Progressives Carry Iowa and South Dakota
Des Moines reports show Warren Garst advancing on B F Carroll for the Republican governor nomination with momentum likely to yield a 1000 vote majority if trends persist. Progressive Republicans claim sweeping wins in townships, with Prouty defeating Hull for congressional nomination by about 2000 votes while regulars win in districts one eight and nine.
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B. F. Carroll
Des Moines
Judge Prouly Progressive
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Prouty
B. FP
Caroll
Progressive Roberts Vessey Wins Governor Nomination
Pierre reports Robert Vessey as the successful Republican nominee for governor with June Small noting Eagan running strong as an independent Republican and claiming nomination. Representatives Martin and Burke likely renominated for Congress while Progressives claim control of the legislature.
Wisconsin Republicans Meet Over LaFollette Renomination Fight
Milwaukee hosts a Republican meeting aimed at opposing LaFollette's Senate renomination. Reported plans include continuing the long running clash between progressives and stalwarts, with Washington influence suspected behind the effort.
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LaFollette
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Trax
Taft Polletes
Insurgents Plan To Hold Fire Against Cannon
Insurgent leaders say the danger of another onslaught on Cannon is over for this session. They plan to save Cannon for pre election material and shift the battle to the stump in September and October. The move aims to avoid signaling too close links with Democrats and to keep the fight as a major upcoming feature.
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Washington
Congress
Miy
Marooned Miner Rescued From Alaska River Ledge
John Schmitt of Los Angeles narrowly escaped death while descending the Susitna River from Tolkeetna station. Stranded on a rock ledge with no food, he was found near death but saved by steamer crew, then brought to Seward where he recovered fully.
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Seward
Alaska
John Schmitt
Los Angeles
Susiine
Tolkeetna
Flontine Fce
Schmitt
Irrigation Bonds Seen Likely For Passage
Washington notes June. Senate considers a rider to withdraw public lands and fund irrigation. Western senators back issuing certificates of indebtedness up to 20 million dollars to raise funds to complete irrigation projects.
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Mensure
Taft Refuses Seattle Removal of Colored Troops
President Taft declined to order the 25th Infantry stationed at Fort Lawton removed after an alleged attack on Mrs. J W Redding by a trooper. He ordered a strict Army inquiry and said removal would punish witnesses and risk fairness. Protestors pressed for troop withdrawal as townsfolk debated attitudes toward the regiment.
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Taft
Twenty-Ffth Infantry
Port Lawton
J. W. Redding
Jones
Dickinson
Seatte
Roosevelts Decline Pay Customs Duty on Return
London reports President Roosevelt states he did not seek favors at the customs house and will pay full duty on items not exempted, insisting he will pass through as any private citizen upon returning to America.
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London
Rooosevelt
New York
America
Customs House
Roosevelt
Yucatan Put On Victoria Dry Dock After Alaska Wreck
The wrecked steamer Yucatan was towed from Alaska and placed on the dry docks at Victoria today. Repairs will cost at least $126,000 and are expected to take place here. The vessel’s return to service depends on successful reconstruction and funding.
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Victoria
Yucatan
Alaska
Farmers Buy Machinery for an Early Harvest
Farmers in Umatifa County rush to prepare for an early harvest as new harvesting machinery arrives by train. Local firms sold dozens of combine harvesters while shops scramble to repair and assemble header boxes and other gear. Despite a large fleet of harvesters, farmers push overtime to be ready as grain ripens and prospects stay bright from all sections.
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Umatifia
Stock Market Turmoil Follows Rail Bill Delay
Brokers suffer heavy losses as railroad profits and government Yowth misdefundings spill into a volatile market. A New York conference report on the railroad bill is awaited. wary regulars push to meet in order to force a satisfactory outcome despite yesterday’s defeat.
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Oittside
Wickersham
Whellington
Incargorte
Tacoma Community Complains of Saloon Monopoly
Local residents protest the single saloon in town as a new improvement club pushes for allowed mother faction near the area. They allege monopoly and oppose expansion while opposition cites protest against licensing.
