Oregon Trunk line presses Deschutes right of way
Mocking the Brown ranch dispute the Oregon Trunk line moves to secure a federal injunction for 60 miles of Deschutes canyon access. A Brown party member heads to Shaniko for transport to The Dalles to finalize deeds while a 15 foot strip along the riverfront stands between the line and the bank. Harriman offered for the land but the deal stalled.
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Martinus
Oregon
Brown Ranch
Wolverton
Harriman
Deschutes Canyon
Madras
Shaniko
Dalles
Deschuten River
Crete Crisis as Greek Flag Ordered Down by Powers
Crete faces potential long conflict as nearly the entire Cretan army joins mutineers to resist orders to lower the Greek flag. A four-power note to the Turkish government promises enforcement, with French and British warships heading to reinforce.
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Crete
Canet
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
France
Cretan
Victor Hugo
Toulon
Karpathos
Canes
Tialy
Greece
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Creece
Old Lady Lost for Five Days in Desert Find
Mrs Hallie McCormick, 75, long presumed lost in the San Bernardino desert, was found by a search party in an abandoned mine tunnel near Victorville. She had been missing for about a week while en route to visit a daughter, and endured five days of desert exposure before rescue.
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San Bernarding
Cal
Hallie MeaCormick
Nee
Victorville
Spain Peace Pen Arrives in Paris Museum
In Paris on August 16 the peace pen used by President William McKinley and Ambassador Jules Cambon to sign the US Spain peace declaration was received and placed in the French Foreign Affairs Museum.
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Spain
Paris
William McKinley
Jules Cambon
Franco
United States
Museum of Foreign Affairs
Desperate Desert Tale Ends With Rescue In Tunnel
Mrs. McCormick, nearly exhausted, stumbled into a tunnel with water found by rescuers nearby. She carried a parcel of groceries for her daughter and stayed hidden to avoid another desert crossing, confident a searching party would locate her.
Severe Japanese quake hits central region reports heavy damage
A major earthquake struck central Japan Saturday afternoon at 4 30. Kyoto Osaka and Lake Biwa area were hardest hit with rail service disrupted. Initial tallies list 21 dead and 7 injured with losses around 2 25 million. Shiga Prefecture suffered extensive damage and Mount Thukki is said to have collapsed. Local reports say tremors were felt in Tokyo.
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Tokio
Japan
Kyoto
Osaka
Lake Biwa
Nagoya
Shiga Perfecture
Thukki
Montana Man Secures First Prize in Land Lottery Drawing
Allen Newton of Helena aged 24 won the first prize in the Spokane reservation drawing held in Cocur d Alene. The event drew 99 846 applications, with many envelopes drawn and a long list of next winners including Mable D. McNickle of Chicago Fay Snodock Miller Spokane John E. Andrews Vancouver and others from Washington Montana Idaho and Illinois. Nearly a hundred thousand were registered for the drawings.
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Allen Newtown
Helena, Mont
Chicago
South Dakota
Cocur d
Wallace
Ida
Spokane Reservation
Harriet Post
Frank Post
Cooad
Charles M. McGrall
Greensburg
Ind
Fred Oixon
Seattle
Frank Gray
Deep Creek
Louis Luecke
St. Louis
Edward KK. Ryland
Spokane
H. A. Treadwell
Mabton
Conservation clash shadows Trans Mississippian congress
Denver August 16 delegates of the Trans Mississippian commercial congress convened to press public domain conservation. A strong effort to keep the Ballinger Pinchot controversy out of debates is planned, though exclusion seems unlikely as sessions begin.
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Tinue
Pinchot
Ballinger
Congress
Denver
Payne's son appointed attorney for federal customs litigation
New York Aug. 16 William K Payne of Auburn New York a son of Serena Payne was appointed an attorney to D Frank Lloyd deputy assistant attorney general to take charge of customs litigation for the federal government The appointment is the first of four similar statutory positions under the new tariff act He will receive a salary of 5000 a year
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New York
William K. Payne
Auburn
M. Y
Serena Payne
D. Frank Lloyd
RedWood Grocer Held On Assault Charge After Auto Stop
Albert Van Hofen a Redwood City grocer is jailed on assault with a revolver and knife charge after forcing a wealthy merchant William Laecher to stop during an automobiling outing with three Offerman sisters. Laecher intervened and the assailant was beaten in a race home. he was later arrested at the sisters’ home.
