Farmers Hold Convention Urges Diversified Farming in Umatilla
A large gathering of the Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union in Umatilla county heard prominent horticulturist J. L. De Moss and government agriculturists Byron Hunter and H. Umburger advocate diversified farming over extensive wheat growing. They urged farmers to retain soil fertility by retaining dollars in the land and to consider crops beyond wheat. A banquet preceded the talks, praised by attendees including F. A. Sikes, C. Co. Connor, George Carmichael, A. Guiles, and many others from Milton, Helix, Weston, Pendleton, Athena, Nolin, Holdman, and McKay.
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Farmers Educational & Co-operative Union
Umatilla County
Union
Bagte- Woodman
Indy
J. l. de Moss
Walla Walla
Byron Hunter
H. Umburger
Moro
de Moss
Northwest
Hunter
Umburger
Department of Agriculture
Washington
F. A. Sikes
Milton
C. Co. Connor
Helix
George Carmichael
Weston
A. Guiles
Pendleton
L D. Faton
North of Town
Kenneth McRaw
Emma Zeuske
Holix
Charles Hill
Ed DuPuis
Nolin
Miss Gerking
Athena
C. F. Beddow
Holdman
Henry Lorenswen
Cold Springs
B. E. Bowman
McKay
C. F. Ashley
James A. Cresswell
R. Raymond
J. H. Christopher
National WCTU Convention Opens in Baltimore Pace
Baltimore Nov 12 Cloves and other breath-killers run high as thousands of women travel from across the United States for the thirty seventh national convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Excursions to Washington and Annapolis are planned and Miss Lillian M N Stevens of Portland Maine presides. The event marks the union's long history in temperance work and prohibition campaigns with ten thousand local unions represented.
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Baltimore
United States
Watmain’s Christian Temperance Union
W. CT. UU
Lyric Theater
Washington
Annapolis
Lillian M.N. Stevens
Portland
National Union
Abe Attell to Defend Feather Title Against Conley
New Orleans report says Abe Attell holder of the world's featherweight championship will defend the title against Frankie Conley of Kenosha Wisconsin in a twenty round bout at the West Side Athletic Club tomorrow.
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New Orleans
Abe Attell
Frankie Conley
Kenosha
Wis
Flehter
West Side Athletic Club
East Versus West Intersectional Tilt at Franklin Field
Michigan faces Pennsylvania in a key season game to be played at Franklin Field this afternoon. Navy is also noted in the regional matchup context as part of the Sea son’s important East versus West encounter.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Hawley Declared Idaho Governor Over Brady in Return
Boise elects Hawley a Democratic governor by about eight to ten hundred votes. Brady concedes defeat blaming the Republican platform rail road commission plank. Democrats scramble for offices as party holds power for first time since 1893.
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Boise
Hawley
Brady
State Railroad Commission
Mules Cause of Serious Accident at Crossing
Arthur Bell driver of a four mule team was seriously injured when mules refused to cross the track as No. 17 Westbound passenger approached at 3 15 pm. The train struck the wagon, Bell was unconscious with a head wound but mules escaped unhurt.
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Arthur Hell
Charles Hamilton
Bell
Priest River Power Wanted by Spokane
Spokane is negotiating to gain control of all Priest river power sites from Priest lake to the Pend d Oreille to power the city water system and for firefighting needs. City officials consider bringing Priest lake water and warn the current Spokane Falls dam power will need lowering to avoid paying Washington Water Power hundreds of thousands for power.
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Spokane, Wash
Spokane
Priest River
Priest Lake
Pend d'Oreille
Washington Water Power Company
Battersea Polytechnic Teaches Girls Domestic Arts
Battersea polytechnic in London runs classes in practical housekeeping aimed at prospective brides. The course covers the science of housewifery including marketing spring cleaning bookkeeping and managing servants.
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Battersea Polytechnic
London
Dancing Made Him Thin Enlistment Hope Hinged On Weight
Nashville Indiana reports Ellis E Sande aged 21 from Utica Kentucky walked into a local U S recruiting office and was examined finding his weight slightly below average for his height He said he had danced 41 dances this year and vowed to stop dancing to gain weight so he could enlist The article notes the vacuum process is now used to clean railway coaches.
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Nashville
Ind
Ellis E. Sande
Utica
United States
Portland Saloonkeeper Hunted After Threat Letter
Plain clothed officers guard Pete Brune, wealthy saloonman, while Portland police search for the letter sender who warned of death if a thousand dollars was not placed in a First street lodging house box. Brune suspects he is targeted by foreigners after an Italian cook was killed near his saloon and a lone Italian warned of retribution.
