Senate Liquor Fight Gains Favor For Interdiction Bill
Judiciary committee in Upper Washington, D. C. approves a bill allowing the city to intercept liquor shipments from wet territories. The measure revises the Wilson law to apply state laws on arrival, amid constitutional doubts and floor opposition. A moving picture incident in Brooklyn is also noted, with church and school figures cited in a separate, unrelated report.
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Washington
D. C
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cummins
Kenyon
Sanders
Supreme Court
Child Killed by Train in Copper Range Incident
In Hancock Michigan a 2 year old boy, son of Joseph Coulhler of Tamarack Wisconsin, tired from playing sat on railroad tracks and was crushed by a passenger train. The engineer did not see him until it was too late to stop.
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Hancock
Mich
Joseph Coulhler
Tamarack
Wis
Copper Range Railway
Read Him Self to Death in Pennsylvania Reading Habit
William Callahan aged 55 a boarder at Mrs Elizabeth Gallaghers home Chester Pa read late into nights to the point of chronic heart disease. He was found by roommate Frank Harris with a book in one hand and feet on a window. Mrs Gallagher had warned of his perilous habit and limited rest.
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Chester
William Callahan
Elizabeth Gallagher
Frank Harris
Callahan
Man Sees With New Eye After Rare Operation
John Schmidt of 201 Genesee Street, Trenton, after two years of total blindness, can see again following a rare eye operation at a Philadelphia hospital. A wire worker at Trenton Iron, his right pupil was newly placed after earlier injuries to both eyes.
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Trenton
N. J
John Schmidt
Genesee Street
Schmidt
Episcopal Hospital
Philadelphia
Professor Ring
Trenton Iron Company
Sthmide
Seven Days of House Cleaning in New York
Brooklyn crusade to clean streets extends into Manhattan in a grand cleanup week. Agencies and social groups join the effort to reduce disease and ward off flies, with 1500 Boy Scouts ready to assist in the Lower East Side and Little Italy cleanup action.
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New York
Brooklyn
Gotham
Tetement
New York City
Health Department
James Jenkins
Brooklyn Committee
Jenkins
Lower Union Street
Little Italy
Italy
Lower East
Parisian Noses Through Field of Ice in Dense Fog
Passengers aboard the Allan Line steamer Parisian report a dramatic fogbound encounter with massive icebergs as the ship nosed through a thick mist near Mystic. Fourteen bergs were counted on both sides, and it took about two hours to reach clear water before the fog returned.
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Peg
Boston
Mass
Allan Line
Mystic Docks
Glasgow
Moville
Vaudeville Cue Sparks Hope For Board Payment
A fragment from a vaudeville routine features a character urging a mother to seek work and hang clothes to save on rent, promising a good job in vaudeville as a solution to their board bill. The line blends humor with a search for financial relief.
Sermon Ends Weeks Early Amid Theological Debate
A local sermon series diminishes after a dispute over doctrine, ending before the planned seven days. Church leaders say the session was cut short to resolve disagreements and maintain unity among congregants.
Pendleton Births and local notices highlight births
Newsy Notes of Pendleton records several newborns: a daughter born July 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stewart of Ukiah, a baby girl born this morning to Ofra Kyle Long at Johnson Street, and twin boys born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. McEwen of Athena at the mother's parents' home in Newberg. Also noted are workers laying a concrete walk along the Cottonwood slide near the Berlin Dye Works.
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Lloyd Stewart
Ukiah
Ofra
Kyle Long
Johnson Street
Berlin
Ralph B. McEwen
Athena
Newberg
Knox seeks concessions for fair week amusements in Spokane
G. T. Knox of Spokane meets with Secretary Moorhouse to request permission to operate a baby rack ball game and dance along with other attractions during the fair week.
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G. T. Knox
Spokane
Moorhouse
Buffalo Vernon Arrives for September Show
Buffalo Vernon the famous Round-up cowboy and bulldogging champion arrived in the city this morning with two friends. He declared he will stay for the September show and plans several special stunts.
