Chautauqua Opens With New Stars and Strong Lectures
A three day revival of the Grande Ronde Chautauqua begins with Edward Brush as the magician and H. V. Adams slated for two lectures. The program features domestic science, round tables, concerts, and a Grande Ronde Association meeting as organizers promise high class entertainment and educational value for attendees.
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Oregon
Edward Brosh
Mystery Land
Redfern
Boise
Cordley
Casile Square
Edward Brush
Castle Square
Chautauqua
H. V. Adams
Methodists in Court War Over Vanderbilt Ownership
Bishop E R Hendrix faces possible charges of insubordination as the Methodist Episcopal Church South’s College of Bishops moves to enforce church ownership of Vanderbilt University. The dispute centers on control of the Nashville institution and a federal lawsuit to back the church’s claim, with trustees’ removals and a chorus of bids to end five years of conflict.
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Kansas City
E. R. Hendrix
College of Bishops
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tennessee
Wesley
Dixie
United States Supreme Court
Vanderbilt University At
Nashville
J. H. Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
Methodist College of Bishops
University
Methodist Church South
Asheville
N. C
Hendrix
South
Roosevelt Leecher Looms Over Taft Looms Over Polls
Beverly July 11 William Loeb Jr. visits President Taft amid speculation he carries Roosevelt messages. Roosevelts allies doubt Loeb seeks the nomination while predicting Taft will outline campaign plans. Oyster Bay July 11 Governor Hughes meets Roosevelt with talk of reform in primary laws and Roosevelt backing a primary plank at the state convention.
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Beverly
William Loeb
New York
Taft
Roosevelt
Loeb
Oyster Bay
Hughes
Vast Opposition Blocks Jeffries Johnson Fight Pictures
Movie owners refuse to screen the Jeffries Johnson bout arriving in New York. VP Blackton cites youth protection and hints at possible laws criminalizing exhibition. Officials say reels will reach clubs and stage parties only, withholding mass public viewership across several states and districts.
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Moviea
Jeffries-Johnson
Tpve
Thant
Ameriean Picture Company
New York
Yoof Gardens
Blackton
Great Mass
Disappearance of Charlott Hitch cock Baffles Parents
Los Angeles rumor centers on a fortune teller claim that Charlott Hitch cock would drown. She vanished Friday after a Venice bath house find of her clothes and a magazine with her name. A note to a friend spoke of swimming to a buoy to win a $10 bet and a reader predicted no body would be found.
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Los Angeles
Charlott Hitchcock
Venice
German Message to Nicaragua Seen as Probe of U S Policy
Washington reports indications German opposition to U S policy may appear as interference in Nicaragua after Kaiser Wilhelm II sent Madriz a letter. The note virtually recognizes Madriz’s government and congratulates him on his election, while noting the U S view of his rightful election.
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Washington
United States
Nicaragua
Kaiser
Madriz
Germany
Passengers Saved From Death In River Wreck
St. Louis July 11 The steamer Girardean Iles wrecked in the Mississippi River today and 125 passengers were landed safely at Chester Illinois. The vessel went down yesterday after possibly striking a sunken barge. Passengers were taken off in lifeboats after a brief panic.
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St. Louis
Girardean Iles
Mississippi River
Chester
Illinois
Yester
Rinehart Buys Choice Laurelhurst Lot in Portland
H C Rinehart returned from Portland where he had been on business and announced to friends that he purchased lot 3 in block 117 Laurelhurst addition. The lot sits across from C K Henrys new $20 000 home, one of the finest in the city. Rinehart says the Laurelhurst district offers the best property he found in Portland residence areas.
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Grande Ronde Chautauqua Assembly
H. ¥. Adams
Adams
Grande Ronde
H. C. Rinehart
Laurelhurst
C. K
Henry
Portland
Rinehart
Metropolis
Ten Deaths in New York from Heat Wave
Intense heat continues in New York City with temperatures easing slowly. Ten deaths have been reported since this morning as the heat wave persists and authorities monitor the situation.
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New York
Great Reception for Johnson Delays at New York Station
In New York on July 11 a crowd of 16 000 black residents gathered at Grand Central to greet Jack Johnson as his Chicago train ran three hours late. A reception committee waited, patrols and reserves stood by, and 100 decorated autos waited for a grand welcome before his Hammerstein appearance and a weekly 83 000 pay. Jefferson Jefferies heads to Catalina for a fishing trip and may announce a return bout with Johnson upon his return.
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United States
Johnson
New York
Jack Johnson
Jean Hill
Black Belt District
Grand Central Station
Chicago
Jeff
Los Angeles
Jeffries
Catalina Isand
Jeffs
Cooling Oi7 to La Grande
J W Bush Pendleton creamery manager visited La Grande from Pendleton to enjoy the cool breeze. He reports the weather warm in the wheat town.
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la Grande
J. W. Bush
Pendleton
Fearful anarchist outraged as Argentine police guard conference
In Buenos Aires on July 11 hundreds of police guard the fourth International Conference of the American States amid fears of anarchist violence after a prior month’s theater bomb that killed six. Authorities have arrested suspected agitators as martial law has been imposed during past disturbances.
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Buenos Ayres
New World
Great National Theatre
Argentina
Pan-African Congress
Alcorta
Falcon
Dr. Lardegan
Fires Controlled After Half Million Lumber Loss in Idaho
In Wallace Idaho July 11 fires destroyed lumber valued at about five hundred thousand dollars in the Coeur D Alene national forest and Hine Creek. Settlers of Hing Creek and fourteen rangers with others fought the fires for three days and are still battling. Smaller fires are reported in the Idaho Mountains.
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Wallace
Ida
Coeur D'Alene National Forest
Hine Creek
Hing Creek
Idaho Mountains
Mayor blamed for riot and lynching clashes
Governor Harmon criticized Mayor Atherton and May Or Atherton for a recent riot. He urged accountability and condemned violence, calling for order and investigation into the disturbance and its leadership.
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Harmon
Atherton
Newark Mayor Suspended Over Lynching of Detective Etherington
Governor Harmon suspends Mayor Atherton of Newark for gross neglect of duty after the lynching of Detective Etherington following a raid on an alleged blind pig. The governor also targets Sheriff Linn for neglect, arguing duty, if performed, could have prevented the mob violence.
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Newark
Columbus
Harmon
Atherton
Etherington
Linn
Young Man Shot Accidentally Near Milton Oregon
Fred Williams riding in a cart with friends en route to the mountains was accidentally shot when a loaded shotgun discharged. The ball entered above the left breast, shattered the collar bone which was removed, and several shot were found in the back of the head. Doctors Thomas and Denton attended. recovery hoped.
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Milton
Ore
Fred Williams
Crockett
C. W. Thomas
FE. BE. Denton
Royalty in Creston After Tragic Sojourn
Lord and Lady Sholto Douglass and their son and daughter-in-law stay peacefully at Creston B C after a strange sequence of events. Lady Douglass despondent left Spokane believing her husband plotted to take their son and escaped from a hospital. A panel of special jurors was drawn to hear liquor cases when circuit court reconvenes, aiding in the bootlegging prosecutions.
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Spokane
Lord
Sholto Douglass
Creston
B. C
Douglass
Chicago May Strike Too Probed Over New York Work
Chicago officials report garment workers are examining a claim that New York orders are being finished in Chicago due to a strike there. If confirmed a citywide walkout may ensue.
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Chicago
Garment. Workers’ Union
New York
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