Bank Receiver Appointed for La Grande Bank Collapse
Walter Neidner of St Louis named permanent receiver as investigations probe cashiers Scriber's embezzlement. Gatch's interim reports guide Justice Department case. secrecy surrounds Treasury findings while Neidner travels to La Grande to take charge and confer with the former interim receiver.
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Oregonian
Yeterday Owning
Gatch
J .W. Scriber
Gateh
Walter Neidher
St. Louis
National Bank
la Grande
Arizona
Mr. Gatch
Seriber
Treasury Department
Scriber
Neidner
Department of Justice
Treasury
Congress to Probe Panama Canal Purchase Scandal
Representative Rainey of Illinois announces plans to press congress for a December 1 inquiry into the Panama canal purchase scandal. He says the president should reveal whether Taft relatives or allies were involved in the American syndicate controlling canal securities and identifies a need to expose all members and millions involved.
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Chicago
Congress
Rainey
Tinois
Taft
Universal Bed Spring Stretcher Promises Home Service
W H Ricks offers a patented Universal Bed Spring stretcher with home service. He guarantees quality and invites customers to call for appointments, with machinery also for sale.
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W. H. Ricks
F.onde
Governor Gooding Visits La Grande With Lodge Delegates
Two hundred Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from Idaho Grand Lodge visit the Exhibit hall in La Grande. Gov Gooding attends as a delegate from his home lodge and notes the welcome and camaraderie. State auditor candidate T J Taylor, an editor and politician, is among the visitors and expresses confidence in election support.
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Rebekahs
Idaho
Gooding
Wer Gooding
Bryan Denounces Mack Haskell Ties in 1900s Letter
An open letter circulated in Toledo claims Mack is untrustworthy and accuses Haskell of aiding a corrupt network. Hisgen, the Independence candidate, defends himself while denying a $200000 to $300000 fund and challenges Mack’s truthfulness. The letter notes Roosevelt as the charge’s alleged author and cites names like Taggart, Sullivan, Kern, Bailey, and McLaurin.
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Toledo
Wards Bryan
Hisgen
Roosevelt
Standard Oil
Mack
Tom Taggart
J. W. Kern
Brydn
England case verdicts and theft trial unfold in court
In a court row the Brasel vs O R N case yielded a defendant-favor verdict after a sealed jury decision while the England case settled out of court for a reported 850 dollars. The docket also includes State v Lewis on robbery of a box car and Evans and Ross entering not guilty pleas to larceny near Elgin.
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Charlies England
England
Wagland
Tto
Lewis
Evans
Ross
Elgin
Ferry Collision Near Seattle Strands Three Men
In Oct 23 Seatile harbor three men narrowly escaped death when the ferry West Seattle collided with the tug Ruth in the bay. Passengers on the ferry panicked though the impact was slight due to slow speed. The three men in the tug bow dodged being caught in the crash.
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Exape
Seatile
Pars Vewly
West Seattle
Indianap olis candidate J W Kern Jr improves but stays in bed
Indianapolis Ind Oct 23 The condition of J W Kern Jr shows light improvement today The candidate refuses to leave his bed until all danger is past and he can resume activities at a later date
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Indianapolis
Ind
J. W. Kern Jr
Snowstorm Paralyzes Transport Across Winnipeg Region
One of the worst early season snowstorms hits Canada’s Winnipeg area. Trains from the east halted as transportation systems grind to a standstill. Snow depths reach ten feet in many locations, with widespread disruption reported.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Woman dies after clothes catch fire in stove accident
Mrs. Sarah R. Cory, 62, of Tacoma, was burned when her clothing ignited while bending over a stove. She died this morning after her son extinguished the flames. The fire burned around her head as she inhaled the flames.
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Tacoma
Sarah R. Cory
Buildings to Undergo Front Improvements at City Block
Adcock and Fritts store and Pennington & Co. building will receive a costly remodel to modernize the front. Entrance moved, plate glass sides and show window renewed, paneled background, and a grand entrance on Adams Avenue. carpenters to start soon to minimize delays. Newlin Drug plan adds another costly enhancement with tower entrance work.