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Buffalo Vernon
Automobile Vacation Leaves Doctor G Holsington Family
Dr G Holsington, a well known osteopathic physician, his wife, their young daughter, sister and nephew departed after noon for a three week trip by auto. They will first stop at Bay Ocean for a brief stay before continuing to Seattle.
Police Court Roundup Charges Lead to Short Jail Terms
In police court last night Ed Chapman and his squad were arrested for drunk and dis orderly conduct. Chapman received five days in jail, while the other was ordered back to the reservation. Two white drunks were given three days each.
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Pour
Ed Chapman
Barn Burns This Afternoon on Pine Street
Fire discovered about 2 30 this afternoon issued from a Pine street barn and the entire building was destroyed before water could be turned on it. It is believed to have been started by sparks from a passing engine. Loss estimated around 150 dollars.
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Pine Street
Round-up Lures Eastern Writer to Cover Event
Secretary Keefe of the Round-up association has received a letter requesting a grand stand seat and a private-house room near the park for Mrs. Miller, a clever newspaper woman dispatched by eastern papers to cover the Round-up in detail.
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Keefe
Round
Miller
Eastern
Hartmans witness avalanche during Canadian Rockies trip
Mr and Mrs George A Hartman Jr of this city saw an avalanche during a vacation in the Canadian Rockies. They were at Lake Louise near the summit and returned last night after weeks visiting Portland Victoria B C Lake Louise Banff and other points.
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George A. Hartman, Jr
Canadian Rockies
Lake Louise
Hartman
Portland
Sound Cities
Victoria
B. C
Banff
Lawsuit Over Property Trade Breach In Polk Hermiston
Paul C. Mumma sues J. A. Weld for 2500 damages alleging failure to provide 20 irrigable acres on a government project and delivery of a house and lot in Hermiston. Plaintiffs contend damages arise from breach of agreement and nonperformance. Raley Raley and Johnson Skrable attorneys.
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Paul C. Mumma
J. A. Weld
Polk County
Hermiston
Raley & Raley, Johnson & Skrable
Wright Impersonation Snags Twenty-Five Laborers
About twenty five laborers in the city confronted by a man named C Wright who pretended to be the Stanfield ranch foreman in search of workers. He offered two dollars seventy five cents per day plus board and room at the Stanfield hotel and gathered the men to the depot. The employer did not appear, the train left, and Wright was later found drunk and will explain his methods in the morning.
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Wright
Nwquor
Polo Semi finals Set After Narragansett Matches
Polo at Narragansett July 31 features Army and Meadow Brook Canaries meeting Kansas City and Philadelphia Country Club freebooters. Winners advance to semi finals next Saturday and Monday with finals scheduled for August 7 at Point Judith Country Club.
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Parkagansett Prier
N. Y
Point Judith
Plans to probe federal officials in preconvention race
Taft Men’s Trail Washington July 31 Chairman Black of the United States civil service commission has completed plans to investigate alleged political activities by federal officeholders in the republican preconvention campaign.
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Taft Men's Trail
Washington
Black
United States Civil Service Commission
Three Chicago Officials Face Alleged Rule Violations
Charges claim three southern located officeholders used their offices to influence politics. Investigations are expected to begin tomorrow.
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Chicago
Snost ml
South
Free tolls not to block other canal measures
Washington July 31 The fight for free tolls of American ships through the Panama canal should not delay other canal legislation. Secretary of War Stimson urged the House to split the canal bill into two measures stating it would take years to establish operating arrangements and that without funding the canal could open without an operating force.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Stimson
House
House Commerce Committee
Yetra
Wests Ride Ends as Oregon Governor Reaches Boise
Governor West of Oregon concludes his famed horseback journey across Oregon arriving in Boise accompanied by Idaho Governor Hawley who, injured, rode part of the way by car. West received a warm welcome in Nyssa and throughout eastern Oregon, with cheers at each stop. Hawley met at the state line but rode by automobile to Boise.
