Political pot oilmering legislative tickets unsettled
Umatilla county politics edge toward primary as Col H G Newport is the only avowed candidate for representative and senate seats, with several officials expected to run again. Rumors place Dr W G Cole and J J Smith in the senatorial race, while Mahoney Barrett and Mann weigh bids for joint and general seats amid a crowded field.
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Pregent Indications
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L. L. Mann
Farmer
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Walker
Weet
Gililland
Pendleton
Lee
Welles
Strain
Bean
Phelps
Hermiston
Umatilla
Morrow
Union
W. G. Cole
J. Smith
T. J. Mahoney
Heppner
Umatilla County
King of Robbers Dies Honest Man
Charley Adams, real name Langdon Moore and once known as the king of burglars, died in West Swankey on July 12 after years of reform. He had abandoned crime and died among friends, with a 14 year straight run. His famed 1866 Concord National Bank haul totaled 906000, and a 1870 Rockland Maine bank robbery netted 200000. He is said to have paid about a million dollars for police protection over his career.
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N. E
Charley Adams
Langdon Moore
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Concord National Bank
Rockland
Maine
Cattle Rustlers Infest Idaho and Nevada Border
A Commissioner Day report cites a band of white cattle rustlers operating across southern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hundreds of cattle have vanished in six months, with corrals and saddles found bearing white involvement. Ranchers seek investigation and possible joint action by Idaho and Nevada to stop the outlaws.
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Commissioner Day
State Land Office
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Nevada
Ruguern
Not Many Cities Seek Postal Savings Bank
Washington July 12 Postmasters slow to request the new postal savings bank prompts the bank advisory board to select cities without waiting for formal requests Postmaster General Hitchcock says San Francisco will be among the first to trial the system noting few requests have come in He adds postmasters do not wait for more work without extra pay.
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Postal Savings Bank
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Hitchcock
San Francisco
Jt Ie
Ten lynchers held for first degree murder in Etherington case
Ten citizens charged with participation in the lynching of Detective Etherington are jailed and refused bail. Prosecutors will seek indictments for murder in the first degree, with grand jury to hear the case Monday. More arrests expected as authorities name a rioters leader. Mayor Albertson faces neglect of duty allegations amid unrest in Cleveland area.
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Etherington
Alberton
Cleveland
Woman to Run for Governor in Concord New Hampshire
Mrs Mirilla M. Ricker, noted New Hampshire attorney, announces candidacy for governor. Admirers call her bid bona fide and earnest. She was the first woman admitted to New Hampshire bar and once sought a diplomatic post with President McKinley for minister to Colombia. She served as associate counsel in the Star Route trials with Colonel Ingersol.
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Mirilla M. Ricker
New Hampshire
Hicker
McKinley
Colombia
Colonel Ingersol
Rickard Plans Second Jeffries–Johnson Scraps
San Francisco July 12 Tex Rickard travels to Los Angeles to confer with Jeffries about a rematch with Jack Johnson. He expects Jeffries will accept a third bout and aims for Labor Day if Jeffries agrees, noting a new ground in the United States but not Reno.
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Tex Rickard
Los Angeles
Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Rickard
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Elect
United States
Reno
Labor Day
Phoenix Fire Ravages Oregon Town Strikes Four Mile Town
Medford Oregon July 14 The small town of Phoenix four miles from Medford suffered its worst fire destroying a planing mill and several homes. Fire crews from Medford rushed to the scene by special train and Ashland company aided to save the town from total destruction.
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Ore
Phoenix
Ashland Fire Company
Open Door Shuts In Manchuria As China-Russia Pact
Diplomatic release from London on July 15 states Japan and Russia sealed the open door in Manchuria with a new treaty. The third clause signals possible action to maintain the status quo if any threat arises, a move likely to meet opposition from the United States, England, and other powers.
