Largest Mallet locomotives built for Sierra freight
In San Francisco July 20 the Southern Pacific Bond built in the Emet 21 Mallet locomotives for freight trains over the Sierra Nevada between Sacramento and Truckee. Two already in use prove they can equal two freight engines. They weigh 600000 pounds with tender, carry 9000 gallons water and 2250 gallons oil.
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San Seo
Southern Pacific
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sacramento
Truckee
Defends to Chop Report on Wheat Estimates
Washington July 20. The Bureau of Statistics defends its March 5 wheat on farms estimate 144000000 bushels amid criticism. It cites four month supply figures, notes 74000000 bushels in second hands, and says the press and speculators biased by personal profits influenced attacks on the estimate.
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Wilson
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Jst
United States
Imish Peer Missing Since May in Frisco
San Francisco reports Irish peer Lord Basil Stankike Brooke age 24 owner of 25000 acres vanished after being last seen May at the St Francis Hotel registered as Harold Morgan. A letter to hotel staff said he planned to sail for Honolulu where relatives await him. he has not arrived.
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San Francisco
Lord Basil Stankike Brooke
St. Francis Hotel
Harold Morgan
Brooke
Honolulu
Additional Delegates to Irrigation Congress
Salem July 20 Governor Benson appointed additional delegates to the national Irrigation congress at Spokane Beng Irwin Porthind W A Hall Union L L Mann Pendleton C J Johns Sumpter O C Finkelber Baker City J W Dobbin Joseph F S Hurd Haines J J Litz Lawen BE L Smith Hood River Charles Hilton Fossil Walter Love Baker City
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Salem
Benson
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Beng. Irwin
Porthind
W. A. Hall
Union
L. L. Mann
Pendleton
C. J. Johns
Sumpter
O. C. Finkelber
Baker City
J. W. Dobbin
Joseph
Hurd
Haines
J. J. Litz
Lawen
L. Smith
Hood River
Charles Hilton
Fossil
Walter Love
Loney Engineer Drowned After Lighter Sinking Near Nobbing Reef
New York on July 20 the engineer George Loney drowned when the steamer Lighter Martha sank after colliding with the tug Confidence off Nobbing Reef a mile from Staten Island. Passengers and crew including men women and a baby were rescued and brought to safety after the incident.
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New York
George Loney
Martha
Confidence
Nobbing Reef
Stanton Island
Four Generations of Washington Family in Washington State
Spokane reports Cedonia four miles north of Hunters along the Columbia River claims four generations alive and well in one family. Ro villa M Fletcher born December 29 on her mother’s sixteenth birthday is the child of Roy and Ro y Fletcher. Grandfather John Cornwall, 40, ranches near Cedonia and runs livestock at Davenport. Great grandfather George Washington Cornwall, 70, retired farmer with property in Cedonia and Western Oregon, a North West pioneer.
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Spokane
Cedonia
Hunters
Columbia River
Rovilla M. Fletcher
Roy Fletcher
John Cornwall
Davenport
George Washington Cornwall
Oregon
Council of Redmen Meeting in Tacoma
Tacoma July 20 The great council of Washington Redmen gathered at the Odd Fellows hall for the twelfth annual session welcomed by Mayor Linck The council comprises 49 tribes and about six thousand members The convention was opened by E F Barker of Walla Walla as grand chief of the state
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Tacoma
Great Council of Washington
Odd Fellows Hall
Linck
Washington
E. F. Barker
Walla Walla
Wheat Samples All Test No 1 in Pendleton Market
Wheat harvest in Umatilla county yields only No 1 tests with as low as 58 pounds per bushel and heavy grain despite little rain. Buyers and farmers clash over prices as market opens soon. Northwest warehouse reports 2000 sacks sold at 6 to 6.5 cents per pound amid uncertain demand and variable quality.
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Pendleton
Senson
Umatilla County
EB. W. MiComas
Northwestern Warehouse Company
Turkish Police Censured Over Adana Massacres
Constantinople July 20 A court martial report condemns police and local authorities for incapacity and apathy in the Adana massacre. It calls for widespread punishments from hanging to hard labor, then suggests amnesty in a national fete.
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Constantinople
Adana
Trampled to death by an angry bull near Santa Barbara
William Drummond dies after a bull at a ranch house mauls him until crushed beyond recognition. The incident, near Santa Barbara, follows his role as a ranch employee and a nearby intervention by an accomplice who fired at the animal. A second rural delivery route is noted at Madrag.
