Coast Record Falls In Marathon Coast Game
San Francisco defeated Oakland 1 0 in the 24th inning in a coast record long contest. Pitcher Guck Henley walked one man all night while Tennant had 46 chances with one error and a single run scored on Nick Williams drive. Mohler handled 18 chances cleanly as the game became history west of the Rockies.
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Oakland
Guck" Henley
San Prancisco
Tennant
Berry
Mohler
San Francis
Rockies
Plitcher Wiggs
Henley
Nick Williams
Longest and shortest baseball games in early 20th century
Historical records note the longest game tied to the Brookly Athletic Club versus 1B All-Stars in Cleveland on July 4, 1907 lasting five hours eight minutes with 18 year old players and no innings. A major league marathon Athletics versus Boston on September 1, 1906 went 24 innings. A Fargo Grand Forks minor league game in 1891 lasted 25 innings. The shortest was Atlanta versus Shreveport on September 24, 1904 a nine inning game lasting 44 minutes.
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All-Stara
Cleveland O
Athletics
Boston
Bloomington
Decatur
Fargo and
Grand Forks
Atlanta
Shreveport
No Game In Los Angeles As Vernon Fails To Arrive
A Portland based Vernon team failed to arrive in time for a scheduled game in Los Angeles. With no contest to play, batteries Graney and Fisher along with Fitzgerald and Byrnes are noted but no competition occurred.
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Portland
Graney
Town Destroyed by Earthquake in Koreneha Umatra
A cable report from Signapore Burma states Koreneha in Umatra was recently leveled by a strong earthquake. The death toll is believed to be several hundred, with life described as severely disrupted. Local rescue efforts begin as authorities assess the damage.
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Burma
Adyjoen
Koreneha
Umatra
Fragmented OCR item on batteries and names
A garbled OCR snippet lists batteries and several surnames such as Brown, Richie, Jack, Moran, Mathewson, Meyers along with places like Philadelphia and New York. The text is highly corrupted with stray letters and unreadable segments, providing no clear event or outcome.
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New York
Brown and Moran
Mathewson and Meyers
Shipping Rifles Into Venezuela Case Arises
Secret service probes reveal a plan to smuggle 31 000 modern rifles to Venezuela. Shipment originated in Belgium and aimed to be rerouted from New York to southern ports and then sent in smaller consignments. Investigators say a foreign source supplied about a million dollars to those accused.
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Southern Republic
Beledum
New York
United States
Cipriano Castro
Venzuela
Secret Service
Republic
Belgium
Newark
Rate Retention After Hearing Sets Coast Prices
Washington reporters state that all commodity rates stay unchanged pending Spokane supplementary case hearing this fall. Spokane class rates cut to 2 8 percent will take effect July 1, agreed by J N Teal of Portland H M Stephens and J A Hannaford with railroads. Western railroad traffic experts attended the hearing.
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Spokane
J. N. Teal
Portland
H. M. Stephens
J. A. Hannaford
Railroads
Western Railroad
Shawmut Leads Auto Race Across Continent
Topeka Kansas June 9 Leading in the New York Exposition transcontinental race the Shawmut with drivers Petinill Hesser and EB Chapter arrived at 8 15 this morning One of the Fords trailed 90 minutes behind the leader another Ford is reported ditched near Lawrence Kansas the whereabouts of the Acme unknown
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T. A. Petinill
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Eb, H. Chapin
Ford
Lawrence
Acme
Indian Hacks Up Child Near Lehi Settlement
An Apache Indian named Sydney Smith attacked 18 month old daughter of Elijah Allen at Lehi, 20 miles from here, with a knife. The infant was found in a dry irrigation ditch and is gravely wounded. a Puma Indian pursued the assailant to the reservation and with the agent’s help he was arrested and brought to Mean City where he is held under guard. The baby is expected to die.
