Ohio Electorate Seemingly Favours Wilson in Ohio Votes
Columbus reports from Arthur B. Krock say the Ohio Blue Book shows Wilson likely to win all 24 electors. Stay-at-home Republican voters alarm Taft managers while Roosevelt supporters lean to Wilson. Debs may gain up to 60,000 votes. Dems must mobilize 1908 turnout to defy odds. Harmon faction solidly backs Wilson.
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Columbus
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Wilson
Gray
Buckeye
Republian
Chicago
Roosevelt
Lizearda
Ecrutches
Carryalls
Bryant
Wilton
Tuatt
Debs
Chafin
Harmon
Baltimore
Hey
Hurton
Bryan
Johnson to cancel Australia appearance talks
Advices from Sydney report Hurd McIntosh promoter cabled W. Kelly to halt further negotiations for Jack Johnson's appearance in Australia due to Johnson's current trouble. The note states Wil Not Fight in Australia Vancouver 1 percent Oct 21.
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Australia
Vancouver
Sydney
McIntosh
W. Kelly
Jack Johnson
Australa
Johnson
Newsy Notes of Pendleton Highlights Local Marriages and Business Moves
County Clerk Saling issued a marriage license to Juston St Elmo Walden and Coralyn lL Lund of Freewater. Robert Hoeft sold SW quarter of section 25 two, 1 N, R31 southwest of Pendleton for $2500. Despain Bros pivot to groceries opens in Court street block near Clarke Hardware. Winlock Steiner and family take Hoover cottage for winter. Edmer White and Nova Dawson, formerly of Pendleton, wed in The Dalles and stop in Pendleton en route to Wattsburg.
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Saling
Juston St
Elmo Walden
Coralyn Ll. Lund
Freewater
Kiel
Robert Hoeft
Chris Breding
Pendleton
Winlock Steiner
Hermiston
Hoover
West Court Street
Edmer White
Bowman
Dalles
Wattsburg
White
Nova Dawson
Ben Will Emerges as Democratic State Rep Candidate
Ben Mil, once a Pendleton lumberman now in undertaker business at Walla Walla, is the Democratic candidate for state representative from Walla Walla County with strong prospects. He has no Republican opponent though the Bull Moose party fields Roy Rudlo, a former newspaperman. Hill and fellow Democrats tour the county.
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Ben Will
Ben Mil
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Walla Walla County
Buil Mouse Party
Roy Rudlo
Mr. Hill
New Principal at Athena High Returns to Roll Call
Howard Drew, a University of Oregon graduate and former La Grande high school teacher, becomes principal of Athena High replacing Prof. W. W. Wiley who resigns due to health. Olgon takes Drew’s La Grande post. feud with Japanese and Chinese youths erupts in Pendleton over a laundry bill with bail set and one case dismissed. Four drunks logged. depot agent T. F. O'Brien jailed three days for trespass after refusing to leave a lounge-like depot space.
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Athena High
Athena High School
Howard Drew
University of Oregon
la Grande High School
W. W. Wiley
Drew
la Grande Schools
Olgon
University of Washington
Pendleton
Sam Lee
Charles O'Brien
T. F. O'Brien
Pendleton A A C selects team for Spokane meet
Dudley Evans, Pendleton A A C manager, announces three boxers for the November 15 meet with Spokane. Stanley Trimble faces Ellington at 115 pounds, Frank Nudo opposes McKivett at 125, and Pete Jost meets Spokane’s rep at 170. Two more may be chosen soon as membership cards go on sale. Colonel McInnis praises Pendleton Woolen Mills for the meet prize and congratulates Pendleton.
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Dudley Evans
Pendleton A. A. Cy
Spokane A. A. C
Spokane
Stanley Trimble
Ellington
Frank Nudo
McKivett
Pete Jost
Manther Evins
Evans
Colonel McInnis
Seattle A. A
Pendleton
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Gasoline Lets Go Many Are Injured
A dramatic blast occurred when water hit hot metal in a gasoline tank causing a section to rupture. Injuries were reported among workers and bystanders as emergency crews responded to the scene. Further details on casualties and precise location were not immediately available.
Tank explosion injures crew on street and sidewalk
A tank blast tore through a portion of the crew, with two semicircular groups, one on the sidewalk and one on the street. Those on the sidewalk escaped unhurt while those on the street near the exploding end sustained severe facial and chest injuries from the fiery blast.
Two Top Athletic Cards Planned in Wrestling and Boxing
Local sports fans await two marquee events as Eddie O Connell faces Jack Kennedy in a Hermiston rivalry wrestling bout and Fred Sax meets Jack Carpenter in a boxing clash staged at the Oregon theater on election night. Promoter Dudley Evans reports strong returns from national circuits to boost the show.
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Ory
Eddie O'Connell
Multnomah A. A. C
Portland
Jack Kennedy
Hermiston
Chicago
Jack Carpenter
Dudley Evans
P. A. A. Cyte
Sax-Carpenter
Oregon
Sax
Pacific Coast
Carpenter
Manly
Northwest
Hoise
O'Connell
Kennedy
Project
Evans
Pendleton
Man shoots woman wounds himself in incident
A man fires at a woman wounding her and injuring himself during the altercation. The fragment indicates the woman wrestled the gun from the man’s hand as the event continued from page one. Further details are not available in the readable text.
Man Obtains Weapon Then Shoots Self in Eureka
A man secured a weapon a few moments later and shot himself in the right breast. The bullet passed through the body and doctors at Eureka hospital say he will die.
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Bin
Eureka Hospital
Wilson Choice Of School Teachers In Enterprise Straw Vote
In Enterprise, Oregon, a straw vote at the annual Institute shows Woodrow Wilson favored by teachers. Taft garners more votes than Roosevelt among educators. A separate train ballot on suffrage reports 142 women for and 43 against. Among men, 36 support amendment No. 1 and 20 oppose.
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Woodrow Wilson
Oregon
Enterprise
Pref Charles Guerne
Athena
Wilson
Taft
RooseVelt
J. 8. Landera
BE. D. Ressler
Oregon Agricultural College
Talking to Girls Speeders Escape Fines in Chicago Court
In Judge Maxwell's court two youths charged as taggers avoided heavy fines after arraignment. Comstock of 4968 Kimbark Avenue explained he forgot he was driving while the motorcycle officer trailed him from East Twenty-Second Street. The speed was noted as thirty miles per hour.
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Chicago
Maxwell
J. P. Comstock
Kimbark Avenue
Comstock
Grand Boulevard
East Forty-Second Street
East Twenty-Second Street
Speed of the Machine Becomes Sensed in Busy Moment
A man recalls being aware only that he was sailing, unable to judge distance or speed while listening to two girls talk. He admits the challenge of keeping track as the vessel moved, noting it was a difficult job.
Some men enjoy poor healths likely because they are physicians
A compact remark notes that certain men appear to have poor health, with an ironic suggestion that such health issues stem from their professional identity as physicians. The line hints at the paradox of doctors facing ailments despite medical knowledge.
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E. T. Wade
Pendleton, Ore
Dale Rothwell
Optometrist
Wm. Hanscom the
Elgin
Arthur B. Krock
Louiaville
Newsy
de Spaln Bros
Despain Bros
Court Street
Clarke Hardware Store
J. H. Despain
China
Japan
Workingmer’s Clothing CO
Speeder
California
Shasta Limited
Land of Palms
D. R. Ghen Chinese Herb Co
Ird
E. Webb
Despair Bros. Grocery Court Street
Oregon Theatre
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