Signature Forgery Claim Shocks Will Contest
Portland handwriting experts testified in the Young will case that the late James W. Young’s will, a letter to Mrs. Clara Young, and a contract are all forgeries. They showed signatures traced over originals and demonstrated multiple metrics supporting the forgery claim, outlining a deliberate system of tracing to secure identical signatures.
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Warner
Portland
James W. Young
Clara Young
W. W. Williams
Rose City Business College
M. A. Albin
Albin-Williams Studio
Willams
Franela B. Courtney
Daniel T. Ams
Courtney
Young
Williams
Jamon W. Young
Experts Testimony Argued For Forgery Of Will And Contract
Experts testified that forged instruments imitate handwriting with curves and full letter shapes while Young’s genuine writing has straight lines and no periods. They noted two periods appear in the disputed will and argued overall that the documents are forgeries, a pivotal point in the heirs contest.
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Young
Hines
Profs
Williams
Albin
Perjury verdict ties two year term in Oregon
Portland June 17 Allen G Ross pleaded guilty to perjury for certifying falsely the correctness of forged names on the excise board initiative petition and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary by Acting Judge Bronaugh in the circuit court. The judge said the offense struck at government fundamentals and that parole would undermine the sentence. Mrs Ross attended the verdict, visibly moved.
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Portland
Allen G Ross
Excise Board Initiative
Bronaugh
OUI
Tronhugh
Ross
Eleven Year Old Lad Walks to Death in Sleep
Glendive Montana June 17 Mr and Mrs Pratt of Wadena Minnesota on their way to Seattle exposition arrived here to investigate disappearance of their 10 year old son. The boy who had not been missed until the train neared Medora North Dakota fell from the train near Curlew North Dakota and his body was found severed. The parents blame sleep walking and a somnolent condition for the tragedy.
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Glendive
Mont
Mra
Forest Grove Builds Record in Northwest This Year
The Times notes Forest Grove has set a remarkable building record for the year, with total amounts reaching about $230,000, a figure hard to equal among regional cities.
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Forest Grove
Saya the Times
British Ship Fired On Near Meeting Of Czars In St Petersburg
Russian and German rulers met in a high profile gathering as the British steamship Northburg, under Captain Robertson, approached the banned Bay. A torpedo boat fired when warned to stay clear, injuring one English sailor as foreign vessels remained barred. The incident coincided with pomp and salutes as the rulers boarded their respective barges for talks amid censored details.
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St. Petersburg
Northburg
Standart
Pitkipastay
Robertson
Searching for Fortune Estate Left by Unknown Man
San Francisco June 17. A team seeking a 5 million dollar estate tied to Gilbert Gagnon a French Canadian who arrived in California in 1858. 26 heirs work with lawyers to confirm the estate in San Bernardino where Gagnon reportedly died twelve years ago. The fortune is said to be in the custody of an unknown friend and includes a large share of the San Bernardino valley.
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San Francisco
William M. Hoag
James A. Hoag
Oregon
California
Oregon & Pacific Railroad
Corvallis & Eastern
Albany
Corvallis
Yaquina
Northwest
Wis
Hong
James
San Francieto
Gilbert Geenon
Canada
Lefleur
Wihan
Gilbert Gagnon
San Bernardino
Gagnon
San Bernare Ding
Roosevelt Gores Arte Crooked Business Men
Ex president Roosevelt renews attack on crooked business methods in The Outlook article The Thrall of Names. He urges continuing the fight regardless of impact on business and commercial interests.
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New York
Roosevelt
Nordica to Farewell Queen's Hall Concert Centered on King
King Edward reserved front row stalls for Mme Nordica's farewell recital in Queen's Hall. London reports the event on June 17 with the renowned soprano performing before the monarch.
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London
Mme
Nordica
Queen's Hall
Edward
Heney’s Last Plea Faces Calhoun Trial Verdict
Heney urges San Francisco to vindicate his bid for district attorney citing Burke and Hastings quotes. He claims Calhoun is guilty to the core and argues jurors must distrust informers while recalling trolley affairs and his own abuse during the trial.
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Heney
San Francisco
Calhoun
Edmund Burk
Warren Hastings
George Washington
Ray Francisco
Moore
Falls Three Stories And Still Lives
Spokene Washington June 17 Falling three stories from a window ledge at the Ridpath hotel left P Garber of La Grande Oregon seriously injured. He was seated in an open window about 4 am when balance was lost. He was rushed to the hospital with a fractured elbow scalp bruise and concussion. Doctors warned complications could threaten his life.
