Oregon Washington Limited boosts Portland to Chicago service
Harriman rivals report a new Portland Chicago train on Union Pacific will run 69 hours, cutting seven hours from the fastest schedule. The Oregon Washington Limited leaves Portland at 6:45 p m reaching Chicago by 2 45 p m on the third day. Equipment includes Pullman drawing room and sleeper cars plus reclining chairs. Local Harriman officials say the change serves traveler demand and does not aim to invade Hill territory.
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Harriman
Portland
EB. F. Schuyler
Oregonian
Hill
Chicago
New Harriman Service Adds Portland Salt Lake Train
An extra train from Harriman will depart Portland at 8 p m daily bound for Salt Lake, joining the local day and night service. The Salt Lake local may be more convenient for Pendleton residents than the through train at 5 46 p m, and the Pendleton local may drop meals, altering existing schedules and affecting train crew duties.
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Aleo
Harriman
Portland
Salt Lake
Pendleton
Hive
Fay
San Grande
Thia
Out of
Rains Damage Crops in Valley Ranches
Terrific rains fall for days causing extensive damage to valley ranches near Phoenix. The unprecedented wet spell destroys crops and brings substantial financial losses to local farmers and livestock operations.
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Phoenix
Six Hundred Spaniards Killed by Moors Reported
Lisbon reports unconfirmed dispatches that six hundred Spaniards died in the campaign led by General Mannai against Rift tribesmen. Messages from Melilla say several Spanish battalions mutinied or fled toward French Morocco as Marines retreated to Mellolla awaiting reinforcements.
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Lisbon
Mannaigainat
Meljolla
Morocco
Mellolla
Masseur Reduces Taft's Great Waist Line
Beverly August 26 Charles Barker the masseur has reduced President Taft's waist by several inches since massages began. Exact pounds lost are unknown but he is believed to weigh no more than 910 now. When he arrived Taft weighed 426.
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Beverly, Mase
Masseur
Charles Barker
Taft
Pan Tan Affair Probed. Five Citizens to Lead Inquiry
Dean Alfred Lockwood of All Saints Cathedral urged Mayor N B Pratt to appoint a five member committee of disinterested citizens to investigate the Pan Tan affair. He said the mayor may decide soon and that the recall of Councilman EB Lambert would wait until the probe concludes. strong ward sentiment favors action but will wait for findings.
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Dean Lockwood
Cftens
Investigattione
Lambert
Spokane
Pratt
Alfred Lockwood
All Saints’ Cathdral
Federated Clubs
Socret
Panta Pantois
Facta
EB. V. Lambert
Mother tells conflicting stories and is in jail
In Bellingham Aug 20 Mrs Thom ie J Quinn was jailed as she aids the police in probing the disappearance of her fifteen month old grandson. She asserts the child was strangled by his grandmother at Oakesdale two weeks ago and says her mother, now in a sanitarium, attacked her and killed the infant before her eyes. A local visitor claims the mother is sane and that the child remained with Mrs Quinn after she left Oakesdale. The case centers on the baby’s fate and the grandmother’s possible role.
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Bellingham
Thomie J. Quinn
Jott
Oakesdale
Wash
Colfax
Plegrin
Trans-Mississippi Congress Avoids Pinchot Controversy
Denver delegates indicate the Pinchot Rallinger dispute will not enter the congress debates. They show a leaning to avoid the subject, aligning with Taft’s likely desire that the issue not be discussed. The August 20 report notes the matter would not be mentioned in proceedings.
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Denver
Colonado Floods Cause Heavy Property Damage
Denver, Col. 20. Several tires were lost and heavy property damage reported today as storms sweep the state. The Lake Georgy dam is broken and the Devote river is rushing rapidly.
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Denver
Aig
Monnington Baseball Prospect Sold to Oakland
Geerey Culehin, a decent baseman for the Monnington Three-1 league, was sold to Oakland, California for 81000. The deal concludes today's transfer with Culehin leaving the Monnington club for the major league affiliate.
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Cutsliw
Oakland
Moomington
Geerey Culehin
Monnington
Cal
Three Mile Wide Forest Fire Endangers Harriman Claims
Spokane reports a five to three mile wide fire sweeping Coeur d Alene Indian lands and damaging government home seeker claims. The O R and N survey party including Everett Harriman cannot be located amid strong winds. Officials fear for surveying crews and the safety of Harriman, son of E H Harriman, as communication remains cut.
