Record Harvest in Grande Ronde Valley Set to Top One Million Five Hundred Thousand Bushels
Farmers in the Grande Ronde Valley anticipate a bumper wheat crop far surpassing prior records with estimates reaching 1,500,000 bushels. Binders are already in use and combines will start next week as threshing operations begin under favorable weather. Officials expect output to exceed the 1,000,000 bushel mark set two years ago, bringing high profits for landowners if conditions hold.
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Grande de Valley
Pacific Northwest
Grande Ronde
Inland Empire Harvesting Under Ideal Weather
Inland Empire harvesting begins in Spokane as one of the largest crops in years is collected today. Ideal weather conditions are reported, aiding field work and yields for the season.
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Spokane
Inland Empire
Phelps Considers La Grande for Business College
H G Phelps of Red Bluff California writes to the Commercial Club stating he will visit La Grande summer or fall to study conditions for a potential business college. He indicates La Grande will receive careful consideration.
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la Grande
Businegs College
H. G. Phelps
Red Bluff
California
M. Slough
Commercial Club
Premier Hears Crowds Shout Down Veto Bill Explainer
London July 24. For first time a British premier was shouted down in the house of commons as he tried to explain the government's course on the Lords veto bill. He spoke for half an hour while cries of Traitor from the Conservatives filled the chamber and the speaker struggled to restore order. Asquith warned that if the Lords oppose the bill the Liberals would petition the king to create Liberal peers to ensure passage.
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London
England
House of Commons
Asquith
Huckleberry Picking Boon Draws Seasonal Pickers
The huckleberry patches are teeming with berries this week as numerous pickers head out to harvest the fruit. Local growers report strong interest and a brisk pace across the fields.
Accident at High Pressure Line: Man Crushed Under Pole
John Young of Eastern Oregon Light and Power company is hospitalized with both legs broken after a pole being raised at the Cove and Union junction fell and crushed him against an embankment. Amputation of both limbs was reportedly deemed necessary.
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Puckett Place
Cove
Union Junction
John Young
Eastern Oregon Light and Power Company
Young
Hotel Men Meet in Seattle for Association Session
Two hundred hotel men representing fifty million dollars in hotel properties gather in Seattle for the opening of a session of the State Hotel Men’s association. Officers and the next meeting place will be decided late this afternoon.
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Seattle
State Hotel Men’s Association
Wets Victor in Texas War Amid Prohibition Vote
Anatin Texas July 24 returns indicate a wets majority of about 5 000 in the bitter statewide prohibition election. The total vote runs about Fed 000 and the official count will be completed Wednesday amid legal challenges to the result.
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Anatin
Texas
Wild War Talk Prevails In England Rumors Spread
London reports wild wartime rumors today about Germany's possible declaration of war on France and a severed diplomatic relation with England. The government said it entertained apprehensions of war amid alarmist chatter.
Lillian Graham Disappearance Spurs Press Debate
New York reports the police downplay the Lillian Graham case amid claims by a press agent that she was kidnapped. Officials say it may be a publicity stunt connected to the Millionaire Stakes shooting incident.
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New York
Lillian Graham
Millionaire Stakes
Circuit Court Adjourns For Guilty Pleas In Larceny Case
A guilty plea to larceny opened the resumed circuit court session as the grand jury reconvened. Bantree and Henry, from the jail, were to face trial today for burglary but will be sentenced soon. Tomorrow the state prosecutes Nelson and Blonquist on burglary charges.
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Bantree
Henry
Nelson
Blonquist
Former County Assessor Dalton Sentenced for Bribe Attempt
In Oakland on July 24, former County Assessor Dalton was sentenced to elit years in the penitentiary after his conviction for soliciting 695 bribe from Spring Valley Water. He offered to reduce Alameda county assessments in exchange for 25 000 dollars. The DA and detectives traced conversations, leading to arrest in May and sentencing today.
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Oakland
Dalton
Spring Valley Water Company
Penttary
Aalmeda County
Commission Meets Tonight to Review La Grand Charter Amendments
City commission members appointed by Mayor A L Richardson will convene this evening to discuss proposed amendments to the La Grand city charter governing the form of government. The committee plans a careful, important session to advance the issue.
