Irrigation and Smokesacks Lure Eastern Visitors to West
John Collier president of the Commercial Club and head of the People's store returns after touring the East and Middle West. He says irrigation makes the desert bloom and attracts homeseekers, while manufacturing plants draw people after irrigation has matured. He visited Nampa to inspect a $2,000,000 government project and plans to study commercial conditions in settled districts.
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Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
John Collier
Commercial Club
People’s Store
Nampa
Bcame
Collier
Bourne Treads On Waterland Grande In Short Time
United States Senator Jonathan Bourne arrives on Oregon soil for the first time in two years. On the train he chats with fellow passengers in the buffet car as observers note his sharp political sense and confidence in a Taft victory. The scene prompts an impromptu greeting in La Grande and signals a Portland sojourn plan.
Tie-up feared as CPR mechanics meet in Winnipeg
Winnipeg on September 11 hosts a sudden gathering of the joint protective board of the International Brotherhoods of Maintenance of Waymen. Observers expect the meeting to precipitate a general tie up of the Canadian Pacific Railway system amid ongoing mechanics' strike actions.
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Winnipeg
Joint Protective Board
The
International Brotherhoods of Maintenance of Waymen
Cannon Denounces Methodist Bishops as Misinformed
In Danville on September 11 Cannon denounces Methodist bishops as misinformed and half cocked following a bitter attack by William J Bryan. He predicts re election. In Cincinnati tentative Taft Bryan debate plans emerge for September 23. In San Francisco a fire causes up to a quarter million dollars in losses for Van Arsdale Harris and Bleichhouse lumber firms.
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Danville, Tl
William JJ. Bryan
Joseph G. Candemeee
Fae
Cannon
Cincinnati
Wm. H. Taft
William J. Bryan
San Francisco
van Arsdale-Harris
Edward F. Bmichouse Lumber
Armada Reaches Albany as West Australia Welcomes Fleet
Albany Australia Sept 11 The Atlantic fleet reached Albany at eight o clock and thousands of townsfolk greeted the ships on shore Premier M J Moore and Admiral Sperry exchanged greetings early in the day. The visit shows West Australians eager to extend hospitality to the United States and the fleet enjoys the first impression of local reception.
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Australia
West Australia
United States
M. J. Moore
Admiral Sperry
Paris editor sentenced for attempt on Dreyfus
Louis A. Gregori Paris military editor was sentenced to five years imprisonment for attempting to shoot Major Alfred Dreyfus in the Pantheon on June 4.
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Paris
Louis A. Gregori
Alfred Dreyfus
Pantheon
Agonizing Night After Fatal Gun Explosion
John Hay spent a terrifying night in the mountains near Agansiz with his son who was fatally injured by an accidental gun explosion. At dawn he sought medical help while his son lay in a comfortable position. He returned with doctors and medicine, but the boy was already dead.
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Vancouver
John Hay
Agansiz
Murderer is Hanged at San Quentin
Constantino Borsel was hanged today at San Quentin for the murder of Emilio D'Eramo in the gallows room. His last act was kissing a portrait of his wife, whom he blamed for the trouble after D'Eramo taunted him about his wife's alleged infidelity.
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Borsel
Emilio D'Eramo
D'Eramo
Exile Official Set for Test Ride at Huachuca
Exile official Col. William FP Stewart of the coast artillery begins a test ride at Fort Huachuca in Huachuca Arizona as plans for a route remain unannounced.
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Huachuc
Ariz
William FP. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Fort Huachuc
Hila
Gen Prosperity Establishes HQ in Union County This Season
Ten warranty deeds filed for record and one mortgage signal Gen Prosperity’s base of operations in Union County for the season. The filings point to active land transfers and secured loans as the local pattern. Prosperity’s presence concentrates economic activity in the county seat.
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Gen. Prosperity
Union County
Seattle Society Woman Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
Mrs John Davis formerly Marloitta Myers a socialite died in the Washington Annex after drinking carbolic acid. Her husband John Davis a Seattle real estate capitalist had married her after a San Francisco marriage. The couple had toured Europe before returning to Seattle to care for her ailing mother. The cause remains unknown and the incident shocked local society.
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Seattle
John Davis
Marloitta Myers
Washington Annex
Maery“Ih
San Francisco
Bond Issue Approved to Finish Western Pacific Line
San Francisco September 11 The board of directors votes a bond issue of 26000000 to rush completion of the Western Pacific line. Half the amount will be issued at present. Of 926 miles from Lake to San Francisco 660 miles are graded. The coast is complete to Berry Creek above Oroville. Forty two hundred men are employed on the project.
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San Francisco
Western Pacific
Berry Creek
Oroville
Forest Fire Rages Across Mesaba Range
Duluth report says forest fires burn steadily over grazing land covering five thousand square miles. Wind mild but authorities expect the fire to burn out. Smoke is nearly intolerable and all women and children have been moved to settlements while men stay to fight.
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Duluth
Minn
Mesaba Range
Hold Parade Held Despite Warnings in England
London reports a parade linked to a Buddhist congress will proceed despite threats against Protestant Alliance leaders. The Catholic Annukyb… Society claimed the death threats, though officials doubt Catholic origin. Officials call the procession England's largest religious event since Henry VI era amid Protestant Catholic tension.
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Protestant Alliance
Seasion
London
England
Henry VI
Blindfolded car chauffeur to race five miles at Louisville Downs
A blindfolded driver in a large automobile will race five miles at Churchill Downs tomorrow afternoon as a feature event for the Louisville Automobile Club. Eastern driver Fowler has accepted to participate. Eight regular motor racing events are scheduled with various car styles involved.
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Louisville
Hurehill Downs
Louisville Automobile Club
Fowler
Olympic Athletes Set For Metropolitan Track Meet At Travers Island
Many American medalists from the British Games will compete in the senior Metropolitan Track and Field championships at Travers Island home of the New York Athletic Club. The program adds a mile walk championship as a new feature alongside the usual events.
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New York
America
Travers Island
New York Athletic Club
Republicans Claim Jersey Convention Set in Trenton
Trenton September 11 Republicans will hold a state convention in two weeks to nominate electors two at large and one from each of ten congressional districts. The state committee prepares for a vigorous campaign and aims to build a larger Taft plurality. Observers note Fryan’s rising popularity since his nomination faced Democratic opposition in New Jersey.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Taft
Tate
Burns and Johnson Set for Sydney Bout This November
London reports Tommy Burns and Inch Johnson agreed to fight in Sydney Australia with the bout scheduled for November. Australians will finance the event at a purse of 15 006 pounds. The winner would receive sixty percent with the loser forty percent.
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Tommy Burns
Inch Johnson
Flaeht
Sydney
Australia
Trindertadu & Wyndlente
Slojie
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