Pendleton School Election Controversy Open Letter Issued
Dr C J Smith publishes open letter criticizing Vincent and urging another election to let voters choose between candidates in Pendleton school board race. He defends schools, appeals for harmony, and proposes withdrawal of candidates E L Smith and E A Vaughan while urging proper authorities to call a new vote.
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C. J. Smith
F. W. Vincent
East Oregonian
Pendleton
Ore
Pendleton, Ore
BE. J. Smith
E. A. Vaughan
W. G. Cole
James T. Brown
FE. L. Smith
EB. A. Vaughan
Amespent
E. L. Smith
Vaughan
Senate to tackle income tax after tariff bill finish
Washington reports Aldrich said the Senate could complete the tariff bill schedule by tomorrow and consider the income tax proposal on Monday. The remark sets a rapid timetable for moving both fiscal measures through Congress.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
Disappearing Rifle Marksmen Post 100 Percent Score
Port Townsend Wash June 26 Perfect marksmanship with six inch disappearing rifles by the 63rd coast artillery company under Captain C B Gilbert at Fort Worden opened the Puget Sound district annual tests. The unit scored 100 percent with a 3000 yard average at a 60 by 30 foot target. The gunners achieved a bullseye on their first attempt at locating the target.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Coast Artillery Corps
C. B. Gilbert
Puget Sound
Fort Worden
63Rd Company
Protest Against Winning Auto
Seattle June 25 A formal protest lodges against the Guggenheim cup and $2000 prize for Ford car No 2. James B Howe Shawmut rep alleges rules were violated claiming Ford cars crossed a washed Fort Steele Wyoming bridge while Shawmut was refused. Other charges include Shawmut held at Lake Keechelus four hours and Ford No 2 arriving with an un stamped new axle.
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Seattle
Ford Car No
James B. Howe
Shawmut
Fort Steele
Wyoming
Ford
Ford Car
Lake Keechelus
New York
Snoqualmie Pass
Bankers Reception Held in Seattle Armory
A reception honoring visiting bankers was hosted last night in the Seattle Armory by the Associated Banks of Seattle. All local bankers served on the reception committee and the finest bankers formed the floor committee. A large majority of the visitors attended the event.
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Seattle
Armory
Associated Banks of
School Board to Canvass Election Returns Today
At 4 pm the school board will meet to canvass the vote from the recent election in which Messrs Cole and Brown were elected by a coup.
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Messrs, Cole
Brown
Charlie Shop-Lish celebrates 14th year on the Umatilla
Charley Shop-Lish, a famed Umatilla Indian, claims 94 years. He recalls snow ages past, marriage when Two-Slap was a boy, and the coming of white settlers. He notes elk and antelope ranges east of Pendleton and trains near Echo, while rheumatism hampers him yet he remains robust for his age.
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Charlie
Lish
Umatilla
Charley Shop-Lish
Echo
Pendleton
Shop-Lish
Gould Divorce Granted After Morning Testimony
Justice Downing Court grants Mrs. Gould a divorce from Monard Gould after a morning session of testimony. Gould receives three thousand dollars alimony per month. Mrs. Gould accuses witnesses of false testimony and details the्यू proceedings and testimonies presented this afternoon.
Dowling Frees Mrs Gould. Grants Separation and Alimony
In New York on June 25 Justice Dowling exonerated Mrs Howard Gould from all charges by her husband. He granted her a separation and alimony of three thousand dollars per month.
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New York
Justice Dowling
Howard Gould
Gould Denies Affection for Farnum in Separate Maintence Suit
New York June 26. Mrs. Howard Gould testifies in her suit for separate maintenance denying affection for Duston Farnum, attacking witnesses who testified she was intoxicated. She says Farnum was a 'aetnaudrance' and not an admirer, notes meeting him 19 times, and admits receiving five to ten thousand dollars a month, adding that is not enough. Unimportant witnesses follow.
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New York
Duston Farnum
Howard Gould
Farnum
Nacell
Tri State Bankers Elect State Officers
The Tri-State bankers association closed sessions with officers elected. A B Albert of Tacoma became Washington state bankers president while W J Patterson of Aberdeen joined the executive committee. RK Schmeer of Portland named Oregon bankers president. Boyd Hamilton of Coeur D Alene Idaho president. Additional Washington officers include J D Tassett Ritzville secretary P O C Kauffman Tacoma treasurer Charles A McLean Spokane. Oregon officers include Alexander Martin Klamath Falls vice president F L Mover La Grande secretary L C Hartman Portland.
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Senate
Tri-State Bankers Association
A. B. Albert
Tacoma
Washington State Bankers Association
W. J. Patterson
Aberdeen
RK. W. Schmeer
Portland
Oregon Bankers Association
Boyd Hamilton
Coeur D'Alene
Idaho Bankers
Washington State
J. D. Tassett
Ritzville
Woman Fends Off Burglars In Spokane Home
Spokane, June 26. One woman faced two intruders in Mrs Feckener’s Broadway home. She awakened to the burglary, fired her gun, and sent the pair fleeing. Police were summoned as the robbers fled.
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Spokane
Wash
Morocco Faced With Rebel Raid Threat
Tangier June 25. Reports from Fes say Morocco’s internal peace is threatened by the rebel Roghi. Also troubling are raids led by the sultan’s brother Mulah Kebir at the Zennour tribes. The sultan has formed a flying column of 2600 men to pursue Roghi as Europeans brace for action.
