Wright Brothers Receive Gold Medals at White House Ceremony
Wilbur and Orville Wright were honored by President Taft with gold medals from the Aero Club of America in a White House ceremony attended by diplomats and officials. The Wrights were praised for record flights and pioneering aerial navigation. The medals preserve the Wright plane model, and related artifacts are moving to museums. Fifteen Wright machines are in active use, with others forthcoming for launch. The Fort Myer crash last September, which cost Selfridge his life and injured Orville Wright, is noted.
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Washington
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Taft
Aero Club of America
White House
Army
Navy
Parsons
New York
Tutt
Katherine Wright
The
Aero Club
Smithsonian Institution
Wilbur Wright
Welller Syndicate
Artent Metler
Paris
Wright
Fort Myer
Treut
Thomas Selfridge
Mr. Wright
Defective Work Found in Medical Lake Hospital Building
Spokane dated June 10. A legislative committee inspecting the new Medical Lake eastern Washington hospital building found extensive defects in concrete floors and walls. The board of control will be criticized for approving the structure and contractors to be required to repair the work.
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Spokane
Eastern Washington Hospital
Medical Lake
Legislative Committee
Board of Control
Bryan Announces Candidacy for U S Senate in Nebraska
Omaha Neb June 10 William J Bryan through Richard L Metcalf editor of the Commoner announced himself as a candidate for the senate to succeed Senator Burkett whose term expires in March 1911 Bryan will run under the direct primary law modeled after the Oregon act Members of the Nebraska legislature will be elected in November.
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Omaha
Neb
William J. Bryan
Richard L. Metcalf
The
Commoner
Senate
Burkett
Bryan
Nebraska
Gideon Tabor Stewart Dies in California era
Gideon Tabor Stewart, once a vice presidential candidate on the prohibition ticket, died in Pasadena California on June 10. He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and edited the Dubuque Town Times later Norwalk Reflector Toledo Blade and Toledo Commercial.
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Gideon Tabor Stewart
Pasadena
Calif
Dubuque
Town, Times
Norwalk
Toledo Blade
Toledo
Militia Leaves Lumber Town of McCloud
McCloud California June 106 The militia called here to suppress the trouble of the striking Italian lumbermen departed for Sacramento today. The strike is broken and most of the strikers have left camp. The McCloud Lumber company resumed work on a portion of its plant today.
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McCloud
Cal
Sacramento
McCloud Lumber Company
Warner Young will court in Weston
Testimony in the Warner Young will controversy was taken at Weston this afternoon as witnesses from La Grande completed their part. The court adjourned to Weston for testimonies, with possible reconvening Friday. Contesting heirs plan further proceedings including rebuttal by Mrs. Warner.
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Warner-Young
Weston
la Grande
Pendleton
Hill plans rail merger to control Colorado and Southern lines
Private advices from St. Paul say Hill believes he has found a way around the Sherman anti trust law and plans to merge all his railroads in Colorado. The Southern recently bowled by Hill will be the holding company. The road is not parallel to the Harriman lines and its charter is broad. The roads to be merged with the Colorado Southern are the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington.
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New York
St. Paul
Hill
Colorado
Southern
Harribhant
Colorado Southern
Gewat Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Smuggling Chinese in train ice box revealed in court
Testimony in a United States district court case against Rich Chinaman of El Paso, Texas, shows smugglers hid Chinese entrants in ice box compartments of Pullman dining cars and a linen closet. Cook Albert Hampton testified boxes measured four by two and a half by eight feet deep, with numerous crossings from El Paso to Chicago. A Chinaman allegedly suffocated in the ice box, ending future train smuggling on that route.
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United States District Court
el Paso
Tex
Cook
Chicago
Mexico
Bob Leung
FE Paso
Albert Hampton
Famous Gould divorce suit begins again in New York
Catherine Clemons Gould sues Howard Gould in a famous divorce case opening with a technical argument by her counsel Nichol. She alleges cruelty and abandonment. Gould counters with Dustin Farnum and “Buffalo Bill” Cody named as co respondents. She has received alimony of 25000 dollars yearly since proceedings began two years ago.
