Tragic Arson Fatal to Family at Sanders Home
Durham, N C December 20 charred bodies of J L Sanders his 22 year old daughter Mary and his 1 year old granddaughter Irene Norton were found in the ruins of their Hester area home. Nathan Montague a young negro is accused of assault murder and arson. Evidence includes a bloodstained skirt and a knife used in hog killing. Sheriff moved prisoner to Raleigh amid mobs.
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Durham
N. C
J. L. Sanders
Oli Daugher Mary
Irene Norton
Hester
Nathan Montague
Raleigh
Wheeler
Hardwood
Tto
Megro
Sanders’ Nash
Troops Move to Chihuahua Scene in Insurrection Fight
The Tenth battalion of infantry, battery, light artillery and one rapid fire gun left Mexico City today in two special trains for the insurrection movement in Chihuahua.
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Mexico City
Chihuahua
Norwegian Bark Petra Wrecked Near Cape Sabro
The Norwegian bark Petra bound for Halifax ran aground at Pennan Point near Cape Sabro and was a total wreck. The crew were saved.
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Halifax
N. S
Pennan Point
Cape Sabro
Linse Sells 515 Acres in North Dakota for 11000
H R Linse sells 515 acres to Mitzel of Great Bend North Dakota for 11000, about 2100 per acre. Campbell Land Co. sells 38000 acres to Broadacres Land Co six miles north of Sunnyside in Yakima County, with irrigation potential via a proposed high line canal.
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H. R. Linse
North ,Dakota
Nob Hill d
My Mitzel
Great Bend
N. D
Campbell Land Company
Broadacres Land Company
Sunnyside
Yakima County
Canada passes up prohibition in British Columbia counties
In Victoria B C two counties rejected replacing the provinces liquor control system with the Canada temperance act The vote marks the first attempt at prohibitory law in the province and the rejection ends the campaign yesterday The decision reflects a preference for existing high license and strict regulation over a nationwide prohibition plan.
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Canada
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Insurgents Seek Further Revision of House Rules
Insurgent members discuss additional rule changes in Washington after discontent with how the new power to discharge a committee was used. Speaker Cannon required full reading of the postal bill, though less than a quarter was read yesterday. The process, set to occur only on the first and third Mondays, delays similar motions for about two months.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Cannon
Freddie Walsh Defeats Jem Driscoll in Ten Rounds
In Cardiff on December 20 Freddie Walsh lightweight champion of England defeated Jem Driscoll featherweight champion in the tenth round on a foul. The bout, billed for 20 rounds with a purse of 12 500 dollars, ended unexpectedly when Driscoll buttressed Walsh under the chin with his head, despite Walsh leading in betting and expectations.
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Freddie Walsh
Jem Driscoll
Cardiff
Wales
England
Jem Scoll
Great Britain
Walsh
Driscoll
Senate approves omnibus claims bill and Knapp judges court
The Senate passed the omnibus claims bill despite six hours of opposition by Senator Bristow. The measure totals $2,000,000. Martin A. Knapp was confirmed as United States judge and will join the upcoming court of commerce. The House spent nearly the entire day on the appropriation bill totaling $35,325,219, with Rep. Macon opposing increases.
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Washington, D. C
Bristow
Kansas
Senate
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Knapp
Court of Commerce
House
Macon
Arkansas
Wapato Lad Jailed for Alleged Theft
George Forham of Wapato was arrested by Constable Barnes on information from Burton Lum and jailed on suspicion of stealing Lum’s horse. Lum found a horse matching the description in Forham’s possession three weeks after the animal disappeared, and the youth faces a preliminary hearing.
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George Forham
Wapato
Forham
Barnes
Burton O. Lum
Lum
Lancaster
Mr. Lum
Railroad Strike Looms as Talks Stall in West
Chicago December 20 Labor Commissioner Neill reports mounting strain between western railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Engineers threaten a wage increase driven strike as daily conferences fail to yield any agreement. W W Stone, grand chief of engineers, telegraphed the executive committee, signaling slim chances for conciliation.
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Chicago
Neill
Western Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Neil
Railroads’ Commission
Stone
Executive Committee of Engineers
Turnbull Testimony Probes Lucky Baldwin Will Case
Mrs Lillian A Turnbull the key witness in the Lucky Baldwin will contest faces cross examination in Los Angeles with focus on past letters and paternity claims As she contends allots 2 5 million dollars for her daughter's share she withstands pointed questions and refrains from blush provoking admissions while asserting Baldwin as the father and her marriage under contract.
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Los Angeles
Lillian A. Turnbull
Four Days to Xmas Be Kind to Weary Shop Girls
A December note urges shoppers to be kind to exhausted shop girls four days before Christmas. The message highlights busy stores and the strain on retail workers during the holiday rush.
White Man's Hope Falls to Hart in Sapulpa Bout
Carl Moreys of Sapulpa once billed as the white man's hope was knocked out by Marvin Hart of Kentucky in the third round of a heavyweight match in Sapulpa.
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Sapulpa
Carl Moreys
Marvin Hart
Kentucky
Oak Park High Football Team to Pacific Coast
Oak Park high school football squad left Chicago for the interscholastic west championship tour. They meet Wenatchee high in Seattle on December 26 and Washington high in Portland on December 31.
