Uniform Valuations Urged in Baker County Rail Line Fight
Baker county official Mr Strain defends a high railroad tax as fair, endorsing uniform statewide valuation based on earning capacity. He cites letters to taxpayers, challenges O R N officials to public debate, and argues tax suits show the company fights assessments on technicalities while advocating equal rates.
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Wasessor
Baker County
Mie
Jet
Board of Equalization
Miker County
Maceaser
Arington
Portland
Portland Journal
Cice
OR & N
Bank Swindler Hell Captured Hiding in Prison Barn
Albert Hell, a bank swindler and mail thief who escaped McNeil Island prison on Wednesday, was recaptured at noon today in the prison barn hiding in hay.
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Tacoma
Albert Hell
McNeil's Island
New Trial Granted for Curtis Jett in Ky Death Case
In Frankfort Kentucky on March 25 the appellate court granted a new trial for Curtis Jett who is under a death sentence for the murder of J B Marenm at Jackson court The court overruled the states petition for a rehearing in Caleb Powers case and granted him a new trial Powers will soon be tried for the fourth time.
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Frankfort, Ky
Curtis Jett
J. B. Marenm
Jackson Court
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Bowers
Malicious Run Disrupts Union Savings Bank in Cincinnati
A bank run on Union Savings Bank and its affiliated firm began yesterday and continued today. Officials say rumors spread by postal cards caused panic. the bank reports all demands are met and will seek postal investigation. Strongest financial concern in Cincinnati. measures to restore order and restore confidence are underway.
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Nocintat
Union Savings Bank & Tri! Company
Iim
Protective committee to probe Union Pacific control
New York March 25 A protective committee of Union Pacific stockholders will investigate the property and Harriman management It is believed investigations will show the contrareste elsewhere than Harriman and friends and an appeal may be made to place the real owners in control The law allows ousting a minority management on 36 days notice The selling of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific now unsettles the market Morgan and Rockefeller brokers have quietly absorbed stock Harriman once represented Rockefeller interests less closely now
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New York
Union Pacific
Harriman
Southern Pacific
Marriman
Morgan
Rockefeller
McMinns Orchestra Plans Sunday Afternoon Concert
McMinns orchestra will give its remale Sunday afternoon concert in Music hall tomorrow at 2 pm. The program includes Miareh A Night Off Thannhauser selections St Louis Rag Overture Orpheus trombone solo Nazareth Frank Hayes March On Jersey Shore. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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McMinn
Music Hall
Thannhauser
St. Louis
Nazareth
Frank Hayes
Jersey Shore
Japanese Intrigues in Mongolia Reach Russia
Reports from St. Petersburg detail fears of Japanese activity in Mongolia as emissaries recruit local tribes. Russian losses from Far East campaigns cited at 600000 dead and wounded with 300000 remaining in force. Attaches Judson and Harvard among captives at Mukden. Censorship to ease on March 26.
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St. Petersburg
Linovitch
Petersburg
Mongolia
Limas
Army Organ Today
Far East
War Office
Lven
Siberian
Ruewlan
Manchuria
Judson
Harvard
Mukden
Skirmishing Along the Front Report
Russian patrol engaged by Japanese cavalry as infantry held Puljuschno. No army position changes. On March 23 Russian cavalry repulsed Japanese forces at Shuan Ing Ausa and Nan Shen Tat.
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St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Puljuschno
Shuan Ing
Nan Shen Tat
Kobe War Correspondent POWs Report on Mukden Battle
Kobe Japan March 4 Chicago News correspondent Richard Littl and three foreign war correspondents arrive as prisoners of war on the Awa Maru. They report Mukden battle as splendid with villages taken and retaken. Russians have not sought armistice. Tiuesian position is hopeless. Kuropatkin lost heavy guns and railway. Japanese refrain from setting fire.
