Mayor Gaynor Shot On Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse
A gunman fires three shots at Mayor Gaynor aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse as it departs Hoboken for Europe. Only one bullet hits Gaynor in the head, but surgeons report the wound not necessarily fatal. Gallagher is captured. Edwards wounded. Gaynor communicates with his wife at St Marys hospital during the crisis.
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Insang
Gaynor
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Hoboken
N. J
St. Mary's Hospital
Norman
Adamson
Struach
Meter
Gallagher
Big Bill Edwards
New York
Knights Templar Parade Dazzles Chicago During Conclave
Forty thousand Knights Templar in brilliant uniforms marched through Chicago streets as part of a grand fraternal parade. A physician and nurse were stationed on every block to ensure safety, marking the opening of the triennial conclave. The event drew participants from across the nation and featured a planned drill competition for championship honors.
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Chicago
Knights Templar
Windy City
United States
Mayor Gaynor Shot Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse
Hoboken Aug 9 Mayor Gaynor was shot in the back of the head aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse after boarding for a European vacation. The assailant James Galigher, 55, was captured and beaten by bystanders. Gaynor's condition was reported critical. Physicians treated him aboard and ashore as the ship’s passengers rallied.
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New York
Gaynor
Hoboken
Europe
St. Mary's Hospital
Senora Montt
Assailant Gallagher Confesses Motive in Gaynor Slaying
J J Gallagher told police he shot Gaynor in Hoboken after claiming Gaynor deprived him of his bread and butter and planned to sail to Europe. He described boarding a steamer after 9 o clock, meeting a clergyman who pointed out Gaynor, and firing with a revolver he had long used as a city employee. He was photographed, measured, and jailed as a widower with no children.
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Hoboken
Gaynor
Europe
J. J. Gallagher
Gallagher
Galgallus Wheat Shown Strong in Drought Tests
Del McCarty reports at Echo that Galgallus wheat, tested on A. B. MacCarthy ranch for three years, yields 26 bushels per acre compared with 20 for Dale in the same field. The drought resistant variety also promises better prices, motivating seed samples from the Washington department of agriculture.
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A. B. MacCarthy
Echo
del McCarty
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
McCartys
Thirteen Killed as Northwestern Train Crashes Nearby
A Northwestern Pacific passenger train and a work train collided near Ignacio California. Thirteen people died and at least twelve were injured, many badly, as the wreck tore through the smoker and baggage car. Relief trains hurried to the scene from both ends of the line.
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Northwestern Pacific Road
San Rafael
Santa
Fire destroys Timmerman barn killing seven horses near Helix
A blaze at the John Timmerman farm two miles east of Helix consumed a large barn, machinery shed, and their contents. Seven work horses died, eight stables emptied, with grain and barley stored inside. Damages are estimated between 4000 and 10000 dollars. Cause unknown. Timmerman suspects no insurance information yet.
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John Timmerman
Helix
Timmerman
Pendleton
Western Pennsylvania Firemen Hold Seventeenth Convention
In Carnegie Pennsylvania on August 9 delegates representing twelve thousand fire saddles attend the seventeenth annual Western Pennsylvania Firemen's association convention. Opening exercises honor those who answered the final alarm last year. Business matters and officer selection occur tomorrow with parade day Thursday and the annual tournament Friday.
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Carnegie
Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association
Indians urged to flood Congress with telegrams in McMuray deal
Promoters of a gigantic land deal pressed Choctaw promoters to persuade Congress to approve McMuray contracts for selling Indian lands. A telegram read before a committee praised the president for backing the settlement, saying his involvement could advance claims supported by McMurray Curtis and Sherman and bring the Indians into their own.
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McMurray
McAlester
Washington
MacMurtiy
Congressional Committee
Scott
Attorney Arams
Congress
Curtis
Sherman
Democrats Will Have Full Slate In Umatilla County
Minority party to field a near complete county ticket in the coming election despite Republicans outnumbering Democrats four to one in Umatilla. C A Barrett may be endorsed. Democratic aspirants include state senator C J Smith sheriff T D Taylor county judge James Maloney commissioner J B Lieual Jen representatives Joe Saylor Louis Scholl Jr joint senator Toe N Scott coroner Dr Fred Lieuattlen.
