Farmers Boycott O R N Co Over Grain Shipping
A Palouse region report notes 130 Farmington farmers organize to handle their grain via Northern Pacific warehouses, leasing two large facilities and planning a big platform. They accuse Oregon Railroad and Navigation of ignoring farmers, claim price and service gains from NP, and state they will ship 400,000 bushels. The union vows to organize in more areas and handle twine and sacks locally.
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Union
Northern Pacific
Oregon Daily Journal
Garfield, Wash
Farmington
O. RB. & N. Company
Campany
Firmington Thin Ronaon
Tertuik
Portland
O. R. & N. Company
Temporary insanity plea reshapes Thaw retrial plan
New York August 28. Lawyer Martin W Littleton will pursue a plea of temporary insanity for Harry Thaw in his upcoming retrial, aiming to erase sensationalism from prior proceedings. Littleton says Thaw’s long confinement has made him headstrong yet more amenable, and that no other man could have endured the strain as he has.
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New York
Martin W. Littleton
Tittleton
Farmers Union Propaganda Plans Warehouses Nationwide
The Farmers Union outlines plans to organize in every town and hamlet across the Inland Empire and coast, with literature in farmers homes and organizers visiting to recruit. They foresee a network of warehouses within wheat districts, including Portland, to counter trusts and monopolies as the movement expands nationwide.
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Farmington
Northern Pacific
Farmers’ Union
Inland Empire
Tor
Implice
Portland
Legally Butchered At Last Rope Breaks After Double Hanging
Indiana Pa August 26 Charline Renzo 45 was hanged for the murder of his sweetheart Marion Bearne 16 two years earlier. The rope broke on the first drop leaving Renzo near death. he was carried back to the scaffold and the trap sprung a second time. Also a Tangier report notes rumors the sultan has been assassinated in his palace at Fen.
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Indiana
Charline Renzo
Marion Bearne
Renzo
Tangier
Fen
Forest Reserve Homesteads Allowed Under 1906 Law Policy
George E. Pollock explains from Portland that settlers may file for homesteads or mineral claims within forest reserves with forester approval. If approved, settlers obtain rights to land and timber for development, while mineral claimants lose timber value. law aids family settlement and federal oversight protects rights. Pollock tours the U S to study forest service offices and Portland hosts him for several days.
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Portland
Oregon Daily Journal
George E. Pollock
Office of Lands of the Forest Service
Pollock
Pendleton Bonds Attract Local Capital In City Financing
Pendleton and Umatilla county show resilience as $147,000 city bonds fail to attract eastern bidders. Local banks may purchase at par to support levee, sewer, street, and city hall projects. Officials expect eventual sale as wheat revenues compare favorably to bond needs. Local financiers anticipated to take enough to meet current needs, easing council concern.
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Pendleton
Umatilla
Wall Street
Iocal
Striking Telegraph Operators Face Ongoing Siege
Reports reaching Portland signal unions hold firm and gain leverage as strike action widens. Bulletins show attackers claiming greater disruption while managers, chiefs, and patrols shift roles or withdraw. News from Helena and Butte notes limited local activity, and widespread strike disruption is echoed by Western Union and Postal lines with most offices reportedly tied up or out of service.
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Portland
Atlek
Helena
Mont
Western Union
Hawk
Salt Line
West
Postal
Als
EB. J. Carlton
Salem
Butte
Mort
Port Wayne
Ind
Erie
Bradford
Harrisburg
Winnipes
Manitobi
Grid Forks
N. Do
Chicago
Coveland
O. E. Paso
Texas
Albuquernille
N.M
Ald
Lith Rock
Aves Grand Tropids
Mich
Milwaukee
Wie
New Orleans
Utlea
Postil
Associated Press
Agitator Arrested in Longford Rioting Probe
James M Farrett and about 40 followers were seized in Longford Ireland on August 28 and placed before a special court to face charges stemming from unrest linked to a national assembly planned riot. Farrett was editor of a local paper backing the nationalist cause and had been leading meetings opposing the government.
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Thenglish
Longford
Ireland
James M Farrett
Furrel i
Hy Nationelem
Wien
Lawyers Elect Officers in Portland Maine Event
The American Bar association today elected a president John M Dickinson of Chicago, secretary John Hinsley of Baltimore, treasurer Frederick Wadham of Albany, and made Charles Monroe of Los Angeles a member of the executive committee Aug 28 in Portland Maine.
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Portland
Maine
American Bar Asseecltion
John M. Dickinson
Chicago
John Hinsley
Loaltimore
Frederick Wadham
Albany
Charles Monroe
Los Angeles
Peach Day An Unqualified Success In Freewater
Freewater observes Peach Day with abundant fruit and crowds from Umatilla and Walla Walla, despite Pendleton excursion being canceled. Local leaders highlight irrigation and growth, and Third District Development League meets. Banquet, speeches, trolley rides, and a grand ball mark events, with Walla Walla College band supplying music.
