Promoter Pleads Guilty in Complex Financial Case
A famous promoter faces a three month sentence for a con di prooinkeet venture fraud linked to a $2 million payout and a $36,000 investment. The case involves a cold mine scheme and a web of offices, with testimony tying to a 200 physician Pan American medical meeting. A new jury and a lengthy adjournment marked the proceedings as details emerge of the alleged deceit and its broader connections to Panama travel and local enterprise.
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Halliet
Weiser Progress Amid New Buildings and Bridge Plans
Frank Robinson visits Weiser reporting prosperity and new construction including three large brick structures and a Knights of Pythias temple. A new $15,000 bridge over the Snake River will connect town, replacing ferry crossings and boosting trade. Spain signals willingness to participate in The Hague peace conference. Sullivan & Banile bowling team to play a series next Tuesday. Fred Kees captain.
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Ammsement
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Snake River
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Bonten State Bowling Teum
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Pilot Rock Record teases Pendleton over city photo edition
The Pilot Rock Record laments a city payment, hints at retaliation against Pendleton. It details a Lewis and Clark edition planned for summer with thousands of copies, facing a Pendleton appropriation and photos of local figures at 2.75 each. A school program at the Baptist church closes the night with games, music, and refreshments.
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Umatilla Celebre
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Thoid
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Charley Brownfield
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Baptist Church
Simmons
Two Hermiston Towns Compete in Timita County
In Timita County two rival developments claim the Hermiston name. Maxwell Land & Irrigation Company plans a town named for Hermiston in Scotland, while Skinner & Newport hold land nearby proposing a second Hermiston. Plats show two Hermiston designs and officials consider legal action to settle the dispute.
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Wee
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Loomis Death Case Merits Washington Shakeup
Washington reports a major state department shakeup expected with Assistant Secretary Frances Loomis slated for removal over the Ellis and Abyssinia affair. Ellis, a colored man, is connected to Kent Loomis, brother of the secretary, amid allegations surrounding Kent Loomis's drowning.
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Bisbaw
Japanese Bomb Fort Ahirung and Baltic Fleet Movements
A dispatch from Tokio reports Fort Ahirung on the north side blown up by Japanese forces. Casualties include hundreds of Huswians and 20 gui rendered. also Japanese bombardment of Fort Beriang. The Amin Rattle Meet division navigated Bitter Lake at night and avoided a possible Japanese attack. Russian and Javanese forces clash with repulsed attempts near Mukden and Putlite Hill. Snow falls over Mekxion region as operations continue.
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Bitter Lake
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Soe
Held to Grand Jury in Whitey Case and Other Blots
News briefs cover Thomas Bracken held to the grand jury for murder complicity. Edward Gradow arrested then cleared of Mr Dove ties. Portland sewer chief ousted amid negligence claims. militia ordered to Zeigler. miner camp near Leiter mines. a shooting in San Francisco. grain trading results in Chicago. marriage licenses issued to Joseph Fiedler and Elizabeth Crahen. a Chinaman in Hellingham case. a prisoner hangs self in his cell.
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Samuel Weakley
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Chicago
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Laemit
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Land Fraud Cases Develop Scandal In Portland
Portland November reports reveal that land fraud prosecutions hinge on who occupied the title room. The proceedings name A D Potter and Emma Watson together amid questions over deeds transferring lands said to be fraudulently secured to Frederick Cribbe, a Wisconsin lumberman, via Emme Watson.
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Frederick Cribbe
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Pebble mining in Freewater rocks not fruit on strawberry bed
Pickers in the Freewater area are harvesting rocks rather than fruit. North of Freewater and Milton lies a rock rich area of Umatilla County. Engineers plan to haul pebble rock to a Walla Walla project, with about 100 cars needed for transport.
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New Insurance Offices Planned for Pendleton Establishment
Metropolitan Life Insurance aims to open a Pendleton headquarters with Herbert B. Warren visiting Baker City to assess offices and set up a local hub. He plans to return, hire two to three staff, and establish Pendleton as a district headquarters for eastern Oregon, expanding from Wallula operations. Warren praises Pendleton’s fit for the company’s Northwest needs.
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Metropolitan Life Innsurance Company
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Thin City
Warren
Wind
Five December Excursions From Walla Walla
Rail firm to run five round trips in December from Walla Walla to Pendleton and back. Dates: Dec 1 8 15 20 and 24. Full fare paid at origin. refund at Pendleton headquarters for the difference. Rates vary by origin: Milton and Freewater 1, Weston 76 cents, Adams 60 cents.
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Thinefty
Commercial Association
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Preewater
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Ad Uma
French Acceptance of Roosevelt Peace Congress Invitation
Washington November 26 The French ambassador formally presented Paris acceptance of Roosevelt’s invitation to a peace congress. Drunken Woman in Jail An aged woman in an intoxicated state was placed in the city jail.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Peace Congress
Adams Denied Governor Run In Election Conspiracy Claims
Democrats accuse poll fraud and plot to overturn the vote as Supreme Court narrows a prior order. Peabody risks losing the governorship while nominees face charges of election interference and conspiracy. Denver dispatch notes Republican framing and counterclaims amid regional political turmoil.
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Frey Couple's Voyage Letter From Fiji to New Zealand
W R Frey and his wife wrote from Suva Fiji on November 3 while sailing from Vancouver to Dunedin New Zealand. The letter reports good health and greetings to friends in Pennington, notes meeting Rev Potwine in Howcluld, and mentions life aboard with island sketches. The voyage’s first five days were smooth with only five of 75 passengers dining during that period. both travelers were well and experienced seafarers.
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Pollos Court Admits Drunken Admission In Court
In Pollos Court Walter Emerson admitted in the morning that he had been drunk yesterday. He said he didn’t realize it at arrest but knew it this morning by the feeling. Three days. In his sentence George Mereen paid a $6 fine for drunkenness and a similar offense. Ed Haber Jay van dven Cheeedaya in Jail Bank Bowlers Won. The Boston Star bowling team lost last night to Um Avengers Bank by a score of DEE to 997. Bell Bean Bailey Macy and Peters represented Boston Star. Maloney Thompson Lambert Lohmeer Ritner for the bank.
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Walter Emerson
Polar Court
Tle
George Mereeen
Ed Haber Jay van Dven Cheeedaya
Brokerage Firm Fails in New York
The Stock Exchange firm of Jacob Berry & Co. collapsed amid a test ball movement. The Mobilities are estimated at $200,000. It is one of the oldest brokerage firms in the city.
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Stock Exchange
Jacob Berry & Co
Russell Tages
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