Central Oregon notes rain and rail push raise hopes for growth
Local readers learn of rain aiding alfalfa and sugar beet growers while Central Oregon wonders if new rail activity signals real growth or bluff. The Alabama Legislature meets in special session to tighten liquor laws and pass measures on education weapons and juvenile policy. Nebraska drops state primary but elects judges and university regents. platform conventions set parties’ state committees under a nonpartisan judiciary bill.
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Million Miners May Go Out In Britain Strike
Britain faces possible national strike as miners of the Miners Confederation vote after Scottish miners resist a sixpence a day wage cut. Ballots completed. executive committee to meet to decide action. Public concern grows over potential mine shutdown and factory contract terminations due to coal shortages.
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Stealing Baseball Signals Across the Leagues
The August American Magazine excerpt details extreme efforts to steal signs in baseball. It recounts a Philadelphia National League incident using a ground buzzer and window-spotting to relay pitches, boosting batters’ averages by over 300 percent.
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Page Hawley Near Death After Capture Near Copperfield
Reports from Baker City say Page Hawley, a horse thief, is mortally wounded and near death in Copperfield after being captured four miles from the town. Two men J. J. Burns and G. Pratt are believed to face murder charges as Hawley lies in a hospital or camp with a fractured skull. The case follows a long chase along Snake River toward the Wailowa country.
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Senator Stone Case Dismissed
Baltimore July 28 The assault charge against Missouri Senator Stone, alleged by a dining car porter whom he slapped, was dismissed this afternoon by the court.
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