Fire Sweeps Mal Street Damaging Shops and Gallery
A fire on Mal Street near Alta and Main caused extensive damage to Rose Barber Shop Elliott's Short Order restaurant and Railey shoe shop, with theft and insurance losses cited. Firefighters contained the blaze after alarms rang, with several tenants evacuated and property losses estimated, as building owners prepare to vacate for a new two story department store.
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Oc Restaurant
Gallery Pet
Buss
Insurance Garfantey and
Rose—No
Buidings
John Schmidt
Alta
Main
Chris Shoe
Malnani
Elliott
Railey Shop
Bentley
Ranley
Ed Col
Coleman
Pantheon
Forte
Colman
Beaker
Baker
Rose
K. Joe
Restau
Batley Room
Elliott's
Joe
Junes Schulz
M. Schmidt
Seibert & Schuis
O. K
Chris Rawley
Dissolution Bid Fale? Stand ard Oil Company Case
George Rice filed a bill in chancery in Trenton New Jersey seeking dissolution of Standard Oil Company under the anti trust act. The note from Chicago reports grain quotes with Old July wheat and July corn prices.
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Trenton
N. J
George Rice
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Chicago Grain
Chicago
Pioneer Herder Loses Reason in Wild Sheep Tale
James Corley, longtime Umatilla county settler and sheep herder for Douglas Belts, vanished after claiming half his flock had disappeared and the rest were missing. Huntering misled search efforts until the entire band was found together at the original camp. Corley is believed insane and at large, last seen near Pilot Rock, with attempts to locate him ongoing.
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James Corley
Umatilla County
Pilot Rock
Douglas Belts
Carley
Laree
Still at large in stage robbery at Mage
Stage robbers who held up the Mage between Whitney and Canyon City are still at large. They secured only three registered letters, overlooked four others, and found nothing of value from the passengers.
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Whitney
Canyon City
Larg
Meeting of Homeopaths in Rochester Opens Annual Session
The International Homeopath Association, devoted to strict homeopathy in the United States and Canada, began its annual Rochester meeting today and will continue through Thursday. More than 100 physicians from various regions are in attendance, with Parkers presiding.
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Rochester
International
Hahboemann Association
United States
Canada
Con- Parkers
Inquest Hears Slocum Disaster Toll and Search
New York June 27 exhaustive police report says 628 bodies recovered 98 percent known dead total mortality high with 93 missing 1 injured. Coroners and inspector examined hull found barrels with fuel aboard. Jury to give verdict tonight after visiting wreck Erie basin and touring the route south of North Brothers inland in search for witnesses and bodies small number of remaining searches dismissed.
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Erie Basin
New York
Polloe
Schmidiberger
O'Gorman and Berry
Albertson
North Brothers
Astoria Adopts New Fire System and Engine House
Astoria moves to a complete fire alarm system replacing the old method in use since February 21, 1878. A new engine house will be built and mine fire alarm boxes placed across the city with a gong whistle at the Astoria Electric Company plant as an experimental feature.
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Astoria
Astoria Electric Company
Rumor Denied Riots In Tangier Telegraph War Followup
Washington June 27 state department received a cablegram from Predicadrin Tangier thanking the government for efforts at telegraphic despatch. Coneu Dommere was said to have been instructed to demand the panjab event of Haleuli Pooblo. Col Charles Montgomery, a well known pollucten, suicided this morning by taking poison.
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Washington
State Department
Predicadrin
Tangier
Telelf
Coneu! Dommere
Charles Montgomery
Dian
Drowning Disaster Hits Kingston Pipe Crew
In Kingston Jamaica on June 27 a large pipe from the electrics plant to the river caused the drowning of 24 men who were cleaning it. Sixty seven were at work and only 16 were spared.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Deserter Captured Near Hutchinson
Sheriffs deputy captured High land Taft a deserter from the United States army at Hutchinson place five miles from town. Taft enlisted at Fort Wright a month ago for a three year term. He was to be turned over to the nearest army post at Walla Walla with his schourge. Sem Van ODerval Kansas City a Marion county Oregon native designed the campaign button for the national Republican committee. The piece notes hypersensitivity and selfishness among the sensitive.
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Sherif Taylor
Hutchinson Place
Highland Taft
United States Army
Fort Wright
Taylor
Walla Walla
Sem van Oderval
Kansas City
Marion County
Oregon
National Republican Committee
Japanese Meet Reversed as Russians Battle On
June 27 dispatches from St Petersburg and Tien Tein describe a costly engagement where Russians and Japanese clashed near Kuang Ting and Kuroki's right flank. Reports claim heavy fighting, with many Japanese and Russian casualties and a large number of mines destroyed. Disease deaths reportedly rival battle losses.
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Kuang Qing
Petersburg
Mukden Jiepatch
Japan
Kuroki
Tien ‘Tein
Kwan Ting
Crew Exonerated as Work Train Overloaded
Stockton June 27 The coroner's jury exonerated the crew of the work train that ran into a Sierra railway passenger train near Melones in Tuolumne County Saturday night killing two women. The verdict blamed the wreck on the work train being too heavily loaded for the grades on the Sierra road.
