Tammany for Gaynor and the Wilson Badge Banquet
Judge J W Maloney Pendleton delegate to the Democratic national convention describes his Baltimore trip amid clashes with reformers and the Wilson movement He recalls Chicago steamroller tactics and notes a badge led to entry troubles at the convention and praises Wilson as a strong leader while claiming Taft stole the Republican nomination
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Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
J. W. Maloney
Pendleton
Chicago
Judge Maloney
William Blakeley
Wil M. Peterson
Fryan
UN Progressive
Ryan-Belmont-Murphy
Tammany
Gaynor
Wilson
Victor Moses
Corvallis
Governor Wilson
Roosevelt
Maloney
Swallows Spider Endangering Local Boy
Archie Rugg eighteen son of Mr and Mrs G W Rugg swallowed a spider hidden in mint while at his father's sheep ranch south of Pilot Rock. He grew gravely ill as poison spread through his blood before Dr Fred Lileunlien could treat him. He remains weak but suffers no other ill effects.
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Archie Rugg
G. W. Rugg
Young Rugg
Pilot Rock
Fred Lileunlien
Pilot Skock
Rugy
New Birds Clean Great Salt Lake of Gnats
A motorboat party near Saltair beach reports a new tern species eating gnats over Exe island at Great Salt Lake. The birds have established dense nests, making the island hard to walk on, and resort efforts to kill gnats failed.
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Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
Saltair Bathing Beach Pier
Exe Island
Hanford Rejects $65,000 Offer in Bankruptcy Case
Seattle July 17. Witness Baxter testified that Judge Hanford refused a $65,000 offer for stock of the McCarthy Dry Goods Company. After Baxter ran the store a year creditors received about 10 cents on the dollar, versus 70 cents if the offer had been accepted. Inventoried value was $96,000. Baxter also said he had eight receiverships, not seven.
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Seattle
Sutcliffe Baxter
McCarthy Dry Goods Company
Hanford
Baxter
Judge Hinford
Triumph in Stockholm as Olympic team sails home
The Finland steamer carries 150 American Olympians from New York to Stockholm after their world triumphs. Some athletes plan sightseeing while others stay for European events in Paris, Antwerp, and Dover. Those remaining will attend exhibition track and field meetings across the continent.
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Stockholm
Finland
New York
Dover
England
Paris
Antwerp
Convention of sealers opens in Columbus Ohio
Men of national reputation will speak at the third annual convention of state county city sealers and deputy sealers in Columbus Ohio July 17. Li A Fleher head of the weights and measures division of the Bureau of Standards Washington will discuss Legislation and Works of the Bureau of Standards. Other speakers are mostly association members.
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Columbus
Ohio
Li. A. Fleher
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Association
Girl Dies When She Slips From Hotel Window
Miss Hazel Shipley aged 21 dropped from a third story window at a downtown Seattle hotel. A pillow was found at the seat, and investigators believe she lay down in the open window to escape the day’s heat and then fell asleep and out the window to her death.
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Seattle
Hazel Shipley
Hampton Negro Conference Opens at Hampton Institute
Hampton Virginia July 17 The sixteenth annual Hampton Negro conference opened at Hampton Normal Institute today. Prominent white and Colored workers will speak. The program includes reports from school supervisors facts from the Negro Organization Society work on health agriculture and religious work discussion of admission and community work problems.
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Hampton
Richmond Fire of Old Flag Fetes Bull Run Anniversary
In Richmond Virginia today July 17 a scene celebrating the Battle of Bull Run with the old flag featured a crowd shrinking with each passing year. Addresses and music marked the observance as veterans grow fewer in number.
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Richmond
Bull Run
Harvesting of bumper crop begins in Umatilla county
Harvesting of the record breaking crop in Umatilla county has begun with many ranchers starting machines this week. Gasoline engines drive the harvesters increasing efficiency and saving grain, allowing more straw to be collected and reducing horse labor. Farmers such as Tom Thompson John Crow Mark La Hue and Storie & Ritner have adopted engines boosting predicted yields to about 6 million bushels county wide.
