Water rights owners unite to fight Birch and McKay Creek suits
Defendants in Birch and McKay Creek water disputes form a general committee with three subcommittees, appointing a board of control to guide strategy. Each district names five members to a subcommittee while individuals may hire their own lawyers. the group seeks uniform responses and funds for counsel, surveyors, and irrigation experts to pursue test cases.
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Birch and MekKay Creeks Projects
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James Johns
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T. J. Tweety
Lon Knotts
Alfred Smith
Frank Byrd
Juline Guderain
Charles MccHee
Frank Sherman
Lee Teutach
Berg Sparks
Dad Shaw
Joe McD
Levi Eldridge
John Wynn
Joé Holmes
Millionaire Walker Estate Battle Reopened in Court
In San Mateo California on May 29 a dispute over the wit of late banker David F. Walker resumed in county courts. The contest pits widow Althen Walker against the children of the financier's first wife. The estate is valued around $1,000,000.
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Germany Opens Arbitration Treaty Negotiations
Washington May 29 Germany today expressed willingness to enter into negotiations with the United States for a general arbitration treaty. Information to this effect was given to Knox by the ambassador for Germany.
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Newsy Notes of Pendleton and Surrounding Events
Pendleton notes report Clayton Sloan, son of farmer George Slain, is young. Irving Whore Live west of the city bedridden from a broken leg after a runaway Saturday. In court two drunks, Oscar Brecklaw and J. Whitman, paid five dollar forfeits. Frank Johnson, cattle chief, changed plea to guilty in cattle theft case. awaits sentence this week. A C Hampton to work part time at First National Bank starting mid June while summer staff cover vacations. he will take part in Eugene debate on June 2 and visit Monmouth.
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Monmouth
Baseball Draws Multinational Pendleton-Walla Walla Crowd
The Pendleton Walla Walla game drew a diverse crowd with many nationalities represented. Indians, Caucasians, Negroes, Japanese and Chinese were noted among attendees, including six squaws buying tickets and seating high in the grandstand.
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America
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Indians and Cowboys Hold Teal Roundups in Thorn Hollow
The Indiine and cowboys hold yearly roundups to gather strays, brand yearlings, and break horses. This week they operate in Thorn Hollow near Buckaroo canyon with audiences likely to visit tomorrow and Wednesday. Next week they perform at Cabbage Fall then Upper McKay.
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Thorn Hollow
Buckaroo Canyon
Cabbage Fall
Upper McKay
Pioneer Picnic Draws Large Weston Crowd
Pendletoniana reports lively final day of the Pioneer Picnic at Weston with fine weather attracting many attendees. President Penrose of Whitman College gives memorial address on Oregon pioneer Morey as Dr L Dell of Athena wins the annual Tridlers contest, followed by J H Luna Al John son Till King places. Athena defeats Weston 4 to 2 in afternoon baseball after leading early.
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Plumbers Meet In Denver At Fourteenth Convention
Several hundred plumbers from Colorado Idaho Wyoming Utah and New Mexico attend the fourteenth annual convention of the Intermountain States Association of Master Plumbers in Denver Colorado joining meetings at the citys most expensive hotels during May 29 events.
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Texans to See Warships Visit Galveston
Excursionists from the southwest will visit Galveston this week to inspect battleships Mississippi Vermont and Minnesota. The vessels are due tomorrow and will remain until next Monday.
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Bantam Title Fight Tonight In New Haven Harris Creek
Bantamweight championship bout set for Crewent Athletic club in New Haven New Jersey tonight featuring Johnny Colon of Kenosha Wisconsin and Pranks Burne of Jersey City They will weigh in at 116 pounds and fight 15 rounds in a bid for the world title title bout date and venue reflect OCR reading details
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Forced to Join Union Man Ends Life in Philadelphia
A 24 year old locomotive worker in Philadelphia killed himself after claims fellow workers pressured him to join a union. He wrote to his wife that he could no longer endure the efforts to force him into joining and that life had become unbearable.
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Anton Erneet
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Merken
Filmnalt
Wuttatie
Belle-F Lovers Stirring Tale From Fractured Scribbles
Nell He swore I wit the only girl he had ever loved, Belle F for my part I don't care for amateurs. The fragment hints at a romance triangle or rumor in a small town, with hinted names and tensions between suitors and a beloved figure.
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Politics and Politicians Create National Election Buzz
The summer capital shifts to Beverly while Wisconsin passes a popular senate election law. The Hardwick committee meets Thursday to probe the sugar trust as Hogan of Ohio strikes down the Dean saloon tax ban on aliens and felons. National committees eye next year’s conventions, with New York City as a recurring though contested target. Senator Warren argues tariff uncertainty hurts wool and mills, prompting sharp replies as Henry Stimson takes the War portfolio and plans globe trotting to advance tariff reciprocity efforts for Taft.
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Boston
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Man seeks divorce after wife allegedly laughed at suicide
Harry Plumbeck, a Laporte businessman, filed for divorce after claiming his wife dared him to kill himself. He says he fired a bullet in an adjoining room intending to end his life, and that his wife stood over him laughing at his agony.
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On Brink of Eternity Tell of Sensations
New York report describes the death of 2 year old Joseph Hull from poisoning by pottiwulum. The coroner notes the child wrote a farewell letter before dying, expressing fearlessness and a belief in eliminating the useless. Nearby letters reference a marriage of the father. no letter from the father was found.
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Ex Mayor Schmitz Broke Loses All Graft Wealth
Ex mayor Schmitz, once tied to Abe Ruef in San Francisco graft, is now ruined and broke after failed ventures in Mexico and California. He fled to avoid prison, with bonds, and earlier sought bail help from Oak Park financier William J. Dingee. His Santa Cruz cement factory, Oroville mining investments, and other ventures collapsed, leaving him penniless.
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William J. Dingee
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Bulte County
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Rothwell Eyes Examined Glasses Repaired and Duplicated Lenses
Rothwell had her eyes examined and received repairs on frames with lenses duplicated. The service covered examination results and replacement parts.
Mine graft scheme victim Schmits stranded in Mexico
A letter to an old friend says Schmits is stranded in a Mexican mine area while his brother works there. He allegedly profited about 640,000 from wholesale grafting with Ruef, leaving only a fine house in his wife’s name as a remaining asset.
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Upstate Hotel Mixed Reception for Tammany Tom Smith
The New York Times Star reports Tammany Hall secretary Tom Smith tried to sleep in a small upstate town. The hotel was full of drummers and sample cases, locals mocked him, and a snobbish hostelry charged a dollar. He complained of rats and asked for a four dollar bed and breakfast.
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Dearth of Playwrights Signals Busy Season for Submissions
A New York Times note reports Liebler & Co handles about a dozen plays daily plus many more from authors, totaling about 5000 plays read annually. More than half of their twenty new plays each year are written to order or contracted before completion, with fewer unsolicited works.
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