union disruption at Walla Walla
In Walla Walla Washington harvest proceeds with few red ribbon wearers as police quickly curb IWW street actions. Farmers, bolstered by firm arrests and penalties, resume work with crews filling harvest gaps. Wheat markets show modest gains with Sound prices favored over Portland buyers who control shipments via Oregon Railway & Navigation, raising farmer concerns.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Jungies
Lmits
Spokane
Wallan Walla
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Paris Court Scene Ends With Lawyer Knockdown
In Paris a defendant Tambornino, on trial for theft, provoked his lawyer by arguing lack of accountability. Tambornino enraged, leaned over the dock and knocked the lawyer to the floor. The lawyer exclaimed of his colony for responsible, and Tambornino was acquitted.
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Paris
Tambornino
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A. Eklund
Union OF Harvest Hands
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Stark Streets
Park Street
Park Stress Annex
Ester
Columbia Light & Power Company
N. W. Gas and Electric Co
Matlock Building
Duroy
F. J. Donaldson
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