Subidies urged to guard Pacific shipping after Panama Canal
In San Francisco a Chamber of Commerce banquet featured Congressman Duncan E. McKinley arguing for liberal subsidies to support American ships plying the Pacific. He warned the Panama Canal will boost trade with San Francisco Seattle Portland and Los Angeles and that subsidies are needed to let U S lines compete with foreign vessels. The talk was long and data filled.
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Sliver Under Nail Tied to Bayliss Miller Death
Spokane reports Bayliss Miller died in a city hospital after blood poisoning from a sliver under his thumbnail. He died within days, leaving a wife and three small children. condition of the widow is described as seriously ill.
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Wrangling Over Testimony Marks Rief Trial Session
In San Francisco on November 21 the Rief trial session featured constant wrangling over minor issues. The defense sought contradictions in Gallagher’s testimony about the telephone bribery, with Gallagher initially saying the second payment was made in Ruets office, then admitting it occurred in Gallagher’s own office.
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Death in Auburn Train Acccident Shocks Family
Horace Felt was killed in Auburn Washington last night as his family watched at the depot. He hung from the hand guards of a moving car and was dragged under the wheels when the train struck a cattle guard near the depot.
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Horace
Five appearances stain the Lashes of St Petersburg vigil
In St Petersburg on November 21 the astonishing mace procession recurs for the fifth time since the coronation. The Czar’s funeral for Grand Duke Alexis drew a royal procession with the car behind the casket, the guards seemingly unfazed by danger.
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Alexis
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St. Petersburg
Fatal Collision on Ann Arbor Railroad Kills Three
A collision between two freight trains on the Ann Arbor railroad today killed three men. Both engines were wrecked into scrap and the right of way stretched for two train lengths amid the mangled debris.
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Denarte
Ann Arbor
Syracuse Defeats Michigan In Great Eastern Grid Contest
Syracuse beat Michigan 28 to 4 in a sunken Portland game amid heavy rain. Thousands filled Multnomah Field as Yale Harvard fans and 15 000 spectators watched a day of college football fervor across cities.
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Kennard
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Syracuse
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City Hall to be razed in San Francisco reconstruction
Contractors today began tearing down the walls of the San Francisco City Hall after an injunction was dissolved by Judge Seawell. The ruinous structure, long a symbol of municipal graft, is being replaced by plans for a new, more honest building.
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University of Oregon Beats O A C Portland 2 0
In the first half the University of Oregon defeated O A C Portland with a score of two to zero.
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Baker Wins Over La Grande Boys, Close Score
Baker defeated La Grande 6 to 4 in a tightly played afternoon game. Both sides showed strong offense with solid defense as the contest stayed close throughout.
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la Grande Boys
Republican Cam Algy Total Contributions Fall Short of Two Million
New York November 31 The Republican campaign fund totaled about 1.7 million dollars with major gifts from Tafts brother Charles and others. Four years ago the fund was four million and eight years ago five million. The report notes most contributions came from mercantile interests, not railroads or banks.
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Annapolis Gears Up for Bi-Centennial Celebration
Annapolis readies events for the town’s 200th anniversary marking the charter granted by Queen Anne on November 22, 1708. Officials say preparations are underway for a fitting observance tomorrow.
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Hetty Green Celebrates 73rd Birthday Amid Wealth Title
New York observers note Hetty Howland Robinson Green known as Mrs. Hetty Green turns 73. Despite heavy burdens of debt and troubles tied to immense wealth she remains active and capable in financial dealings and coin exchange.
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Hetty Green
Forest protection urged by experts at tariff hearing
Forestry specialists told the Ways and Means Committee that eliminating the tariff on lumber would save American forests from destruction. They argued the move reduces pressure on timber resources while opponents warn of affects on industry and jobs.
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Committee On Ways and Means
Rochester man to be electrocuted for 1906 murder
The Court of Appeals will carry out the electric chair sentence next week for William Brach of Rochester Wisconsin who murdered his wife in June 1906. The conviction overturned in the lower court was curtailed by the supreme court.
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Tariff Debate on Wood Pulp and Paper Dampens Free Press Debate
Washington November 21 The war and means committee opened discussion on the tariff schedule covering wood pulp paper and books. Prominent publishers urged reducing duties on paper and pulp arguing that high costs threaten a free press and threaten the paper trade.
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War and Means Committee
Come In and See Our Gift Books Before the Holidays
Fergusoti's promotes gift books for holiday shoppers with a push to browse early. Limited selections and seasonal titles are highlighted to attract customers planning gifts.
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Ankeny Senator Says Public Favours Tariff Revision
The Ankeny states that Senator Levi Ankeny plans to leave Washington soon. He had been a staunch tariff supporter but now says the people have decided in favor of revision and he will vote for a reasonable compromise.
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Officer Arrested in Laundry Driver Theft Plot
A La Grande case centers on James Officer, longtime Cherry's New Laundry wagon driver, accused of securing goods by pretense and taking them to his southern home. Purchases linked to a wife’s taste, including clothing and a handbag, were kept, with creditors left unpaid as he prepared to travel east.
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Gompers Re-elected President at AFL Convention
Samuel Gompers is re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor in Denver with all votes except one from Charles Hook of Wisconsin. James Duncan is re-elected vice president. Daniel Keefe declines renomination after Gompers policy recommendation. Keefe explains voting Republican for 32 years.
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Wisconsin State Federation
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King County Republicans Endorse Meigs for Speaker
Seattle reports the King County Republican central committee endorses the steering committee’s choice of Meigs of Yakima for speaker, while noting not all enjoy the unity. Frank Jackson and about a dozen merchants claim support, and authorities pursue an arrest tied to a governor’s requisition and Sheriff Childers.
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King County Republican Central Committee
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