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Redwood Grocer
Redwood City
Calif
Albert van Hofen
William Laecher
Tarsacher
Offerman
von Hofen
Viola Offerman
Laecher
Luscher
Judge Lindsay to address Prison Association
Seattle August 16 The second day of the American Prison Association opened with the annual address by E F Morgan president of the Wardens Association Other papers discussed reform plans for the evening session Judge Ben B Lindsay of Denver renowned juvenile court jurist will speak on Prevention and Probation.
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Seattle
American Prison Association
E. F. Morgan
Ben B. Lindsay
Denver
Murderer Gustave Herring Kills Wife and Son
Chicago August 16 Gustave Herring an expert accountant murdered his wife then shot and killed his son Gustave as he tried to protect his mother He blew out his own brains after an unsuccessful attempt on his daughters Margar ette and Clara The motive cited was insanity from unemployment distress.
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Chicago
Gustave Herring
Gustave
Margarrete
Clara
Two Fatalities From Heat in Nebraska
Omaha reports two heat deaths this morning, bringing total to ten in 48 hours. Authorities warn more fatalities may occur as heat continues.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Bergstrom dies in quarrel after wife’s suicide report
From San Francisco on August 16 reports say a husband Bergstrom killed his wife before shooting himself during a quarrel. Bergstrom fled the room in a panic shouting that his wife had killed herself as police begin an investigation.
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San Francisco
Bergstrom Drelires
Bergstrom
Japanese Weds White Girl in Malheur County
Vale Oregon couple Mise Marcie Harole and Yoo, both Japanese, obtained a license in Weiser Idaho after Malheur County clerks refused one. They plan to reside in Yale after Seattle exposition, with Harole a trained musician and Yoo a former San Francisco business student.
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Malheur County
Vale
Ore
Malheur
Mise Marcie Harole
Yoo
Weiser
Idaho
Yale
Seattle
le Crosse
Wise
Conservatory of
Dakota
Montana
Tolahoa
Gas Explosion Wrecks Wirick Storage in Cleveland
In Cleveland on August 16 J W Montgomery and Edward Dunn were fatally injured and four others seriously hurt when a gas explosion shattered the Wirick Storage company front. A woolen building adjoining was destroyed.
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Cleveland
J. W. Montgomery
Edward Dunn
Wirick Storage Company
Chinese Master Accused of Murder in Chinatown
New York August 16 accused of murdering his slave Bow Kom an Americanized Chinese named Chin Len is in jail here today. He denies the killing and accuses Long Dong. The brutal murder arouses the fury of Chinatown.
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New York
Bow Kom
Chin Len
Jact
Long Dong
Chinatown
Boston Maine announces new tariff schedule to Missouri river points
Boston August 16. The Boston and Maine railroad implements a new import tariff schedule to Missouri river points, aligning with reductions recently made by other roads.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
San Francisco Manager Declared Fugitive From Justice
San Francisco on August 16 announces that Hays, manager of the Chien States Say, is declared a fugitive from justice by Chief of Police Cook after a search of four divisions for him. He is wanted for embezzlement of bank funds allegedly stolen from the Commercial bank under the new line.
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San Francisco
WC. Hays
Jate
Chien States Sayinte and Commercial Bank
Edison Abandoned Airships Forty Years Ago
New York report quotes A Nickson saying Edison abandoned aviation forty years ago and focused on other concerns for humanity. The interview notes the shift away from airship work and hints at broader modern welfare aims.
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New York
A. Nickson Aiye
Judge Bean sustains demurrer in water users case
In the circuit court Judge H J Bean sustained a demurrer by the defendant in the Umatilla Water Users Association versus Fred Yates. The action, brought by the board of rectors to oust Yates as secretary, was for a writ of mandamus. Yates and his attorney Fee and Slater filed a demurrer alleging insufficiency. The judge’s ruling at 2 pm upheld the demurrer and an amended writ is expected. Representing the board are R B Johnson and Lowell and Winter.
