Notable American Victories at Olympic Meet Highlight 100 Metre Dash and Pentathlon
American athletes dominated two key Olympic events with Ft. Craig of Detroit Y.M.C.A. winning the 100 metre dash and James Thorpe of Carlisle Indian School taking the Pentathlon. Other Americans reached finals in the 1500 metres and several events, while surprises included Louvis Scott in the 16,000 metres and a disappointing swimming performance. The Hawaii swimmer Duke Kahanamoku drew talk as a potential cup contender for a 100 metre swim.
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Stockholm
Ft. Craig
Detroit Y. M.C. A
James Thorpe
Carlisle
Louie Tewaninla
Carlisle Indian School
Joseph Keeper
Manitoba
Lewis Scott
South Patterson
A. F. McGuire
North Attleboro
Mass
Littl Finn
H. P. Drew
Springfield
Lunghi
Frams
Wieslander
Fjesed
Holmer
Lindholm
Lemming
State Regent Reports On American Woman's Republic Meeting
A special meeting of the A W L in City Hall featured Mrs Lottie Hannon Oregon state regent returning from St. Louis where she attended the convention to found the American Woman's Republic. She described the inaugural constitution adoption and noted prominent participants including Velva Lockwood and Rev Anna Harris and the league founder E G Lewis.
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Lottie Hannon
Oregon
University City
St. Louis
American Woman's Republic
Missed a Familiar Feature in a Dictionary Sale
A glib agent pitches a dictionary as up to date and comprehensive but Mr. Wipedunks rejects it, insisting the book lacks a copious index. The exchange satirizes sales hype and consumer savvy in a Chicago Tribune item.
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Chicago Tribune
Special wood and coal sale by Kopitzke Gillanders
Five cord lots of cordwood and varieties including Goog dry red fir slab wood cotton wood yellow and black pine offered at special prices. Clean Rock Spring lump and nut coal also discounted. Call Main 17% for Kopitzke Gillanders ahead of summer purchases.
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Kopitzke & Gillanders
Four reels of American pictures at the picture show
A Sun day program offers four full reels. On Her Wedding Day stars Edith Storey with a life tale ending happily. An Outcast Among Outcasts shows a tramp aiding a girl at a railroad town. Views of Calcutta presents King George V and Queen Mary visit. A Whirlwind Courtship on Bradons Ranch features a vivacious courtship farce with gender disguise.
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Vitagraph
Edith Storey
Biograpi
Calcutta
India
Edison
George V
Queen Mary
England
Bradon
American Pathe
Rover
Braden
Film brief list of 1914 Biograph and Essanay offerings
The page previews a Tuesday program featuring Tomboy Bessie a mischievous girl with a lenient father and a focus on pranks against her sister and a suitor The Lure of the Footlights portrays a theater fire climax with a husband rescuing his wife On Ell Monte Ranch showcases plains drama with Mr Anderson and star cast The Mystery of Room 29 a Selig detective story From P Hawkins Lost Forest Algy the Watchman a Biograph comedy
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Good Pictures
Bessie
E!l Monte Ranch
Essanay
Plains
On the War Path Bison Feature Reel
A two reel 101 Bison feature titled On the War Path tells of fierce mountain Indians with Apaches and Yumas clashing over peace efforts. The film highlights tribal tensions and a quest for harmony amid conflict.
Love Triangle Sparks Apache Tribe Tale On Screen
A melodramatic film centers on a feud between two tribes with a staged love affair between a maid of one tribe and a brave of the other. Battles and personal duels unfold against grand mountain scenery, culminating in a rescue as soldiers save the Yumas after a clutch climax. A brave heroine’s treachery leads to a dramatic chain of events. An earlier note mentions Reed College cornerstone, aviators’ meet, a Princeton race, a train wreck, the Texas battleship launch, and a comedy about trousers mishaps. The piece also highlights a silver plate making arts segment.
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Reed College
Portland
Oregon
Princeton
U. of P
Columbia
Columbia, & C
Texas
St. Cloud
Monaco
Imp
Four Hope Nominated for Pendleton Asylum Post
Salem Ore July 8 With only four applications for superintendent of the eastern Oregon state insane asylum at Pendleton the state board is expected to appoint this week The fourth application came Saturday from Dr C R Matthis of Amity Other candidates are I A Temple of Pendleton E G Kirby of Elgin and J Dillon Plamondon of Athena
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Salem
Ore
Eastern
Oregon State Insane Asylum
Pendleton
State Board
C. R. Matthis
Amity
I. A. Temple
E. G. Kirby
Elgin
J. Dillon Plamondon
Athena
Wilson to Be Notified of Nomination at August Event
Sea Girt July Governor Woodrow Wilson and Senator-elect Ollie James of Kentucky agreed to formally notify the governor of his nomination on the lawn of New Jersey's Little White House at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in August. James urged a late date to allow Wilson to answer 10,000 letters and telegrams, while the speech of notification and Wilson's reply would set the campaign tone.
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Sea Girt
Woodrow Wilson
Ollie James
Kentucky
Baltimore
New Jersey
White House
James
Wilson
Penland Bros Transport and Life Cost Note
An advertisement for Penland Bros offers quick city to country moves and furniture handling with contact at Main 339. An abstract of Britain’s labor statistics shows 109.3 pence in 1911 buys the same basket of necessities that cost 100 pence in 1900 or 882 pence in 1896.
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Penland Bros
Great Britain
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