Murdered Wife’s Body Found In Trunk At Puget Sound
Seattle reports Agnes McCombs aged 17 was brutally killed after a marriage against her parents’ wishes. Her nude body, weighted with rocks, was discovered packed in a trunk at Fauntleroy Beach. Husband Frank Covington, last seen in Alaska, is suspected. detectives seek motive amid family opposition and quarrels. Police cite possible camping location and prior dispute at a liquor house, with no confession yet.
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Frank Corington
Ameka
St. Paul
Seattle
Puget Sound
Agnes McCombs
Frank Covington
Alaska
Herbert Robinson
Covington
J. B. Cov
Ingina
Robert Robinston
Pacific Coam
Mr. Robinson
Agnew
Edith
Sully
J. J. Kelley
Babe Drowns in Ditch Near Lostine Ranch
On the W. Miles ranch near Lostine a two year old baby boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coleman, drowned Saturday after falling into a water ditch near the kitchen door while the mother attended chores. Despite quick efforts, life could not be saved.
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Enterprise
Street fakir bitten by Gila monster in Vancouver
Davia a Seattle street fakir barely escaped death after the Gila monster bit him during an exhibit in Vancouver on Sunday. He claimed he could charm the venomous reptile and a boy’s question about its teeth triggered the incident.
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Seattle
Vancouver
B. C
Davia
Davin
Reptile Bites Davia. Antidote Arranged in Crowd
A reptile lunged and bit Davia on the forefinger creating a deep wound. Davia calmly sent a boy to fetch an antidote while a doctor in the crowd arrived to assist. The man is expected to live.
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Davia
Wreck of American Bark John Currier Leaves 411 Aboard Marooned
Astoria Sept 23 At 2 AM August 9 the American bark John Currier wrecked at Nelenon Lagoon Hehr ingsee all 411 aboard landed safely The ship and cargo salmon from Noushogka river were lost Two survivors reached land and report missing companions The Pacific Coast Fishermen's union calls for government aid Roosevelt asked to dispatch vessel to Bristol Bay Alaska for relief About 240 aboard half are Orientals suspected marooned for about 20 days
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Astoria
Ore
John Currier
Nelenon Lagoon
Hehringsee
Wessel
Noushogka River
Revenue Cutter Service
Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union
Froozewell
Oregon
Washington
California
Neleon Lagoon
Japan
Roosevelt
Bristol Bay
Alaska
Pleaded for His Own Pardons at Salem
Woodburn Oregon Sept 29 E L Remington went to Salem with a petition for a pardon from a two year sentence in the penitentiary. He was found guilty of shooting W W Slaughter of this city. Slaughter followed Remington to Salem to protest forbearance of pardon. Both will plead before Governor Chamberlain.
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Woodburn
Ore
E. L. Remington
Salem
W. W. Slaughter
Remington
Silem
Chamberlain
Wreck Injures Longworths on Pennsylvania Route
Representative and Mrs. Longworth were in a Pennsylvania railroad wreck near Cincinnati on the way home from Honolulu. No one was injured.
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Longworths
Cincinnati
Longworth
Pennsylvania
Honelulu
Progress on Pilot Rock Line and Oregon Railroad Improvements
Five miles of track laid on the Pilot Rock branch with a 60-man crew, engineer H A Brandon in charge, aiming to complete roadbed to Pilot Rock in six weeks. Walla Walla depot nearing completion, La Grande yard upgrades underway, and new power store and houses due by October. Washington division sees replacement of the Alto trestle, a 860 foot long structure 60 feet high, with a modern trestle. Attorney Crane travels to Alaska to locate a witness for the Steunenberg murder case.
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Umatilla Central
H. A. Brandon
Pilot Rock
Hitch Creek
Croming Birch Creek
Byers
jJust
Sparks Siding
Brandon
Walla Walla
la Grande
Washington
Big Alto
Pendleton District Fair Opens In Fine Weather
Beautiful weather and crowds greet Pendleton district fair as MecElroy band from Salem performs for visitors. The program features marches and selections, plus a packed pavilion filled with booths by local businesses and educational displays. Portland Day livestock events and a strong band schedule are planned for the week.
