Changed Opinion on Missing Man Body in Olney Grave Mystery
Coroner Ralph Folsom shifts belief after a letter from Mrs. Pless. She adds a detailed description of Curt Pless, noting he had no moustache and very light hair, with no knee scar from a gunshot, unlike the man found in the Columbia river who had a dark moustache and dark hair. Remains likely will not be disinterred due to cost and doubts over identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
Olney
Curt Pleas
Bellingham Washington
Ralph Folsom
Columbia River
Curt Pless
Costly Tunnel Under the Hudson Completed
New York reports the Hudson River tunnel linking New York and New Jersey officially opened after years of work. The $70 million project featured remarks by Governor Fort, Hudson New York Tunnel Company president William McAdoo, and chief engineer Charles Jacobs. The first train passed at 3 PM and crowds gathered outside Jersey City City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson River
New Jersey
Jersey City
Governor Fort
William McAdoo
Hudson-New York Tunnel Company
Charles Jacobs
Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Bronx
Columbus sportings goods chief faces embezzlement charge
J H Mackie president of the Columbus Sportings Goods Co was arrested in Los Angeles at the request of Columbus police. Pinkerton reports he swindled Mrs Jane T Green of 13500 by soliciting investment in his firm which later burned. Authorities allege the funds were not invested before the fire.
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Los Angeles
J. H. Mackie
Columbus, Ohio
Sportings Goods Company
Columbus
Pinkerton
Mackie
Jane T. Green
Celebrate Salem Day at Seattle Exposition
Seattle July 19 Today is Salem day at the exposition in the Oregon building at 11 o clock. Four of the nine state supreme court justices Mount Dunbar Fulleton and Chadwick former Salemites were invited to meet old neighbors during the reunion.
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Seattle
Salem
State Supreme Court
Mount
Dunbar
Fulleton
Chadwick
Questa of Honor
Oregon
Five Injured In Auto Smash Up Near San Diego
San Diego July 19. A chauffeur driving a local six passenger auto struck and split a gasoline motor car at an old town near here. The chauffeur died shortly after being removed from the wreck. Five passengers were injured in the collision.
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San Diego
Here
Wrights set new aeroplane record at Fort Meyer parade
Washington July 16 Orville Wright on his second flight broke his 1809 record by circling the course 16 44 times at an average height of 60 feet and speeds near 50 mph. He landed at 7:00 pm after engine bearings grew hot. Wilbur Wright praised the machine as in splendid condition amid cheering crowds and the senator Culberson presented his daughter, who quipped about future flights.
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Washington
Fort Meyer Parade Grounds
Orville Wright
Heo
Fort
Wem
Orville
Dayton
Senator Culberson
Heroic mother slain child under electric train
In San Rafael California July 19 a mother Ida Nelson tried to shield her three year old daughter Vert from an oncoming electric train. The child was killed instantly and the mother suffered serious internal injuries at Cottage hospital. The mother diverted her attention briefly and the tragedy occurred as they waited for the noon train.
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San Rafael
Calif
Vert
Ida Nelson Liey
Cottage Hospital
Nansen Prepares Arctic Expedition aboard Vealemoy
In Christiana Norway on July 19 Dr Fridtjof Nansen readies his private yacht Vealemoy for a new Arctic venture. The voyage will focus on oceanographic currents and surface and deep water warmth, influencing Norway's climate and fisheries. The trip will cover Teeland and Greenland and run through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana
Norway
Fridtjof Nansen
Arctic
Vealemoy
Nansen
Teeland
Greenland
Sawmill Burns at Dodge With Big Losses
Estacada Oregon July 19 The Ro Ley Horner Lumber Company's mill at Dodge nine miles south of Estacada was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour Friday morning. Three months after building a new mill costing 1500 it burned after hours of operation. Seventy five thousand feet of lumber were saved but 26000 burned. No insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estacada
Ore
Roley-Horner Lumber Company
Dodge
Catholics Begin War on Immoral Shows in Cincinnati
Federated Catholic Societies of Hammond county with Archbishop Mooler approval begin a crusade against improper theatrical shows in Cincinnati. The effort aims to spread nationally. A protest letter was sent to Belasco Shubert Savage and Klaw Erlinger in New York.
