Ballinger lands and power sites fuel irrigation fight
Spokane report on the national Irrigation Congress details a heated session defending Secretary Ballinger. Governors Pardee and others argued over restoration of land and power sites, with clashes over policy and accountability. Pueblo, Colorado, chosen as next meeting site and officers selected for the permanent organization.
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Pueblo
Spokane
Committee On Permanent Organization
Wlplit
Colorado
National Irrigation Congress
F. A. Fowler
Phoenix
Arizona
B. FB. Twitchell
Jats
Arthur Hooker
Pardee Questions Ballinger Land Restorations
Ex Governor Pardee of California criticizes Ballinger in Spokane arguing the issue is not restoration extent but whether power sites were claimed under Ballinger that could not have been claimed under Garfield Records indicate land stayed open only in April Bozeman land office records show a scrip of 158 acres on the Missouri River issued to the Collins Land Company for George Le Ramsey Ramsey says Collins owns the land and is said to be an agent for the United Missouri Tiger Power Company
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Pardes
Pardee
Ballinger
Garfield
Campbell
Spokane
Spokesman-Review
California
Midsouri
Collina Land Company
George le. Ramsey
Ramsey
Collins
United Missouri Tiger Power Company
Resolutions Back Pinchot Support in Spokane Meeting
The Spokane committee on resolutions announced receiving scores of resolutions praising Forester Gifford Pinchot and urging his retention. Dete-Fites voiced disappointment that Secretary Mallinger did not avert the situation.
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Spokane
Committee On Resolutions
Gifford Pinchot
Dete- Fites
Mallinger
Abdul Hamid 15 Expected to Die
Salonica August 12 Abdul Hamid is expected to die at any minute from angina pectoris Three surgeons prepare to operate Abdul Hamid has been imprisoned here following his dethronement
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Salonica
Abdul Hamid
Lince
Auto Plows Into Foot Soldiers Near Salisbury
A heavy machine plowed into a marching company of soldiers near Salisbury, killing seven and injuring many as the driver lost control and failed to apply brakes before the vehicle was ditched. Several injured attempted to flee. many are expected to die.
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London
Salisbury
Oregon Trunk to Accept Deschutes Injunction
Oregon Trunk Line will not oppose the temporary restraining orders to keep workers off Smith and Dean ranches in the Deschutes canyon. Deschutes Railroad Company lawyer W. W. Cotton filed for an injunction, noting the right of way on the ranches, as Judge C. H. Corey observed.
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Portland
Oregon Trunk
Dalles
Smith and Dean
Deschutes Canyon
W. W. Cotton
Deschutes Railroad Company
Deschutes Billrom
C. H. Corey
Deschutes
Rich Man Secures Employment as Laborer in Wisconsin
Kenosha Wisconsin August 12 Judge Clarkson who vanished three weeks ago and was found by relatives working as an unskilled laborer in a button factory 209 miles away from home has taken a position in the lacquer room of Simmons Manufacturing company He also dissolved his law partnership with Robert Baker and said he would study for the priesthood Clarkson a former prominent lawyer and judge has attracted wide attention by seeking manual labor. he has disappeared from home before to work as a day laborer and is reputed wealthy
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Kenosha
Wis
Clarkson
Hts
Simmons Manufacturing Company
Markeon
Robert Baker
Despondent Restaurateur Shoots Woman on Streetcar
Chicago August 12 Thomas Katsones shot and killed Victoria Kovane on a crowded streetcar then attempted suicide as passengers fled. Katsones, a prosperous restaurateur, became despondent after rejection. Several riders were injured but may recover.
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Chicago
Thomas Katsones
Victoria Kovane
Weet
Katsones
Thaw Ordered Recommitted to Asylum in Paranoia Claim
Justice Mille ruled Harry Thaw remains chronically delusively insane and must be recommitted to Mattewan Asylum. Thaw’s attorneys seek a jury sanity hearing, arguing he is sane now. The decision cites paranoid delusion and notes experts deem the condition incurable. Thaw refused to comment on the ruling.
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Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Justice Mills
Mills
Thaw
White
White Plains
Mille
Harry Thaw
Secon
Stanford Whit
Trustion
Mutteiwan
Vets Overcome By Heat At G A H Encampment
Salt take Aug 12 heat overwhelmed many veterans at the grand army encampment. An executive session of officers was held this morning and is expected to run through the day. Hospital records show 170 prostrations with many women and children present.
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Crond Army
Employers Win in Big Swedisil Strike
London Aug 12 reports from Stockholm say the great strike is practically ended and employers are now in complete control.