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Everill Harriman
Spokane
Coeur Walene
Coeur d'Alene
Rockford
Lare
Everett Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Great timber fire ravages Idaho town and threatens Harriman
Spokane reports the St Joe river town of FPlumber Idaho was destroyed by a morning blaze driven by a south wind. A million dollars in damage is noted as Blackwell Lumber workers battle the flames all night. Fear grows for Ever i Harriman son of the railroad magnate and a survey party missing in the Coeur d Alene reservation fire.
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Spokane
Fplumber
St. Joe River
Idaho
Young Harriman
Blackwell
Coeur d'Alene
Everi Harriman
Harriman
Donovan Resigns From Pan Tans In Spokane
Spokane, Aug. 20 Deputy prosecutor W C Donovan vice president of the Pan Tans resigned amid public sentiment against the organization. He said in an interview he left because of nubile sentiment and due to ongoing grand jury investigations into county affairs.
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Spokane
W. C. Donovan
Pan Tans
Heeren
Alkows
No More Work for Harriman Rest or Suffer Collapse
Vienna reports Edward H Harriman faces possible physical collapse due to overwork. Royal physician Professor Streumpel diagnoses general weakness from chronic under nourishment and nervous exhaustion, not organic disease, and prescribes bed rest sun baths and carbonated Champaign baths with nourishing meals to restore health.
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Vienna
Edward H. Hartiman
Streumpel
Harrman
Harriman
Streumple
Bark Zanita Arrives After Perilous Voyage
Seattle reports Bark Zanita reaches harbor after 279 days at sea from Newcastle to Salle. Superstructure damaged, crew endured storms and scarce provisions. Ship carried ballast of fire brick and rolled wheat during the voyage, with men living on bread, salt meat, and rainwater.
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Seattle
Newcastle
Salle
Explosion Shakes Osaka as Powder Magazine Blows Up
News from Osaka reports a tremendous explosion at a military powder magazine at 2 AM. Four soldiers were killed and a number were seriously injured. The blast caused widespread panic among thousands of refugees who feared an earthquake or firestorm.
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Osaka
Japan
Atie
Beore
Grain storage plan sparks farmer victory in county
Farmers in Umatutla County and the aged empire won a concession after Bain Companies agreed to store wheat at 60 cents per ton until year end with a 10 cent monthly charge after January 1. Initial rates were advertised to drop from 70 to 60 cents per ton, provoking protests and a cautious shift as farmers stored grain and resisted perceived trickery by grain companies.
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Umatutla
Weil
Te Pacific Cosa
Piersoni
Tmowever
Bhaten
Auto crash at Seattle fails to locate four bodies
Searchers failed to find Mish Maggie Pauw 27 and Mrs J Colvin 26 of Vancouver B C among six killed when a car plunged from a bridge into the bay. The wreck also killed Mrs A M Grothe 86 and Miss Agnes Cowan 23 and Ira Parry of Seattle. Mary Paul and Katie Hiscokes escaped. Vehicle was speeding at about forty miles an hour.
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Seattle
Mish
Maggie Pauw
J. Colvin
Vancouver
B. C
A. M. Grothe
Agnes Cowan
Ira Parry
Mary Paul
Katie Hiscock
Prosecutor Sues 66 Insurance Firms in Arkansas Antitrust Case
In Newport federal circuit court prosecutor Jeffrey files suit against sixty six insurers for alleged Arkansas antitrust violations. The court is asked to penalize the industry sixty five million dollars.
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Little Rock
Ark
Federal Circuit Court
Newport
Jeffery
Autos will outrun wind at Indianapolis speedway
Carl Fisher, head of the new Indianapolis speedway, predicts speeds of 126 mph within a year. The event follows a fatal crash as driver William Bourge and mechanic Harry Holcomb died when their car hit a fence after a 26 mile race. Two records were broken earlier by Barney Oldfield and Louis Chevrolet.
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Carl Fisher
New Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
William Bourge
Qa Knox
Sutton Inquiry Starts General Cleanup
Washington reports Charles A. Doyen, commandant of the marine barracks at Annapolis when Lieutenant Sutton died, relieved from duty. This marks the first step in a broader cleanup following the Sutton Inquiry, with no objections to Doyen except his tenure at the time of the tragedy.
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Washington
Charles A. Doyen
Marine Barracks
Annapolis
Sutton
Doyen
Farmer Dies After Mistaken Acid In Water Jug
Vancouver Washington August 20 De Witt C Cooley a farmer age 3 is dying after drinking sulfuric acid believed to be water. He was given milk to help vomit up the acid but his condition remains critical despite treatment.
