Open Weather Much Desired Open Weather Much Desi
Rain and unsettled conditions hinder threshing across northern Pacific region and reservation areas. Farmers fear further damage as harvest lags, with several weeks of steady threshing left in county sections and delayed crop completion near Pendleton and along the S P line. Market for hard red winter wheat remains slow with low activity and prices near seven tenths of a dollar.
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Northern Pacific
Peartlea
John Crow
George Porlnger
Knight Pros
Prankurl
Maloney & Hodgene
Pendleton
S. P
Cald
Here
Pendleton to Observe Labor Day Holiday
Next Monday will be Labor Day a legal holiday nationwide Banks post office and public offices will close in Pendleton Some mercantile stores may close while others remain open The Indiana payment process begins that day making Monday a busy period at the agency.
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United State
Pendleton
Mercantile
Indiana
Swearingen Reopens French Restaurant Under New Ownership
N D Swearingen has recovered from illness and now owns the French restaurant. During his absence the business was managed by T B Swearingen.
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N. D. Swearingen
T. B. Swearingen
Czar to Visit St Petersburg for Grandfather Memorial
Aug 11 St Petersburg reports the czar will attend tomorrow the dedication of a church honoring his grandfather. Advisers urged denial amid threats of assassination. Many fear he may not return alive.
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St. Petersburg
Tanrakoe Belo
Chi Town violence shocks Chinatown as two men fall
Aug. 31 reports from Oakland say Lee Tong, a wealthy merchant, was fatally wounded while a gunfight widened. Early morning, Vick Wah, a highbinder, was shot and killed in Chinatown. Police say six arrests have been made in the incident.
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Oakland
Lee Tong
Vick Wah
Chinatown
Roosevelt Crew Heads Home From Polar Quest
The crew of Peary's Roosevelt will start for home today and the ship will winter at its present berth. The move confirms reports that Peary's fourth Arctic expedition is abandoned for one year.
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Roosevelt
New York
Peary
Horth Pole
Roosevelt as Editor Rumor Runs Through Park Row
Rumors in New York suggest Theodore Roosevelt plans to become editor of the New York Tribune after leaving the White House. Reportedly he would assume control and direct the paper’s affairs, with Park Row abuzz over the possible move as of August 21.
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New York Tribune
New York
Roosevelt
Park Row
Fnsume
White House
Japanese Occupy Pratas Island in Pacific Move
Manila reports that 120 Japanese explorers have occupied Pratas Island between Hong Kong and Luzon. A further 250 explorers are en route to the uninhabited island, expanding the presence in the area.
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Manila
Pratas
Hong Kong
Luzon
Liberal policy toward alcohol reform sparks new rules
Washington August measures loosen denatured alcohol rules after Jaast congress amended laws. New regulations authorize central denaturing warehouses and transfer of denatured alcohol by tanks to consumers. Industrial distilleries are reclassified and record keeping eased for using specially denatured alcohol.
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Washington, D. C
Jaast Congress
Cruiser St Louis Arrives At San Diego Pacific Fleet Move
The cruiser St Louis reached San Diego from the Atlantic via Cape Horn marking the first of the great warships ordered to join the Pacific Fleet. It will likely sail for San Francisco today as part of the Pacific meet arrival.
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I. Tonle
San Diego
Cal
St. Louis
Atlantic
Cape Horn
San Francisco
Pacific
Canat
California Federal Appointment in the Mint City
The president announced William M. Cutter as calmer in the mint at San Francisco and August E Muenter as California Internal Revenue collector. Edward Sweeney becomes superintendent of the mint in San Francisco. A second torpedo destroyer flotilla Hopkins Lawrence Whipple Hull Worden Stewart to sail Pacific with battleships. George Clark of Wallowa County bound over for district court on charges of attempted criminal assault on his 13-year-old daughter. bond set at $2000.
