Governor Chamberlain Leads In State Returns In Portland
June 6 Portland dispatch reports governor Chamberlain Democrat leads by 350 plurality amid statewide vote counts. Republican central committee may seek recount. Driscoll contesting sheriff result alleging fraud. Umatilla official tally shows Chamberlain ahead by 266, Furnish carrying 21 counties to Chamberlain 12, with Linn and Multnomah counties among key tallies.
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Chamberlain
Furnish
Portland
Congress
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Williamson
Republican State Central Committee
John Driscoll
Citizens
Umatilla
Union
Multnomah
Clackamas
Linn
Umatilla Waliowa
Chamb
Uma County
Furby
Orange G. Chamberlain
Athera
Thomas FitzGerald
Pendleton
W. D. Chamberlain
Hunsaker
Ryan
Umatilla County
Young Corbett Defends Title Against Abe Attel in Denver
In Denver on June 6 Young Corbett defends his championship for the second time in two weeks. He faces Abe Attel, a western fighter rising through the ranks with clever fighting and gameness. The ten round bout is at the Denver Athletic Club with Corbett confident of defeating Attel within the limit, while Attel’s supporters expect a strong showing.
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Colo
Young Corbett
Abe Attel
Denver Athletic Club
Broad
Atte
Corbett
Denver Prepares for International Sunday School Convention
Denver is gearing up for a large welcome as hundreds of delegates and visitors are expected to attend the International Sunday School Convention in late June. Local officials anticipate a record turnout with three to four days of sessions featuring papers and addresses by noted divines and educators from the United States and Canada, plus an elaborate musical program.
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Colo
United States
Canada
Executive council meets to plan general surrender details
Pretoria reports the executive council met to consider the method for carrying out a general surrender, noting no difficulties and announcing a great thanksgiving day planned for Sunday.
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Pretoria
Executive Council
Battleship DMnols Accepted By Government
Washington June 6 The battle ship DMnols built at the yards of the Newport News Ship Building Company was accepted by the government.
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Washington
Newport News Ship Building Company
Lightweight Will Fight in Portland Match
Tim Haggerty and Billy DeQoursey have been matched to fight before the Pastime Athletic Club in Portland. No date has been agreed upon.
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Portland
Tim Haggerty
Billy DeQoursey
Atheletic Club
Pelee Again in Business at the Old Stand
Fort de France reports Mount Pelee erupts with enormous black smoke clouds rising for miles. The sea level fluctuated four feet as fear grips residents who fear island destruction on the twelfth, despite days of quiet. Authorities face panic and evacuation pleas from natives.
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Fort de France
Pennoyer's Will Filed Highlights Hospital Bequests
Ex governor Pennoyer's will, filed in Portland on June 6, makes major charitable gifts including 20 acres on the Columbia to Good Samaritan and seven acres to St. Vincent's, with a 130000 dollar estate that also includes a saw mill and residence. His wife receives the principal share and daughter gets 465 acres in Clark County Washington. Mrs Pennoyer named executrix.
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Pennoyer
Columbia
Good Samaritan Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Clark County
Washington
Philippine Situation Outline for Civil Government
A Washington cablegram from Vice-Governor Wright, published by the War Department, states that outside the Moro region the Philippine archipelago has no civil government only in Lepanto Hontoc Batangas Laguana Principe Infanta Miodoro Samar and the Paraguan and other small groups. He notes no armed insurrection exists there and civil government may be established everywhere.
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Philippines
Wright
War Department
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Hontoc Batangas
Laguana
Principe
Infanta Miodoro
Samar
Paraguan
Knights of Pythias Hold Eleventh Kentucky District Gathering
Williamstown Kentucky hosted the annual Knights of Pythias district meeting on June 6 with a parade of visiting and local members. Williamstown Lodge No 74 conferred the rank of Knight on several candidates while Grand Chancellor W R Logan of Louisville attended among the prominent visitors.
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Knights of Pythias
Order
Kentucky
Williamstown Lodge
W. RK. Logan
Louisville
Cadets Begin Summer Camp At West Point Early
West Point cadets report for summer camp in West Point New York on June 6. The early camp aims to free cadet barracks for guests of the Graduates association attending the academy centennial celebration next week.
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Carp
N. Y
United States Military Academy
Graduate Association
Military Academy
Killed at Portland by Train Hit by O R N Locomotive
George Southwell, a deaf mute, was run over and instantly killed in Portland today when an O R N train struck him. He was believed to be attempting to cross the tracks near the station.
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Portland
George Southwell
Body of Portland dressmaker found in river
The well dressed woman about 25 named Inez Rises was found floating near Seventh street. A watch engraved C. A. R. to Inez and a garnet ring were recovered. Police believe she died after a quarrel with her lover Charles A. Tay. she had disappeared May 25.
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Seventh Street
Inez
Inez Rises
Charles A. Tay
Oil burning propulsion spreads across Pacific steamers
In San Francisco on June 6 reports say Matson Navigation and Oceanic lines proved helio long voyages feasible. American-Hawaiian ships will convert to oil burners and Pacific Mail Co. may follow on Panama liners and ships to the Orient. Toyo Kisen Kaisha plans oil furnaces on three new steamers.
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Cal
Matson Navigation Co
Oceanic Steamship Co
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co
Pacific Mall Co
Panama
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Colored Murderer Hanged in Macon County Jail
Macon Georgia June 6 G Howard colored was hanged in the county jail shortly before noon for the murder of Henry Hammond a saloon keeper and dance hall proprietor Hammond had ejected him for disorderly conduct and Howard shot him in the saloon. He fled then was captured in Opelika Alabama and brought back to Macon for execution.
