Sherlock Holmes Tracks a Murder in Brixton Road Case
In a London mystery, Holmes and Gregson pursue the Drebber death with Dr. Watson present. Madame Charpentier and her daughter recount events at the boarding house in Camberwell, revealing a threat to Alice and the suspect Parisian ties. The story centers on a mysterious hat, Stangerson, and a planned flight, with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective probing truth and motive.
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Colombia accuses Nicaragua of aiding revolutionists
The report notes Colombia accusing Nicaragua of supporting rebels amid regional tensions. Other items reference a sea disaster near Michigan, heavy Kansas rains, and global events including Knox’s European trip and Panama Canal property issues.
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Colombia
Nicaragua
Soldiers Suppress Disorder in Philadelphia Amid Coal Strike
Brigadier General Gobin orders troops to shoot without hesitation and protect non union men amid ongoing unrest as panther violence subsides. Other coal regions stay quiet with limited shipments and the market sees mainly washery and source coal in supply despite the ongoing strike.
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Gobin
Iienes
Tippecanoe monument aims to honor Harrison defeat
Congress faces a request to appropriate 50000 for a Tippecanoe monument commemorating General William Henry Harrison's 1811 defeat of Tecumseh at the rivers near the confluence. The Cedric, a 21000 ton White Star liner, launched at Belfast, will carry 18400 tons and 3000 passengers and enter service in autumn. Anarchist Herr Moat reflects on prison life across Europe and America in a quizzical epigram about freedom and jail.
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Richard Harding Davis Rumor in Connecticut
Fragmentary line suggests Richard Harding Davis may travel to Connecticut amid a garbled query about Charles Dayna Gibson and a scarecrow. No clear event or source details available.
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Richard Harding Davis
Wreee Bell
Charles Daena Gibson Scarecrow
Great Rush of Scandinavians to American Shore
An unusually large number of Scandinavians are leaving Sweden for America this summer driven by hard times and conscription. Steamers are crowded and routes full with many traveling via Liverpool and Southampton. About 15,000 emigrants have left Copenhagen in six months, mostly aiming for Northwestern estates to take up agricultural land.
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Sweden
America
Eig
Armenian Loyalists Promise Tranquility in Constantinople
The sultan agreed to repeal emergency measures against Armenians if the Armenian patriarch guarantees no outbreak. The patriarchal council signed a loyalty pledge, delaying the patriarch's resumption of office pending the sultan’s fulfillment.
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Constantinople
Patriarchal Council
Rome appoints Guidi delegate to the Philippines
Rome announces St. Mgr. Guidi as delegate to the Philippines. He is to depart for Manila after Vatican reports a curismatic Catholic church movement forming there. The Vatican downplays the effort and says it cannot grow under leaders excommunicated by the Catholic Church.
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Oregon News Roundup From Pendleton to Baker City
Pendleton stores set six oclock closings. Five brick blocks rise at Salem. Dallas man Frank Chate dies at 66, owner of Polk County farms. Portland man Vincent dies of stomach cancer. Highland farmers complain of harm from a black beetle. Morrow county stockmen and sheepmen range war ongoing. Salem area Frank Davey to consult with State Press committee on legislative matters. Andrew White arrested in Portland for killing Peter Beauchene. Vancouver detainment. Portland City Railway and City and Suburban companies discuss consolidation under one head. Senator John L. Ramd proposes a separate Baker County judicial district. Derrick versus Merwin land case throws out both claims over section 5 township 9s 8w. Charles Wilkinson, horse thief returned to Minnesota. Deputy Sheriff Hurst accompanies. Gold-bearing ledge near Huntington in Malheur County assays at $2,000 per ton, eight feet wide and traced across the mountain.
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Frank Chate
Adam K. Wilson
Dallas
Polk County
William Lewis
Vincent Heops
Portland
Huntington
Malheur County
Great Indian land scandal looms as heirs face misused sales
Investigations unfold on a growing scandal where syndicates buy lands of deceased Indians at prices far below their value. The issue starts in the Southwest but threatens to spread westward to Oregon Washington and other reservations. Large tracts remain unsold and misused in the pending schemes.
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Indian Office
Allie Uons
Oregon
Oregon A Oimenta Socians
Writ of Habeas Corpus for C M Fay to be argued
A writ of habeas corpus for C M Fay of Portland Oregon will be argued in the morning before Judge Winchester. Fay faced charges by Waapaca County Wisconsin officials of obtaining money by fraud. a requisition from Oregon’s governor was revoked and Fay was seized from a train by habeas corpus procedure.
