Romance of Star Characters in Land Fraud Cases
Eugene Oregon May 8 H G McKinley and Marie L Ware wed in Chicago May 3 and will return to Oregon June 1. Ware daughter of late Joel Ware Eugene pioneer and former United States Commissioner. McKinley a Wisconsin timber land speculator, 35, recently convicted in land frauds and held on 34000 bond.
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Eugene
Ore
Marie L. Ware
Horace G. McKinley
Joel Ware
Oregon
United States
Wisconsin
Miss Ware
Automobile Speed Law Takes Effect May Eighteenth
A state wide automobile law effective May 18 requires owners to file name and address with the secretary of state for a $3 certificate, display the certificate number, insure brakes and mufflers, limit speed to eight miles in busy areas, and impose fines up to 100 dollars for repeat violations.
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Secretary of State
Auto Runs Amuck in Portland
A large touring automobile purchased by W. B Thombs caused excitement in Portland today. The car suddenly sped along the eastern promenade with no one in it, ran over a man, created two runaways, and finally plunged 40 feet into railway tracks, ending as a total wreck.
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Portland
W. B Thombs
Thombs
Heirs of A O Houston Sought for 160 Acre Oregon Land
Heirs including sisters of A O Houston are urged to come or send an agent to Douglas County Oregon to take possession of 160 acres of valuable land. The last known location of the sisters was New York City with Eastern exchanges asked to copy. Address James Inman Looking sees Oregon.
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A. O. Houston
Douglas County
Oregon
New York City
James Inman
William Edes Civil War veteran address inquiry
Information sought on the address of William Edes or his heirs if deceased. Edes served in the 1st Oregon Infantry during the Civil War. A small recovery may be possible. Respond to Harvey Spalding & Sons in Washington D.C.
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William Edes
1St
Oregon Infantry
Harvey Spalding & Sons
Washington, D.C
Nan Patterson Declines Offer To Restart Vaudeville Career
A New York lawyer offers Nan Patterson $10,000 cash, a $1,000 advance, and a $1,500 weekly salary to launch her in a vaudeville sketch, but she refuses, insisting she will return home to her mother and start over. She repeats that she will not sign any contract despite the lawyer urging.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Daniel O' Reilly
Death Toll Rising After Central Kansas Tornado
A May tornado in Marquette Kansas killed twenty nine people and injured over thirty five, the most deadly in Central Kansas history. A large section of Marquette was wiped out and a makeshift morgue formed as rescue efforts continued and daylight revealed extensive destruction.
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Marquette
Kan
Kansas
Funeral Buoyed by Brass Band for Guglielmo
A brass band of 11 played as Frank Guglielmo, hanged at Salm Friday for the murder of his sweetheart, was mourned in a service at St Michael's Church. The procession from Seventh and Pine to Fourth and Mill heard sermons in Italian and English by Rev Father Alexander Cestelli. He was laid beside his parents in Mount Calvary cemetery after a brief disturbance with grave diggers. The cement vault remained uncovered until it was sealed the next day due to material shortages.
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Portland
Frank Guglielmo
Sal
Seventh
Pine
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Guglielmo
Mineral Exhibits From Bohemia Highlight Oregon Display
The Lewis and Clark Commission building committee approved a 35 foot expansion to the Mining building to host Oregon mining exhibits. Bohemia district leads with a large collection and a curator, alongside four carloads at Portland docks and another shipment from Southern Oregon. Eastern Oregon also participates.
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Lewis and Clark Commission
Oregon
Bohemia
Portland
Barn Destroyed by Fire Near Millwood
A. H. Churchill's large barn near Millwood burned Saturday with most contents lost. Origin under investigation. About half the loss is insured. Churchill must find another barn to store this season's hay and grain crops.
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A. H. Churchill
Millwood
Churchill
Portland Line Carries Over Eleven Thousand Under Low Rates
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company reports at least 11,000 colonists have traveled to Oregon under the low rate, with 3,000 more expected by May 15 when the offer ends. This reflects the impact of a single railway line terminating in Portland.
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Oregon
Portland
Josephine County
Golden Standard Ledge
Federal Judge Bellinger Critically Ill in Portland
Portland May 10 Judge Charles Bellinger of the United States Court is critically ill at his East Side home with septicemia from a grip. His decline follows months of strain from land fraud investigations, raising concern the Mitchell abatement plea decision may have hastened his collapse. Recovery is uncertain and trials may be postponed.
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Bellinger
Portland
Charles B. Bellinger
United States Court
Mitchell
Ellinger
Wellinger
Tellinger
Lewis and Clark Exposition Opens with Modern Turnstiles
Portland May 10 The ornamental main entrance to the Lewis and Clark Exposition is finished with twelve turnstiles and high capacity as gates open for visitors. Entry costs fifty cents with season and bulk tickets available. Extra entrances serve river and near grounds access. Opening set for June 1 with exhibits, concerts, and notable attendees including H G Ringinbthan and Alaska commissioner Joseph Marvin.
