Rivadavia Ready for Launch at Fore River Yard
At Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy announcements confirm the Rivadavia, 685 feet long and 27,500 tons, will launch two days hence for Argentina. The two ships alongside Moreno at Camden are described as the era’s largest warships with 12 12 inch guns in six turrets. Rumors persist they may later be sold to a major European power. Mrs. Annie Pixley dies in New York. her daughter Gua Pixley recalls her mother’s rule to never miss a performance of M liss.
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Quincy
Mase
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Bready Rivadavia
Rivsens Fe
Aaia
Moreno
Camden
N. J
Republic
Annie Pixley
Gua Pixley
New York
M'liss
Astoria Hosts Centennial Big Show and Track Meet
Astoria features the Bridge of the Gods spectacle with 125 participants including 40 native Indians. The Pacific Coast Amateur Track and Field Meet arrives August 26 with stars like Ralph Rose. Centennial events run September 1 to 7, including a regatta and a reception for Admiral Chandler Thomas and the Pacific fleet.
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Astoria
Ore
Stadiium
Mabel Perrig
Duns Angeles
Northwest
Upper Columbia
Pacific, Coast
Ralph Rose
Dad Moulton
Stanford University
Eouch
Port Astoria
Oregon
Washington
Oceane
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Vancouver
Victoria
Fort Astoria
Chauncey Thomas
United States Pacific Fleet
Barricade Under Construction Amid Portland Labor Tensions
Portlands unrest grows as Harriman shop workers face indefinite layoff and a tall wooden stockade rises around Albina car shops. Company officials claim the fence protects property while labor leaders warn of a broader struggle amid new shop-demand talks. Assistant GM Graham explains a distributive blow to workers but cites no concrete plans. Meanwhile a Parisian farce Le Million is set to be produced by Henry W. Savage with American adaptation by Leo Dietrichatein.
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Inc
Harrimap
Portland
Harriman
Graham
Henry W. Savage
le Million
Sardous
Leo Dietrichatein
Cripples Seek Miracle at St Anne Relic Novena
Thousands visited the St Jean Baptista church on East Seventy-Sixth Street for the annual novena to the relic of St Anne. Devotees hoped for miraculous cures as the sacred bone from St Anne’s arm was displayed for nine days, with 10 000 to 12 000 visitors daily and a cripple among them seeking healing.
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St. Jean Baptista
East Seventy-Sixth Street
New York
St Anne
Jesus
St. Anne
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Apt
France
Rome
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
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Toney and
Scranton
Astoria Centennial News
Ee Inre
United States Nation
AL Bank
3 Of
Albina
Southern Pacific
Photon
American Press Association
Barataria
Pattison Bros
Unionade
L.J. French
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