25 Nov 1908
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
1
In Lisbon on November 25 King Manuel, riding in an open carriage in uniform as field marshal, was saved by his cavalry guard when armed republicans attacked. Foot soldiers charged the crowd, wounding many as arrests were made and the city remained greatly excited at night.
A new complaint accuses N. W. Thompson of conspiring with Ferris, the Lambs, Sheldon, and Clemans in a large horse swindle involving Idaho stockmen. It seeks restoration of horses, repayment of $15,000 in commissions, and equitable relief, detailing fake sales, a pretended transaction, and a 20 percent Thompson commission. Court action targets returning animals to original owners or their receivers to reimburse victims.
A Oregon rancher and Senator J. Smith argue the current district road law better serves Eastern Oregon by funding road improvements locally. They contend a Johnson bill would shift costs to eastern counties, delaying benefits while other regions pay for roads elsewhere. The district law allows districts to finance and levy taxes on nearby property within two miles of the road and one mile beyond terminus.
George Lamb, one of five Idaho stick men accused of an elaborate notes scheme defrauding leading Northwest horse dealers, was released on $1000 bonds after a brief jail stay on a larceny charge. District Attorney Phelps filed the charge and Judge Parkes set a hearing for a later date.
Circuit Judge H J Benn today dismissed the Mrs Mabel Warner suit against the heirs of the JW Young estate. The court had kept the ruling under advisement for several months after all evidence was submitted earlier this year, closing the Warner civil suit.
Isle of Malta November 25 The steamship Iner Sardina sailing from Liverpool to eastern ports caught fire outside the harbor. Two hundred aboard. passengers, mostly Greeks and many Britons, leaped into the water as flames and an explosion doomed the ship. At least one hundred are missing and the vessel was beached and practically destroyed.
Captain A. G. Mueller and J. K. Hutchinson parachuted from a balloon after a 16,000 foot plunge near Ehrenberg Arizona. Their 250 mile six hour flight started in Los Angeles Monday, crossed the Colorado River, and ended in rugged desert where they endured hunger, cold, and exhaustion before reaching Ehrenberg.
George Horseman, an aged Union County man, wins a supreme court new trial for the 1907 murder of Clarence McBroom at Potts. The high court overturns trial rulings on self defense and admissibility of threats by Cartwright, a McBroom relative, ordering a new circuit court trial. Whiskey interests win Grant County dispute. county goes wet after option-law timing issues.
Twelve jurors were selected in Portland in the United States district court to hear the case against James H. Parker of Baker City, president of the First National Bank, charged with perjury in connection with a timber claim. The jury was chosen as prosecuting lawyers presented their evidence today.
William Hume a prominent salmon king and former legislator died at his home in Wedderburn on November 1 after a long kidney ailment. He had been in poor health for some time.
The case of Max Tiernan and Max Eliias against M 4H Sachs, seeking $92.37 as the respondents' share of a lost merchandise box, was reversed and remanded in an opinion by Judge Slater. Judge William Smith of the Circuit Court for Baker County entered the decree.
Anna R Richardson seeks divorce from John G Richardson alleging cruel treatment over five years. She accuses him of coercing life insurance plans, cruelty, threats to kill, and withholding conversation while seeking custody of two children Pauline and Alton. She also seeks half the estate valued at land and farming gear. H J Fleischer seeks dissolution of marriage from Eleanor Fleischner on desertion after five years.
In Washington D C on November 25 a Sheridan statue was unveiled before thousands. President Roosevelt delivered the principal address praising Sheridan as a great commander and brilliant cavalry leader, with many old soldiers from both Union and Confederate sides in attendance.
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