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London
Indiana Man Draws First in Flathead Reservation Draw
Coeur d Alene Idaho Aug 12 Joseph Furay of Warsaw Ind drew first prize in the Flathead reservation drawing. A long list shows names from Idaho Montana Washington and beyond with 6000 names entered for 2800 claims. The odds are about one in fifteen with many winners from the East and several Idaho men among the entries.
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Miller
Flathead
Coeur @Alene
Flathead Reservation
Beattie
Lou Prank
Butte
Mont
Brownell
DesMet
Ed W. Charlotte
Goldfhell
Beatrice Rodamor
North Hallsbury
Penn
Alain J. Ritz
Wenatchee
James Kyle Poster
Mt. Carmel
Missoula draws six thousand numbers for Flathead claims
Coeur d Alene Missoula Mont reports completion of drawing preparations for 2800 Flathead Indian reservation claims. Government may withdraw some land under the reclamation net then irrigate and reoffer later. Each applicant has a one in fifteen chance at a claim under current rules.
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Coeur Walene
Tda
Auk
Flathead
Missoula
Mont
Sutton Testimony Concluded Today Before Board of Inquiry
Antiapolis Aug 12 The testimony before the board of inquiry into Lieutenant Suttons death concluded at noon. The judge advocate announced the government would have no more witnesses, adjournment set for 10 o clock tomorrow when Attorney Davis for Sutton will argue. Findings go to the secretary of the Navy before public release. Bandon Wollen mill kept busy by orders.
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Antiapolis
Board of Inquiry
Sutton
Leonard
Davis
Secretary of the Navy
Governor Brady Forecasts Idaho Dry Wave and Pendleton Recovery
Governor Brady of Idaho predicted that ninety percent of Idaho will be dry within a year, citing public sentiment against saloons. He spoke during a city visit, praised Pendleton’s expected post-saloons recovery, and planned to address the National Irrigation Congress in Spokane. He urged united western efforts on forest reserves and reclamation, criticizing eastern influence and calling for local spending of forest-derived funds. He then departed for Spokane.
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Idaho
Brady
Gem State
Kansas
Pendleton
Spokane
Ienational Irrigation Congress
Pinchet
Ballinger
West
Forest Service
Spokine
Mining stock bunce swindle hits local resident
Retired farmer and Walla Walla resident, a snowbound bunce, lost 100 in coin and 250 in negotiable paper to a pair named B Mason and H FB Howard. Officers hold warrants, and the pair reportedly fled toward Spokane after posing as agents for a Ben Franklin mining stock concern.
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Walla
N. A. Strange
B. Mason
H. FB. Howard
Spokane
Mason
Strange
Ben Franklin Company
Howard
Suspected Bunco Man Captured Near Walla Walla
William B. Mason, sought in Walla Walla for a major banco scheme, was jailed after Sheriff Taylor nabbed him at the local depot. His partner H. B. Howard escaped. Mason claimed innocence and used the alias Anderson. He allegedly befriended a farmer's daughter and traded mining stock for cash and notes, including 190 dollars and a 2600 note mortgage. The case ties to the Ben Franklin Mining company and a suspicious C. A. Storie stock signature. President Burgess warns Oregon wool prospects remain bright.
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William B. Mason
Walla Walla
Banco
Taylor
H. B. Howard
Shem
Mason
Spokane
N. A Strange
Ben Franklin Mining Company
Howard
Strange
Aftr
Anderson
Toker
C. A. Storie
Maison
World’s Rich Views: WHEAT FIELDS MPRES TOUR OF WEST
W E Curtis Chicago Record Herald special correspondent tours the Pacific Northwest in a private car writing daily letters. He lauds Umatilla County wheat fields near Blue Mountains and previews Pendleton Wallowa and Hermiston stops while gathering material for future features.
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Umatilla County
Blue Mountains
Walla Walla Valley
W. E. Curtis
Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Northwest
California
Meacham
Major Moorhouse
Court Street
Pendleton
Tinatia County
Grand Ronde Valley
Wallowa
Art Collector Manches ter Shielded at Berkeley Home
Berkeley August 12 Mark Manchester noted art collector of the west remained protected at his residence today amid charges of improper actions involving a local photographer’s children.
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Berkeley
Mark Manchester
West
Wall Collapse Kills Two in Los Angeles Business District
Los Angeles August 12 Two bodies were recovered from the ruins of a wall that collapsed in the citys business district early today. Several people were injured and others are feared buried in the debris.
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Los Angeles
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Merrill
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Joseph Furay
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C. FE. Carlson
T. J. Cully
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Colville
Burke
Thale
Thomas EF. Marinan
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