Dynamite Threat Ties Spokane Political Fight to Assessor
A threatening letter and five sticks of dynamite were found at County Assessor D A Stewart’s Spokane home amid a bitter Republican factional battle over railroad favors. The note warned of extermination unless Stewart sided with the opposite faction, prompting a temporary guard and sheriff’s investigation for a suspect.
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Stewart
Republican Party
Spokane
Lile Fambhy
Roemto
Strike To Continue In Chicago Labor Conflict
Leaders deny reports of union members seeking old jobs as the strike conference ratifies the executive board’s decision to continue. Chicago stockyards tensions rise with employer groups threatening to move operations while Pullman shuthowns and Harvester worries spark fear among workers. A Chicago Employers’ Association cards promise preference for nonunion workers.
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Chicago
America
Pullman
International Harvester Company
Chicago Employers’ Association
Thiss Association
Thibet Settlement at Hand in Simla Talks
Reports from Simla indicate Britain is shaping demands on Tibet with a measured approach. London appears prepared to press for terms but the settlement may come sooner than anticipated, reducing the duration of heightened tensions.
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Simla
L'Hassa
Murderer Executed in Allegheny Case
Ansionia Giorgio and accomplice Guiseppe Vergaca were convicted of killing John Vatuorder and his half sister Farnham in Allegheny Only. Giorgio was electrocuted now and Vergaca is slated for execution next week.
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Aubuen
Aug
Ansionia Giorgio
Guiseppe Vergaca
John Vatuorder
Farnham
Allegheny
Vernaca
Wheat advances steady upward in market
Chicago buyers note a steady rise in wheat as old September opens at 1.054 and closes at 1.07, new September at 1.08. Corn at 53, oats at 32. Local wheat holds at 67 cents for club and 74 cents for bluestem with no offers to sell. Local buyer EB W McComas says farmers want 71 cents.
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Chicago
Aug
EB. W. McComas
Roosevelt finishes acceptance letter for Bull Run maneuvers
Oyster Bay report states the president completed the acceptance letter and spent the day on departmental business. He is greatly interested in the coming army maneuver at the Bull Run battlefield and will receive daily reports to judge the practical efficiency of the free participating.
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Oyster Bay
Bull Run
Government Line Opens From Seattle to Sitka
In Seattle on August 20 the Sesto Sika table was spliced ten miles from Jameny in the Sound. The line connects Nome and all intervening points with the outside world, marking a new business corridor.
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Seattle
Sitka
Jameny
The
Sound
Nome
Fire Rages Destroy Binang Laguna Killing 220
A severe blaze in Binang town Lagun province Luzon destroys native thatched homes built on stilts over a slough. Windy conditions and lack of fire fighting equipment trap families, leaving 220 dead and 5000 homeless with property losses pegged near 820000 dollars.
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Matiila
Binang
Laguna
Luzon
Lagund
Fell Twenty Feet Chinaman Injured at Clopton Building
Wing, the Chinese servant of B. F. Clopton, was badly hurt this morning while washing a window at the Clopton residence. He fell twenty feet after the sash casing pulled free, turning a complete somersault and striking his back. He is under medical care with concussion and bruises, likely out of work for some time.
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Wing
B. F. Clopton
Rye Burned On Rogers Farm Near Echo
Rye on Harry Rogers seven miles west of Echo burned Saturday night affecting 120 acres. Fire described as sweeping from the southwest through grass on open ground with no clue to origin. Rye loss valued at $1400 at $15 per acre, insured through J M Bentley. report from Salem dated Aug 30.
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Harry Rogers
Echo
Rogers
J. M Bentley
Kuropatkin Surrounded Must Fight or Surrender
Reports from Liao Yang describe a furious battle as Japanese forces press along the Russian line. Artillery duels, hand to hand fighting, and a potential frontal assault loom as Kuropatkin’s retreat appears cut off and Liao Yang braces for a siegelike clash.
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Mukden
Liao Yang
Fife
Kuropatkin
Rome
Any
Ruroki
Bebilikin
Mulkiden
Londow
Liao Yang Corresyt Union
Reuters
Aleppie
London
St. Petersburg
Exchange Telegraph
Kuroki
Arthur
Derlin
Mileden
Pendleton Sportsmen Form Hot Lake Game Preserve
Pendleton Sportsmen establish Hot Lake Game Preserve by Dr T H White and partners. Two thousand acres leased from Hot Lake proprietors to create a premier wild fowl refuge with a club house, keeper residence, and strict enforcement of game laws. Feeding grounds along Hot Creek, near Hot Lake hotel, never freezing in winter.
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Pendleton
Hot Lake
T. H. White
Vo Tallman
T. W. Ayres
Walt
H. J
A. BD
Bullman
W. J. Towneley
Dr Phy
Hot Lane
Othem
Institution
Hot Creek
Woman drags husband from 21 game in saloon ordeal
A determined wife dragged her husband from a 21 game in Baker & Garrison’s saloon on Main Street then to a second gambling house where she forced him away from a table. The scene left dealers shocked as the crowd watched, and the man exited meekly with downcast head. Injuries to Oldfield from a grocery bill altercation today are not dangerous. Fifty drownings reported in Poland after an overloaded ferry sank on the Vistula River near Harbowny.