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Deati
Santa Barbara
Calif
Willam Drummond
Samuel Pinkhorn
California
Canada
Platham
Madrag
Evidence in Outton Case Tests Self-Inflicted Death Claim
In Annapolis on July 20 Lieutenant Adams stuck to his account that Lieutenant James Sutton of Portland killed himself after a shot was fired. Mrs Sutton and her daughter grew pale as the testimony suggested death by self-inflicted action, contrary to their belief. Second Lieutenant Osterman offered alternate versions of the flight before Sutton’s death and did not hear Sutton threaten Adams.
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Adams
Sutton
Wheeling
Annapolis
Robert E. Adams
James Sutton
Portland
William Sutton
Davis
Osterman
Roetker
Wit ners in Annapolis inquiry loom in Sutton case
Wheeling West Virginia July 20 Harry BR Thomas summoned as a witness in the Annapolis inquiry into the Heath of Sutton may throw light on the whereabouts of Lieut Edward P Roelker who was dismissed from the navy. Roelker was wounded by Sutton in a fight prior to the latter's death.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Harry BR. Thomas
Annapolis
Sutton
Edward P. Roelker
Mavy
Taft Would Follow Party If Pledges Conflicts
Seattle July 20 General James Weller former presidential candidate on the populist ticket, visiting his daughter here, said President Taft would choose party unity over country if forced to choose between pledges and party cohesion. He argued the public seeks tariff revision to relieve taxation and free them from trusts and combinations.
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Seattle
James Weller
United States
Taft
Westward Real Estate Tour Seeks Umatilla County Site
M O Johnson Co of Chicago real estate firm travels west with M D Johnson of Wis Pendleton. touring the region to select a new location and showing interest in Umatilla County as a potential site for expansion.
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West
M. D. Johnson
Chicago
M. O. Johnson & Co
Wis
Pendleton
Umatilin County
Government irrigation plan meets mixed local sentiment
Secretary Ballinger will inspect the Malheur project in Ontario on July 24 to gauge landowner views. North of Arcadia including Ontario, Vale, and Dead Ox Flat favor the government project, while Nyssa and Owyhee areas back the high line ditch company. If the project proceeds south of Arcadia, land there may be excluded to satisfy interests.
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Arcadia Saki
Nyssa
Ontario
Ore
Ballinger
Arcadia
Vale
Dead Ox Flat
Owyhee
High Line Ditch Company
Malheur
High Line Company
Baby murdered in hold up play shocks Burlington
Frances Lord aged three was shot by a 10-year-old boy imitating a desperado from a movie. Jozeph Kang and Thomas Oikes fich aged 10 are in police custody. The boy, armed with an old army musket, forced neighbors to raise their hands as he acted out the scene, fatally wounding the girl whose head was nearly blown off while she played near her home.
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Burlington
N. J
Frances Lord
Jozeph Kang
Thomas Oikes Fich
Oikes
French government relieves rural famine in south
Paris july 20 famine rages in southern rural districts as the government distributes food clothing and other necessities. wine frauds two years ago started the trouble with a decline in wine sales hurting grape growers and producers.
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Paris
France
Record Run Between Los Angeles and San Diego Sets Pace
Paul Derkum, riding a single cylinder motorcycle, breaks the existing record for the Los Angeles to San Diego run. He reached San Diego at 3:31 this morning, leaving Los Angeles at 3:50 am. The new best time beats the old mark by 28 seconds.
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San Diego
Los Angeles
Paul Derkum
Ella Gingles Acquitted by Chicago Jury
Chicago July 20 Ella Gingles known as the Trish lovemaker was acquitted of stealing lace from her employer. The jury decision announced today frees her to return home to Ireland and she declined an offer to go on the stage.
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Chicago
Ella Gingles
Trish Lovemaker
Ireland
Aittorney
Fast Train Proposal For Oregon Short Line
A dispatch from Ogden reports a possible new fast train on the Oregon Short Line with Traveling Passenger Agent Jack O'Neil confirming authenticity. The plan contemplates running portions of No 6 in two sections or adding a through service to the coast, likely leaving Ogden around 7 or 8 PM and reaching Portland by 4 PM, subject to schedule finalization and similar stops to trains No 5 and 7.
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Ogden
Jack O'Neil
AL Ft. Steensen
Utal
Oregon
O'Noll
Marriman
Odeon
Pordeton
Premier Asquith Harassed by Suffragists at Statue Unveiling
In London on July 20, Premier Asquith spoke at the unveiling of Sir Wilfred Lawson’s statue along the Thames Embankment gardens. Suffragists bombarded him with literature from a balloon and petitions, wielding megaphones and voices. He was annoyed and forced to cut short his address as women disrupted the ceremony.
