Movement to defend normal schools spreads across Oregon
The Ashland to Weston push against normal school cuts grows with a Portland Oregonian Telegram boycott threat. Southern merchants would buy from San Francisco if normals fail, while Weston residents prepare for a fresh bid at the legislature with published arguments and outreach. G W Propbstel and Clark Wood of Weston seek broad civilian support ahead of the special session.
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Ashland
Weston
Portland
Friends of the Normal
C. J. Smith
Mullit
Portland Oregonian
Telegram
Douglas, Jackson
Josephine
Normal School
Oregon
San Francisco
G. W. Propbstel
Clark Wood
Proebster
Standard of Likely To Escape Large Fine Trial Update
Chicago March opinion centers on the Standard Oil case over rebates from the Chicago and Alton rail line. Prosecutors face an almost hopeless task as the Seventh Circuit’s decision tightens the case against the government. The record fine of 29,210,000 previously imposed by Judge Landis has been remitted and the theory of the indictment altered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard of Company
Chitage & Alton Railroad
Rogal
Effenlt Court of Appeals
Juden Landis
Custom officers act as Japanese smugglers sink
Honolulu authorities report rising smuggling by Japanese and Chinese residents around the Hawaiian Islands. They appeal to Washington for a strict investigation and plan to deploy revenue cutters to the islands until the traffic is halted.
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Honolulu
March
Washington
Treasury Department
Legal experts doubt sustaining case with existing evidence
The government cannot sustain the case with the current evidence. It is too late to obtain new proof, and legal experts believe the entire case as it stands would collapse.
Railroads Theft Probe Gathers Momentum In Oregon
District Attorney Phelps questions overreaction while hearing for Charles Ely and William Edwards proceeds in Portland. Officials and prominent business figures, plus railroad workers, are to be brought into court on charges tied to thefts at the U R and N freight depot. Dicking’s confession outlines the thefts and disposition of stolen goods, with arrests likely focused on railroad employees and associated parties.
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Charles Ely
William Edwards
Portland
Spencer
Wood
Justice of the Peace
Phelps
Aly
Dickeng
Yakima Man Victim of Calluloid Cuff Explosion
North Yakima Wash March 9 A wealthy farmer J Lowe sustained severe burns to his hand and arm when a cuff made of calluloid exploded while he started a kitchen stove fire yesterday. The incident adds to recent fatalities from the same device.
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North Yakim
Wash
J. Lowe
Hill Steamers To Aid North Bank Road
Portland plans a new steel steam schooner service to run between Portland and San Francisco to support the North Bank road. Hill representatives say the operation will be independent of Hill ownership but coordinated with traffic terms like the Harriman coastwise setup. Several large capacity schooners in San Francisco could supply regular service, potentially launching within weeks to compete with Harriman interests.
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Portland
Ore
HILL
San Francisco
Bay City
North Bank Road
Harriman
Taft considers revived war tax and tariff cuts
Washington March 9 a proposed revival of the war time revenue measures includes a stamp tax on telegrams checks and similar articles a four cent per pound duty on coffee and an inheritance tax The tariff bill contemplates a 59 percent lumber cut free list on hides and a reduced steel rails schedule The policy aims to raise revenue to meet a hundred million deficit and calm business conditions amid insurgent opposition
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Washington
Congress
National Treasury
Taft
Treasury
MacVeagh
Cannon
Aldrich
Spain
Reverenet
ISS
Crook County Farmers Brace for Record Harvests
Prineville Ore March 9 Farmers in Crook county anticipate a record harvest with almost 28 million bushels of grain yearly despite limited transportation. Wheat alone nears a million bushels with holdovers boosting supply. local markets stay low but may rise before autumn. Ideal weather, deep snow insulated fall grains, and ongoing sowing leave farmers jubilant.
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Prineville
Ore
Crook County
Booth
Explosion at Standard Oil refinery injures two men in Richmond
Richmond Calif March 9 A great refining still at the Standard Oil company plant exploded this morning half a mile from Poly to be heard wrecking the engine room and seriously burning WN B Tiller and George Shaw the only two men near the plant. Both were too badly burned to speak.
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Richmond
Calif
Poly
Standard Old Company
B. Tiller
George Shaw
Destructive Arkansas Tornado Hits Helena Area
A deadly Arkansas tornado devastated Helena and surrounding towns on March 9. Communications were down as lines blew, homes and trains were destroyed, bridges and rivers caused by the storm, with families buried in debris and residents urged to help. Relief trains and medical teams were dispatched from Brinkley to aid.
Brinkley Tornado Destruction Reported In Arkansas
A destructive storm and tornado swept Brinkley and surrounding towns in Arkansas. Cities including Brinkley were devastated by fire after the twister, with fatalities likely and hundreds injured. Relief teams from Memphis Helena Jonesboro and Little Rock rush aid as communications collapse and delays hinder救消息.
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Little Rock
March
Memphis
Helena
Jonesbord
Bauchum
Brinkley
Tornado Kills Eight in Brinkley Town
St. Louis reports March 9 that A Stoker of Brinkley received a telegram stating eight persons are killed in Brinkley due to the tornado.
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St. Louis
A. Stoker
Brinkley
Special Train From Brinkley Carries Injured to Little Rock
A train loaded with injured arrived in Little Rock today from Brinkley Arkansas. Officials say Brinkley caught fire in places and the town's streets are blocked with debris as emergency crews work amid the aftermath.
