Joy Ride Fatal Crash and Arrests Reported in Portland
Two men were arrested after Dolly Ferrera died in a Sunday morning joy ride crash in Portland. The auto skidded 40 feet off an embankment. Dolly Ferrera died instantly while three women were briefly jailed and later released. Police consider multiple charges possible. the vehicle was the W. M. Ladd car.
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Portland
Harry Holland
John Robertson
Ddlly Ferrera
Ferrera
Holland
Dolly Roberston
Anna Rosé
Eva Meyer
Dolly
W. M. Ladd Auto
Peaceful Valley Proves a Packed House Hit
A crowded Pastime last night hailed Peaceful Valley as a dramatic triumph from opening to close. The large cast and strong performances drew enthusiastic applause throughout the performance.
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Curtisa
Peaceful Valley
Enormous oat yield claimed on Island City farm
Tom Snyder reports an astonishing 129 bushels per acre of high grade oats on a 20 acre field at the Hunter farm near Island City. He says the record could be the largest oat yield in Union county history, surpassing earlier yields of 80 to 83 baskets noted by Walter M. Pierce and the McCall farm.
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Tom Snyder
Hunter Farm
Island City
Union County
Walter M. Pierce
McCall
Glavis promises sensational charges against Ballinger
In a Taft letter Louis R. Glavis pledges to publish sensational facts soon about the Cunningham coal land and Alaska transactions. He says the matter involves a supposed monoploly attempt and asserts he acted to enforce the law for the people. Taft era dispatch from Omaha and Des Moines report Taft’s travel and turbulent street car strike aftermath.
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Seattle
Taft
Louis R. Glavis
Glavis
Ballinger
Cunningham
Alaska
Department of the Interior
Taft Asked to Arbitrate Strike in Omaha
Strike leaders press President Taft to take control of the dispute as he arrives in Omaha for a visit. Taft plans to meet leaders at dinner and decide the matter, with his stance expected to guide the outcome in the Midwest.
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Omaha
Taft
Sioux City
R. O. Pratt
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Session Opens in Seattle
In Seattle on Sept 20 the Souvenir Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows began its first session at the Moore Theatre with welcome addresses. Officials worked on program preparations for the week’s proceedings while concerns about fraud and duty to country were voiced in letters and remarks by attendees.
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Seattle
Militants Gather in Odd Fellows Temple for National Guard Reserve Push
A morning council convened at the Odd Fellows temple with delegates from across the country. Oregon delegates include Ed Hostettler The Dalles and Dr Striker Portland, filling the vacancy of the late Richard Scott. Brigadier General P A Hantx from Baker City also attends as Oregon Patriarchs Militant delegate.
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Odd Fellows Temple
Odd Fellows
National Guard
Ed Hostettler
Dalles
Doctor Striker
Portland
Richard Scott
Oregon
Seattle
W. J. Snodgrass
la Grande
P. A. Hantx
Oregon Patriarchs Militant
Baker City
Johnson May Live Status Report
Johnson's condition in Rochester Minnesota is hopeful as doctors say continued vitality and freedom from complications today could guarantee an early recovery. The update notes his potential to live if progress remains favorable.
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Johnson
Rochester
Minn
Friday Motion Day Sets Court Schedule
Judge Knowles designates Friday as motion day with attorneys told to be ready at 10 a.m. to present cases. No special grand jury session before court opens. expected grand jury work to be light once court begins.
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Court House
North Bank Sends Steel for Northwestern Road
Ten car loads of steel and a large crew arrived in Kennewick Washington to begin track laying under Master Mechanic W H Saxton. Material for 75 miles of track is included with more to come from Pueblo Colorado to extend the North Coast line toward North Yakima and Spokane.
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Kennewick
North Coast Road
W. H. Saxton
Pueblo
Colo
Yakima Valley
Spokane
Northwestern
Beet Pulling Scheduled to Start Next Week
Amalgamated Sugar announces beet pulling will begin next Monday as harvest nears completion. Labor scarcity may ease as harvest winds down and workers are scarce in fields. Japanese and white laborers are expected to seek work in the beet fields.
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Amalgamated Sugar Company
Miss Mamie Harris Heads to San Jose Normal School
Miss Mamie Harris leaves tomorrow for Southern California travel to San Jose. She will enroll in a course at the San Jose Normal School.
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Mamie Harris
San Jose
San Jose Normal School
Slavery Claims Raise Alarm Over Mexican System
New York reports detail by John Kenneth Turner alleging peonage and debt bondage in Mexico. The piece cites State authorities, prison abuses, abolished public schools, and widespread forced labor on Yucatan and Henequen plantations with debts passed from father to son.
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New York
Mexico
Yucatan
John Kenneth Tames
Current American
Russia
Siberian
Diaz
Turner
Henequen
Susal
Turner Oliver Winds Up Evidence for Spokane ICC Hearing
Turner Oliver, attorney for Wetting Evidence Together, prepares to wind up evidence in the rate hearing set for Spokane before the Interstate Commerce Commission on the 28th. He plans to travel to Spokane Sunday night or Monday morning to review the filed lines of evidence. Commissioners will travel from Salt Lake City and may pass through La Grande or Butte.
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Turner Oliver
Spokane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oliver
Salt Lake City
la Grande
Butte
Japs to Attend Portola Festival Sailings to San Francisco
The cruiser Id azuma under Captain Jakeshita sailed from TOKIO to join the Portola festival in San Francisco in October honoring the discovery of San Francisco Bay.
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Tokio
Idazuma
Jakeshita
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
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Hostettler
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Great Ado
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