Giants of the Lake Superior ore war exposed in 1900s clash
New York report details John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie battling to monopolize Lake Superior ore. Testimony at Sherman anti trust dissolution hearings cites Rockefeller forcing Carnegie's firm to surrender ore land holdings of 45 million tons. John Gayley testified about Rockefeller’s portrayal as a steel industry scarecrow and Carnegie’s bid for new properties, including potential ties with Federal Steel.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Lake Superior
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
John Gayley
Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
Mr. Gayley
Carnegie Company
Rockefeller
Federal Steel Company
Carnegie
Fight May End in Death in Walla Walla Brawl
In Walla Walla Washington on March 1 Fred Bellar of Locust Station was gravely injured after a fight with C A McCarty. McCarty allegedly struck Bellar over the head with a shovel fracturing the skull. Dr W W Thomas said Bellar has been unconscious since Thursday noon and remains in serious condition. The clash reportedly began over a water right.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Fred Bellar
Locust Station
C. A. McCarty
McCarty
Bellar
Co. W. Thomas
Miton
Bellor
Thomas
Pendleton Newsy Notes and Local Notices
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports a St Patrick’s Day dance planned by the Round-up band for March 17. Real Estate: N T Manela and wife of Milton sold 1.5 acres near Milton to J W Cummings for 6200 dollars. Is City Salesman in Portland: Ralph Coon becomes city salesman for Heinz varieties in Portland. Rode In Dark: photographer C G Allen fined five dollars for driving without headlights in Pendleton at night. Big Sale at Juniper: next Tuesday a sale of mules horses and farming equipment at J C Royce ranch Juniper Canyon 10 miles west of Helix auctioneer Col W F Yohnka. Takes Boys to Reformatory: Charles Norse of Athena escorted George Howard and John Addison to the Salem reformatory after robberies, on No 1.
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C. G. Allen
Pendleton
Juniper
J. C. Royce
Juniper Canyon
Helix
Col
W. F. Yohnka
Reformatory
Charles Norse
Athena
George Howard
John Addison
Salem
Convicted Larceny Pair Delivered to Pendleton Jail
William Parker and Roy Mercail who were sentenced to thirty days for saddle larceny at Stanfield have been brought to Pendleton and turned over to Sheriff Taylor for custody.
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William Parker
Roy Mercail
Stanfield
Pendleton
Taylor
Free Government Seeds Distributed Through Local Office
Senator Chamberlain sent several sacks of free government garden seeds to Dan P Smythe, now at the offices of Carter and Smythe. Parties wishing to obtain seeds may call at the office according to Mr Smythe.
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Senator Chamberlain
Dan P. Smythe
Carter & Smythe
Mr. Smythe
O W R N Co Pays Taxes After Tax Assessment Check
Sheriff Taylor received a payment of 96833.00 from agent T F O'Brien on behalf of the O W R N Co for the company tax assessment in the county. The amount is about 14000 less than last year's tax.
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Taylor
T. F. O'Brien
O.W. R. & N. Company
Fielder Becomes New Jersey Governor After Resignation
James Fielder was sworn in as governor of New Jersey at noon following Governor Wilson's resignation. He will serve until the end of Wilson's term, about one year remaining.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
James Fielder
New Jersey
Oregon Choral Club to Perform Rice Comic Operetta
G M Rice a local resident and University of Oregon junior authored a comic operetta to be staged by the Choral Club on March 14. The show features several musical numbers by Melvin P Ogden a graduate directing the Choral Club.
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G. M. Rice
University of Oregon
Melvin P. Ogden As
O Graduate
Insurance Adjuster Sentenced In Fire Arson Case
Geo C Grutz a fire insurance adjuster and broker connected to an arson ring was sentenced in New York to a maximum term of 24 years and six months at Sing Sing. The conviction rested largely on testimony from Izzy the Painter about tenement fires on the east side.
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New York
Geo. C. Grutz
Sing Sing
Escaped Mexican Convict Captured by Sheriff in Roseburg
Roseburg Oregon March 1 The Mexican convict who escaped from Sheriff Gagge of Coos county at Drain was found hiding in a clothes closet in a private house. Discovered by the house wife he fled but was pursued and captured before leaving town. He was taken to the penitentiary.
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Roseburg, Or
Gagge
Coos County
Drain
Way King Nelson Is Tired of Love
Denver, March 1. Mrs Fay King Nelson wife of Battling Nelson former lightweight champion says wealth cannot compensate for a loveless marriage and she will sue for divorce. She rejects alimony desires a simple home life with a good man and a kitchen and clothesline. She calls the Hegewisch wedding awful and says she never wanted it while praising her husband as a good man though she seeks freedom from marriage and the fighter’s ring commitments.
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Denver
Cole
Fay King Nelson
Battling Nelson
Hegewisch
Swindled Out of 25000 in Fake Horse Race
Jacob Harder declares to police that he was swindled of twenty five thousand dollars in a fake horse race. He says he owns twenty thousand acres in Ritzville Washington and named three confidence men as the suspects. He states the money was lost in Denver and the men took him to Colorado Springs where they vanished.
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Pueblo
Jacob Harder
Ritzville
Washington
Denver
Colorado Springs
Public Auction Near Washtucna Features 43 Horses and Farm Equipment
A large auction sale of 43 head of good horses, a combined harvester, and all farm machinery will be held eight miles west of Washtucna on March r. Traina will meet buyers in Washtucna the same day. Free lunch. Notes due October 1, 191%. DAVID CAMP.
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Washtucna
R. Traina
David Camp
Snow Pleasing To The Dalles Fruit Growers
The Dalles Ore March 1 The past few mornings bring snow on the high hills around The Dalles and cold weather continues. Growers welcome the cold as it delays bud development in trees reducing frost risk in April. Wheat farmers, by contrast, seek warmer days to start grain growth and dry ground for spring plowing.
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Dalles
Ore
Monitor Puritan Target for Big Guns
The double turreted monitor Puritan, after 30 years in service, was struck from the naval list. While testing high explosives on armor at Hampton Roads last year it sank, was raised but badly wrecked, and taken out of commission. It will serve as a target for Atlantic fleet guns during upcoming maneuvers near Hampton Roads.
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Washington, Mar
Hampton Rounds
Hampton Roads
Oysters Spark Passage of Four Insurance Bills
Olympia March 1 The state senate, while dining on oysters on the half shell, passed four insurance bills during the first evening session. The main purpose was to read the big water code. Senator Esp claimed a hundred plates of oysters with trimmings, prompting lawmakers to finish the calendar. Mrs Sharpstein and Mrs Weatherford of Dayton were present on the floor.
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Olympia
Mar
State Senate
Esp
Sharpstein
Weatherford
Dayton
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Royal M. Sawtelle
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N. T. Manela
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J. W. Cummings
Portland
Ralph Coon
Alexander Department Store
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Charles MacDonald
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Hermiston Banks
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Johnson and Skrable
Congress
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Cass Matlock
William Fraker
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Andrew D. Rhonimus
McKay Creek
Etta McNeil
Colorado
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BE. J. Wilber
Frank Hubbard
Effie P. Matheson
Charles M. Matheson
Peterson and
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Pendleton Meat Company
Joseph Cunha
Echo
Cunha
Echo Ranch
Lyman Rice
Fielder
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Workingmen’s Wear
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Mrs
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Proprietress
Finanial Institution
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