Taft Begins River Trip To Promote Deep Waterways
President Taft arrives in St Louis and starts a Mississippi voyage to New Orleans with governors and lawmakers aboard torpedo-boat escorts. Stops include Cairo Memphis Cape Girardeau Helena Vicksburg and Natchez en route. He speaks at the Deep Waterways Convention and seeks broad river improvements to boost commerce and influence railroad rates.
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St. Louis
Taft
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Mississippi
Cairo
Memphis
Cape Girardeau
Helena
Vicksburg
Nachez
Brands Cook as a Faker
In Bellingham on October 25 Jacob Suter a veteran mountaineer and prospector denounces Dr Cook claiming he never reached Mount McKinley summit. Suter calls the claim an impossibility arguing the peak is an ice pyramid and no man could climb it even with steps carved in the ice.
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Bellingham
Wash
Dr. Cook
Mount McKinley
Madrid Protest March Against Maura Policy
Several thousand Republicans and Socialists led by Deputy Alexandre Leroux paraded Madrid’s main street in protest of ex-Premier Maura’s policy. The Imparciale reports that the Morocco enterprise will not proceed further. Tacoman May Join Cook Expedition on Mount McKinley Plan.
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Madrid
Alexandre Leroux
Barcelona
Maura
Imparciale
Morocco
Sockeye Salmon Stocking Planned for Columbia River
Portland October 26 Oregon master fish warden H C McAllister announces government action to stock the Columbia River with sockeye salmon. Two million eggs will be delivered within 30 days from Alaska Yes Bay hatchery to Bonneville hatchery marking a new era for the river’s fishing grounds.
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Portland, Or
H. C. McAllister
Oregon
Northwest
Columbia River
Bonneville Hatchery
Columbia
Alaska
Yes Bay
United States
Exposition Gate Tenders Theft Probe Likely Dropped
Seattle report says the special committee investigating alleged thefts by gate tenders and employees at the A Y P Exposition will likely recommend dropping the matter unless sentiment shifts markedly.
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Seattle
Wash
Department of Admission
A.Y.P. Exposition
Boy quits school due to fast growth in Long Beach
Long Beach California October 25 Ivor Newman a 15 year old boy is growing so fast he has been forced to quit school because of a heart affection.
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Long Beach
Cal
Ivor Newman
Hopkins, Father of Midwest Popular Theatrics, Dies
Col. J. D. Hopkins aged 79 dies in St. Louis after shaping vaudeville and popular priced theater in the Midwest. His work influenced touring circuits and stage entertainment for decades.
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St. Lois
J. D. Hopkins
Middle West
Lone highwayman found dead near Vinton hotel scene
Short notes report a range of early 20th century items from a dead highwayman in a barn near Vinton California to whiskey withdrawals from bonded warehouses, world speed records, and various arrests and deaths across the United States. It mentions Portola race speeds, a missing Pittsburgh man, a murder case in Kentucky, and deaths of Edward A. Jones and aviator Henry Skarman. The list covers politics, industry, and accidents with brief outcomes and dates.
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Vinton
Cal
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Oakland
Colorado Springs
Wm. C. Lilley
Pittsburg
Bogus wheat warehouse certificates alleged forgery case
J M Bennington, under arrest in Spokane, is accused of forging warehouse certificates for wheat at Ritzville used to obtain loans from Seattle banks. The National Bank of Commerce and others reportedly lost about 50,000 dollars tied to his securities scheme. Bennington allegedly claimed a Ritzville farmers’ association owned warehouses with grain from all members.
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National Bank of Commerce
J. M. Bennington
Spokane
Seattle
Bennington
Ritzville
Wash
Polish immigrant pleads guilty to self murder attempt
In South Bend a recently arrived Polish man John Harmale pleaded guilty to attempted self murder after a failed act in Raymond. He was warned of his court status and fined 100 dollars. Harmale testified he and a fellow Pole named Pilot planned death by own action after being jilted in Chicago. Pilot died by suicide while Harmale survived with a scalp wound.
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South Bend
John Harmale
Harmale
Pilot
Raymond
Chicago
Live Wire Fatality Shocks Walla Walla Youth
Reed Crews, a Walla Walla boy, lies in dying condition at St Marys hospital after a fall onto a live electrical wire. Employed with bricklayers, he steadied himself on a wet rope from a tin roof and was thrown against a live circuit. His body burned and clothing destroyed before rescue.
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Walla Walla
Reed Crews
St. Mary’s Hospital
Young Crews
Agent Accused by Railroad at Kalama
Aysburry, formerly Northern Pacific agent at Kalama, was arrested for selling stolen goods. Accused of selling 17 pairs then 11 pairs of shoes at about two dollars per pair. He had served as agent over a year and resigned early this month to enter a Portland dental college.
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Kalama—C
Aysburry
Northern Pacific
Ogsburry
Kalama
Portland
Prune Tree Bears Twice In Montesano’s Silver Crop
Montesano resident J. W. Wisdom reports a silver prune tree that has yielded a second crop. The fruit is smaller than the first but well formed and just starting to ripen. He credits early spring frosts for killing blossoms and later new blooms producing the second crop.
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Montesano
J. W. Wisdom
Mr. Wisdom
Portland Markets Report From The Wheat And Hay Prices
Portland markets list wheat prices for old and new crop, oats and barley per ton, hay across regions with timothy and alfalfa, butter and eggs price ranges, hops by contract, wool and mohair rates, plus Washington and Puget Sound hay prices and potatoes per ton. Prices reflect regional variations across Willamette Valley Eastern Oregon and Puget Sound areas.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Valley
Washington
Puget Sound
Washington Creamery
Winnipeg Captures Alleged Swindler
Seattle loan agent W. W. Smith, who took 10000 from farmers in Eastern Washington and Oregon promising farm loans and charging a 1 percent fee but never lending, is under arrest in Winnipeg. Winnipeg police refuse Seattle's surrender request as he faces alleged offenses there.
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Winnipeg
Seattle
W. W. Smith
Washington
Oregon
Riplinger Denies Embezzlement Connections
Seattle ex city controller and mayoral candidate John Riplinger pleaded not guilty to embezzling $60,000 from the city. He was arraigned in criminal court and the trial is expected to begin around November 15.
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Riplinger
Seattle
John Riplinger
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