Demonstration Tour Ends With Enthusiastic Farm Meetings
A line of meetings drew large farming crowds from Weston to Adams as the demonstration tour highlighted interest in an experimental farm for Umatilla County. Speakers from agricultural college and railroad officials urged state support or local action to establish a branch station tied to Corvallis, with possible railroad involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Association
Agricultural College
Withycombe
Agricultural College Party
Umatilla County
Two Judges Sentence Man on Same Bench in Oregon
Portland May 15. For the first time in Oregon jurisprudence two circuit court judges sat on the same bench yesterday morning and each imposed a sentence on the same defendant. Thomas Conley was the defendant and he was sentenced to serve four.
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O'Day
Bronaugh
H. B. Adama
Judge O'Day
Judge Bronaugh
Portland
Oregon
Circuit Court
Thomas Conley
Drought Ends as Heavy Rain Sweeps Umatilla County
Reports from Echo Pilot Rock and northern areas confirm a general night rain across Umatilla County eastern Oregon. Farmers report drought broken though they seek more moisture. confidence restored after months of unease. Fred Taylor of Pacific Coast Elevator reports widespread precipitation by phone.
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Umatilla
Oregon
Fred Taylor
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Echo
Pilot Rock
Here
Republicans Name Electors and Delegates
Portland May 15 The slate from the state Republican convention faced a shake up as Dr William Kuykendall of Eugene lost a delegate seat to C G Huntley of Oregon City The convention elected delegates Fulton Williams Gilbert Huntley with district picks Williams Schibrede Coe Thomson and electors Lee Butler Miller Marsters
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Portland
Hau
William Kuykendall
Eugene
C. G. Huntley
Oregon City
Senor Fulton
George WU. Williams
A. N. Gilbert
Salem
FR. E. Williams
Polk County
EF. Schibrede
Coos County
W. W. Coe
Asa Thomson
Umatilla
J. D. Lee
St. St. Butler
Gilliam County
Frank J. Miller
Linn
A. C. Marsters
Douglne
Millionaire Stratton Guilty of Manslaughter in Ballard
Seattle on May 15 reports Guy C. Stratton a millionaire was found guilty of manslaughter for running over nine year old Henrietta Johnson in Ballard, causing her death.
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Seattle
Guy C. Stratton
Henrietta Johnson
Ballard
Barbecue For Hermiston Excursion To Irrigation Reservoir Opening
Hermiston residents plan an old fashioned barbecue and free lunch for May 27 excursionists visiting the government irrigation reservoir opening. An excursion train leaves the city at 7:15 am, follows the Portland local, and returns from Hermiston at 6:30 pm. planners expect around 1000 visitors from Pendleton and nearby areas to attend and the event aims to be pleasant and profitable.
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Hermiston
Portland
Pen- Mcton
Bandits Rob French NM Express Office in Bold Hold Up
The Wells Fargo crew in French New Mexico is robbed of thirty five thousand dollars after barriers are breached and the guard bound. Bloodhounds and a special train pursue three bandits who head toward the Commeron country with the loot. A five thousand dollar reward is offered for their capture.
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el Paso
Welle-Fargo Express
French, N. M
Emory Gap
S. M
Commeron
French
Ens
Las Vegas
N. M
Santa Fe
Cazon
Territorial Penitentiary
Love's Young Dream Has Rude Awakening at Elopement
Berkeley students Harry Norman Child of Spokane Washington and Gladys Cummings of UC both planned to elope after securing a license. A newspaper snapshot spoiled their plans and led to cancellation. Child belongs to Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Cummings to Omega Nu preparatory society. she is 18.
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San Francisco
Harry Norman Child
Spokane
Wash
Gladys Cummings
University of California
Agiea
Child
Sigma Alpha Ephilon
Miss Cummings
Omega Nu
Kuhn Interests Take Over Wood River Project
Boise May 1 Kuhn interests have taken over the Wood River irrigation project adjoining the Twin Falls north elite project and will push the work to completion. The Wood River tract includes more than 60 000 acres and brings the total land segregated under the Twin Falls projects up to 600 000 acres.
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Boise
Maho
Kuhn
Wood River
Twin Falla North
Twin Falls
Fairbanks to Open HQ in Auditorium Annex Monday
Washington May 15 Fairbanks denied plans to quit the race and announced he would open campaign headquarters in the auditorium annex Monday. District Attorney Joseph B Keating of Indianapolis will oversee operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fairbanks
Auditorium Annex
Joseph B. Keating
Indianapolis
Governors Fall In With Roosevelt Conferencing Hope
Washington May 15 A conference of governors passed a resolution favoring state commissions on conservation of resources. Governors align with the presidents measures for forest and river improvement. Bryan spoke early, urging irrigation especially in the Pacific Northwest.
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Washington
Bryan
Pacific Northwest
Thaw case opens as lawyers seek release from asylum
In Poughkeepsie on May 15 Habes corpus proceedings began to free Harry K. Thaw from Mattewan asylum. Acting Superintendent Baker testified Thaw claimed his insanity arose before the killing of White and faded soon after, and that he did not see morals as a sign of insanity. Dr McDonald called Thaw a victim of incurable pardonia. Thaw’s attorney announced he would testify to his own account of the shooting.
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Thaw
McDonald
Pannonia
Poughkeepsie
Harry K. Thaw
Mattenwatl Asylum
Jerome
Per- Hod
Baker
Asylum
White
Peabody
Rockefeller Amused By Socialist Label At May Talk
Pocantica Hills New York May 15 John D Rockefeller laughed at being called socialist after Robert Hunter claimed the king was a socialist and that he brought Dr Abed from England to pastor a socialist church. Rockefeller said the remark does no good and noted he found the golf links in fine condition. Calcutta India May 15 an attempted bombing of a street car injuring four passengers followed by police finding placards urging natives to avoid first class cars. Thought natives planted the bomb.