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Tacoma
Municipal Commission
Temont
Vancouver Interview on Gallagher Indefinite San Francisco Departure
Mining supervisor Gallagher, alias Tim Meher, wanted by the graft prohibition group in Vancouver, was interviewed today. He intends to remain away from San Francisco indefinitely, per District Attorney Riekert who says he can press with graft cases against Calhoun and other indicted defendants.
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Ble Timmeher
San Francisco
Graft Protemition Co
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Riekert
Figuinst Calhoun
Taylor Wile Leads Oregon Teais Captain Elect
Charles Tavior was elected captain of the Oregon baseball team for 1971. Known as Chick, the Vancouver Washington native is also captain elect of the football squad and a Sigma Nu member. Despite late spring joining, he displayed steady hitting and fielding, drawing campus popularity and strong scholarship. he previously played for the Vancouver prep program.
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Tyne
Charles Tavior
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Chick
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Vancouver
Wash
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Sigma Nu Fraternity
Brooklyn Merchant Dies After Soda Ruptures Stomach
William C Baldwin Brooklyn merchant died after drinking ten orenrii soda. Hospital physicians cited ptomaine poisoning and noted the soda caused gas distension, rupturing the stomach wall and letting soda into the lung cavity.
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New York
William C. Baldwin
Batdwin
Ugly Man With Whiskers Draws Wellness Cover
A terse remark questions whether any man is unattractive enough to hide his health by wearing trimmed facial hair. The line suggests social judgment of appearance and wellness practices.
Pinchot Opposes Withdrawals Bill Over Power Site Focus
Gifford Pinchot defended opposition to a proposed appropriation bill in Washington, saying it would empower the president to reserve public lands for water power sites but allow mineral claims to lead to land seizures. He warned the bill would shift burdens of proof onto the government.
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Washington, D.C
Bellevide
Gifford Pinchot
Phoned for Undertaker Then Killed Himself
Stocktin June 8. A Lod resident Theron Little phoned John Scott the undertaker to come up to his room. Scott found Lillie dead with a bullet wound in his brain. Fin and financial reverses were blamed for the tragedy.
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Emma Lille
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Merrick Suggested for Postmaster in Portland
Washington reports Charles B. Merrick register of the United States land office in Portland has been recommended by Senator Bourne for the postmaster job left open by the death of Tettminster Young. President Taft had not intended public disclosure but word spread after Congressman Ells learned of it. Merrick, a Michigan native and Detroit College of Law graduate, is a Spanish-American War veteran and longtime active Portland grocers official. He was appointed Portland land office registrar six months ago through Senator Bourne’s influence.
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Taft
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Rawurne
Sigma Nu Praternity Wins Interfraternity Baseball Trophy
In Eugene June the Sigma Nu fraternity defeated Avova club 18 to 6 to win the interfraternity baseball trophy. The game opened even for four innings but Sigma Nu pulled away after a five inning collapse by Arava pitcher Von Marter. The cup, offered by Midnight Doughnuts, will be retained by Sigma Nu for a year and must be won three times to become permanent. Ten clubs and fraternities competed in the league this year.
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Arbor Day Forest Lessons Draw From Great Movements
Atchison Globe reports a reflective piece on progressive aims and the risk of losing direction within grand social efforts. The article weighs ideals against practical steps and cautions against neglecting local roots while pursuing sweeping reform.
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Atchison Globe
Financiers to Tour Alaska On Ramona Steamship
Jacob AW Schiff of Kuhn Loeb & Co will lead a party of about 10 financiers to Alaska aboard the Ramona, chartered for the cruise. The voyage will cover Skagway White Horse Dawson St Michael and the Aleutians with a stop to view salmon canneries as $50,000 is spent to refit the vessel for the trip. Schiff arrives July 1 and plans a multiweek inland voyage, following Perkins prior Alaskan cruise.
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Jacob AW Schiff
Kuhn, Looh & Co
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Alaska
Ramona
Schiff
San Francisco
Perkins
Passagey Joy Skagway
White Horge
White Pass
Yukon
Dawson
St. Michael
Aleutian Islands
Formal Charges Against Lorimer Before Senate
Formal charges against Lorimer await Senate consideration. The memorial, presented by Clifford Pane of Chicago, claims White and Holtsiaw confessed to bribery to secure Lorimer's vote. It was referred to the committee on privileges and elections without comment.
