Supreme Court Overturns New Primary Law
Springfield UL reports the supreme court declares the new primary election law unconstitutional. Vienna dispatch notes Emperor Francis Joseph confined to Schoendrum Castle with bronchial catarrh. Peking dispatch to London says Dowager Empress declares China a constitutional monarchy. Marine engineers avoid strike. an accord satisfies crew. Steubenville Ontario collision injures Motorman Adams and injures passengers. Joseph Smith of Independence Missouri heads to Honolulu to dedicate a new church then tours Pacific coast cities. Railway clerks begin weighing malls nationwide under a postmaster general order for cost statistics.
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Supreme Court
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Schoendrum Castle
Peking
London
China
New York
Joseph Smith
Independence
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
Honolulu
Pacific Coast
Post Office Department
Congress
Drowning at Seaside and Local Injuries Reported
A man named Carl Johnson drowned Sunday at Seaside Oregon and his body was recovered. Earl Ford aged 20 of Tillamook suffered a severe hand injury at a saw mill when a pile driver accident occurred and may need amputation. The United Harness company from California plans to enter Washington with Tacoma as headquarters to control the harness market statewide. Meldrum Flume company filed articles of incorporation in Oregon City with 10000 capital stock. A pheasant hunter in Mount Zion cemetery Portland Richard Tucson shot his right leg and may require amputation at St Vincent's hospital. An earthquake shock was reported in Chelan Washington lasting about two hours.
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Carl Johnson
Seaside
Ore
Earl Ford
Tillamook
Meldrum Flume Company
Oregon City
Mt. Hood
Mount Zion
Portland
Richard Tucson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Chelan
Wash
Russian Duma Fails To Impress War Time Censors
The passage argues the Duma is closed by wartime order and fears liberal aspirations. It contrasts Russian ignorance of liberty with liberty as the basis of law and government. It also notes a personal business claim about liberal treatment and exclusive agency rights for Alfred Benjamin clothing, Edwin Clapp shoes, and Merit Sinta products.
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Alfred Benjamin
Edwin Clapp
Barracks Planned for Fort Stevens to House 109 Men
A dispatch from Astoria reports that the quartermaster's department at Fort Stevens has orders from Washington approving plans to build a barracks at Fort Stevens for 109 men. The project reflects ongoing defenses and military readiness at the coastal installation.
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Astoria
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort Stevens
Washington
Wedding of Amy Angell Collier and Gilbert Montague in Epiphany Church
New York on October 8 featured a prominent wedding at the Church of the Epiphany for Miss Amy Angell Collier and Gilbert Holland Montague. Best man Joseph Proctor Jr. of Boston. maid of honor Amy Aldrich. The bride is daughter of the late Peter Collier and niece of James S. Angell. connected by marriage to Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler and to the Bayard family.
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New York
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanter
Thomas F. Bayard
Cotton Manufacturers Meet Opens in Washington
Washington October 3. Scores of men in the cotton industry filled the New Willard hotel assembly room as the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers began its semiannual meeting led by president William D. Hartshorne of Lawrence Massachusetts. The two day session will feature more than 100 English and continental cotton manufacturers arriving tomorrow to attend as guests.
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Cotton Manufacturers
Washington
America
New Willard Hotel
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
William D. Hartshorne
Lawrence
Mass
Baltimore Wil Benefit Inaugurates Baltic Antwerp Service
Baltimore Md Oct 3 The steam ship Mobile sails from Antwerp today for Baltimore inaugurating a new regular service between Baltimore and the Belgian port. Atlantic Transportation company operates another Baltimore to Great Britain line and plans an triangular route with London Antwerp. Local grain merchants welcome the extra vessel room for Antwerp grain shipments.
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Baltimore
Mobile
Antwerp
Atlantic Transportation Company
Great Britain
London
Arkansas State Fair Opens Under Pindall’s Authority
Governor Pindall officiated at the opening of the Arkansas State fair in Hot Springs with an exceptionally large crowd present. The ten day event promises to be the state's most successful fair yet, featuring a special daily attractions program.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Pindall
Mexico City Hosts Root at Banquet Tonight
Mexico Entertains Root as Secretary Root spends the third day of his stay in the Mexican capital. He receives visitors and tours the city while preparations are completed for a Municipal Palace banquet tonight hosted by the city council and Governor Landacs canon.
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Mexico
Root
City of
Landacscanon
Pennsylvania WCTU convention opens in Beaver
Pennsylvania W C T U delegates gather in Beaver for the annual state convention. An attractive program has been arranged and the session will span several days.
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Pennsylvania
Beaver
Pennsylvania State Organization of Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Foley’s Hobey and Tar Cures Coughs in Yellow Package
Most consumption results from a neglected or improperly treated cold. Foley's Hobey and Tar cures the most obstinate coughs and prevents serious results. It coats you no more than unknown preparations. insist on the genuine in yellow package. Pendleton Drug Co.
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Foley
The
Pendleton Drug Co
Prices at Baker valley stopping places in 1862 review
John O Bryants review in the North Powder Record notes Baker valley charges as typical for the road. Meals cost one dollar, beds one dollar, oats twenty cents a pound, a five pound horse feed cost one dollar. Oats from Walla Walla, small crop at Union, next year a load sold to Ward at twelve dollars fifty cents per hundred.
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John O’bryant
North Powder
Baker Valley
Walla Walla
Union
Ward
Alfalfa in Ecuador A Historic Forage Report
Consul-General H. B. Dietrich reports on alfalfa cultivation in Ecuador from Guayaquil. Introduced by Spaniards in the sixteenth century, Ecuador hosts two varieties, one with green or carmine shoots and another with violet shoots. Elevation 1600 to 3200 meters supports several crops yearly, with yields reaching up to 120000 pounds per hectare and fields lasting 12 to 16 years.
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H. BR. Dietrich
Guayaquil
Ecuador
United States
Walla Walla County Fair Remodel Under Way
Twenty five workmen remodel the Brand stand enlarge the betting ring and add an exhibit building for the Walla Walla county fair next month. The new exhibit hall will be one of the west’s largest and 108 by 201 feet, tripling floor space for local merchants. The grandstand will seat about 2500 with improved sightlines. The racing track will be in excellent condition and many top horses are expected to compete on coast circuits.
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Walla Walla County
Waila Wadia Union
C. A. van de Wats
van de
Walla Walla
Mississippi River
Emerson Hough
David Lansing
F. P. Lahn
U.S.A
Vance Thompson
Stewart Edward White
Isaac Shelby
Kentucky
Lynn Tew Sprague
High Prices Halt Northwest Building Boom
A city architect says few buildings will rise next year due to steep material costs and scarce labor. He notes coastal markets are similar, with plans often delayed a year. Builders across the West expect a dull season unless grain markets loosen and financing improves, urging caution into spring.
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Walle Walla Union
Campbell System of Dry Farming Tested at Warm Springs
Government officials plan a thorough dry farming experiment near the Warm Springs agency to test Campbell System methods and moisture conservation for semi arid western conditions. Superintendent Covey and assistants will run the station using a Campbell subsurface packer and seek farmer feedback to guide the program.
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Campbell
Warm Springs
Madras
Covey
England Faces General Railroad Strike Threat
A threatened general railroad strike in England grows from the long struggle between the railway men's union and British railway companies for recognition of the union.
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England
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