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California
Oyster Bay
William M. Cutter
Calmer
San Francisco
August E. Muenter
Internal Revenue
Edward Sweeney
We Pacific
Newport
R. I
Hopkins
Lawrence
Whipple
Hull
Worden
Stewart
Pacific
George Clark
Wallowa County
Eigct
Wallowa
Hig
Clark
Reading Goal Companies Answer the Government
Reading coal companies filed answers in federal court attributing the 1900 price advance to government laxness and to Marcus Hanna’s influence during the miners strike. Meanwhile Interstate Commerce officials planned Western tours to probe rebates and discrimination by railroads. Harriman is slated to testify on the Alton case, with immunity reportedly granted to the Alton and related lines. In Texas, the International Harvester antitrust suit seeks over $1 million in penalties and possible out of court settlement.
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Manna
Philadelphia
Reading Coal Companies
Marcus Hanna
Dallas
Tex
Texas
International Harvester Company
Change of Venue in Adams Trial Sparks Darrow Involvement
The Horse Capital News reports Chicago attorney Clarence Darrow will take exclusive charge of the Steve Adams case and possibly the Pettibone case, with Richardson likely to sever ties. Darrow travels toward Boise and may arrive tonight or tomorrow, planning to speak in Portland and then Wallace for court. State attorneys are expected to request a change of venue when Judge Woods convenes in Wallace.
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Horse Capital News
Steve Adams
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
John Nugent
Nugent
Darrow
Richardson
Derrow
Ihiphead
Bolse
Walfare
Boise
Portland
Wallace
Adame
Pettibone
Woods
Killing the Peach Market in Yakima Area
The Yakima Republic reports peaches priced out of reach for consumers as costs rise. Growers sold for about 60 cents last year but face 50 cents this year, while wholesalers and retailers push prices upward, sparking shipment cuts and altered orders. News wires from Calgary and other markets reflect demand shifts and pressure on the supply chain.
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Yakima Republic
Calgary
B. C
Retailer pricing and consumer peaches affordability
The record notes consumer access to peaches priced around 1.76 to 2.00 dollars, while laboring men struggle to take home 59 to 7h peaches costing 5 to 10 cents each. The text references retailer costs near 913F or F144 6( and the consumer timing to buy.
Twenty Miles for a Million in Ellensburg Railroad Grading
Milwaukee and St Paul engineers estimate 20 miles of grading east from Ellensburg Washington will cost at least 1 million dollars. The project includes a 2000 foot tunnel and hillside earthwork. Work proceeds from both ends with many men employed. At the tunnel's far end a town will arise with an electric light plant and company buildings for employees.
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Milwaukee
Ellensburg
Chicago, Milwakee & St. Paul Railroad
Waeh
Bean Resigns as Traffic Manager for Walla Walla Traction
E Bean former station agent for the R N at Wallan Walla and traffic manager for the Walla Walla Traction company has resigned to join the Pacific Express company at that place.
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Bean
Wallan Walla
Milton, Ave
R. E. Bean
The
Walla Walla Traction Company
Pacific Express Company
Scholl Departed to Sacramento as Irrigation Delegate
Scholl Jr. prominent real estate dealer of this knee left yesterday for Sacramento California to attend the National Irrigation congress as a delegate. Hermiston and Echo will be represented at this important meeting. The Japanese government has decided to issue domestic bonds totaling 79 million dollars with a maturity date set for October 1.
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Scholl
Sacramento
Echo
Jouls Scholl, Jr
Calif
National Irrigation Congress
Hermiston
Tokyo
Cholera Epidemic Ends In City Streets
A cholera outbreak in Bhanghal overwhelms Wuhu and Kfukiang with about two hundred deaths daily as the disease spreads through the streets.
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Bhanghal
Wuhu
Kfukiang
Railroad Laborers Quit En Route to Spokane
The Elgin Recorder reports 160 railroad laborers quit on the grade between here and Joseph this week. The first detachment reached Elgin Monday and left for Spokane. a second wing arrived Tuesday and departed for other points. The group was foreign-born and Tuesday’s stragglers cashed about 6000 dollars at the First National Bank. Baker City notes say Secretary Taft may stop there en route to Portland next week.
