Conference ends without agreement in Krutschnitt talks
San Francisco and Chicago report abrupt end to discussions between Julius Kruttschnitt and shop crafts unions. Union leaders warn of a possible strike threatening Harriman rolling stock and trains if no terms are reached. In San Francisco, 75 train auditors and 25 clerks were laid off as talks stalled.
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San Francisco
Julius Kruttschnitt
Mississippi
Kline
Blacksmiths’ International Union
Harriman
Kruttechnich
System Federation
Chicago
Julius Krutigehnitt
Illinois Central
Kratt- Schnitt
New Attack on Taft Launched in Condensed Critique
Madison Wisconsin September 1 Senator La Follette issues a scathing magazine piece titled Taft's Blow to the Consumer. He directs a letter to readers accusing Taft of pressuring Congress and vetoing tariff plans affecting wool duties, arguing the tariff action shifts burdens away from the wool trust to consumers.
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la Follette
Today
Taft
Congress
Color live bothers prompt bar association disruption
Boston September 1 colorite threatens to disrupt the American Bar association meeting as Special Assistant Attorney General William Lewis a black man refuses to resign Southern barristers skip the banquet fearing trouble and Lewis may stay
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Boston
The
Colorite
American Bar Association
Wm. Lewis
Lewis
Post Office tests shift second class mail to fast freight
Washington dispatch reports a Hitchcock plan to move most second class magazines from railway mail cars to fast freight to reduce government costs and eventually enable penny postage. Publishers may print delivery dates on bundles and postmasters will ensure proper fast mail freight delivery. In Leavenworth the parole board may grant John R. Walsh parole as indictments are quashed by Attorney General Wickersham. Walsh, age 75, is among the prison’s oldest inmates.
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Post Office Department
Hitchcock
Leavenworth, Kas
Federal
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Walsh
Taft
Wickersham
Lake Forest Horse Show Set for Tomorrow
Chicago society looks to the 12th annual Lake Forest open air horse show to be held at the Onwentsia club grounds tomorrow. Polo ponies saddles coachs and driving horses will compete across several classes in what officials call the most interesting exhibition yet.
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Til
Chicago Society
Lake’ Forest
Onwentsja Club
Beattie Witnesses Question Defendants Allege Fake Narratives
Testimony on Paul Beattie s recollections faced doubt as Henry Beattie Jr sobbed on the night of the tragedy. Character witnesses praised Beattie s husbandly conduct while defense aims to prove Beattie s innocence with truthful testimony. Separate note reports Pinchot not biased in Alaska coal policy findings for winter campaign.
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Defendang
Chesterfield
Paul Beattie
Henry Beattie, Jr
Nebbitt
Douglas Beattie
Henry
Beattie
Henry Beattie
Fogg Family Reunion Held at Falmouth House
Descendants of Samuel Fogg gathered in Portland at the Falmouth House for their annual reunion with George Fogg Osgood of New Hampshire presiding. The progenitor Samuel Fogg lived in New Hampshire in the mid 1600s and his descendants spread across the country.
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Samuel Fogg
Portland
Fogg
Falmouth
George Fogg Osgood
New Hampshire
Boxing card set with three 10 to 15 round bouts
Fights scheduled for tonite include Jimmy Clabby versus Mike Gibbons in a 10 round Milwaukee showdown. Mickey Sheridan faces Freddie Daniels in a 15 round bout at St. Joseph Missouri. Johnny Glover meets Young McDonough in a 15 round contest at Manchester New Hampshire.
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Tonlht
Jimmy Clabby
Mike Gibbons
Milwaukee
Mickey Sheridan
Freddie Daniels
St. Joseph
Johnny Glover
Young McDonough
Manchester
N. H
Pinchot Backs Poindexter on Alaska Coal Fields
Beattie Sept 1 Gifford Pinchot announced he will support Senator Poindexter on Alaska coal fields with an open mind on leasing versus government mine and sale. He has favored leasing. They will plan a congressional campaign next winter after returning. Pinchot and Lee will sail soon for the Alaskan coal fields from Seattle. Some towns now favor Pinchot’s conservation ideas and government ownership of mines and railroads.
