Hermiston Plans West Umatilla Project Extension
A Hermiston banquet featured Congressmen Ellis and Hawley as leaders of a drive to extend the Umatilla project west of Hermiston. The group seeks reclamation funds for 450000 to 100000 acres, damming near Butter Creek to form a reservoir. land losses would affect Butter Creek ranches but potential gains in arid lands are highlighted. A fruit growers meeting followed with Superintendent Allen discussing tree planting and irrigation under the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermiston
W. R. Ellis
Umatilla
Hawley
Columbia Basin
Oregon
Colegreasman Ellis
Buttercreek
West Umatilla
Uncat
Butter Creek
Umi
Stanfield
Peter Sheridan
J. T Hinkle
Project Fruitgrowers’ Association
BP. Dodd
Allen
Elis
Hermiston Businessen
Henney to Pursue Herman in Oregon Land Fraud Case
Francis J. Henney departs San Francisco for Portland to immediately take up Oregon land fraud prosecutions as special deputy attorney general. He aims to quickly bring Herman case to trial and to initiate action on all related tasks at once for swift disposal.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Henney
Port
Imm
Oregon
Spec
Herman
Todas
Pendleton merchants invite Hermistonians to meeting
A Pendleton Mercantile Association invitation was extended to Hermistonians to meet on November 27 to discuss a name subject. The group favored government irrigation policy and reclamation of the West Umatilla project, with other notable figures responding.
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Pendleton
Two Milton Men Die in Separate Tragedies
Milton Oregon reports two fatal incidents. J R Robis, 40, a well known farmer, died eight hours after being thrown from a spirited horse near Milton following a skull fracture. In Seattle, William H Smith was killed when a concrete wall collapsed, a letter from Milton, Oregon found on him.
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Milton
Ore
J. R. Robis
Rebla
Walla Walla River
Thomas
Rebie
Charles Garred
Walla Wallaa
Seattle
William H. Smith
L. Smith
Oregon
Smith
Testimony Opens in Cunningham Coal Lands Case
Seattle on November 18 reports Commissioner McGrobert is taking testimony in the Cunningham coal lands claims tied to the Mallinger and Glavis controversy, a dispute over five thousand acres of coal lands in Alaska. The holders, residents of Oregon and Washington, accuse the government of collusion and fraud.
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Seattle
McGro Bercan
Cunningham Coal Lands
Mallinger and Glavis
Wavis
Alaska
Oregon
Washington
Prominent Racing Figure Dies in El Paso at 39
El Paso reports the death of W. H. Gleason a noted racing man aged 39 He was a former member of the Salt Lake jockey club and helped promote the Salt Lake meet last summer He was identified with the El Paso meet last summer His death was caused by a mastoid abscess and general debility leaving a widow.
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el Paso
Texas
W. H. Gleason
Tinh Jockey Club
Salt Lake
Finland's Diet Dissolved Amid Finland Russia Tensions
The Finnish diet, the last legislative body free of Russian control, was dissolved, prompting fears of armed resistance to Russia. Reports say Finns fear annexation and possible uprising as Russians begin to withdraw. concern centers on Russian plans for Viborg province and a disputed four million dollar contribution to Russian military needs.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Nicaragua Under Reign of Terror
A New Orleans dispatch reports terror in Nicaragua with refugees arriving in large numbers. Hundreds are executed or jailed for aiding provisional President Estrada, including women mistreated. Homes searched or burned as authorities target religious groups. a Cape Gracias cable notes the Imperator of the Bluefields line attempted to run a blockade at Greytown with four six-pounders, while Zelaya’s forces are bottled up there in dire straits.
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New Orleans
Navy
Nicaragua
Calles
Panama
Estrada
Cape Gracias
Imperator
Bluefell Lines
Greytown
Zelaya
Hawea Gov Frears Route to Washington in 1900s
Governor Frear left for Washington aboard the steamship Lurline to confer with federal officials on Hawaiian affairs and, during the eastward leg, will meet with Carnegie representatives to finalize a New Library project in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Frear
United States
Lurline
Washington
Carnegie
Mrs Stetson Excommunicated For Malpractice
Reston report states Mrs Augusta Stetson was excommunicated from the Christian Science church over alleged malpractice of Christian Science.
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Stetson
Reston
Augusta Stetson
Christian Science Church
Christian Science
Premier Arguh May Resign Over Budget Vote
London Nov 18. Premier Arguh may resign if the budget fails. Liberals debate creating a large liberal peerage to pressure the Lords. Mr Balfour urges tariff reform as a remedy to cost of living, while denouncing the budget. Irish party allies pledge opposition to tariff reform and Lords power. J M Roberts of Walla Walla visits Pendleton.
