Liquor Prosecution Plan Tells of Grand Jury Crusade
District Attorney Phelps reveals a Thiel detective unit has gathered evidence for hundreds of indictments on liquor sales. Over 100 witnesses have been summoned to testify before the grand jury, with perjury charges threatened for any who lie. Prosecutions extend beyond Pendleton to other county towns as minors were served alcohol in several cases.
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Mondiy
Oregon
Phelpy
Thiel
Proscutor
Thorses
Grand Jury
Bean
Phelps
Prohibition League
Secret Service
Pendleton
Euho
Pilot Rock
Eigct
Bogert
Kergan
Noble
Cass Wan Minde
Tie Jlt
Hinkle
Rocert
Keeran
Army officer tries to end his life in San Francisco
In San Francisco on September 1, Lieutenant Felix Motlow, an Army officer, attempted to take his life while driven by concern over his health. Relatives say he feared a fate similar to his brother, Lieutenant William Motlow, who was confined at a Washington, D. C. hospital about a year earlier. He was found in his quarters in critical condition from blood loss after officers discovered him.
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San Francisco
William Motlow
Anteglum
Washington
PD. C
Felix Motlow
Motlaw
Prealidio
Would Tar ness Power of Mountain Rivers
Milwaukee Sept 19 hundreds of thousands of dollars in operating expenses will be the saving effected by the electrification of the mountains and rivers project.
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Milwaukee
Wile
Pendleton to revive and remodel commercial association
Pendleton braces to relaunch a revived Commercial association with plans to remodel and furnish club rooms. President Alexander cites current rooms as dirty and outdated and proposes a $6 to $10 initiation to raise $1000 to $3000 for a full refurbishment, possibly moving to the Association block or relocating the library. Local business leaders are urged to back the effort.
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Commercial Association
Pendleton
East Oregonian
Alexander
Association
Fabulous wealth in Oregon Gold Ledge
Burne Ore September 11 excitement runs high as prospector O Z Dierst uncovers a rich ledge in Gold Gulch with ore valued at 4000 to 4500 dollars per ton. The 60 mile distant ledge will be staged to Austin or Vale for shipment to Barnes Lake or Bolse smelters.
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Burne
O. Z. Dierst
Gold Gulch
Austin
Vale
Balt Lake
Bolse
Agricultural College Big Reunion Draws 16000 at Salem
Salem reports a massive turnout at the Oregon Agricultural College reunion during the state fair. About 16,000 attendees from across the region filled the grounds as the event showcased stock parades, college songs, and lectures by President Kerr and faculty. The day featured a pavilion gathering with alumni, a dairy relations talk, horsemen discussion, and domestic science courses, amid festive colors and college yells. Results from Lone Oak races also noted, with multiple purse events and times listed for the day.
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Salem
Coty
Southern Pacific Cottage Grove
Jefferson
Dliss
F. W. Scribner
Wisconsin
W. J. Rutherford
Winniper
W. L. Carlyle
Colorado
A. G
Julia Greer
Filipinos Favor Democrats Over Taft Claim, Bryan Says
In New Haven on September 19, William Jennings Bryan argued that Filipinos do not want Judge Taft for president and favor the Democratic platform. He cited a cable from Albert Barreto in Manila stating the nationalist party endorses Bryan and prefers independence, contradicting Taft’s claim of Filipino support.
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New Haven
Conn
Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Albert Barreto
Foraker Salary Question Tied to Supreme Court Visit
Cincinnati dispatch reports that Senator Foraker may have drawn pay for an appearance before the Ohio Supreme Court on Standard Oil matters, but court records do not confirm any work to justify the salary. The last record of his appearance is before the Ohio legislature's committee securing a 50 year Cincinnati Traction franchise in 1906, with no clear evidence of work before Congress for Standard Oil.
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Cincinnati
Senator Foraker
Supreme Court of Ohio
Ohio
Cincinnati Traction Company
Foraker Denies Hearst Bribe Charge Amid Ohio Politics
Cincinnati reports General Foraker denying W H Hearst charges of receiving fifty thousand dollars from John Archbold of Standard Oil to influence Washington policy. The claim cites a loan tied to a newspaper purchase that Foraker later repaid as rain fell. Columbus notes Aaron Price of Athens, former administration House leader, accusing Foraker and late Mark Hanna of blocking anti trust legislation in 1890 via the governor's office.
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Cincinnati
Poraker
W. Ht. Hearst
John Archbold
Standard Ol
Washington
Foraker
Archbold
Columbus
Aaron E. Price
Athens
House of Representatives
Mark Hanne
Ohio Legislaure
Governor
Grief Stricken Rose Stevens Targeted by Warrant
In Oakland on September 19 a mentally troubled Rose Stevens, sister of Durham Stevens the adviser to the Korea emperor who was assassinated in San Francisco, is under surveillance. Percy W. Rochester, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce director, alleges she has harassed his family and a warrant for her arrest is sought.
