McCarty Found Guilty of Robbery in Local Case
After eight hours of jury deliberation Mike McCarty was found guilty of larceny from the person for robbing J P McManus at the Tdle Hour lodging house last February. Sentence ranges from county jail to seven years, with Tuesday morning as sentencing date. McBain’s horse theft case was moved as bondsmen reported the defendant had skipped.
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McBain
Mc Carty Turaday
County Jalil
McCarty
Mike McCarty
J. P. McManus
Tdle
Doc" Rudd
Walla Walla
Ralph McBain
Court Notices Involving MecBain and Ralph McBain
The record shows MecBain and Ralph McBain cited to appear in court. A judge ordered a $600 bond forfeited when the defendant did not respond, with return permitted if the defendant appears within a reasonable time, according to Carroll's report.
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Ralph McBain
Carroll
Endant
Arity
McBain
Wjten
Judy Idean
Looks Bad for Magill in Magill Murder Trial
Decatur October 14 state witnesses in the Magill murder case report Mrs Elmira Downey found Mrs Pet Magill wrapped in a blanket with a basin of chloroform saturated cotton and the dead woman’s right arm inside. Downey says Magill exclaimed at the inquest that people thought he killed his wife and that he could feel the rape around his neck.
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Decatur
Magill
Elmira Downey
Pet Magill
Schwab Heads West To Ready Union Iron Works
Charles M. Schwab leaves New York to supervise Union Iron Works in San Francisco for the arrival of a large fleet of warships next March. Mare Island yards suffice for routine needs but the crowding expects drydocks to be required at Union Iron Works.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
San Francisco
Union Iron Works
Mare Island
Union Tron Works
Friend Turns Fiend in Sutro Forest Attack
Emma Monk was assaulted by a stranger who offered to drive her home after meeting in Sutro forest. The victim, left unconscious, was found in a lonely spot and remains in critical condition at Tagleside hospital. she was discovered this morning.
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San Francisco
Sutro Forest
Emma Monk
Tagleside Hospital
Boy Strangled to Death in Oregon City Debauchery
Police and district attorney investigate the death of 15 year old Charles Kinsel who was strangled Saturday night after a drunken debauch with 12 other boys. Criminal action against the saloon men who sold the liquor will follow.
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Oregon City
Charles Kinsel
Irish Surgeon Heals Cancer With High Voltage Treatment
The Times reports from Paris that Dr Hart of Ireland cured a cancer patient at Droca Hospital in half an hour using pulguration electrical therapy. The procedure involved sparks from 69,000 to 200,000 volts before about 40 surgeons, with the patient described as a well advanced internal growth.
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Hart
Droca Hospital
New York
The
Times
Parla
Pozza
Paving Starts at Salem Declares Plant Installation
Active preparations are under way at vacant lots near Bellevue and Winter streets for Warren Construction to install a paving plant brought from Eugene. Machinery such as boilers smokestacks and a giant mixer will be assembled on site after transit. The plant can produce enough material to pave 1000 yards daily, with 60 workers expected. A track spur is being laid on Bellevue from Winter to expedite materials. Rock piles at Liberty and Court streets will be used until paving begins.
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Lota
Bellevue
Winter Streets
Warren Construction Company
Eugene
Enya
Salem Statesman
Salem
Liberty
Court Streets
Bellevue Street
Yew Park
Winter Street
Striking Telegraph Operators Block Broadway After Leader Vanishes
Sam H. Small, former Commercial Telegraphers' Union president, vanished from his Astor House room today as 2000 strikers gathered before Western Union, blocking Broadway. Two protesters were arrested amid fears of a wider walkout if demands remain unmet. I J Konenkamp to oversee strike operations and intensify actions.
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New York
Sam H. Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Astor House
Broadway
Western Union
Eighty Cattle Killed In Wreck Near Vansycle Canyon
A Northern Pacific freight train left Pendleton Saturday evening with cattle and wheat. Down the grade toward Vansycle Canyon the air brakes failed and speed outran the crew. Five cattle cars and twelve wheat cars derailed, wrecking the train and killing about eighty cattle. Fireman Jack Garber and a brakeman were seriously injured and hospitalized in Tacoma. The locomotive crew were new to the branch line and the wreck blocked the track briefly while wrecking crews cleared the line.