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Eric
Jtlian
Portland
Ore
Pete" Bruno
North End
Bruno
First Street
Brune
Bruni
Fire Destroys University of Nebraska Music Building
Lincoln Neb Nov 12 Fire started this morning in the music and arts building at the University of Nebraska and within half an hour the structure was a total loss. Firemen fought to stop flames from spreading to adjacent buildings. The building was valued at 950000 and was fully insured.
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Lincoln
Neb
Music and Arts
University of Nebraska
David Bruce Brown Wins in Benz Car Race
Savannah Ga Nov 1 David Bruce Brown in a Heng car won the grand prize cup in the automobile race here this afternoon. He finished two minutes ahead of Hemery also Ingo Benz. Brown took the lead at the end of the twenty third lap and kept it.
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Savannah
David Bruce Brown
Hemery
Ingo Benz
Brown
Recall Petition Against Mayor Gill Tops Nine Thousand Names
Seattle record notes that more than nine thousand residents signed a recall petition against Mayor Gill. The petition will be filed in December with a recall election planned after January 1.
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Seattle
Gill
Yale Surprises Tigers in Big Game Victory
Princeton hosted Yale in a snowbound meeting watched by about thirty thousand. Yale upset the favored Tigers, winning by a final score of 5 to 0 as betting odds favored Princeton at 5 to 3 and 2 to 1.
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YALE
Tigers
Princeton
Times Jury Adourns
Los Angeles on November 12 a special jury investigating the Times explosion adjourned until next Tuesday. More witnesses will be subpoenaed.
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Times Jury
Los Angeles
Times
Millionaire dying wife is accused in poisoning plot
Wheeling, Nov. 12. In a damask room, Mrs Latra Schenk waits word from Wheeling hospital on potential murder charges as her husband John Schenk, a wealthy packer, is dying. Prosecutor Handlan hints a physician, a noted society man, may be involved in the alleged plot. She is said to have learned poisoning from the physician and given him doses. Married twelve years ago from domestic work, she allegedly bribed a chauffeur to crash his car and a nurse to poison her husband.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Latra Schenk
John Schenk
Packer
Handlan
Schenk
Quiet Mexico Riots and Lynching Investigation
Reports from Guadalajara say an outbreak may occur but today is quiet with troops patrolling. The Mexican consul at Eagle Pass begins an investigation into the lynching of Rodrigues at Rock Springs, with Texas Governor Campbell providing protection and authorities in Texas and Mexico examining the case for the state department.
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Teyas
Mexico
el Paso
Guadalajara
Republic
Inet
Kaliseo
Cudab Porfire
Dias
Eagle Pass
Teday
Rodrigues
Rock Springs
Campbell
Texas
Anti American Riots in Mexico Reported Sent to Taft
A message about anti American riots in Mexico is being sent to President Taft as he travels to Panama. A newspaper editor accused of incendiary writing will be arrested. Rodrigues is claimed born in New Mexico and an American citizen.
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Taft
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Mexico
Panama
State Department
Eiditora
Rodrigues
New Mexico
All Quiet in Mexico Reported by Private Ad Vices
All is quiet in Mexico according to private advices received today, stating no notable activity or incidents. The report comes as tensions continue to be monitored and official word awaits further assessment from allied observers.
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New York
Mexico
Mrs Crippen Rumor Reaches Alberta in Crippen Case
A rumor in Albertan towns that a Wednesday arrival is Mrs Belle Crippen linked to the Crippen murder case stirs excitement. The woman hired a rig from a livery stable, disappeared, and fainted at mentions of Crippen’s fate. Police keep her under surveillance awaiting arrest.
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Alex
Albertan
Belle Crippen
Dr. Crippen
London
Crippen
Lynn Mass Sees Broad Candidate Interest for New Commission
With nomination lists closed in Lynn on November 12, many residents seek jobs under the city’s new commission government. Under the plan, a mayor and five commissioners will be elected and party designations are abolished.
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Lynn
Mass
Count Leo Tolstoi Disappears Relocating To Solitude
London reports Tolstoi family forms search party after the famed writer vanishes. Moscow dispatches say he intends to retire from society following a letter to his wife asking not to seek his retreat. He has lived isolated for over a year near St. Petersburg.
