Murderous Sicilian Youth Gunman Prays for Victim’s Death
Amat Santi cello, 17, a Sicilian, jailed in New York after firing five shots at Rafael Gascone. Gascone, who killed Amat’s brother six years earlier, had his death sentence reversed with help from lawyer Albert Patrick and Harry Thaw. Gascone stabbed Amat after the shooting. Amat’s fate uncertain as he recovers.
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New York
Amat Santicello
Rafael Gascone
Amat
Gascone
Italy
Albert Patrick
Harry Thaw
Spanish War Veterans to Amalgamate
Wittsburg Aug 11 Awakening at Camp Alex L Hawkins delegates to the convention of the Army of the Philippines and the American Veterans of Foreign Service begin their first day with plans to amalgamate the two national organizations. A Woman's auxiliary is also planned. General S M B Young, retired, is expected today as Taft's representative.
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5. M. B. Young
Taft
Chicago Strike Fears Walkout Over Fraying Ties
Chicago August 11 union leaders warned a street car strike could erupt within 36 hours if the dispute between the workers and the company remains unresolved. President Quin Inn and Buckley said tensions are rising as delays fuel restlessness and fear they cannot maintain control.
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Chicago
Quin Inn
Buckley
Witnesses differ on the character of Sutton’s death
Aniaplius Aug 11 reports witness testimony at the inquiry into Lieut Sutton’s death. Dr Gilbert Coleman and Miss Maury Stewart, present the night Sutton died, describe him as cheery and lovable while others say he was overbearing and unthoughtful.
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Annapius
Lieut
Sutton
Gilbert Coleman
Maury Stewart
Trent
Averidd
Button
Negro looters thwarted as hotel fire rages in Monticello
Aug 11 report from Port Jervis says a group of black looters was driven off by white posse during a fire that destroyed the Monticello resort in Sullivan County. Dynamite halted the blaze after about a half million dollars in damage. No injuries to the black looters were reported.
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Port Jarvis
Monticello
Sullivan County
Last Srait council to decide Colville adoption rights
Spokane August 11 The last Sreat council of the Colville Indians on the south half of the Colville Reservation will meet in September under Chief Barnaby who bans adoption after this session. Indians from British Columbia Oklahoma and states west of the Rockies seek entry to gain allotments upon proof of at least one sixteenth Indian blood. Barnaby foresees the nation fading as civilization advances and claims no other chief will be recognized after his death.
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Spokane
Wash
Colville Reservation
Barnaby
Colville
British Columbia
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountains
Jeffries and Johnson Agree on World Championship Fight
Sam Berger for Jeffries and George Little for Johnson met in Chicago to sign articles for the world championship bout. Jeffries holds power of attorney and will decide the division of purse. A club will be chosen within 40 days and the fight is planned for within six months.
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Chicago
Sam Berger
Jeffries
George Lytle
Jack Johnson
London strikebreakers shipped to Sweden
Desperate from lack of employment, several shiploads of British strikebreakers left Hull for Sweden. Thousands more ready to depart despite union warnings. The Board of Trade warned strikebreakers not to interfere in Swedish troubles as tensions rise in Stockholm with farmhands quitting and potential crop loss.
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London
Hull
Sweden
Board of Trade
Stockholm
Town of Brewster wiped out by fire
Spokane, Aug. 11. A Brewster, near here, message says the town is almost annihilated by fire with losses estimated at fifty thousand dollars. Woodburn will pave its principal street.
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Brewster
Spokane
Woodburn
New Overland Train Added By O A W Company
A third overland train daily over the O A and N is now run. The trains are called second sections of No 1 and 6 but may be renumbered to run on their own schedule. The move follows congestion and colonists rates. Promotions followed to supply crews including R Wissler Frank Mytenger Frank O Hare and Brakemen Hastings and Scott.
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O'Neill
Ouly
R. Wissler
Pilot Rock
Elgin
Harry Brady
Frank Mytenger
Norris
Crags
Frank O'Hare
Hastings
Scott
Pinchot and Newell to Be Defended by Conservation Bodies
Portland report cites Washington sources saying Director Newell of the reclamation service is slated to go and Ballinger will push a government reorganization. Pinchot and Newell are said to face removal as conservation groups mobilize across 60 national organizations and state commissions to back them. Ballinger’s allies deny wrongdoing while Pinchot argues the interpretation aims to aid a power trust.
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Portland
Washington
Evening Journal
Washington Times
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Newell
Reclamation Service
Times
Ballinger
Reclamation Bureau
Journal
Pinchot
Nowell
Conservation of Natural Resources Movement
Siven
Pinechot
Moet
Ballineer
Organising Power Trust
Trallinne
Power Trust
Schiveley Trial Opens in Olympia Impending Dismissal Hopes
Olympia Aug. 11 Legislators arrive at the capital for the Schiveley impeachment trial of State Insurance Commissioner J. H. Schively. The sitting opens at 2 PM in the finitive chamber as defense seeks to strike out portions of the complaint. Reports say sufficient votes may demur, potentially clearing Schively and aiming for dismissal by the senate.
