Spain on the brink as riots surge across the country
Reports say bloody riots in Spain prompt fears of a revolution. Troops concentrate in major cities, the cabinet and King consider martial law and suspending the constitution. Barcelona Bilbao Zaragoza and San Sebastian report strike action and unrest as parties clash over church power and a republic.
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Bantanader
Saragrossa
San Sebastian
Barcelonia
Weyler
Republican Party
Profane Uncle Joseph Attacks Bristow at Winfield Chautauqua
In Emporia Kansas July 18 Speaker Cannon apologized for heat affecting him in Winfield while denouncing Senator Bristow. Bristow had accused Senator Aldrich of rubber trust ties and ledgers showing a 40 million dollar rubber company with Aldrich’s son as VP. Bristow cited tariff changes and dividend reports during the exhibit of charges.
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Emporia
Kan
Winfield
Cannon
Roosevelt
Bristow
Aldrich
Guggenheim
Ryan
International Rubber Company
Rubber price surge boosts preferred stock value
Bristow notes an 18 percent yield on the preferred stock as rubber prices rise nationwide since the company’s formation.
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Bristow
Andrews plants nine thousand trout fry in Minam river
A. V. Andrews planted nine thousand eastern trout fry in the Minam river yesterday. He noted inquiries about missing fish ladders on the Wallowa river and urged immediate attention to hatchery equipment vital to fish and sportsmen alike.
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Minam River
A. V. Andrews
Minam
Boy of Wallowa Recovers After Ten Day Operation
The eleven year old son of Sam Mc Beth of Wallowa who underwent surgery ten days ago by Doctor Molitor was discharged from the hospital yesterday much improved.
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Sam McBeth
Wallowa
Molitor
Taft Begins Navy Command Tour of Maine Coast
President Taft dons navy uniform and boards the Mayflower for a ten day cruise to Bar Harbor and Maine ports. The party includes Mrs Taft, Professor Moore and Mrs Moore, Miss Boardman, Horace Taft, Archie Butt, John Hays Hammond, Norton and others. A convoy accompanies the Mayflower for safety at sea.
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Mayflower
Bar Harbor
Maine
Biddeford Pool
Louis Moore
Taft
Mootes
Helen
Charley
Robert
Horace Taft
Norton
Archie Butt
John Hays Hammond
Gilmore Dead Prominent Southern Democrat Succeeds
New Orleans mourns the death of Rev Samuel Gilmore a prominent Southern Democrat who died at his home after a long illness. A native of New Orleans he served 13 years as city attorney before his terms in Congress and was active in local and regional politics.
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New Orleans
Samuel Gilmore
Congress
Court docket items open as adjourned term begins
The Wills vs George Palmer Lumber Company personal injury suit opens Monday as the circuit court adjourned term starts. Judge Knowles expected home from Wallowa Friday. The second case likely is the state vs Charles Graham, a local man charged with burglary not in a dwelling for removing O R N coal.
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George Palmer Lumber Company
Knowles
Wallowa
Charles Graham
R. & N. Coal
Fire Sweeps Coeur d'Alene District Burning Mines and Mills
Inferno in the Coeur d'Alene mining district drives flames through Pine Creek to Pig. The Dematia Mining Company plant is burned as Nabob Highland Chief and Pittsburg mines lie in the path. About 150 men fight the fire, three square miles ash over by midnight, Kellogg and Wallace mobilize crews. This is the district's second fire of the year.
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Dematia Mining Company
Coeur d'Alene
Pine Creek
Kellogg and
Wallace
Lake Races at Put-In-Bay Open Interlake Regatta Week
Put-In-Bay hosts a large gathering of yachts as the Interlake Yacht Association holds its annual regatta this week. The event features numerous boats racing on lake waters off Michigan with spectators and local officials observing.
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Put-In Bay
Detroit
Mich
Put-in-Bay
Interlake Yachting Association
Hatchery Stocking Along Wallowa River by Federal Official
Wynne a special officer with the federal fishery department spends several days in Wallowa county stocking the hatchery with a few thousand trout. He notes Wallowa is among the northwest’s most successful fish stations and praises the finney tribe as well suited to propagation.