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C M. Fay
Portland
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Fay
Waapaca County
Wis
Oregon
Oregon agent Owen Judd Dies in Nashville Home
Nashville report says Owen Judd, state agent for Oregon with New York Life Insurance, died at his father Judge W Judd's residence after a period of failing health that forced him to leave Oregon two months ago.
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Owen Judd
Oregon
The
New York Life Insurance Company
W. Judd
Market Report of Agricultural Commodities and Livestock
Report of prices for wheat barley flour oats hay and dairy products with ranges for Oregon markets. Includes butter eggs cheese and meats with per unit prices for beans, potatoes, hops, wool and live poultry figures across local buyers and farm prices.
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Binestem
Valley
Graham
Oregon
Wool— Valley
Angell Wins Morgan Scholarship to Columbia Law School
Homer D. Angell of The Dalles has been awarded the Morgan Scholarship at Columbia University Law School for the next year in recognition of his high scholastic record last year.
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Dalles, Or
Homer D. Angell
Morgan
Columbia University School of Law
Angell
Santos Dumont Plans Eight-Person Aerial Vessel
New York reports that Santos Dumont, the aeronaut, will attempt to construct an aerial vehicle to carry eight people. He aims to start experiments with the machine in two or three months, per the Paris Herald Dispatch.
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New York
Santos Dumont
Paris
Excavation Starts for Sumpter Smelting Plant
Bumpter Oregon September 2 Excavation has begun a mile below Sumpter for a smelting plant. Manager F E W Maller reports a strong crew blasting and removing earth for heavy machinery and furnaces.
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Bumpter, Or
Sumpter
FE. W. Maller
Seattle clergyman declines presidency of Pacific University
Reverend Edward Lincoln Smith of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Seattle has declined the offer to become president of Pacific University at Forest Grove Oregon. His decision leaves the position open for other candidates and follows prior discussions with university trustees.
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Edward Lincoln Smith
Pilgrim Congregational Church of
Paclto University
Forest Grove
Withdrawal of Foreign Troops From China Planned
Tien Tain report says all foreign troops except legation guards will be withdrawn from China next spring per military commanders.
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Tien Tain
Legation Guards
China
Charges Against Palma Trigger Cuban Impeachment Talks
Havana reports impeachment charges against Cuban President Palma over executive concessions to friends with possible financial or political motives. The situation remains uncertain with no indication of imminent action, while the U.S. State Department says no crisis is officially notified and nothing confirms an impeachment effort.
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Palma
Cuban Republic
Washington
State Department
Asit le
Squires
Good Roads Train to Visit Minnesota Fair and West Coast
The Good Roads Train from the Minnesota state fair will showcase road improvement value and will be operated by the Great Northern. The U S Department of Agriculture will lead with Director Martin Dodge and aides visiting central points to organize similar meetings. It will stop in Seattle October 6 to 12 and Portland October 13 to 20.
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Minnesota
St. Paul Edee
Office of
Department of Agriculture
Great Northern
of Agriculture
Seattle
Portland
Martin Dodge
Lansford clash ends in patrol clash near Tamagos
At Lansford Pennsylvania and Tamagos Pennsylvania on August 31 an encounter occurred between troops and strikers. Captain W. H. Haim led the troops in the confrontation and details describe the action and immediate aftermath.
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Tamagos
Lansford
W. H. Haim
Siberian exile settlement hit by convict strike
The Neve Fine Presses reports Siberian political exiles at Alexandrowski settlement have begun a strike over inhumane treatment. Convicts are imprisoned in dark cells with poor sanitation, causing outbreaks of disease and death while meals and medical care remain inadequate.
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Vienna
Neve Fine Presses
Alexandrowski
Indian Aid Sought for Navajo Hunger Crisis
Washington reports Commissioner Jones received senatorial approval to ship relief to 6,000 Navajo on the reservation. Worded telegrams say the tribe faces severe starvation as food supplies dwindle and relief efforts begin.
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Aug
Indian
Bodies of Fair and wife held in Paris
Paris cables report Charles L. Fair and wife were killed in an automobile accident. Their remains are still in Paris with no date set for shipment to New York, according to the Paris correspondent.
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Charlies L. Fair
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