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Kobe
Japan
Richard Littl
Chicago News
Little Snys
Mukden
Little
Kuropatkitn
End of Russo Japanese War Hinted Within Fortnight
London reports from a trusted source that the war may end in a fortnight with Russian and Japanese negotiations likely. Dispatches from St. Petersburg add probability to rumors that Russia has decided to initiate peace talks.
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London
St. Petersburg
Rusala
Peace negotiations near with Japan spur nationwide joy
Reports claim an imminent end to the war with Japan with terms including a Japanese protectorate over Korea, lease of the Liaotung Peninsula, a free port at Vladivostok, and stock in East China railways. The plan also grants fishing and hunting rights in Sakhalin and Kamchatka.
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St Petersburg
Japan
Korea
Liane Tung Peninsula
Vladivostok
Transin
Jigen
East Kina
Sakhalin
Kamchatka Peninsula
Czar Orders Payment for Russian Prisoners in Japan
London March 25 A Telegraph dispatch from St Peters says the czar has ordered payment of 500000 rubles to fund the cost of keeping Russian prisoners held by the Japanese.
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London
St. Petersurge
Rojestvensky Fleet Reported En Route From Tana Tay
A dispatch to Lloyds from Tana Tay Madagascar says the Rojestvensky fleet is en route to an unknown destination, St. Petersburg. March 26 imperial decrees announce a $160,000,000 internal war loan at 6 percent, with half offered for public subscription.
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London
Lloyds
Tana Tay
Madagascar
Rojestvensky
St. Petersburg
Anarchists Bound for Barcelona From Madrid
Madrid March 26. Government authorities have word from New York police that two dangerous anarchists have embarked from Madrid bound for Barcelona. Barcelona police are instructed to keep careful watch for them.
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Madrid
New York
Barcelona
Quotations From All Points Handling Umatilla Produce
Chicago market report shows May wheat opening at 112 percent and closing at 112 percent, corn at 49 and oats at 10 percent. Fire devastates Columbus Dry Goods building and damages adjacent property, total loss estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Chicago
Relief fund total for Grover shoe factory blast reaches Brockton
The relief fund for Grover shoe factory explosion and fire sufferers in Brockton Massachusetts has reached 21662 dollars as of March 26.
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Brockton
Mass
Grover
Echo May Day Picnic Planned With Mormon Band
The Echo Citizens Club schedules the most elaborate country picnic in Umatilla county for May 1. A 28 piece Mormon band from La Grande is being invited to provide music, with literary exercises and state speakers possible, including Governor Chamberlain. A large basket dinner will be served, and Pendleton residents are invited to attend.
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Overnor Chamberlain
Citizens’ Club
Pendleton
Citzens Club
Echo
Umatilla
Mormon Band of
la Grande
Oregon
Chamberlain
Prense
Morgan hints at loan scheme tied to pledging securities
St Petersburg dispatch reports that J. P. Morgan intimated to a Russian contact in March that he could arrange a sinecure loan secured by hypothetically mortgaging valuable government bonds. The claim centers on a proposed scheme involving asset pledges and high finance.
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St. Petersburg
Otfe
J. P. Morgan
Biseia
Port Said Entry by Pacific Squadron Arrives in Canal
Port Said reports the second Pacific squadron under Admiral Ne hogutoffs division arrived from Crete and entered the canal this morning. The briefing notes confirm the ships proceeded through the canal with naval traffic contingent on Suez operations.
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Port Said
Admiral Nehogutoffs
Crete
Prosecution of Maxim Gorky Confirmed in Russia
St Petersburg authorities have decided to prosecute Maxim Gorky for drafting proclamations aimed at overthrowing the government and disturbing public order. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison in a fortress.
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St. Petersburg
Maxim Gorky
Gorky
Pendleton hosts railroad officials tour prospects for Umatilla County
C A and A officials from the Union Pacific system visit Pendleton this afternoon from Wallan Walla. A. M. Adams, assistant general freight agent, cites confidence in a strong wheat crop and wool clip, praising improved Rambouillet sheep and urging industrial expansion. J H ONeil, traveling passenger agent, notes rising tourist interest and hopes to guide homeseekers to the county and Portland.
