Death Toll Rises in Labor Day Auto Races at Tennessee Fair
At the Tennessee state fair grounds four cars crashed on the fifth lap of a 25 mile free for all. Four drivers were killed and three injured as spectators watched a high speed wreck involving the Studebaker Whisk broom Mercer No 2 Stutz and Buick. Clyde Donovan in the Whisk broom survived with others fleeing the wreckage at 60 miles per hour.
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Nashville
Tenn
Studebaker
Mercer No. 2
Stutz
Buick
Pacific Set in Canal as Miraflores Locks Open
Water pours through the last Pacific barrier at Miraflores after dynamite blasts. A workman dug a trench and a small trickle became a 35 foot fall and a 400 foot wide flood feeding the canal between Gamboa dike and the Miraflores locks.
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Miraflores Locks
Panama
Pacific
Panama Canal
Gamboa Dike
West Defends Deschutes Land Firm in Board Dispute
The Desert Land Board members Kay, Crawford, and Lewis publish a statement denying participation in any persecution of Deschutes Land Company and urge extending the estate contract with the federal government for two years. Governor West responds by labeling Deschutes president J E Morson a shoe string promoter.
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West
Morson Balem
Deschutes Land Company
Kay
Crawford
Lewis
Desert Land Board
Governor West
J. E. Morson
Giants and Umpire Mobbed After Forfeit Decision
Philadelphia crowds mobbed New York Giants manager John McGraw and Umpire Brennan after Brennan forfeited a game to the Giants late in the ninth inning. Hundreds surged into center field bleachers as McGraw protested the lighting and interference from fans, police refused to intervene, and Brennan ordered the stands cleared.
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Philadelphia
McGraw
New York Giants
Brennan
Giants
Phillies
New York
Doomn
Legal Lights Meet In Montreal ABA Opening
The Lord High Chancellor of England Viscount Haldane of Clean spoke at the American Bar Association opening in Montreal. His address drew a full Princess Theatre and attracted many prominent legal figures from North America and Europe.
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Montreal
England
Viscount Haldane of
Clean
American Bar Association
Viscount Haldane
Princess Theater
Europe
Legislators Called to Suizer Trial Albany
A formal call to assemble at noon on September 18 for impeachment proceedings against Governor William Suizer for malfeasance in office was issued to the state legislature in Albany.
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Suizer
Albany
William @ulser
The Mystery of Gravitation and Its Mechanism
A historical contemplation of gravitation describing its role in weight, orbits, and planetary motion. It questions whether gravity is a pull or a push, noting the ether as a potential medium and citing Dr. Brush theory of waves linking matter through space. The piece ends with a nod to practical wisdom from Benjamin Franklin.
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Moon
Earth
Charles F. Brush
Garrett P. Servies
New York Journal
Trials of an Explorer David Livingstone Endured in Africa
The article cites Sir Barry H. Johnston on Livingstone’s 1868-69 illness in Africa. It notes severe chest pains, delirium, and dreams of home, with mosquito-borne ulcers on his feet in July 1870, plus tooth decay, dyspepsia, and malnutrition. Stanley’s relief supposedly extended his life by years and validated his discoveries.
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Livingstone
Africa
David Livingstone
Barry H. Johinston
British Geographical Journal
Stanley
Worry as Thought and Freedom of Mind
An essay from Collier's Weekly argues worry is diseased thought tied to fear. It urges replacing fear with calm, focused thinking to free intellect from emotional hindrance and advance progress.
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Collier’s Weekly
They Court Death Steeplejacks Risk Daily Work
A laborer attached to steeplejacks slept mid day on a single board at elevated heights. His colleagues warned of constant danger from a single lurch which could send him to a fall of hundreds of feet, yet he remained indifferent to the peril. The Chicago Record-Herald notes the recklessness of such dangerous labor.