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Senate
Clifford Pane
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Noise Legislative
Toague
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Holtsiaw
Committee On Privileges and Elections
New Precinct Boundaries Set in Lane County
Lane County commissioners create 19 new precincts, expanding from 30 to 49. Eugene splits into eight districts, Springfield into two, Cottage Grove into four, with Armitage, Laaburg, Grenada, Diston, Dorean, Creawell, and Mareco highlighted as changes from existing areas.
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Grenada
Florence
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Bohemian
Dorean
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Marecol
Mohawk
Former wife sues for damages in Seattle
Mrs Fusa Philips, former wife of John Philips of the Thomas Phillips Investment Co and manager of Black Carbon Coal Co, sues Mrs Mattie Thomas Phillips for 10000 pounds alleging Phillips' affections. The divorced wife claims Philips wooed him openly five years ago and he remarried three months after the divorce in 1909.
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Fusa Phillips
John Phillips
Thomas Phillips Investment Company
Black Carbon Coal Company
Mattle Thomas Phillips
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Neered Philips
Phil‘ye
Policeman Shoots Wife in San Francisco Home
Mrs. C. J. Ryan was shot and killed by her husband the policeman at their home in San Francisco. He says the gun fired accidentally while he was loaning the car. He is under medical care and unbalanced.
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San Francisco
C. J Ryan
Suffering Red Cross Struggles After Italian Quake
Following the June 4 earthquake in Southern Italy, Calabria, Basilicata, and Campania report about 60 to 75 deaths. Wounded are numerous and improvised hospitals fill with injuries as people avoid intact buildings. A hurricane afterward in Sardinia is cited with six deaths. Red Cross resources are exhausted and relief is hampered by slow government action.
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Basilicata
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Philadelphia Drexel Daughter Marries English Viscount
Miss Marguerite Drexel daughter of Antony Drexel Philadelphia banker wed Guy Montague Finch Hatton Viscount Maidstone heir to the Earl of Winchelsea at St Margaret's Church Westminster. A reception followed at the Drexel mansion.
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Antony Drexel
Philadelphia
Guy Montague Finch-Hatton
Maidstone
Earl of Winchelsea
St. Margaret’s Church
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Drexel Mansion
Jewprles Sued For A Gambling Debt
Nevada City California June 8 After losing the first round in the superior court Jas Jeffries must appear in court June 16 to defend himself in a suit filed by Stout and Miller to recover 5000 for an alleged gambling debt contracted at their place of business in 1906 They declare the fighter gave a note which he has since refused to pay.
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Calif
Superior Court
Jas. Jeffries
Stout & Miller
Two Secretaries To Welcome Roosevelt In New York
Washington June Taft appoints Secretary Wilson and Secretary Movers to meet Roosevelt in New York on his return to America. Captain Butt, Roosevelt aide, will accompany them. They carry Taft’s welcoming letter.
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Washington, D. C
Presient Taft
Wilson
Navy
Roosevelt
New York
America
Butt
Taft
Yakima Celebrates Opening of Tieton Project
North Yakima celebrates completion of the first unit of the Tieton Irrigation project. It will irrigate 55,000 acres with 11,000 acres on the first unit, 1,900 on the second, and 16,100 on the third. Six tunnels were driven, with 18 miles of main laterals, six miles of lateral, and 24 miles of cement pipe.
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North Yakima
Tieton
Arrest in Murder of Alma Kellner in Middleton O
Middleton Ohio June police arrest a man believed to be Joseph Wendling the missing janitor suspected of Alma Kellner of Louteville murder. Lonium ville authorities move to identify him.
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Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Louteville
Lonuimville
Pendleton Portland Train May Run On To Huntington
Reports from Portland and local circles say the O R & N will extend the Pendleton to Portland local to Huntington with a new time card. East side towns La Grande Union and Baker City have pressed for service, while Pendleton, though content, would gain a link for early morning fishing access to Meacham Creek and the Umatilla River, allowing return for work.
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Pendleton-Portland
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