Crippen and Companion Arrested Aboard Montrose
Dr Hawley Crippen and Ethel Laneve, his stenographer, were seized in Father Point Quebec aboard the Montrose after Scotland Yard tied them to the Belle Elmore murder case. Crippen faces murder charges with Laneve held as an accessory as Quebec authorities set extradition steps toward England.
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Father Point
Quebec
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Ethel Claire Laneve
London
Belle Elmore
Montrose
Inspector Dew
Scotland Yard
Atlantic
Dew
Crippen
John Robinson and Son
Antwerp
Dr. Crippen
Bell Elmore
England
Coldwater
Mich
Brooklyn
West Washington lands withdrawn from entry
Nearly 200000000 acres of publicly owned land in the West are now withdrawn from entry including forests and parks. Only about 700000000 acres remain unappropriated, with little of it likely to attract future settlers. The remaining lands include deserts barren mountains and lands unsuitable for farming or development.
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Washington, D. C
Mother Drowns Children in Ranch Monotony Tragedy
Mrs Joseph Mello former Isabel MecNicoll of San Francisco, wife of a Contra Costa County rancher, drowned four of her six children in a tub at their Marsh home. Officials believe she was driven insane by monotony and isolation after a life of city luxury.
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Martinez
Cal
Joseph Mello
Isabel MecNicoll
San Francisco
Contra Costa County
Marsh Mello
Escaped Convict Captured in Nampa Idaho
Peter Hoops who escaped from the Oregon state penitentiary on July 15 was arrested by Chief Maloney in Nampa Idaho and now lies in the city jail awaiting Oregon officers to return him to Salem.
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Nampa
Ida
Peter Hoops
Oregon State Penitentiary
Maloney
Oregon
Salem
Northwestern Fruit Exchange formed to market Pacific Northwest fruit
Fruit growers of Idaho Oregon and Washington organized the Northwestern Fruit Exchange a cooperative to coordinate growing interests and centralize handling and marketing. Headquarters to be established in Portland with branches in major market centers to serve Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana.
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Seattle
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Exchange
Portland
Ore
Waashington
Montana
Riot claimed twenty seven dead in Texas clash
In Palastine Texas a racial riot between Elkhart and Slocum left twenty three negroes and four white men dead. The violence followed an altercation over a protested note with knives and pistols used during the battle.
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Palastine
Texas
Elkhart
Slocum
Here
James Alford
Charlton May Not Be Taken to Italy in Murder Case
Washington Port Charlton, who confessed to killing his wife and whose body was found in Lake Como, may be released from Jersey City jail as Italy has not formally demanded extradition. Authorities note Italy hesitates to extradite criminals who seek refuge there, leaving Charlton’s fate uncertain. Wendling Captured After Long Chase. SAN FRANCISCO Joseph Wendling, former Louisville church janitor accused of Alma Kellner’s murder, is arrested after a chase through many states and parts of the Americas. He admits identity but pleads innocence.
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Quebec
Hawley H. Crippen
Ethel Clare Leneve
England
Montrose
Crippen
London
Cable
Washington
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
Haly
Jersey City
Charlton
Italy
United States
Wendling
San . Francisco
Joseph Wendling
St. John’s Church
Louisville
Alma Kellner
Louléville
Mexico
Central America
Cracker Combine Formed To Control National Market
The Federal Biscuit Company incorporation in Wilmington creates a 30 million dollar merger uniting 75 to 100 large bakeries under a cracker trust with the National Biscuit Company. The alliance, spread across New England to California, signals near monopoly in the US cracker industry, potentially opposing Sherman anti trust limits.
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San Francisco
Federal Biscuit Company
Wilmington
Del
National Biscuit Company
Cracker “Trust
New Trust
New England
Middle and Western States
California
Oregon
Utah
The
Dakotas
Portland Markets Report Headlines and Prices
Wheat prices cover Club 86c Bluestem 95 Red Russian 5c Barley 24 dollars No 1 White 28 per ton Hay Willamette Valley 18 19 and Eastern Oregon 20 22 Alfalfa 13 14 Butter Extra 33c Jamey 44c Ranch 23c Eggs Ranch caroled 27c Hops 1908 crop 10 13c Wool Eastern Oregon 14 17c Mohair 32 33c
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Commodity Prices in Wheat and Feed Staples
A list of farm market prices shows Wheat Bluestem at 94c and Red Russian at 87c, Oats 32 per ton, Barley 24 per ton, Hay Timothy 22 per ton and Alfalfa 14 per ton. Butter from Washington Creamery 33c and ranch 22c. Eggs noted as Selected local Sic.
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Washington Creamery
Alfonso of Spain Faces Revolution Amid Vatican Clash
Alfonso of Spain stands amid forces seeking his overthrow as Carlists led by Don Jaime oppose him and exiles rally near the French border. The Vatican dispute dominates as Premier Canalejas recalls the Spanish ambassador, threatening reform and church-state clashes in Madrid.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Vatican
Don Jaime
Canalejas
Waterman Tops Wheat Corner After Squeeze Threats
The July 1910 wheat market ended with Thomas H. Waterman as the new pit king. The corner collapsed without the expected short squeeze as the Chicago Board of Trade warned that any artificial price rise at close would lead to member suspensions.
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Chicago
Thomas H. Waterman
Chicago Board of Trade
Waterman
Lee Statue Stays in Statutory Hall in Capitol
Beverly Mass President Taf has approved an opinion by Attorney General Wicker stating no law allows removal of General Lee statue in Confederate uniform from Stat Uary hall in the Washington capitol.
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Lee
Beverly
Mass
Taf
Wickersham
R. E. Lee
Statuoary Hall
Capitol
Washington
Mississippi may pick Davis statue for national Capitol
Washington reports Mississippi contemplates selecting a statue of Jefferson Davis, former Confederate president, as its contribution to the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
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Mississippi
J. Davis
Washington
Jefferson Dawie
United States
Hoover Town Devoured By Fire In Oregon
Albany dispatch reports Hoover an eastern terminus town on the Corvallis and Pastern line wiped out by a Monday night blaze along the North Santiam River. No details on casualties given. Local residents and authorities survey the destruction and cause remains undetermined.
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Albany
Hoover
Corvallis & Pastern
North Santiam River
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Frank E. Green
East Lith Street
Portland, Ore
J. L. van Blaricom
E. L. Evans
A. E. Wilson
Chase & Linton Gravel Company
R. B. Linnville
Olympic Coal
Olympic
M. P. Elliott
Laurel
N. E. Schaubel
Cer
Second & Edwards Sts
Newberg Ore
W. P. Pleasant
FIUIT
Holy See
King Alfonso
W.W. Hollingsworth & Son
Store OF Quality
Oxfords
C. Baird
E. W. Hodson
the Deering and
Walter A. Wood
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