Elgin Promoters Shape a Fruit Center Destiny
Grande's businessmen traveled by train car and auto to Elgin for a large show. The event backed a plan to form a Spokane county apple show with Elgin Cove Union and Lahranda each exhibiting in a joint county booth. Smart land reforms convert stump land into orchards making Elgin a potential fruit hub despite reduced railroad terminal revenues.
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Elgin
Spokane
Cove
Union
la Hranda
Union County
Faculty Ignores Howes Heresy Amid Regents Dilemma
A clash over Howe’s alleged denial of divinity prompts faculty to ignore the charge while the Board of Regents faces decisive action. The debate centers on theological bounds and university policy as officials weigh next steps.
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Board of Regents
E *Houlty
Taft Visit St Louis Sparks Wide Welcome
Eugene Oregon to St Louis reports describe President Taft's arrival and public reception by officials and citizens. Tangled coverage notes his speeches at the Coliseum and hotel banquet plus plans for river procession to New Orleans, with multiple trains, steamboats, and a 265 mile river voyage outlined.
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Taft
Coliseum
Mississippi Valley
Hotel Jefferson
New Orleans
Memphis
Helena
Telens
Ark
Vicksburg
Miss
St. Paul
Congress
Quincy
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Cairo
Hickman
Telena
County files claim on bankrupt estate bond
Union county has filed a claim against the bankrupt estate of J. W. Scriber on the treasurer's bond. The hearing before Referee John B. Hodgin aims to establish Scriber's liability while four solvent sureties have agreed to pay. The county seeks no preference among parties, with the matter taken under advisement.
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Union County
J. W. Scriber
Scriber
John 8. Hodgin
Farmer's and Trader's Bank
Reveree
Cochran & Cochran
Crawford
Death calls old pioneer Eli Baird in Portland
Eli Baird a pioneer hotelman and early Union County citizen died in Portland. His remains will be brought home for interment at Peach Cemetery. Baird owned Island City hotel and helped organize the county's first band. He moved to Portland recently and is survived by a Baltimore brother. In another item, a three day celebration for Blessed John Budes began today by the Sisters of Good Shepherd.
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Eli Baird
Union County
Port
Peach Cemetery
Baird
Portland
Baltimore
John Budes
Sisters of Good Shepherd
Postmasters Granted Absence for Utah State League Convention
Sault Lake City reports postmasters have leave of absence from the department to attend the Utah State League convention at Parowan today.
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Sault Lake City
Utah
State League
Parowna
Chaloner Seeks Restoration of Large Virginia Estate
John Armstrong Chaloner, a New York and Virginia social figure and brother of Stuyvesant Chaloner, seeks to recover a large estate he says he was unlawfully deprived of. His ex wife Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy is mentioned in connection with the case.
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Charlotteville
John Armstrong Chaloner
Chaloner
New York
Virginia
Stuyvesant Chaloner
Amelie Rives
Princesa Troubetzkoy
Officer Steals in Prison Cell Prior to Pardons
A letter from Governor Benson to attorney Charles Cochran reveals James Officer stole a brooch from the warden’s wife while in the penitentiary’s laundry yard. He already faced two years and earlier thefts including a watch from a restricted-district resident. Sheriff Childern pursued him to Arkansas, then returned him for sentencing.
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Benson
Charles Cochran
James Officer
Cherry
Arkansas
Childern
Olcer
Salem
Blindness strikes Rev John Partridge at St John’s Episcopal
Los Angeles October 26 Rev John Partridge pastor of St Johns Episcopal church for eighteen years was suddenly stricken blind while pronouncing the benediction. He tottered and announced his affliction to the congregation saying by sight is gone. Doctors report the blindness result of a brain hemorrhage.
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Los Angeles
John Partridge
St. Johns Spiacopal
St. John's Church
Lewiston National Bank Officers Face Grand Jury
Lewiston Ida Oct 26 The general grand jury convened in M this morning to consider the indictment of C W Robinett Burt Chapman and others on a charge of embezzling funds totaling 125000 from the Lewiston National Bank where they served as officers
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Lewiston
Ida
Xeral
C. W. Robinett
Burt Chapman
Lewiston National Bank
Mrs Childberg Loses Diamonds En Route to San Francisco
Mrs J B Childberg of Seattle wife of the Seattle Exposition president, traveling to San Francisco, reports diamonds valued at 18000 lost from a drawing room window ledge after the window glass was knocked out. She chartered an engine to return but search failed to locate the gems.
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San Francisco
Mra
J. B. Childberg
Seattle
Denver Joint Supervisor Committee Hold Annual Bet
Members of the Joint Supervisory committee of fire safety in Denver meet today for the Rocky Mountain Hed Met annual event.
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Denver
Jet
Rocky Mountain
Caruso Leaves Hamburg for New York After Europe Tour
Signor Caruso departs Hamburg for New York following engagements in Germany. His European shows confirm his voice remains superb and he refutes rumors of throat surgery affecting future engagements as false.
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Kerlin Oe
Germany
Signor Caruso
Hamburg
New York
America
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