09 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
1
Detroit hammered Pittsburgh in a one sided contest as pitchers Wagner and Cobb held the Pirates to no hits while Camnitz and Willis struggled. The Tigers dominated at the plate and on defense with a merciless performance that left thousands of fans stunned.
In a packed, 33 000 crowd Pittsburg Tigers topple Pirates seven to two as Detroit seizes lead in the world series. Donovan pitched for Detroit while Camnitz struggled for Pittsburgh. Cobb and Wagner starred for Detroit while Pittsburg rallied early but couldn t keep pace scoring two runs in the second and fifth innings.
Seattle date line reports A P FAM will begin post season at the exposition October 17. The exposition likely runs about six weeks longer as exhibits are packed. Directors promise a good show at a reduced price with admission set at 26 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
Special venire of 20 named exhausted with only three chosen. A further venire of 30 drawn. trial slated to begin Monday or Tuesday. Eleven men held in the box. jurors to be examined for peremptory challenges. Names listed include Knotts, Beamer, Hawks, all farmers, with 74 men drawn overall and 24 in the regular panel.
It is rumored at the courthouse that a grand jury will indict Tyrius Cobb, Detroit's sensational ball player, during the session this afternoon. Cobb is charged with stabbing Watchman George Stanfield at the Hotel Fuend while the Tigers were in town. Police permit Cobb to leave Cleveland for Pittsburgh but expect arrest when the train bearing the Tigers passes through Ohio tonight.
New York, Oct. 9. Oll Father Knickerbocker wakes from a grim morn, feels his bandaged head, drinks from a pitcher, curses his wife, and vows never again as he trudges through deserted streets once filled with cheering crowds. The town echoes his refrain while the city’s memory lingers on the vanished parade.
Burlington engineer A. J. Kearna was instantly killed and Kirk Eastman Miss Fannie Lynn Edgar Miller and J. Hi. Robertson were injured when their car skidded into a tree early today in Chicago Til Get. The surviving occupants may be listed as injured with Robertson possibly in danger.
In College Place Washington a U S government aeroplane guided by Wilbur Wright made five flights in the dedication of a government aviation ground. The flights occurred at 9 35 am 4 09 pm and 6 15 pm with Lt Lahr Lt Humphreys and officers aboard. Flights may continue for several days to train Signal Corps officers.
New York, Oct 9. Naphtal Herz Imber, Hebrew poet and Zionist leader who died yesterday, will likely be buried in a grave he bought years ago. A 14 June Hebrew poem was exchanged as payment. A memorandum in Imber’s hand states he consigned his body to Asher Marcus, who provided the burial plot and will arrange burial.
Livingston Montana October report states Bryan denied his daughter Ruth Bryan Leavitt intends to run for Congress on the Democratic ticket in Colorado. He angrily said newspapers have always misrepresented him and refused to confirm the claim.
The University of Wisconsin baseball team was defeated 8 to 0 by a Japanese university team. The Wisconsin squad will face the Helio team tomorrow before returning to America.
Glacier Point Oct. 6. President Taft plans a 1911 summer journey to the Philippines likely by cruiser, visiting Alaska and Hawaii next, with a Philippine voyage described as the largest American excursion of its kind. Officials expect the trip to strengthen ties between the United States and the islands.
Charles Crane United States minister to China recalled from San Francisco departs for Beijing amid a delicate crisis involving China Japan and the United States He is headed to Washington where officials may rebuke him for remarks believed to reflect presidential approval Crane says he does not know why he was summoned
President Taft and party toured Glacier Point and descended to the Yosemite valley floor. An observation station at the brink of a cliff was named Taft in his honor. The president learned San Francisco seeks federal rights for Hetch Hetchy reservoirs but offered no opinion on the project.
Cah Luis 41, son of wealthy Chinese merchant Ah Louis of San Luis Obispo, confessed to killing his stepmother Gon King Louis. She was found dead in her bed with a bullet wound after a period of taunts over family property. Luis said the taunts and claim that the son must pay for items from the store spurred the crime.
A whirlwind drive to fund the coverage of a Young Men's Christian Association building in Pueblo will start tomorrow. The effort aims to gather contributions from local supporters to complete the project.
Major Swartlander, agent and superintendent on the Umatilla reservation, reports to the Indian bureau on damages and benefits to allottees from three proposed roads. He believes damages will be light and benefits may outweigh losses, with open roads likely after department review. Special Agent McGuire is clarifying heirship land cases to release trust funds and enable sales where possible.
Pendleton's delegation returns with news that the Presbyterian Synod will meet in Pendleton next fall, a long ago gathering site for the synod which now covers the state. Rev Robert McKenzie D D LL D will speak Monday evening on Christian education, and Elder J W Maloney of Pendleton was elected elder commissioner to the general assembly in Atlantic City.
Five Seattle and Tacoma businessmen testified before the commerce commission that eastern freight rates discriminate against the region. They cited limited territory access on the Great Northern to the Columbia River and on the Northern Pacific and O R and N to Walla Walla and Pendleton. They said freight rate cuts have largely bypassed Seattle and Tacoma for twelve years, and growth came from local activity and Alaska trade.
One hundred twenty army officers who sought longevity pay after serving in place of higher ranked officers during the Spanish war learned they were overpaid. The error meant they received the higher officers’ pay, and upon applying for longevity pay they were asked to refund the excess to the government, often exceeding the longevity amounts sought.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor has returned from Europe aboard the French liner La Savoie. He will be greeted with an elaborate reception in Washington upon his arrival next week after studying labor conditions and problems abroad.
William R Hearst announced at Cooper Union that he will accept an Independent mayoral nomination if backed by a strong fusion slate opposing Tammany Hall He urged supporting the fusion ticket and warned that running a separate ticket could defeat both and let citizens win His aim is to head a ticket by displacing Otto T Barnard who is backed by the regular Republicans and fusionists
Mrs E Burdette Smith sang a Japanese solo at a banquet honoring visiting Japanese commercial commissioners in Ithaca. The piece, written by her husband editor of the Ithaca Journal with Japanese translation by Kaku Ichi Ka and music by Carl Schmidt of Louisville, will be sent to the emperor of Japan.
Masked night riders attacked in Brooksville Kentucky firing a barn belonging to Edward Johnson and destroying about three thousand pounds of tobacco. They cut telephone lines preventing aid and authorities, whose suspects remain unknown, have not learned the culprits.
London, Oct. Captain Cody, the aeroplanist, begins preparations for a London to Manchester flight covering 190 miles. He seeks the $50,000 prize offered by the London Daily Mail and will start today if weather allows.
Five children suffered severe cuts and bruises and more than a hundred people were shaken when an outbound Green Lake streetcar rammed the rear of a Wallingford avenue car on West Lake trestle. Many narrowly escaped being crushed to death as both cars rolled toward the edge.
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