World War Murderer Search Shocks Italy Husband Suspect
Mary Crittenden Castle Charlton is found murdered in a lake cottage near Como. Police seek Porter Charlton as a worldwide suspect, while she had recently shot Frank Craig in New York. Constantine Ismolatoeff, who rented the villa, is detained. Charlton is described as her young husband posing as her nephew.
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Come
Italy
Mary Crittenden Castle Charlton
Scott
San Francisco
New York
Rome
Porter Charlton
Charlton Porter
Lake Come
Caatie
Frank Craig
California
Chariton
Constantine Ismolatoeff
Harrison
Murder at Lake Como Reveals Trunk Body
Austere inquest reports Mrs Mary Crittenden Castle Chariton suffocated after her body was shoved into a trunk and sunk in Lake Como. Russian tenant Constantine Ismolatoff, who leased the villa to Porter Chariton, and wife are detained. He is said to have asked fishermen for the lake’s deepest part. Chariton remains missing. New York notes a sensational Castile murder involving a Californian divorcee who wed Chariton three months prior and moved in with the prominent social set.
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Come
Italy
Mary Crittenden Castle
Chariton
Lake Como
Constantine Ismolatoff
New York
Castile
Elder Charlton Collapses Amid Murder Suspicions
Washington June 11 Judge George Charlton father of Porter Charlton denied to the press and asked the state department to secure all possible information after sensational reports from Como Italy about the body of Mary Crittenden Castine Charlton found in a lake. Charlton collapsed today and remained under medical attention.
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Elder Charleton
Washington
Judgo George Charlton
Porter
Mary Crittenden Castine Charlton
Como
Italy
Charlton
State Department
Murder Within Family Shocks Town as Tragedy Deepens
A man mourns as his wife is killed and his son is found murdered, highlighting a violent tragedy that has gripped the community and sparked a police investigation into the killings.
Indictments Target Alleged Saloons and Druggists in Union County
June 11 report says 42 indictments by grand jury target alleged operators of saloons and druggists in Union County from North Powder to Elgin. Detective Morgan had been on the case two months. warrants issued, arraignments likely next week. Also fire in Fresno suspected incendiary destroying warehouse with 2000 tons of raisins valued at about 100000 dollars.
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Fresno
Calif
Wool Buyers Bid On 300000 Pounds Wool
Wool buyers posted bids on 300000 pounds of wool with offers ranging from 4 1 2 to 16 1 2 cents per pound. Center growers face a 6 o clock deadline to accept or reject the bids.
Smythe Brothers Sell 226000 Pounds Wool at Arlington
Smythe Brothers led by Dan P. Smythe sold 226000 pounds of wool at Arlington to J P Dufour representing Layfette mills of Woonsocket Rhode Island. Price not disclosed. Described as the largest single sale this season in the area.
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Smythe Brothers
Dan PL Smythe
Arlington
J. P. Dufour
Layfette Mills
Woonsocket
Rhode Island
Pilot Rock wood sale ends. bidders rally at late price range
About 800000 wirnds of woods were offered for sale at Pilot Rock in the second and final public sale. Bids ranged from 14 1 2 to 16 1 2 cents per pound, but by two oclock it was unclear if any hide had been accepted. Growers have until goverlock to decide. buyers head to Pendleton by auto, with some train departures today, and J & Smith Co may be offered for sale once buyers return.
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Pilot Rock
Govelock
Non
Pendleton
Auto
J. &. Smith Co
Amusement Firms Seek to Suppress Fight Pictures
The Clune Amusement company reportedly seeks to purchase the Johnson Jeffries fight reels to prevent their showing. The newly incorporated firm aims to curb exhibition nationwide to protect theater business along the coast, with eastern companies said to join efforts.
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the Angeles
Clune Amusement Company
Jeffries-Johson
Porteeastern Companies
Smith in Town Sparks Motive Guess About Locomotive
In town, Smith draws attention as locals question his motive for being present. Bob speculates the reason may involve a locomotive, though he admits uncertainty about the true motive.
Concrete walks planned for new O R W depot platform
Local Agent T F OBrien says general manager J P OBrien approved an appropriation of about 2700 dollars for two 16 foot wide concrete walks from the present platform to Main street, plus a north side walk and a connecting board walk. The new platform should be ready soon and occupant use expected in coming days, with OBrien attending a lawn freight meeting in Portland.
