Suspect Linked to University of Oregon in Murder Case
Police say a graduate of the University of Oregon is a primary suspect in a shocking murder. A Blomly shirt was found in the rear of a North End lodging, and a 10 man who disappeared recently is expected to be arrested. The suspect is described as connected to West Point and several colleges.
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North End
Pormerly
West Point
Martin
Anserte
Baty
San Francisco Bay
Portland Man Arrested in Pawnbroker Wolff Murder Case
Portland May 6 Edward H H Martin wanted for the murder of pawnbroker Wolff was arrested at 1:45 today by Detectives Tichnor and Hiltyer near the Hoyle residence on the east side. He offered no resistance and went with officers to the patrol box. a wagonload of officers crossed the river to the scene and the suspect was taken to the city prison.
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Portland
Edward HH
Martin
Wolff
Ars
Tichnor and
Hiltyer
Mre. Hoyle
Portland Seeks Edward H Martin in Wolff Murder Case
Portland police hunt Edward H Martin a former city engineer's clerk linked to Nathan Wolff pawnbroker murder. A bloodstained shirt found near a lodging house led to his identification though not bearing his name. Martin, 35, vanished after a Friday night killing and may flee toward Puget Sound.
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Portland
Edward
Marin
Nathan Wolff
Martin
Puget Sound
Momilay
Edward H. Martin
West Port Military College
Fordham College
New York Law School
University of Oregon
Hoels
Saii
City Engineers Office
British Angst as Indian Campaign Sparks War Fears
London reports growing excitement over a possible real war in India. British forces won the first battle but invaders remain beyond the border and may overpower London troops. Observers fear the attackers aim to ignite a holy war across India.
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London
ALL England
India
Police close in on Boyle house as arrest expected
At 5 o'clock this afternoon Mrs Hoyle telephoned Chief Gritzmacher with news of the Boyle house. Pitty police surrounded the district where the Boyle residence stands and the arrest is anticipated at any moment.
Duke Smoked Opium De Chaulnes Stricken In Den
New evidence reported by the New York Times suggests the late Duke De Chaulnes, husband of Theodora Shonts, was stricken in an opium den and removed to his hotel by a police official. His wife learned the cause only after his death. He had gone to the den with a sister’s friend, the Duchess D’Uzes. An hour later the proprietor alerted authorities and the patient was put to bed.
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New York
Due de Chaulnes
Theodora Shonts
New York Times
de Chaulnes
de Chauines
Duchess D'Uzes
Family Fire Sees Porters Escape In Night Robes
Mrs Porter and her three children escaped from the burning California Street home after 3 am by climbing from windows and off the porch. The house and contents valued at 2000 were destroyed with 1100 insured. fire believed started mysteriously and no fire department response due to water-system limits. Mrs Porter formerly Barnes Crowner.
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K. E. Porter
Porter Place Ia
California Street
Matlock Ball Grounds
J. M. Bentley
Porter
Mra
Barney Crowner
Valley Tribune Sale Change at Kettle Falls
L Dult has sold his interest in the Valley Tribune published at Kettle Falls Washington to a corporation. Henry W Sparks, half owner of the paper, retains his interest.
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L. Dult
Valley Tribune
Kettle Falls
Wash
Henry W. Sparks
La Follette tariff plan aims to depoliticize schedules
Washington May reports say Senator La Follette, likely if he recovers before adjournment, will deliver a tariff speech using unusual grounds. He introduced a tariff commission bill providing a permanent, non partisan body with broad representation to control all tariff schedules and be well paid. The move parallels his prior money speech in sensational scope.
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Washington
la Follette
Senate
Tariff Commission
LaFolette
Memorial Service Honors Late Judge Thomas G Hailey
Oregon tribute to Thomas G Hailey with five supreme court judges on the bench and local bar honoring the late jurist. Speeches praise his character, service, and kindness to young lawyers, ending with a memorial resolution adopted by the Umatilla County Bar Association.
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Bar
Fix
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Kh. J. Slater
Bar Association
Halles
Slater
A. Lowell
Hailey
Col F. 8
Ivanhoe
la Grande
Judge Halley
J.D. Slater
Halley
Washington and Ive University
Supreme Bench
Will M. Peterson
Judge Hailey
Justice Eakin
Bean
Judge Hailey Ae
Double Life Ends in Indeterminate Sentence
In Chicago and Glencoe the case centers on Mrs. Lemuel Schlotter, wife of a wealthy jeweler, and her alter ego Leona Barrity. She ran a resort luring young girls to slavery, with a life split between upscale suburbia and the Tenderloin. Her arrest uncovers the double life.
