Governor removes Multnomah District Attorney Cameron
Portland Aug 27 Governor West at Salem removes District Attorney Cameron of Multnomah county and appoints Walter H Evans, Republican candidate, to the office. Cameron pledges to contest the move, insisting the office remains his. The action follows Governor's report on alleged failures to furnish complete facts in pardon cases and concerns over Portland conditions.
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Portland
Gre
West
Salem
Cameron
Multnomah County
Offee
Walter H. Evans
Hed Porthatte
Evans
John McCouts
Price
Calmy Announces He Is There To Kill Everybody
Chicago is shaken as an unidentified man enters a Michigan Avenue hotel lobby and declares he will kill everyone. He fires three shots at Ross Odell, a clergyman who returns fire. five bullets hit the assailant, who is likely fatally wounded. Odell is uninjured.
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Shicago
Michigan’ Avenue
Ross Odell
Odell
Heard Divine Call To Teach Heathen Youth Ends Mission
San Francisco August 27 Harold Yates, a bellboy, believed he beheld a divine summons to preach to the Chinese in the Orient. He stowed away on the Manchuria, fled the ship, and was transferred to the Nile at sea after captain Friele dismissed his claim. He was brought back to San Francisco aboard the Nile.
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San Francisco
Harold Yates
Orient
Nile
Yates
Manchuria
Friele
Yong Man
Hola
Transmississippi Congress Opens Twenty Third Session
Delegates from western states opened the Transmississippi Commercial Congress twenty third annual session in Lake City with discussions on waterways highways and railways. Speakers urged Panama canal use for better routes, recalled judicial decisions and explored cost of living, convicts labor and reforms in federal constitutional procedures.
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Alt Lake City
Transmississippi Commercial Congress
Congress
Fleming
Kansas
Panama Canal
United States
W. G. Edens
Chicago
L. Ward Pannister
Denver
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Willard Done
Utah
Two Men Lose Way in Swamps Near Klamath Falls
Dahton Z. Holman and Rossiter L. Mikel, both of the Klamath Falls Northwestern, were lost for two days while navigating a maze of tule islands near Klamath Lake. Exhausted filmmakers reached Worden after their boat failed, and they trudged through a swampy morass to the mainland.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Dahton Z. Holman
Rossiter L. Mikel
Worden
Klamath Lake
Tule
Waldo's War on Gamblers Targets Prominent NYC Figures
New York police commissioner Waldo released a list of some 400 gambling venues and the owners’ homes used for gambling in the past year. The district attorney plans John Doe proceedings to probe police corruption and owner responsibility. Names include Astor estate and other notable financiers and church figures amid few convictions.
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New York
Waldo
John Doe
Justice Gof
John, Doe
S ‘Snug “Harbor
Staten Island
Liorilard
J. Leaycraft
Edgar
William Astor
West Forty-third Street
Jefferson N. Levy
New England
Levy
Liscombank Transport Sunk Near Shanghai Wharf
A United States transport named Liscombank sank beside a Shanghai wharf in 40 feet of water. The cause of the accident was not yet determined as an investigation begins while salvage operations may follow.
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Shanghai
China
United States
Liscombank
Delegates Headed for Electric City
Great Falls hosts the Democratic state convention with throngs of delegates arriving by special trains from Butte Billings and Havre. A county convention adds about a hundred out of town visitors while a non partisan reception committee plans entertainment and hospitality in hotels and private homes.
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Great Falls
Butte
Billings
Havre
Board of Commerce
Broadwater delegates instructed for Walsh at town convention
At Townsend auditorium the Broadwater county Democratic convention nominated nine delegates to the Great Falls state convention. W. C. Whaley, Charles D. Murphy, E. H. Goodman and others were named, with Walsh for United States senator and Whaley for railroad commissioner receiving instructions. County officers were also nominated, with R. M. O’Hearn, W. Ragen, and C. B. Doggett among those named.