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New York
Catherine Clemons Gould
Howard Gould
Cornel
Nichol
Gould
Dustin Farnum
Buffalo Bill" Cody
Opposition to Jewish colonization scheme in Mesopotamia
New York reports strong opposition to Zionist plans by Israel Zangwill and the Jewish Territorial Association to irrigate Mesopotamia for 40 million dollars and gain Turkish colonization rights, aiming to establish a Jewish state there. The coming Zionist convention with 800 delegates is expected to feature sharp criticism from Louis Lipsky.
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New York
Israel
Zangwill
Mesopotamia
Turkey
United States
Louis Lispky
The
Macentean
Orena
Zionists
Jewish Territorial Association
Bator Lipsky
Palestine
Hazleton Truant Officers to Remove Illiterate Youths
Children under 14 in Hazleton Pennsylvania who cannot read or write will be taken from mills and factories by truant officers highlighting enforced education laws and child labor controls.
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Hazleton
Senator Chaplain Edward Hale Dies at 87
Edward Everett Hale longtime Senate chaplain and Unitarian minister died at his Roxbury home from heart failure at 87. A Harvard doctor of sacred theology, he led South Church Boston for 50 years and edited major journals. He authored The Man Without a Country and The Story of Massachusetts and shaped religious and literary circles in New England. Taft sent sympathy to his widow.
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United States Senate
South Unitarian Church
Heston
Heart Mulkire
Roxbury
Mass
Edward Everett Hale
Woods
Boston
Harvard
Church of Unity
Worcester
Miss
South Church
Unitarian
Bosta
Massachusetts
Taft
Edward Everett
Milwaukee Road to stay independent in western rate fights
Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound traffic officers decide to keep an independent stance on western rate setting. They plan to offer extremely low export rates, aiming to become a strong factor in transcontinental competition alongside Hill and Harriman routes. The move is seen as potentially reshaping coast-to-coast railroad pricing.
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Tarif
Transcontinental Railroad
Chicago
Milwakee
Sound Rail. Ren
Hill and Harriman Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee
Puget Sound
Milwaukee Seattle Train Schedule Announced
Seattl shows the first Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound schedule for June 1 to June 14, covering the first three divisions from Seattle. It will be a combined freight and passenger service and will take several months before the schedule officially starts.
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Milwaukie
Seattl
Chicago
Milwaukee
Puget Sound
Seatte
King Drops Prosecution of American Missionaries
Brussels reports government officials will drop libel charges against Rev. William Morrison and Rev. W H Sheppard, American missionaries in the Kasal district, when they appear in court on July 36. King Leopold is said to have ordered the case postponed to avoid disclosures likely at trial. The libel charges stem from missionaries’ statements about harsh treatment of native workers by the rubber company.
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Brussels
William Morrison
W. H. Sheppard
Kasal
King Leopold
Ital in New York Exposition race departs St. Louis
Italin left St Louis today for the New York Exposition race. James G. Cutler, assistant superintendent of the Northern Pacific, arrived from Walla Walla this morning on business related to this branch of the Hill system.
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Racing Auto
St. Louis
Italin
New York
James G. Cutler
Northern Pacific
Walla Walla
Smith and Vaughan Seek Reelection as School Directors
Petitions circulate for nominating E. L. Smith and Dr E. A. Vaughan to succeed themselves on the school board. Smith is current board chairman with a term expiring this month, Vaughan filled a vacancy and his term lasts until the next regular election. No opposition has emerged, signaling a quiet race.
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E. L. Smith
E. A. Vaughan
Smith
Vaughan
Lee Teutech
Baker City Federal Building Contract Awarded
Washington June 10 The treasury department today awarded a contract for Baker City Ore federal building which will cost 57500 Attorney F Wilson came down from Athena on the morning train.
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Baker City
Washington
Treasury Department
Ore
Federal
F. Wilson
Athena
Pendleton Attorney Represents Monied Men In Traction Deal
North Yakima reports attorney N C Richards of Raley Richards Raley has concluded a deal with Yakima Valley Transportation directors. The arrangement preserves current management and board, with Richards supervising finances and expansion plans funded by eastern capitalists. Richards refuses to name his principals, noting they possess funds for large scale electric transit growth.