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Chicago
Lfe
Lemuel Schlotter
Glencoe
Leona Barrity
Manager Sullivan Skips Funds At Central Barber Shop
Frank Sullivan, manager of the Central barber shop for R. W. Hennan, left the city after taking about 50 to 60 dollars of shop funds. A warrant for his arrest was sworn by Hennan. Sullivan, who had run the shop for weeks, was last seen near midnight. Keys were found inside the shop and the safe was short about sixty dollars.
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Frank Sullivan
R. W. Henneman
Henneman
Hie
Sullivan
Strike May Tie Up Cleveland Car Lines
Cleveland May 6 At 2 o clock the street car men of the Municipal Traction Co the new three cent company will decide whether to call a strike on all lines Union officers have given President Dupont until that time to name four referees on a legal board to decide if the Cleveland Electric line contract is binding on the municipal line If Dupont does not act the strike will be called.
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Cleveland
Streat Cirmen
Municipal Traction Co
Three Cent
Dupont
Cleveland Electric
Gold in Josephine County Pocket Strike Near Grants Pass
A sensational gold discovery near Grants Pass Oregon on Williams Creek a pocket with $7000 already taken and a vast unseen amount. Jones and Harrison brothers report large flakes half a palm in size and a rush of prospectors gathers as land claims may lie on Southern Pacific land. Mrs Noah Bruse wife of Tommy Burns plans to join him in Europe tomorrow after fighting chores.
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Kants Pass
Williame Creek
Granta Pass
Jones Brothers
Harrison Brothers
Southern Pacific
Detroit
Noah Brusve
Tommy Burns
Europe
Frisco Fire Destroys $200000 in Merchandise and Structures
A blaze starting at 10 PM from a chimney in the Men tone restaurant on Geary street swept through one-story wooden buildings in a block bordered by Market Geary Kearney and Grant avenues. The S N Wood Clothing company suffered about 40000 in stock losses with many other firms damaged. a Union Transfer employee was hospitalized after smoke exposure. By midnight the fire was under control.
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Mentone Restaurant
Geary Street
Market and
Geary and Kearney
Grant Avenue
Union Transfer Company
Jever
Smpke
S. N. Wood Clothing Company
Market Street
Los
Buhr Drag Company
Richard Valentine
Speck Paschel Company
United Clear Company
Royal Shoe Company
Secret warrant sought in Wolff murder case city arrest
Portland on May 5 a secret warrant was issued to police for the arrest of a man suspected in the Nathan Wolff murder. The warrant followed discovery of a blood smeared shirt in the rear of a downtown lodging house late Monday afternoon.
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Portland
Nathan Wolff
Trains Reach Eleven Miles From Klamath Falls
Regular trains now operate within eleven miles of Klamath Falls marking the best service ever seen in this part of the state.
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Klamath Falls
Mysterious La Porte Fire Murders Baffle Police
In La Porte Indiana May 6 a woman and three children died in a house fire. A man and a woman were found decapitated, their heads in sacks. Ray Lamphere was arrested but denies knowledge of the crimes. Skeletons and scattered remains complicate the case as investigators probe possible linked killings.
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la Porte
Ind
Belle Gunnes
Holdergreen
Andrew
Selecting 2500 Girls to Dance With Sailors
San Francisco on May 5 reports the ongoing selection of 2600 women to dance with 2500 sailors from the fleet at a May 12 California club ball. Excursion vessels meet the fleet and escort it to the fleetship, staying until 11 tomorrow morning. Red fire will announce the fleet’s arrival at the light ship.
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San Francisco
California Club
Thousam is Pouring To San Francisco May
Every train and steamer pours thousands into San Francisco as city decorations near completion. Hotels reach capacity while private houses house many. authorities believe all will be accommodated. Special trains will arrive from Utah and the north during the day.
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Thousam
San Francisco
Utah
North
Grief for Evans Admiral Learns of Grandson Death
Admiral Evans, en route to command a fleet, learns his four year old grandson Robly Evans Sewall has died at the parents’ Washington home. The boy was Virginia Evans’s child and the admiral’s youngest daughter’s son. The news shocks the admiral as he travels north from Hampton Roads.
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San Francisco
Evane
Hampton Roads
Robly Evans Sewall
Wes
Washington
Evans
Virginia Evans
Three Cornered Boat War Quiet Between Portland and The Dalles
The Chronicle notes a developing conflict among river steamers serving Portland and The Dalles. No rate cuts have occurred yet, but observers expect them as a likely development.
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Portland
The
Dalles
Deal Receives Three Years In Penitentiary For Horse Stealing
Three years in the penitentiary were imposed on R. W. Deal after a conviction for horse stealing. Circuit Judge Bean denied a new trial this morning. An appeal to the supreme court was filed by J. D. Slater, with a writ of probable cause to prevent immediate imprisonment during appeal. Deal, a Union County resident, faced trial on a change of venue and was found guilty by the jury.
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R. W. Deal
Bean
Supreme Court
J. D. Slater
Deal
Union County
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