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Oregon
Boise
Idaho
West
Hawley
State Line
Oregon Line
Boise & Interurban
Caldwell
Governor West
Nysea
Nyssa
Pioneer Printer Passes at Salem Sanatorium
Archie Boulware a 61 year old pioneer printer who worked in northwest newspapers and printing houses died at the Willamette Sanatorium Salem after a paralytic stroke left him unconscious for two days. He was the only pensioner on Oregon’s International Typographical Union rolls.
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Salem
Archie Boulware
Titanic Disaster Prompted Lifeboat Order For Ships
Washington July 21 steamship and steamboat companies must equip vessels with lifeboats and life rafts. Fifty percent of the required equipment must be ready by midnight tonight with the rest due within sixty days or by September 30. The order comes from the department of commerce and labor and will affect nationwide inspections starting tomorrow. The move has cost the industry millions in compliance efforts.
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Bean
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Policeman Today Banker Tomorrow in Chicago
Lieutenant John Downey resigns from the Chicago police today to begin a new career as a banker. He is tipped to head the Dauphin Park Bank, has accumulated over 100000 from investments and about 29000 from city earnings, and plans to retire with a 75 monthly pension. Downey, 45, was a former school teacher, and the boys plan a send off tonight.
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Chicago
John Downey
Dauphin Park Bank
Downey
Regal Estate
Dawney
Seventh Day Adventists Grow in U S Influence
Washington reports that lawmakers will increasingly contend with Seventh Day Adventists now numbering 108,975 in the United States. The denomination owns 242 institutions valued at about 11 million dollars, with eight million in the United States. It operates 612 primary schools enrolling 15,498 and 49 colleges and academies with 7,600 students.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Quick Watson Indiana Laugh Joke From Longfellow
A terse exchange notes Watso n Indiana as stoical and unlaughing while a flippant reply recalls the poet Longfellow with a play on Minn e ha ha. The remark appears in the Catholic Standard.
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Watson
Indiana
Longfellow
The Wreck Sparks Cupid's Wedding in Oakland
Theltral man Harry A. Van Sander, Oakland Orpheum treasurer, married Gladys Wright of 2144 Telegraph Ave Oakland after aiding her and her father in a Key Route wreck on the Oakland pier. The pair, who met during the crash, wed at the bride's Telegraph Ave home and plan to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to Oakland.
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Key Route Mole
San Francisco
Harry A. van Sander
Orpheum Theatre
Oakland
Key Route
Gladys Wright
Telegraph Avenue
Miss Wright
B. Wright
Wrights
van Sander
Oakland Pier
Wright
Merrit Hospital
von Sander
Orpheum
Bay
van Sandler
California
Man fatally kicked by mule at Fisher's Ferry farm
In Shamokin Pennsylvania Harry Phillips 21 or 22 year old is in dying condition after a mule kicked him in the stomach and head while tending stock at his father's farm at Fisher's Ferry. The mule escaped with its halter, and another mule added to the beating before the father George Phillips intervened to save his son.
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Shamokin
Harry Phillips
Fisher's Ferry
Phillips
George Phillips
Cucumbers Kill Old Woman in Milford Delaware
Milford Delaware report says Nancy J. Betts widow of James H. Betts died after eating cucumbers, her favorite dish. The 85 year old woman was renowned for remarkable health, able to quilt large bed quilts without spectacles and continue housework without neglect.
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Milford
Del
Nancy J. Betts
James H. Betts
Bedside quarrel over the cat at Casey home
In a domestic exchange Mrs Casey questions if her husband, Mike Casey, let the cat out while he insists he did. Mrs Casey replies to get up and handle the cat himself, despite his denial. The dialogue reflects a lively, informal household moment.
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Mra
Casey
Mike
Mr. Casey
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Moving Picture Concern
Bishop Burgess
Divine
St. Mary's
St. Paul's
Paul T. Swett
St. John’s Hospital
Woung
Garden City
Long Island
St. Paul's School
Boy Scouts of America
Vauudevillainous
Newsy
Pendleton
Narragansett
Pioneer Printer
Dale Rothwell
Hanscom
Dan Cupid
A. Schneiter
Prop
Pendleton, Ore
Main Street
Clark’s Grocery
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