Russians Pushed Back at Port Arthur in Last Stand
The article reports Russian forces at Port Arthur driven from their last line of defense as Japanese troops tighten control. It notes massive Japanese artillery and 300 guns, with alarm across the Oriental world as surrender seems near. Also mentions British and Swedish vessels suspected of contraband, and Tokyo dispatch stating Japanese advances toward northern targets.
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Arthur
Port Arthur
Japan
Port Ariwur
Ilondon
Central News
Petersburg
Rai, iv
Elk hunting law sparks public debate in Oregon
King Wilson letters to Morning Star promote elk protection while legislators in 1903 tightened rules. A wildfire report from Kaliepel Aug 4 notes forest fires near Ferguson and Whitefish, with hundreds fighting the blaze and communications cut.
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Kaliepel
Northern Pacific protests as Yakima county raises rail value
Jay Sedgwick, Northern Pacific tax adjuster, challenged county board of equalization over railway property values. Statewide assessment war rose from 816.04 to 1,218,245, a 401,005 increase, with track right of way per mile set at 6600 then 8240. Sedgwick sought 7920, but commissioners kept the figures unchanged after deliberation.
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Northern Pacific
North Yakima
Wash
Jay Sedgwick
Board of Equalization Today
Sedgwick
Coons Line
Sedewith
Sedgwith
County Board of Equalization Opens Three Week Session
The Wash August session of the county commissioners begins a three week meeting to act as a board of equalization and handle other business. The current session will decide if the Duff assessed railroad property values will stand, with tax agents pressing to secure a hearing date and push to lower this year’s unusually high assessment.
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Caltix
Wash
Oooung Lom Missioners
Duff
J. W. Morrow
Or, & NS
New Route for Portage Road Meets Government Approval
In a Portland conference yesterday the open river committee and state officials heard promoters propose building the portage along one canal side to speed canal development. They urged immediate use and government support, noting it could be temporary until a canal is permanent. The board will refer the plan to the federal government and to canal landowners for consent before any construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalles
Open River Committee
Portland
Rand Ttte Fla
Fire Around Clackamas Devours Eight Square Miles
A massive fire at the head of the Clackamas River in Clackamas County Oregon has spread over eight square miles. About twenty camping parties are trapped inside the blaze and feared dead or missing. Local and surrounding men rush to battle the flames.
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Portland
Clackamas River
Clackamas County
Oroon
Bishop Potter's Galoon Invites Busy Patronage
New York August 4 The Subway Tavern built and dedicated by Bishop Potter draws brisk traffic as patrons nickname it Bishop's Place. The lively venue reports heavy crowds and continued rush throughout the evening with high patron turnout.
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Bishop Potter
New York
Subway
Bishop's Place
Pope's Burdens Oppressive as French Rift Looms
On the first anniversary of his election the Pope lamented politics within the church and the warring forces. Congratulatory messages arrived from nearly all European states except France. Rome fears France's break with the Vatican endangers church authority and plans a recall of Dijon and Lavall bishops with Catholic support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Rome
Vath
Minse
Lovet
Vatican
Dijon
Lavall
Friends of the Church
Northern Pacific extension work resumes on Pullman Howell line
Orders have been issued to resume work on the roadbed of the Northern Pacific between Pullman Washington and Howell Idaho at the top of Kendrick hill. A steam shovel will be used this week on the gravel bank near Marehall Washington or near Howell and several work trains with crews will be employed. Once ballast is completed 86 pound steel rails will be laid on the section of track.
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Pullman
Howell
Idaho
Moncow
Northern Pacific
Wash
Kendrick Hill
Marehell
Howel
Crewe
Frisco passenger train wreck near Vinita kills 14
Fourteen people are reported killed when a Frisco passenger train wrecked near Vinita Indian Territory this morning. The engine tender left the track and several combinations overturned, with many others fatally or seriously injured.
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Parsons
Kan
Vinita
I. T
Louisville and Nashville Train Collision Near Horse Cave
A wreck on the L and N near Horse Cave Kentucky injured 22 passengers and four trainmen as southbound No 1 collided with northbound No 2 this morning Engineer Rehm was seriously hurt in the Aug 4 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Laouinville & Nashville
Horse Cave
Rehm
Strikers Move Toward Peace Plan Amid Union Talks
Chicago Aug 4 John K Fitzpatrick national organizer of the Federation of Labor said the strikers had given consent to approach the packers with a new settlement plan. Donnelly denied knowledge of any peace initiative and said conditions at the yards were peaceful as he attended a private session with the striking beef butchers in Kansas City.
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Fitzpatrick
Chicago
John K. Fitzpatrick
Federation of Labor
Butchers
Kansas City
Donnelly
Trades Council
Confident Scott Sees GOP Edge in Western States
Senator Scott of West Virginia, Republican National Committee manager, told the president after a Western tour that Colorado and Nebraska favor Roosevelt and that West Virginia is secure. He warned Democrats cannot win the legislature if they spend about 4.6 million dollars on their campaign efforts.
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Colorado
Nebraska
West Virginia
Washington
Scott
West Virgina
Republican National Committee
West
Roosevelt
Wate
Boycott Millinery Move Sparks Catholic Protest in Detroit
Detroit on August 4 reports Bishop Henessy of Kansas urged Catholics to refuse Parisian millinery as punishment for France's antipathy to the church. In Port au Prince on the same day a clash between soldiers and foreigners, mainly Byrtane, broke out. police failed to quell the disorder and several American carriages were looted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Henessy
Kansas
Conference of Catholic Societies
France
Port Au Prince
Dr Da Ames Files Candidacy for Republican Nomination
From Grafting to Politics Minneapolis Aug 4 Dr A Da Ames twice mayor of Minneapolis and twice tried for grafting filed an affidavit of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for congress and will make a vigorous campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Ada Ames
Congress
Admiral Cooper Retires in Washington DC Report
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Philip H. Looper, commander in chief of the Asiatic Squadron, placed on retired list. The Marecca area described as critical after an incident. Efforts to kidnap Ene fishmen foiled amid ongoing security concerns.
