Dentist North Held In Connection With Murder
Corvallis Oregon itinerant dentist Dr E N North is jailed in Benton county charged with the murder of Elizabeth Griffith. Her body was found in water above Henkies millton southwest of Philomath on June 3. North was arrested at Eddyville by deputies and sheriffs from Lincoln and Benton counties and brought to Corvallis for a preliminary hearing. Authorities say detectives are active but specifics of evidence are not released. Early indications suggested foul play rather than suicide.
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Corvallis
Ore
E. N. North
Philomath
Benton County
Elizabeth Griffith
Henkies Milton
Phi
Lomath
North
Eddyville
Lincoln County
Gellatly
Hryson
Arthur Clarke
Corvallis Walay
Moon
St Jas
Messrs
Hirgeon
Clarke
Griffith
Three Gil Burglars Rob 20 Houses in New Haven
New Haven, Conn. police solved a spree of daring burglaries by arresting three girls Filimina and Mary magazine and Christiana Car 1 all of New Haven aged 16. They confessed to 20 robberies with an estimated haul around $160.
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New Haven
Conn
Filimina and
Mary Magazine
Christiana
At the Picture Shows Orpheum Excellent Program 101
The Orpheum presents an 101 program with Kalem’s The True Incident of the American Civil War, The Thoroughbred Edition comedy, For the Squaw Pathe Indian picture, The Foster Father Pathe drama, Max Comes Home comedy, Winter Sports at Lucerne, and seven subjects highlighted by vivid action and outdoor life with notable scenes and performances.
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Pathe
Max
Lucerne
Thanhouser Kid and The Colonel and The King at The Cosy
The Cosy offers Thanhouser Kid featuring strong Western and comedy. The Colonel and The King follows George V as a seven year old king whose cousin seizes the throne. he is cared for by an emigrant to America, then adopted by an army colonel. A Western tale of bandits and love follows with Steve and a reward. The Harvest presents a domestic tragedy averted by wit, while The Ingenious Accident is a mountain comedy about a fake rescue. Tommy Gets a New Trumpet provides chaos and humor. Hutchins the renowned whistler appears at performances.
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Thanhouser
America
Ellis Island
New York
West
Steve
Steve Geta
Este
Euclair
Tommy
Belair
Hutchins
Whistler
The Pastime Features Rouge Pals and More
A Pastime program on Tuesday features Rouge Pals by Selig with cast including Hobart Bosworth and Herbert Rawlinson. a true Arizona tale set in the eighties with famed names and a Damon and Pythias friendship angle. Also shown are Biograph's The Delayed Proposal a country bumpkin comedy and Pearde Youth a young doctor tale, plus American Pathé Over the Cliff and Edison’s The Iron Master.
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House of Quality
Steve
Betty Fiarte
Zeke
Pearde
American Pathe
Iron Master
Edison the
Bear attack on hog reported in Monaca Idaho
News notes from the Northwest describe a hog owned by H. L. Houginn being attacked by a bear with the hog badly injured and the bear subsequently leaving the scene. Additional items report a spark from a freight engine setting 500 acres of grass ablaze on the Lacrosse-Connell branch and a washout creating a hole in a dam at Meyers Falls causing east end damage to a sawmill.
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Hee
Monaca
Idaho
H. L. Houginn
Lacrosse
Wash
Lacrosse-Connell
James Campbell
Theo Straube
Gene Taylor
Meyers Falls
Kroll Lumber Company
Falla
Fire destroys Granger hotel and seven businesses
A blaze of unknown origin swept through the rear of the Hotel Granger and seven neighboring business buildings in Granger Idaho. Estimated total loss about 30000 dollars, reportedly well insured. A separate incident in Butte Montana ends in tragedy when a man with rheumatic pain refuses a meal and dies after drinking carbolic acid. In Kooskia Idaho harvest hands to be paid two dollars daily as hay and grain crops near peak. growers expect a record yield this year.
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Granger
Idaho
Kooskia
Clearwater
Soldier Dunn Drowns While Swimming at Hammond
A soldier named Dunn of the 166th Company Coast Artillery drowned in the Columbia River at Hammond Oregon. While swimming from the Hammond dock he drifted into the main channel as the outgoing tide pulled him away. His efforts to reach the dock exhausted him and he perished.
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Fort Stevens
Ore
Dunn
166Th Company
Coast Artillery
Columbia River
Hammond
Hammond Dock
Dredge Fireman Drowned After Fall Into Willamette
Ralph K. Kennedy, fireman on the government dredge Champoeg at Salem, fell from the scow into the Willamette River. He was hurled into swirling waters and despite hours of exhaustive search, his body has not been recovered.
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Salem
Ore
Eola Bar
Ralph K. Kennedy
Willamette River
Farmer John F P Cleary Ends Life in Yakima Reserve
John F P Cleary, a lessee on the Yakima Indian Reservation in North Yakima Washington, killed himself yesterday morning at 7 with a revolver after a sleepless night. The shot entered one temple and emerged on the opposite side. The tragedy was reported amid concerns over his health.