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Pacific Coast
Chicago
Oak Park High School
Seattle
Portland
Wenatchee “High
Washington High
Busy Bee Mining Co Increases Output
Busy Bee Mining & Development completes a new tipple with gravity tramway and plans to double coal output while cutting production costs. About forty men are employed and recently worked double shifts as contracts curb winter demand. Trustees met in the city with Geo F McAulay EB Kelso and Geo W Gallaher visiting the plant. General Manager Gallaher receives praise for drive and efficiency.
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Bee Mining & Development Company
Cascade
Geo. F. McAulay
EB. E.kelso
North Yakima
Geo. W. Gallaher
Cle Elum
Gallaher
Modern Limericks From Pomona Classifieds
A poem notes a Pomona maiden who lost kimono trimmings and regains them via a Herald lost ad. The verse humorously concludes that a classified ad often yields more than advertised, ending with a moral about unwanted returns.
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Pomona
North Yakima Water Declared Safe Despite Typhoid Concerns
City water labeled harmless by state health officials after inspection. Seventeen months of typhoid data show 99 confirmed cases in six months, with no broad epidemic, while pointing to transmission from caretakers, labor camps, and decaying fruit near orchards as contributing factors.
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Yakimas City
Seattle
State Board of Health and City
Dre P. Frank
Yakima
John D. Rockefeller
Cimex Lectularius
Chichton
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company
First Avenue
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Taylor
Water and Light Committee
Schorn
Park Avenue
Sumimiview Road
Irving Bounds
Bounds
Writ of habeas corpus frees North Yakima man
William Thompson filed for a writ of habeas corpus in Yakima County Superior Court seeking release of Walter Sinson held by North Yakima police chief Kinnaman on alleged suspicion. Deputy Sheriff served the writ, Sinson was released after about four and a half hours, with officers citing insufficient evidence for detention.
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Yakima County
William I. Thompson
Walter Sinson
North Yakima
Kinnaman
Sonson
State of Washington
Sinson
William Thompson
Preble
King
Davidson
Poison 5 Set Out on Hills of Yakima
North Yakima men who own fox hounds cannot follow trailing coyotes due to traps and poison set in every tested locality. Owners have shown some success teaching dogs to trail, but winter hunts face danger on Ahtanum hill Cowlche Wenas and Naches. They now propose or consider the reservation as a potential area for a fox hound pack.
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Yakima
Ahtanum Hill
Wenas
Naches
Mounted Officer Fatally Shoots Brother Officer
In Houston on December 20 mounted Officer Lubbock shot and likely fatally wounded James Fife, another city mounted officer. Fife was walking with Lubbock’s daughter when they met. shots were fired as tensions over Fife’s attention to the daughter escalated.
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Houston, Tex
Lubbock
James Fife
Fife
Carrie Kersh Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Trunk Murder
Portland December verdict ends a long trial for Carrie Kersh who faced murder charges in the death of W. A. Johnson the Union Depot trunk victim. The jury's compromise verdict of manslaughter followed a prior mistrial. Mrs Kersh swooned and was removed unconscious from the courtroom.
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Carrie Kersh
Portland
W. A. Johnson
Union Depot Trunk
Rockefeller completes final 10 million gift to University of Chicago
John W. Rockefeller announces a final 10 million gift to the University of Chicago, paid in ten annual installments beginning January, bringing his total to about 35 million. He urges gifts from many, leaving future department creation to trustees as supporters are invited. Rockefeller Jr and Fred Gates resign from the university board.
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Chicago
John W. Rockefeller
University of Chicago Today
Rockefeller
University
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Fred @. Gates
University Board of Trustees
Artesian Water Project Advances in Columbia Valley
A Seattle company begins drilling a well in Spring Valley near Rattlesnake mountains west of White Bluffs to secure artesian water for irrigation. Government engineers note indicators of artesian flow in the Columbia river basin, with earlier efforts near White Bluffs and Priest Rapids having limited success. Local experts expect multiple artesian wells to follow once the first wells spout.
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Columbia River Valley
Spring Valley
Rattlesnake Mountains
White Bluffs
Robert W. MacDowell
Yakima
Chamberlain
Seattle
Hofreiter
Columbia River
Knauh
Priest Rapids
Benson Ranch
Yakima Divide
Jurors Rule for Defendant in Sunnyside Bank Case
The jury in the First National Bank of Sunnyside v Huntington Hop Co found for the defendant, dismissing $1200 damages claim after hearing that hops delivered were of inferior and mouldy quality. The council also pressed on several items including a police pay raise and franchise approvals.
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First National Bank of
Sunnyside
Huntington Hop Company
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Poison 5
University of Chicago
Mercy of Charity
Columbia Valley
Hops Good
Sunnyside Bank
Lucas
St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co
Naches “Boulevard
H. C. Lucas
Naches Avenue
Union Ditch
West Side
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Carver
Smith
Kelly
Naches Avenua
Naches Boulevard
Wenner
California
Yakima Trust Company
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Davis & Struve Bonding Company
Union Dater
Shaw
Chris Miller
Donovan
Schott
Pacific Power & Light Company
Dawson
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