Morrow County Coroner Clears McCarty in Connelly Death
Coroner's jury finds Otis McCarty acted justifiably when he shot John Connelly at Pine City while Connelly resisted arrest after a fatal Foster fire case. Connelly, shot in the abdomen, died en route to Echo. jury notes Connelly was "off" and mentally unfit, sought to surrender, and exonerates McCarty. Grand jury may investigate further.
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Morrow County
Hore
Foter
McCarty
Hirth
Connelly
Foster
John Connelly
Pine City
Otis MacCarty
Echo
Eeho
Allen Thompson
Butter Creek
Charley Bartholomew
Wattenburg Place
Wattenburg
McCarthy
Pendleton
Thomas Connelly
Salem
National Guard
Otis McCarty
Dr. Dorn
Fido
William Hetblack
John M. Taylor
Frank Sloan
R. Meane
W. Godfrey
Phelps
Nec
Grand jury to meet in Heppner next Monday on cane case
The cane will be presented to the Morrow county grand jury which meets in Heppner next Monday. The killing is described as entirely accidental and sympathy for McCarty is noted. Relatives of John Connelly cannot be located. efforts continue to find his brother from Salem. Connelly's remains are held at Rader undertaking parlors pending investigation.
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Esmry
Heppner
McCarty
Morrow County
Grand Jury
John Connelly
Salem
Lantz Bros
Portland
Connelly
Rader Undertaking
San Francisco
Douma Demands Reforms in Response to Czar Appeal
St. Petersburg May 11. The Douma demanded complete political amnesty abolition of the death penalty and martial law revision of fundamental laws interpellation right forced expropriation of land guarantee of mobility for professional organizations and universal suffrage in its reply to the czar's appeal.
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Rusela
St. Petersburg
Verdict in Crapsey case suspends Episcopal clergyman
Rochester May 15 The official verdict in the Crapsey heresy case stands four to one for conviction and recommends suspension from ministry.
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Rochester
Seventy five German sailors drown in North Sea gale
Berlin reports three German waiting vessels foundered in a North Sea hurricane. The entire crew of 75 men perished. Des Moines notes the California delegation to the Presbyterian general assembly has arrived. New York records Standard Oil declaring a quarterly dividend of $9 per share.
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Berlin
North Sea
Des Moines
California
Presbyterian General Assembly
Standard
New York
Standard Oil Today
Insane Night Operator Goes On Rampage In Georgia
Georgia town Chamblee reels as J H Clark a night operator goes berserk firing on five men after killing William J Cheeks and injuring others. He roams armed with revolver rifle and ammunition as authorities pursue him. Businesses suspend and residents fear further violence amid a manhunt.
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Atlanta
J. H. Clark
Chamblee
William J. Cheeks
Will Pureel
B.C. Purcell
W. & Mast
W. J. Coker
Lark
Purcell
Cheeks
Death of Grant County pioneer Robert E. Damon
Robert E. Damon of Mt. Vernon Grant county died at home after several weeks illness. Funeral held Tuesday at 1 pm by Rev J M Johnson with burial in Canyon City cemetery. A pioneer of the Pacific coast Damon came to California in 1854 and Grant county in 1865 bringing cattle. He settled Mt Vernon in 1870 and married Anna Stedman, fathering seven children. Also note: Fred McGraw of Dimitra Idaho injured after a sleepwalking fall.
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Grant County
Saya
Robert Ee, Damon
Mt. Vernon
J. M. Johnson
Canyon City
Damon
Pacific Coast
Sidney Green
Insurance Adjusting Committee Opens Frisco Offices
A San Francisco adjusting committee begins setting up in the ferry building to apportion the largest losses, with 42 lomes already allocated and smaller claims left to individual companies. Traders Insurance receiver to be discharged, Frisco losses paid in full, relief fund totals reach 1,602,532.75, and relief camps to operate for months as troops move from Manila to Forts Jay and Slocum.
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San Francisco
Ferry
Oakland
Sta
Chicago
Tradera Insurance Company
Frisco
Lontrol
Manila
Logan
Eighth Infantry
Jay
Slocum
Governor Chamberlain to Speak in Weston and Pendleton
Governor Chamberlain fixed dates for Umatilla county events. He will speak at the pioneers picnic in Weston on June 2 afternoon and in Pendleton that evening. A county rally in Pendleton is planned with broad turnout before he proceeds to Portland for a final monster meeting before the election. Dora Prater,Pacific States operator, recovers from electric shock but remains hospitalized at a distance of eleven.