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Spokene
Wash
Rldpath
P. Garber
la Grande
Ore
Garber
Ile
de- Wind
Jett
Captain Haines Starving in Sing Sing Prison
Captain Peter Haines serving an indeterminate sentence for murder in Sing Sing prison is starving and in danger of collapse. His counsel Daniel O Reilly says he will likely request an insanity commission examination.
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Captain Haines
New York
Peter Haines
Sing Sing
William Annis
Daniel O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Insanity Commission
Lone Woman Burned to Death in Stockton Homestead
In Stockton California on June 17 the body of Mrs McDonald an elderly widow was found in the ashes of her burning homestead. Neighbors believed she was not home, but this morning the remains of the woman and her pet dog were recovered from the ashes.
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Stockton
Cal
Special Officers Target Pedestrians and Unlicensed Dogs
Pendleton authorities deploy a secretive special police officer to curb sidewalk bicycle riding. Three riders were fined yesterday and promise better behavior. The crackdown also seeks dog owners who have not paid licenses as city dogs remain numerous despite enforcement.
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Pendleton
Accused Murderer Haunted by Wife Ghost at Trial
Sacramento June 17 A letter from Floyd V. Carter to his dog Gippy accusing the animal of wandering and warning it to mend its ways was shown in his trial as evidence. Detective Max Fisher testified Carter confessed and claimed to be haunted by his murdered wife, causing the defendant to bow his head and weep.
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Sacramento
Cal
Floyd V. Carter
Verna Carter
Gippy
Carter
Max Fisher
St. Louis
Heinze Pleads Not Guilty To Copper Charge
New York June 17 District Attorney Wise presented in court indictments against Arthur P Heinze F A Heinze Sanford Robinson Calvin O Geer and Charles Warfield charged with conspiracy in the disappearance of United Copper company books. Formal pleas of not guilty were entered and the defendants released on $2500 bail to appear next Monday.
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New York
Wise
Arthur P
F. A. Heinze
Sanford Robinson
Calvin O. Geer
Charles Warfield
United Copper Company
Rush of Orient Tea Arrives Before Tariff Takes Effect
In San Francisco on June 17 importers rush to bring large consignments of tea from the Orient before July 1 the expected tariff change becomes law. The Hiner Ashe carrying eleven hundred tons sails directly to San Francisco to dock ahead of the tariff saving thousands for the New York firm.
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United States
San Francisco
Orient
Hiner
Ashe
New York
Lipton Will Not Challenge For Race
Belfast report states Sir Thomas Lipton will not renew a challenge for the America cup under the current conditions. He says no man will build a boat to sail under rules as in the past and favors the American universal rule though he won’t compete under older International rules, fearing bias.
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Belfast
Si Thomas Lipton
Europe
Seattle man picked for reclamation service
Washington June 17 R. Thomson city engineer of Seattle is the man Secretary Ballinger has in mind for appointment as director of the reclamation service if F. H. Newell retires. It is not known Thomson would accept and there is doubt, but Ballinger would like to appoint him and the place will be tendered when a definite decision on Newell is reached. Change not proposed until fall.
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Washington
R. 4&. Thomson
Seattle
Ballinger
Reclamation Service
F. H. Newell
Thomson
Newell
Forester Pinchot Writing Book On Roosevelt
Washington June 17 Gifford Pinchot chief of the forestry service who vanished from Washington has reappeared at the Ohio home of ex Secretary Garfield. The two are collaborating on a historical review of the Roosevelt administration's achievements.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Service
Ohio
Interior
Garfield
Roosevelt
Echos to ship more stock as Portland plants resume
The Register reports that Echos will ship in a week what it previously moved in a month once packing plants in Portland begin operations again. The note signals a surge in output tied to plant resumption and supply chain normalization.
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Echos
Portland
The
Register
Injured porter Brooks fires at two railroad men at Shaniko
Porter Brooks, a colored porter, shot B. H. Trumbull and Jack McLaughlin of the Illinois Central in Shaniko Oregon after being restrained by them. Both victims were treated in Portland and were resting comfortably. Brooks fled into darkness as bloodhounds were sought.
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Brooks
Trumbull
McLaughlin
Shaniko
Ore
Porter Brooks
B. H. Trumbull
Jack McLaughlin
Ilnois Central Railroad
Portland
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Charles H. Greene
E. J. Burke
Frank Frankenstein
Shantko
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Lipton
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