Opening Park Crowd Hopes Giants Win in Rainy World Series
In Philadelphia a misty drizzle drives crowds toward Shibe Park for the World Series game. Despite Merkles ankle injury, Giants and Athletics prepare with Mathewson and Tesreau for New York, Demaree for Philadelphia. Wives of Giants players accompany the team as the crowd swells and weather shows a cautious forecast.
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New York
Hal Sheridan
Philadelphia
Ontside
Shibe Park
Weather Bureau
Merk* “Wine
Xone Boya
Willie Smith
Matthewson
Giants
Connie Mack
Marquaci
Dlrnoyue
Meyers
Demarve
Wiltes
Rescued Miner in Critical Shape at Home
Thomas Toshesky, freed after eight days trapped in Continental colliery, is in serious condition at his Centralia home. He remains nervous with swollen feet due to the underground ordeal and reaction to his release. Separately in St Louis, rain prevented the opening game in the series between the St Louis Americana and St Louis Nationals.
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Centralia
Thomas Toshesky
Lehigh Coal Company
Continental
ST. Louis
Oct
St. Louis Americana
St. Louis Nationals
Murder Pact and Confession in Los Angeles Killing
Los Angeles reports reveal Burr Harris, a San Diego suspect, retracted a $100 murder-for-hire claim but police press for more admissions. Chief Sebastian and others question him as investigators seek fuller details about the Christian Science practitioner Mra uy’s death amid a confessed motive of recurrent murder urges.
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Los Angeles
Mra Uy
Burr Harris
San Diego
Harvie
Mild
Munis
Sebastian
Last Dyke Goes Up Friday At Panama Canal
The last dyke on the Panama Canal is planned to be blown out at 9 p m Friday morning at Pen teton, an hour when most citizens are asleep. The Portland chamber of commerce has asked Col Goethals to move the time so coastal cities can join the celebration. Other cities support the request. the blast will cause bells to ring, business to pause for a minute, and a salute, if approved.
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Panama Canal
Penteton
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Col. Goethals
Panama
Eltjee
One Killed When Aircraft Strikes in Rochester
Miss Ruth Hildreth, daughter of W. E. Hildreth of New York, was killed and her sister Dorothy was perhaps fatally injured when Lincoln Beachy lost control of a 100 horsepower plane in Hammondsport. The craft swept spectators from a roof as they prepared to ditch the exhibition. Ruth fell onto an automobile, her skull fractured. Slightly hurt were Lieutenants Richardson and Bellinger of the US Navy aviation corps, and Beachy. The crash occurred near Take Keuka as Beachy planned a somersault.
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Rochester
N. Y
Ruth Hildreth
W. E. Hildredth
New York
Dorothy Hildredth
Hammondsport
Lincoln Beachy
Ruth Hildredth
Richardson and Bellinger
United States Navy Aviation Corps
Beachy
Take Keuka
Nome Rallies for Relief After Devastating Gale
City reels from October gale in Nome Alaska as wrecked sections seek rebuilding supplies. Officials say outside help is en route and Mayor Jones has assurances that aid will be sent at once. Many residents who donated items are prepared to depart as soon as possible.
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Especies
Krohuiiding
Joel
Otice
Nome
Alaska
Jones
Indian language to be taught in Pendleton
Rev. J. M. Cornelison plans a Nez Perce language school in Pendleton for business people, opening Friday October 17 with weekly sessions through winter. He notes the language is complex and highly inflected, with noun endings and verb conjugations. Many sign up for commercial or ethnological reasons. a dictionary and idioms book may follow if interest continues.
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Pendleton
J. M. Cornelison
Umatilla
Indiana
Cornelison
Rey Cornelison
Sulzer Near Nervous Collapse in Albany Trial
Governor Sulzer showed extreme nervousness amid cross examination with his secretary Lou Sarecky admitting to destroying campaign records and receipts. Lawyers urge Sulzer not to testify as defense witnesses push the blame onto the governor for misdeeds in campaign funding.
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Albany
Sulzer
Louis Sarecky
Sulser
Mathewson Wins Ten Inning World Series Game
New York Giants beat Philadelphia Athletics 3 to 0 in ten innings. Mathewson and Plank pitched masterfully as Giants break the deadlock in the tenth with three runs aided by an error and timely hits. Odds and ends note Muss high drama and a rush to purchase tickets in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Gay
Angeles
Uckers
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Sulzer
New York
Athletics
Giants
Mathewson
Collins
McInnes
Plank
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Coe
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Grant
Wiltse
Herzog
Doyle
Fletcher
Callina
Struus
Murphy
Oldring
Collines
Snodgrass
Baker
Burns
Shafer
Murray
Barry
Lapp
Wile
Turse
Snod- Stass
Wiltee
McIinnes
Witse
Strunk
Borns
Wilts
Wiltze
Harry
Fiether
Wilson
Hersmog
Balle
Aoe
Reser Burns
Rd McLean
Shodgrass
Corey Gk
Ieee
Rc Oldring
I Baker
L Barry
N. York
Phila
Pendleton Plans Exhibit and Chicago Showing
Umatilla county will send an exhibit to the United States Land Show in Chicago from November 26 to December. G Le Hurd of Stanfield is appointed Oregon commissioner to accompany the exhibit and raise funds. The Pendleton Commercial Association supports sending him with a purse of 100. Total travel and board costs are estimated at 400 with 200 from other sources if Pendleton contributes 100. A resolution urges dredging at the Columbia River mouth, building the north jetty, and completing the ship canal to speed inland water transport to the Atlantic and Europe. A committee was named to assist the Oregon bureau of mines and geology commission.
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Chicago
Oregon
West
G. le Hurd
Stanfield
Cmatila
The
Commercial Association
Portland Commercial Club
Hurd
Chapman
Portland Club
Pendleton
Tallman
Portland
Fair
Oregon Immigration Commission
Tunatilla County
Columbia
Ports of the
Pacific
Pendleton Commercial Association
Congress
Columba River
Crile
Great Inland Empire
Atlantic Coast
Europe
Charter Committee rescinds action on key charter clauses
The charter committee at a special meeting struck two sections from the proposed commission charter. One refuted a bond power for water system work, reducing potential emergency bonds to zero. The other removed a retroactive reassessment clause aimed at forcing property owners to pay a share on Jackson street. the committee also approved printing and circulating the revised charter.
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Commission
Commercial Club
Matlock
James Johns
Commerce Club
Portland Commission
Jackson Street
James Jotina
R. R. Johnson
Johns
Col Raley
Mr. Johnson
Ritner to Attend Tri-State Meeting
Roy W Ritner Pendleton's representative on the Western Tri-state league directorate leaves for Walla Walla to join a directors meeting where the league's fate will be decided. The outlook suggests possible dissolution. A key topic is pooling hotel and travel expenses from the past season and splitting them among four clubs, with Pendleton potentially receiving a $400 rebate under by law provisions.
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Roy W. Ritner
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Boles
Union Insectation
Moetiie
Teama
Deason
Freshmen Punished At Whitring College Pond Incident
John Craft president of the freshmen and Lee Dougine were punished at Whitring College for wearing an attie hat and loafing in a green tap. They were thrown into the college pond as discipline on Sunday.
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Walla Walla
Whymen
Whitring College
John Craft
Lee Dougine
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