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England
America
Indian Man Killed by Rider Near Sitn Creek
North Yakima reports a shooting Sunday as John Frank lin Krotser killed an Indian at Sitn Creek after an altercation over horses and a knife threat. Krotser surrendered to Sheriff Lancaster at North Yakima and stated he had been traveling from Crab Creek toward Oregon. he had lodged for the night with the Indian man for $1 and described the dispute over a gun hidden under a pillow.
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Yakima
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Crab Creek
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Walla Walla Votes Narrowly Wet in City Contest
July 13 report from Walla Walla notes a narrow 20 vote margin keeping the city in the wet column. City council will be four wet and three dry, with 1102 ballots cast. Contests for sexton and assessor favored Ring and Dorwin respectively, while Mayor Bausich led Democrats with 664 votes seeking a third term.
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Walla Walla
M. Huntington
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Dry Tority CC
AL Cummines
Jomaean
Not
West Crty Council
J. H. Livingstone
Eugene Tausick Dem Oratic
T. D
Hart
Perry Lyons
A. W Brooks
C. K Men Womens
F. A. Crampton
Sexton
A. L. Ring
Th. McKinney
Darwin
Harvey McDonald
Robert Breese
C. H. Cummings
Albert Niebottall
Ballinger at Home Says Poindexter Will Soon Be Socialist
Secretary Ballinger greeted by family at depot in Seattle and said Poindexter is neither Democrat nor Republican but soon would be a socialist. He added he would not talk on state policing and anticipated broad, but not universal, approval minus fanatic opposition.
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Ballinger
Five Die When Dirigible Falls in Germany Tragedy
The Ersloh airship exploded after 40 minutes aloft near Pasheld in West Germany, killing Oscar Ersloh and four others. The craft, tested successfully, ascended before sunrise from Dusseldorf, the gas bag igniting likely from sun or engine failure. Bodies were mangled. witnesses and soldiers assisted, with passengers including two unnamed men.
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Pascheld
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Londons Invention on Aerostats Claims Flight Control by Etheric Power
London July 23. Liverpool inventor engineer TR Phillips will demo an invention спут aeronautic control using etheric transmitted electricity. He previously demonstrated a 20 foot Zeppelin capable of raising lowering driving stopping and turning via a transmitter keyboard. He claims the method could apply to man carrying ships and planes, but mainly for aerial torpedoes. He offered the invention to the British government and predicts a revolution in warfare. A separate test claims heart trouble diagnosis by telephone over 100 yards, linking Mr Milne’s Isle of Wright residence with four physicians listening via an ordinary telephone to a heartbeat as a stethoscope attached to Sydon Brown’s new device transmits sound through lines.
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Phillips
Liverpool
Sapien
Manchester
Parla
Berin
Sydon Brown
Kilmainham Prison Closed Amid Irish Crime Crisis
Kilmainham Prison in Dublin ceased operations today after years of vacancy due to crime and criminal activity. The era recalls 1881 1882 when Parnell and Gladstone figures negotiated at Kilmainham leading to the Kilmainham Treaty and government changes including Earl Spencer’s arrival and new chief secretary Lord Frederick Cavendish.
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Champion Banana Eater Challenges All Comers
Ottumwa July 11 Charles E Allen a railroad man claims to be the champion banana eater of the world and issues a $100 challenge to any rival. He cites feats including thirteen in two minutes forty five seconds and twenty in twenty minutes, and says he has lived on bananas for months at a time.
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Charles E. Allen
Allen
Cowll
John Shamp
Wortham
Tecan
St. Joseph
J. H. Kelly
Pasmore Trio Receives Splendid Berlin Reception
Berlin welcomed the Pasmore trio with a remarkable series of thirty four concerts in the German capital. The final recital at the memorial church of Frederick Wilhelm I drew attendance by the Royal family and earned a ministerial tribute from the German emperor. Critics in Germany and the American press praised the group, who plan tours through Germany Austria and the United Kingdom with notable pianist Navir Scharwenka joining in Vienna.