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Alaska
Seattle
Poindextae
Pinehat Tanight
Beattie
Gifford Pinchot
Poindexter
Congress
Lee
Pinchot
Oregon
Southern Pacific ends towels in women’s lavatories
Discovering towels valued at 21 000 disappeared from women’s lavatories last year in cars and boats, Southern Pacific today issued an order dispensing with towels in the women’s lavatories.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Today
Gompers Attacks Burns in Portland Labor Speech
Samuel Gompers denounces Burns in Portland accusing manufacturers of forging evidence against the McNamaras and calls for labor support. Detective Burns, in Seattle, plans to probe fall trials of the vice syndicate before heading to New York. Abbott and Glenn plan barn and house construction on Seventh and G.
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Portland
Samuel Gompers
California
Burns
McNamaras
Laubor
mcNamara
Manufacturers’ Association
John McNamara
Burns Silen
Seattle
Vice Sybdicate
New York
Gompers
Abbott
Glenn
May Shorten Hunting Season In Oregon Fire Warning
Salem officials backed by the state forestry board and the Oregon Forest Fire association sent a petition to Governor West urging suspension of the hunting season after recent fires. The group cited 4,000,000 acres of timber at risk and warned the situation could worsen unless the season is closed. The governor was reported en route to Astoria and the matter would be presented immediately.
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Forest Fire Association
Oregon
Astoria
Gotch Hides Identity as They Arrive in Chicago
Frank Gotch and his party reach Chicago in a private car and avoid naming his hotel to escape crowds. Hackenschmidt is limited to light activity today with running and swimming. Wagers of 10 to 7 are placed on the Monday bout.
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Chicago
Frank Gotch
Hackenaschmidt
National drivers enter three days of Old Orchard auto race
Several hundred automobile drivers of national reputation are entered in the three days' race meeting which opened here today. The course extends two and a half miles straightaway along the beach.
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Old Orchard
Child freed from hotel board bill under court ruling
New York on September 1, Mrs. Padline Gottlibh regained possession after court action. Magistrate Arachi held that children are not within the reach of hoteliers as security for debts, freeing the minor from the $60 board bill.
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New York
Hier
Padilne Gottlibh
Arachi
Egypt Annexation Rumor Sparks Imperial Maneuver
London reports appointment of Lord Kitchener to succeed Sir Eldon Gorst as Egypt agent amid rumor Abbas Hilmi Khediva plots against British rule. Meanwhile Portland authorities announce a police reform to curb graft, reassigning 50 patrolmen, demoting eight detectives, and reshaping the force to root out vice in the tenderloin.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Eldon Gorst
Krennis
Egypt
Britain
Belleyad
Abbas Hilmi
Kitchener
England
Portland
Ore
Bushlight
Exchanges Close for Holiday on Labor Day
The New York Stock Exchange Cotton Exchange and other major exchanges closed today for Labor Day and will reopen Tuesday. The Coffee Exchange stayed open tomorrow due to interest in the September contract and possible delivery interference.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
The
Cotton Exchange
Metropolis
Coffee Exchange
Church leaders gather for sixth missionary district council
In Duluth Minnesota fifteen bishops and numerous clerical and lay leaders of the Episcopal church of the northwest convened for the annual council of the sixth missionary district. The sessions will continue through Saturday and Sunday.
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Duluth, Minn
Hpiscopal Church of the Northwest
Duluth
Telephone War Ends In Enterprise Rate Review
A joint committee of farmers and Enterprise patrons reviews Home Independent Telephone rates and books after an invitation from the telephone company. The group reports rates are not inequitable and recommends resuming service if possible, with C H Zurcher absent due to illness. The outcome aims to resolve Union and Wallowa county disputes.
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Halledn
Enterprise
H. Dodbin
L. B. Jordad
Home Independent Telephone
Enterprise Bulletin Board
C. H. Zuroher
la Grande
Enterprise Co Club
Rmtes
Ttda
Dobbin
Wallowa County
Zurcher
Jordan
Wallow
Murder Degree Verdict in Geidel Case
On Tuesday in New York 17 year old Paul Geidel was found guilty of second degree murder for the purpose of robbery against millionaire Jackson. He wept as jurors returned the verdict and faces 20 years to life at sentencing scheduled for Tuesday. Geidel, a bellhop, claimed he killed to obtain money to bring his mother and sister to New York after the millionaire allegedly refused payments.
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Sept
Paul Geidel
Jackson
Hela
Gelder
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