Good Luck Bottle Note May Spare San Quentin Life Term
In San Francisco a bottle tossed from a Press Club picnic carried a note wishing luck to life prisoner William Owens of San Quentin. A prisoner on the beach found the bottle and later a letter suggested Owens might get a governor review or pardon after inquiry into a murder case.
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San Francisco
William Owens
San Quentin
San Francisco Bay
Press Club
William Ahearn
Aard
Owens
Forgetting Name Threatens Massive Inheritance Case
Appleton Wisconsin August 4 A 95 year old pauper Mrs Frederika Lorenz may lose an estate valued at fifty million dollars due to her inability to recall her great grandfather s name and to produce a silver buckle and a silver knife and fork bequests from the King of Prussia The will demands the identifications and artifacts kept hidden beneath a stone fireplace and stolen by relatives The case hinges on German inheritance law and the lack of knowledge among three generations about the estate and its stipulations.
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Appleton, Wis
Prussia
Frederika Lorenz
Ellington
Wis
Ill-Timed Doctor Refusal Sparks Rescue at Saugus
Dramatic incident reports Captain H C Barron felled by illness on a train to San Francisco. Dr Morris refused to attend, prompting Gila Bend Ranger J A Burnett to threaten with gun and money to summon a doctor. Another physician arrived after a tense chase through Soledad Canyon. Indignation grows in Saugus and nearby towns. Separately George A Pettibone, ex Western Federation of Miners leader, falls ill with cancer in St. Josephs hospital after Idaho prison episode.
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San Francisco
Saugus
H. C. Barron
Arizona
Gila Bend
Morris
Burnett
Arizona Ranger
Soledad Canyon
Denver
Col
St. Joseph's Hospital
George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Pettibone
Idaho
Frank Steunenberg
Wade Ellis Offered United States Assistant Attorney General
Wade H. Ellis Ohio Attorney-General has been offered the post of First Assistant Attorney-General of the United States. He is resting after the Taft nomination work and seeks time to consider. Ellis contributed to the Republican platform and his exertions are linked to his present prostration.
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Cincinnati
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
United States
Ellis
William H. Taft
Lincoln Birthday Centennial Planned in Springfield
Preparations begin for the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln born February 12, 1809. The Lincoln Centennial Association directs events in Springfield with invitations to the President and Cabinet, plus ambassadors, ministers, and consuls of foreign governments. Ambassadors Bryce Jassurand and figures William J. Bryan and William H. Taft are among those believed likely to attend.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Centennial Association
Bryce and
Jassurand
William J. Bryan
William H. Taft
Balloon race planned across the continent to the Atlantic coast
The Federation of American Aeronauts plans a transcontinental balloon race starting from either Los Angeles or San Francisco with the Atlantic seaboard as the objective. Chicago dates and further details are noted in the Aug 4 report.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Atlantic Seabord
Federation of American Aeronauts
Market Prices for Wheat Hay Butter and More
Wheat prices include Club 6 cents and Valley 84 to 88 cents. Barley feed 24.50 to 25. Oats No 1 white 26.50, gray 26. Hay Timothy Willamette Valley fancy 15, ordinary 1 era Oregon 17.50, mixed 15, alfalfa 12. Butter extra 25, fancy 24, choice 20, store 16. Eggs 24 25 cents. Hops 1907 crop 56 4 cents. Wool Valley 14 14½ cents, Eastern Oregon 18 16 cents shrinkage. Mohair choice 18 19 cents.
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Timothy
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Local Farm Prices Include Grains Hay Butter and Eggs
Prices listed show Wheat Bluestem and Oats around 25 to 26 dollars per ton for hay and grain. Eastern Washington timothy hay at 13 14 per ton with Puget Sound hay near 9.5 to 10 per ton. Butter from Washington Creamery at 28 cents per pound. ranch butter 21 to 23 cents per pound. Eggs vary with eggs at 30 31 cents per dozen for selected local, 22 20 cents for others from Oregon ranch.
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Washington
Puget Sound
Oregon
Eastern
Oregon Ranch
Monotony and temptation in a provincial girl tale
A young girl restless with village life longs for the citys bustle and new faces. The piece warns of dangers of temptation if she lacks guidance and strength, contrasting sheltered virtue with sophisticated pressures and urging caution.
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Bill
Sarah
Lassie
Medical Professionals and Offices Listed in Aberdeen Card
Professional cards announce offices in Crowther-Wooding block and Koehler Building Aberdeen Washington. Doctors MacLafferty specialize in obstetrics gynecology while another practice focuses on eye ear nose and throat with hours across morning afternoon and evening.
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Koehler Bik
Aberdeen
Wash
J C Cross to Practice in State and Federal Courts
J C Cross announces he will practice in state and federal courts from offices at Wishkah Block corner G and Wishkah Streets. He is an attorney at law in rooms 10 and 11 Lumber Exchange. Ben Sheeks attorney at room 7 and Dabney Bock also listed.
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Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron Streets
Wishkah Block
Corner G
Wishkah Streets
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Roosevelt Beach
South G Street
Will Lanning
Wisconsin
Wade Ellis
Schilling
Portland
Seattle
Johnny
Naybor
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Harper's Weekly
London Globe
John
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Puck
Washington Star
Little Willie
Willie
DR. Watkins
B.N. Maclafferty
M.D. Mayme Maclafferty
Physicians and Surgeons
DR. McNiven
J. C. Cross
E. H. Fox
Ben Sheeks
Room
Dabney Bock
Austin M. Wade
Aberdeen, Wash
Seventh Street
Washington, D. Cc
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