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Umatilla
Tom Thompson
John Crow
Mark la Hue
John Todd
George Mortimer
Bruno Weber
Storie & Ritner
Virgil Moore
Hyman H. Cohen
Portland Journal
L. L. Mann
Marion Jeuck
Sam R. Thompson
William Harden
E. L. Smith
James Bell
William Caldwell
A. B. Cooley
His Wife Shows She's Big Boss
Salem July 17 A wager over who would go hatless longer put R A Harris and Ehrman at odds Harris went bareheaded longer until his head blistered Mrs Harris insisted he wear headgear or lose her support Ehrman intervened and released Harris from the bet The couple then attended church together
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Salem, Or
Ehrman
Harris
New York Police May Face Probe Over Rosenthal Murder
New York police face a likely official inquiry after recent developments in the Rosenthal murder case. Police Commissioner Waldo rejects involvement by the department while noting some officers could be implicated. A woman reports a touring car like the killers’ vehicle near Lt. Becker’s home the night before Rosenthal’s death, a detail the district attorney is investigating.
Prize belt to honor top all around cowboy at roundup
The Police Gazette funds a solid gold belt with a Wild West scene to award the best all around cowboy at the fall roundup. Points will emphasize broncho busting steer roping bull dogging over races, belt becoming permanent property of the winner.
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Police Gazette
Mark Moorhouse
Charles J. Fox
Jersey Dental Society fights over leadership in Cape May
Cape May New Jersey July 17 The old guard faction of the Jersey Dental Society opened its annual convention here with the principal business the election of officers and a discussion of methods to detect progressive influence in the state organization.
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Cape May
N. J
Jersey Dental Society
Standard Oil Rival Plans Oregon Invasion
Medford Oregon July 17 Invasion of Oregon by the Standard Oil company's great competitor the Indian Refining Company of California controlled by Rothschild and handling oil products of Borneo Sumatra and other foreign oil fields was announced today by the purchase of a site for a distributing plant at Medford and letting contracts for the erection of tanks Similar plants will be erected at Eugene and Salem
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Medford
Oregon
Standard Oil Company
Indian Refining Company of
California
Rothcchild
Borneo
Sumatra
Ing
Eugene
Salem
Body believed to be young Swartz found in Hudson
New York July 17 District Attorney Whitman was notified of a body at a Hoboken morgue matching Nathan Swartz description The clothing aligned with what he wore when last seen The authorities urged Swartz the father and the suspect’s brother in law Swaites to view the body to confirm identity The police remained uncertain it was the boy who allegedly murdered 14 year old Julia Conners
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New York
Whitman
Hoboker
Nathan Swartz
Julia Conners
Hudson River
Swartz
Swaite
Alexander
Two Convicts Sent Back To Pen From Umatilla County
A parole violator and an escaped convict, both from Umatilla county, were returned to prison this morning as Sheriff T. D. Taylor handed Harry Luton and Claude Franklin to state penitentiary guard Busick. Edward Adams remains at large as officers widen the manhunt.
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Umatilla County
T. D. Taylor
Harry Luton
Claude Franklin
Guard Busick
State Penitentiary
Umatilla
Edward Adams
Harge
Luton
Frankling
Adams
Pasco
Hood River
Lawmakers Block Inquiry Into Coal Shortage Fees in Two Harbors
In Washington Minority Leader Mann stopped a proposed high cost living investigation by blocking consideration of Representative Miller's plan to probe coal company refusals to sell coal last winter in Two Harbors Minnesota. The measure aimed to scrutinize moves by coal firms competing with local dealers.
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Washington
Mann
Miller
Rep. Minn
Two Harbors
Minn
Delegates Attend First Day of Presbyterian Young People's Union Convention
Delegates from across the United States attend the opening session of the 21st annual convention of the Young People’s Christian Union of the United Presbyterian Church in Pittsburg today. The four day gathering continues through the week.