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Oakland
Durham Stevens
San Francisco
Rose Stevens
Percy W. Rochester
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
Desperate Waukesha Man Captured After Shootout
George Smith, 0, after a nightlong siege, was captured at dawn in Waukesha Wisconsin. He shot Mrs Julius Grabow and her 14 year old daughter after attacking the pair in the Brabow home. Sheriff Dwinnell was wounded and the mother died.
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Waukeshi
Wis
George Smith
Julius Grabow
Dwinnell
Smith
Cigarette Cause Vehicular Explosion Aboard Navy Barge
Commander J I Phelps opened an investigation into a gasoline explosion aboard a submarine flotilla barge at Mare Teland Navy Yard on September 14 resulting in two deaths and three injuries. Report suggests a cigarette stub started the blast.
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Mare Teland Navy Yard
J 8. Phelps
Wreck on Chesapeake and Ohio Near Newport News
Richmond Va Sept 19 Scores of passengers were injured and some believed killed in a wreck on the Chesapeake and Ohio near Newport News today. All wires are down and no particulars are available. The wrecking train with surgeons and nurses has left for the scene.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio
Newport News
Lux Sues Sisters Over Estate Funds In Cattle King’s Heir Battle
Charles Lux filed suit in San Jose charging his sisters misuse funds from the Henry Lux estate. He seeks his share, claiming financial hardship after his father’s death left him poor and his family wealthy.
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San Jose
Cal
Irving
Charles Lux
Henry Lux
California
Lux
North Dakota Boon Ready for Launching
Washington reports the battleship North Dakota under construction at Fore River Mass nearing completion and slated for launching within two months as officers say the big ship will be ready soon.
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Washington
Navy Department
North Dakota
Fore River
Mass
Wright Will Go On With Work in France and America
Washington Sept 14 Wilbur Wright plans to leave France and return to America to resume experiments at Fort Myer after his brother’s injury. Doctors say Orville Wright cannot fly for five months, so the brothers will concentrate demonstrations in the United States and with government tests. Aeronautics leaders stress planes are safer than balloons amid the Fort Myer accident, and questions arise about Army aviation members accompanying Wright on final tests.
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France
Orville Wright
Aero Club
Washington
Wilbur Wright
America
Nat Ft. Meyer
Wright Brothers
New York
Aeronautic Society
Thomas E. Selfridge
Wright
Fort Myer
E. Larue Jones
Aeronautica
United States Aiennk
Aeronauticial
Army
Roosevelt Takes Hand In Fighting Combine
President Roosevelt directs an investigation into an electric trust led by General Electric and allied firms. Officials say six top figures may be indicted for maintaining an unlawful monopoly. Attorney General Bonaparte alerted the president, who ordered prosecutions based on strong evidence. The probe centers on price fixing and market control across the eastern and western United States.
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Ilegal Combine
Clargeil
New York
Rosevelt
Federal Grand Jury
Republican Party
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
General Electric Company
Milwaukee Officials Inspect the New Road to Butte
Milwaukee Wisconsin September 19 a party of officials and directors of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad will leave this evening for the first official inspection of the newly opened extension west of the Mississippi to Butte Montana. It is stated that work is being pushed west of Butte and within a year Milwaukee will have a thorough line to the Pacific coast. A Japanese steamship company will operate a line of elaborate steamers between Seattle and the Orient for the Milwaukee system.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Missiesippi
Butte
Mont
Milwaukee
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Orient
Athens sheriff A M Webster dies en route to Seattle
The body of A M Webster sheriff of Athens Ohio arrived in Vancouver B C on the Imperial United and was sent on to his former home. He collapsed en route to Seattle from North Bend while en route to an important cage. He was a prominent figure in Magen and antic. Miss Trene Rippey a teacher in the Echo Schools came from there to Pendleton to spend the weekend.
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Vancouver
B.C
A. M. Webster
Athens
Ohio
Imperial United
Webster
North Bend
Seattle
Trene Rippey
Echo Schools
Pendleton
Prospector claims rival filed Juniper canyon claim
A. P. Anderson, who says he discovered gold in Alaska, contests James Cantan’s filing in Juniper canyon. Anderson, now recovering from a rattlesnake bite, asserts his prior right under mineral laws and claims the ground is rich with gold. He shows a gold sample and a $260.18 nugget as proof. He formed a partnership with J. W. Urler and alleges Cantan was employed as a diver.
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A. P. Anderson
Juniper Canyon
James Cantan
Recorder’s
Anderson
Alaska
Market Street
Juniper Canon
J. W. Urler
Philadelphia
Conlan
Pendleton
East Oregonian
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