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Cincinnati
Hammond County
Mooler
Belasco, Shubert, Savage and
Klaw & Erlanger
New York
Cambridge Ethnology Professor Dines With Tigarrotes in Seattle
Seattle on July 19 reports a canine banquet at Thorette village on the Pay Streak attended by Professor A C Hadden of Cambridge University England. He sampled dog meat but retained some caution while about a half dozen students watched admiring his apparent bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
A. C. Hadden
Cambridge University
England
Thorette Village
Bold Thieves Arrested Take Thousands in Coast Cities
Seattle detectives and San Francisco officers say they captured a highly skilled gang led by H. G. Moore ex convict from San Francisco with Claud Payne and Steve Arana among the arrested. Mrs. O M Slater is linked. Jewelry and plunder valued in thousands recovered with more scattered across Be ath Vancouver Portland and Tacoma.
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Moore
San Francisco
Seattle
Hudson C. Ames
Thomas Ryan
H. G. Moore
Claud Payne
Steve Arana
O. M. Slater
Portland
Ore
Vancouver
B. C
Tacoma
Mareh Lith
Slater
Wast Grain Harvest Record in Waitsburg Area
Waitsburg Washington July 18 Special Records for fast harvesting in southeastern Washington were broken Thursday when Jeh Barnes parts of Spring Valley near Waitsburg cut and threshed 194000 sacks of barley from sunrise to dark using a steam threshing outfit. The yield averaged 80 bushels per acre. T. Mickelson on the Prank Zuger machine logged 1860 sacks the second best day. Farmers expect possible world records for quick harvest in eastern Washington.
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Waitsburg
Wash
Washington
Jeh Barnes
Spring Valley
T. Mickelson
Eugene Guard urges railroad to Bruslaw execution
The Eugene Guard emphasizes the vital issue for Eugene and Lane county as the push to build a railroad toward Bruslaw. The editorial advocates action to advance the project and rally public support for the transportation development.
Soldiers Die From Heat During Prolonged Drill
Tokyo July 19 eight soldiers dead thirty two dying and one hundred fifteen in serious condition after heat wave as military authorities forced drills in sweltering temperatures. Six dead at Takasaki twenty three dying two dead at Osaka others in Hamastus with five hours of maneuvers on Saturday. Nearly a hundred overcome including thirty five in serious condition.
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Tokio
Japan
Takasaki
Osaka
Hamastus
Witnesses Called in Sutton Inquiry in Annapolis
The Sutton inquiry into Lieut James N Sutton death began in Annapolis with Mrs Sutton present. Lieut Adams testified detailing Oct 15 1907 events at Carvel Hotel and the trio returning to the naval academy in Suttons automobile. The Army will permit cross examination by Mrs Sutton and Lieut Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
James N. Sutton
Portland
Oregon
Sutton
Harry Leonard
War Department
Lieut. Adams
Carvel Hotel
Lieuts
Osterman
Utley
Naval Academy
Wiley
Five Local Boys Arrested On Charge Of Stealing Junk
Acting Chief Kearney closed a busy week by arresting five boys aged 11 to 12 on stealing charges. They were turned over to juvenile court after no punishment seemed fit under city ordinances. Names include Frank Hutchinson, Will Rupert, George Toward, Arnold Reed, and Kin Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
Hailey
Tete
Main Street
John Kearney
Brdane
Jim
Spreckles Will Case Begins Hearings in San Francisco
Hearings open before Judge Coffey on the first stage of the Spreckles will contest. John D. Spreckles and Adolph B. Sperckles challenge the executors Rudolph and Claus A. Spreckels over a partial distribution of estate. Spreckles left the estate to his widow for life with the remainder divided among Rudolph Claus A. Spreckles and Anna C. Ferrie. John PD and Adolph B were disinherited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Claus Spreckles
Coffey
John D
Adolph B. Spreckles
Rudolph
Claus A. Spreckels
Spreckles
Claus A
Anna C. Ferrie
John PD
Appeal Hearing Set In Finch Murder Case
Salem records state that arguments in the appeal of James Finch, condemned for the murder of Ralph Fisher in Portland, will be heard by the state supreme court tomorrow. Finch's lawyers argue the death sentence is unconstitutional in Oregon due to the constitution's reformative punishment clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
James Finch
Ralph Fisher
Portland
Supreme Court
Finch
Oregon
Second Calhoun Trial Begins in San Francisco
San Francisco July 18 attorneys for defense and prosecution say they are ready to begin the second trial of Patrick Calhoun the traction magnate charged with attempting to bribe John Furey a former member of the doodling board of supervisors Fifty jurors were summoned and the examination is to begin immediately Calhoun is represented by the same lawyers as in his first trial Great difficulty is anticipated in getting a second jury There were fewer than ten spectators in court at the outset with delays on technical questions expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