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J. Pp, O'Brien
T. F O'Brien
Portland
Main Street
Ae Ja
Orderd
Pendleton
Pacific Coast Lawn Freight
O Brien
Ile
Sugar Refining Secretaries Guilty in Custody Fraud Case
Charles R Meike white haired secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company was convicted on one count of conspiracy to defraud the government of customs duty on sugar. Ernest W Gerbracht former superintendent of the Williamsburg Brooklyn refinery was convicted on all six counts. James F Pendernagel former cashier faced acquittal on one count and will be retried. Verdicts announced after 12 hours of deliberation. potential sentences include up to 12 years for Meike and Gerbracht with hefty fines.
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White Kireads
American Sugar Refining Company
New York
Charles R. Meike
American Sugar Refining Comminy
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Williammsburg
Hrooklign
James F. Pendernagel
Onatain
Heike
Burt
Hender- Hagel
Diane
Federal Penitentiary
Ian Jdenath
Tobacco magnate Duke seeks fourth marriage in Washington
Washington June 11 Brodie L Duke tobacco magnate arrives to seal a fourth marriage contract with Miss Roschelle of Durham NC aged 28 The Presbyterian minister Rev Donald C MacLeod objects to the match due to Duke's divorce history and halts plans as reporters are sent away, no wedding proceeds.
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Washington
Brodie L. Duke
Reid
Duke
Mise Wylanta Roschele
Durham
N. C
Listobacca
Donald C. Macleod
First Presbyterian Church
Rochelle
District of Columbia
MacLeod
Miss Roschelle
N. Chis
Alice Webb Duke
Mire Presbyterian Church
MacLaul
Paris man seeks state aid to enter Russia for art business
Oscar Evibmerstein said he applied to the state department to permit entry to Russia. He had been barred on grounds of being non Jewish and plans to travel to St. Petersburg to pursue musical engagements. He suggested joining a church to gain access and mentioned offering funds to Kiteck Stein.
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Paris
State Department
Russia
Oscar Evibmerstein
St. Petersburg
Church
Apple
Siis Hammestein
Kiteck Stein
Submarine Tragedy Smothers Crew in Channel Collision
The sunken Prenol submarine Pluviose was towed into harbour with 27 dead aboard. Surgeons say about half survived a day after the collision before suffocating. divers heard tapping from the vessel. outside-deck workers were killed, warning that earlier raising might have saved lives.
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Calis
Welles
Walt
Panama Canal Workers Threaten to Strike
Colon June 11 Eight thousand union men on the Panama canal threaten to strike if their demand for a 20 per cent wage increase is not granted. The unions are paid by the hour while other employees are salaried and given a month's vacation on full pay. If the unionists receive vacation they will likely withdraw their demands.
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Colon
Panama Cana
Northwest Corporation Announces US Sale in New Deal
New York June 11 The Northwest Corporation of Philadelphia announced today it disposed of its gas traction and electric properties to American Power and Light Company. The deal includes properties at Watlis Wallan North Yakima Lewiston Pendleton and Walla Walla along with traction lines at Walla Walla North Yakima and the Thompson properties along the Yakima and Columbia rivers.
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New York
Northwest Corporation of Philadelphia
American Power & Tight Company
Watlis Wallan
North Yakinaw
Lewiston
Pendleton
Mehit
Walla Walla
North Yakima
Strahorn
Yakima
Columbia Rivers
Prientd Attempts to Save Clara Morris Home in Yonkers
White Plains N Y June 11 Friends of actress Clara Morris long ill for weeks attempt to block sale of her Riverine Avenue Yonkers home to satisfy a $25 000 mortgage. Judge Keogh Supreme Court appointed Lawrence Crosby attorney as referee to conduct the sale for the sleeping company and lenders.
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White Plains
Nla
Clara Morris
River‘ine Avenue
Yonkers
Keogh
Supreme Court
Liaurence Crosby
Mrs Taft Joins Lake Trip With Health Comes Visit
Mrs Taft wife of the president sails aboard a large lake freighter bound for Duluth. She is taking the lake trip to see if it benefits her health as part of a rest aboard the vessel in Astitabuls on June 11.
