One Fugitive Captured During Jail Break
A daylight breakout frees seven prisoners from the county jail and four remain at large. Bailey says he split from the group, while Sheriff Taylor pursues two mounted on stolen horses toward the mountains. The escape involved cutting two bars, crawling through a window, and leaving a one foot square opening.
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Bailey
Umatilla
Winchesters
Liberty
Sheriff Taylor
Wilson
Taylor
A. C. Smith
Louis Mettie
Cleveland Gould
Harry Ray
Carter
Simpking
Elliott
Lent Ia
East End
Bloom
Coombs Canyon
Gould and
Ray
Leo Lent
Peter Bloom
G. L. Simpkins
Frazier
Tutullla Creek
McKay Creek
Dan Shaw
Lee's Crossing
Northwestern Welch denies sale of assets amid option talk
A. Welch, Northwestern general manager, said the Chicago firm M. Byllesby Co. holds an option on about 4 million dollars of Northwestern property but denies any sale. He noted the option covers gas and electric systems, not power or railway holdings, and indicated the Spokane to Vancouver Washington systems may be included.
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A. Welch
Northwestern Corporation
Byllesby Company
Welch
Spokane
North Yakima
Walla Walla
Vancouver
Wash
Strahorn
Northwestern Light & Power Company
Byliesby Company
Yakima Valley Power Company
North Coast Railroad
Country Club Burns in Burlingame Fire
A fashionable Burlingame country club burned yesterday causing about thirty five thousand dollars in damage. Several tapestries and paintings were lost, but most contents were saved by the efforts of millionaire members.
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Country Club
Burlingame
Quote on heaven and Senate election odds
A historical remark compares ease of entering heaven for a poor man with the difficulty of being elected to the U S Senate, reflecting political and moral commentary from the era.
Final Supreme Court hearing in Standard Oil dissolution case
The three year fight between the justice department and Standard Oil reached the Supreme Court with three days of arguments allocated. Government asserts monopoly in restraint of trade as John G Milburn leads Rockefeller defense. The case follows a federal circuit ruling ordering dissolution.
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Standard OU
Rockefeller
Washington
Department of Justice
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court
St Laouis
John G. Milburn
Senate
Gallinger
Rockefeller Foundation
Foundation
Mary
Automobile crash injures Jack Johnson in transit
Racine March 14 Jack Johnson heavyweight prize fighter and his wife were thrown from their seats when their car skidded en route from Milwaukee to Chicago. Johnson drove the vehicle and sustained numerous bruises though both escaped serious injury due to a sudden landing.
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Racine
Mid
Jack Johnson
Milwaukee
Chicago
Johnson
Women Open Bank for Women Only in London
London March 14 A branch of Farrowe banks run by women opened for business today. Over six hundred women depositors are on the books of the unique institution. No men are allowed to open accounts. The only male employee is a messenger.
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London
Farrowe Banks
Death claims attorney who convicted Durrant
San Francisco report states William Barnes, the district attorney who prosecuted Theodore Durrant, the noted church killer, and secured his conviction after a sensational trial, has died in San Francisco on March 14.
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Durrant
San Francisco
William =. Barnes
Theodore Durrant
Domestic scandal ends in murder in San Pedro
San Pedro California March 14 George W. Jefferson shot and killed Melvin Anson early today in front of Anson's house. Jefferson says the shooting stemmed from the undue friendliness of his wife and that he had warned Anson repeatedly.
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San Pedro
Calif
George W. Jefferson
Melvin Anson
Anson
Jefferson
Sayler murder trial opens in Watseka Illinois
Dr William A Miller Mrs J B Sayler and John Grunden face murder charges in Crescent City Illinois case that shocked readers. The banker J S Bayley died after a late night argument and shooting at the Sayler home with Miller claiming self defense. The trial gathers wide attention as testimony outlines alleged romance and threats while the defendant maintains innocence.
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Troquois County
Illinois
Sayler
Bayley
Crescent City
Lucy Sayler
William A. Miller
Tt Ie
Dr. Miller
Doctor Miller
Siood
Steam Launch to Skim Waters of Hermiston Reservoir
A thirty passenger steam launch will be placed on the government reservoir near Hermiston by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe after government permit. He will use the launch and two autos to showcase the area to tourists and is selling about 10 000 acres of land under the Umatilla project. The reservoir now holds 40 000 acre feet, with the feed canal at full capacity, and is nearing 62 000 acre feet once fully filled. the shoreline will extend eight to twelve miles.