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Brinkley
Little Rock
Ark
Helena March Torn Report on Heath Storm Casualties
Reports from Helena describe wide impact with eighteen whites and twenty Negroes killed and forty seriously injured. Three thousand homeless follow the destruction at Brinkley where six residences were destroyed and losses conservatively estimated at a pallialon dollars.
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Helena
Idea
Brinkley
Los
Insurance Commissioner Appointed in Prescott
Prescott appoints J M Throne of Roseburg as chief clerk of the insurance department. A W Prescott of the Salem Oregonian becomes private secretary to Senator Bourne, leaving for Washington March 15. Articles of incorporation filed for South Oregon Mines Company with 250000 capital, principal office at Applegate. Ex Senator G W Probattle arrived from Weston this forenoon.
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Prescott
Hearte
Salem
Korver
J. M. Throne
Rosebure
Insurance Department
A. W. Prescott
Portland Oregonian
Senator Bourne
John C. Young
Washington
South Oregon Mines Company
Principa
Applegate, Ore
Portland Auto Show Opens With 160 Cars On View
Portland opened its first annual automobile show at the Armory last night drawing attention from eastern peers. Over 160 cars from leading American makers will be displayed during the coming week, the exhibit matching numbers shown at New York and Chicago.
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Portland
Armory
New York
Chicago
Killing at Spring Mountain Draws Idaho Frontier Feud
Boise reports the killing of H. A. Cody by lifelong friend Jack Nye at Spring Mountain Idaho. The two men shared a cabin and reportedly quarreled after Cody allegedly attacked Nye with a knife, leading to Cody’s death.
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HL. A. Cody
Jack Nye
Spring Mountain
Boise
H. A. Cody
Idaho
Cody
Nye
Duel 10 Death Near Portland
A rifle and an ax lay between two dead men near the Smith ranch on Columbia Slough suggesting a duel to the death or double murder. John Dale, watchman at Pittock & Leadbetter, and Oscar Hiett are reported dead. Coroner Norden and officers headed to the scene after Mrs. Hiett found the bodies. Bergen ferried the widow and child. Hiett’s wife identified one body as her husband.
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John Dale
Oscar Hiett
Smith Ranch
Columbia Slough
Portland
Portland Daily Journal
Pittock & Leadbetter
Norden
C. V. Bergen
Smith Place
Bergen
Jet
World Heavyweight Champion Arrives to Visit Parents
Victoria reports Johnson the world heavyweight champion arrived today aboard the steamer Mikura. He will travel to Chicago and then Texic to visit his parents. His late manager Sam Vitapatrick claims he is suffering from the big bend and says he will not fight Langefor it, nor does he think Jeffries will re enter the ring.
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Victoria
Johnson
Mikura
Chicago
Texic
Sam Vitapatrick
Sim Langefor
Jeffries
Investigation fight tops Olympia session reports
In Olympia on March 9 the push to investigate state officers stalled as Senator Paulhamugs prepares anew for the charge against the secretary of state Nichols and insurance commissioner Schively. A resolution to probe the insurance department failed out of order, while a House bill to require the insurance commissioner to hand over exam funds to the state treasurer passed. The tuberculosis sanitarium bill with a $45,000 appropriation was defeated in the House, and Senator Potts’ Sunday liquor bill was approved after reconsideration.
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Olympia
Senate
Paulhamugs
Nichols
Schively
Booth
House
Dr. Ghents
Senator Potts
Special Session Rumor to Hit Olympia Tomorrow
March 9 report says Paul Hamas will propose his original investigation resolution and the governor may send a message to the senate to probe the insurance commissioners office. If the senate blocks it, a special session could be called at adjournment to compel action. The House yesterday reconsidered a vote on judicial attire in person and law courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hamas
Insurance Commissioners Office
Olympia
Senate
House
Webb threats land bill aid at Sacramento committee
Attorney General Webb accused Ackerman at a House public lands and forestry committee meeting, claiming records would prove his guilt within thirty days. Ackerman, lieutenant to convicted land grabber F A Hivie, opposes Thompson’s anti land bill. Webb’s defense of the measure led to a favorable committee report.
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Sacramento
Ackerman
Surveyor General
Webb
John D. Ackerman
F. A. Hivie
Thompson
Walla Walla Real Estate Boom Hits Peak
Walla Walla experiences a land boom unseen in the country’s history as prices rise from small sums to hundreds in days. Officials cite higher wheat prices and an influx of home seekers drawing new buyers into the region.
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Walla Walla
HOT VOGAL FIGHT OVER FULTON FOR OR EGON JUDGESHIP
Local supporters and opponents mobilize over Charles W. Fulton's appointment to a federal judgeship in Oregon. Petitions circulate led by J. F. Robinson and E. W. McComes as Taft and Oregon delegation face statewide protests. Baker County and Portland voices disapprove while Umatilla County petitions grow. Judge Lowell's potential acceptance sparks Republican tensions.
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Charles W. Fulton
Oregon
Fulton
J. F. Robinson
E. W. McComes
Pendleton
Taft
Congress
Sec
Baker County
Portland
Washington
Umatilla County
Lowell
Ateo
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Yakima
Arkansas
Orm
T. N Kinnel
Rock Island Road
Lineman Richards
Wheatley
Kinsel
Guerday
Fourche Dam
Kerr
Kelena
Hetelite
Theo
Wrinkley
Capital City
G. W. Probatel
Black Champion
America
Sacramento Committee
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