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Vancouver
Wash
de Witt C. Cooley
Strike in Chicago Looms as Workers Reject Wage Plan
Chicago August 20. Motormen and conductors of the Chicago Railway Company rejected the latest wage scale. A strike now seems almost certain as police were ordered to prepare for strike duty for the third time this month amid a very critical situation.
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Chicago
Chicago Railway Company
Sugar Trust Directors Enter Final Pleas in Sherman Indictment
New York August 26 Directors of the American Sugar Refining Company known as the sugar trust filed final pleas to the blanket indictment returned by the grand jury in June. They are charged with conspiring to violate the Sherman anti trust law.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Grand Jary
Say Man Was Not Murdered Los Angeles Police Report
Aug 20 report states William Sautters of Tacoma was found dead in an alley near Sixth Street and not murdered. Detectives concluded he was intoxicated and crushed by a passing vehicle or object after drinking, causing fatal injuries.
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Los Angeles
William Sautters
Tacoma
Sixth Street
Sautters
Run Khoree
New York Stock Offer Hints Financing for Extensions
In New York an advertisement seeks subscription books for the Republic Tron and Steel Company stock, listing a week’s end date. Proceeds will fund property extension winery development and other improvements. The notice names stockholders and offers details on the sale process.
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New York
Atock Holtere
Atock
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Electric Wire Kills Ten in Italy Disaster
Ten people were killed and twenty injured when a highly charged electric wire broke and caused a fire in Ofgirata tonight. The incident followed insulation failure and affected locals identified as Scots and other workers at the site. Authorities investigated the cause and secured the area.
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Italy
Ofgirata Tonteht
Land dispute over Alphonse Leme lands on Umatilla reservation
Alphonse Leme wins after Ballinger reverses prior ruling on land entered in 1903. Secretary of the Interior Ballinger now allows Leme’s claim, reversing a 1903 decision that required residency. The lands lie in the southeast quarters of sections 1 and 20, township 2 south, range 33 and township 1 north, range 35.
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Alphonse Leme
Umatilla
Ballinger
Leme
R. A. Ballinger
Interior
General Land Office
Interior Department
la Grande
Secretary of the Interior
Dan C. Bowman
J. B. Perry
Section
Willard Establishes New Aeroplane Record
New York Aug. 20 C F Willard the aviator claimed three trials at Hempstead plains in a Curtiss aeroplane reaching not less than 60 miles an hour. This is the fastest time yet made by a heavier than air machine.
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New York
C. F. Willard
Hempstead Plains
Bodies Abandoned on Mount Tacoma Search
Aug. 20 Tacoma reports the search for Joseph Stevens of Trenton and T. F. Callaghan of Seattle has been temporarily halted. Guides Jules Stampfier and party returned with the opinion the bodies may never be found. Tracks extend toward a 500 foot cliff at White Glacier head, and no safe route to the base is evident.
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Tacoma
Joseph Stevens
Trenton
N. J
T. F. Callaghan
Seattle
Mount Tacoma
Jules Stampfier
White Glacier
City Wiped By Indus Flood At Dera Ghaat Khan
Bombay Aug 19 news reports the prosperous city of Dera Ghaat Khan with 24 000 residents is doomed as the Indus advances 50 to 100 feet daily. Mosques mansions and hotels vanish into the river during months of encroachment.
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Bombay
Dera Ghaat Khan
Indus
Tanner Is Appointed to National Uniformity Meeting
Olympia August 19 Governor Hay appointed Assistant Attorney General W V Tanner as delegate to the Detroit meeting of the national commission for the uniformity of legislation. Tanner traveled with Chalton Fairchild to testify for the state railroad commission. Tanner substitutes R L Haidon of Tacoma as delegate, Haidon unable to attend.
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Olympia
Wash
Hay
W. V. Tanner
Detroit
National Commission For the Uniformity
Tanner
Strand
Chalton Fairchild
RL. Hadeon
Tacoma
Haideon
Weekl's Record Fanatted at Califor nia Breeders Meeting
The article records a notable race at the California Breeders meeting where the two twenty class produced a tied time. Driver BR Montgomery steered Tie Hive to cover the field finishing first and second, with the seven year old horse Dy Khatewap four Lauevtttn Ee Wheug in years aRv.
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Cal
Erie
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Colonado
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Zanita
Bain Companies
Sutton Inquiry
Soll Steel Stock
Dallinger
Commissioner of Land Office
Willard
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