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Government
Hermiston
Henry Waldo Coe
Monster
Roosevelt, Sr to lead Hartford Carpet unit in San Francisco
New York March 14 It was announced Theodore Roosevelt Sr will be given charge of the San Francisco branch of the Hartford Carpet company following his marriage to Miss Alexander next June.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt, Sr
Hartford Carpet Company
Alexander
Cook and wife to sail home from Rio Janeiro
New York reports a rumor that explorer Dr. Cook and his wife plan to depart Rio Janeiro for the United States around March 18, signaling a return from the expedition.
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New York
Cook
United States
Rio Janeiro
Extra Session Of Grand Jury Held At Court House
An extra grand jury session opened this morning at the county courthouse to relieve jail congestion. Prisoners reportedly acted to ease the crowd, making further sessions seem unnecessary. Witnesses were examined all day, with travelers from the Pilot Rock train appearing as subpoenas suggested. Rumors say indictments for illegal liquor sales may follow, and gambling inquiries backed by recent city revenue are being explored. Members include foreman James Bell, GL Rothrock, J W Pinkerton, J H Walker, W S Mizer, Arthur Hascall, and James Hill.
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Court House
Pilot Rock
Legat
James §. Bell
GL. C. Rothrock
Family Burns in House Suspected Murder Case Near Twin Falls
Boise news reports a house fire six miles west of Twin Falls that killed Theophil Thont, his wife, and two daughters. A wholesale murder is suspected after the blaze. Neighbors found the four bodies. two horsemen were seen driving away from the scene as authorities search the area.
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Boise
Mar
Theophil Thont
Twin Falls
Nebraska
President Nominates Kenyon to Succeed Ellis
Washington March 14 The president today nominated William Kenyon of Town assistant attorney general for the United States to succeed Wade Ellis Kenyon now general attorney of Town and assistant attorney general for the Illinois Central railroad
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Washington
William §&. Kenyon
Town
United States
Wade Ellis
Kenyon
Tlinois Central Railroad
Zeppelin defamer gets five months in prison
Stuttgart March 14 Herman Lange inventor was sentenced to five months imprisonment for calling Count Zeppelin the greatest humbug in the country Lange claimed to have invented the rigid type of dirigible balloon and faced defamation charges from the famed aviator not present the verdict ends a dispute over invention claims and public controversy surrounding airship technology
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Stuttgart
Germany
Herman Lange
Count Zeppelin
Lange
No one has a cinch on success
A compact aphorism notes that no one can count on easy success and those confident of failure often stumble, finding their luck shifts when effort meets opportunity. It emphasizes caution against overconfidence and the value of perseverance.
Labor Leaders Dispute Power In Philadelphia Strike
Philadelphia faces a clash between local and national labor leaders as a general order to cease work by milkmen bakery wagon drivers and others is largely ignored. Despite orders from international bodies brewery workers vote to join the general strike while new carmen arrive and several recently hired are dismissed amid efforts to weed out undesirable elements.
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Millien
Central Labor Union
Philadelphia
Central Labor Time Son
Moritz Kills Two Sons Then Burns House Then Commits Suicide
In New York on March 14 Moritz a retired real estate dealer shot his two sons to death set fire to his house and turned in a fire alarm before dying by his own hand, according to a despondent report about Hermann Morits.
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New York
Hermann Morits
Moritz
Grounded United States Steamer Lightering Underway
The steamer United States aground near Christiania is being lightered today. It is believed she will be floated safely, unless a gale arises. She was en route from Copenhagen to New York when she ran aground in dense fog. passengers were taken off by other steamers.
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Christiania
Sweden
United States
Copenhagen
New York
Baby Window Attracts Attention at Campbell Millinery
A display of bonnets and baby accessories in the Campbell millinery shop draws widespread attention today with unique and eye catching arrangements featuring dolce and other infant adornments.
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Campbell Millinery
American Horse Wing Stake Opens English Racing Season
London card reports March 14 opening day with Harry Payne Whitney's Bobbin the Second winning the American Wing Stake race. Americans secured a large sum of prize money as the season begins.
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London
Harry Payne Whitney
Bobbin
England
Peary to present proofs at Albert Hall address
London reports Commander Peary prepared to publish proofs of his Arctic achievements at a Royal Geographical Society event at Albert Hall. Sir Ernest Shackleton, noting his polar feats, questions the robbery charge and recalls his own 111 mile near pole plunge while defending Peary’s claims.
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London
Shackleton
R. B. Peary
Albert Hall
Royal Geographical Society
Ernest Shackleton
Antercole Circle
South Pole
State- Macon
Benedict
Sir Ernest
Peary
Roosevelt Enters Khartoum to Royal Welcome
Khartoum March 12 Colonel Roosevelt arrived in the Sudanese capital to a festive scene with flags everywhere. Thousands of spectators gathered at the wharves as a dinner in his honor was hosted at the Palace, attended by a select group of officials.
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Khartoum
Roosevelt
Soudanese
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