Newspapers On Their Part Well Newspap ers On Their Part Well
Striking observations on Pendleton and Umatilla county show local papers influence growth and home-seeking, while the author urges a proactive commercial association to welcome newcomers. The piece praises regional farming shifts, irrigation issues, and adaptive crops boosting yields, urging citizens to act as a welcoming reception committee. Bert Huffman.
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Oregonian
Pendleton
Kamela
Union
Umatilla
B. H. Harriman
Ohio
Oregon
Head
Pendleton Commercial Association
Sol
Bert Huffman
Paris Labor Committees Plan Action Over Vigneux Riots
A coalition of labor groups held secret meetings in Paris to coordinate responses to the clashes between soldiers and strikers at Vigneux last Thursday. The government calls the situation serious as two more strikers died, raising the total deaths to eight with several others wounded and not expected to survive.
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Paris
General Labor Federation
Vigneux
Guggenheimers Enter Alaska Politics Shake Denver
A Juneau dispatch claims Guggenheimer interests seek to control Alaska by pressuring delegate elections and steering the territorial legislature. The message, published today to the Rocky Mountain News, is signed by the Dispatch of Juneau and prompts inquiry by several Democrats and former Wyoming Governor Osborne.
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Denver
Juneau
Alaska
Guggenheimer
Rocky Mountain News
Osborne
Wyoming
Beautiful Girl Returned After Kidnapping Night
Pittsburg July 31. Clara Kanter a 16 year old girl from Scousetown was found unconscious and bleeding in her bed after being abducted for 24 hours. She was attacked by three men on Thursday morning and taken to a hut. Posses have formed amid community uproar.
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Pittsburg
Clara
Kanter
Scousetown
Shousetown
Change Admirals in Pacific Fleet Ceremony
Vallejo California July 31 Rear Admiral John H Dayton delivered the command of the Pacific fleet to Rear Admiral Charles B Swinburne aboard the flagship Virginia. The flag was saluted with 18 guns as Dayton’s flag was hauled down and again when Swinburne assumed command. Dayton will retire in October.
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Vallejo
Cal
John H. Dayton
O Day
Pacific
Charles 8. Swinburne
Virginia
Dayton
Swinburne
Resignations Hit San Francisco College of Physicians
An internal strike at the College of Physicians and Surgeons prompts the resignation of 10 leading instructors. The college is badly crippled as faculty members clash with President Winslow Anderson.
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San Francisco
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Winslow Anderson
Costly Wheat Field Fire Near Town
A fire four miles northeast of town caused about 5000 dollars in damage to Geo McGuire’s threshing outfit and over 1000 sacks of wheat. The blaze started from an explosion in a mut and only saved the engine and waiter wagon. Some standing grain burned, but heroes of the threshing crew and local residents prevented greater losses.
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W. A. Raymond
Bryan to Attack Hearst After Nomination Notice
Lincoln July 31 Bryan expected to attack motives behind the independence party after formal nomination notification. An affidavit by Joseph T. Marshall Nebraska delegate claims Hearst packed the convention for Republicans. Reported Hearst offered Bryan party support this year in exchange for support of Hearst for the Democratic nomination in 1912. Contributions flood Fairview from every section of the country.
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New York
Hears
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Independence Party
Chicago
Joseph T. Marshall
Independence
Nebraska
Hearst
Fairview
Stevenson House Sold. Mrs Stevenson to Move to Santa Barbara
San Francisco reports the residence of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, long admired for its quirky architecture and famed associations, has been sold. Mrs Stevenson will relocate to Santa Barbara after her husband’s death in Samos. The house has fascinated sightseers for years.
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San Francisco
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samos
Barrel of buttermilk explodes in Mazon City
A barrel of buttermilk exploded in Mazon City Iowa on July 31 sending a black man perched on the barrel flying about twelve feet. He escaped serious injuries though shocked by the blast.
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Mazon City
Iowa
Taft and Family Arrive in Hot Springs for Month
Taft and his family reached Hot Springs Arkansas for a month long stay. Vice presidential nominee Sherman remains home sick but plans to join the campaign activities soon.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Taft
Sherman
Parkhurst Arrested for Embezzling City Bank Funds
In Seattle on July 31 H F Parkhurst first assistant cashier at the First National Bank of Seattle was arrested and charged with embezzling forty eight thousand three hundred thirty dollars.
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Seattle
H. F. Parkhurst
First Naonal Bank of Seattle
Shipper Fraud Risk Highlighted by Railroad Officials
Local railroad officers are reminded of the Interstate Commerce Law penalizing shippers who misrepresent freight class or contents to obtain lower rates. Walter Adams of the Northern Pacific has issued a circular directing prompt reporting of violations, with penalties up to $6000 fine or two years in prison per offense.
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Walter Adams
Northern Pacific
United States
Hangings of Dabner and Siemsen End San Francisco Murders
At San Quentin California on July 31 Louis Dabner and John Siemsen, notorious San Francisco gas pipe thugs, were hanged after post quake murders tied to robberies. Two hundred witnesses watched as the condemned faced the crowd and ascended the gallows. Siemsen gave a forgiveness note to Dabner for his mother, and both died as friends with a reconciliation before death.