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Whi
Weston
Pendleton
Chamberlain
Umatilla County
Pat Weston
Portland
Dora Prater
Pacific States Office
Eight Carloads of Boots and Shoes Aid San Francisco
Eight freight cars carrying 56,000 pairs of shoes from the Massachusetts relief committee head to San Francisco. J. C. Davis, state deputy for Modern Woodmen, heads eastward fundraising efforts likely to reach $100,000. Reconstruction work progresses as banks prep to reopen, overhead trolley plans face debate, and looting is tackled after the fire.
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Boston
Massachusetts Relief Committee
San Francisco
Belcher
Signal Corps
J. C. Davis
Woodmen
Did He Rob The Circus Treasurers Seized In Ohio
Columbus May 15 Charged with robbing the Forepaugh Spilts circus at Tarboro North Carolina in October 1904 of 30000 as treasurer William T Spaeth auditor of Haagenbeck s circus was arrested at Cleveland spirited here and lodged in jail Extradition papers are being prepared The Ucket wagon robbery was sensational Spaeth
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Columbus
Tarboro
WN. C
William T. Spaeth
Haagenbeck
Cleveland
Ucket
Spaeth
Woodcraft Offices Move This Week From Pendleton
Pendleton loses the grand guardian of Women of Woodcraft as Mrs. C. Van Crasdall arrives from Portland to relocate offices. Fixtures will be shipped to the new Portland headquarters where all head officials will be housed. Pendleton had long hosted the order since its founding amid local efforts to keep headquarters here.
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Pendleton
Grand Guardian of the Women of Woodcraft
C. van Crasdall
Grand Guardian
Portland
Order
Grand Guardian of the Order
Explosion at Union Metallic Cartridge plant rocks Bridgeport
Two magazine explosions at the Union Metallic Cartridge plant near Bridgeport Connecticut caused widespread shock. Property damage reported across 12 miles with houses displaced and a farmhouse demolished. no injuries reported.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Wis
Conservators Appointed for Zion City Industries
In Chicago on May 15 Federal Judge Landis appointed conservators to run Zion under court direction after creditors of Dowle's Zion City industries sought a receiver.
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Glam City Industries
Chicago
Landis
Dowle
Zion City Industries
Zion
Aged Kentuckian B G Thomas Dies at 40 in Lexington
Major B G Thomas, renowned breeder of Domino Tommy Atkine Himyar and Correction, father of American turf, died at his Lexington home at age 40 after recently selling his stables.
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Lexington
B. G. Thomas
Domino
Tommy Atkine
Himyar
Correction
Six Miners Injured In Pennsylvania Coal Explosion
Six miners at the Pennsylvania and Reading Colliery were seriously hurt by a gas explosion. Two bodies were recovered unrecognizable amid black damp. Forty miners remain entombed in the affected section as rescue efforts continue.
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Shenandoah
Pennsylvania & Reading Colliery Company
State horticulture board vows to enforce spraying law
W K Newell and Judd Geer travel through the region to compel large orchardists in Umatilla County to spray per the law. The board praises compliance by smaller growers, notes failures by some prominent orchards, and warns of further action. Statewide fruit conditions look favorable with a heavy, high quality crop expected in major districts including Hood River and Rogue River.
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Umatila County
W. K. Newell
State Board of Horticulture
Judd Geer
Oregon
Milton
Milton Evans
Mr. Newell
Gaston
Washington County
Mr. Geer
Horticultural Board
San Jose
Umatilla County
Hood River
Rogue River
Tillman Denies Interview on Rate Bill Negotiations
Sen Tillman denies an alleged Washington interview quoted Aldrich and Chandler. He says he issued no such statement and references Chandler's signed written statement about talks with President Roosevelt on the rate bill. The Senate discusses Chandler's testimony and Tillman’s publication with consent.
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Roosevelt
Tillman
Senate
Washington
Aldrich
Bailey
White House
Tr.y
Knox
Spooner
Foraker
Lodge
Seruiter Tillman
Democrats
C Chandler
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Joints Committee On Building Laws
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