Much Land in Hawaiian Islands Can Be Reclaimed
Director Newell of the reclamation service reports after visiting the Hawaiian Islands that sizable tracts suitable for sugar cane could be reclaimed with water development. He estimates over 100000 acres may be reclaimed to support about 6000 farms of 20 acres for roughly 20000 people and urges a systematic study of water resources and contour mapping.
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Hawaiian Islands
Washington
Newell
Reclamation Service
Spemi&s
Calkins Appointed Traffic Manager for Northwest Route
R. M. Calkins, general freight agent at Butte, Montana for the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound railroad, is named traffic manager with headquarters in Seattle. A complete organizing force will be established there.
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Chicago
R. M. Calkins
Butte, Mont
Chicaxe
Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railroad
Seattle
Death shatters Washington social set Lorillard widow commits suicide
Washington March 25 Mrs Pierre Lorillard 49 wife of the tobacco magnate died at her Dupont Circle home from gas poisoning a suicide authorities say coroner’s inquest notes death by own action. The tragedy followed a social evening guests included dignitaries and the Brazilian ambassador and Danish minister. Her husband and doctors attempted revival but failed. She left a note not indicating intent to end her life.
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Washington
Piérre Lorillard
Dupont Circle
Laurillard
Tsa
Mrs. Lorillard
Mr. Lorillard
Lord Nard
Nevitt
Glazebrook
Lorillard
Tnquirfleés
Countess Moltke
Uie
Navy
Meyer
Carolyne J Hamilton
Orient
New York
Lorillards
Winter nodal season entertains and is entertained in Washington
John C Fremont Hull, vice president of the American National Bank of Los Angeles, died at West Lake Hospital after a paralysis stroke suffered five weeks earlier. Born August 1861 in Bueyras, he joined banking at 18 and helped organize three Ohio banks. He moved to Los Angeles in 1907 resigning as president of Obsolate Life Insurance to join American National Bank.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John C Fremont Hull
American National Bank of Los Angeles
Obsolate Life Insurance Company
Pia
American National Bank
Dillard Claims Jones Helped Carry Load After Burglary
Ernest Dillard alias Ernest Little pleaded guilty to burglary in Judge Lewis court and said he acted alone. Little Johnnie Jones, now jailed, may be tried as an accomplice after the fact as efforts to clear him proceed. Dillard faces three years in the state prison for the crime.
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Salt Lake
Johnnie Jones
Ernest Dillard
Ernest Little
Lewis
Jones
Dillard
Joneas
Daniela
West Second South Street
Bradley Admits Robbery Guilty Plea Flows to Five Year Sentence
In Salt Lake City on March 25 Leo Bradley who pled guilty to highway robbery admitted under cross examination by District Attorney Frel Loofbourow that his initial statement was false. He was sentenced to five years in the state prison for the December Plum alley hold up of miner Gus Molstedt after Bradley claimed intoxication and that Molstedt dropped the $1.50 used as change.
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Salt Lake
Leo Bradley
Lewis
Gus Molstedt
Bradley
Molstedt
Gruelty Charged by Three Wives Spark Salt Lake Divorce Suit
Salt Lake March 26 three wives seek district court for freedom from alleged cruel husbands. Rex Holden allegedly struck Mary Morrisey Holden, knocked her down, kicked her in the back, and on June 14 threw a bucket of beer into her face after she refused his drinking. Mrs. Holden seeks divorce, her maiden Morrisey, $60 monthly alimony, and custody plus costs.
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Salt Lake
District Court
Rex Holden
Mary Morrisey Holden
Molden Saga
Holden
Mra. Murphy
Park City
Charity of Friends
Murphy
Abraham Jones
Jones
Jackson Shoots Big Brown Bear Near Isolation Hospital
In Salt Lake on Thursday afternoon J. O. Jackson shot and killed a 20 pound brown bear several hundred yards east of the isolation hospital. He was accompanied by inmate Dick Wright who is about to be discharged. The story notes the bear was shot at 4 30 o clock and mentions hospital surroundings.
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Salt Lake
J. O. Jackson
Jackson
Dick Wright
Rich new gold bonanza emerges near Salome Arizona
Reports from the Granite Wash district in northern Yuma County describe a striking new gold find five miles from a railroad. Mining writer Fite Mee notes rising strikes, with visible veins and granite cores, echoing past producers like Vulture and Congress while specimens show high gold content.
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Granite Wash Range
Salome Arizona
Fite Mee
Arizona Republican
Yuma County
Vulture
Congress
Octave
Arizona Territory
Gulf of California
Sérlee
Eagle Tall
Mac
Piurit
Bonanza
Haw
Goldfield
Cripple Creek
Phoenix
Rock
Blame Cast Upon Speaker Clagstone In Idaho Lawmaker Row
In Boise March 26 Chief Clerk James H Wallis alleged four pages of House pit 278 were torn from the bill and destroyed by him after adjournment. Governor Brady said officials acted in good faith for the state's interests and no special session was ordered. Some people demand accountability.
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Boise
Ida
James H Wallis
House of Representatives
Clagstone
Brady
House
Officer Beaten by William Jensen in Brigham Saloon Incident
Brigham March 26 An officer, George Cheal, was badly beaten by William Jensen in the Wilson saloon after closing time. Jensen and two women were present with Rob ert Wilson. The attack followed a heated exchange then continued in the Wilton cafe where Jensen struck Cheal knocking him down. Help was sought but bystanders refused to assist.
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Brigham
George Cheal
William Bh Jemson
Jensen
Wilson
Robert Wilson
Choal
Wilton
Lennen
Heal
Hymggnders
Hally
Tohacn
J. P- God
Warrant
Gold Strike Sparks Rush as Looters Proliferate
Report from Dick Wick Hall describes a major gold discovery near a new strike with a rush on tents. Looting is rife as collectors carry away specimens while the discoverers fear theft and dig a hidden cache to protect their ore. The first payments on eight claims could reach about $500000, while initial property value before the strike stood near $1000. Shorty Algter urged sale for $1000 but Hall demanded terms involving later gains.
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Dick Wick Hall
Hall
Tintt
Ward
Ande
Shorty Algter
Algilor
Notice to Water Users in Weber County Utah 1909
State Engineer’s office announces Charis E. Smith applied to appropriate water from a Weber County spring. Amount seven tenths of a cubic foot per second for domestic use year round via a 650 foot pipeline. Protests by affidavit due within 20 days after publication.
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Charis E. Smith
Ogden
Utah
Weber County
Township
Township 6 North, Range 1
Salt Lake Case
Caleb Tanner
Portland Sets Citys First Marathon Night Start
Portland Oregon schedules its inaugural marathon with 18 runners poised to start near City Hall under Mayor Harry Lane's authority. The event aims to showcase long distance running in the city as night begins.
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Portland
Ore
Harry Lane
Starter of the big event features notable minor runners
The article notes several high class minors entered in a long distance event. J. Burn, a contestant at the London meet, heads an entry from which another runner, Martini Ste, is seen as a top marathon contender. Martini Ste is noted for defeating Dorando Pietri in Italy years ago.
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Amon
T. J. Burn
London
Martini Steto
Dorando Pietri
Italy
Taft Elected Member of Legal Aid Society
New York March 26 President Taft has been elected a member of the Legal Aid society at his own request He will be urged to accept a position as one of the honorary vice presidents positions now held by Theodore Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie Joseph Choate Elihu Root and other prominent men.
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New York
Taft
Legal Aid Society
Vuice
Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
Joseph Choate
Elihu Root
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