Whitson Arrested for Passing Bogus Checks
United Press reports CM Whitson, longtime Portland representative of Colorado Fuel and Iron, arrested in Oregon for passing worthless checks. Whitson, once a rising figure in steel contracts and rail sales, allegedly cashed forged drafts in Portland and Southern Oregon after a failed steel shipment triggered his downfall. Governor Chamberlain seeks his return to Eugene as Whitson faced discharge and legal action.
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United Press PD
March
Colorado
Portland
Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
Ieander
Walla
Whitson
Business House
Northwest
Chamberlain
Mead
Eugene
Portian
Beat Sodi
Oregon
Four Boys Nabbed in City Dragnet Raid
Four youths aged up to 19 were arrested for vagrancy in a pool room on Third Avenue and Pike Street as part of a dragnet. The ringleader, Adame, was found with 1.56 in room rent and jailed 15 days after admitting the charge. associates Kane Myers and Pearson denied vagrancy. Kane claimed giving six cents to a troubled actor’s wife, while officers described him as a poor room shark.
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Humphrey
Mim
Compee
Dragnet
San Fran
Revera
Adame
Manhattan
Third Av
Pike
W. A. Kane
Charles Myers
Aug Pearson
Kane
Third Avenue Theatre
Adama
Widow's Sale Offers Items From Rifle to Typewriter
Mrs Mary C Moes of 1533 Queen Anne av lists rifles modern revolvers assay outfits microscopes cameras gramophones and typewriters for sale. She needs the money after her husband died March 9 and invites buyers to help in her time of struggle.
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Mary C. Moes
Queen Anne
Senate and House Agree on 1909 Special Tariff Session
Washington reports that Senate and House leaders accepted President Roosevelt's plan for a special session of Congress after March 4, 1909, to revise the tariff.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Battleships to Japan quell jingoism prompts fleet invitation
United Press reports Washington s sending of the magnificent battle fleet to Japan quiets warlike sentiment. Japan promises safe reception and gratitude for modern naval diplomacy. In a separate note, a Georgetown burglary at Mrs F E Cavanaugh s Marino residence yields a gold watch chain and sticks.
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United Press
Washington
Takahira
Japan
F. E. Cavanaugh
Marino Station
Georgetown
Cavanaugh
Bank Clearings Reported for Beattie and Tacoma
Beattie clearings today amount to 1 246 162.89 with unspecified balances. Tacoma clearings today total 968 808 with balances around 194 049.
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Beattie
Seteeer
Tacoma
Thomas Car Leads New York to Paria Run
Reports from Tonopah say the Thomas car, the American entry and best bet in the New York to Paria race, left Tonopah for Goldfield at 8:40 AM in good condition after traversing rough roads including the moodhole near head north of Tonopah.
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Sy United Presa
Tonopah
Thomas
New York
Paria
Goldfield
Lon Angeles
Graft Prosecution Grilled in Portland Halls
Francis J. Heney drew sharp criticism from Father Yorke and Rabbi Wise during a Portland gathering. Yorke labeled Heney vulgar and accused his San Francisco campaign of targeting organized labor, while Wise offered blunt verdicts on the graft case and Dunne.
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United Press
Portland
Ore
Francis J. Heney
Dunce
San Francisco
Rabbi Wise
Beth Ierael Temple
Yorke
Merrill's Hall
Portland Papers
Heney
Harriman
California
Temple Heth Lerael
Wise
Judge Dunne
Bungler
Saratoga Wreck Near Alaska After Sea Collision
The Saratoga, operated by Alaska Steamship Co, struck a sunken reef near Ellamar Alaska during a blizzard and may be a total loss. Passengers were placed in lifeboats and towed to Valdes while crews awaited rescue efforts as officials expect possible afloat salvage.
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United States
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Saratoga
Steamehip Co
Bosby Leland
Ellamar
Valdes
Httle
Elsie
Revceuve
Fred Tracy
Prees
In & Mont
Valder Thare
Green Lake Sewer Contract Awarded
The public works session awarded the contract for the Green section of the Green Lake sewer project in the North District. Officials announced the decision this morning after a fast deliberation and without awaiting northern end bids.
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Green Lake
Prospector Discovers Rich Placer Gold Field in British Columbia
Timothy Fox, a veteran prospector, found forty thousand dollars in coarse gold nuggets on an affluent of the Upper Fin alay after six weeks of panning. Indian guides led him to the site, his first rich strike in four decades. He reached the area last fall and worked through winter before being forced out by snow.
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Oy United Press
Victoria
B.C
Timothy Fox
British Columbia
Fox
Northwest
Alaska
Elopeing Cousins in Hayti Provokes Alarm and Flight
Reports from Hayti describe Adrian Yeoff and his cousin Georgia Yeoff fleeing toward British Columbia to marry, despite their blood relation. They carried along Yeoff’s sister Ethel Yeoff, traveling through Eugene, seeking forgiveness on return as tensions rise in Port au Prince. General Firmin’s coup and Nord Alexis backlash deepen unrest with foreign warships in Haïti waters.
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Siee
Vida
Gene
Adrian Yeoff
Georgia Wyeoff
British Columbia
Ethel Wycoff
Eugene
United Press
Port AU Prince
Hayti
Firmin
Arch Rator
Nord Alexis
Gonaives
General Leconte
Alexis
d'Estreea
Controversy Over Averbuch Shooting Sparks Chicago Inquiry
Chicago researchers led by Rabbi Emil Hirsch and Jane Addams probe the March 2 shooting by Chief Shippy that killed Laz Averbuch. Investigators doubt anarchist ties, noting Averbuch was under 19, new to America, spoke little English, and may have sought a character certificate, not violence. Olga Averbuch disputes police accounts and questions weapon purchases. The case fuels calls for review of police statements and methods.
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Star Special Service
Chicago
Lazarus Averbuch
George Whippy
Bhippy
Hen Reitman
Shippy
Denver
Averbuch
Jas. Foley
Foley
Thies
Olga Averbuch
Russia
Edelstadt
Eport
America
Rabbi Levi
Temple B'nai Abraham
Levi
Olga Averbach
Dearborn
Alaska Fishermen Weigh Strike Over Pay Dispute
March 21 in San Francisco reports a conference between the Alaska Fishermen's Union and the Alaska Packers' Association over pay. About three thousand fishermen and twenty three vessels face possible strike action as they push for higher wages while packers resist increasing the schedule amid high salmon prices and labor market pressures.
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San Francisco
Alaska Fishermen's Union
Alaska Packers’ Association
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Waster
Mikado
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Valdez
Seattle
Behange
Theoast
Capt
Mikkelsen
D. C. Hale
Seward
T. J. Donohue
Mra. E
Teamship Saratoga
Veesere
Jaska Stestmuship Company
Northwest Steamship Company
Chee. Pa
J. Roach & Son
Grant & Smith
Wower
North End
Miner
Des Moines
Eagle
Bremen
Indefatignable
Cressy
d'Estrees
M. Borne
Gen. Firmin
Gen. Leconte
Shifiey
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