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Yakima
Wash
John FP. Cleary
Drake Arrested on Libel Charge in Roseburg
J O Drake was arrested in Roseburg Oregon on a criminal libel charge for sending a communication to The Oregonian accusing Douglas county officials of handling in the McClillen Mahan murder case Judge Hamilton one of the accused signed the complaint Drake posted bail and was released after processing.
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Drake
Roseburg
Ore
J.O. Drake
The
Oregonian
Douglas County
McClillen-Mahan
Hamilton
Hail Fatalities Are Few in Oregon Rail Accidents
Oregon led states in the smallest toll from railroad accidents in the last year. The Interstate Commerce Commission report shows 57 killed and 181 injured in Oregon, compared with 3,804 deaths and 62,274 injuries nationwide in 1910.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
State Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Three Idaho Girls Drowned In Pend Oreille River
In Sandpoint Idaho Hildle Bitterich aged 16 Saicy Pitterich aged 21 and Goldie Robinson aged 15 drowned while bathing in the Pend Oreille river none could swim. It is believed Robinson went beyond her depths Elsie Bitterich tried to save her and was overcome. The elder Bitterich girl died in attempted rescue.
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Spokane
Hildle Bitterich
Saicy Pitterich
Goldie Robinson
Pend' Oreille River
Sandpoint
Idaho
Robinson
Elsie Bitterich
Bitterich
Minister Upholds Drinking and Good Cigarettes Break Moral Tie
Dr A B Billard president of Ocean Grove Camp Meeting association says moderation in drinking and smoking is not immoral. He discounts cigarettes only if made of good tobacco. Speaking at Ocean Grove tabernacle he notes his family’s liquor use and claims no scruples about it. Several ministers disagree on drinking morality.
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Asbury Park
N. J
A. B. Billard
Ocean Grove
Jailbreak frees alleged forger in Roseburg escape
In Roseburg Oregon a rare jail escape frees prisoner Ren B Stewart awaiting forgery trial from Canyonville and a suspected Boise connection. Paroled burglar Frank Kelley allegedly seized jail keys from the sheriff’s office and unlocked four doors to release Stewart. Authorities have issued descriptions and fear the pair will try to ride trains while fugitives remain at large.
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Roseburg
Ptoberty Ren B. Stewart
Canyonville
Boise
Idaho
Frank Kelley
Stewart
Girl Outwits Aunt Spokane Man Gets Bride
In Chicago at the Grant hotel Herward Gitler of Spokane and Miss Ida B. Adams of New York eloped and wed after a chase between cities. Both planned to meet July 17 with the aunt unknowingly trailing. A rail journey mix of trains and cross paths led to a swift, publicized elopement amid mistaken separations and last minute changes.
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Spokane
Chicago
Chiicago
Herward Gitler
Ida B. Adams
New York
Grant Hotel
Miss Adams
Mrz Adams
St Paul
Gitter
Gither
Pays Last Honors to Wife Who Long Ago Divorced Him
In Cordele Georgia the body of Mrs James Ray formerly of Cordele but now of Milledgeville was brought home for burial at Sunnyside Cemetery from Hot Springs Arkansas where she died seeking health. Her former husband paid funeral and transit expenses and attended with their young son from the first marriage and James Ray's second wife.
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Cordele
James Ray
Milledgeville
Sunnyside
Hot Springs
Ark
Ray
ManTwists Steel Spikes Demonstrates Surprising Grip
In Wooster Ohio confectioner Michael Mansor, though elderly, discovers strong hands as he imitates a street fakir bending nails and steel spikes with ease. He forms a chain of spikes to show his feat, though he had never before attempted such tricks.
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Wooster
Ohio
Michael Mansor
Mansor
Nalia
Two Equine Stolen? Pendleton Marshal Seizes Animals
Pendleton City Marshal takes up two horses in the city pound. A bay mare about 900 pounds branded 10 on the left shoulder and roached mane, and a gray horse about 1000 pounds branded N on the left shoulder and roached mane. If unclaimed by July 26 1911 at 2 p.m. the animals will be sold at public auction for cash at the Oregon Feed Yard to cover costs.
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Pendicton
Oregon
Pendleton
Tom Gurdane
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Peoples Warehouse
Gringe
Lt. Greenwald
Lincoln Street
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Conte
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffal
Dean
Gil
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Orpheum
News OF the Northwest
Butte, Mont
Mike Menski
Ballard
Pendleton Beer
City Brewery
Billy’s
W. J. Bogart
Brewery Depot
Paul Hemmelgarn
OPERA
Anton Kraft
State Saloon
H. J. Latourelle
Prop
Crescent Saloon
J. H. Taylor
Porger
Bb. B. Stewart
Pendleton Soda Works
W. A. Hemmelgarn & Bros
BE. Court St
Tel
Nena
Portland
Gearhart
Seaside
Astoria
Pac
W. E. Coman
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