Northwest News Briefs Show Busy Harvest and Incidents
Across four states a active week brings good harvests with abundant fruit and hay moving from Palouse while Seattle weighs a new city hall and jail costs. A runaway steer in Seattle. a fatal accident at a Colfax pile driver. and a bank dividend in Vancouver mark diverse local events.
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Big Bend
Seattle
Palouse
Spokane
Gotfield Crosner
Medical Lake Insane Asylum
Colfax
Princess Maud
Republic
Spokane Land Office
Turner
Asessor
Board of Equalization
Charles Owen
Great Northern
Lowell
Fort Wright
Snohomish County
Everett
Oregon
California
Idaho
Colorado
Walla Walla
Antoine Besette
Eureka
Bessette
Josie Adams
Blaine
L. H. Hopkins
Congress
Bridge Creek
Robbin
Art Dumont
Eagle Roller Mills
Mary Garner
Hilda Koenig
Presbyterian Sunday School
Buckley
William Daughtery
Garner
Eastham
First National Bank
Vancouver
Hatton
Connell
Vancouver cricket defeated Portland by nine wickets
Oregon notes report Vancouver BR C cricket eleven beat All Portland last week by nine wickets with two to spare. The note mentions Clay Gordon, a Milton attorney, arrested in Huntington on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Freewater reports thug activity with a robbery incident in progress.
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Vancouver
BR. C
Sultan at his old tricks in Constantinople
The Turkish government delays implementing preexisting settlements affecting American citizens prompting friction with the U S legation. United States Minister Leishman vows not to discuss issues until terms are honored, signaling potential further delay and a possible sharp stand from the United States.
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Constantinople
United States
Legation
Porte
Leishman
Mining and Cement News From the Week
A mixed weekly digest notes the German cement syndicate dissolving after failed price controls, while Nickel Plate group plans a Hedley City site for ore reduction. Reports cover Coal and coke shipments, mine developments in British Columbia and Oregon, and Sherman era transport plus a Vatican note to President Roosevelt.
Thompson and Claffey Held in Murder Case
Oscar Thompson is held to the grand jury by Judge Patton on murder charges involving Mrs. Bartholin. John Claffey known as Daddy, is held as an accessory after the fact in Miss Minnie Mitchell’s murder. Claffey’s bond is $300. Thompson’s bond is not fixed. They are sent to the county jail amid efforts to avoid Inspector Hunt’s interrogation methods.
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Chicago
Oscar Thompson
Patton
Bartholin
John Claffey
Daddy
Minnie Mitchell
Thompson
Claffey
Inspector Hunt
Hamlin's Wizard Out Promoted Amid Foolishness Claims
A clipped remark asserts that fools will be cured of both foolishness and rheumatism by Hamlin's Wizard Out, implying a satire of medical nostrums and public gullibility in a humorous wartime era voice.
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Hamlin
Fatal clash near Chiwaukum ends in double killing
Wenatchee August 18 two men Williams and McClay killed and one wounded after a brawl over Williams allegedly cruel treatment of his wife sister to Woods wife. Woods shot with a Winchester delivering multiple hits then justified by coroner’s jury. Williams shot while retreating died thirty minutes later. Woods wounded.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Chiwaukum
Chelan County
Great Northern
John Williams
McClay
Williams
J. B. Woods
Woods
Willams
Reeves
Imperial troops attack rebel stronghold at Indian
The viceroy of Sze Chuan reports that imperial forces struck the rebel headquarters at Indian on August 12. About one thousand rebels were killed, their leader Tong Lu Hung captured and executed. Nearby, the decomposed body of Mrs. Jessie Tuman was found near Muscatine, Iowa, with her husband mortally wounded in a home struggle.
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Sze Chuan
Indian
Tong Lu Hung
Jessie Tuman
Muscatine
Iowa
State Department
T. S. Sharetts
Treasury
Young Grunwald
St. Louis
Page Avenue
Harry King
Harry Brown
Patrick Brown
Wadsworth
New
Frank Nolan
William Arnold Hemphill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Innocence Proved in Seattle Grand Larceny Case
Helen Wagner died in July in Seattle while appealing a grand larceny conviction in the United States circuit court of appeals at San Francisco. New findings show she was innocent of the charge.
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Seattle
Wash
Helen Wagner
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Circus Cars Wrecked Near Tacoma injures Lions and Staff
A Ringling Bros circus train derailed near Tacoma on a section three car, injuring ten workers and several elephants and big cats. No fatalities, but McCurry and others suffered fractures, cuts, and a dislocated shoulder. Elephants escaped, were recaptured, and the wreck halted by air brakes. The damaged cars and animals were moved to Portland-bound trains after repairs.
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Tacoma
Wash
Ling Bros
Cc. W. McCurry
Martin Smith
C. A. Weaver
Portland
Eht
Ephants
Tigers
Ties Ocey
Pear Sowden
Northern Pacific
Elgin Creamery Company Fails After Wide Operations
The Elgin Creamery company, with 135 creameries across Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, has failed. Creditors number nearly 10,000, over 80 are farmers. American Trust & Savings bank named receiver with bond set at 500000. Assets about 800000, liabilities 50000. Failure blamed on inability to collect accounts. The firm, largest of its kind in the U.S., had authorized capital of 4 million with 275000 outstanding. Receiver plans to continue plant operations to limit farmer losses. The company historically controlled much of the regional creamery business.
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Germany
Spokane Stock Exchange
Cracker Creek
Oregon
Georgetown
Silver Lake
Utah
Republic
Tom Thumb
Salt Lake Mining Exchange
United States
Silverton
Colo
Gem
Coeur d’Alenes
Hecla
Dewey
Thunder Mountain
Spokane
Eugene Braden
Helena
Mont
Northwest
Japan
San Juan Mininers
E. C. Gove
Diadem Group
Sumpter
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Navy Department
Washington Davy Yard
W. T. Mendenhall
Salmon River Mining Company
O. K
Government Gulch
Wardner
Idaho
American Tinplate Company
Elwood
Ind
H. A. Durkee
Kettle Valley Lines
San Poil
Black Tail
Lone Pine
Quilp
Elgin Creamery Company
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
American Trust & Savings Bank
Morgan in Control of Lakes
Cleveland reports a definite offer for the American Shipbuilding Company stock with directors to respond at a special session early next month. The deal is led by J. Pierpont Morgan, signaling Morgan control of the Great Lakes interests.
Girl Accidentally Kills Sister in Anaheim
Lizzie Hatfield ten and Rosie Hatfield eight are sisters of West Anaheim residents George and Mrs Hatfield. A two caliber repeating rifle left cocked in the house was found by Lizzie and Rosie. Lizzie was accidentally shot and killed by her younger sister.
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Anaheim
Cal
Lizzie Hatfield
George Hatfield
West Anaheim
Rosie
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