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G. Howard
Henry Hammond
Howard
Hammond
Opelika
Alabama
National Holiness Camp Meeting Opens in Des Moines
A large camp meeting on the Chautauqua grounds launched under the National Holiness Association. Rev J Fowler of Massachusetts presides. speakers will include prominent ministers and evangelists from several states, running through the end of next week.
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National Holiness Association
Chautauqua
J. Fowler
Massachusetts
National Association
Geveral
Millmen Back at Building Trades Strike in Portland
Portland June 6 All saw mills planing mills and contractors in the city about 380 firms have united to furnish no material until the union labor boycott is removed. They declare the Building Trades Council and Federated Trades boycott unfair and are retailing. The strike situation grows more serious as the trades prepare for an counter move.
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Portland
Building Trades’ Council
Federated Trades
New York and Chicago Markets Close Marginally Higher
Market report from New York Pendleton and Chicago Board of Trade brokers notes foreign markets weaker this morning then slight improvement by close. Prices opened higher and closed a shade above yesterday with specific notes on sugar steel steel and wheat in various Pacific Coast and western regions.
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J. L. Ray & Co
Pendleton
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Chicago
St. Taal
Papal Talk on Friars Lands in the Philippines
The Vatican reports a long conference between the pope and Cardinal Rampal about Taft commission plans. Washington notes Secretary Root publicly released Taft's pre-audience instructions focusing on church state separation and extinguishing friars titles to agricultural lands in the Philippines.
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Cardinal Rampall
Taft
Washington
Reot
Philippines
National liquor interests form conference for political action
A national conference of liquor interests opened in Pittsburg with plans to create a political organization to advocate for alcohol industry needs. The initiative, begun about a year ago, aims to unite manufacturers wholesalers and brewers under a single national group to counter temperance and reform activity.
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Iiquor
Quer
Calena
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
National Association of Brewers
Boiler makers threaten general strike over wage hike
Spokane reports boiler makers from the Great North to Hillyard demand a raise from 3.60 to 4 dollars per day. If not granted by tomorrow, a general strike will be ordered, with machinists and sympathizers possibly joining.
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Great North
Hillyard
Portland Fisherman Drowned While Fishing
Portland reports the drowning of August Delaner while fishing. He leaves a wife and five small children.
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Portland
Delaner
Forty Scholars Awarded by Columbia Wolveraity Council
The Columbia council awards forty scholarships totaling $6000 with Nachide Yatsu as the first foreign recipient from Japan. He is appointed in zoology. Four winners come from Canada and the rest from nineteen states eight of which lie west of the Mississippi.
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Columbia
Nachide Yatsu
Canada
Mississippi
Miners Strike Erupts in Violent Clash at Stanton Mine
Wilkesbarre Pa June 6 riotous scenes and bloodshed mark the anthracite miners strike as coal and iron police shoot at a boy and provoke anger among strikers. Authorities anticipate more turmoil amid tense conditions and demands for surrender of commissions.
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Stanton Mine
Roosevelt backs board on coal strike settlement committee
New York June 6 The Board of Trade and Transportation received a telegram from Roosevelt expressing willingness to receive a committee appointed by the board to request him to appoint a commission to investigate and move toward a settlement of the coal strike.
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Board of Trade and Transportation
Roosevelt
Strikes and Deputies Clash in Freeland
Disturbances between the strikers and deputies in Freeland are reported with several injuries. The coal company plans to seek an injunction under the Interstate Commerce Act to stop interference with mining and transport. Operators admit most regular engineers and firemen support the strikers, while pump men mostly remain at work. President Mitchell disputes a settlement, saying negotiations are off. Tomorrow is a UMW strike day for Virginia and West Virginia, with widespread expectations of quitting.
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Coal Companion
Steikera
Rmor
New York
Mitchell
Hluefield
W. Vu, Jones
United Mine Workers of Virginia
West Virginia
Yukon builds roads and telegraph lines in new Yukon drive
Tacoma reports the Yukon territory is building 1 miles of roads and trails this term, including 260 miles from Dauween to White Horse and a road along Klondike creeks. Dawson announces the Dominion government built telegraph lines from Ashcroft to Dawson at a cost near 800. Seventy offices are now maintained.
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Yukon Territory
Dauween
White Horse
Klondike
Itta Juet
Dawson
Yukon
Ashcroft
Lincoln Leader Sees Hanna Boom In 1904 Race
Lincoln Neb June 1904 report notes Hirgan declares he will lead in the Hanna boom. He predicts the nomination contest will be between Isaaca and Roosevelt. He says Roosevelt administration endorsement by the late Republican convention held no significance as it did not dare adjourn without voting an endorsement.
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June
Hirgan
Isaaca
Roosevelt
Bartlett Seeks Details on General Wood Salary
Washington June 6 in the house Bartlett of Georgia offered a resolution asking the secretary of war for information on what salary had been paid General Wood as governor general of Cuba during the American occupation and under what law or authority the allowances were made.
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Bartlett
Georgia
Secretary of War
Wood
Cubs
Baseball doubleheader features Dayton Pendleton Saturday
A brief baseball doubleheader is listed for Saturday with Dayton and Pendleton as the teams. No further details on venue score or outcomes are provided.
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Pendleton
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