Garden City meat market extortion plot leads to arrest
In Pendleton a Garden City meat market worker named Campbell faced charges for attempting to extort money from Daniel O Connor senior to influence a young man’s larceny case. The plot promised $660 to Harris and Campbell would flee the state for immunity. Campbell was bound over to circuit court with a $250 bond after witnesses testified to the offers and the district attorney jailed him on felony compounding charges.
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Garden City
Tolle
James O’connor
Harras
J. Mobvil
Vatcher
Daniel Opener
Jamey, O'Connor
Hkeres
Jookie Campbell
O'Connor
Campbell
Pendleton
Nessler
James
Harris
Mr. O'Connor
Will M. Peterson
Phelps
Conner
Joe Parkes
Fred Shoemaker
Peterson Law Office
Man O'Connor
Former President Jeered as Beattie Becomes Union Head
Chicago October 22 Former president J Small of the commercial telegraphers union faced jeers as he spoke and left in tears. Beattie of Washington was formally recognized as the new head, signaling a shift to an aggressive policy. Small appealed to older members, citing his children and asking not to disgrace him.
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Chicago
Jeers
Hssons
Ss. J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Ulrich
Small
W. W. Beattie
Washington
Strikers Decry Treatment After Meeting With Small
The appeal yielded little change as strikers left after the gathering, many noting that Small had been treated shamefully and deserved common decency, though the dispute remained unresolved without a hearing.
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Small
Will Soon Reach Goal In Walla Walla Church Drive
In Walla Walla on Oct 22 union services raised 1210 by B Moore for Willamette University Salem Ore and 295 by Kent Coleman later, totaling 1505. This brings Wallalla’s count to 97,500 toward the 60,000 legacy goal. campaign launched by Bishop Moore and President Coleman aims to secure the remaining funds.
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Walla Walla
Wilbur Memorial Church
B . Moore
Willamette Ueversity
Salem
Ore
Methodist
Oy Kent Coleman
College
Wallali
Bishop Moore
Coleman
Plague Alert After Chinese Mission Death in Seattle
Seattle health board notified Portland officials that a Chinese resident died of bubonic plague two days earlier, at the Chinese mission 6265 Washington street. A concurrent notice offered rewards for rats and mice as precaution against spread.
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Portland
Oregonian
Seattle
City Health Board
Moore
Washington Street
Notorious Box Car Thief George Casey Captured
Detectives from Oregon Railroad and Navigation arrest George Casey in The Dalles after a tip led to his capture on Front Street. At 40 years old, Casey has spent 22 years in prison and led a large box car theft operation across Oregon with a Portland gang. authorities plan to try him in The Dalles or Portland on multiple charges.
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West
Coumtry
Oregon
Dallas
BE. B. Wood
George Casey
Casey
Portland
Pendleton
Wood
Dalles
Casey Was Standing On Front Street
Fitzsimmons Threatens O'Brien After Johnson Fight
Pittsburg Oct 22 Hob Fitzsimmons vowed to slap Jack O'Brien and kick him into the street upon meeting him He will speak his mind about O'Brien s remarks on Fitzsimmons fight with Johnson in Philadelphia He says he sent a face punching message and claims O'Brien avoids him The Australian adds that Johnson is the only current American fighter with a chance against Jeffries
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Pittsburg
Jack O'Brien
Broadway
Hob Fitzsimmons
O'Brien
Johnson
Philadelphia
Fitzsimmons
America
Jeffries
Hermiston Election Dispute Over Ballot Legality
The Means-Swayse case in Hermiston centers on whether the recent town election was illegal due to factional ballots. Attorneys clash over admitting ballots as evidence while a new election may be required despite the case outcome. Hermiston residents and leaders monitor the trial as the controversy unfolds.
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Miteibucest
Paodons
Hermiston
Fations
Hermiston Peop
Compelled To Talk To Wife In Court Room
Chicago man Adolph Felder was ordered by Judge Cleland to converse with his wife at least 20 minutes daily or appear to talk for three hours each day. After a 24 hour pride struggle he delivered a 30 minute session, but Mrs. Felder remains dissatisfied, saying he now speaks like a grammophone, using only words.
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Chicago
Adolph Felder
Cleland
Roseburg or Bust Emigrant Wagon Passes Through City
The prairie schooner bearing the slogan Roseburg or Bust attracted crowds as it rolled through town forenoon. An emigrant and his family were aboard, headed for the Rogue River country region.