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London
Asquith
Sir Wilfred Lawson
Thames Embankment Gardens
Indian lands opened near Cass Lake for homesteads
Commissioner Fred Dennett of the General Land Office and Interior Secretary Ballinger met in Seattle to review timber sales. A major plan aims to auction 550 million feet of yellow pine near Cass Lake on the Chippewa Reservation for homesteads, with proceeds held for Indian care and education.
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Fred Dennett
General Land Office
Interior
Ballinger
Seattle
Washington, D. C
Dennett
Cass Lake
Minnesota
May Prosecute Union State Bank Officers
San Francisco July 20 state banking superintendent Anderson said prosecutions will follow if an investigation of the Union State bank books shows laws were violated. He noted the defunct institution’s affairs and shortage amount have not yet been examined. Herbert Von Mererinck said the inquiry has exonerated his father, who killed himself before the crash, of blame.
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San Francisco
Union State Bank
Anderson
Herbert von Mererinck
Five Thousand Celebrate Portland Day at Pair
Five thousand strong Portland folk gathered to celebrate Portland day at the fair and baby day. An even three dozen babies were christened in the auditorium, each receiving a certificate of attendance and a souvenir cup. The band played Babes in Toyland as parents watched. The celebration began with welcome addresses at the Oregon State building at 1 o'clock.
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Seattle
Portland Folk Tm ‘Se
Portland
Oregon State Building
New Shah Takes Reins At Teheran In Cautious Transfer
Teheran July 26 The new shah Sultan Ahmed Mirza the Fifth entered the palace after leaving the Russian legation with his tutor and a British and Russian escort. The escort withdrew at the gate signaling loss of Anglo Russian protection as a brief ceremony saw the regent and national council acclaim the sovereign. Disorder is reported from Keremanshaw while order remains in the city.
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Teheran
Sultan Ahmed Mirza
National Council
Keremanshaw
Jacob Schiff Opposes Zionist Movement
Buffalo July 20 Jacob H Schiff New York banker and philanthropist told the Jewish Chautauqua audience he opposed Zionism He said I am not a pessimist and not a restrictionist I am convinced the United States can absorb much Jewish immigration Zionism is idealistic and impracticable.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Jacob H. Schiff
New York
Mr. Schiff
United States
Zimmerman confesses to $10,000 Adams Express theft
Clinton T. Zimmerman Jr a clerk with Adams Express confessed to hiding a $10,000 package disappeared on July 12. He told detectives he was a fool to reveal the theft and where the money could be found. He said he secreted the package and then emptied the bills into his bath room. ten dollar bill found among the cash.
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Chicago
Til
Clinton T. Zimmerman, Jr
Adams Express Company
Inventor Mimi Poppova Unveils Annulated Dragon Airship
Russian inventor Mimi Poppova introduces a rudderless airship named the Annulated Dragon, highlighting its distinctive body shape. The craft signals innovation in lighter than air design fields and draws attention from technical circles.
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Mimi Poppova
Tariff bill conference panel near finish in Washington
Washington July 20 The congressional conference committee today practically completed its work on the tariff bill excepting items Taft wants handled. The cotton schedule was accepted and a material cut was made on lower grade cotton goods while higher grade rates remained at the Senate level.
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Washington
Congressional Conference Committee
Taft
Senate
Trainloads to Register on Reservation Land
Missoula July 20 The total registration on the Flathead Indian reservation at midnight was twelve thousand An applicant from Butte was robbed of 800 dollars by a woman in a resort Several trains arrived from St Paul today bringing large crowds into the area
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Missoula
Flathead
Butte
St. Paul
King Manuel of Spain Announces Engagement
Lisbon announces the engagement of King Manuel of Spain to Princess Alexandria, eldest daughter of the Duke of Fife, reported by The Liberal, the official government organ, on July 12.
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King Manuel OF
Spain
Lisbon
Portugal
Fl Liberal
Manuel
Alexandria
Duke of Fife
Seattle Derby Marathon Plans Announced
Tim Mc Grath of San Francisco announced in May a $10,000 derby marathon to be held in Seattle within a month. Stars include St Yves Locebent Dorando Marsi. MeGrath, the marathon director of the coat, will oversee the event.
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Seattle
Tim McGrath
San Francisco
St Yves Locebent
Dorando
Marsi
Shrubs
MeGrath
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