Hap penings of the Past Week in a Condensed Form
A miscellaneous roundup notes Clement M. Smith declining New Mexico chief justice, Ton L. Johnson may run for Ohio governor, and Corbett Jeffries betting odds. It covers the International Typographical Union in session, a bleacher collapse in Philadelphia injuring many, arson attempts on Yonkers stables, a Med tour by the US squadron, jail escapes in Montana, a boiler room explosion on a British cruiser, the Lowe special train trip, navy personnel issues, and a leadership change in the high command plans.
Braggagesmen to Distribute Paper Mail
Postmaster General Pay is discussing a plan to employ bag carriers to handle and deliver newspapers. The proposal follows a recent inquiry about depot staffing and the need for mail clerks to manage open newspaper deliveries at large train depots.
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Wasbirs
Statewide School Superintendents Convene in Olympia
Washington state educators plan their annual convention in Olympia on September 28. The report covers several local items including wheat yields in the Palouse and a Garfiled shooting involving Thomas Turnbow and J F Brown. Labor unions push Seattle Electric to stop discriminating against union members.
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Olympia
Seattle
Seattle Electric Company
Supreme Court Denies Bremerton Saloon Certiorari Request
The Washington Supreme Court denied Bremerton saloon men a writ of certiorari to force the council to show cause against sale pending license expiration. It also refused to issue a supersedeas bond for Cawley & Gibbons to open their saloon during the appeal. The case stems from Bremerton’s navy town closure of all saloons and a license that expired October 1, 1908.
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Olympia
Aug
Supreme Court
Bremerton
Cawley & Gibbons
Superior Court of
Kitsap Mo
Bremerton Council
Navy
Nerus
Ft Teme
Hing Uoti
Irish land bill advances amid amendment readings
The Irish land bill saw amendments read in the House of Lords and is expected to pass on a second reading tomorrow. Nationalist John E. Rendmond told the Associated Press that if the bill acts as it stands there will be no revolt in London despite concerns raised tonight.
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Lonns
John E. Retmand
Associated Press
Londons
Seattle Market Report Prices and Quotations
Market notes show prices for grain and feed components as well as livestock terms. Observed figures include feed at 21 dollars per ton and oats at 25 dollars per unit, with miscellaneous items referenced in terse OCR form.
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Ivery
Czar Demands Exemplary Punishment for Monastir Crime
Aug 11. Czar demands exemplary punishment not only for the murderer of the Russian consul at Monastir but for all officials responsible. The Monastir assassination, second consul murder in Macedonia in months, provokes intense indignation. Telegrams from Ferid Pasha and Count Lamedorff cite the sultan's regret and orders for full satisfaction and punishment.
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St. Petersburg
Monastir
Rustokovoski
Macedonia
Foreign Office
Constantinople
Ferid Pasha
Halim
Count Lamedorff
Imall
Foraker Favored as Republican Nominee by Senator Morgan
Lancaster Aug 11 Senator Morgan of Alabama on the White Sulphur trip predicts J F Foraker will win the Republican nomination and nominate Gorman of Maryland for the Democrats. Morgan cites Foraker as representative of tested belief and notes Roosevelt is not the choice.
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Lancaster, Ps
J. 5B
Foraker
Thesiore Roosevelt
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Morgan
White Sulphur Wa Vesteriay
Senator Foraker
Obin
Senator Gorman
Mary “Gorman
Senate
Mores Ley
C Senatro Hanns
Wink
Attempted assassination of French Prime Minister Combes
In Marseilles two pistol shots were fired at Premier Combes as he returned from a banquet. He was unharmed. one assailant, San Vaire Picolo, was subdued after a knife-wielding companion escaped. Police suspect anarchist links and note other anarchists in the city.
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Marseilles
Combes
Friendly Society of Teachers
M. Pellatin
Marine
Henri Brisson
Pstol
M. Combes
San Vaire Picoio
Picolo
Domestic science department to open at Washington State College
The new department of domestic science at Washington Agricultural College will start with the term on September 4. Edith F. McDermott of Pittsburgh has been elected instructor and will arrive in Pullman in September to begin work. She is a Drexel graduate and has studied at Michigan Agricultural College.
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Pullman
Aug. S
Washington Agricultural College
Edith F. McDermott
Pittsbore
McDermott
Drexelins Phil i Nson
Michigan Agricultural College
Secretary Hay Lesson Cited on Congress by Colombian Officials
Secretary of State warns Colombian leaders about potential reforms Congress may approve. The discussion centers on U.S. policy and diplomatic signals, with emphasis on comity and mutual interests.
Boxing Athletes Active in Local Circuits
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions boxing athletes, deaths, and names. It hints at active competitors, possible matchups, and memorials, but readable details are limited. The brief references Rosian and Theredoe suggest individual boxers or observers, with unclear dates or venues.
Tunnel Horror at Metropolitan Electric Train Fire
Paris reports eighty two bodies recovered from trains destroyed by fire on the Metropolitan Electric railway. Total victims estimated at ninety as officials faced panic and dense smoke trapping passengers in the tunnel near Menilmontant and Les Charonnes. Authorities struggled to determine how many escaped.
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Paris
Metropolitan Electric
Menilmontant
Ste
Les Charonnes
Belleville
Incomplete Textting Reflects Capacity Increase Plan
The readable fragments describe a 2 AD era effort to raise capacity at a facility with references to Agere fem, RAS ITetest, and a milk sill. Mentions Spokane and a Welsh-like location, with scattered monetary figures and vague project terms. Details are garbled and noncoherent.
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Michigan
New Mexico
Ton L. Johnson
Ohio
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International Typographical Union
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Yonkers
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Admiral Cotton
Silver Bow
Mont
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Blake
New York
Los Angeles
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
George C. Remey
Retina’ Momiat
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John J. Reed
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American Association
Russia
Caiure
Prersons
Katy Plyer
Sedalia
Lewes
Natrre
Texas
St Cry
Dietrich Wil
Washington State News
Filton
Port Angeles
Thomas Turnbow
J. F. Brown
Garfield
Everett
Portland Flouring Mills
Mohler
Erwin Wake
Frimard Avers
Quinney
C. W. Stewart
ER. O. Williams
Secretary of War
George Rublin
United States Quartermaster
Washington, D.C
McBride
Lewis and Clarke Fair Commission
Tacoma
Ireland
Seattle Market Report
Sitalia
Gil
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Monadarme
Poraker
Roosevelt
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Philippine Opam Committee
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Agricultural College
Macy
Secretary Hay
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Uber
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Humbolt
Fred Hewitt
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Hanna
Ressian Fhom Mills
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Spokane
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Aherdeer, Wash
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Eddinne
Denton
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