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San Quentin
Cal
Louis Dabner
John Slemsen
San Francisco
Fureniture
Slemsen
Dabner
Siesmen
J. Pfitzner
McAllister
Siemsen
Mamma
Mia
Honolulu
Trouts Die in Dried Streams of San Bernardino Desert
Report from San Bernardino California notes thousands of trout dying in pools left by dried streams. In Little Mojave area a deep creek shows fish clustered thick, resembling a wriggling mass.
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San Bernardino
Cal
San Bernardino Mountains
Little Mojave
Jeffries to withdraw from club name and refereeing flights
Los Angeles on July 31 Jeffries announced he will withdraw from the club bearing his name and will not referee any more flights because he says things are not run right.
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Los Angeles
Jeffries
Jenkins Wheat Yield on Miller Ranch near Walla Walla
John Miller estimates fifty bushels of Jenkins wheat per acre on his foothills ranch near Walla Walla. Farmers report heavy wheat yields overall this year. In Pasco, Crescent Pharmacy was robbed Sunday morning. staff worth about 400 dollars stolen, investigators have no clues yet.
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John Miller
Walla Walla
Yeggemen
Pasco
Crescent
Islanders Prosper Under Roosevelt Administration
Washington July 31 reports Governor William F Pack of Benguet province Philippines notes Igorrotes population rising from 12000 to 30000 over seven years of Roosevelt administration. He credits improved living conditions and prosperity for lower deaths and higher birth rate among the native tribes.
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Washington
Iittle
William Jennings Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Oyster Bay
Cincinnati
William F. Puck
Benguet Province
Pack
Balloonist dies after midair fall near Vandercook
William Oliver perished when his balloon ascent near Vandercook, Jackson, Miss, collapsed after he released his parachute at about 4000 feet. A large crowd witnessed the descent and the fatal impact when the chute failed to deploy.
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Jackson, Miss
William Oliver
Vandercook
Slaves to Opium Habit Reported in New York
Washington July 31. Dr Wright, American representative on the international commission investigating the opium traffic, says at least five thousand New Yorkers are slaves to the habit and 600 to 1000 Chinese residents there are addicted. The commission will study conditions in every big U S city.
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Washington
New York City
Wright
America
International Commission
New York
United States
Hungry Pair Balk Cupid at New York Marriage Bureau
A couple, both said to be about 70 and speaking German, visited the city hall marriage bureau and refused to pay the $1 license fee, choosing to defer the license to save money for dinner. The woman insisted they could not afford both. They left after explaining dinner was more important than the paper.
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City Hall
New York
McDowell to Pick Federal Building Site in Walla Walla
J H McDowell from the supervising architect's office in Washington DC left for Walla Walla to locate the site for the new federal building. He will also visit Pocatello La Grande and Pendleton to identify sites while in the western states. He expects to reach Walla Walla late this week or early next week.
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J. H. McDowell
Supervising Architect
Washington, D. C
Walla Walla
Federal
McDowell la
Pocatello
la Grande
Pendleton
Workman Drowns on Northern Pacific Bridge Near Plains
Louis Jensen, employed on the Northern Pacific bridge near Plains Montana, fell into the river Monday and drowned. The body was not recovered.
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Northern Pacific
Plains
Mont
Louis Jensen
Seattle Banker Admits Guilt in Embezzlement Case
B F Parkhurst assistant cashier at First National Bank confessed to stealing 48320 over 14 years after irregularities in books and a new checking system. He rose from teller to assistant cashier earning 250 a month and said he could not live on his salary. Bank says bonds and his collateral will cover the shortage. deposits were not involved.
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Embrnzier
Seattle
New York
Chicago
B. F. Parkhurst
First National Bank
M. A. Arnold
Parkhurst
National Surety Company
Arnold
Portland Investor Weds San Jose Heiress in Elab Orate Ceremony
San Jose July 31 Charlee Grelle a young Portland capitalist travels to Santa Barbara with a San Jose belle to wed Miss Bessie B. Henry daughter of J. H. Henry a wealthy mining man. The ceremony last night was described as elaborate and the couple plans a wedding journey.
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San Jose
Cal
Charlee Grelle
Portland
Santa Barbara
Bessie BE. Henry
J. H. Henry
Suspects Released After Burglary Arrests
Charles Peterson and Farmer Ed wards, jailed a week ago for a Stock Exchange burglary, have been freed due to lack of evidence. The night officer detained them after reports of a break in while Peterson, an electrician, was allegedly completing wiring. Acting district attorney C J Ferguson conducted the investigation before releasing the pair.
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Charles Peterson
Farmer Edwards
Stock Exchange
Peterson
C. J Ferguson
Monumental Company Sues J W Coopering for 790 Dollars
Action for money owed seeks in the Monumental company against J W Coopering seeking 790 dollars alleged as due on notes. Suit filed by Peters and Wilson.
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Sult
Monumental Company
J. W. Coopering
Peters & Wilson
New York to San Francisco Auto Race Planned
In New York on July 31 officials announced an endurance auto race from New York to San Francisco and back. The field departs August 22 and reaches San Francisco September 2, returning by October 8. Each car carries four: a driver, a mechanic, an observer, and a newspaper man.
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New York
San Francisco
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