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Stockton
Cal
Sierra Railway
Melones
Touwlomne
Miners Set for American Mining Congress in Portland
Mayor Matlock appoints Pettleton delegates TG Harley and Bert Hart to the seventh annual American Mining Congress session in Portland August 22 to 27. The meeting will discuss mining labor, ore transport, assay regulation, and mining property taxation with international and U S delegates expected.
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Matlock
Portland
W. F. Matlock
Tg, Harley
Bert Hartman
Pettleton
American Mining Congress
Pacife
Canada
Mewes
United States
Clerks Union approves extended July August store hours
At a Clerks Union meeting, merchants win approval to keep dry goods stores open until 6 p m during July and August to aid farming districts. Beginning July 1, stores will stay open until 6 p m, with the 6 o'clock closing hour in effect on legal holidays. after September 1 old closing times resume.
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Clerka’ Union
Conson Lanta
Gooda
Small Fire at Court House Weekend Blaze
A Saturday evening fire at six o clock damaged the court house roof where the chimney from the stove emerges. The blaze stayed to a narrow strip along the wheel iron cornice and was kept from spreading. Firemen arrived to find the fire practically out.
Multi Murderer Burned At Sing Sing
Frank Burness, a sailor, was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing following conviction for the murder of a ship captain in New York harbor last fall. He confessed to killing more than a dozen others over the past decade, in ports of Spain, China, and elsewhere. He urged authorities to hasten his death, claiming he could not control his murderous temper. Witnesses reported the execution proceeded with the required rites, while a clergyman attended. The case drew on the actions of a scheming lawyer who sought to overrule the governor. In Dalles and Chicago, other items note rain impacts and a bank closure.
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New York
Jimny
Frank Burnens
Sing Sing Priven
Burness
Hurnesa
Spain
China
Ehip
Jane
Irrigators Meet in November in El Paso Texas
National Irrigation Association schedules a major November meeting in El Paso from November 16 to 14. Oregon aims to send a large delegation and Portland plans to attend, signaling strong government irrigation policy interests and ties to the Lewis and Clark fair. Umatilla County may send about 20 delegates as bodies select attendees.
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Texas City
West
Oregon
Portland
National Irrigation Association
el Paso
Texas
Lerikailm
Vomteen
Holy Terror Case For 1 Year Old In Portland
Carl Johnson aged 1 resides with mother on Keljor bottom and was brought to the court in hand and foot by his mother and stepfather who sought his commitment to reform school. The boy reportedly punished severely for some time, seized a gun and confronted his stepfather before the mother disarmed him. He was declared as much sinned against as atoned and today sent to the Boys and Girls Aid Society of Portland.
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Carl Johnson
Shaw
Keljor Bottom
Roys* Aid Giriw’ Aid Society of Portland
Salem Journal
Umatilla Gases in Supreme Court
The Umatilla case centers on fire risk as engines overloaded and no precautions to prevent sparks were taken at a Cayuse warehouse where wheat owned by Mr Anderson was destroyed. Judges affirm that both parties share blame in the quarrels and resulting damage.
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Cayuse
Supreme Court
Hattie Jones
Salem
Tower Court
Anlerson
Caynne
Unite County
Wee
KH & SN Company
Ochoder Halley & Lowell
Amedorkon Haine Jone
Hiram Wilting Omes
Pendleton
Duation Moore
Serious accident near Durkee leaves man paralyzed
Huntington June 27 Fred Hamilton of La Grande lies in serious condition after being thrown from a car at Durkee. Hamilton, a baggage master, tried to throw out a package when the rail broke, tossing him to the ground. He was brought here and treated by Dr. McKenzie of Portland, pronounced partially paralyzed and too serious to move to La Grande or Pewtie hospital.
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Huntington
Fred Hamilton
la Grande
Durkem
Hamilton
Durkee
Dr. McKenzie
Portland
Ant
Hoapital
President cram coming to Milarkay Hall
The head of the State Federation of Labor will address a meeting at Milarkay Hall Thursday night. Secretary J L E Wenham of the Trades and Labor Assembly announced that Mr Gram, president of the Federation, will be here Thursday to speak to the assembly. Grande is in La Grande on an official labor visit after recent trips to Sumpter and Granite with mining organization contacts. All labor members are urged to attend Thursday night.
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State Federation of Labor
Milarkay Hall
JL. BE. Wenham
Qe Trades and Labor Assembly
Wan
Gram
Fitmte Federation of Labor
Oram
Thoreday
A Burn With New Grass Rope Leads to Blood Poisoning
An injury from a torn finger using a new grass rope caused severe infection and blood poisoning. Shafer, in Cold Spring, nearly lost his life after amputation of the finger and part of the hand to save his arm. The rope, deemed dangerous by range men, spread infection rapidly. In a separate item, Edmondson, a former House member, pleaded guilty to a boodling charge in Louis. He faces a sentence of at least five years.
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Shafer
Vinnie
Tornhog
Cayo
Behafor
Manila
Louis
Edmomi
Del
Boodhing
Ti Trnet
Folk
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Mal, Win Street
Wes
Rose Barber
Loomis
London
Bremen
Kaiser Wilhelm Unit
Plymouth
Mikado
S. Petersburg
Tachekino
Tokio
Mining Congress
Court House
Dalles
Dowehutes River
Sherman County
Ty Ohowe
Kalil
Coason
Umatilla
Louis Anderson
President Cram
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