World Series opener draws vast crowd despite mist
Seventy thousand packed the Polo Grounds as opening game of the world series between the Giants and Athletics began amid drizzling rain. Marquard for the Giants and Tesreau as backup were favored by weather. McGraw received a silver vase from Mayor Kline.
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Fire fires at Standard Oil refinery tanks in San Diego
In San Diego on October 7 a major fire roars through the Standard Oil Company's plant. A 60,000 gallon gasoline tank burned yesterday afternoon but did not explode. A 1,200,000 gallon crude oil tank also burns fiercely, with fumes rising 200 to 300 feet into the air.
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Maniac wounds girl in front of theater in New York
A tall, pale man entered a Third Avenue theater and fired a revolver at Dora Stravitz, daughter of the proprietor, striking her shoulder and hip. He was mobbed as police struggled to subdue him, and the suspect gave the name Benjamin Hoy Stergen, a printer, claiming mental illness.
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Charter Committe To Meet Tonight
A meeting of the commission government committee is set for this evening at 7 40 in city council room. Some dissatisfaction exists with two sections of the draft as printed. The committee will decide whether changes are needed before the document goes to circulation for signatures under the Initiative. Stephen A. Lowele, Chairman.
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Farflung city notes and oddities from early Oct
A mosaic of brief, sparse items across American cities. Hat tariffs provoke alarm at arrivals from Europe while inspectors enforce new rules. A cowman ends his life after rope and saddle drama. A former jeweler dies by suicide. Oakland police learn dance steps for a charity ball. A Hornellville father earns praise with 14 children and 4 great grandchildren. Ella Flagg Young bans tango in schools while permitting folk and other dances. Panama Canal news prompts Portland business community to plan a citywide celebration. A lighthearted quip about married men rounds out the column.
Stocking Fishless Lakes Near Desolation Creek
District Game Warden E F Averill plans to stock several fishless lakes at the head of Desolation Creek with trout fry arriving in Pendleton. Access will be by pack horses as no trails exist to the lakes. Previous attempts faced snowstorms and forced driving fish in Desolation Creek. this year Big Creek has been stocked with good results. Fry will be distributed to Pearson Birch Butter and Camas creeks and other southern county streams, marking the second such distribution in recent weeks.
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Court Overrules Judge in Sulzer Impeachment Case
An Albany impeachment court voted 41 to 14 to overrule Chief Justice McCullen’s ruling that Alan A. Ryan’s testimony was admission. Ryan, recalled, amplified his claims that Sulzer attempted to influence senators and that Delancey Nicol should be urged to call off the impeachment, while noting the lower house exceeded its authority. A reflective line on a woman’s changing mind appears in the source.
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Smiling Speed Demon of Air in His Machine
French aviator Marice Prevost won the International Aeroplane Cup at Rheims covering 200 kilometers in 9 minutes 43 5-5 seconds, a record pace of 21-10 miles per minute, besting Emile Vurd rines and Eugene Gilbert. Belgian Albert Citomnes finished in 69 minutes 62 seconds while Prevost’s Deperdussin monoplane faced background tied to Armand Deperdussin detained over a fraud case as Paris scandals swirl.
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Nome Is Left Destitute By Fierce Storm
Nome Alaska endures a gulf storm that floods streets wrecks half the business district and destroys hundreds of homes. At least 50 houses wrecked and one death reported. Food supplies destroyed and famine threatened as fire breaks out in storm wreckage. The Pacific Cold Storage meat supply could be lost. Front Street is submerged and fires burn with firehouse swept away.
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Defiance meeting called off in Seattle
A socialist conference last night decided there was no urgency to upset Judge Humphries injunction and that no meeting would be held in Pike Westlake Square as planned. The next move is to seek pardons for 31 men and six women still in county jail. they reportedly received courtesy from the sheriff.
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Negro Confesses in Murder Case Linked to West Coast
Burr Harris, a Black man detained in San Diego, reportedly confessed involvement in the murder of Mia Rebecca Gay, a Christian Science practitioner slain in Los Angeles. He allegedly said he acted under a so called current mania and fled the city after the crime, telling newspapermen of his tale.
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Walla Walla Man Cleared In Eight Hour Case
In Walla Walla Judge McKinney ruled Carle not guilty of violating the eight hour act after a week on the case. Two men had accused him of forcing ten hour shifts on a State highway work crew to gain extra pay. The judge found the longer hours voluntary, the work healthful, and no harm shown, releasing Carle.
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Philadelphia Opens World Series with Win Over Giants
Philadelphia defeats New York 6 to 4 in the opening game. Baker hits a home run in the fifth, Collins and Schang produce key hits, and Marquard, Crandall, and Tesreau work on the mound for New York while Bender goes the distance for Philadelphia. Rain interrupts late innings but play continues.
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Wet Coyote Found Dead on Umatilla Reservation
Wet Coyote, a well known elder of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, was found dead beside a hay stack on the reservation between the Cloud Crow and William Enright ranches. The death may be due to heart failure or old age, about 60 years old. Rumor says he drank, but Deputy Agent Barber doubts this. his wife is at Toppenish and has been summoned. He leaves many children and grandchildren, including Harry Luton, Aliee Luton, Ruth Luton, and Anne Newton.
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William K Wall of Athena Dies After Stroke
Athena resident William K Wall, 66, died last evening from a paralytic stroke. He lived in Umatilla County for many years and leaves his wife and three sons Getree John and Fred. The funeral plans are not yet completed. burial will be in Athena.
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No, Cynthia Marrying an Artist of Peulygior
An uncertain note argues that marrying an artist named Peulygior does not automatically make someone a tiedel wife. The fragment hints at social roles and gender expectations without clear context or confirmation of persons or events.
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