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A. L. Richardson
la Grands
Trench Machinery Dazzles At West Har Grande Site
A massive trenching machine by The Rutherland Company operates with great power near West Har Grande. Observers note its ability to move rocks and dirt quickly, outperforming work by a large crew in a day as the device ramps up to full speed.
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West Har Grande
Rutherland
Pool in Steel Trust Stirs Stanley Committee Probe
Evidence shows 11 large steel manufacturers formed a steel plate association in November 1900 and agreed to pool sales. The Stanley committee today indicated the pact may still be in force, restricting each company's share of steel stock. Signers included prominent producers.
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Washington
Steel Plate Association
Stanley Committee
Steel pools questioned amid legal inquiry notes
F B Kaufman testified that after Lakens Iron and Steel printed the agreement among Carnegie Steel American Steel Wire Tide Water Steel and Crucible Steel companies its proofs were destroyed by a secretary fearing jail if found. He said a brother later had a copy and efforts to obtain it from the justice department failed as not public policy.
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Carnegie Steel Company
American Steel Wire Company
Tidewater Steel Company
Crucible Steel Company of America
Carnegie Company
F. B. Kaufman
Houston
Lakens Iron and Steel Company
Tllinois Steel Company
Department of Justice
Apple Tariff Correction Opens Canada Market for Local Apples
The O W through agent J H Keeney announces a tariff correction between Union county points and Canada. Straight carloads via Spokane to western Canada now carry reduced east bound rates, enabling apple growers to reach new markets in Canada hitherto blocked by high costs.
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O.W
J. H. Keeney
Union County
Canada
Spokane
Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Senate ratifies fur seal treaty to curb pelagic sealing
The senate approved a treaty banning pelagic sealing by Great Britain Japan Russia and the United States for 15 years starting December 15.
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Washington
Senate
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
United States
Forest Fire Worsens in Deal Canyon Near La Grande
A major blaze roars through Deal Canyon south of La Grande as fire crews fight to keep it from reaching cabins along the canyon road. The fire, seen from La Grande, extends toward the foothill crest and may threaten Huckleberry Mountain, with tourists reporting the blaze from Mt. Emily yesterday.
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Deal Canyon
Galloway
Elgin
la Grande
Huckleberry Mountain
Mt. Emily
Reciprocity fight shapes Taft compliment on reciprocity
Ottawa July 24 a bitter parliamentary fight looms before a reciprocity agreement with Canada is ratified. Premier Laurier says the bill will occur eventually despite opposition. Beverley Mass July 24 President Taft has many telegrams of congratulations for his reciprocity statement.
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Ottawa
Nolet Stata
Congress
Oppen
Laurier
Taft
Beverley
Mass
s#chiama
Taft Hag
Canada
Back to the Farm Campaign Launched in Chicago
Governors of states national philanthropists and State Immigration commissioners gathered in Chicago to launch the back to the farm campaign. The plan aims to aid workingmen in congested city districts to obtain farms in northern southern and western states and to maintain a permanent information bureau on conditions in the states.
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Chicago
Philanthropiets
Photographers Arrive for First National Convention in St Paul
Several hundred leading photographers from across America have gathered in St Paul for the first annual convention of their national association. On arrival, they opened cases containing pictures for the national exhibit, expected to be the largest ever hung by the group.
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St. Paul
Minn
Ameries
National Association
Morse Appeals Habeas Corpus Denial in Atlanta Prison Case
Charles Morse, described as a bank wrecker, remains confined in the federal prison at Atlanta. His attorneys filed an appeal today challenging Judge Newman’s decision to deny a writ of habeas corpus.
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New Orleans
Charles Morse
Atlanta
United States
Newman
Lostine Seeks 40 Men for Water System Project
Lostine officials advertise for 40 laboring men to construct a new water system. The town emphasizes high quality water and will begin work once a sufficient crew is assembled.
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Lostine
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