Oregon man draws first number in Coeur d Alene land raffle
Isadore Sellig of Myrtle Creek Oregon drew the opening number in the Coeur d Alene Indian reservation land drawing held Aug 9 in front of a crowd of more than a thousand Judge Witten urged fairness and announced envelopes would be picked openly Nine other winners followed including residents from Spokane Lewiston and Troy with prizes banded at about $20000 for the top prize and high value plots noted across the field.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Isadore Sellig
Myrtle Creek
Oregon
John Hedwark
Spokane
John E. Hormemel
Herman Newbaeur
Tacompa
Ella T. Maloney
William W.atkinson
Troy
H. A. Warren
Walla Wal
Ruth A. Crapo
Lewiston
Selig
Lottery draws for three reservations begin in Idaho Montana and Washington
The start of the 3000 homestead distribution opened today with a lottery for Coeur d Alene lands in Idaho. Following, drawings for Flathead Montana and Spokane Washington reservations will occur. Only about one in a hundred registrants will win numbers as young girls from the states draw the winning digits. Applications were sent from the land offices registering points and will be canvassed.
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Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Flathead Reservation
Montana
Spokane
Washington
Enormous South Side Land Area Reported At 25000 Acres
Engineer Darley today announced the south side stretch will total 25000 acres. The revised figures exceed the original 15000 acre estimate as the last ditch line was laid. Over the next ten days the center of ditches will be tied to section corners to secure deeds and rights of way from landowners. Sandridge country remains to come in, expanding totals further.
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Darley
Sandridge
Tariff Split Drives Insurgents and Stand-patters
Chicago August 9 Senator Albert Baird Cummins Iowa openly urged a battle between Insurgents and Stand-patters in the Republican party He predicted further tariff revision and reduction with little chance of full revision for ten years He said the tariff would not again be a major issue between Republicans and Democrats and hoped the next convention would settle the party split Beverley Taft played golf and handled correspondence.
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Chicago
Albert Baird Cummins
Iowa
Repub Party
Congress
Veterans Arrive for 43rd Grand Army Encampment in Salt Lake City
Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic pour into Salt Lake City as special trains bring old soldiers from east, central west, and Pacific coast to Brigham Young's city for the weeklong encampment. Meetings include the National Association of Union ex-prisoners of war and the Woman's Relief Corps with talks on fund trustees and permanent fund incorporation.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Grand Army of the Republic
East
Central West
Rockies
Salt Lake
Far West
Pacific Coast
Brigham Young
Grand Army
National Association of Union Ex-Prisoners ,of War
Woman's Relief Corps
St. Louis
Toledo
Permanent Fund
The
Heat Claims Six in Michigan Drowning Tragedy
Detroit reports six deaths from the heat escape attempts across the state. Bay City saw two boys drowned, Grand Rapids two men drowned, and in Detroit a three year old named Julian Burian also perished. Names Willie Taylor Tommy Laroque Frank Brandstrom among victims identified. Other victims unnamed.
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Detroit
Michigan
Willie Taylor
Tommy Laroque
Bay City
Frank Brandstrom
Grand Rapids
Julian Burian
Newspapers on Strike in Stockholm Halt All Editions
Stockholm August 9 printers joined a general strike causing no newspapers to publish. One cent is believed to mark a new phase, with arbitration expected. The blockade stops dissemination of information and cannot be tolerated.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Sutton Letters Read In Court
In Annapolis Judge Leonard ordered Mrs Suttons letters read aloud in open court over her objections. Evidence includes excerpts mentioning a campus fight and a boy's fear before death. Other phrases touch on Adams Osterman Alley and contact with unnamed figures as the trial proceeds.
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Annapolis
Leonard
California Day at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Seattle hosts California Day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition with a Los Angeles to Seattle delegation joining Southern California visitors. Arizona Day and Vancouver Day are planned with special steamship and city delegations. The American Association of Park Superintendents meets Tuesday as floral decor and parking favor the national convention.
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Seattle
California
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Santa Monica
Whittier
Ocean Park
Venice
Arizona
Vancouver
British Columbia
American Association of Park Superintendents
Irrigationers In Session Open Meeting
Officials report Ballinger wins one round as leaders gather for session today. The meeting proceeds with rostrum attendance and procedural calls to order.
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Ballinger
Taft Sends Regrets at Spokane Congress Opening
The Seventeenth National Irrigation Congress opens in Spokane with a full morning program including calls to order, invocations, welcome messages from Spokane officials, and a presidential address. Afternoon sessions feature speakers on irrigation topics from Idaho, Washington and other states, amid expectations of policy clash over Roosevelt era irrigation.
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Hay
Washington
Pratt
Spokane
Congress
Geo. E. Barstow
United States
W. B. Borah
U. 8
Idaho
F. H. Howell
Reclamation Service
Joseph M. Carey
A. E. Bryan
Washington State College
EB. J. Katson
South Carolina
Co-operative Conservation
Atlantic States
Wash
Roosevelt
Seventeenth
National Irrigation Congress
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Beverley
Taft
Menced
Louis
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Heat
Sutton
Mother
Adams Osterman Alley
Southland
Observer
Tlegraphic
R. Insinger
Board of Control
Muasic
Spokane Choral Society
Gress
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