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Tangier
Morocco
Fes
I x
Roghi
Mulah Kebir
Mine Near Grants Pass to Resume Operations
The Greenback mine twenty miles north of Grants Pass will resume operations. The Ft has yielded three million dollars according to the Courier.
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Greenback
Grants Pass
Hubert Shot by a Posse Chronicle of a California society woman
A Los Angeles society woman is found dead near the scene of a former tragedy in Maryland. Her body lies in a creek as farmers discover the scene in a heat wave. The accused murderer, last seen with the man killed by the posse, refused to surrender and opened fire on pursuing armed men.
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Los Angeles Society
Creek
Mystery slaying at St Michaels linked to letter found on slain man
In St Michaels on June 25, Mrs Edith Thompson Woodhill was killed by a woman who struck her with a champagne bottle. A letter found in the pocket of Emmet Roberts, who was killed by a posse, reportedly mentions the slayer among five men present. Police say Roberts may be one of two men involved.
Tragic Chesapeake Alleged Murder Plot Unfolds Near St Michaels
In St Michaels Maryland in June 46 a murdered woman identified as Mrs Woodill, foster daughter of Captain Charles Thomp son, and a fugitive man named Roberts are linked to a river pursuit. Deputies pursued Roberts after a confrontation near the Thompson home. Roberts was shot to death in a boat. Eastman, a Wall Street broker, suspected of involvement, fled Chicago with 55900. The case ties to Theosophy circles and a Bergin county deed.
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fHoberts
St. Michael's
Robert E. Eastman
Wall Street
Chicago
New York
Bergin County
New Jersey
John J. Mann
Eastman
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Mra. Woodill
Back Creek
Buildings Demolished in Nebraskas Cloudburst
Went Point Nebraska reports a cloudburst that struck the town early today tearing through streets and destroying St. Josephs church and several residences. No deaths reported.
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Nebraska
Went Point
Neb
St. Joseph's Church
Roberts Sight Mutual Acquaintance Noted
Report notes that Roberts have spent considerable time together, sharing many moments and interactions that reflect a close ongoing association between the individuals.
Gage Denies Link To The Woman’s Past In San Diego
Lyman Gage says it is a shame to drag his name into the death of Mrs. Woodill. He refuses to discuss the woman’s past or confirm any alleged parentage, noting he never heard of Emmett Roberts in connection with her. He recalls she was in San Diego less than a month ago and joined the Dingley School of Theosophy, of which he is a member.
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Roberts
Los Angeles
San Diego
Cal
Lyman Gage
Dingley School of Theosophy
Murdered Elsie Sigel Letters Implicate Two Chinamen
New York June 25 Two suspects were identified in the hunt for Leon Ling the Chinaman accused of killing Elsie Sigel a missionary worker The letters found in Ling s trunk dated June 7 reveal Elsie wrote to both Chung Gamn and Ling professing love and urging each to believe he was her true partner The letters were discovered as authorities traced the murder and Ling s alleged accomplice on a steamship voyage from Hampton Roads toward San Francisco, with one suspect found at Newton Long Island and another aboard the Arizonian.
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New York
Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
Newton
Long Island
Arizonian
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
Arizona
Chung Gamn
Ling
Gain
Willie
Elsie
Lings Nore
Mother
Church and Collection of Lives Contrast
A reflective line notes that when a church seeks to collect funds through its collection, it may unintentionally collect fewer lives and miss the vitality of the congregation. The quote juxtaposes spiritual aims with human stories behind the church.
Washington federation clubs end session on anti chain gang stand
Seattle June 2. The Washington state federation of women's clubs closed its sessions after unanimously passing resolutions opposing tobacco use and chain gang labor. The protest targeted street chain gangs and confinement in stockades without division. Walla Walla was chosen as the next convention site.
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Seattle
Washington State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Walla Walla
Berkeley expert Hazel Hotchkiss advances to national final
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss of Berkeley California defeated Miss Edith Rotch of Boston in the semi finals of the women's National championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. She will meet Miss Louise Hammond of New York in the final tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
Hazel Hotchkiss
Berkeley, Cal
Edith Rotch
Boston
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Louise Hammond
New York
Thousand Acres Fire Swept in San Gabriel Canyon
A dozen fire wardens aided by visitors at Camp Rincon battled a season’s first blaze yesterday in the San Gabriel canyon. The fire burned about 1000 acres before being checked, caused by a careless camper discarding a cigar butt near the camp.
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Pasadena
Cal
San Gabriel Canyon
Camp Rincon
Echo Druggist and Postmaster Charged With Violations
John Dorn the Echo druggist postmaster and Justice of the peace faces a fall grand jury on three counts. The state pharmacy board filed charges for selling poison without registration and prescribing without a registered pharmacist. Dorn was arraigned in Pendleton and may plead guilty to all counts with minimal fines. The case tests enforcement of the new drug registration law and signals further arrests.
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John Dorn
Echo
F. H. Caldwell
State Pharmacy Board
Umatilla County
Dorn
Pendleton
Parkes
Pear
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J. T. Brown
Wondy MA
Gould
Justice Downing
Tri-State
Hubert
Maryland
St. Michaels
Emmet
Mabel Thompson
Woodhill
McDaniel
Thompson
Robert
John McQuay
Mortimer
Wily
Rogerts
Willy
Gilbert Woodill
Katherine Tingley
Point Loma
Point Loma School
Lyman J. Gage
Lynn Gage
Clyde Finch
Mr. Finch
Lane Street
California
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