Miners and militia clash details from Cripple Creek era
Testimony chronicles the Bunker Hill Sullivan mine explosion and the Wardner mill blast. Witnesses describe Orchard and Simpkins in the coal era, prison conditions, and arrests. Pinkertons and union activity surface, with witnesses recounting violence, coercion, and military suppression during the 1900s Colorado strikes.
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Bole
Thomas Flynn
Mullan
Orchad
Wardoer
Bunker Hill
Sullivan Mille
Orchard
Malelin
Patrick McHirre
Mullen
CourtAlenes
Wardner
Frank Haugh
Wallace
Gem
Jack Simpkine
Houghward Simpkins
Orret Kog
Bull Pen
Simpkine
Steunenberg
Stok
J. H. Ramey
Murray
Idaho
Hercules
Sayn Hoe
Ramey
Dan Gardner
Maurice Prieaman
Denver
Pinkerton
McParland
Cripple Creek
Crane
Colorado City
Gabbin
Pinkertons
Federation of Miners
United Mine Workers
Lundruner
Kwore
Butte
Rockefeller Dodging the Law
Judge Lan dis ordered the district attorney to mobilize all department machinery to serve a subpoena on John D Rockefeller. The order was wired to New York as Rockefeller continues to evade government pursuit.
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Chicago
Landis
Sime
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Prospects of Chicago Strike
Wm. W. Mann a Western Union main office operator of 17 years, was fired for possessing a San Francisco union list. Operators threaten a strike to force reinstatement, with Secretary Russell keeping order. A conference request from the grievance committee has been ignored, prompting possible walkout tonight or tomorrow.
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The
Western Union
San Francisco
Union
Chicago
Wm. W. Mann
Aist
Hhs
Russell
Main
Man shoots hunter mistaking for bear near Drain Ore
Wm McGee killed Elmer Wooley while hunting on Tuesday in Drain Oregon after mistaking him for a bear. McGee initially claimed Wooley had shot himself. Also note: in Atlanta Georgia Governor-elect Hoke Smith urged disfranchisement of Negroes to curb lynchings in his inaugural address.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Bridegroom Operator Returns to City Work
Jackson, day operator of the R. R. N. offices, returns from Kansas City with his bride and resumes work tomorrow after a short convalescence. He wed in Kansas City last week. In other news a theater fire in Hong Kong killed five hundred Chinese.
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JL. Jackson
Kansas City
Gvoen
Mr. Jackson
Kanene City
Hong Kong
China
New Premium Schedule Aims to Boost Stock Exhibits
The state commission released a revised premium schedule for district stock shows led by Judge Fits Gerald. New awards favor draft horses, mules, riders, drivers, and several stock categories with varied top prizes, while several last year awards were removed to fit the section.
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Lady Riders
Delvis
Altonthon
Gerald
Bert Span
Pendleton Fourth of July Celebration Official Program
Pendleton prepares for a full Fourth of July program with a covered pavilion, sports arranged, and rail travel discounts. The day features a parade led by Grand Marshal Tom Gurdane, various contests with cash prizes, athletic events on East and Main streets, a ball game, broncho busting, and an evening band concert followed by illuminated parade and fireworks. Notable participants include the 14th Cavalry Band, Umatilla warriors, and local officers.
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Pendleton
Niet
Pioentia
Pancheton
Main
Main Street
Water Street
Water
Vincent Street
Vincent
Court Street
Court
Pavilion
Tom Gurdane
Umatilla Warriors
East Court Street
Winslow Bros
Louie Hunaiker
James Devlin
Pendleton Boosters Wa
14Th Cavalry
J. J. Hamley & Co
Carl Wessert
James Crawford
Court House
14Th
U. S. Cavalry
Armory
South Malin Street
Pendleton Eagle Band
Anti-Japanese Embargo Rumors Stir Debate
A San Francisco report claims officials barred Japanese from intelligence agencies and denied business licenses to curb commercial activity, fueling claims of racial prejudice. San Francisco officials deny the license refusals while a Loving murder trial in Houston, June 29, sees Attorney Harmon denounce the former judge and seek the death penalty.
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Tokyo
San Francisco
San Fracisco
Houston
Harmon
Grain Insurance Rates Cut In Oregon
Pendleton Insurance men report a one fourth reduction in grain crop insurance rates in Oregon. The board of underwriters lowered rates from four to three percent, saving farmers about four thousand dollars yearly on an estimated sixteen thousand dollars in premiums. Applies to Oregon only. Washington and California retain four percent.
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Pendleton Insurance
Col. J. M. Bentley
Board of
Oregon
Washington
California
Building bids for Pendleton academy dormitory stall on high material costs
Bids for Brown hall the Pendleton academy boys dormitory were rejected as all offers exceeded available funds. Contractors cited unwarranted rises in building material prices. plans call for a 30 by 60 foot two story structure with basement and attic to house about 40 students. Excavation for the basement is done and work may begin after July 4 if reasonable prices are secured, otherwise delays and re-bidding are expected.
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Brown Hall
G. 8S
Holsington
T. F. Howard
Pendleton Academy
G. Ellstrom
Gibson & Cole
Boothby & Hale
Howard
Academy
Senson
Holkington
State Fish and Game Laws Cause Widespread Confusion
The article cites errors in recent Oregon fish and game law changes, noting trout season changes only apply to the Umpqua river and its tributaries, leaving other streams without a closed season. It warns the misworded provisions may deplete trout stocks before the next legislative session in 2009.
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Umpqua
Jackson
Roseburg
Oregon
Waste
Phelps
Fires devastate estates amid Danish disorder in Tula
In Tula on June 26 fires destroyed six estates including that of Count Bobrinsky president of the constitutional democratic party. Authorities blame incendiary devices set by hooligans angered by the Douma’s dissolution as anarchy spreads inside the region.
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Tula
Russia
Bobrinskys
Constitutional Democratic Party
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Charles Quinney
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