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H. J. Bean
Umatilla Watertiers’ Association
Fred Yates
Yates
Wateragers’ Association
Tonovn
Fee & Slater
Julie Benn
Bean
R, BR Johnson
Lowell & Winter
Huckleberry Pickers Spend Sunday at Kamela
Mrs. , M. Conry of Spokane was on guest at her aunt Mrs. W. BR. Graham home when she joined a large group of huckleberry pickers spending Sunday at Kamela.
Hood River Orchard Sale Tops regional record
Hood River August 16 one of the largest orchard deals in the area closed Willis Van Horn sold 80 acre tract for 64000 dollars The buyer H C Peters a Cincinnati Ohio capital ist will move to Hood River The land lies on the east side orchard belt and hosts three year old Splitsenbergs Yellow Newtowns and Ortleys Peters plans a large future orchard in Hood River valley
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Hood River
Willis van Horn
H. C. Peters
Cinclmnati
Ohio
East Side
van Horn
Peters
Hood River Valley
Hamley McFatridge store forms largest Oregon harness firm
Major A E McFatridge former Umatilla Indian agent becomes investor in Pendleton with Hamley harness store owner. By Saturday deal the Hamley harness store on Court street becomes Hamley McFatridge company. The partners plan store enlargement while preparing for permanent Pendleton residence.
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Pendleton
A. E. McFatridge
Umatilla
Hamley Harness Store
Court Street
Hamley-McFatridge Company
Oregon
Major McFatridge
Grand Ronde
Pendreon
Indiana
Pendicton
Two Young Girls Kill Big Coyote in West
Miss Marian Griffith and Miss Florine Bonn, both 16, of White Bluffs, Washington, defended a dog by striking a large coyote with sticks during a riverbank encounter near the Bonn ranch. They carried the carcass home after the hunt, recounting the dramatic episode to relatives.
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Kennewick, Wash
Marian Griffith
Florine Bonn
White Bluffs
Miss Griffith
Misa Bonn
Bonn
Walla Walla Statesman’s ex-proprietor visiting Hermiston lands
P C Holland formerly ran the Walla Walla Statesman and now promotes colonization of the Maxwell lands near Hermiston. He was in the area yesterday to discuss plans and opportunities with local interests.
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P. ¢. Holland
Walla Walla
Oregon Trunk Channeling Fight Over Hill Ownership
Portland August 16 Porter Bros announce Oregon Trunk ownership belongs to J J Hill. The statement hints at a possible clash with Harriman who owns the Deschutes road and a disruption of the northwest peace pact. Hill seeks a route via Pitt river canyon to California with San Francisco as the goal.
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Northwest
Hill
Big California
San Francisco
Oregon
Portland
Porter Bros
Oregon Trunk Line
J. J. Hill
Harriman
Deschutes Road
Hill Line
Pitt River Canyon
California
Evelyn Thaw Won't Seek Divorce Says She Won't
New York August 16 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw denies planning a Reno divorce residence intends to seek court support from Harry K Thaw. Attorney Morehauser says no decision on $200 payment until orders arrive noting Thaw has paid $500 monthly until now and bankruptcy and lunacy laws limit any redress.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Reno
Nev
Harry K. Thaw
Morehauser
Thaw
Jerome
Baseball Scores Coast and Northwestern Leagues
Coast League results include Vernon 0 0 Portland 2 11 Sacramento 4 3 Oakland 3 5 San Francisco 9 0 Los Angeles 4 1 Northwestern League games show Portland 1 5 Tacoma 2 2 Seattle 1 Spokane 2
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Vernon
Portland
Sacramento
Oakland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Mayor Dahiman Seeks Taft Help to Get Fat
Omaha mayor writes to President Taft after learning of a masseur hired to reduce Taft's flesh asking to exchange weight gain and weight loss tips. He says he has been trying to gain weight and offers mutual practical advice, with his secretary to disclose details if Taft does the same.
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Omaha
Taft
Dahiman
Dahlman
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