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Wynne
Federal Fishery Department
Wallowa County
Wallowa
Northwest
Is Crippen murderer as Islington inquest delayed
London July 18 The mutilated body likely Mrs Crippen to be buried in a pauper’s grave today. Inquest postponed a month to allow Scotland Yard to seek evidence and locate Crippen the American dentist suspected of the crime. Police search New York steamers for Crippen as detectives question women aboard.
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Celppea
Bew
York
London
Marshall
Crippen
Chicago
Minnesota
Lumber fall injures man at Perry then treated in La Grande
John Crump fell from a pile of lumber at Perry and suffered a severe strain to his left elbow. He was brought to La Grande for treatment by Doctor Molitor and is expected to resume work soon.
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John Crump
Perry
la Grande
Molitor
State squabbles to be settled by leaders, Taft says
Politicians seeking endorsements for state offices are urged to stay out of state disputes. President Taft, as head of the Republican Party, indicates national duties prevent involvement in state squabbles. Wade Ellis arrives with an Ohio platform, but the president asks politicians to settle their own troubles. In Pittsburgh, trainmen and conductors face a tense conference as hopeful talks continue amid the looming strike threat.
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Beverly
Taft
Republican Party
Wade Ellis
Ohio
Officials Hope Pennsylvania Railroad Talks End Impasse
Trainmen and conductors on the Pennsylvania Railroad resumed negotiations today. Officials report a friendlier tone and express hope for an agreement to avert a strike.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Fire Destroys Building Belonging to Eugene Ashwell
A fire consumed a building owned by Eugene Ashwell and threatened a second of his. The burned residence housed Mrs. Rodeford and stood near the north side school. In Grand Rapids Michigan trotting races compile a Great Western circuit meet with a $10,000 trotting event and a $5,000 pacing race.
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Eugene Ashwell
Rodeford
North Aide
Grand Rapids
Mich
Furniture City
Meadowbrook Irrigation Bond Plan Heads to County Court
Directors of the Meadowbrook Irrigation Company propose forming a district by boundary lines and ordering a special election to approve bonds. If approved in August, construction can begin this fall after transferring the dam site to the new district. The plan envisions gradual tax increases while bonds are retired and the system becomes district owned.
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At&e
Meadowbrook Irrigation Company
Meadowbrook
Longwood Cup Tennis Opens with Eastern Doubles and Singles
Play begins at Longwood Cricket Club in Boston for the Eastern doubles and the 20th annual singles for the Longwood Cup. Doubles winners must meet champions from the Southern Western and Coast events to name challengers for the national title won by H H Hackett and Fred B Alexander of New York. The cup becomes the holder’s property after three victories.
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Boston
Longwood Cricket Club
H. H. Hackett
Fred B. Alexander
New York
Chess Masters Begin International Congress in Hamburg
In Hamburg on July 18 the International Chess Congress opens with two big tournaments. Top players from three continents join the main event while eighteen lesser masters compete in a secondary competition for supremacy.
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Hamburg
Continents
No New Gases of Mielius Reported Health Update
Health bulletin notes no new gases of Mielius reported and two of the known cases show slight improvement today.
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Mielius
Public Health Advice on Poliomyelitis and Hygiene
Articles urge boiling city water during polio fears and sterilizing milk. Physicians note no new myelitis cases today in La Grande and minor improvement in existing cases. Public urged to avoid overheating, monitor back muscles, and seek prompt medical exam to prevent nerve damage.
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la Grande
Mise Blanche Lamber
Fruitdale
Mra
Bennette
Portland
New Apportionment Plan Sparks Southern Representation Debate
Washington reports a plan by Republican leaders to redraw congressional seats with potential gains for New England while limiting Southern influence. The forecasted House size would top 410 members from 368 today, with one representative per 220000 people versus 198182 now. The Census projections push the South toward about 29 million people, promising two extra seats for the region, though critics fear the plan protects the House machine.
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House
Census Department
South
New England
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