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Vansycle Canyon
Pendieton-Pasco
Vonsycle Canyon
Northern Pacific
Pasco-Pendieton
Frye-Bruhn Company
Seattle
Springer
Clark
Throtte
N. P
Vansycle
Jack Garber
Cnd
Tacoma
Hunt's Junction
Radical campaign planned as telegraphers clash widens reach
New York records the opening meeting of the union executive committee with aim to escalate action against telegraph companies. Plans include enlisting railway telegraphers and calling out contract men to prevent local disorganization amid Small’s Saturday actions. AAP operators strike risk threatens network break within hours.
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New York
Small
Associated Press
Sr Je
Konen kamp to lead telegraphers strike in New York
New York on October 15 reports J Konen kamp will assume complete charge of the telegraphers strike but remain largely controlled by the general executive committee. The arrangement underscores a centralized leadership with oversight from the broader body.
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New York
J. Konenkamp
Telegraphers Convene For Strike Action In Milwaukee
Chicago October 14 The Telegraphers union executive calls a special convention in Milwaukee October 25 to plan strike escalation and probe charges against President Small with a possible new leadership. Spokane telegraphers in a separate vote refuse to return to work until demands are met.
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Telegraphers
Chicago
The
Telegraphers’ Union
Milwaukee
Small
Spokane
Brainard testifies in Kellogg Investigation on records
In New York on October 14 A H Brainard Standard Official and controller was summoned to the stand in the Kellogg investigation to discuss the companys records. Brainard, in poor health, provided limited information during testimony.
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Standard
New York
A. H. Brainard
Kellogg
Brainard
Batittle
Price on Trial for Camas Prairie Horse Stealing
John Price, Camas prairie horse thief, stands in circuit court as jury selection proceeds. Defended by W C B Prulitt, prosecuted by Phelps, he is alleged to be part of a local gang. Roy Connell, already guilty in the case, may testify against Price as negotiations for testimony continue.
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John Price
Camas Prairie
Price
W. C. B. Prulitt
Phelps
Roy Connell
Young Connell
Doctor and family sail for six months Europe tour
Dr C J Smith his wife and daughter left Saturday by the Northern Pacific for a six month trip through the United States and Europe. They will visit Pendleton Minneapolis Chicago Derby Ohio Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York and sail from New York November 1. Dr Smith will study in Edinburgh London and Vienna while his practice is attended by partner Dr I L Temple.
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C. J. Smith
Northern Pacific
United States
Europe
Pendleton
York
Holy Land
Asia
Smith
Edinburgh
London
Vienna
Burial and wreck damage near the rail track
Trench digging continues beside the track to repair damage after a wreck. Dead cattle litter the area and are being buried on site as part of the response efforts.
Wheat tipped to reach 1.20 by year end
Portland Oct 14 Robert Pringle a Chicago wheat operator arrived in Portland and stated his belief that wheat would touch 1.20 before the current bull movement ends. He emphasized his confidence in market momentum and potential price gains.
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Portland
Robert Pringle
Chicago
Wheat Prices Open and Close Mixed in Chicago
Chicago October 14 saw cash wheat open at 1.1118 and close at 1.11 percent, corn open 63 percent and close 64, oats opening 57 and closing 67. In same day reporting, Charles M. Schwab reportedly lost 100000 in the bear campaign on the Board of Trade.
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Chicago
Schwab
Charles M. Schwab
Board of Trade
U S District Court Opens in Santa Fe on Land Fraud Probes
The United States district court convened here this morning in an adjourned session to probe alleged land frauds implicating the territorial board of public lands. Subpoenas were issued for Territorial Treasurer J. H. Vaun and others as a grand jury begins a searching investigation.
