Flood Devastates Monterey City Killing Thousands
Montery Mexico flood leaves about twelve hundred dead and far reaching damage. One thousand bodies recovered as water swept streets and homes. City utilities overwhelmed. electric plant under water and water supply cut. Flood waters inundated areas including Santa Catalina river and southern regions. widespread homelessness and fear of pestilence follow catastrophe.
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Monterey
Mex
Santa Catalina
Saltillo
Laredo
Tex
Yankee Aviator Wins Gordon Bennett Trophy in France
Curtis Curtiss, the American aviator, won the Gordon Bennett Trophy at a major aeroplane racing meet in Rheims France. He covered 20 kilometers in 11 minutes 60 3-4 seconds and completed his first circuit above the tribunes in 7 minutes 57 2-5 seconds. His rival Louis Blériot of France timed 7 minutes 58 seconds.
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Rheims
France
Tilenn MH
Curtiss
Gordon Bennet
Curtis
Tribunes
Bleriot
Seattle man accused of big farm loan fraud escapes custody
W. W. Smith, believed real name A. L. Groves, a Seattle suspect with Oakland, California connections, fled after allegedly defrauding farmers in Oregon Idaho and Eastern Washington of more than 10000 by posing as loan broker and taking 1 percent of promised loans. He escaped by tricking a court clerk into cashing a bond of 1260 by claiming only 80 was missing.
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Seattle
W. W. Smith
A. L. Groves
Oakland
Cal
Oregon
Idaho
Estern Washington
Quake Shakes Sthmus Panama Area Aug 31
A strong earthquake struck Panama on Monday morning causing alarm but no serious damage or injuries were reported. Government and Canal Commission buildings in Panama City and Ancon were shaken, clerks fled briefly but returned after confirming no damage or aftershocks.
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Panama
Government and
Canal Commission
Ancon
Steamer Bandon Wrecked Near Coquille River Bar
The steam schooner Bandon owned by A F Estabrook Co of San Francisco was wrecked yesterday afternoon at the Coquille River bar in Bandon Oregon and will likely be a total loss. The vessel was valued at about $80,000 not including cargo and crew.
Taft accepts resignation of Assistant Secretary McHarg
President Taft accepted the resignation of Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor McHarg amid a bitter attack on Roosevelt and conservation policies. McHarg claimed his term would end soon and asserted that visionary theories threaten West development and forest policy. Pinchot declined to comment but defended official records.
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Heverly
Mass
Taft Hay
Commerce and Labor
Metarg
Troosevelt
Hle
Feowat
Metarxin
West
Nagel
Knox
Meyer
McHarg
Taft
Spokane
Denver
National Capitol
Portland
Gifford Pinchot
Oregon Conservation Association
Ballinger Hurries East for Washington After Emergency
Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger hurriedly left Seattle for Washington tonight. He said department affairs require immediate return and that he had not been summoned by the President. Emergency matters in the department compelled him to change plans and head east.
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Seattle
Secretary of the Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
Washington
Radical bid to end perpetual water rights adopted
Seattle reports the National Conservation Congress closed with a permanent organization and a radical water right resolution. It calls for municipalities states and the national government to refuse water rights for power in perpetuity and grant them only for terms subject to taxation. Delegates heard remarks from Interior Secretary Ballinger Chief Forester Pinchot and Francis J. Heney. B W Baker of Baltimore elected president and L F Brown of Seattle named secretary.
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Seattle
National Conservation Congress
Ballinger
Forester
Gifford Pinchot
Francis J. Heney
B. W. Baker
Baltimore
L. F. Brown
Rich Harvest for Roads from Indian Reservation Openings
Tacoma officials report railroads earned about 8 million dollars in cash from opening the Spokane Coeur d Alene and Flathead reservations. The Northern Pacific Railway is credited with about five million dollars of the total. It is expected that winners in the drawings will spend around one million dollars to take up their land, boosting railroad coffers.
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Tacoma
Wash
Spokane
Coeur d'Alene
Flathead
Northern Pacific Railroads
Uon
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A. Nelson
W. Irvine
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H. Hirechberg
D. W. Bears
F. Amith
J. EK. Rhodes
Hi Hickerson
Wholesale Family Liquor Store
Commercial Street
Salem
Phonographs
Edison
Victor
Columbia
Geo
Will
A. G. Magers
Standard Liquor CO
GEO. C. Will
Tom Cronise
Salem, Oregon
Yankee Aviator
Bandon Grounds Ton Bar
Flays Forestry Service
AFT
Pinchot
Polk County Bank
Monmouth
J. A. Hawley
J. BY. Butler
Ira C. Powell
Cash F. &. Powell
M. Gimpaen
Independence
Guy McKnight
W. L. Bice
Oregon State Board of Health
BICE
Calbareath
Bell
Independence, Oregon
Young & Irvine
Cummins & Davis
C Street
Et Sa al SA
Jackle
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Ment
Amora M. Welch
The
Farmers’ Fire Relief Association
Butteville, Oregon
Hauser Bros
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