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Pittsburg
United States
Young People's Christian Union
United Presbyterian Church
Johnson Memorial Planned in Cleveland Park
About 50,000 residents are expected to contribute to the Tom L. Johnson memorial fund. The Johnson memorial committee plans to erect a monument in a Cleveland public park to honor the former mayor.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Johnson Memoral Fund Committee
Johnon
Conant Nominated to Succeed Smith as Commissioner of Corporations
President Taft nominates Luther Conant Jr of New York to succeed Herbert Knox Smith as commissioner of corporations. Conant was Smiths deputy. Taft also nominates Sherman Allen of Vermont to be assistant secretary of the treasury.
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Conant
Smith
Washington
Taft Today
Luther Conant Jr
New York
Herbert Knox Smith
Taft
Sherman Allen
Vermont
The
Treasury
Bill creates a new Department of Labor in Congress
Washington July 17 The bill led by Congressman Sulzer of New York providing for a new Department of Labor passed the House unanimously. It creates the secretary of labor as a cabinet member and transfers the bureau of labor to the new department. Labor leaders including Samuel Gompers urged passage and the secretary would have broad power to intervene in labor disputes.
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Washington
Sulzer
New York
Department of Labor
House
Secretary of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Bureau of Labor
Executive Department
Congressman's protest over tolls via canal clash
Washington reports Congressman Knowland of California told President Taft that American railroads working with the Canadian transcontinental lines had instigated England's protest against free tolls for American ships passing through the Panama Canal.
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Washington
Gressman Knowland
California
Taft
Ingland
Panaing Canal
Campaign costs loom in Taft fund chase
Postmaster General Frank H Hitchcock testified before the senate committee that Taft's campaign raised 2 655 018, with 620 000 distributed to states and the rest nationally. Leading donors included Charles P Taft 55 000, Cromwell 25 000, Lars Anderson 25 000, Andrew Carnegie 20 000, Cochran 15 000, while corporations did not contribute as offers were refused.
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Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Senate
Taft
Hitchcock
Charles P. Taft
William Nelson Cromwell
Lars Anderson
Andrew Carnegie
William Smith
General Dupont
Delaware
Maraschino Manufacture Begins in La Grande
La Grande Oregon July 17 ongoing local plant begins maraschino production as Continental and Royal Anne cherries arrive at the old Grande Ronde Cash warehouse now used by Oregon Packing in Portland. Experts from Portland are at work and larger shipments from Cove and the valley are expected to expand the operation quickly.
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la Grande, Or
Grande Ronde Cash Company
Oregon Packing Company of Portland
Cove
McCrary
Franklin May Be Called by Defense in McNamara Trial
Los Angeles July 17 Bert H. Franklin a confessed jury briber and state witness and John R Harrington of Chicago a state witness will be called to testify by the defense in the narrow trial tomorrow the defendant said. Fremont Older editor of a San Francisco daily testified he furnished bail money for Harrington when jailed for refusing to answer questions before the Los Angeles county grand jury. Harrington later said there was no corruption in the McNamara trial and that Darrow forbade any action by anyone connected with the defense that would violate the law.
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Los Angeles
Bert H. Franklin
Star
John R. Harrington
Chicago
Franklin
Fremont Older
San Francisco
Harrington
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Older
McNamara
Darrow
Third Degree Given Accused Man in Rosenthal Case
New York July 17 Louis Weber, held as a suspect in the Rosenthal murder, was arraigned today on charges of having knowledge of the crime and remanded for further hearing. Police say Weber claimed Rosenthal talked too much and warned someone would get him if he continued. Police Commissioner Waldo sent a letter to District Attorney Whitman disputing police system blame for Regen thal Hunter, calling it an invented necessity.
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New York
Rosenthal
Whitman
Rosenthals
Becker
Louis Weber
Herman Rosenthal
Weber
Rhinelander Waldo
Regenthal Hunter
Growing and Nvely Interest of ohd Aren in gardening
The note highlights growing and novel interest in old garden arts and small farming as a leading element among the many good efforts of the era. It underscores practical skills, community activity, and the revival of traditional horticulture.
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