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Pendleton
N. C. Richards
Raley, Richards & Raley
North Yakima
North Yakima Republic
Yakima Valley Transportation Company
N.C. Richards
Eastern Capitaliste
E. MecKenly
Richards
Electrle Transportation
West End High School Delayed Vote Blocked by Petitions
The West End area loses a planned union high school for now as petitions to the district boundary board are deemed defective and elections are halted. Districts Echo Nolin Stanfield upper Butter Creek and lower Butter Creek were to form a union high school district with a high school at Echo.
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Echo
Phelps
Crawford
Ackerman
Nolin
Stanfield
Upper Butter Creek
Lower Butter Creek
Portland Rose Carnival Parade Promises Spirit of the West
Thousands of citizens and visitors lined the streets under bright sun to watch the decorated horse and vehicle parade as the rose carnival unfolds. Tonight’s parade is billed as the highlight with the theme Spirit of the Golden West drawing crowds.
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Portland
Golden West
Ketchel Stops O'Brien in Third Round to Claim Middleweight Victory
Philadelphia reports Stanley Ketchel defeats Jack O'Brien in the third round after a fast back and forth bout. O'Brien suffers three knockdowns two in the second round and one in the third before referee stops the fight to prevent serious injury. Ketchel delivers a decisive finish with a left to the jaw and follow up rights as the crowd watches a swift, decisive victory. The bout mirrors a similar feat by Jack Johnson three weeks earlier.
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Jack Johnson
O'Brien
Philadelphia
Stanley Ketchel
Jack O’brien
Ketehel
Ketchel
McGuigan
Auction of seized gowns and costumes at New York customs house
A Tuesday sale at the New York customs house offered five trunks of seized gowns waists and costumes from the American line pier. Appraised at 54000 dollars the goods drew up to 200000 dollars in bids to end investigations into smugglers. Each trunk will be shown before auction with specific exhibit and sale dates listed by the marshal.
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New York
Custom House
American Line
Civil Service Room
Boats collide in dense fog off Juan de Fuca
In heavy fog the American schooner Oceania Vance rammed the tug Sea Lion, tearing a long hole in its hull. The two vessels locked for minutes, the Sea Lion sank in 70 fathoms off Seattle. Ten crewmen escaped to the schooner and were rescued later, the Meet vessel valued at $50,000.
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Oceania Vanes
Sea Lion
Seattle
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Oceania Vance
What. Com
Vance
Puget Sound Tugboat Co
Judge Refers Demurrer In State Referendum Case
Salem June 10 Judge William Galloway in the circuit court this afternoon sustained the demurrer to the mandamus complaint seeking to compel Secretary of State Benson to accept a petition for referendum on the act adding a fourth judicial district judge. The judge ruled the emergency clause form adequate under the state constitution referendum provision. Attorney McGinn for petitioners said he would appeal to the supreme court for a final decision.
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Salem
William Galloway
Circuit Court
Secretary of State
Benson
McGinn
Supreme Court
Woman sues Tacoma Hotel over chair varnish incident
Miss M A Morey of Seattle sues the Tacoma Hotel seeking damages for a varnished chair that glued to her gown in a crowded lobby on May 12. She claims $48 for distress in addition to gown damage.
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Tacoma
M. A. Morey
Seattle
Biggest wild horse hunt in Nevada begins tomorrow
In Reno Nevada Superintendent Creek of Pyramid Lake Indian reservation and ranchman R H Cowles lead a massive operation with 500 buckaroos from surrounding ranches. Fifty square miles will be encircled by mounted men driving toward a central corral at the Nightingale mountains. Older horses will be shot and the younger will be broken for saddle use.
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Nevada
Reno
Nev
Superintendent Creek
Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation
R. H. Cowles
Washoe County
Limbo
Wadsworth
Nightingale Mountains
Fire destroys Sawmill near Union Oregon
A fire at the sawmill east of Union, Oregon, destroyed the facility early this morning. The blaze, discovered at about 4 o'clock, was beyond control. estimated loss is $5000 with no insurance. Nearly 200,000 feet of lumber in the yards was salvaged.
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Union, Ore
J. W. Evans
Senate Republicans Claim Votes to Defeat Tax Plan
Washington June 10 Senate Republicans led by Aldrich state they have enough votes to defeat the income tax proposal. They plan to push an amendment fixing dividends of corporations instead, signaling a shift in tax policy strategy.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
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