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Baker & Garrison's
Main Street
Poland
Berlin
The
Tageblatt
Vietiula
Uarhowny
Oldfield Crash At World Fair Kills Two Watchmen
Barney Oldfield lost control of his car in the automo bile contest at the World’s Fair. He struck and killed watchman Jobo Swift and Nathan Montgomery, a frogman, as his machine overturned. A. C. Webb of Toledo won the race and a valuable trophy was awarded.
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St. Louis
You Verday
Barney Oldfield
Chafteur
Hunt
Wim
Jobo Swift
Nathan Montgomery
A. C. Webb
Toledo
Oldfield
Noe Change Shown for Worcester Senator Hoa
Worcester February 26 Senator Hoa’s condition shows no change this morning he remains very weak. James Wilson a pioneer of Walloa county died at the home of Pete Goebel in Wellowa valley Monday.
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Worcester
Ate
Hoa
James Wilson
Wallowa County
Pete Goebel
Wellowa Valley
Oregon Doctors Meet Opens Historic Portland Session
In Portland yesterday Dr Mae Cardwell opened the Oregon Medical Association meeting in the absence of President Walter T Williamson. She became the first woman to preside at a state medical gathering, with about 86 outside doctors in attendance and Dr Charles H Mage of Rochester Minn delivering the keynote address on cancers of the bowels.
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Willamson
Charles H. Mage
Rochester
Minn
Andrew Cc. Smith
Fire Burns Yohnka Combine Near Town
Fire destroys a Yohanka combine 15 miles west of town, burning the machine and 30 horses as workers lunch nearby. The blaze, likely from a hot box, left about 1800 dollars in loss with 1400 acres already cut and 100 remaining uncut. The operator plans to replace the machine and hire others to finish the field.
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William Yohoku
Yolinka
Boxer Uprising Threatens Missionaries in China
In Shanghai on August 30 twenty American missionaries including women and children were forced to leave Taminfu Pech province due to a Boxer massacre threat. A telegraph company refused to dispatch a message to Minister Conger. a viceroy later ordered protection. The missionaries escaped unharmed as 8000 witnesses watched the event. In St Louis the Marathon began with 8000 winds watching as 30 starters ran.
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Shanghai
Taminfu
Pech Province
Love Telegraph Company
Conger
Pekin
Kbnoxiah
Peechill Proving
Delegates to Baltimore for Eagles meeting
Delegate to Baltimore J T Hinkle and wife with Clark Wood of Weston start Monday. Hinkle goes as a national Eagles delegate. joined at the point by John A Watson of Portland Herman Wise and Joseph Gribler of Astoria. Gribler to state deputy. The loss claimed by Antwerp office is estimated at 10,000,000 dollars.
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Baltimore
J.T. Hinkle
Clark Wood
Weston
Mr. Hinkle
Werke
The
Eagles
John A. Watson
Portland
Herman Wise
Joseph Gribler
Astoria
Mr. Gribeler
Unfathomable murder mystery in Pendleton area grips county
Sheriff Taylor leads tireless search after a young harvest worker named Ellis is murdered. The case echoes the 6 year old May Wallace killing in Pendleton, with theories suggesting a prior crime and a hidden motive. Justice Miller’s coroner report notes a man’s tracks and a worn shoe, while a $1500 reward attracts citizens’ help.
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Ellis
Harvest Field
May Wallace
Pendleton
Umatilla
Christopher Colombo
Eus
T. J. Taylor
Yeatoriay
Watton Mountain
B. Laveender
Weston
White Biblia
Tlarry Coulton
Croek
Sauritoy
Millia
Miy Wallace
Wallace Wieh
Raho Atreet
Mika Wallace
Justice Miller
Pewce
J. L. Miller
Milton
Bilin
Ile
K. W. Smith
Young
Elis
Smith
Sold 700 Lambs to Colorado Firm in Cana dian Field Plan
W H Evans of Pilot Rock sells 700 Jamba to Bylvester Bros of Colorado in the San Lule valley. The deal aims to place sheep in top market condition within 100 days by feeding them in a Canadian pea and alfalfa forage system. Nebraska farmers plan to ship alfalfa to Oregon sheep to avoid waste this year.
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W. H. Evans
Pilot Rock
Bylvester Bros
Colorado
San Lule Valley
Bylvester Brothers
Nebraskia
Nebraska
Oregon
Grunken Beast Murders Child in Filiaburg Case
Early this morning in Filiaburg Pyragir Dippold aged 38 killed a boy with an axe after abusing him. The crime occurred at his home in Heidelberg where the suspect resided. Police reports indicate the incident happened around 7 o'clock.
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Filiaburg
Pyragir Dippold
Higues
Heidelberg
Frank
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