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Townsend
Broadwater County
Townsend Auditorium
Great Falls
W. ¢. Whaley
Charles D. Murphy
E. H. Goodman
H. A. Moore
W. M. Holiday
Alex Depew
John’ O'Conner
Charles B. Doggett
Fred Bubser
John A. Matthews
M. L. Cavanough
Henrietta Wine Dewalt
J. Condors
W. G. Kerscher
James L. Moore
Franklin W. Keene
W. ©. Ragen
Ragen
Powell County Democratic Convention Nominates Ticket
Special Dispatch to the Stannara from Deer Lodge reports John R. Quixley Sr. presiding at the Powell county Democratic convention held in the city. The convention nominated the county ticket with only one contest for county commissioner. Delegates to the state convention were chosen.
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Stannara
Deer Lodge
John R. Quixley Sr
Powell County
Campaign leaders start activities in national races
Chicago Aug 27 David W Mulvane announced former Vice President Fairbanks will swing for Taft early in September Senator Horan of Idaho to help Taft first in Idaho and later elsewhere Borah met Mulvane at Republican headquarters Others named include James E Watson Claire Hil J A Bede Mason and Joseph E Davia The Democratic lines show Davis planning a $200000 to $250000 fund drive Wilson and Bryan campaigns and Dixon of Montana outline progress for progressives with strong organization in the Middle West and mountain states.
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Chicago
David W. Mulevane
Republican
West
Fairbanks
Taft
Mulvane
United States
Horan
Idaho
Borah
Washington
Mulvana
Dickeman
Republica Speakers' Bureau
James E. Watson
J" Wesley Hil
New York
J. A. Bede
Aflanessota
Mason
Illinois
Joseph E. Davia
Wisconsin
Democratic National Coeittee
Gowsenor Olk
Missouri
W. K. Ravenagh
St. Louis
Davis
Wilson
Maine
William J. Bryan
Dixon
Montana
Middle West
Mountain States
Pacific Coast
Diplomat Gibson Assaulted in Havana Hotel Incident
Havana August 27 Hughes H Gibson the charge d affaires of the American legation in Havana was assaulted by a Cuban newspaper reporter as he entered a city hotel. He was not seriously injured and the assaulting party was arrested. The Cuban secretary of state expressed regret to the charge d affaires over the incident.
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Havana
Hughes H. Gibson
Gibson
Acs
Troops fire on rebels near Culberson ranch
In El Paso on August 27 a clash occurred after Mexican rebel raiders struck Culberson ranch four miles from the border. A troop of United States cavalry exchanged shots with the attackers as they attempted to flee with about 190 horses and mare stock observed nearby.
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el Paso
Texas
Culberson Ranch
Lawyers Oppose Recall Scheme Port To Be Presented
Lawyers oppose a recall scheme in the port plan described as a 1 percent allotment by the American nation.
Lawyers urge recall reform against judges in nationwide report
Representatives from ten states joined four lawyers to present a plan to the American Bar Association condemning recall efforts against judges as dangerous. The report notes constitutional conventions in Ohio rejected recall, while Florida and other states permit removal for misconduct. It argues delays and costs stem from court procedures and urges lawyers to push reforms to keep an independent judiciary intact.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ave
American Bar Association
Ohio
Maanachiesetts
New York
California
Oregon
Arizona
Vada
North Dakota
Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Court
Bozeman Queen Crowned At Sweet Pea Carnival
Special Dispatch reports in Bozeman Rausie Roecher was crowned queen as a large crowd gathered for the sweet pea carnival ceremony. The event featured a royal procession, coronation, officers named by archbishop Bennett, and a chorus from the crowd. A failed later attempt to locate a fuller story left readers with the coronation account only.
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Standard
Boseman
Rausie Roecher
Terry
Bone Ian
Roseman
Bozeman
Bennett
Ehancshlon
George D. Pease
Julian Esmay
Jobim
Molntogh
Leon Davie
King
Story
Avice
Ard
Asignel
Miasen Resale Dawemince" Patterson
Amee Pledalue
Mar
Kery Quan
Sadge
Hoseman and
Givng
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ATERS
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CIAL
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