Voters Await Primary Outcomes in Multnomah County
Portland reports a light predicted turnout as polls open noon to seven. Insurgents vie for offices including governor secretary of state and state treasurer while direct primary proponents doubt Ellis Hawley seats. Main contest expected in Multnomah where about one third of voters are registered and insurgents seek control.
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Voting opens in La Grande as Republican turnout grows
Precincts report rising bris loaf brightness in La Grande with 172 total registrations across four wards and 500 Republican voters. By 8 pm Ward 2 tallies show 100 votes, signaling a likely full 172 turnout before polls close. The town remains quiet with offices closed and weather favorable as observers forecast statewide returns.
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Arizona Hit by Third Quake in Forty Years
Phoenix reports a serious earthquake beginning late yesterday and continuing into this morning with no damage reported. It marks the third quake felt in forty years.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Six Killed In Indiana Traction Collision
Six people died in a head on crash between two Indiana Traction electric cars near Tipton Indiana. The victims included Dr H Hoathauser of Brooklyn and Motorman Baker among others. Authorities cite a possible misread order as the cause.
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Tipton
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Indiana Traction Line
H. Hoathauser
Brooklyn
W. H. Hosthauger
Baker
Vernal Raileback
Hymera
Louis Brook
Kokomo
B. T. Walsh
Ft. Wayne
Hosthauser
Nellie Coxen
Lumberman Gathering Opens in Bellingham
The vanguard of the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers arrived in Bellingham for a two day meeting with a business social session held today. A rumor of production curtailment was denied by association members present.
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Pacific Cast
Carrol Must Stand Trial In Libel Suit Ruling
Des Moines Sept 24 Judge Howland denied a motion to remove the libel suit against Governor Carrol from the jury and instruct for a verdict of acquittal. The suit was brought by John Cownle former chairman of the state board of control whom Carrol fired.
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Ballinger Arrives in Washington for Cabinet Meeting
Secretary Ballinger landed in Washington with good humor and confidence ahead of Monday’s cabinet session. He denied Spokane rumors that he planned prosecutions of prominent Washington citizens in land fraud cases.
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Children to usher in fair week with special exhibits
The fair committee met to plan a children's day opening after last year's 2200-child parade. E. B. Bragg is tapped to organize the Children's day program. Stock exhibits expand as stock sheds are built and condition remains healthy with no contagious disease. Exhibits must be in by noon on opening day to secure space.
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P. A. Charlton
Will Church
Summerville
Crime Probe Linked to Land Fraud Claims
Federal grand jury investigates alleged land fraud combinations amid a quarrel over an eighteen dollar debt. A doctor accused of performing a criminal operation on a young girl is reported to have failed and buried remains, with a suspect in custody.
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Federal Grand Jury
Inquiry into Northwest Alaska land frauds opens before grand jury
Spokane reports a federal grand jury inquiry into land frauds in the northwest and Alaska has begun with Interior Department and Justice orders. Special agents are active in Spokane and elsewhere after Secretary Ballinger's visit. The probe may cover about 400 land entries across coal mineral grazing and timber lands with many prominent residents expected to testify. It is viewed as part of a move to vindicate Secretary Ballinger amid Pinchot charges.
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Northwest
Alaska
Federal Grand Jury
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Department of Justice
R. A. Ballinger
York Reporters and Process Servers In Prenuptial Dispute
Lina sues over Chanler's prenuptial agreement claim arguing it was made with a lawyer present and cannot be set aside without extraordinary cause. The case involves Lina and Chanler with reporters noting process servers.
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York
Lina
Chanler
Young Man Changes Name in New York Court Order
Richard Frank lin, aged twenty one, was cut off by his youth and succeeded by Richard Franklin Weeks after a court grant to change his name. His mother married Bartow Weeks nine years ago, and he has long been known by his stepfather’s surname.
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Richard Franklin
Richard Franklin Weeks
Bartow
Weeks
Taft Quiet Day Visiting Old Friends In Cincinnati
President Taft spent a quiet day in Cincinnati visiting old friends. Secretary Norton announced BE. Rt. Griswold of New York was named secretary of the newly created railroad securities commission. Taft left this afternoon for further engagements.
