Talk Immigration No More Lawless Foreigners
At the National Irrigation congress in Boise Vice President L W Shurtliffe and Governor Albert E Mead chaired sessions with Senator Carter absent. William K McAllister urged welcoming foreign immigration while John P Irish urged closing gates to over a million yearly arrivals, contrasting Mormon settled European immigrants with calls for American youth opportunity.
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L.W. Shurtliffe
Ogden
National Irrigation Congress
Carter
Montana
Albert E. Mead
Washington
Chamberlain
Oregon
Wiliam K. McAllister
Denver
Congress
Mormon Church
Utah
Europe
John P. Irish
California
Californian
Northwest
W. Reidt
land fraud expose in Oregon Blue Mountain case
Stephen A Pater testifies for prosecution detailing his ties to the Oregon land fraud ring. He names prominent politicians and officials including Mayo Jones Sorenson Hermann Williamson and Senator Mitchell and exposes operations and profits from the land swindle in the Blue Mountain conspiracy and related plots.
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Portland
Stephen A. Douglas Pater
Oregon
United States
Blue Mountain
Franklin Pierce Mayo
Willard N. Jones
George Sorenson
General Land Office
Hermann
Williamson
Mitchell
Land Rand Ring
Chamberlain Is Chosen President of National Irrigation Congress
The Fourteenth National Irrigation Congress closed in Boise after selecting Sacramento California as the 1907 convention site by a second ballot margin. Oregon's George E. Chamberlain was elected president with John Henry Smith of Salt Lake City as first vice president, H. B. Maxson of Reno second vice president, George W. Barstow of Texas as third vice president, and D. H. Anderson of Chicago as secretary.
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Boise
Idaho
Fourteenth National Irrigation
Congress
Sacramento
Cal
Fifteenth Congress
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
Jamestown
John Henry Smith
Salt Lake City
H. B. Maxson
Reno
Nev
George W. Barstow
Texas
D. H. Anderson
Cicago
Turmoil in Sevastopol as officers vow vengeance on radicals
Sevastopol reports rising fear as sailors and garrison threaten leaders of the progressive faction after a death sentence notice. Admiral Skrydloff and the city military commander fear mutiny. training ships halt, patrols pulled inside the fortress. Merchants brace for self protection as the municipality mobilizes limited guards amid bankrupt funds.
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Sevastopol
Dumbadse
Skrydloff
Black Sea
Peace Movement Signals Step Toward Ending Cuban Revolt
In Havana on September 6 peace talks appeared possible as delegates and veteran leaders from both sides met at multiple camps to hear what insurgent generals would accept. A separate flag of truce visit to Santa Clara and Cenfuegos followed earlier discussions with Liberal leader Alfredo Zayas. No concrete agreement emerged, and fighting remained largely suspended.
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Enaing
Havana
Pino Guerrera
Asert
Guzman
Moderate Party
Landing guns at Morro Castle tale in Spanish war
Espana Nueva reports General Linares urged Admiral Cervera to land two guns to strengthen Morro Castle defenses at Santiago. Cervera sent the guns but Linares did not mount them until his squadron arrived, by which time breech locks were missing.
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Madrid
Espana Nueva
Linares
Santiago
Cervera
Morro Castle
la Bocapa
Igorrote Hunt Indicted in Memphis Case
Memphis Sept 6 Two indictments returned against Dr T K Haont on the testimony of Feola and Dengay Igorrotes members of the visiting band charging larceny and larceny from the person felonies under state law Dr Hunt arrested in Chicago and to be brought back to Memphis to stand trial He led the Igorrotes band a year ago.
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Igorrote Hunt
Memphis
T. K. Haont
Feola
Dengay
Dr. Hunt
Chicago
Train Wrecked by Dynamite in Ironwood
Ironwood Michigan September 6 dynamite outrage wrecked a Wisconsin Central ore train. The engineer and fireman had close calls from death. The intent was to wreck a passenger train by placing the tte on the tracks.
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Ironwood
Mich
Wisconsin Central
Tte
State attorney seeks bring back fugitive banker and editor
Chicago dispatch reports Aes State's Attorney Olsen in Tangier requests help from Paul Stensland to return the fugitive banker and James Keeley Chicago Tribune editor who helped arrest him. Governor Dineen asks President Roosevelt to authorize Olsen and Keeley for the operation. In Tampa, Cuban officer Avreda arrives on a mission to gauge local sentiment.</s>
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Will Brine Stensland
Chicago
Healy
Aes
Olsen
Tangier
Paul 0
Stensland
James Keeley
The
Chicago Tribune
Barbour
Dineen
Springfield
Roosevelt
Keeley
Republicans back Hamilton joint statehood act in New Mexico
The Republican Territorial committee in Albuquerque endorsed the Hamilton joint statehood act by 85 to 10 and named a five member subcommittee to collaborate with a Democrats group. Opposition to statehood is expected to press the issue at the Las Vegas convention on September 29.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Republican Territorial Committee
Las Vegas
Steamer Service Connects Portland and Goldendale Daily
For Wahkiacus Daly Centerville Goldendale and Klickitat Valley points steamer leaves Portland daily at 7 a m connecting with C N trains at Lyle 5 15 p m for Goldendale Train arrives Goldendale 7 35 p m steamer arrives The Dalles 6 80 p m Steamer leaves The Dalles daily except Sunday 7 00 a m CO R N trains leaving Goldendale 6 15 a m connect with this steamer for Portland arriving Portland 6 p m Meals served on all steamers excellent and wagons and teams accommodated for rates berths and connections write S McDonald agent Portland Or General Office Portland Or
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Daly
Centerville
Goldendale
Klickitat Valley
Portland
Lyle
Dalles
S. McDonald
F General Office
Portland. Or
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