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Aziz
Sydney Smith
Elijah Allen
Lehi
Mean City
Big Day at Exposition in Seattle Second Week
June celebration at Seattle exposition marks a jointly observed event by the grocers association Washington pioneers association Catholic order of foresters state librarian and state library association with all Seattle groceries closed.
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Seattle
Grocers Sociation
Washington Pioneers Association
Catholic Order of Foresters
State Librarian
State Library Association
Seatilh
Navy to Put Atlantic Fleet in Reserve to Save Costs
Secretary Meyer, amid retrenchment policy, says only sixteen battleships remain active in the Atlantic Fleet. All other battleships of the Atlantic fleet will be held in reserve with a skeletal regular force. The plan preserves a three thousand man enlisted increase and two new battleships in the budget, while reallocating manpower and ship status.
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Secretary of Navy
Meyer
Navy
Washington
Taft
Merer
Todey
Atlantic
Taft Fails To Find China Minister
Washington reports President Taft faces repeated declines for the China minister post. Officials note lingering resentment in China while the president weighs next steps after offers to Fulton Cromwell Hemenway and another candidate. No new nomination expected until an acceptance emerges.
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Taft
China
Fulton
Oregon
Hemenway
Indiana
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
Bloodhounds Track Down Murderer of Feudist
Jackson Kentucky June 9 Govan Smith his brother Elisha and Leo Johnson were arrested after a mountain chase by a sheriffs posse for complicity in the shooting of Edward Callahan a famed feudist and friend of the late Judge Hargis who was assassinated by his son recently. The Smith clan headed by Smith led the posse to their home.
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Govan Smith
Elisha
Leo Johnson
Edward Callahan
Hargis
Smith
Mexican Jewels Seized From Mexican Del Villar
Customs officers seized a diamond collar and bracelet valued at 12120 that Celso del Villar did not declare after arriving from Havana on the Morro Castle. Del Villar, aided by a Mexican consul representative, was not found when needed and later traced to the central station where he had bought two Montreal tickets.
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Celso del Villar
Havana
Morro Castle
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del Villar
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Montreal
Lord Roberts Warns Britain Must Prepare to Fight Now
London June 9 Lord Roberts predicted war for Britain within twenty months and challenged War Secretary Bulpane’s stance that defenses would take twenty years. He urged immediate readiness and warned that reliance on colonies could not delay armament. The veteran soldier urged the empire to heed the urgent call as tensions rise.
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Isi
Imperial Press Congress
London
Lord Roberts
Buldane
Haldane
Portland Rose Festival Auto Pageant Shines
Thousands lined streets as a 2 pm floral parade featured five miles of decorated cars with millions of roses. Three hundred autos competed under the Automobile Club, which awarded 15 silver trophies. The Spirit of the Golden West pageant opens tonight. President Chilberg of the Seattle fair and other officials arrive tomorrow for entertainment by the festival committee.
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Automobile Club
Chilberg
Seattle
Finds 83000 Buried Under His House in Ellensburg
In Ellensburg today Charles Avenetti uncovered a large copper can buried under his family home containing three thousand dollars in greenbacks. He believes the stash was buried by his father who died years ago.
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Iat Rowyn
Charles Avenetti
Avenetti
Dispute Over $200000 Disbursement At Calhoun Trial
In San Francisco a probe into a $200000 disbursement from the United States mint by United Railways officials dominated the Calhoun trial. Heney signaled he may prove bribe payments to former city board members and pressed for vouchers. George Starr, United Railways treasurer who vanished in 1907 to avoid testifying, testified.
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United States Mint
United Railways
Calhoun
Heney
Board of Supervisors
George Starr
Witnesses test Will Forgery in Warner Young Case
Six witnesses from La Grande testify in Pendleton as part of the Warner Young estate dispute. Star witness Delia Stacey faces cross examination while county road master Dave Lavender declares the will a forgery. Witnesses discuss the date and witnesses present, with testimony about letters and perceived favoritism among relatives.
