Countywide meeting planned to boost publicity bureau
The Commercial Association calls a mass meeting next Friday in Urinctilla County to expand the county publicity bureau. A banquet will honor out of town guests as leaders of business and colonization are urged to attend. The board aims to raise about 6000 for ongoing work and to merge the bureau with the Commercial Club's operations.
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Urcntilla County
the Commercial Association
R. Alexander
Wil Moore
J. P. Winter
Jack Huston
Publicity Bureau
Commercial Club
Association
Ashland Pledges $7000 for Normal School Support
Ashland Oregon residents pledged seven thousand dollars for the maintenance of the normal school after a special canvass by the Ashton Commercial club. The drive, held at a recent call meeting, raised the total within two hours, with committees reporting four thousand dollars pledged for advertising Ashland for the venture and a final tally nearing the seven thousand mark.
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Ashland
Ore
Ashton Commercial Club
Ths Place
Commercial Club
Still No Trace Of Kidnapped Boy In Sharon Case
Sharon Pennsylvania March 20 At torney Whitla father of Willie Whitla says no trace of his son exists and that a ransom claim of 10000 was untrue He vows to spend his fortune to find the boy while Frank H Buhl will not cover search costs Detective Ward a Philadelphia kidnaping expert arrives to aid the case In Cleveland March 26 The Scrippe McRae league of newspapers offers 1000 reward for information leading to kidnapping suspects whereabouts.
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Sharon
Whitla
Willie Whitla
Whitin
Frank H. Buhl
Ward
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Scrippe-McRae League of
Athland Club Aims to Raise Six Thousand This Year
One third of the town remains uncanvassed as the club sets a goal of 6000 dollars for the year. The meeting also voted to keep Prof. L P Miller as bandmaster, retaining monthly allowance to support the reorganized Athland band and its local talent developed in two months.
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Athland
L. P. Miller
Barrett Seeks Oregon Normal School Vote Support
Umatilla County representative Barrett says Eastern Oregon normal school will be sustained. He criticizes Senate opposition as unfair and aimed to kill the normals, urging separate initiative bills so voters choose which schools to keep.
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Umatilla County
Oregon
Eastern Oregon Normal School
C. A. Barri
Mr. Barrett
State Senate
Barrett
Senate
Vey Brothers Indicted for Fencing Land in Oregon
Portland report says six federal indictments accuse William Hanley of Harney County and others of fraudulent fencing of government land totaling eighty thousand acres for personal use. Indictments allege denial of access to settlers and involve individuals including Jennings Ver Antone Ver John Bord Frederick Philips and a Umatilla Indian charger.
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Portland
Oregon
Federal
William Hanley
Harney County
Jennings
Joe Ver
Antone Ver
John Bord
Frederick
Philips William Momsen
Jon Mitchell
Bloodhounds Sought in Hermiston Window Destruction
Special correspondence from Hermiston Oregon reports plate glass windows of the Hermiston Mercantile Company shattered about 1 am. Bloodhounds from Walla Walla may be used to track the assailants after tracks were reportedly concealed. Loss is estimated at 50 to 74 dollars per pane. principal owner K Wand suspects a personal grudge. Mayor Ross Newport deputy sheriff and Marshal Prin were alerted. prison officials to decide on sending the dogs.
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Hermiston
Walle Walle
Hermiston Moriintite Company
Hermiston Mercantile Company
Wand
Cofur Kent
Ross Newport
Alvo
Marshal Prin
Walla Walla
Cooper Ant Held Guilty In Carmack Murder Case
Nashville March 20 Cooper and son Robin Cooper were found guilty of murdering former Senator Carmack in the second degree and each sentenced to twenty years. Jury ballots shifted from first to second degree, one juror favored acquittal, defense plans appeal on technical grounds.
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Nashville
Duncan Cooper
Robin
Carmack
Hart
Sharpe
M. Hyde
Hyde
Collin
Coopers
Rey Lee
Adams Robbers Caught in Pasco
Two men who robbed the Addis store by driving through a brick wall are in custody at Pasco. Sheriff Taylor plans to question them tonight and return tomorrow. Officers believe these suspects match descriptions from earlier burglaries linked to Dean Tatom and P.O. Billfoot cases.
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Addis
Prrest
Pasco
Taylor
Sheriff Taylor
Domme Adams
Tiller Arres
Dean Tatom Ant
P.O. Billfoot
Adams
Ruse
Sun
Jino
Fire cripples Pacific Telephone telegraph system
A blaze at the Pacific Telephone telegraph network disrupted service across the west side of the river. Firefighters faced a tangled web of wires as five men fought the flames. By dawn, six hundred fire engines and fourteen thousand telephones were out of commission, with repairs not expected until Tuesday.
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Periond
Teleerayn
Dross
House Debates Tariff Bill Amid Academic Talks
Washington March 19 Nearly all House members seek to curb tariff debate and favor quick amendments under the five minute rule. Southern representatives back the lumber duty cut dispute, opposing a general discussion. The Dingley bill precedent guides timing as members file amendments reflecting constituents’ wishes.
