Gotch Masters Hackenschmidt In Five-Minute World Title Bout
Frank Gotch defeats Hackenschmidt in five minutes and 15 seconds securing the first fall with a leg hold and wrist lock. The match drew around 30 000 spectators at the American Leagues Baseball Park with Gotch earning 21 600 dollars and half of moving picture receipts.
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Chicago
Frank Gotoh
Hackenschmidt Shor
Hack
American Leagues Baseball Park
Icago
Sept
Hamldt
Iowa
Restler
George Ackenschmidt
Hackenschmidt
Gotch
Gotchard Hackerschmidt
Hacke
Mable
Hackenschmid
Coeeed
Tats
Humboldt Lad
Labor Day Observed With Quiet Parades Across Cities
Labor Day activities varied from restrained parades to citywide closures. In La Grande stores stayed open briefly while offices closed. Seattle and San Francisco hosted large gatherings led by Gompers. Davenport featured Champ Clark's labor speech. Portland reported scant programs. Tacoma staged a small marching band procession.
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la Grande
Los Angeles
Alexander
Temple Street
Samuel Gompers
Davenport
Champ Clark
Bingham
Frank Morrison
American
Federation of Labor
Employers’ Association For
Portland
Labor Day
la Grandes Ditimer Bucket Brigade
Aviator Gar P.S. Sets New World Altitude Record
Paris September 4 Gar P. S. soared to a new world altitude record rising to 18845 feet over the sea. The monoplane flight nearly vanished from view and surpassed the previous mark by about a thousand feet.
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Paris
France
Gar PS
Great German Naval Review to Unfold in Kiel Harbor
Portia reports thousands gather as Peter William prepares to review the German fleet. Tomorrow a vast force sails into Kiel with about 100 vessels, totaling 400000 tons and 25000 men. The lineup includes 22 battleships of the dreadnought class.
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Portia
Kile
Peter William
Mason Ehrman Logs Headquarter Move to La Grande
Mason Ehrman, Portland wholesale grocers, announce moving their Eastern Oregon headquarters from Baker to La Grande. John McAllister visits Foley Hotel to organize operations, with La Grande to remain the pivotal hub. Expect full setup by early next year as more Portland houses shift centers to La Grande.
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Mason-Ehrman
Porland
la Grande
Oregon
Baker
John McAllister
Foley Hotel
Portland
Beattie Denies Fathering Binford Child in Chesterfield Trial
Henry takes stand in defense as Beattie claims he did not love Buelah Binford and never trusted Paul Beattie. Beattie says he paid money under duress, broke relations in 1908, and that a road-side machine linked to Kastelburg rather than him. Letters to Beulah described as tatty and inappropriate.
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Chesterfield
Henry Beattie
Beattie
Paul Beattie
Buelah
Binford
Smith
Kastelburg’s
Kid
Beulah Beattie
Government to sue Southern Pacific and Kern Trading firm
The federal government plans to sue Southern Pacific and Kern Trading & Oil for recovery of vast lands in California as a key action. Special Assistant Attorney General Townsend will handle the case linking mineral exclusion provisions to grants.
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Portland
Southern Pacific
Kern Trading & Oil Company
California
Townsend
France offers peace terms in Moroccan negotiations
Berlin reports France presents a compromise proposal to Germany offering territorial concessions in Morocco in return for recognition of French supervisory rights. Officials fear Germany may reject the bid, risking another rupture in talks.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
France
Germany
Morocco
Church of England in Canada holds annual convention prep
London Ontario reports the general board of omissions of the Church of England in Canada gathering as a preparatory meeting ahead of the General Synod convention. The board met on September 4 with many churchmen and missionary workers in attendance as the convention schedule engages.
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London
Ont
General Board of
Church of England In Canada
General Synod
Fernbank dam celebration opens in Cincinnati
Cincinnati marks the completion of the Fernbank dam with a week of events. A formal dedication includes six bottles of waters from the Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Panama Canal and Gulf of Mexico poured into the Ohio. Parades, regattas, motor boat races and band contests headline the festivities.
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Cincinnati
Fernbank
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Pacific
Panama Canal
Gulf of
Chamber
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Frank Gotch
Nathan P. Bryan
Florida
Bryan
William James Bryan Wa
Towans
Clark
Morrison
Onde
Paria
Tacoma
Sopho
Spanaway Lake
Rome
New World's
Aviator
Great German Naval Review
Buelik Binford
Henry JA
Fall River
Virginia State Shool
Lynchburg
W. Va
Lyschburg Gun Club
Board of Missions
Kilo Miver
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