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Go Say
Adcock and Fritts
Pennington & Co
Adams Avenue
Newlin Drug Company
Pennington Company
Pull Ward for Bryan in Cal
San Francisco October 22 A whirlwind campaign tour on a special train car carrying nearly every prominent Democrat in the state was arranged by the Democratic State Central Committee for the final campaign week. Theodore A Bell and J D Phelan will be the principal speakers as the party aims to carry California for Bryan despite a strong Republican majority. The train leaves Red Bluff Monday morning with all presidential electors aboard. Congress and legislative district nominees will ride within their districts.
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San Francisco
Democratic State Central Committee
Theodore A. Bell
J. D. Phelan
Bryan
Red Bluff
Congress
Six Indian Fishermen Fight Whale in Bellingham Bay
In Bellingham bay six Indian fishermen battled a whale from a rowboat. The whale knocked the boat apart, throwing the men into the water. Two were knocked unconscious by the blast and others were saved by comrades who soon recovered them.
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Bellingham
Bellingham Bay
Cabinet Stump for Taft Campaign Planned
Washington, Oct. 23. The Roosevelt cabinet will actively campaign for Taft next week. Root will speak in Cincinnati, Toledo, and New York. von Meyer to Ohio and New Jersey. Metcalf to West Virginia. Wright to Baltimore. Cortelyou in New York Thursday night. Bonaparte, Garfield, Wilson and Straus continue their tours.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Root
Cincinnati
Toledo
New York
von Meyer
Ohio
New Jersey
Metcalf
West Virginia
Wright
Baltimore
Cortelyou
Bonaparte
Garfield
Wilson
Straus
Relay Race Planned From American Lake to U I CG Building
Tacoma on October 23 reports plans for a 12 mile relay race from American Lake to the U SCG building. Three chosen teams of 12 men each will enter the event on Saturday afternoon.
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Tacoma
American Lake
Miles
Hartwell Bank Van Tynes? Subtle headline needed
Lincoln Neb October 23. The state lines at Hartwell were dynamited by gang members escaping with 9449 dollars in a bold robbery.
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Lincoln
Neb
Tians
Hartwell
Yegaxmen
Japan Sees No Pacific Invasion Threat as Navy Expands
Viscount Kaneko told the American Friends about Japan welcoming the American Pacific Fleet and halting naval expansion to avert war. Admiral Sperry bid farewell in Yokohama and attended a reception aboard Togo’s flagship. The visit concludes with a Sunday sail and a final reception aboard the Connecticut.
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Tokio
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
United States
Viscount Kaneko
American Friends Society
Admiral Sperry
Taekie
Yokohama
Emory
Aifartoan Eet
Togo
Sperry
Connecticut
Yokohama Bay
Taft Leads Illinois In Straw Vote Tally
A Chicago straw poll reported Taft with a large Illinois plurality over Roosevelt. The Heward Herald cites Judge Kohisnat as saying Taft leads by about 176 006 votes with Roosevelt trailing by roughly 30 039 in the state.
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Chicago
Chicags
Heward- Herald
Kohisnat
Taft
Illinois
Roosevelt
Mob Threatens Burning of Black Suspect in Lithonia
A mob gathered at Lithonia jail today threatening to lynch Charles Michich, the Black suspect who killed Deputy Sharifi Peck Bunday. He was captured after a desperate confrontation, suffering multiple wounds from the mob.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Lithonia
Charles
Michich
Sharifi Peck Bunday
Four dozen searchers fail to locate missing hunters near Green River
Tacoma October 23 Hope of finding Fred W Kloeber and Julius Kummie after they went hunting Monday near Green River hot springs fades as forty men and four bloodhounds scour a ten mile radius without a trace.
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Tacoma
Fred W. Kloeber
Julius Kummie
Green River
Island City Warehouse 15 Completed Amid Fire Risings
The Island City Flour Mill company reports its spacious warehouse, 120 by 260 feet and 18 feet high, finished except for painting. The structure rises as the first built after the late fire, with foundation work to begin if weather holds. Ed Kiddie departs for Spokane to arrange machinery purchases for the new Morning mill, visiting Kanesity, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Illinois points.
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Island City
Kanesity
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Pointain Ilinois
Kiddie
Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Race Attracts Fast Autos
Two dozen of the world’s fastest racing cars sweep around Long Island today for the Vanderbilt Cup. Taft leads the campaign as Crawfordsville, Indiana's drivers push for victory amid elite competition.
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New York
Long Island
Insi
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Office of State Auditor
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Taggart, Sullivan and Others
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Rob
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Considera
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