Thaw Trial Focuses On Insanity Claim And Jury Fate
In New York March 1 jurors weigh Thaw insanity defense as witnesses discuss letters and delusions. Jerome questions Evans about Thaw writings while doctors and allies debate whether Thaw is sane enough to face trial implications.
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New York
Wdr
Ewans
Jerome
White
Mattewan
Defendinot
Thaw
Emitt
Evans
Frane
Longfellow
Paleo
Roeke
Hingham
Evatia
Ace Detects Promises and Threats in McParland Confession Claim
The Adams trial reveals allegations that Detective McParland pressured Steve Adams into false confession by promising immunity and preloading questions. Adams describes being coerced after nights with Harry Orchard and repeated appeals to consider his family, with McParland guiding the alleged confession.
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Adame
McParland
Adams
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
St. John
Simp. King
Idaho
Colorado
McPhorland
Adama
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Armes
McParland Jenin
Trial Outlook for Moyer Haywood and Petti Bone Case
A district court in California may not conduct a trial for Moyer Haywood and Petti Bone. The supreme court mandate on lower court jurisdiction has been received. The case is expected to be sent to Boise on a change of venue and may be first heard at the April term.
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Thaw
White
Jerome
Navy
Talec
Maren L
District Court
Cal
Well Mare
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
Supreme Court
Loe Heen
Bolee
Destructive cyclone devastates Washington Arkansas town
A cyclone nearly wipes out Washington Arkansas, destroying two churches, homes, and stores. Two people are reported killed as wires are down and damage may be greater than first feared. Wheat markets in Chicago show mixed opening and closing prices with corn and oats following.
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Washington Hope
Ark
Marek T
Washington
New Railroad Law Proposed In Illinois
Springfield March testimony from Harriman regarding the Chicago and Alton bond issue is used to justify a new Illinois law requiring railroad bond issues to obtain state consent and specify bond proceeds. The administration anticipates enactment.
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Springfield
Harriman
Chicago & Alton
Fae
Clean-Up Work Planned for Pendleton Citizens
Pendleton prepares for a city wide cleaning event with March 14 and 15 set as dates if weather permits. A new extended committee led by Mrs. James A. Fee includes Mrs. Linn H. Sturgis Mrs. Alice Sheridan and others to coordinate efforts with the city council school board and Commercial association. The drive targets streets property and vacant lots with rubbish removal promised. L. C. Troyle, a Pullman horse salesman, has been arrested for embezzling 400 from a farmers’ association at Uniontown.
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T. M. Henderson
Pendleton
James A. Fee
Linn H. Sturgis
Alice Sheridan
I Colesworthy
L. C. Troyle
M. C. Gray
Pullman, Wash
Association of Farmers
Uniontown
Corona Aground On Humboldt Bar
News of the Corona wreck on Humboldt bar near Eureka after leaving San Francisco with passengers and cargo. Storm waves pound the bow as lifeboat and life-saving crews move to reach the vessel. two tugs stand by while passengers seek refuge at the stern amid a mysterious ground event.
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San Francisco
Ijt Ja
Corona
Eureka
Humboldt Bar
Roanoke
To Reduce Telegraph Tolls Bill Tied Up in Senate
Lincoln March 1 A bill was introduced in the senate today to reduce telegraph tolls to seventy five per cent of the present rate. Wallace today will in April vote on a proposition to bond for a new view fall to seventy six thousand dollars.
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Lincoln
Senate
Wallace
Tdpdy
Colfax Merchant Kills Four After Indictment
Bloomington reports Thomas Baldwin a Colfax merchant killed four people at the Esseman farm after being indicted on a rape charge by 12 year old Cora Elseman. He fled from a mob, was captured, and jailed in Bloomington amid claims of threats and scattered whiskey with possible strychnine.
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Ballwin
Bloomington
Colfax
Thomas Baldwin
Cora Elseman
Baldwin
Esseman
Mra. Elsement
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Samuel Elseman
Canada’s new Sunday observance law takes effect
Canada’s Lord’s Day act comes into operation and will be enforced from next Sunday. It forbids selling or offering goods or chattels on the Lord’s Day except as provided by law or provincial regulations, aiming to protect observance without imposing new widespread hardship.
