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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
1
OCR reads like an interrupted local notice mentioning a hall at a price or rental terms. Key names and details are obscured, but the fragment implies a public or commercial listing with a time and place associated with a hall identified as Jednes Hall in a mistyped line.
Transcribed legal notes show a quieting action in a dispute involving Addi yn and related parties. Details reference sales in November and December, with plaintiffs and court proceedings noted but unclear due to damaged text.
Hearing in the Harden-Von Moltke case resumes in Berlin with Franz Von Erbe, former wife of Count Von Moltke, revising earlier statements. She retracts or reframes assertions, influencing the defense. Doctors and detectives challenge claims of abnormality, and a Munich judge is appointed to weigh the reliability of Von Erbe’s testimony. The session adjourns until Friday.
Washington dispatch reports F. J. Heney announcing January 1% as trial date for Oregon land fraud cases. The decision followed a conference between Attorney General Bonaparte and Heney while en route from Chicago, with Heney stating a definite agreement on proceedings.
Defense will start calling its witnesses this morning as the Churchill case returns to the crowded court. Testimony showed Zeigler and Churchill with ambiguous hand positions and observers disagreed on which hand fired the shots. The trial adjourned after the state rested, awaiting the defense's testimony at 9:30.
In Woodburn Oregon a large hop growers meeting led to 70 signers representing 1600 acres of hops. Others attended and many expected to join later as bylaws were explained by union attorney A L Shinn and California directors Edward F Woodward W E Lovedale and M H Durst detailing union aims.
A Kestler dispatch reports two more black halls detonated near Kestler amid a spree of dynamite blasts. Five halls have been wrecked within a month sparking fear among Black residents who blame white groups over labor disputes.
In a Sunday holdup near the West Side Drug Store on West Yakima avenue, Charles Rachwine a city health department employee was seized by two men as he left his home for the central city. A gun was held to his head and about $5 in change found on him, with each robber taking a dollar before fleeing.
The New York Republican Club endorsed Governor Hughes for the Republican presidential nomination. Over 300 members attended the secret extra meeting, with all but nine voting in favor. President Young plans a careful 25 member committee to advance Hughes’ campaign.
Boston Mass December 23 Thomas W Lawson tonight asserts President Roosevelt's election is necessary to save the country from disaster and any other Republican or even Bryan would be satisfactory to New York financial interests. They would willingly finance either or both parties through the campaign to any extent necessary.
The Second Regiment W N G wore their new Springfield rifles for the first time on Monday evening. The unit fields the New Springfield arms with improved sighting and blue trimmings, replacing Krag Jorgenson as rifles are produced. Officials say the new arm will soon equip troops in the Philippines and militiamen in the south, followed by northern units. In Portland an Italian man named Giuseppe Alart was shot dead at First and Clay streets, motive unknown and no witnesses.
The county commissioners authorize the county name warden to secure 100 pairs of Chinese pheasants for distribution in the county arriving about March 1. They plan to increase stock due to thriving populations, with Hungarian pheasants experimented in the area. Funds come from hunters licenses. Spokane plans 100 pairs of Hungarian partridges also funded similarly for propagation on the city outskirts.
The Yakima Valley Traction line will run a 2 P M car carrying the president city councils the road board and press to the line end and back. Regular service begins 6 30 A M Wednesday with cars about every 30 minutes to 10 P M. Additional cars and switches expected after new motor arrives. The board reports the road in excellent condition and the test run went smoothly.
Chicago December 23 Judge Bell said he would render a decision on or about February 24 after hearing arguments by attorney John J Herrick for the Harriman interests in the Sin ois Central case Fred Sharkey has returned from Seattle where he attends school and will spend the holidays here
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