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Roseburg
Rogue River
Nevada constables shot dead by gamblers
Two Nevada constables were shot and killed Wednesday by gamblers. The incident occurred as officers confronted suspects. no further details were provided in the available text.
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Nevada
Balloon race splits into two columns over Lake Michigan
Chicago October 22 Balloon contestants in the International race have split into two groups. Two balloons led by Major Hersey of the U S Army drift over Lake Michigan under a northwesterly breeze and may report near Tradington or Manitowoc. A southern group has traveled about 350 miles and could cross toward Toledo Detroit if winds hold. One balloon, possibly the Pommeran, lags behind in a southeasterly wind.
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Chicago
Hersey
U. S. Army
Lake Michigan
Tadington
Manistee
Hindle
Hin
Toledo
Detroit
Balloons Fly Over Lake Michigan in Mist Search
Two high altitude balloons drifted over Lake Michigan in late fall fog. United States balloon number 3 and its American companion were tracked from Waukegan to Zion City with pilots signaling locals and reporting everything is all right as they passed overhead.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
United States
Waukegan
Alwell
Zion City
Balloon passover La Porte area sighted at dawn
La Fayette Indiana October 22 a unidentified balloon drifted over the town at 9 06 this morning witnesses reported the object moving northward and altitudes were not specified local authorities did not issue a hazard warning
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la Fayette
Ind
Unidentified balloons drift over Linden city sky
Linden Indiana residents observed three unidentified balloons pass over at 7 39 this morning traveling in a southeast direction. The balloons moved slowly and high above the ground, details sparse.
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Linden
Ind
Knickerbocker Trust Faces Bank Run and Bailout
A run on the Harlem branch of Knickerbocker Trust began at opening bell as depositors pressed for cash. Bank officials deployed currency to meet demand, later suspending payments at the downtown office while $8,000,000 was paid out and a $15,000,000 support package from Morgan and others was arranged. A. Foster Higgins became president amid the crisis.
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New York
Harlem
Knickerbocker Trust Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Knickerbocker Company
Trust Company
Oa. A. Foster Higgins
Knickerbocker
Libel Suit Ready for Trial in Walla Walla
The libel suit of Allen H. Reynolds against Percy C. Holland manager of Statesman Publishing comes to trial in Walla Walla. Reynolds seeks damages of 850,000 for alleged libelous statements in the Evening Statesman about private dealings. The case has been appealed and returned for new testimony, with Judge Brepity to admit substantial damaging evidence not allowed at the prior trial.
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Walla Walla
Allen H. Reynolds
Percy C. Holland
Statesman Publishing Company
Evening Statesman
Reynolds
Supreme Court
Brepity
Vancouver Rugby Team Arrives for California Matches
San Francisco October 22 The Vancouver rugby team arrives from the north with a full squad to face California next Wednesday and Saturday and Stanford the following week. Manager Reggie Woodward hails the squad as the best gathering of rugby players in the north.
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San Francisco
Vancouver
Stanford University
University of California
California
Stanford
Reggie Woodward
Indians Organize Football Team for Holiday Games
A Chemawa Indian school veterans football squad organized by George Strand lists Storle Thompson brothers and Red Elk among players. The reservation team, open for games on Christmas and New Years, aims to meet Pendleton High School or a local eleven, with a strong line and potential early match before holidays.
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George Strand
Pendleton High School
Husky
Elmer Storle
Herbert
Jame Thompson
Strand
Storle
Thompson Brothers
Motunic
Red Elk
Charles Switzler
John Wallatsi
Bill Wright
August Alexander
Goodall
Cigar Prices Rise In Portland Market Action
Portland buyers faced higher cigar prices as of October 22 with Ilavana cigars up ten dollars per thousand. All shilling brands now sell at 150 cents per unit, and smokers receive an 80 cent class instead of the 100 class on two for a quarter sales.
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Portland
Shock Kills Mother In Missouri After Daughter's Death
Oregon Missouri October 22 On learning the death of her daughter who was accidentally electrocuted Mrs Bilas Allen dropped dead Both will be buried in the same grave
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Oregon
Bilas Allen
Wallings and Miss Strunsky Released from St Petersburg Prison
The Wallings and Miss Strunsky, detained in St Petersburg, were freed yesterday following a demand by United States authorities.