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London
Leo Tolstoi
Moscow
Tolstoi
Hess
St. Petersburg
Georgetown and Virginia clash in capital grid showdown
Big Gamy in Capital reports that the annual rivalry game will be played in the afternoon in Washington with Georgetown and Virginia meeting for supremacy in the capital gridiron battle.
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Capital
Washington
National Capital
Georgetown
Virginia
Chinese rioters burn American buildings in Kwong Su
Hong Kong reports Chinese rioters in Kwong Su province have burned several American buildings. Missionaries fled to Canton as three battalions moved from Canton to quell the disturbance. The American Presbyterian church college and hospital were among the structures burned.
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Hong Kong
Lemnchoy
Kwang Su
Canton
American Presbyterian Church, College and Hospital
Soldier of Fortune Dies Penniless in Seattle Hotel
Penniless and alone Judge Linguist, once with the expedition that searched the Arctic for Explorer Greeley, died by his own hand in a cheap Seattle hotel. The coroner recovered his Army and Navy discharges and letters of hardship and bravery among his belongings.
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Seattle
Judge Linguist
Arctic
Greeley
Army
Navy
Tola
Democrats Likely to Control Illinois House
Chicago reports indicate the Illinois house will likely be controlled by Democrats. Returns show Republicans and Democrats tied at seventy five votes each, but prohibitionists and one Independent probably align with Democrats to secure a majority.
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Chicago
Illinois
Pendleton Loses to Baker City in Close Eastern Oregon Clash
Pendleton high school's football team fell 3 to 2 to Baker City on their gridiron in what was described as one of the closest eastern Oregon high school games. Pendleton gained territory largely but missed on sustained drives, with the lone safety scoring and a third quarter Baker placement goal sealing the result. Officials were Glen Scott of Pendleton and Cady of Baker.
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Pendleton High School
Baker City
Oregon
Pendleton
Baker
Pendleton Boys
Kimball
Big P
Glen Scott
Cady
Portland
Walla Walla High School
Winter racing opens at Emeryville with strong entries
Racing at Emeryville California opens with the pick of United States and Canada stables in the winter meeting. Purse values in overnight events are increased and horsemen are optimistic despite potential California racing reforms. A possible future ban on oral betting and bookmakers, plus a shift to pari mutuel systems, are discussed alongside possible reduced racing days.
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Emeryville
Oakland
Cal
United States
Canada
California Jockey Club
Emeryville Track
California
Golden State
Kentucky
Great Apple Show Opens in Spokane This Week
At noon today the last exhibits were received for the third National Apple Show in Spokane Washington. The work of displaying the fruit to the best advantage is progressing rapidly and the show will open to the public on Monday continuing through the week.
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Spokane
Wash
Who Will Be Circuit Judge and Prosecuting Attorney
Local leaders focus on who will replace Circuit Judge H J Bean and District Attorney Phelps. Rumors link Phelps and Steiner to both posts with Bowerman's appointing power likely guiding results. Steiner could become DA acting, while Phelps or Winter may seek the judgeship amid Republican hopes and internal rivalries.
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Steiner
Bowerman
Winter
Ellis
Asiath Judicial District
H. J. Bean
Supreme Bench
Phelps & Steiner
Bean
Stite Supreme Court
Benson
Jay Bowerman
Phelps
Circuit
W. R. Ellis
Frederick Steiner
Governor Carroll Names Young to Succeed Dolliver
Des Moines reports Governor Carroll appoints Young to fill Dolliver’s U S Senate seat triggering party tensions in a chamber split among Republicans Progressives and Democrats. The governor’s own bid for the seat remains unconfirmed.
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Carroll
Young
Dolliver
Des Moines
U. S. Senate
Providence Athletic Club Cross Country Handicap Run
Providence Athletic Club will hold its formal annual handicap cross county run in the Roger Williams Park course this afternoon.
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Providence
R. I
Providence Athletic Club
Roger Williams Park
Berlin maid shoots master then kills herself
Marie Busch a Sindy’s maid shot her master in his Frankfort home and telephoned police before killing herself. Police found both bodies in the dining room as details emerge of her past crime and recent release from an asylum.
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Berlin
Marie Busch
Frankfort
Marie
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Umatilla
Wawley
Idaho
Arthur Bell
Priest River Power
DLAGK
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THINK
Mrs. Crippen
Alberta
Soldier OF Fortune
Monmouth Normal
Ashland
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