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Pocantica Hills
N.Y
Robert Hunter
John D. Rockefeller
Hunter
King
Abed
England
Aked
Calcutta
Man Shoots Self in San Jose Basement Funeral Details
San Jose on May 16 reports Julius Marquardt of Santa Clara County arranged his affairs and funeral details before entering the German Lutheran church basement in San Jose and shooting himself. Rev Brook found the body.
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San Jose
Calif
Julls Marquardt
Santa Clara County
B, P, Brook
Poisonberry mix up kills teacher in Los Angeles
May 15 Los Angeles report: Miss Raphilia Burgroff, a Sunday school teacher, dies after mistaking poisonous castor beans for Manzanita berries. Three of J Relehisty’s children are very ill and twenty other children are slightly ill in the incident.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Raphilia Burgroff
Debs Likely Nominee for Socialist President at Congress
Sacramento May 15 The socialist congress opened with indications pointing to Eugene V. Debs as the party's presidential nominee and B. J. Hanford of New York as probable vice presidential nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Congress
Eugene V. Debs
B. J. Hanford
New York
Governor Chamberlain Heads to Forest Grove Campaign Stop
Governor Chamberlain plans a speaking engagement in Forest Grove in the senatorial campaign. He will rest in Portland on Sunday and then travel to Ashland on Monday for a tour of southern Oregon.
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Chamberlain
Portland
Ore
Forest Grove
Ashland
Oregon
Chester Thompson Heads to Sanity Hearing in Tacoma
Chester Thompson arrived in Tacoma from Walla Walla for a sanity hearing today.
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Chester
Tacoma
Chester Thompson
Walla Walla
Baseball scores and results from across leagues
Thirteen innings decided San Francisco's 3 to 2 win over Oakland with SF scoring in the 13th. Rain postponed the Portland at Los Angeles game. Butte beat Tacoma 6 in the sixth on Carson hits. Galeski pitched seven no hit no run innings for Seattle. Vancouver edged Aberdeen 5 to 4. In the American and National Leagues, Washington shut out St Louis 4 to 0, New York beat Cleveland 3 to 1, Philadelphia beat Chicago 1 to 0, St Louis defeated Brooklyn 6 to 2, and Cincinnati won 2 to 0 over Boston.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Porland
Portland
Northwestern
Butte
Tacoma
Carson
Seattle
Galeski
Cahill
Mner
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Antique Louis XIII Bedroom Set Displayed in Pendleton
The corner window at Rader's furniture store shows a remarkably old and elaborate bedroom set. Owned by Frank Neugebauer of the Dime, the 108 year old French piece cost 3000 dollars at manufacture, with two companion items sharing the same ornate hand carved style. Neugebauer says it took three men a year to create the set and that his father acquired it about 40 years prior. He later brought the collection from France to the United States.
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Rader
Frank Neugebauer
Dime
France
Neugebauer
Sion
Murderer Finley Granted Last-Minute Reprieve
In Sacramento on May 15 J W Finley whose Folsom death sentence for murder amid a prison break was scheduled for 10 am received a two week reprieve from Governor Gillette. Finley relatives in Kentucky pledged funds for a Supreme Court appeal while the new law sets the death penalty for the warden attack during the escape attempt.
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Sacramento
J. W. Finley
Folsom Penitentiary
Gillette
Finley
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Wenaha Springs renamed at Blue Mountain resort
J A Borie, new proprietor of the Blue Mountain resort formerly Bingham Springs, changes the name to Wenaha Springs to align with Wenaha forest reserve. Wenaha is a Nez Perce word meaning a place beyond over there. The railway station name likely to follow change.
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J. A. Borie
Blue Mountain Resort
Wenaha
Nea Perce
Fores Reserve
Bingham Springs
Blue Mountains
Wenaha Springs
J. E. Bingham
Walla Walla
Borle
Blue Mountain
Wenaha River
Wallowa Valley
Wallowa
0. R. & N. Company
Borie
Annie and Duc to Wed in Rome and October
Duc De Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins are reported to marry late next October in the United States. The notice places the wedding in Rome with the couple planning the ceremony.
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Annie
Duc
Rome
Duc de Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
United States
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad launches telegraph line to Pacific coast
The Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad announced plans to build a commercial telegraph system from Chicago to Pacific coast points to compete with existing rivals. They also ordered 70 locomotives at a cost of 1,400,000, signaling expansion and modernization of the line.
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Chicago, Til
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Today
Chicago
Pacific Coast
May Memorial Day Move Afoot For Sunday Observance
A campaign seeks to shift Memorial day observances to Sunday May 31 with G A R approval. Busy May 30 due to the Sells Floto circus prompts the change as Company L and local guardsmen would miss services if held Saturday. Leon Cohen and D Costuma start a flower fund for cemetery decoration with officers of Company L overseeing the effort.
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Leon Cohen
D. Costuma
Company L
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Adamse
Pendleton
8. & Shields
Adams
Railrondere
Weaton
K. A. J. McKenzie
C. F. van de Water
Thomas Cooley
Millionaire Ts
Hermiston Bagurgion
Little
New Mexico
Vault
Rewark
Thor
Love
Berkeley
Rooseelt
Stanford White
Harry
Rockefeller
India
Debs
Vancouver
Aberdeen
National League
St. Louie
Brooklyn
CincInnati
Boston
Rader's
Wena Prings
Igham Springs
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