Forgers of Railroad Passes Arrested in San Francisco
Charles Phairkill and J P Monahan former Portland railroad clerks were arrested on telegraphic advice charging theft of blank passes and forgery of officials names. Detectives link them to a broader forged pass scheme used by ticket scalpers and travelers. They agreed to return to Portland without extradition after being found with two blank Southern Pacific and two blank Oregon Railroad & Navigation passes.
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San Francisco
Charles Phairkill
J. P. Monahan
Portland
Thairkill
Monahan
Northwest
Southern Pacific
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Revenue Cutter Tahoma to be Launched Saturday
The revenue cutter Tahoma will be launched at the New York Ship Building Co yard in Camden New Jersey on Saturday October 10 Grace Clark Kahler of Tacoma will serve as sponsor The launch coincides with Founders week in Philadelphia The Tahoma named for Tacoma replaces the City of Destiny spelling to avoid naval name conflicts It features 225 tons coal capacity and 55 tons fresh water capacity for long distance cruising
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Washington
Tacoma
New York Ship Building Company
Camden
N. J
Grace Clark Kahler
Philadelphia
City of Destiny
Revenue Cutter Service
Rockefellers Visit Gem Saloon in Desolate Carlin
William Rockefeller and his two sons visited Carlin Nevada on October 5 and stopped at the Gem saloon to drink. Locals, unfamiliar with the visitors, noted little interest as Carlin’s Gem is famed as a tough resort in the desert town.
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Reno, Nev
William Rockefeller
Carlin
Gem
Operator hit by 30000 volt shock on wireless set
While at the receiving instrument on Russian Hill San Francisco L T Crow operator was struck by electricity leaving a hole an inch deep in the marble table top He escaped with slight injuries and estimated that about 30000 volts passed through his body He was not seriously hurt.
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San Francisco
Russian Hill
L. T. Crow
Crow
Portland markets report with multiple commodity quotes
Wheat track prices for Club 88 cents Red Russian 85c Bluestem 92c Valley 90c Barley feed 25.50 rolled 27.28 Oats No 1 white 30 gray 29 Hay Timothy Willamette fancy 14 ordinary 11 East ern Oregon 16 50 mixed 18 alfalfa 11 Butter extra 34 fancy 32 and 30 store 18 eyes extra 31 82 firsts 28 29 seconds 23 26 Eastern 26 28 Hops New Oregon 6 17c 1907 2% 4c 1906 1% 1%e Wool Valley 14 15c wb Eastern Oregon 8 18c shrinkage Mohair Choice 18 19c
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Wool— Valley
Eastern
Seattle Markets Prices For Wheat Hay And Dairy
Wheat bluestem 95c. Oats 27.50. Barley 23. Hay prices Eastern Washington 16 per ton Puget Sound 9.50 10 per ton. Wheat hay 12 per ton alfalfa 9.50 10 per ton. Butter Washington creamery 32c per lb ranch 21 23c per lb Oregon 28c. Eggs selected local 43c per doz Eastern 26 28c per doz Oregon ranch 32c per doz.
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Washington Creamery
Oregon
Oregon Ranch
Central American magnate predicts Panama Canal failure
J Gabriel Duque, a Panama Canal zone newspaper owner, says the project will be abandoned, cost about 700 million dollars, and take 20 years to complete. He cites sun damage and dam disintegration as factors forcing a near rewrite of the canal plan. Duque, visiting Los Angeles, has 32 years in Panama and remains a canal ally.
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Los Angeles
Panama Canal
J. Gabriel Duque
Canal Zone
Gatum
Duque
Opened South Dakota land draw to 820000 acres
Dallas Dated Oct 6 reports 820000 acres of free government land in the Rosebud Indian reservation opened to applicants. About 200000 expected to register for a 160 acre farm, with 5000 such farms available and land nearby selling at 20 to 30 dollars an acre. Registration points include Dallas and Gregory South Dakota, Chamberlain and Pierson South Dakota, O Neill and Valentine Nebraska.
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Dallas
South Dakota
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Uncle Sam
Gregory
S. D
Chamberlain
Pi ‘Ho
O’neill
Valentine
Neb
Birds Trapped by Fog In San Bernardino Tragic Flight
In San Bernardino California October 5 a fogbound flight of thousands of storm driven birds from Central America perished by colliding with trees and houses. Many sought shelter in barns churches and dwellings while others slept in streets. Professor R B Herron notes most birds are Northern phalorope and night heron.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Central America
R. B. Herron
Mormons Pledge Support to Prohibition Legislation
In Salt Lake City 15000 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints voted unanimous approval of a resolution pledging the entire membership to support prohibition legislation. The vote followed their president's discourse at the 79th semiannual conference opening in the tabernacle.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Great Tabernacle
Haskell Fund Grows As Oklahoma Responds
Guthrie Oklahoma October 5 Governor Haskell reports three thousand dollars raised to combat President Roosevelt and W R Hearst with funds to the Democratic National campaign. Donations continue at about one hundred dollars daily and will be turned over to Herman Ridder the new national committee treasurer by John B Dolin the former assistant treasurer.
