Prominent Men Attend Meeting of Irrigationists
Sacramento reports a large National Irrigation Congress turnout with Governor Mead, Elwood Mead, and notable figures from agriculture and railroads addressing sessions. Notables included C True, A A Ward, Robert D Manson, Governor Kibbey, and others on the platform.
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Sacramento
National Irrigation Congress
Governor Mead
Washington
Elwood Mead
G. J. Wixson
Agricultural Deaf
University of Callfa
C. True
United States
Out of Agriculture
A. A. Ward
Rice Growers’ On
Beaumont
Texas
Robert D. Manson
Chicago
Kibbey
Arizona
C. M. Mott
Northern Pacific Railroad
W. J. McAllister
Five-Year Sentence For Pacific States Official
Louis Glass, vice president of the Pacific States Telephone Company, was convicted of bribing Supervisor Lonergan to vote against granting a franchise to Home Telephone Company. Superior Judge Lawlor sentenced him to five years in San Quentin State Prison. An explosion injuring no one is linked to local gamblers seeking revenge, with reasons for selecting Graham unclear.
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San Francisco
Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone Company
Lonergan
Home Telephone Company
Lawlor
San Quentin
Graham
Chicago Store Wrecked by Powder Explosion
An early morning blast in the Stanley D. Graham paint and wallpaper store in Chicago wrecked the building and rattled sleeping occupants on the second floor. Several people were thrown from their beds, and emergency crews rushed to the scene to assess damage and injuries.
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Chicago
Stanley D. Graham
Report of mutiny declared false by Navy captain
San Francisco Sept 4 Captain J M Helm of the United States navy who just returned from the Asiatic station says Honolulu reports of an incipient mutiny on the cruiser Raleigh are without foundation. He notes no worse discipline on the Raleigh and she is now on her way to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
J.M. Helm
United States Navy
Galveston
Honolulu
Raleigh
Isco
Bryan to Speak in New York Tour October
Announcement states Bryan will start a speaking tour in New York State in October under the aegis of the New York Pro Democratic League.
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Bryan
New York
New York State
Pro Democratic League
Moorish Sultan Offers Choice of Peace or War
Paris reports Libre Parole says the cabinet will present the proposal from Muali Hafiq, the sultan, to General Drude to restore order with a pledge for arms held at Mogador. If not accepted, he vows a holy war as cabinet plans to seek powers’ decision and send General Drude extra Senegal forces. Outside French camp at Casa Blanca, eight French killed and seventeen wounded as Moors press attack despite French artillery. Vice President Fairbanks spoke at Stanford University and plans Eastward departure tonight.
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Paris
Libre Parole
Drude
Casa Blanca
Muali Hafiq
Sultan
Mogador
Hhis
Libre Porale
Japs Control Entire Orient Says Senator
Senator W J Stone reports from the Islands and Orient that Japan has gained total control of Korea and China and is reshaping commercial and political ventures to shut out European and American influence. He notes a small dissent in San Francisco over Japanese mistreatment but says most people feel favorable toward the United States. Oregon City marks the fiftieth anniversary of Dr John McLoughlin's death.
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San Francisco
United States
W. J. Stone
Northbound afternoon passenger train five hours late
A northbound passenger train was reported five hours late today. No other details about cause or expected arrival were available in the readable text.
Mansfield Left All Property To His Wife
New York reports reveal Richard Mansfield left his entire estate to his wife with her as sole executrix. His son George Gibbs will inherit as if no will existed since the will was created in 1954 before his birth. The estate's true value is less than the public believed, with life insurance listed at 50000 rather than 250000, and much property already in the wife’s name.
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New York
Richard Mansfield
Indictment Against Borah Served at Boise
Indictments returned last April by the federal grand jury against United States Senator Borah and other prominent men charging conspiracy to defraud the United States government were served on the defendants today in Boise Idaho.
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Boise
Idaho
United States
Borah
Repeal Demands On Lumber Duties At Irrigation Meet
In Sacramento California Judge John B Baker announced that a resolution calling for immediate repeal of duties on timber and lumber and by products would be presented to the national Irrigation congress resolutions committee. Gifford Pinchot warned that forests may not last 30 years and urged preservation as wild scenes erupted with delegates shouting questions.
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Sacramento
Cal
John B. Baker
California
National Irrigation Congress
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Welch Franchise Granted in Salem
The Salem city council granted A. Welch a franchise for street railway use to connect urban and interurban lines, with a two mile within city limit requirement reduced to eighteen months. A $5000 bond secures compliance. construction must start within six months. Ell Bangs began two wagonloads of freight for the Siuslaw country.
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A. Welch
City of
Salem
Willamette Valley
Water Street
Front Street
Spaulding
Salem Statesman
Ell Bangs
Siuslaw
Fall Creek Favored as Water Supply Source
Mayor Mallock and the city fire and water committee report Fall Creek offers a large water flow. A measured 2,006,000 gallons per hour at extreme low water rivals Bull Run, with Fall Creek 30 miles from the city and Ritchie Creek 22.5 miles away. Cost for securing water from each site remains to be ascertained before bonds vote.
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Mallock
Fire and Water Committee
Margineer McClain
Ritchie Creek
McKenzie
Fall Creek
Bull Run
Portland
Mrtlock
Japan Seizes Pratas Island Near Philippines
Washington reports that Japanese explorers seized an island near the Philippines, raising the national flag and claiming Pratas Island. The move places a strategic naval base within about 120 miles of the Philippines, expanding Japanese territorial reach in the region.
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Washington
Yokohama
Pratas
Philippines
Archipelago Boundary Note Ties Island to Paris Treaty
In the archipelago Pra tas Island lies under sixty miles north of the twentieth parallel, marking the international boundary line of former Spanish dominions as defined by the treaty of Paris.
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Pratas Island
Union Iron & Steel Company Placed Under Receiver
A receiver has been appointed for Union Iron & Steel Company of New York, a 2 million dollar corporation with furnaces and plants in several Southern states and in Michigan and New Jersey.
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New York
Union Iron & Steel Company
Michigan
New Jersey
Bailey Camps Texas Politically to Win Democratic Support
Senator Joseph W. Bailey spent the summer traveling across Texas delivering speeches and seeking to strengthen his standing with Democratic voters as he positions himself for the party's support.
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Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
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Southern Pacific Railroad
J. Hi. Brady
Gooding
Charleston
Harry Brown
Lakesiew
George Wingfield
Nevada
Baiser Glass
Gordon and Stetson
Hart, Shaffner & Marx
Pyright
Hart Schaffner
Casa Blancas
Fairbanks
Stanford University
McLoughlin
Oregon City
John McLoughlin
Clevelands
Oregon
Mansfield
WELCH
Japan
Siezes
Baron Yamamoto
America
Steel Concern
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