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Umatilla
Central Committee
C. J. Smith
T. D. Taylor
James Maloney
Pendleton
J. B. Lieual Jen
Weston
Joe Saylor
Louis Scholl
Echo
Morrow
Toe N
Scott
Athena
Fred Lieuatlen
Pi Jot Rock
Lieuatlen
Henderson
Dbd
J. McFaul
Peterson
H. J. Taylor
J. Hudemann
BE. J. Murphy
T. J. Tweedy
Charles A. Barrett
Anti-Assembly
Ship Workmen Strike In Hamburg In Big Walkout
Eight thousand stevedores ship cleaners and painters of the Hamburg American steamship company join a strike while employers announce a voluntary lockout of fifteen thousand additional workers on August 11. The action involves shipbuilders and mechanics across the company’s operations.
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Hamburg
Hamburg American Steamship Company
La Blanc Wins Second Leg in 488 Mile Race
French aviator LaBlanc won the second leg of the 488 mile flight for Le Matin’s $20,000 prize at Nancy France covering a hundred miles in 2 hours 17 minutes. His nearest competitor was Auburn.
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LA Blanc
Nancy
France
LaBlanc
le Matin
Auburn
Insurgents Capture Ceiba and Truxillo in Honduras
New Orleans reports that insurgents led by former President Bonilla seized the important cities of Ceiba and Truxillo in Honduras. Cables indicate rebels control the coast between the two cities, and the position of the insurgents is described as strong.
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New Orleans
Bonilla
Ceiba
Truxillo
Honduras
Dormitory Collapse Buries Students in Japan Landslide
Fourteen students from a commercial school in Shizuoka are buried alive after a dormitory collapsed in a heavy rain landslide. Prefecture authorities face aid delays due to washed out bridges and submerged railroad tracks.
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Tokio
Sizouka Commercial School
Langford I5 Favorite In Fight Tomorrow
Philadelphia reports betting favors Langford in a boxing match against Kauffman set for tomorrow night. Kauffman will weigh about forty pounds more than Langford, shaping the bout’s basic dynamic.
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Langford
Philadelphia
Kauffman
Kaufman
Municipal Judge Killed in Jamaica Train Incident
Municipal Justice Leon Sander of Manhattan was killed today in Jamaica when struck by a train. Police investigated the incident as an apparent accident near the tracks, with authorities confirming the death and notifying relatives.
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Jamaica
Lal
Aug
Leon Sander
Manhattan
McKayreek Farmers Explore Flood Water Storage Plans
New irrigation schemes around Pendleton and Weeton aim to water up to 606000 acres in Umatilla county. The Rock Reservoir Canal Co founded to water 6000 acres near Pilot Rock, capitalized at 10000 dollars, with Cunningham Sheep & Land and other firms as stockholders. J W Burgess elected president, J N Burgess and A J Smith named directors, engineer John T Whistler to survey. Further schemes near Pendleton and south of Pilot Rock remain in early stages with no public details.
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Umatilla County
Pendleton
Pilot Rock
Weeton
Rock Reservoir Canal Co
Rock Reservoir & Canal Company
Stanley
Alcott
Rock
Cunningham Sheep & Land Company
J. E. Smith Livestock Company
Herbert Boylen
Byrd Bros
Hascall Bros
Stanley School House
J. W. Burgess
Cunningham Company
A. J. Smith
J. N. Burgess
H. Boylen
T. Byrd
F. Hascall
J. A. Raley
Whistler
John T. Whistler
Sulu
Umatilla
McKay Creek
Attell the Featherweight Champion Visits Pendleton
World featherweight champion Abe Attell arrived in Pendleton this morning on a westbound train. He stayed about two hours before heading to Spokane and then Calgary to box Eddie Marino. Attell, weight 122 pounds, boasted a spotless record with only one defeat, and claimed he has never used tobacco or alcohol.
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Abe Attell
Pendleton
Spokane
Calgary
Eddie Marino
Attell
Marino
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Gore
C. A. Barrett
William Stanley
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