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Olympia
Capital
State Insurance
Theay
Terart
Thie Willtie
Senate
Burdette Still in Serious Condition
Reports from the bedside of Dr. Robert J. Burdette indicate little change in his condition. The famed preacher and humorist is described as suffering from sunatic nerve trouble as of August 11 in Redondo, California.
Ballinger Under Fire At National Irrigation Congress
Spokane delegates debate Ballinger actions as Roosevelt policy backed by resolutions. Newell defends reclamation service amid sharp questions on land restoration and government versus private capital. Balancing relief and risk, the convention ponders conservation and executive discretion.
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Spokane
Samuel Evans
Montana
Ballinger
Roosevelt
E. D. Vincent
Arizona
Congress
California
Nebraska
Reclamation Service
Paniee Grills Ballinger
Pardee
Deschutes Injunction Hearing Delayed by Lawyers
In The Dalles on August 11 a delay in the suit for a temporary injunction between Deschutes and Oregon Trunk was agreed, pushing the hearing to September 1. The Deschutes bond is set at ten thousand dollars by Circuit Judge Bradshaw. Oregon Trunk will not contest entry until lawful rights of way are clarified. An advertisement in the Corvallis Gazette-Times seeks 100 prune pickers for 160 acres in Benton County Granger area with camping, ladders, and buckets provided, starting August 20.
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Dalles
Corvallia
Taft Masseur Reportedly Helps President Amid Tour
Fragmentary report from a 1909 era event describes President Taft seeking massage therapy from a Beverly masseur during a tour. The account mentions efforts to reduce fatigue and restore energy, with unclear details and several garbled lines.
La Grande farmers thresh crop with strong early price
In La Grande on August 11 farmers report strong yields with wheat at 80 cents to 5 dollars per bushel and barley at 1.25. Al Good sells sixty bushels of first grain at 1.00 a bushel from sugar beet land. Good’s threshing crew, led by Art McCall, reports 75 bushels per acre on 25 acres. Farmers expect prices to rise but are cautious.
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la Grande
al Good
Mr. Good
Art McCall
Othoe
Pendleton men named in reservation drawings
Howard E. Miller of Pendleton drawn for Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation but not located. number 1166. Other Umatilla county entrants include Glen Williams Hermiston 477 F W Masterson Milton 1278 J F Walker Milton 1485. Flathead drawing starts tomorrow with better odds. Spokane drawing starts Monday.
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Howard E. Miller
Pendleton
Coeur d'Alene
Portland Journal
Howard
Umatilla County
Glen Willams
Hermiston
F. W. Masterson
Milton
J. F. Walker
Flathead Reservation
Flathead
Spokane
Civil War Veterans Parade in Salt Lake
Salt Lake City August 11 At the grand Army encampment today a parade of veterans marched in the streets. The ranks of blue are thinning as attendees watch with flags while school children give an ovation.
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Salt Lake
Grand Army
Cougar Presence Report In Conely Hills Lake County
The report notes many cougars observed in the Conely Hills area within Lake County and mentions potential hunting activity.
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Conely Hills
Lake County
Chance For
Huntera
Wheat glut shifts as farmers rush sales in county
In Umatilla county farmers rush to sell wheat as prices fall to 77 cents a bushel in Pendleton and local markets. Holdouts expect higher spring prices while others fear missing profit, with about half a million bushels moved to pacific coast buyers and Kerr Gifford and Byers mills among purchasers.
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Pendleton
Will Moore
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Umatilla County
Gerking Brothers
Puget Sound Warehouse Company
Jesse Hales
E. W. McComas
A. Rothrock
J. J. Kimmery
Byers Mill
Ben Ogle
Kerr-Gifford Company
Adams
Athena
S. F. Wilson
T. J. Kirk
M l. Watts
A. Dudley
Bill Per- Russon
John Bannister
Athens
Milla
Boston merchant to visit relatives in Kansas City
G C Taylor of the Boston store with his wife departed last evening for Kansas City to visit relatives. They plan to visit other eastern cities before returning to Pendleton.
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G. C. Taylor
Boston
Kansas City
Pendleton
Seven Doctors Targeted in Local Practical Joke
Seven prominent local physicians were lured to Vorne millinery store for a season’s biggest prank. Dr Lynne K Blakeslee was first, rushing to a fainting call and finding only a joke. One by one others arrived to a chorus of laughter as the ruse unfolded with Dr C E Parker Dr Henderson Dr McFaul Dr G Hoisting ton Dr Temple and Dr Fred Lieuwallen among the victims.
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Vorne Militinery
Lynne K. Blakeslee
C. E. Parker
Hastly
Dr. Henderson
Dr. McFaul
G. §. Hoisington
Temple
Fred Lieuwallen
Pilot Rock
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Nelease
STI
Negro Looters
Jeffries and
Johnson
O. A. & W. Company
Pinchot and Newell
Department
Schiveley
Dallinger
National Irrigation Congress
Ballingter
Deschutes
Dr. Brown
Orr Pat
Pendleton Man
Howard FE. Miller
Miller
Adams-Athena
Kansans City
Dr. Dinkeslee
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