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H. M. Adams
J. H. O'Neil
Wallan Walla
Mr. Adams
Umatilla
Rioting in Crete Over Crete Greece Union Efforts
Reports from Crete describe rioting sparked by clashes over moves to unite Crete with Greece. Several people were injured as the situation grew serious.
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Athens
Crete
Greece
Lincoln Primary School Fire in Sacramento
A Sacramento report says the Lincoln primary school at Fourth and streets burned early today. Loss estimated at £25,000, fully insured, with probable involvement by tramp suspects.
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Sacramento
Cal
Lincoln
Fourth and
Streets
Loew
Huntington Ex-Sheriff Transferred to New District for Trial
A. H. Huntington, former Baker County sheriff, has been moved from his original district to the new judicial district for trial before Judge Ellie at the June term. Judge Robert Eakin granted the venue change before the district’s creation. Samuel White now serves as circuit judge of the new district. White had earlier prosecuted Huntington when he was district attorney. Huntington is charged with a default amount exceeding $10,000.
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A. H. Huntington
Baker County
Thie
Ellie
Robert Eakin
Elrcuit
Samuel White
Huntington
Colfax Population Jump Since 1900
Colfax in Washington state grew from 2121 residents in 1900 to just over 2700 by recent counts. The modest rise reflects gradual settlement patterns and local development over the period.
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Colfax, Waeh
Iten
Hay to retire from cabinet no successor named yet
Washington March 26 Secretary Hay will not resume his cabinet role after vacation due to health. The president surveys candidates to succeed Hay, with Joseph H. Choate and Whitelaw Reid among those considered. Hay’s friends hoped rest would help, but the plan is now to retire.
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Washington
Hay
Heys
Joseph HM. Choate
Whitelaw Reid
State Department
Secretary Hay Aboard Steamship Cretile Reaches Azores
A Pantadelgada dispatch reports the steamer Cretile arrived at Pantadelgada Azores with Secretary Hay aboard. Hay is said to be feeling well and confined to his stateroom after a comfortable passage.
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London
Pantadelgada
Azores
Cretile
Hay
Taft Sees President on Venezuela Situation in Washington
Secretary Taft, acting in advisory capacity to the president on foreign affairs, conferred with the president in Washington this afternoon regarding the Venezuela situation. He noted no developments today as he left the meeting.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt honors 24 graduates at Naval Medical School
Washington March 25 President Roosevelt presented dl Plomar to 24 graduates of the Government Naval Medical School after the ceremony he delivered a 14 minute address.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dl Plomar
Government Naval Medical School
Barrymore Actor Maurice dies at Long Island home
New York reports Maurice Barrymore, longtime inmate of the Long Island Actors home, died this morning of paresia. He is father to actress Ethel Barrymore and actor John Barrymore, a well known figure in theater and film.
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New York
Maurice Barrymore
Long Island
Mise Ethel Barrymore
Jack Barrymore
Removal of Land Office from Oregon City to Portland
President Roosevelt signed an order directing the transfer of the land office from Oregon City to Portland. The effective date will be set by the commissioner of the general land office, likely July 1, with offices and equipment moved to new Portland quarters. Senator Fulton expressed surprise and believed the move aimed at economy.
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Portland
Roosevelt
Oregon City
Gentral Land Office
Fulton
Mitchell
Beef Trust Investigation Sees Witnesses Called
Chicago March 25 L M Byles private secretary of Nelson Morris and a Codahy manager was among witnesses summoned today by the grand jury in the beef investigation Wholesale meat dealers are also being subpoenaed The jury aims to uncover beef prices wholesale and retail The jury has adjourned until Monday
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Chicago
L. M. Byles
Nelson Morris
Codahy
Building collapses at fairgrounds in high winds
A Washington State building on the World’s Fair grounds collapsed at noon due to strong winds. Three workmen were seriously injured in the incident.
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St. Laws
Washington State
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