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the Wallings
Miss Strunsky
St. Petersburg
United States
Payette Oil Gusher Hoax Denied by Payette Letter
A private letter from Payette Idaho declares the widely advertised oil gusher in Portland and Boise a fraud. No oil gushed from the well, water shows little oil, and an explosion last week spewed sand and water without oil signs. Suspicions say a dynamite blast was staged to boost oil stock prices locally.
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Payette
Idaho
Oregonian
Portland
Boise
Indictments Likely In Sunday Work Law Sweep
Kansas City reports a list of several hundred names of persons who worked on Sunday will be prepared for grand jury presentation. Indictments by wholesale are expected including actors, actresses, managers, stagehands, and storekeepers. Arrests anticipated midweek as managers seek bonds.
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Kansas City
New Odessa Outrage in Odessa Attacks Reported
Berlin reports fresh attacks on Jews in Odessa with thirty wounded in the latest outrage. Authorities and observers note rising sectarian tension amid ongoing unrest in the port city that has seen repeated hostile incidents.
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Odessa
Berlin
San Francisco trolley murder charges filed in driver case
Otto P. Eberwein, a victim of the San Francisco street car disaster, died Monday. The conductor and motorman have been formally charged with murder.
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Otto P. Eberwein
San Francisco
Annual Report Details Surplus Rise for Oregon Railroad and Navigation
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company filed its annual report in Salem showing a surplus increase to 28,930,400.03 and gross earnings of 12,942,816.49 with operating expenses 6,908,821.56. Total cost per mile listed as 61,295.92 and net income 4,793,784.20 with a 4 percent dividend on preferred stock of 440,000. The report highlights large traffic, payrolls, and tax remittances benefiting Oregon, Washington, and Idaho economies.
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0. R. & N. Company
Salem
Ite
Towl
Rai
Eda
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Auto crash kills Adrian Gibson in Cleveland drive
Chicken Ohio October 22 a car crash on Michigan Boulevard at fifty miles per hour killed 19 year old Adrian Gibson of Cleveland and left two companions seriously injured. The machine rolled over after the accident.
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Adrian Gibsom
Cleveland
Ohio
Michigan Bowevard
Ringlings Buy Barnum & Bailey Circus in London Deal
London Oct 22 shareholders voted to sell the Barnum & Bailey circus to the Ringlings for £410,000. The sale follows years without dividends since Bailey's death.
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Ringlings
Barnums
London
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Bailey
Mackenzie King Opens Damages Hearings in Vancouver
British hearings began in Vancouver as Mackenzie King deputy labor minister from Ottawa arrived to open inquiries into damages claims filed by Chinese and Japanese stemming from the September riots.
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Vancouver
Mackenzie King
Qottawa
Notorious Burglar Captured in Five Mile Ranch
Detective L C Hartman of Portland captured Fred Garett, a wanted burglar in Marion county for burglary and arson, at Will Sharp s ranch on Five Mile. Garett evaded officers until tracked through fields by Hartman, Constable Harper, and Nightwatchman Gibons of The Dalles. Johnson and a companion broke into a Gervais store at 2 a m on September 17, blew open the safe, and escaped with 80 dollars and papers. Marion county officials have hunted the man since.
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L. C. Hartman
Portland
Fred Garett
Marion County
Will Sharp
Five Mile
Garett
Hartman
Harper
Gibons
Dalles
Johnson
Gervais
Ore
Woman Mine Promoter Ella Reader Joins Idaho Belcher Directors
Mrs Ella Reader renowned mining promoter enters the Coeur d Alene district. She is named among the directors of Idaho Belcher Mining Milling Co whose articles of incorporation were filed at Wallace. Other directors include F O Martin Mullan G H Martin Spokane C Clubb Mullan E M Weyer Mullan formerly Spokane and G H Spores of Sals e Tate.
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Ella Rowles Reader
United States
Coeur d’Alene
Reader
Idaho Belcher Mining & Milling Company
Wallace
F. O. Martin
Mullan
G. H. Martin
Spokane
C. Clubb
E. M. Weyer
G. H. Spores
Saltese
Spokane Chronicle
Millard Fillmore's Humble New York Origins
Millard Fillmore grew up as the son of a New York farmer and learned the clothier trade in a modest home. He pursued work in the garment business before entering public life.
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Millard Filmore
New York
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Iider
Fitz
Middle West
Sgyro
International
Las Mich
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