California Militia Responds to Wheatland Riot Tragedy
Sacramento dispatched five militia companies to Wheatland California after a deadly clash between 400 hop pickers and a Yuba county posse. District Attorney Manwell and Deputy Cunningham were killed, along with another deputy, as the sheriff faced rioters who attacked and beat him.
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Sacramento
Wheatland
Cal
Yuba County
Durst
Anderson
Vosa
Yuba
Maryeville
Marysville
Manwell
Voss
F. Cunningham
Prosecute Land Locators in Oregon and California
Portland, Ore poker: United States district attorney Clarence L. Reames orders immediate prosecution of anyone locating settlers on Oregon and California land grant claims. He states no legitimate authority exists for selling locations as the lands remain in litigation and entry requires an act of Congress.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
California
Clarence L. Reames
United States
Huerta Declares He Will Not Resign or Yield
Mexico City reports Provisional President Huerta will not resign and will resist both national and foreign interference. Dr Aurelio Urrutia, Mexican Interior Minister, stated Huerta will fulfill his obligation to restore peace and will accept US recognition or lament its absence.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Aureliano Urrutio
Dr. Urrutio
Mexican Republic
United States
Northern Pacific Telegraphers Vote Favor Strike
Union officials have not released official counts for the strike vote among 1237 Northern Pacific Telegraphers in St Paul Minnesota but it is intimated that virtually all members favored a strike to win higher wages and better working conditions.
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N. P
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
Governor Rejects Socialists’ Plea Over Armory Use
Governor Lister of Olympia Washington endorsed Adjutant-General Llewellyn’s denial of the Seattle Socialists request to use the armory for the play The Colonel and His Friends during Potlatch week, supporting the order and rejecting the appeal.
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Olympia
Wash
Lister
Seattle
Llewellyn
Liewellyn
Express Rates Cut Ordered in California Wells Fargo
California state railway commission ordered reductions in Wells Fargo express rates. The commission directed lower charges affecting shipments and service practices, signaling a statewide pressure to reduce costs for express delivery and define fee structure.
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San Francisco
State Railway Commission of California
Wells Fargo & Co
Notable Disabilities Among Historic Figures Revealed
The London Standard notes how several famous figures endured crippling injuries or infirmities. Wedgwood endured knee disease and amputation, Pope faced bodily deformity, and poets Browning, Byron, and Scott suffered various ailments. Colin Kelvin and MacGregor also described as cripples, reflecting the era’s views on physical limitation.
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Talleyrand
Ne Jphine
Josiah Wedgwood
Mr. Gladstone
John Oil
Lexander Pope
Herll
Browning
Lord Byron
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter
Edinburgh
William Thomson
Lord Kelvin
James MacGregor
London Standard
Liars' Clubs in Elizabethan and Georgian London
The article recalls the popular brag game in Queen Elizabeth I's era where audiences judged players by their mimicry of Ananias. It notes the link to early fiction and cites 1580 writings claiming widespread lying contests. The custom endured into the eighteenth century as a fixture of London life.
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Bess
Ananias
London
The Travelers Tree Provides Dishes for Malagasy Home
The Madagascar households use the travelers tree leaves as plates and spoons. Large fibrous leaves are cut into rectangles to serve as platters and cups, with meals built on a leaf, then eaten by rolling a leaf into a cornet and transferring rice between leaves.
Marble Bible of Mindon Min and the 700 marble temples
The Burmese king Mindon Min in 1857 built a monument near Mandalay named Kutho-daw. He erected 700 temples with white marble slabs engraved with the entire Buddhist canon in Pali. The marble Bible, thought to be as extensive as six Holy Scriptures, dates to around 500 B C according to tradition.
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Mindon-min
Burma
Mandalay
Ee. Buddha
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag Explained
A historic note explains the saying let the cat out of the bag. The phrase arose from a market scam where a buyer purchased a bag containing a pig instead of a cat. The deceit is revealed when the cat escapes, exposing the fraud.
Washington Moves on Mexican Policy and Nicaragua Talks
President Wilson acts to replace Henry Lane Wilson as personal representative in Mexico with ex Governor John Lind, aiming for a stable government and possible ambassadorship for Lind. Secretary Bryan shelves a Nicaragua protectorate plan, favoring a treaty limited to canal rights and naval base, while McAdoo moves up to 50 million dollars in government funds to help market crops.
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Washington
Wilson
der Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
John Lind
Minne
Bry
Bryan
Nicaragua
Senate Relations Committee
Senate Committee
United States
Bay of Renesca
Corn Islands
Caribbean Sea
Congress
McAdoo
South
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Treasury Department
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Wash
McMinnville Man Killed in Roadside Shooting
McMinnville Walter Rodgers was killed and Frank Wilbur seriously injured when James Hutchens shot during a roadside quarrel west of McMinnville. Hutchens and R L Healy were riding along the Pea Vine Ridge road, where a dispute over an old grudge led to Hutchens drawing a revolver and firing at Wilbur twice in the arm and once in the shoulder. In Corvallis plans were announced for an extended farmers institutes series in fall across Lake Harney Klamath and Crook counties by Oregon Agricultural College in response to demand from the Oregon Development League.