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Santa Fe
N. M
United States District Court
Grand Jury
Territorial Board of Public Lands
Territorial
J. H. Vaun
Copper mine closures lay off 1000 workers in Kennet area
A Kennet California dispatch reports Trinky Shasta and Balakala mines shut down due to low copper prices. The move idles about 1000 workers and halts a monthly payroll of 125000 dollars, affecting Medford region.
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Medford
Kennet
Cal
Trinky
Shasta
Balakala
Auto races planned at La Grande race track tomorrow
An excellent program has been arranged for the automobile races at the La Grande race track tomorrow. W. D. Wallace with a car geared at 60 miles an hour speed will be there from Portland. Several 60 mile an hour stunts will be seen. A five mile novelty race will load and unload passengers each mile. In the afternoon a parade of automobiles will occur, making the event interesting.
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la Grande
W. D. Wallace
Portland
Bowlsby acquitted in Astoria murder case
J H Bowlsby was acquitted in the killing of G C Jennings at Astoria amid allegations tied to his familiarity with Mrs Bowlsby. The shooting occurred some time prior to the trial, and the jury found insufficient evidence of unlawful intent.
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J. H. Bowlsby
G. C. Jennings
Astoria
Jack Simpkins Seen in Spokane Claims Denver Span
Spokane October 14 Jack Simpkins the missing link in the Haywood trial implicated by Orchard in the Steun enberg murder was seen yesterday and identified by an old friend He shaved his mustache and said he divides time between Spokane and Denver He claimed detectives know his whereabouts but have not arrested him He called Orchard s confession a lie and said he was leaving Spokane for the coast.
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McBain
J. BR. Perry
Caldwell
Curl
Athena
Judge Bean
Carroll
Spokane
Jack Simpkins
Haywood
Orchard
Steunenberg
Simpkins
Denver
Pasco man badly disfigured by horse attack
Walla Walla Bulletin reports La Vern Edson of Pasco was injured when a horse kicked him yesterday near Estopia while with a threshing crew. He walked into Walla Walla hospital in a half conscious state, blood smeared through his hair, bitten teeth resting on the roof of his mouth, and was carried home before being brought to hospital by ambulance.
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Saya the
Walla Walla
Pasco
Northern Pacific
Bribery conviction appeal to be ruled on Saturday
San Francisco attorneys for Louis Glass filed a bill of exceptions challenging the bribery conviction. Judge Lawler will rule on the matter this morning with the outcome set for next Saturday.
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San Francisco
Louis Glass
Lawler
Crusade Begun to Close Baker City Gambling
Baker City Ore Oct 14 ministers preached for closing the town and a census will record sentiment on the plan. Those enforcing laws will be listed, opponents allowed to express views, and indifference noted. Open gambling and saloon gambling prevail, with races drawing gamblers as deaths of ex Sheriff Brown sobered the city. No killers found for the Brown bombing. arrests yield nothing substantial.
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Baker City
Ore
Gelser Grand
Harvey K. Brown
Baker City 2
Brown
Supreme Court Opens Eight Months Term in Washington
Supreme Court convened at noon in Washington for an eight months term after a five month vacation.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Taft Dropped by Kansas Republicans at Topeka Meeting
At Topeka Kansan Republicans reportedly plan to drop Taft as their presidential contender signaling a shift in the political contest and aligning with rival factions within the party.
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Topeka
Taft
Sawmill foremen accused of hiring Japanese workers for pay
Vancouver October 14. Rev Dr Prager in a sermon alleged mill foremen are paid by Japanese to hire them over white labor. He claimed sawmill foremen gain fortunes by offering Japanese jobs in exchange for commissions on wages.
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Vancouver
Milla
Prager
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Mike M'Carty
Bean
James Sawyer
Sawyer
Colonel Raley
W. C. E. Pruitt
Pruitt
Blakeley
Corvallis
Skeets" Swann
Oregon
MecBain
Boy
Paris Hospital
Statkerg
Commercial Telegraphers Union
I. J. Konenkamp
Coast
Hill
Baker
Supreme Court
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