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Berlin
Ealter Wilhelm
Mary Pasmore
Pasmores
Germany
Austria
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Navir Scharwenka
Suzanne Pasmore Slidin
Roosevelt to Hear Hughes Opponents After Conference
Roosevelt will hear arguments from New York Republican leaders opposing Hughes legislative program. Hughes left for Washington. Timothy Woodruff, Republican state chairman, visited Sagamore Hill for lunch with Roosevelt. Hughes stayed at Roosevelt’s home overnight and had a quiet talk, later saying he had nothing to add.
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Washington
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T. R
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Manitoba Industrial Exhibition Opens in Winnipeg
Manitoba Exposition opens in Winnipeg on July 15, promising a larger ten day event with broader interests. Thousands from the states are expected, including homeseekers, boosting population and wealth. highlights include an automotile show and agricultural motor competition.
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Winnipeg
Mann
Canada
United States
Taft to Take Lead in New York Campaign
President Taft is expected to assume leadership of the Republican campaign in New York upon his return amid a muddied political scene. He faces pressure from Ohio and Indiana affairs as senators Crane and Wickersham met with him tonight to discuss flexible state involvement.
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Beverly
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Ttis
New York
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Indiana
Searchlights at Gatun Locks Panama Use Night Work
Searchlights provided by the General Rest Company are now used during night work on the Gatun Locks in Panama.
Kaiser backs water policy amid crossed wires tangle
Confused officials acted prematurely amid a chaotic exchange over a water issue. A misread letter blamed on Madria prompted rapid statements by secretaries. A conciliatory third note was issued to rectify the mistake and ease tensions.
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Secreary Knox
Madria
Subordinates Cause Brief Foreign Office Misstep
Yesterday’s statements are explained today by the fact that two subordinates in the foreign office attempted to address a perceived crisis during Privy Councilor Hirmon’s absence. Each issued an inconclusive statement without authorized backing, analysts say.
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Foreign Office
Hirmon
Ft le
Berlin Delays Madrid Letter Fallout Causes Diplomatic Tangle
A Berlin tempest over Germany's Madrid letter to a client stems from the Foreign Office misreading a State Department claim. Officials first argued Washington published the Kaiser's letter endorsing his election, then denied US supervision of German diplomacy, and finally issued conciliatory pieces as papers backed the government.
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United States
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State Department
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Foreign Department
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Foreign Office Clarifies AP Patch Denials
The Foreign Office states it did not deny any contents of patches carried by the Associated Press yesterday and accuses the AP of misquoting or distorting earlier statements. The AP earlier reported a denial, while the Foreign Office maintains no denial was issued.
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Germany Delivers Conciliatory Note Strengthening Monroe Doctrine
Washington officials report satisfaction over Germany calm down and note no further developments expected. The German Foreign Office statement is viewed as strengthening the Monroe doctrine and showing Germany does not aim to oppose it.
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Uncle Sam
Washington, D. C
Washington
Germany
State Department
Foreign Office
Laurier Begins Fifteenth Year as Canada’s Prime Minister
In Thana Can July 13 Sir Wilfrid Laurier enters his fifteenth year as Canada’s prime minister. Sworn in July 13 1894 he guided the nation through fourteen years of development and growth for the dominion.
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Thana, Can
Wilfrid Laurier
Dominton
Massachusetts Open Opens as Pro and Amateur Meet at Essex
Leading amateur golfers join professionals at Essex Country Club in Manchester for the Massachusetts open championship begun this morning. Alex Howe has emerged as a strong contender with early leading scores and notable performances amid a competitive field.
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Essex Country Club
Manchester
Alex Howe
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Sapees
GML AVENGES HER FATHER MURDER IN New Orleans
In New Orleans on July 13 20 seph Spieghac a blackhead agent tried to extort money from wealthy Sicilian merchant John Mansela. Mansela refused and was fatally shot by Mansela's daughter as he attempted to flee. The daughter then shot and killed Spiggnac on the street during the confrontation.
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Spieghac
John Mansela
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Mancella
Spiggnas
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Mansella
Spiggnac
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