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la Grande
Delia Stacey
Warner
Dave Lavender
Norah Watts
Young
Lavender
J. W. Walden
M. H. Hall
Dr. Hubbard
Frank Phy
Union County
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Sprat Montgomery
Walden
Mrs. Stacey
Grand Ronde Valley
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Pendleton
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Crater Lake Injunction Suit Argued Today
Salem Ore June 9 Attorneys in the Crater Lake Injunction proceedings conferred through the morning in the attorney general's office seeking a point of issue for the afternoon case before Judge Galloway. C L Reams Jackson county attorney and the attorney general will appear for Treasurer Steel and Secretary of State Benson.
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Crater Lake
Galloway
C. L. Reams
Jackson County
Steel
Benson
South Wales Mines Likely to Be Tied Up
Cardiff, Wales, June 9. The coal mining of South Wales will be completely tied up and 150,000 men thrown out of employment through Glamorganshire, Monmouthshire and Carmarthanshire unless an agreement, which today seems impossible, is reached by July 1. The trouble is the outcome of the enactment by the miners of an eight hour law recently.
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Wales
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Glamorganshire
Monmouthshire
Carmarthenshire
France Plans Major Naval Build Up
Paris reports the cabinet approved a ten year naval program costing 600 million dollars. It includes six Danton type battleships, six republic type battleships, and four Gambetta type armored cruisers in the fleet expansion.
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France
Paris
Chicago Business Men Enjoy Auto Ride Reception
Chicago business men touring the west will be hosted in Pendleton by the creditmen’s association. A wagon of autos seats about 60, carrying members of the merchants association, will escort the visitors Friday to Athena, then on a tour of the county’s wheat belt before their Baker City departure. Miltons strawberries will be presented along the route.
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Pendleton
Creditmen's Association
Great Lakes
Merchant's Association
Athena
Baker City
Lake
W. BE. Brook
McCormmach
Athens
Widow of Financier Sage Gives Away Millions Fast
New York reports Mrs. Russell Sage is distributing her late husband’s fortune at about 25 000 dollars daily. In under three years she has given 25 million, with five million to educational institutions, 2.5 million to religious works, ten million to the Sage Foundation, and the rest to semi religious and educational charities. If she continues, the 65 million will be gone in five years.
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New York
Russell Sage
The
Sage Foundation
Sugar Trust Suit Settled Quietly in New York
The Penn Sugar company and the American Sugar Refining company settled their monopoly suit today out of court. The American firm paid Penn $2,000,000 in cash and canceled a $1,250,000 loan, plus surrendered securities valued at $7,000,000.
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New York
Penn Sugar Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Penn Company
Senate Restores Dingley Wool Waste Rates
The Senate adopted a tariff paragraph restoring the Dingley wool waste rate at thirty cents per pound after a 40 to 30 vote. Nine progressive Republicans joined Democrats. The rate rises from five to ten cents under the Payne bill.
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Washington
Senate
Teday
Shrines Choose New Orleans for 1910 Gathering
The Imperial Council of Shriners met in Louisville Louisiana on June 9 and selected New Orleans as the next meeting place, to be held on April 12, 1910.
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Shriners
New Orleans
Louisville
Mperial Council of Shriners
Prominent Indiana Men in Bank Scandal
Indianapolis authorities reveal Paul C. Gaul owner of a cigar chain and alderman candidate, and Harry C. Prinzler of a prominent family, charged with conspiring with Max P. Emmerich to falsify Capital National bank books and steal $21,000 over two years. Prinzler confesses.
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Ind
Paul C. Gaul
Harry ¢. Prinzler
Max P. Emmerich
Capital National Bank
Prinzler
Gaul
Emmerich
Pringler
Prinsler
Princess Auguste Described as Domesticated Relative
The Kalger’s new daughter-in-law, Princess Auguste, is portrayed as a very domesticated girl, described as the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg’s sister and a niece of the Kalwerin.
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Auguste
Saxe-Coburg
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