President Root Inspects Beaver Creek Pipeline Progress
R S Root, president of American Light and Power in Kansas City, visits La Grande to review Beaver Creek pipeline work with Superintendent Dutch and locals. Shipments of steel pipe from Chicago arrive as crews of 50 push dirt, aiming to complete the project before winter.
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R. S. Root
American Light & Power Company of
Kansas City
la Grande
Dutch
Beaver Creek
Root
Northwest
Chicago
Tate
Upper John Day Valley yields soar with heavy grain crops
The Canyon City Eagle notes excellent grain fields in the upper John Day valley with exceptionally heavy yields. Oats reach as high as 100 bushels per acre, while steel piping will be used at the head of the sne. The scene is marked by unusually strong harvest momentum this year.
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John Day Valley
Canyon City
Union County
Walter M. Pierce
United In Marriage to Salem Girl While The Governor Is Away
Salem Sept 2 During Governor Benson absence in California his son Clifford married Hertha Allen daughter of the county clerk who issued the license Arsentine in Mrs George Carpy an aunt of the groom the wedding will surprise the governor family as none of the close relatives had been advised of the match
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Salem
Benson
California
Clifford
Hertha Allen
Arsentine
George Carpy
Benedict
Butcher Defies Police After Attacking Wife With Chinaware
Spokane on September 2 reports John Lindaman a butcher just released from an asylum attacked his wife with broken china and armed himself with public safety items. He smeared vaseline, was subdued when police breached the door and clubbed him unconscious after a violent struggle. The incident involved a man with a mental health condition and required police intervention to prevent further harm.
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Spokane
Wash
John Sinadman
Lindaman
Denmark to honor Dr. Cook with grand receptions
Copenhagen officials plan a lavish welcome for Dr. Frederick A. Cook upon his arrival by Han Egede. A royal banquet will introduce him to the King and Queen as crowds cheer the North Pole achievement. In New York and San Jose reports, supporters pledge belief in Cook's success and await official confirmation. Scientists in Washington call Cook’s record strong proof of discovery.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Cook
New York
John R. Bradley
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
America
San Jose
Calif
Richard Gleason
Santa Clara College
Martz
Redland
Washington
Prominet
Wenatchee Boosters Head to Seattle Exposition Week
A Wenatchee delegation sails for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition to celebrate Wenatchee Day. The Wenatchee Chamber charters a special train and two carloads of Wenatchee fruit will be distributed at the Chelan county booth. Dairy Day features ten patent milking machines and free cheese milk and sandwiches at the Dairy building.
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Seattle
Exer
Japan
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake Cadets In City Briefly
Salt Lake's high school cadets 211 strong led by Captain William C Webb arrived in La Grande at 3 pm and used one hour to inspect city sights while limbering up. The jolly military group wore blue uniforms with gold lettering and appeared in the streets. La Grande heard the famed Kid band of 62 pieces perform popular tunes for half an hour.
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Salt Lake
William C. Webb
la Grande
la Grands
Seattle
Salt Lake City Shows Appreciation for Portland Choir Visit
A special eight coach train carried a Salt Lake City youth group back home after visiting. The cadet band, all under 19, paused at the headquarters to greet locals who had kindly hosted the choir in La Grande.
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Portland
Saya
Salt Lake City
la Grande
Wrights announces change in St Louis speed duel
Dayton report states Wilhur Wreight will not race Glenn Curtiss for the 20 kilometre night world speed record, a decision announced at Wright's home following Curtiss' Rheims record.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright
Wilhur
St. Louis
Glenn Curtiss
Rheims
Java Flood Destroys Bezocki Town and Surrounding Farmland
A cloudburst in Southeastern Java devastates Bezocki, drowning about 600 residents, wrecking crops, and leaving thousands homeless. Communication is cut, relief work hampered as waters show no sign of receding and emergency efforts proceed with difficulty.
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Batavia
Java
Bezocki
Dayton man claims two strawberry crops per year
A Dayton, Washington dispatch reports W. E. Huntley claims a method to grow two strawberry crops annually with a second harvest equal to the first in June. His first crop earned about $450 an acre, and early indications suggest the second could yield similar or larger returns in the Touchet Valley.
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Dayton
Washington
W. E. Huntley
Huntley
Jay
Millionaire in Prison Enters San Quentin as Convict 23753
William J. Bradbury the aged millionaire convicted of perjury entered San Quentin on September 2 and lost his identity becoming convict 23753. He sobbed cried this is awful and was given a bath striped and assigned to a cell. He faces a year in the jute mill unless pardoned.
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San Quentin
Calif
William J. Bradbury
Wheat and grain outlook as threshing pauses shift storage
Union county farmers report half threshing after heavy rains. Oats and barley crops seen as average with occasional larger yields. In Walla Walla, Leo Peterson predicts Western wheat yields near record levels, prompting warnings that markets may drop soon and farmers should sell now before prices fall.
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President Root
American Light
Young Benson
F. A. Cook
SAY Records
Tell Truth
Bradley
Salt Lake Cadets
City
Iva
Java Community
San Quentin Prison
Irain
Rap
Walla Walla
Oregon
Idaho
Leo Peterson
Commercial Gazette
Colfax
Peterson
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