Taft and Bacon Shift Cuban War Outlook
Washington reports high officials say revolutionary gains collapsed as Cubans show instability and U S influence grows. Taft and Bacon plan Havana arrival with possible peace talks while insurgents pause fighting. Navy reports cables cut and preparations for a larger landing to protect American interests.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
United States
Taft
Bacon
Cuba
Panama
Sleeper
State Department
Havana
Mormon Concert Postponed for Tabernacle Opening
The committee postpones the grand opening concert from Sept 22 to December due to seating and lighting issues. The event aims to showcase Oregon’s top artists in solos duets and quartets with a 75 voice choir and the O. S. band, plus the monster pipe organ.
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Mormon Tabernacia
Earl Ge
Tabernacle
Oregon
O. S. Band
Hunting Season Opens in New York
The open season for duck woodcock grouse and squirrel began yesterday in theory but Sunday hunting is illegal under the Penal Code so hunters can legally start today. Hundreds of hunters traveled to woods on Long Island and in the state’s mountain districts for the opening outings.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Long Island
Secret service probes counterfeit half dollar circulation
Des Moines reports secret service men investigate widespread fake half dollars believed to be perfect specimens. Government dies are thought stolen. Duluth reports Mrs. Longworth may chaperone a bear hunting party near Bovey on the Mesaba ranch this fall.
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Scripps News Association
Des Moines
Secret Service
Duluth Minn
Longworth
Bovey
Mesaba Ranch
Spiritualist medium sentenced for assault in Salt Lake
George Arnold, a spiritualistic medium, was sentenced to ninety days in the county jail for assaulting a widow during a seance. He wore robes and impersonated the widow’s late husband, then struck her as she embraced the apparition after he appeared.
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Scripps News Association
Salt Lake
George Arnold
Arnald
Woman Killed as Auto Hits Open Draw Bridge in Seattle
In Seattle on September 17, Mrs. Raymond, wife of an auto chauffeur, was killed when an automobile struck an open draw bridge on the tide flats in the city. The driver sustained only minor injuries. The couple had been separated as she sought to locate her husband in West Seattle.
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Scripps News Association
Seattle
Wash
Raymond
Tide Flats
Missionaries Attacked in Zion City Riot Injuring Elders
Marmar dispatch reports missionaries preaching on Zion City streets were assaulted by opponents. Guards restrained the riot. Mormon Elders Christiansen and Elliott sustained injuries during the clash.
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Ecrippe News Association
Marmar
Zion City
Christiansen
Elliott
Pure Food Regulation Hearings Begin In New York
A federal commission formed by the secretaries of the treasury commerce and labor and agriculture opens public hearings in New York to craft rules for enforcing the Pure Food Law. Participants must file notices in advance. regulations planned for publication by October 1. A parallel hearing starts today at the Department of Agriculture in Washington.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of Agriculture
Commission
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Industrial Edition Praised By Valley Figures
The Observer reports strong approval for its Industrial Edition on the Grande Ronde Valley. Local business leaders and residents praise the thorough presentation of resources and advantages, calling the edition accurate and effective advertising for the region.
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Observer
Grande Ronde Valley
C. B. Simmons
Parr-Simmons Co
Dunn
A. &. Geddes
Geddes Bros
Mrs. Ireland
Eastern Oregon Galoniaing Co
J. W. Scriber
Farmers and Trader's National Bank
A. Russell
W.W. Weere
Blue Mountain Creamery
Industriel
Geo. L. Cleaver
Eastern Oregon Paving Bank
First Football Practice Underway at Local High School
High school football aspirants began practice tonight in informal fashion without a coach. Players kicked the pigskin and began to gauge material quality. Officials expect adoption of new and revised rules this year.
Noted horse thief captured in La Grande
J C McKennon helped capture fugitive S Turko who escaped Grant county jail amid a horse theft ring. Turko, identified as ring leader by a state’s evidence witness, was jailed then fled and was seized after a sale attempt over the phone. Grant county officials pursue Turko with deputy sheriffs coordinating with La Grande authorities.
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J. C. McKennon
S. Turko
Grant County
la Grande
J. D. McKennon
McKennon
S. Turk
Pendleton
Turk
German Manufacturers Seek White House Aid Amid Trade War Fears
A German delegation from the Reichstag met the President at Oyster Bay seeking action to curb an imminent trade war. They protested the current treaty with the United States and warned the Agrarian party favors attacks by American and German manufacturers. The President pledged to present the complaint to American customs officers and ordered immediate delivery of the findings.
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Scrippa News Association
Oyster Bay
Reichstag
Germany
Odd Fellows Hold Eighty Second Annual Grand Lodge Meeting
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows opened its eighty second annual communication in Toronto Ontario with a very large attendance noted.
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Scripps News Association
Toronto
Ont
Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Carpenters Win Five Dollar Daily Rate in San Francisco
San Francisco carpenters win a five dollar per day wage from contractors this morning, preventing a serious strike and preserving steady construction work in the city.
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Scrig¢pa News Association
San Francisco
Hearst Popular in New York for Democratic Endorsement
Investigations show William Hearst’s chances for endorsement at Buffalo have improved. Opponents admit the situation is desperate as New Yorkers say Hearst will stage a winning display and is already certain to carry twenty upstate counties.
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Ceripps News Association
New York
Wm. Hearst
Buffalo
Hearst
Dewey's Benefactor Dies
Rear Admiral Sir Edward of Chester England former commander of the British squadron at Manila during the Spanish American war dies. He backed Admiral Dewey against Germany at a pivotal moment and was a personal friend of the American hero.
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Scripps Newe Association
Gibralter
Sir Edward of Chester
England
Manila
Dewey
Germany
Nelson files $60,000 libel suit against Roger Sullivan
Chicago report states Theodore Nelson, a strong Bryan supporter, sues Roger Sullivan for libel. Sullivan had attacked Nelson in response to Bryan's charges. Nelson will defend himself in court.
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Scripps News Association
Chicago
Theodore Nelson
Roger Sullivan
Nelson
Bryan
Sullivan
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