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King
Lord Tmalfour
London
Walter Runcisbon
Board of Elecation
Hull
Arguh
Gladstone
Balfour
Manchester
Mr. Balfour
Lloyd-George
Halfour
Lord Lansdowne
House of Jords
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lords
Irish Party
John Redmond
Dublin
Ireland
Unions cite anarchistic methods in trial testimony
The Chicago trial of Vincent and Joseph Altman centers on alleged union violence including slugging, burning of non union buildings and dynamite plans. Key testimony from Trune Verrin recounts hiring a slugger for $5 per job and prior arsons connected to Altman involvement.
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Chicago
Hin-union
Trune Verrin
Vincent
Joseph Altnin
Staniint Bash and Door Company
Verra
Altman
Vincent Altman
Vierre
Harvey
Ilis
Verma
Kato
Standard Sash and Door Company
Electric Company Moves Headquarters To Pendleton
Washington and Oregon Traction company, labeled local capitalists, announces it will move its headquarters to Pendleton after failing to secure a franchise in this city. The council blocked the one proposed by the mayor. The firm plans to build a line between here and Pendleton.
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Walt Wallis
Washington & Oregon Traction Company
Pendleton
Suicided Over Suspected Mixed Marriage Case
New Orleans, Nov 18. Edward Von Buelow, cousin of Prince Von Buelow of Germany, suicided after arrest on a charge of violating anti intermarriage law. He had been released on bond and disappeared. His body was found in the Mississippi River. He had married a woman who posed as a widow six years earlier, producing two children. Local gossip said the marriage involved miscegenation rumors.
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New Orleans
Eiward von Buelow
Prince von Buelow
Germany
Mississippi
von Bruclow
Albee Pioneer Rod McDonald Dies at 55 to 60
Rod McDonald, a longtime Albee area resident and East Oregonian correspondent, was found dead in his cabin chair three miles from Albee. Officials cite heart failure as a probable cause though exact details remain uncertain. He had lived there about 26 years, never married, and is survived by two brothers in Seattle and Missouri.
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Rod McDonald
Albee
McDonald
Seattle
Missouri
Americans Executed in Nicaragua Trigger Diplomacy
Washington reports say Leonard Grace and Leroy Cannon, American citizens, were executed by orders of Nicaragua. The U S Navy moved cruisers Vicksburg and Des Moines to Central American waters. The Nicaraguan minister’s reception to Taft is postponed, and officials doubt any amends can be made.
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Washington
Leonard Grace
Leroy Cannon
Nicaragua
State Department
Navy Department
Vicksburg
Des Moines
Department
Knox
Taft
Zelaya
Brave nurses save patients at maternity home fire
San Francisco November 18 bravely a group of nurses at Luke's hospital helped evacuate patients when fire struck the California Ladies Maternity home. Officials suspect incendiary origin. Nurses and police aided by firefighters rescued sixteen occupants with injuries reported among some patients.
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San Francisco
Luke’s Hospital
California Ladies Maternity
Noreer
Arrested for An Incendiary in San Francisco
Thomas Saunders a porter recently discharged from the California maternity home was arrested today accused of starting the fire that burned the facility. Occupants escaped with their lives thanks to the nurses heroic efforts.
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San Franciscn
Thomas Saunders
California
Schubert Proves Strong Prosecution Witness at Gage Trial
In a dramatic court session in the Ryan Gage case, Schubert delivers a compelling narrative and rapid jury drawing teams to the fore. The defense falters as Prisomer shows visible nerves while Dixon, the sole woman in the courtroom, watches as the prosecution builds its case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Dixon
Callani
Jacob Schubert
Abs. Dixon
Ryan murder trial witness details shootout near the farm
Jacob Shubert testified he wished Ryan dead years earlier to end Ryan’s troublemaking and benefit the neighborhood. He described driving past the Ryan home, Ryan bearing a gun, a confrontation at the lane, and a pursuit into the field where shots or threats occurred, with Edward Dixon present. The trial continued with Neuner slated to corroborate Shubert’s account.
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Mike Ryan
Ryan
Jacob Shubert
Shubert
H. E. Neuner
Dixon
Milton
Niner
Ninev
Edward Dixon
Phan
Dinan
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RERE
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J. W. Campbell
EL. P. Dodd
Reclamation Service
Hweney
M.S. Kern
J. T. Winkle
J. T. Longley
Congressman Fillies
BW. Aldrich
J. R. Rebis
W. A. Smith
Tome
Killeg
Marence Bishop
Willamette Villey
Eugene
Edgar W. Smith
Hhe Me
Cunninggham
Russia
Ordin
Russa
Viborg
Hawaivs
Alouitte
J .M. Roberts
Wallla Walla
Ebleccthic Company
Ryan Gage
Schubert
A. W. Norton
W. F. Butts
J. H. Price
C. T. Cockburn
Henry Fisher
W. H. Albee
J. E. Montgomery
Emmet Rees
J. G. Horn
Alex Johnson
Jesse
Hales
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