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Cooper
Washington, D. C
Philip H. Looper
Asiatic Squadron
Met
Marecca
Aaid
Perdicari
Ene
Oregon Development League Ends After Notable Meeting
The Oregon Development League adjourned after a lively session in Portland. E L Smith of Hood River was elected president, Tom Richardson secretary treasurer, and several vice presidents named from Roseburg Salem Irrigan Huntington Strong. Resolutions urged immediate portage road construction and public status updates from the state board. Judge Lowell pressed irrigation reform and portage road support, urging urgent reclamation work and adherence to national irrigation law. The group set next annual meeting for September and a special session for March in Portland.
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Portland
Oregon Development League
E. L. Smith
Hood River
Tom Richardson
FY. J. Blakley
Roseburg
J. G. Graham
Salem
A. Bennett
Irrigan
J. H. Atkin
Huntington
J. A. Bowlby
Portage Road
State Board
Lowell
Umatilla County
National Irrigation Law
Reclamation Department
Oregon
Cascades
Falls
Columbia
Relet
Boundary Survey Reopens to Mark Montana Idaho Line
A 22 member surveying party with 37 pack horses resumes work August 4 to fix the Montana Idaho border. H P Carpenter of Cheyenne leads the government contract work, with McClellan of the surveying corps in Missoula. The crew began south of Herron, Montana, having operated since June 6, collecting field data and setting survey markers.
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Idaho
Montana
Missoula
Moot
H. P. Carpenter
Cheyenne
Wyo
United States Surveyor
McClellan
Car Woke
Air Veying Corps
Minnoula
Flelt
Herron, Mont
Geological Surveying Corps
Toer Minging
Ality Demath
Horton
Draes
Wheat Jump Lifts Chicago Market Amid Short Covering
Chicago wheat prices rose as short sellers covered, with Old Remember quoted around 44 and September futures near 52. Corn followed the move, advancing in sympathy as buyers rallied on renewed demand.
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Grisk
Chicago
Cornaleo
Democrats Name a State Ticket In Washington
The Democratic state ticket was set by a Spokane convention with George Turner named Governor and Alfred Hattie as Justice of the Supreme Court. Other nominees include Mark Fullerton for Supreme Court, Howard Hathaway for Congressman, and J J Anderson for Congress, with presidential electors listed.
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George Turner
Spokane
Hatchway
Anderson
Beck
Mark Fullerton le Indorsed
Supreme Court
Lee Purdie
Kittitas
van RO Pierdon
King
W. D Girard
P. Hough
Spain
Junitiee
Alfred Haitie
Mark Fullerton
WW. Neil
Lincoln
Howard Hathaway
Snohomish
J. J. Anderson
Moree
WT. Beck
Whitiman
Fred Nell
Adame
J J Carney
Chehalta
John Trumbull
Latlam
J.B. Darnell
Cowlitz
PF. Richardson
Maan
Anti Mormon Faction Wins in Republican Primaries
The anti Mormon faction swept the Republican primaries, defeating delegates bound for the county convention to be held Saturday. The governor faces a crushing blow to his plans as only 26 of 124 convention delegates can be attributed to him, with the city yielding 11 of 96 delegates. Secretary Morton begins a naval cruise aboard the Dolphin with Mrs Morton and guests including Attorney General Moody and Speaker Cannon in Washington. The voyage will last about a week or two and may extend toward the Atlantic coast.
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Jine
Almont
Morton
Washington, D. C
Pendleton City Council Considers Ride Stealing Crackdown
City council reports discuss a proposed ordinance to forbid boarding trains within city limits with penalties up to 100 dollars fine or 60 days confinement. Officials note issues of youths loitering near the railroad yard and trains. Bread costs for 120 prisoners totaled 10 dollars this month. Long list of leave of absence approvals and staff changes follows in the council meeting summary.
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John Hailey, Jr
FitzGerald
Pendleton
Wee Wee
Juxtion
Gerald
Fite Gerald
Matlock
Oit
Dickson
Ferguson
Lowell
Carney
Bome
Calvin
Calvin Ateoet
Wilke
Waa
AEP
CNL Tee
Gerald’n Rugnant
John Harlow, Jr
Fite Ovrald
Alwence
Chirk H Carter
State barber law enforcement hits Voriland shops
Since the state barber law was upheld by the supreme court, at least two small repair shops in Voriland have been placed under the ban and will be closed until they comply. Shops in other parts of the state will be investigated and a statewide drive against unsanitary conditions will begin immediately.
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Voriland
Supreme Court
Thie City
Sumpter Bank Officials Arrested Over Bank Failure
Sumpter banker Kumptler and mayor C H McCulloch with trustee A P Gows were arrested for accepting deposits while knowing the bank had failed. Most depositor funds had been returned except a single account held by J J Shoff who secured warrants for the officers.
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Sumpter
Kumptler
Aug. d
C. H. MccCulloch
A. P. Gows
Bank of Sumpter
J. J. Shuiff
Secretary of Agriculture Leaves Capital for Beef Trust Inquiry
New York Aug 4 A Wall Street News Bureau dispatch says the Secretary of Agriculture hurriedly left Washington for a personal inquiry in the west on behalf of the president to assess the beef trust impact on cattle producers.
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New York
Wall Street
Washington Dispatch
Secretary of Agriculture
Beef Trust
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