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Washington
House
Dingley
Congress
Northewest
Pacific Powet
Leather goods duties spark party debate in congress
Democrats argue for reductions in hides and leather products while pushing to keep hides on the free list. The dispute centers on proposed 5 to 10 percent cuts and the broader impact on hides and leather manufacture.
Shingle Tariff Debate Prompts Seattle Protest
Seattle March 24 shingle men claim protection is inadequate and blame the Ways and Means Committee for ignoring shingles in tariff reports. Henry S. Stine says a 30 cent duty is too low as Canadian competition grows. Industry demands higher tariffs to sustain jobs and compete with imports.
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Seattle
Ways and Means
Washington
Henry S. Stine
Congree
Importers Fear Immediate Tariff Bill Clause
Washington dispatch signals importer alarm over tariff bill now before Congress. Text proposes tariffs take effect the day after passage, risking abrupt disruption of Pacific coast trade and harming numerous firms dependent on transit and import activity. Concerns focus on immediate implementation and potential economic harm to business interests.
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Washington
Portland
Chamberlain
Ontario Reclam Velion Project Proceeds
Ontario March 20 Walter Griffith director of the Mylhear project reported progress on the reclamation effort.
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Ontario
Walter Griffth
Ballinger Buys Teddy's Favorite Horse Rosewelt
Washington on March 25 Richard Ballinger secretary of interior purchased for his use Rosewell the saddle horse recently owned by Theodore Roosevelt Ballinger rode him for the first time yesterday Rosewelt was Roosevelt s favorite mount and had been left in private care with stipulations of ownership based on appreciation of a good horse.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Richard Ballinger
Secretary of Interior
Hia
Rosewell
B Rooosevelt
Ballinger
Oregon Valley Road and The Dalles Companies Push Malheur Irrigation
The Willamette Valley Road company and The Dalles company have signed petitions to the reclamation department urging the Malheur irrigation project. It would water 200000 acres in the Snake river valley. Construction is expected soon as surveys and estimates are done and the government has signified willingness to begin once local demand is clear.
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Willamette Valley Road Company
Dalles Company
Reclamation Department
Malheur
Snake River Valley
Movement to reclaim west gains nationwide interest
Dr H W Coe of Furnish-Coe reports a broad westward reclamation trend sweeping the nation. He cites strong eastern and midwestern curiosity about irrigation projects and notes favorable signs for Charles W. Fulton as a potential federal judge, with other candidates seen as backups.
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Fulton
H. W. Coe
Furnish-Coe Project
Washington
Coe
Dr. Coe
East
Middle West
Uestrons
United States
Charles W. Fulton
McCormick seeks guardian for $10 million estate
Santa Barbara Calif March 20 Katherine D McCormick petitions Superior Court to appoint guardians to manage her husband Stanley McCormick estate valued at ten million dollars. He has lived at Rivenrock since last July with doctors and nurses amid reports of emotional insanity and dangerous violent spells. Alienists reportedly deem the case hopeless.
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Fing
Callifornia
Santa Barbara
Calif
Stanley MacCormick
Cyrus McCormack
Katherine D. McCormick
McCormick
Rivenrock
Home Phones Combine in Pacific Northwest Sale
Portland, March 20. Consolidation under one management of independent telephone companies of the Pacific northwest is the aim of selling interests to a Portland Seattle syndicate. Home Telephone of Portland and allied interests gain financial strength and funds for service improvements. Engineers plan $200000 of Portland upgrades, with half a million dollars to be spent next year.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Home Telephone Company of
California Senate Deadlock Blocks Direct Primary Bill
Sacramento March 20 Senator Marshall Black failed to reach the capital again as the senate remained without a quorum for the fifth time in its bid to advance the direct primary bill. Black was found ill at Palo Alto and transport to Sacramento was arranged. The chamber faces adjournment and a stalled legislative agenda as the deadlock persists.
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Sacramento
Cal
Marchall Black
Senate
Black
Palo Alto
Tooll
Martin
Hold-Up Men Loot Six Mile House in Frisco Robbery
In San Francisco on March 26 two masked men dynamited two safes at the Six Mile house on Bruno avenue and looted cash registers. A running pistol battle with the proprietor and bartender followed as the dynamiters fled on a bicycle, escaping with several hundred dollars. a posse trails them.
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San Francisco
Six Mile
Bruno Avenue
Puretier
Northwest colonist traffic doubles last year’s total
Double the number of colonists will be brought into the Northwest during March and April this year, surpassing 1908 figures. J. H. ONeill, traveling freight agent, notes influx remains strong despite three weeks of existing rates. Many emigrants are men with families seeking better prospects, traveling in sleepers rather than day coach, with railway officials present to manage the flow.
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J. H. Oneill
Sime
Mr. O'Neil
Ghent
Dave
Ciy
NeMore
Robert Burns
We Walle
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