Maguire and Gods Arrive Explorer Laden With African Lore
Gabriel Maguire arrives in La Grande ahead of a chautauqua to share first hand African experiences. He describes Congo rites, battles with a buffalo, and jungle-hardship scars while guiding the audience through Congo, Yellala Falls, and Zanzibar with snake skins and idols.
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Congo
Africa
Stanley
Chautauqua Grounds
Rey
Doc
Maguire
Explorer
Zanzebar
Yellala Falls
Capitol
Gabriel Macaire
Maine disaster studied
General William Bixby returned from inspection of the Maine salvage and said the blast originated in one of the battleship’s three magazines. He added no outside explosion could have caused it and that the primary cause may never be known.
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Washington
William Bixby
New Raffes Found Arrests in Brooklyn Home Robberies
Karl Voemtz son of a Norwegian banker and Heidelberg graduate, fluent in five languages, was arrested in New York for a string of Brooklyn home robberies. He confessed to 16 robberies and claimed the robberies funded his lifestyle. Pawn tickets totaling $5,000 and letters from 500 women were found in his apartments.
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New York
Karl Voemtz
Heidleburg
Brooklyn
Heat Wave Relents as Chicago Records 156 Deaths
Cooling showers end a week of extreme heat with a forecast of a cool spell tonight. The heat wave caused about 700 adult deaths and many more in infants, with Chicago reporting 156 fatalities followed by New York 110 and Philadelphia 75 among major totals across the East and Middle West.
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East
Middle West
Chicago
New York
Boston
Toronto
Newark
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Trenton
Cincinnati
Toledo
Porta
Hammond
Ind
Detroit
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Baltimore
Washington
First Flying Machine to Visit La Grande This Week
Farnam's bi plane arrives in La Grande and will be tested this week. Walsh will arrive Friday to finalize setup and conduct demonstrations Saturday and Sunday July 8 and 9. Owners J Manning and H B Manning supervise the installation and preparations.
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LA Grande
Walsh
Farnam
J. Manning
H. B. Manning
Georgia Senate Race Heats Up As Smith Contends For Seat
Georgia politics focus on the upcoming legislature vote to elect a successor to Senator Terrell. Governor Hoke Smith leads as a top candidate with strong backing, while Terrell seeks the full six year term. Anti Smith factions mobilize, with other hopefuls including Pleasant A. Stovall and Tom Watson among those mentioned.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Terrell
United States Senate
Clay
Hoke Smith
Cleveland
Smith
Toga
A. Stovall
Savannah
Tom" Watson
W. A. Covington
National Bank Examiners Meet in Chicago
National bank examiners from North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Michigan northern Indiana and northern Illinois gathered in Chicago for their annual conference. They will spend two days discussing methods to raise efficiency in bank examinations and stressed cooperation among national state and clearing house examiners.
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Chicago
National Bank
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Indiana
Ilinoig
Stimson to Inspect Canal Work and Caribbean Tour
Secretary of War Stimson sails for Panama to inspect the canal progress and fortifications. He will visit Havana to view the Maine ruins and Porto Rico to study sanitation and how municipal judges are selected.
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New York
Stimson
Panama
Havana
Maine
Porto Rico
Johnson to Fight Curran in August Bout
Dublin dispatches report a boxing match between Jack Johnson and Patrick Curran planned for August 1 to 6 with date still unsettled. Prize money allocates 25,000 to the winner and 2,500 to the loser. the winner receives 45 percent of gate receipts after expenses.
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London
Dublin
Jack Johnson
Patrick Curran
SWORDS BEAT BACK RIOTERS
More than 200 were injured today in Manchester when striking teamsters and carmen clashed with police. Two thousand officers, armed with swords, subdued the riot as 700 Scottish guards stood by ready to assist at the peak of unrest.
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Manchester
Teamstern
Carmen
Scotts Guards
John W Gates Reported Not in Serious Condition
Paris July 6 John W Gates suffers a catarrhal throat condition but is not in serious condition and is expected to be out in a few days.
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Paris
John W. Gates
Stokes Tells Of Blackmail Plot In Flat Shooting
New York July 6 W B Stokes a millionaire hotel man testified facing Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad two girls charged with an alleged murder attempt He said he went to Miss Conrad s flat to collect letters and Graham burst in with a revolver demanding a retraction She and Conrad then demanded 25000 and threatened to kill him A struggle followed during which Stokes grabbed Graham and they tumbled to the doorway Conrad allegedly fired at him injuring his ankle before Graham was detained
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New York
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
W. B. Stokes
Miss Conrad
Stokes
Miss Graham
Conrad
Union plan aims to unite 3 million migratory workers
July 6 report says President Andrew Furuseth of the International Seamen's Union is formulating a scheme to organize a labor union for about 3,000,000 migratory workers across the United States. He has submitted the plan to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor.
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New York
Andrew Furuseth
International Seamen's Union Today
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Clark Loses Big Sams
Washington July 6 congress keeps Champ Clark busy so he cannot begin a lecture tour. He is reportedly losing about $1,000 a week as duties as speaker of the house interfere with the Chicago bureau bookings set for July 1.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Champ Clark
Clark
Chicago
House
Ex-Governor Hanly a Big Man in La Grande Speech
The Evening Observer defends Governor Hanly describing his Fourth of July oration in La Grande as the most significant speech in a decade. It denounces critics who prefer parades or spectacles over learning and citizenship, praising Hanly as a master mind with national experience.
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Evening Observer
Gov. Hanly
Oregon
la Grande
Hanly
Mass Reciproc ity Meeting Leads Canadian Campaign
Tomorrow night a mass meeting in Vancouver British Columbia will discuss reciprocity with the United States. Speakers include Dr M Clark MP for Red Deer Alberta Hon Wm Templeman and Mr Beachman of Vancouver as part of a province wide reciprocity campaign with little opposition reported.
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Vancouver
B. C
United States
M. Clark
Federal House
Red Doe
Alberta
Wm. Templemen
Beachman
Man Arrested in Heat Wearing Overcoat
Boston July 6 a large husky police officer detained Alexander Petrofski for wearing an overcoat in extreme heat. He resisted arrest but was captured. At the station officials learned he had escaped from the state insane asylum.
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Boston
Alexander Petrofski
The
Mercury
Alexander
State Insane Asylum
French offer $10,000 prize for airship life saving device
Paris reports plans advancing for a government prize of ten thousand dollars for the inventor of the best life saving apparatus to be attached to an aeroplane. The announcement notes the July date and frames the competition as a national effort to improve aviation safety.
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Paris
Royal visit to Dublin vows four day schedule for king and queen
Dublin awaits the king and queen of England for a four day royal visit beginning Saturday. They will land at Kingston on the royal yacht, be welcomed at Dublin Castle, attend ceremonies at the Royal College of Science and Trinity College, then a state banquet and church service.
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England
Dublin
All Ireland
Ulster Orangemen
Ulster
Belfast
Kingston
Victoria Wharf
Aberdeen
Dublin Castle
Leutenant
Royal College of Science
Trinity College
Phoenix
Viceregal Lodge
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Artane Industrial School
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