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Mrs. Tatt Tékes
Astitabuls
Taft
Duluth
Cyclone Damages Town. Several Hurt Near Tyler Texas
A cyclone near Tyler Texas yesterday caused major damage and injuries. Reports say forty were injured with others unaccounted as homes and defenses were damaged. Officials continue assessments and relief efforts.
Modern Demosthenes Defends Poor Negro
New York witnesses William Cochran, famed for swift repartee, defend a penniless Black defendant charged with murder in General Sessions. Cochran’s appearance, tied to national campaigns, drew crowds as the court notes an unusual choice of top defense counsel for homicide cases. The state will pay Cochran about 500 pounds, a fraction of his typical fee.
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New York
William Rourke Cochran
Demosthenes
Golf Democrates
Palmer
Buckner
Bryan
Cochran
There Are Some Men So Lazy That They Will Not File Liens
A terse, quotable line notes a group of men deemed unusually lazy for not filing liens, suggesting a humorous or critical comment on bureaucratic or legal diligence. The item reads as a sharp aside likely from a column or editorial.
Finland no longer a free country as douma takes control
St Petersburg June 11 Finland loses independence after the douma votes 174 to 28 to authorize control over the Finnish diet. The measure fuels bitterness among Finns who had previously enjoyed freedom under Russian protection.
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Sn Petersburg
Finland
Rursle
Douma
Fins
Russia
Rose Festival Finale Promises Rainy Parade
Portland workers expect the rose carnival to close with a large parade through main streets tonight after a day of crowds and scattered rain. The forecast calls for more showers during the evening as the festival ends.
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Portland
Ore
Hermiston Land Deal Sells Suburban Acre Tracts
R R Lewis and associates secure 320 acres partly inside Hermiston and plan subdivision into one to ten acre suburban home tracts. The 320 acres include 300 irrigable, with 160 inside the city and the rest adjoining north. Furnas family, pioneers since 1903, sell after decades on the land. Plans aim for 40 to 70 homes. land not intended for depot use.
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West End
R. R. Lewis
Lewis
Portland
Pendleton
Railroad
Furnas
Hermiston
Hi Wife
Fire Rips Seattle Waterfront Sparking Million Dollar Losses
A hurricane driven blaze on Seattle's water front in June 11 engulfed the Galbraith Bacon warehouse and stables and spread toward Second Avenue. Nearly six blocks burned, destroying 300 homes and many businesses, with a million dollars in damages and North Seattle saved by a rain drizzle and brief lull.
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North Sealtim
Seattle
Wash
Seeattle
Galbraith-Bacon
Second Avenue
Chippesk
Puget Sound Metal Works
Galbraith, Bacon &Co
Battery Street
Herimes
Pinchot and Garfield Attend National Conservation Banquet
Former Chief Forester Pinchot and former Secretary of the Interior Garfield arrived to attend a national conservation banquet. Pinchot said he did not know what text Roosevelt would use for his address to the conservation pioneers.
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Paul Minn
Forester Pinchot
Interior
Garfield
National Conservationists
Pinchot
Roosevelt
Pendleton Train Schedule Sees Major Retime and Pullman Focus
Pendleton and Spokane routes undergo several changes with through Pendleton Portland local running to Baker City after midnight and dinner stop. Portland arrival remains 5 10 PM, Pendleton departure 5 40, Sakor arrival 10 15, Portland departure 10 20, Walla Walla arrival 10 05 with 5 26 departure. No. 7 and 8 become Pullman only. Local connections adjusted. schedule lists westbound and eastbound timings and station stops. Local Agent O Brien notes No 5 and No 6 timing shifts for Portland and Spokane connections.
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Pendleton Portland
Baker City
Portland
Pendleton
Sakor
Walla Walle
Pen- Meton
Penil
Spokane
Ateve
Oregon
Washington
O Brien
Penne
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Ernest Gerbracht
Gerbracht
Presbyterian
Frust
Brodie
Hest
Rte
Cupid
Gospel
Pan
Oscar Dammerstein
Panama Canal
Southowest Corporation
Tyler
Tex
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Demostiienes
Rh. Lewis and Associates
Chicago
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Ore & Wash
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Ore, & Wash
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