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Here
Joseph
Elegin Recorder
Elgin
Spokane
First National Bank
Baker City
Taft
Portland
Evaporator Planned for La Grande Fruit Plant
KR D Hancroft, formerly of Elgin, will erect a fruit evaporator in La Grande near the sugar factory spur. He has extensive Michigan experience and aims to have the plant in operation within two weeks. He seeks support from local fruit growers and can use windfalls and bruised apples, promising to pay for usable fruit. He plans to test the venture and may expand next season if successful.
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la Grande
KR. D. Hancroft
Elgin
Bancroft
Michigan
Corcoran Charged With Robbing Henry Grake in Athena
Louis Corcoran a farm hand from Athena was brought to the county jail on a charge of robbing Henry Grake of 20 dollars. He was arraigned in Justice's court at Athens and bound over to the grand jury by Justice Richards. Special constable J W Stamper brought him down last evening. The jail tally rises to 20 prisoners, nearing capacity, with several inmates described as dangerous.
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Henry Grake
Athena
Louis Corcoran
Athena Lount
Harry Grake
Athens
Crowk
Justice of the Peace
Richards
J. W. Stamper
Corcoran
Military outrages in Transylvania alarm the village
Report from Pathad Transylvania describes officers with the ith Heaved regiment ordering soldiers to massacre the village population after a prolonged drinking bout. Men hit every person on the streets and entered homes attacking scores in bed. Six killed and many injured.
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Buda
Pathad Transylvania
Ith
Additional Train Service Urged for Elgin Branch
The La Grande Observer notes an imminent return of train service on the Elgin branch, predicting traffic would more than double. It cites hourly electric-line service from Nampa to Boise and argues for a same day round trip option to fit Boise’s growth and the Grand Ronde valley’s expansion, urging timely adjustments.
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la Grande
Elgin
Nampa
Boise
Grand Ronde Valley
Rainstorm Swamps Lewiston Area With Floods and Loss
The August 24 rainstorm was the severest seen near Little Potlatch in the Lewiston district. Flooding left five feet of water in minutes, washing away fences and roads. Over 100 hogs perished for a single owner in the deluge.
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Little Potlatch
Lewiston
Fierce Battle With the Moors Near French Camp
Paris reports France will demand Morocco pay the heavy costs of the fighting. About 12 000 Moors engaged. French losses listed as three killed and 12 wounded. Warships bombarded shore near Casablanca while additional troops to be stationed at Casablanca Mogador and Rabat.
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France
Morocco
Casa Blanca
Itme
Ccruisersa Blolre
Gordion
Paris
Moroetco
Germany
Great Britain
Jklest
Coma Blancs
Moxagan
Safia
Rabat
Mogador
Purdy Arrested for Passing Worthless Draft in Seattle
Former Portland traveling man Thomas A. Purdy was arrested in Seattle on August 20 on a charge of passing a $40 draft drawn on Pendleton Savings Bank. W G King, Hotel Butler Seattle manager, filed the charge. Purdy, who left an eastern implement house, had no steady job and is said to have been linked to two women claiming to be his wife. Authorities allege other counterfeit checks from Walla Walla, Portland, Spokane, and Seattle totaling about $600.
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Portland
Talken
Thomas A. Purdy
Seattle
W. G. King
Purdy
Pendleton Savings Bank
Pendleton
Oregon
Eaton
Weston
Kincaid
Studebaker
Walla Walls
Spokane
Chicago Wheat Market Opens and Close Report
Chicago on Aug 31 notes wheat opened 90 and closed 2, corn opened 6078 closed 6014, oats opened 52 closed 54. City council oat Spokane votes 100000 for park commission use. Three park tracts offered free if properly improved and cared for.
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Chicago
Spokane
Park Commission
Shadow of rebellion over Imperial palace after Yuan arrival
In Pekin on August 31 the imperial palace faced a tense period of deliberation as Yuan Shi Kai arrives as commander in chief. The imperial family fears the Chinese may seek to overthrow the Manchu dynasty, signaling a pivotal moment for the empire.
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Pekin
Imperial Palace
Yuan Shi Kai
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