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Railroad Securities Commission
Sailors Robbed Near Sunrise in San Francisco
Two sailors were assaulted and robbed near a waterfront location in San Francisco. William Sahigran was beaten and tossed into a bag from which he was rescued. Minutes later Kenneth Smith lost 250 dollars to the same attackers. Police suspect the same two men. The incidents occurred just before sunrise.
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Kenneth Smith
Aviator George Chaveza Survives Bad Fall
Domodosacia Italy reports aviator George Chaveza will live after a severe fall yesterday. He passed a fair night, received visitors, and recounted the accident.
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Domodosacia
Italy
George Chaveza
Canneries Burned Up in British Columbia Town Fire
Fire broke out at three large herring canneries in Nansimo BC destroying salteries and causing about $20,000 in losses. Origin of the blaze remains unknown.
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Canadian official removed over Vancouver Chinese arrivals
W Rowell son of Sir MacKenzie Rowell, controller of Chinese immigration at Vancouver, was suspended by the Minister of Trade and Commerce for alleged irregularities tied to the arrival and admittance of Orientals. The move cites Bowell's reinstatement of a Chinese interpreter as a key factor amid a broader government inquiry into possible smuggling of Chinese people into Canada.
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B. C
W. Rowell
MacKenzie Rowell
Gold bullion en route to Seattle from Alaska
Seattle dispatch reports more than 3.75 million dollars in gold bullion traveling to Seattle, largely drawn from Tanana and Fairbanks, based on today's advices.
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Tanana
Fairbanks
Minnesota Mian Dies Here in La Grande
William Hoast a Minnesota native about thirty years old died yesterday in the northwest part of town after a consumption. The body will be shipped to Kimball Minnesota this evening for burial. He is survived by a wife a two weeks old child and a brother who will accompany the remains to Minnesota. the widow and infant stay in La Grande.
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Kimball
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la Grande
Chandler Chanler Westward Amid Contested Fortune
New York reports Robert Chanler heads west as Lina Cavalieri steps to collect a fortune he signed over before marriage. Attorneys for the Divas plan a suit to compel Chanler to honor the agreement likely to be filed soon.
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Robert Chanler
Lina Cavalieri
Chanler
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Three Chorus Girls and Three Men Die in Auto Canal Crash
New Orleans on September 24 three members of the Queen Moulin Rouge chorus and three other men died when an automobile plunged into a canal. Butler owner of the car Featian a perfumery salesman and an unidentified man also killed. Names of the girls unknown. Police seek to raise the vehicle and recover bodies.
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Queen Moulin Rouge Company
Mas Butler
Joseph Featian
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Oberammergau Barbers Hopeful After Haircut Ban Ends
Munich reports barbers in Oberammergau ready for a rush of business as a 1910 limit on male haircuts expires tomorrow. The burgomaster banned cuts to keep Passion Play participants’ appearance historically accurate, leaving local barbers reliant on tourists for income.
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Oberammergau
Christy Walsh Pardon Campaign Seeks Port Leavenworth Release
A large petition filed with the Department of Justice seeks President Taft’s clemency for John R. Walsh the 72 year old Chicago banker serving a federal sentence at Port Leavenworth. Accompanying the petition are thousands of letters bound in volumes from officers directors stockholders and depositors claiming no losses from Walsh alleged irregularities.
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John R. Walsh
Chicago
Port Leavenworth
Department of Justice
Walsh
Taft
Going Some Comes to Stewart Opera House in New York
Lawrence and Sandusky present Going Some at Stewart Opera House Wednesday evening. Five lively acts promise nonstop merriment with 20 performers on stage and a plot involving a phonograph face on a ranch in New Mexico alongside cow punchery and college life. The show hails from a long Belasco Theatre run in New York as a comedy hit.
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Sandusky
New York
Stewart Opera House
New Mexico
Belasco Theatre
National Catholic Charities Conference Opens in Washington
The National Conference of Catholic Charities begins in Washington for four days, aiming to unify national church charity efforts, review child welfare and juvenile court work, and address poverty in modern industry. ONeil will discuss industrial accidents and poverty. Mrs. Carter will preside. Pope Pius X sends blessings.
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