Federals Defeated Near Chihuahua in Rebel Counterattack
Rebels repelled federal forces at Josres and along the Juarez Gallego line, with General Blanco's 2000-man force retreating under cover of night. Reports claim federals under Rabago and Tulles moved from the south toward Temosachic, while Sanjines leads a main body advancing to join others.
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Cums Grandes
Chihuahua
Mexico
Josres
Cjstas
Jose de la Luz Blanco
Bianeo
Blanco
Sonora
Sanjines
Temosachic
Madera
Rabago
Tulles
Garrisen
Juarez
Gallego
Photo of Theodore Roosevelt in Taft's White House Office
Nine of ten visitors to President Taft comment on the framed Roosevelt portrait once hung as Dear Theodore and Dear Will. Taft leaves the photograph in place since his first days in office, a fixture likely to stay through his term, if not longer.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore
Will
Taft
United States Steel Q2 Earnings Rise Slightly
United States Steel reports for the quarter ending June 30 earnings before charges total 225,102,285 with net income of 18,429,294. After interest and dividends, the quarter shows a surplus of 56,483, a modest gain versus the prior quarter.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Northeastern Oregon Farmers Confront Unexpected Rains
Pendleton reports steady showers in the northeast raising anxiety among farmers as crops are harvested and hay is cut. Helix area sees light rains with no damage yet, while recent weather remains uncertain and difficult to predict for planners and harvesters.
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Pendleton, Or
Helix
Plan for Boston to Los Angeles steamship line via Panama
Directors of the Port of Boston and chamber of commerce representatives began preliminary plans for a fast freight and passenger steamship route between Boston and Los Angeles via the Panama canal. Seven steamers would run weekly with a single stop en route, aiming for a 15 day voyage to Los Angeles.
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Boston
Port of
Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Precincts Vote Toll on Port Plans Margin Shifts
City precincts back the port commission plans by a slim margin but returns from 32 of 77 country precincts overturn the result as the plans fail to carry.
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Tacoma
Port Commission
Current Events of the Week: Wide Range of Domestic and International Notes
Salazar signals indifference to quick US intervention while Italians shell a Turkish fort at Hodeida now abandoned. The Ways and Means Committee pursues a revived cotton tariff bill vetoed by the president. Conductors and motormen strike ends with gains for workers. James Landers arrested in Los Angeles after breaking jail in Alaska. Harvests thrive in Washingtons Big Bend and Palouse. Borah’s three year homestead bill passes the House. Americans face expulsion from Mexico amid insurgent actions. Panama canal fortifications debated with no British role. Police Lt Becker indicted for murder in New York. Uncle Sam wins St Louis balloon race in 35 hours. Willapa Harbor launch tragedy results in drownings and rescues. Sugar trust inquiry reveals price maintaining pools and rebates. Pacific railroads raise freight rates to Pacific Coast ports. California delegates charter a car for the Chicago convention. Chehalis County potatoes promise low prices.
Market Prices Stream: Wheat To Lambs In One Sheet
A dense ledger lists new and old wheat prices, barley and hay costs, millstuffs, corn, fruits and berries, melons, potatoes, vegetables, eggs butter pork veal poultry hops wool and livestock. Numerous unit prices and ton or per pound figures appear for each commodity, reflecting a broad 1912 style market snapshot.
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Burbanks
New
Oregon
Third Oregon Forces Break Blue In Black River Engagement
In a tense clash near Black river Puget Sound defenses, the Third Oregon regiments executed a bold flanking maneuver to surprise a Blue infantry force at breakfast. Colonel W. V. Kennon’s plan split the assault into a frontal push and a rapid river foray, forcing the Blue wing to retreat after a costly surprise and leaving a contested bridgehead vulnerable. Issued by military observers, the action highlights strategic use of terrain and disciplined maneuvering in a challenging forested theater.