Traction
John Furey
Doodling Board of Supervisors
Talesmen
Langdon
Alaska
Calhon
Draft for the Bib Bond Issue In Treasury Plan
Secretary MacVeagh completed a district draft of a bond provision to fund treasury needs. The draft, prepared for a tariff bill, was reviewed in a Treasury Department conference with Attorney General Wickersham and Ways and Means Chairman Payne. It proposes bonds up to 297 million dollars for Panama canal costs, minus 130 million already authorized, at interest not to exceed 3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Wickersham
Payne
House Committee On Ways and Means
Lightning bolt from clear sky shocks Vancouver hotels
In Vancouver on Saturday afternoon a thunderbolt ripped from a sunlit sky striking near two hotels. Lead pipes melted, electrical systems failed, and four large transformers from the British Columbia Electric Railway were ruined, totaling about $1000 in damage. This marks a historic Vancouver event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Coimbra Electric Railway Company
Eleven Thousand Register at Missoula
Missoula July 19 approximately eleven thousand five hundred home seekers are registered at the Flathead reservation by noon today with many more arriving from Spokane and western states. Notary conflict continues but is restrained by threats of free registration from the chamber of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Flathawd Reservation
Spokane
Notaries
Chamber of Commerce
Rae Brackett Recovers Sanity After Portland Shooting
Rae Brackett said to his wife and doctor that he has no idea who shot him and that any delirious accusations were false. Mrs Brackett, arriving from Walla Walla, states he did not accuse Louis Quimsby or J M Majin and does not know the shooter. She also contacted Mrs Quimsby to deny any link between Quimsby and the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Portland
Rae Brackett
Kribs and Smith Win Big Timber Contest in Oregon
Acting Interior Secretary denied Massie et al motion to contest scrip location filed by Fred Kribs and C A Smith on about 16000 acres of timber land in Curry county Oregon. The ruling sets aside the protest and could permit patents to Kribs and Smith if their scrip is valid after examination. The disputed land, highly valuable, was tied to a state school indemnity selection later found invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Pierce
Massie Et al
Fred Kribs
C. A. Smith
Curry County
Oregon
Kribs
Smith
Kribs and Smith
Chamberlin
Aztec Land & Cattle Company Ship
Mossle
Union State Bank Inquiry Begins Today
San Francisco July 19 The min ute book of the Union State bank was produced by Attorney Charles Adama for W C Hayes who carried the books away when ousted as cashier Bank examiner E F Young is now working on the book to reveal official methods The shortage totals about fifteen hundred dollars The bank is besieged by depositors who are told the bank is solvent and will meet obligations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Union State Bank
Charles Adama
W. C. Hayes
EF. P. Young
Hecht
Conference Adopts Revised Corporation Tax Plan
Washington July 19 tariff conferees agreed to adopt the corporation tax amendment as redrafted by Wickersham and Root. Tax set at one percent with exemptions for holding companies and mutuals insurance and building and loan associations. Wickersham and I explained the details before the conferees. The amendment will replace the inheritance tax adopted by the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickersham and Root
Wickersham and I
Republicans Seek To Block Tariff Upward Revision
Fifteen Republican senators appointed subcommittees to confer with President Taft to argue schedules on coal lumber hides iron ore and other tariff items as they seek to prevent an upward revision in Washington on July 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Tikina
Piles
Warren
Wyoming
Curtis
Kansas
Emith
Michigan
Harriman Health Improves as Family Joins Arrival Near Gastlen
Gastlen Austria July 19. E Harriman’s health is much improved. He takes long walks daily. His children, now on their way to join him, are expected to reach here soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Detter
Gastlen
Austria
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Wilbur
DR. Nansen
Profesor Bats Dog Ment
Eugene Guard
Eugene
Lane County
Bruslaw
Jap Ooldier
Lorane
Duke
Cottonwood Street
Halley
Walter Cobb
Josey Fielding
Ed Part
Stella Willams
Jusitin Peear
Charles Switzler
Wiliam Barnhart
Lilly and
Miary
Hary Dupule
Gren
TNS
Traction Magnate
Honey
Brackett
Portland Street
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