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Hia Clty
Portland
J. W. Batley
Wiite Food
W. McChure
North West
Dan P. Smythe
State Sheep Commission
Gowl
W. B. McAlory
Salem
Signor de Caprio
MecEloryes
J. J. Hughes
FP. Driscoll
Pendleton
Karl Poppa
Signor Farrelga
Tand
McBlory
Prof
W. BE. Mc
Vilion Js
Company L
Indictment in Idaho Borah Steunenberg Case Opens
Boise Sept 23 The trial of U S Senator Borah for conspiracy to defraud the government over land grants began with U S District Attorney Buick reporting that former Governor Steunenberg had been indicted with Borah and others under the name John Doe. Hawley Fraser Bomb and others sat at the table as counsel and jury selection started.
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Boise
Borah
U. S
Buick
Steunenberg
John Doe
James A. Hawley
A. A. Fraser
M. C. Borak
Michigan
L. C. Wheeler
Torah
Burek
Tilesmon
Kellogg grills Tilford in Standard inquiry over contracts
In New York on September 23 Prosecutor Kellogg pressed Standard Treasurer Tilford about subsidiary sales and favors for the Chicago Gas contract linked to a suspected English syndicate. Tilford denied knowledge of details as Kellogg pressed to bring the contract to court. In Chicago a gun fight led to the capture of Stanley Waselek, one of two jailbreakers, while Frank Constantine, already sentenced to life for Mrs Gentry’s murder, remains under guard amid alleged legal misapplications.
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Standard
New York
Kellogg
Tilford
The
Chicago Gas Company
Benedict
Manhattan Oil Company
Chicago
Stanley Waselek
Frank Constantine
Gentry
Tia
Constantine
Waseciek
J Companion
Unrest Grows in Negro Taft Opposition
Washington Sept 23 A concerned anti Taft movement has developed among the negroes nationwide and Taft supporters are organized in the east and south under W Calvin Chase editor of the Bee a republican newspaper for the colored people.
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Washington
W. Calvin Chase
The
Bee
Death of Mrs C F Koeppen in Pendleton
Mrs. C F Koeppen died at 10 30 in the forenoon at her son C W Koeppen’s home after a lingering illness. A Berlin native who came to America at 18, she lived in Wisconsin before moving to Pendleton in 1900 to join her sons F W, A, and O W Koeppen, and daughter Mrs J M Randolph of Sioux Falls. The widow of a Koeppen husband, she was 65 and will likely be buried in Sioux Falls. Three Koeppen brothers are noted Pendleton businessmen, and neighbors mourn her passing after seven years in the city.
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Germany
America
Pendleton
C. F. Koeppen
Koeppen Brothers
C. W. Koeppen
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Berlin
Wisconsin
W. Koeppen
F. W. Koeppen
A. Koeppen
O. W. Koeppen
I Penndleton
Delay Opening Umatilla Land In 1908 Announcement
Secretary Garfield in Washington with no definite decision on opening Umatilla irrigation land. Water to be supplied to part of the project in 1908, but the overall project may not be ready for cultivation until 1909. Reclamation service warns against rushing settlements and notes the storage dam governs timing.
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Garfield
Interior Department
Washington
Umatila
Washington Dispatch
Umatilla
Oregon
Secretary of the Interior
Tt Ie
Circuit Court to McKay for scene visit in murder case
Early morning session gathers Judge Benn jury Rhoniman attorneys and defendant to view the McKay creek site of the killing about 20 miles away. Trial evidence wraps Saturday with motions to proceed to jury by noon Sunday. three grand jurors recount Rhonimius statements before firing. In Norfolk, Major Barry Mathool of Baltimore is elected president of the League of American Munterpalithes.
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Benn
Rhoniman
Joe Blakeley
McKay Creek
Rls
Meacham
Whs
Eldés
Rhonimiuse
Rhonimius
Mayerk
Messrs
York, Ingle
Walter Mc Cormmach
Norfolk
Barry Mathool
Baltimore
League of American Munterpalithes
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Pendleton Business College
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