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Oakville
Wanh
Oregon
Reda
Puget Sound
Black River
Blue
United States
Grays Harbor
W. V. Kennon
Third
Oregon Infantry
Kennon
J. M. Poorman
Twenty-first United States Blue Infantry
Smith
Salem
Oregon City
Woodburn
Portland
Blue Wing
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry
Taft Defense of Delegates Nominates Taft at Chicago
The White House released a 144 page statement detailing that all 298 contested seats at the Chicago convention were decided on their merits. It argues that Taft’s renomination was not aided by fraudulent delegates and was approved by the cabinet and President Taft’s family.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Chicago
White House
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Hawley's Fortune Estimated at 9.29 Million After Debts
Frazer deputy state controller filed a surrogate court transfer report showing the Hawley estate totaled 9,292,917.88 after deductions for debts and expenses. At Hawley's death on February 1 last the estate was valued as high as 60 million, with inheritance taxes due of 176,464.04.
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Hawley
New York
Wallace
Frazer
Edward Hawley
Six Year Old Lost Boy Found In Cave With Angora Goat
Mortimer Hamilton, son of a Seattle lumberman, vanished Friday near San Gregorio California while camping with his aunt Mrs. Albert Palmer of San Francisco. He was found Sunday asleep in a cave with an angora goat, arms around the goat's neck, and said he wandered with the animal but could not fully describe his adventures.
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San Gregorio
Cal
Mortimer Hamilton
Seattle
Albert Palmer
San Francisco
Quake Splits Mount Ingalla Peak in Cascade Range
Teanaway sheepman C M Snow reports Mount Ingalla in the Cascade range split by a seismic disturbance. He says the peak cap is thrown into Icicle Lake and the mountain’s outline is completely altered.
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Ellensburg
Wash
C. M.snow
Teanaway
Mount Ingalla
Cascade Range
Icicle Lake
Snow
Mutsuhito Dies as Yoshihito Takes Reign in Japan
Emperor Mutsuhito, 121st of Japan, died at 12 48 am after nephritis and complications. Yoshihito Haru No Miya now rules under a constitutional form, with Empress and crown prince at his bedside and public bulletins shared.
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Tokyo
Mutsuhito
Japan
Yoshihito
Haru-No-Miya
Arike
Dm Prows
Vyleldato
Bright
Matsuhito
Rescued Arctic Explorers Return From Greenland Ordeal
Christiana Captain Ejoor Mikkelsen and Engineer Inversen, Danish arctic explorers, were rescued July 17 off Greenland by a Norwegian fishing vessel after over two years in the region. They endured harsh conditions at Bass Rock Island and appeared wild upon rescue, having spent the previous winter in a cabin built there. The two men had traveled long distances on foot and carried ammunition to secure food during their ordeal.
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Christiana
Ejoor Mikkelsen
Inversen
Greenland
Bass Rock Island
Shamrock Rock
Mikkelsen
Bass Rock
Big Treasury Vault Planned in Washington for Gold
Secretary MacVeagh proposes a five story steel ribbed vault to be buried under the United States assay office in New York. The indestructible vault could hold two billion dollars in gold and already has a favorable report from the House committee on appropriation. The secretary says the vault is a necessary project for the future.
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Treasury
Washington, D. C
United States Assay
New York
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Congress
House Committee On
McaVeagh
Notable UW Summer School Student Profiles
Among the university’s prominent summer school students is 83 year old Summer School Boy and 88 year old Dr Edwin Frazier who works hard in the chemistry department. Dr Frazier believes he has discovered a cancer cure and plans to present his theory publicly.
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Seattle, Walsh
University of Washington
Edwin Frazier
Frasier
Indian Sells Big Pearl at Marshalltown Iowa
Little Big Bear, Meskwaki from Tama county, sold to a local dealer in Marshalltown for 660 dollars a pink pear shaped pearl weighing 33 percent grains. He found the gem in the Iowa River.
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Marshalltown
Little Big Bear
Tama
Lowa
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