Oregon fair livestock entries free at state fair
Oregon state fair announces no entry fees for livestock during September 29 to October 4. stalls and pens priced 92 for week for double or box stalls and 1 for single stalls hog or sheep pens 1 for week. Bedding provided free. Also notes wild horses to be used for rodeo features at Wasco county fair October 8 to 11. Special surveys for Malheur river water rights underway by three survey parties since June under state engineer.
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Livestock Department
Oregon
Dalles
Ben Taylor
Antelope
Wasco County
Driving Park Association
Salem
Malheur
State Water Board
Train Collision on Sumpter Valley Draws Dispatcher Scrutiny
A Sumpter Valley railroad wreck occurred when a dispatcher error caused a head on collision of two freight trains. One engine was demolished and a dozen cars derailed while the other engine damaged. no fatalities or injuries reported as firemen and engineers escaped.
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Sumpter Valley
Baker
Agricultural College Exhibit At State Fair In Corvallis
The Oregon Agricultural College previews a large state fair exhibit showing approved industrial and technical methods across agriculture domestic science art engineering and related departments. Grains and grasses from eastern Oregon station will be featured with college herd displays and demonstrations of silo construction and animal handling.
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Corvallis
Oregon Ag College
Oregon
G. P. Asks Reduced Assessment for Rail Lines
Eugene tax department of the Southern Pacific asks Lane county board of equalization to tax the company’s personal property used in Oakridge extension and Willamette Pacific railways at 50 percent of its cash value. Board members value.
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G. P
Eugene
The
Southern , Pacific Railroad
Lane County
Murder Trial Ossayed in McMinnville Continues to December Term
The Yamhill county grand jury indicted James Hutchins for murder in the first degree in the Walter A. Rodgers slaying and for assault with a dangerous weapon in the shooting of Frank Wilbur. Both charges were continued to the December term of the circuit court on motion by District Attorney Upjehz.
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McMinnville
Yamhill County
James Hutchins
Walter A. Rodgers
Hutchins
Frank Wilbur
Circuit Court
Upjehz
Bachelors To Judge Baby Show At Benton County Fair
A baby show for babies under one year will be judged on beauty by bachelors at the Benton county fair on September 18 19 and 20.
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Corvathia
Benton County
John Moody the Irish Actor Sailor Turned Stage Star
Early life of John Moody, famed Irish actor of the eighteenth century, included Jamaica and a seafaring passage home. At Drury Lane he played Stephano in The Tempest when a rowdy sailor shouted from the pit, prompting playful stage banter about sailing duties.
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Dack Tar
John Moody
Jamaica
Drury Lane
Stephano
Jack
Moody
Orward Hallett
Tom
Asar
Peanut-eating scene highlights family mischief
A fragment shows Harold and sister Annie in a playful exchange about pretending a mother and monkey act, with lines about not eating peanuts and characterization as an animal. The tone hints at domestic humor and familial rapport.
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Harold
WRECK HELD EMPLOYEES CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE
New Haven investigators name three New York New Haven Hartford Railway workers as criminally responsible for the September 2 wreck where the White Mountain Express collided with the Bar Harbor Express. Engineer Augustus Miller and Conductor Bruce Adams plus Flagman Charles Murray face charges while the company itself is not blamed. Miller pleaded not guilty. Adams and Murray have bench warrants.
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New Haven Road
New Haven
Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
el Mix
N Haven
White Mountain Express
Augustus Miller
Bruce C. Adams
Charles H. Murray
Bar Harbor
Miller
Superior Court
Adams and
Murray
Federal writ advances Thaw extradition fight in New Hampshire
In Colebrook New Hampshire a federal judge grants habeas corpus to halt Thaw's extradition appeal following his deportation from Canada. Lawyers Martin Shurtleff and Olmstead secured the writ while William Travers Jerome expresses strong dissatisfaction. The case marks a historic first for Thaw’s liberty bid.
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Colebrook
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Stanfi
White
New Hampshire
Dominion of Canada
Thaw
United States
Aldrich
District of New Hampshire
Martin, Shurtleff
Olmstead
William Travers Jerome
Accused Priest Schmidt deemed insane in New York
Hans Schmidt, who confessed to killing Anna Aumuller and disposing of her body, is held in the Tombs prison observation ward under Dr. McGuire. Warden Fallon and Deputy Commissioner Wright say he is insane and highly dangerous. A cable from Germany confirms Schmidt was declared insane and suspended by the bishop.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Hudson River
Tombs Prison
McGuire
Fallon
Tombs
Wright
Mains
Germany
Mgr
Joseph F. Mooney
Archdiocese of
Schmidt
Gaynor Funeral to Be Simple and Solemn
New York mayor William J. Gaynor dies at sea on the Baltic while returning from a campaign attempt. His funeral, requested by his widow, will be September 21 at Old Trinity Church with no band or military escort and the regular choir to perform Ave Maria, reflecting a simple farewell at Mrs Gaynor’s insistence.
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New York
William J. Gaynor
Old Trinity Church
Old Trinity
Gounod
Gaynor
Baltic
Irish
Editor Held In Contempt In South Bend Court
Judge Edward H. Wright of the Superior Court for Pacific County holds F A Haseltine editor of the South Bend Journal in contempt for publishing facts and comments on a criminal case. He fines Haseltine $36 under a court rule adopted August 1.
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South Bend, Wash
Edward H. Wright
Supernor Court
Pacific County
F. A. Haseltine
South Bend Journal
Washington Debates Underwood Tariff And Currency Bill
Congress pushes the Underwood tariff in a long special session with no end in sight. Currency debate opens with speeches while leaders anticipate extensive amendments. A $100000 relief appropriation for destitute Mexicans is moved to the Senate. Surgeon General says no bubonic plague scare. National Capital briefs note resignations egg lab tests and tariff amendments affecting wines and fruit duties.
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Congress
House
Bryan
State Department
Mexico
United States
Underwood
Senate
Blue
Public Health Service
Martinez
Cal
Pacific Coast
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