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Haskell
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
W. R. Hearst
Democratic National Campaign Fund
Herman Ridder
National Committee
John B. Doolin
Valier shoots coworker then kills himself in Willits
In Willits California on a Saturday night Frank Valier a sawmill worker shot and killed John Henderson a fellow worker then shot himself fatally Valier was believed to have hidden behind a tree and shot Henderson in the back as he returned from buying supplies, the body fell nearby.
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Willits
Cal
Frank Valier
John Henderson
Valier
Henderson
Roosevelt Again in Eight Years Declared at Exposition
In Rock Island Illinois on October 5 Congressman Nicholas Longworth son-in-law of the President stated that Theodore Roosevelt would run for President again in eight years. The address was delivered before several thousand people on the Tri-State Exposition grounds.
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Roosevelt
Rock Island
Ill
Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
European crisis looms as Bulgaria and Bosnia move
London dispatch reports rapid shifts in near eastern politics with two looming acts. Prince Ferdinand may declare Bulgarian independence and claim the title of czar aligning with Roumelia, while Austria-Hungary pursues practical annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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London
Europe
Near East
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Roumelia
Czar
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Berlin
Turkey
Austria
Atlantic Fleet Braved 100 MPH Typhoon at Manila Bay
The Atlantic battleship fleet rode out a 12 hour hurricane in Manila Bay with 100 mile an hour winds. Ships steamed to Cavite and anchored as storms toppled trees, unroofed buildings, and cut shore communications. The depot commissary was among structures reported unroofed.
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Manila
Manila Bay
Cavite
Salvation Army Arrests in Los Angeles Protest Meeting Ban
In Los Angeles on October 4, more than 30 Salvation Army members were arrested for violating a city ordinance limiting open air meetings to specific districts. They were taken to Central Police Station singing and praying, with bail set at 25 dollars per person. Over half, including 12 women, chose to remain in jail overnight, while men faced jail cell conditions.
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Los Angeles
Salvation Army
Pacific Coast cities plan unified action on national legislation
Leading Pacific Coast cities including Seattle Portland Tacoma Spokane Los Angeles Oakland San Francisco and other executives met to coordinate efforts on national legislation affecting the three Pacific states. The conference aimed to present a united front to lawmakers on issues impacting regional interests.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Pacific Ocean
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Spokane
Los Angeles
Oakland
California woman wears man's garb for 30 years
Mary Johnson of California lived as a man named Frank Woodhull for three decades to better earn a living. The 50 year old, educated steerage passenger on the New York clipper was exposed at Ellis Island when a sharp clerk and hospital doctors doubted her disguise.
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New York
Mary Johnson
California
Ellis Island
Frank Woodhull
Mysel
Taft to Close Campaign in Youngstown Ohio
Taft will close his presidential campaign on November 2 in Youngstown Ohio after the national campaign kickoff there with Governor Hughes. The plan signals active campaigning up to the final address and emphasizes the tie to the opening event.
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Taft
Ohio
Kansas City
Judge Taft
Youngstown
Hughes
Challenged Direct Primary Plans Hit Constitutionality
In Spokane Washington candidates defeated in September seek to strike down the 1907 direct primary law. Judge W W Zent of Ritzville filed a petition challenging non partisan judiciary rules and filings fees. The state canvassing board was ordered to show cause, with Supreme Court to rule on first and second choices for multi candidate tickets and judiciary selection.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
W. W. Zent
Ritzville
Supreme Court
U Ren Praises Suffrage strides at California meeting
W S U Ren of Oregon told the California Equal Suffrage Association how reforms in state and city legislatures have weeded out corruption and stressed prospects for suffrage gains in California over the next four years. He declared true liberty requires equal rights beyond male rule.
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San Francisco
California Equal Suffrage Association
U’ren
Oregon
California
Man Blinded After Home Remedy Dose In Oregon
L C Black aged 38 in Portland applies for hospital care after taking 21 grains of quinine and a pint of whiskey to cure a cold. His sight is practically destroyed but doctors hope for potential recovery.
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Portland, Or
L. C. Black
Black
McCornack
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Wenatchee, Washington
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Leavenworth, Wash
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I A
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U'Ren
L. Lamb
Clinton
Iowa
PINE
C. R. Lamb
Minneapolis, Minn
G. E. Lamb
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I. A
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Louis Michel
Mgr
Wenatchee, Wash
Edison Phonograph
Edison
Leavenworth
Tumwater Savings Bank
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King’s Bakery and Coffee House
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