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McMinnville
Walter Rodgers
Frank Wilbur
James Hutchens
R. L. Healy
Pea Vine Ridge
Hutchens
Wilbur
Corvallis
Lake, Harney
Klamath
Crook Counties
Oregon Agricultural College
A. B. Cordley
Oregon
Oregon Development League
Territorial
Multnomah
Shaniko
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
Lake Counties
West
Interior Department
Flest Coast Artillery Wins Portland Trophy at Camp Sherman
The first Coast artillery team captured the governor's trophy in the Oregon state militia rifle match at Camp Sherman rifle field Clackamas. The team scored 1082 of 1200 with the final team tally 1042.
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Flest Coast Artillery
Portland
Coast Artllery
Oregon
Camp Sherman
Clackamas
Attorney General Rules on Sheep License Fees
The attorney general issued an opinion to Thomas B Farrell deputy district attorney at Lake View stating the county cannot collect license fees on foreign sheep brought for feeding if the owner never applies for a license and the sheep are removed.
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Allen
Salem
Thomas 8. Farrell
Lakeview
Railroad to Prineville Electric Road from Metolius to be Built
After a year of negotiations a final contract is closed by the Prineville citizens' committee and H. P. Shell of Tacoma for a railroad from Metolius to Prineville. The 30 mile line will pass through rich farming districts with vast undeveloped timber and agricultural land nearby. The pine forests reach near Prineville, accessible by wagon roads and potential tram routes.
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Metolius
Tacoma
Prineville
Citizens’ Committee
Prineville and Vicinity
H. P. Shell
Tacoma, Wash
Metolus
Shell
Tenino
Wash
Metohus
Tillie Baldwin Plans Bulldog Contest at Pendleton Roundup
Bronco buster Tillie Baldwin, known from Tacoma, gears up for Pendleton Roundup events September 11 to 13. She aims to bulldog a steer in open competition, vying to become the first woman to pull it off among cowboys.
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Pendleton
Tillie Baldwin
Tacoma
Tillie
Sherry Ranch
Parcel Post Service Hit By Winter Shortage
Contractor Bernard who runs the mall service between Coos and Curry counties and Roseburg informs the government he cannot handle parcel post this winter even with extra pay. Winter transport often requires packhorses due to muddy roads making stagecoach travel impractical.
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Marshfield
Bernard
Coos
Curry County
Polmta
Roseburg
Girl Dies of Ptomaine Poisoning in Marshfield
Miss Viola Lattin a 16 year old girl from Gouth Inlet died at her parents home from ptomaine poisoning after eating green peaches. Other family members were affected but recovered.
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Marshfield
Viola Lattin
Gouth Inlet
Milton Lattin
Fire at Pendleton destroys half of Chinatown in Oregon
Oregon brief notes report a Pendleton fire destroying half the city’s Chinatown. Other items include 64 teaching certificates issued by Superintendent Churchill, saloon license forfeitures announced by Governor West, Rogue River fishing season closure, interior secretary visit looming, and various state agency actions and local events.
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Pendleton
Churchill
West
Rogue River
Grants Pass
Jump
Jos Creek
Oregon
Franklin D. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Senator Chamberlain
Public Land Committee
James F. McIndoe
United States Engineers
Columbia River
Oregon Agricultural College Begins Forty Fifth School Year
Oregon Agricultural College starts its forty fifth school year offering degree courses in agriculture engineering home economics mining forestry commerce pharmacy and two year programs in scenic home economics mechanical arts forestry commerce pharmacy.
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Senicw
Turac
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Oregon News Notes
Morrow County
Joseph Kris
Chicago
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White Cross Providence
American Homes Association
William Oliver
Umatilla
Port Orford
Port Orford Agate Palace
Ely Enbysk
Frank Waltham
Noti
Southern Pacific
Eugene
Coos Bay
Sinnott
Public Lands Committee
J. N. Besselieu
Clackamas County
Lawrence Myers
Sunnyside
Myers
Mass
Oregon City
Supreme Court of Oregon
White & Co
Beaver State
First Street
Newberg, Oregon
Netarts Bay Beach
Tillamook County
Tillamook
P. J.sharpe
Geo, T. Kiehm
David A.lainti
Been
Perkins
Seaoph C. Gibson
Jane Eee
Rem Perkins
Mary Perkins
Bere
State of
Eoseena
Said
J C. Gibson
Jane Doe Gibson
Dean Perkine
Joseph C. Gibson
Jane Doe
Newberg Graphic
Vinee Pearce
Wambillont
Mccain, Vinton & Burdett
Clarence Butt
Alttorne
Ment
Wilhelm Thun
County
Coun
Yamhill County
Marie Thun
Runat Life
H. M. Tarnart
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