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Portland
American Inn
Willamette River
Government Peninsula
Goode Receives Telegram On Rival Cross-Country Race
President N W Goode of the Lewis and Clark Exposition received word from James W Abbott of the Good Roads Bureau that two men started Tuesday from New York City in Oldsmobiles racing across the U S toward the exposition. They carry messages from Melville E Stone of the Associated Press to Goode.
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N. W. Goode
James W. Abbott
Good Roads Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast States
New York City
Melville FE. Stone
Associated Press
Goode
Grave's Art Emporium Shows 125 Framing Styles
It is a pleasure to view the new mouldings at Grave's Art Emporium with 125 different framing styles on display. The shop emphasizes variety for customers, inviting browsing even if framing is not immediately desired.
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Grave
Cougar slain by 22 rifle despite danger
Charles Hayden of Mohawk Province shot and killed a six foot cougar with a 22 calibre rifle at a distance of 24 feet. The animal was up a tree and required 17 shots to fall, eight of them to the head.
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Charles Hayden
Free seasonal pictures and map with new subscriptions
The Plaindealer offers subscribers a handsome four season picture set and a reversible township map of Oregon and the world with new subscriptions or renewals.
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Oregon
Glendale murder arrest tied to burned unknown near Glendale
Glendale correspondent reports the arrest of J. C. Barnes seven miles north of town on a murder warrant. The case centers on a badly burned body found north of town and linked by a recovered bat to William Aralam the missing prospector. A gold nugget sold by Barnes and a revolver at Graham’s cabin bolster the accusation though proof remains circumstantial. Local searchers continue gathering evidence at Barnes cabin as officers press the investigation.
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Glendale
Burns
Barnes
Barna Wie
This
McClallen
Roseburg
Justice Montgomery
Here
William Aralam
Dad's Creek
Cow Creek
Graham
J.C. Barnes
Masked Robbers Hold Up Klamath Saloon
Two masked men held up the Spray of the Falls saloon in Klamath Falls at about 3 am taking about 25 dollars from the cash register. Felix La Frange and William Michaels were arrested later that day on suspicion and will be examined Monday before Judge Graves. The saloon is owned by Albert Meagher with Robert Jones serving as bartender.
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Klamath Faille
the Falls
Felix la Frange
Wm Michaels
Time to Take a Highball Billboard At Exposition Site
Portland officials clash over a 20 foot high illuminated clock sign reading Time to take a Cyrus Noble highball. The ad, costing about 100 weekly, would flank Willamette Heights near the Exposition as property owners and officials condemn desecration of the site.
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Portland
Cyrus Noble
Willamette Heights
Local option law violation leads to fine in Multnomah County
Herman Schneider was fined 172 for selling liquor in Montavista precinct where prohibition is in effect under the local option law. Judge Sears overruled motions for a new trial and explained the first offense penalty. three complaints preceded the conviction for an offense dated January 23 in Montavilla precinct 66, last November's prohibition vote.
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Portland
Herman Schneider
Montavista
Sears
Montavilla
Schneider
Thies
Multnomah County
Fine 517 Acre Farm for Sale Near Roseburg
Seventy plus year old notice offers 517 acres ten miles from Roseburg with a good dwelling, two barns, and several out buildings all fenced. Features 110 acres of rich river bottom, balance timber and pasture, Macresin alfalfa, and no wheat. Price reasonable. Contact R. W. Magstens, Roseburg, Ore.
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Roseburg
R. W. Magstens
President Roosevelt on Scene of Great Strike
Chicago reports detail President Roosevelt arriving at noon as about 150 patrolmen hold back crowds. Governor Deneen Mayor Dunne and 50 mounted police escort him, with 15,000 following. He visits the engine crew then departs for Washington after a 124 hour stay. Two labor leaders seek meeting. violence erupts near a boardinghouse with three colored men shot. No new strikes declared.
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Chicago
O’neil
Deneen
Dunne
Rush Street
Merchants’ Club
Washington
Cold
Shea
Iowa
President Roosevelt letter to Edward VII on Far East war
The Dispatch reports Sir Mortimer Durand bearing an autograph letter from President Roosevelt to King Edward VII about the Far East war and a possible ceasefire. The autographic reply may be sent to Joseph Choate. A naval officer says Japan organized a reserve fleet of 4-5 battleships and 20 fast converted cruisers to protect links between Japan and Manchuria if Togo is defeated.
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Manchester
Mortimer Durand
Washington
America
Roosevelt
Far East
Joseph Choate
Japan
Manchuria
Togo
Framed Pictures Sold Cheap at Grave's Art Emporium
An advertisement states ready framed pictures are available at Grave's Art Emporium for 15 and 3 cents as a bargain for updating home decor.
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Grave
Art Emporium
Canal Rights Sold to Uncle Sam
Rumors in Ashland indicate federal authorities will acquire all Klamath Canal Company rights for 150000 after a dispute over 250000. The company has suspended work, dismissed engineers, and offered construction equipment and teams for sale as the government moves to take control.
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Ashland
May
Klamath
Klamath Canal Company
Klamath Falls
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Roy Knabense
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