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Chicago Record-Herald
What We Owe to Birds in New Tariff Debate
The House backed a tariff bill prohibiting wild bird plumage imports to protect bird life and curb cruel fashions. Some import interests urge Senate reversal, arguing a need to talk birds. The piece muses on birds’ daily work and value to the world.
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Senate
Earth
Sam Hill
Birds Versus Insects Argues Against Slaughter
The piece argues that despite insects causing vast agricultural losses, birds bring aesthetic value and joy. It notes 400,000 homes burning would illustrate insect damage, but banners against bird slaughter emphasize human happiness and a protest against greed. It concludes killing birds harms people too.
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United States
Chicago
Notice of Street Assessment in Newberg Oregon
The city council of Newberg Yamhill County Oregon will assess each abutting lot or parcel for grading concrete curbs street drainage five inch gravel bitulithic pavement on College Street from Second Street to Sixth Street An adjourned meeting is set for September 22 1913 at 8 00 PM in the council room Dated September 4 1913 W W Nelson Recorder
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City of
Newberg
Yamhill County
Oregon
College Street
Second Street
Sixth Street
W. W. Nelson
Notice of First Street paving assessment for Newberg
The city council will assess the cost of grading and five inch gravel bitulithic paving for the portion of First Street from Center Street West line to River Street East line, 18 feet West, with parcels abutting liable for costs. Adjourned meeting set for Monday evening September 22, 1913 at 8:09. Dated September 4, 1913.
For Sale 53 Acre Hess District Farm in Chehalem Valley
53 acres near Newberg Oregon in Hess D L C. High cultivation level with modest buildings and young orchard. Priced at 150 per acre with half cash and balance in five years at 7 percent. McMinnville Land Co. McMinnville Oregon. White & Co Real Estate Exchange list property for sale or exchange including dairy ranches in Tillamook Lincoln counties and wheat farms in Sherman Gilliam Wasco Morrow counties.
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Hess, D. L. C
Newberg
Chehalem Valley
McMinnville Land Co
McMinnville
Oregon
W. J. Stater
White & Co
Tillamook
Lincoln
Sherman
Gilliam
Wasco
Morrow
Real Estate Exchange
First St
Mills Offers Quick Relocation And Heavy Equipment Work
F C Mills states readiness to move or upgrade wood structures on short notice and to operate heavy machinery. He signs as tt.
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F. C. Mills
Notice to Yamhill County taxpayers 1913
The Yamhill County Board of Equalization will meet at the assessor's office on Monday September 8 1913 to inspect the 1913 assessment rolls and correct errors in valuation description or quality of land or property. Taxpayers must appear to point out lands or property assessed twice or with incorrect value or not assessed. Martin Miller Assessor, McMinnville Oregon August 18 1913.
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Board of Equalization
Yamhill County
Martin Miller
Ore
McMinnville
Ladies Debate At Mrs G O Bassets On Saturday
A meeting at Mrs G O Bassets last Saturday drew much interest as the ladies performed well in debate. A regular business session is set for Wednesday September 10 at the same location with a paper on Health and Heredity to be read followed by discussion.
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G. O. Bassets
Press Cor
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Benjamin Prooklin
First Street
Center Street
River Street
City of Newberg
Newbery Lodge
W. M
R. H. C. Bennett
L A. Hanning
J. T. Everest
Parm
Young and Sound
D. A. Hart
Clarence Butt
Atty
B. A. Kirks
McMinnville, Oregon
Springbrook Canning Co
J. Carl Nelson
Phone Black
H.s.gile & Company
Robt
M. McKern
J. Watson Baker
Dundee
Franklin Street
Jersey
North and
Grant Sts
Alfred Wheeler
East 1St St
C. W. Bradshaw
Bnos Bellis
General Contracting
Newberg, Ore
W.ct. U
Royal Baking Powder
Schillings
Cleveland
E. C
Chase & Sanborn
Chase & Sanborn’s
VanHlorten
Yamhill County Abstract Co
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