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Toronto
Canada
Net
National Guard Company to Be Organized Tonight
A meeting at 7 20 pm in the Commercial Association rooms will organize a Pen dleton National Guard company. GEO Hartman Jr leads efforts to form the militia with a petition of 70 healthy men, aiming for 468 to 700 enlistments, and a committee may be appointed to circulate the petition.
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National Guard
Nssociation
Geo, Hartman, JR
Pendicton
George Hartman, Sr
W. OE. Finger
Tn Wie
Fiske
Tnt
Hartman
Prohibited Sunday Labor Rules Include Essential Exceptions
The ordinance bans most work on Sunday but allows necessary services. It permits sale of medicines, rail passenger runs, telegrams and phone messages, handling perishable goods, emergency property protection, mail transport, domestic servant and guard labor, and other mercy works. Public entertainments for a fee and newspaper sales are banned. streetcar traffic is restricted except for international or interprovincial lines.
Youths Steal Horses Near Freewater
Milton March 1 two young sons of A Lou living near Freewater are fugitives charged with stealing two horses belonging to their father and escaping on them. A warrant exists, sworn by the father and placed in the constable’s hands at Freewater last night. The constable seeks aid from Sheriff Haviland of Walla Walla to locate the youths, aged 12 and 13. The boys unhitched the father’s team while he aided a neighbor and rode away on the horses.
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Milton
A. Lou
Freewater
Haviland
Walla Walla
Six killed in head on wreck near Newcastle Wyoming
Sheridan Wyo March 1 Engineers Shepard and five Australians died in a head on collision near Newcastle. At Knoxville Tenn March 1 Walter Wroten a printer was shot and killed in a newspaper press room by P E Beeler aged 18 who resisted being smeared with ink. In Manes Okla March 1 post master J T Manez indicted for defrauding the government by falsely reporting stamp cancellations.
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Newcastle
Wyoming
Sheridan
Wyo
Shepard
Knoxville
Tenn
Walter Wroten
P. E. Beeler
Wroten
Beeler
Heavy Wheat Sales By Area Growers At Sixty Cents
Considerable wheat has been disposed of locally at sixty cents per bushel. Agents for the Pacific Coast Elevator company and Kerr-Gifford company bought large lots from multiple growers including Killgore, Harber, Price Bros, Ritchey, McBride and Van Winkle. Additional sales were reported as farmers hold out for better prices, with more expected.
Worth Street Car Accident Injures Six Women In San Francisco
On Malehi Street hill two trolley cars crowded with passengers collided this morning causing injuries to six women and others who leapt away from the derailment. An official report details the incident and the crowded conditions aboard the street cars.
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Worth Street
San Francisco
Malehi Street
From Oldman to the Columbia railroad project gains right of way
E W McComas and Judge G A Hartman secure a right of way for a Holdman to Simmons Landing line to the Columbia River. Local property owners offer bonuses to attract construction, with backing to extend the 15 mile route toward Helix or Pendleton to serve the 1908 wheat crop. The plan links to boat lines on the Columbia and requires community support for extension beyond Holdman within 18 months.
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E.W. McComae
G. A. Hartman
Holdman
Columbia River
Simmons Landing
E. W. McComas
McComas
East Oregonian
Hartman
Cold Springs Canyon
Colomba
Umatilla
WeComas
Helix
Nivn
Pendleton
Irvine Watson Arrested for Stealing Duprat Watch
Irvine Watson, 4 transient, was arrested by Marshal Gurdane this afternoon on a charge of stealing a watch from Frank Duprat. Duprat had hung his vest while working on a flu, and the timepiece disappeared. The watch was found at Powlsby pawnshop, sold by Watson who claimed he bought it. Watson had earlier been arrested for possible box car robbery but released due to Detective FitzGerald inability to meet on the case.
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Irvine Watson
Marshal Gurdane
Frank Duprat
Mr. Duprat
Powlsby
Watson
FitzGerald
OF. BR. & N. Servior
Subcity subsidies killed by House vote in March action
Washington March 1 The House voted to strike from the ship subsidy bill the subsidy for a line from San Francisco via Hawaii to Japan China and the Philippines and to remove the Puget Sound to Orient subsidy. The chamber then killed the entire bill on a later vote.
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Ehip Eiteatdy
San Francisco
Hawaii
Japan
China
Philippines
Puget Sound
Orient
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Pr. P. Drer
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