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Third District Development League
Freewater
Preag
Umatilla County
Walla Walla College
Boy badly burned after clothing catches fire at Boise home
Six year old Robert Brandel of 1612 North Seventh Street was severely burned Sunday afternoon as his clothing ignited while playing with companions. His mother wrapped him with her apron and a sister and brother smothered the flames with a blanket. hands arms face neck and chest burned raw but not to bone.
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Eevee Koen
Boise
Robert
John Brandel
North Seventh Street
First Degree Murder Charge in Ranch Shooting
James Sawyer faces a first degree murder charge after Jack Monee died from a gunshot wound inflicted at the Charles McClellan Ranch during a fight. District Attorney Phelps planned further investigation before filing a formal indictment. post mortem found the bullet entered the groin and lodged behind the thigh bone.
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James Sawyer
Charles McClellan
Jack Monee
Phelps
Sawyer
McFaul
Monee
McClellan Ranch
Dru
Cole
Vincent
Baker & Folsom
Basil Parr Arrested on a Series of Allegations
Basil Parr, a well known local figure, was arrested this afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakley and jailed in the county jail. authorities cite a recent saddle and chaps rental not returned, plus other suspicions linking him to Jake Mundshanks who recently escaped from Echo officers. Parr’s past record is described as not favorable.
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Basil Parr
Joe Blakley
Jal
Parr
Echo
Jake Mundshanks
Names of Dead and Injured at Caldwell Hotel Fire
Caldwell Idaho Aug 28 The man who died in the Commercial hotel fire is R N Jenkins. The body was found with hands and feet burned off. Injured include M H Sweeney with broken knee cap and severe bruises George Young with thigh injuries and internal injuries expected to recover Clarence Murray with a dislocated ankle and severe cuts to face head and hands Dan Howlett with foot injuries and cuts to face and hands
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Caldwell
Idaho
R. N. Jenkins
M.H. Sweeney
George Young
Clarence Murray
Dan Howlett
Elke Day at District Fair Planned by Elks Committees
C J Ferguson to head Elks Day activities for Morrmy and Umatilla counties with personal invitations issued. Committees named for decoration parade program reception music and general arrangements. Stock exhibit to occupy a 50 foot south side addition with box stalls and canopy roof. Morrow County to show a creditable exhibit at the fair.
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C. J. Ferguson
Morrmy
Umatilla
Ellie
Morrow
Third District
Elka
Ferguson
Carl Cooley
C. E. Bond
L. G. Frasier
Paul Sperry
Thomas Thompson
Clark Nelson
J. Roy Raley
Mark Moorhouse
Frank Frater
R. Alexander
W. TL. Thompson
W. A. Brown
E. H. Clarke
T. W. Ayers
B. A. Vaughan
F. W. Lampkin
H. C. Thompson
Ralph Swinburne
H. C. Norwood
L. Hunziker
Por
Come Mission
Pre Vilion
Cottonwood Street
Davirine
Morrow County
Thomas Fite Gerald
R. F. Hynd
Tha County
Kuhlman Takes Own Life Before Atlantic Trip
Martin Kuhlman aged 40 of Salt Lake, on board the steamer Coronta en route to England, shot himself in the head at the International hotel in New York. He had packed his baggage and left only two dollars in his pockets.
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Bagetge
New York
Coronta
England
Martin Kuhlman
Salt Lake
Chicago Wheat Market Opens Higher on Opening Trade
Chicago wheat began at 89 1 2 cents and closed at 90 3 8, corn opened 59 1 2 and finished 59 6 8, oats started 60 1 8 and ended at 50 in Chicago on Aug 28, reflecting a firmer grain session with small shifts in corn and oats.
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Chicago
Spwiker Cannon Declares Noncandidacy at Alexandria Bay
Alex Bay Aug 28 Spwiker Cannon says he is not an active candidate and would not accept a presidential nomination. He warns if Congress errs in the next session and fails to win public approval the Republican Party may not need delegates to the next national convention.
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Alexandria Bay
Spwiker Cannon
Congress
Republican Party
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A. & N. Company
Interiae Department
Forestry Bureau
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Forest Service
Lewinton
Aerty
Umahla County
Walla Walla Valley
T. Godwin
Freewater Comercial Club
C. W. Fulton
W. R. Ellis
T. T. Geer
Wm. M. Peterson
Frank K. Welles
Walla Walla
Timatilin County
J—D. C
Boise Lad
Jack Moonee
The
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Kuhlman
Cannon
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