Sumool Directors Annual Meeting in Rural Oregon
The first annual meeting of Sumool school directors in Umatilla drew many rural delegates and featured State Superintendent Ackerman Prof Traver and Supt Welles as advisers. Traver urged an eight months school term and discussed tax funding, district votes, and meeting procedures while the gathering considered co operation for needed reforms and heard a list of attendees from Pendleton Pilot Rock Freewater Athena and other districts.
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Ackerman
Traver
Supt. Welles
Umatilla
J. H. Ackerman
L. R. Traver
oOu
L. BK. Traver
Senator Tillman speech sparks riot in Denver
In Denver on October 26 a senator's speech drew strong protest from the audience. Negro attendees rejected parts of the remarks and the hall erupted in uproar. A woman socialist stirred further disruption by asking Tillman about the alleged evils.
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Denver
Tillman
Plot to Assassinate King Edwards Reported Near Chippenham
London authorities arrest John Pearce near Ernest Cassel's Chippenham Park residence where King Edward attended a royal hunt. Pearce claims he was sent to shoot a gentleman accompanying the hunt. The incident ties to a prior foiled carriage ram attempt and a planned attack as the Prince of Wales is expected to arrive at the grounds.
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London
Edward
John Pearce
Ernest Cassel
Chippenham Park
Ineane
Prince of Walesa
Theater offer to Jim Jeffries for Quo Vadis revival
Oliver Moronco, a San Angeles theatrical manager, offers to pay Jim Jeffries $1000 a week to appear as Areus the peasant slave in a brief revival of Quo Vadis. Jeffries declines the offer.
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San Angeles
Oliver Moronco
Jim Jeffries
Areus the Peasant Slave
Jeffries
Seattle Plague Duty Ordered for New York Man Arrival
Seattle reports no new plague cases or suspects. Government assigns Dr. Martin Glover of Juneau Alaska to plague service and Dr. Leland Cofer of New York to lead the response. City council allocates $15,000 for a plague station and laboratory construction.
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New York
Martin Glover
Alaska
Seattle
Juneau
Leland Cofer
Thieves Grab $5000 from Philadelphia Club Treasury
Two men entered the club treasury in Philadelphia yesterday morning and grabbed $5000 to be paid to a national bank teller. They were pursued by clerks and others, tossed the money under a street car, but both were captured and jailed. One carried a revolver. the cash, in notes, was recovered.
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Philadelphia
Treasury
National Bank
President says fleet may stay on Pacific coast three months
Washington October 26 the president said he had funds to send the battleship fleet to the Pacific coast but not enough to bring them back. He stated congress must appropriate money to return ships if they are to be kept on the Atlantic coast.
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Pacific
Washington
Congress
Atlantic
Peculiar Alaska Weather Conflicts Reported
Fairbanks reports warm weather and slush while Yukon sees mild conditions. Snow fell two weeks ago and melted. Valdez coast area notes four feet of snow but streams show little ice.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon
Valdez Trail
Walla Walla Man Detained On Wife Peril Charges
Charles Neimeyer a local huckster was arrested on charges pressed by his wife. He allegedly threatened to kill his wife and child and has a history of cruelty including striking the family’s dog injuring a horse and attacking livestock with a whip.
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Charles Neimeyer
Walla Walla
Neimeyer
Oregon Woolgrowers debate range leasing at The Dalles
Oregon Woolgrowers will meet in The Dalles on November 12 to discuss the government plan to lease public ranges. Dan P. Smythe, Oregon committeeman, cites eastern belief that western stockmen gain from the ranges while western senators struggle to block Burkett bill provisions. The convention will also consider advisory boards for state reserves and may name actions on lease terms, fencing, and prices.
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Oregon Woolgrowers' Association
Dalles
Burkett
Public Lands Committee of Congress
Washington
Dan P. Smythe
Oregon
Smythe
Dulles
Te Mach
Ly Ly
Bureau of Animal Industry
J. N. Burgess
Anna Gould to marry Prince De Sagan in Paris
Paris reported Anna Gould will wed Prince De Sagan despite family denials. The prince allegedly told friends the marriage is arranged and he will not take Gould money, planning to leave his estates to Anna after his father’s death.
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Paris
Get
Anna Gould
Prince de Sagan
Europe
Gould
de Sagan
Anna
Salem Man Lost in Woods Near Cascade Mountains
Salem Oregon October 26 Ole Olsen a well known jeweler of Woodburn has been missing in the Cascade mountains for ten days. He had no provisions for at least six days and a searching party is beating the foothills in an effort to locate him.
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Salem
Ore
Ole Olsen
Woodburn
Cascade Mountains
County board raises assessments fourfold under new law
The board of equalization boosted Pendleton County’s assessed value from 10.3 million to 41.2 million, cutting the tax levy to about 10 mills. Local ownership dominates the new total, with three fourths of value held by Umatilla county residents, and outside companies listed for the revised figures.
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Board of Equalization
Equalization Board
Gilliland
Messrs. Strain
Saling
Saloon cigar counters debated on Sunday sales
Rumors spread that many saloons plan to keep cigar counters open on Sundays after the all day closing order. District Attorney Phelps says saloons may legally open counter areas if partitioned, but warns against it. Prominent dealers oppose the idea citing temptation and potential trouble. some favor remaining closed to keep Sunday rest.
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Hiquor
Phelps
County Bank Assessment Figures Drafted For Debts
A county survey cites a company valued at $100,000 and Western Union at $59,000 in a larger context, while the oral assessment of county banks is estimated around $750,000.
Von Moltke Libel Trial Debate Praises Harden
Berlin October 26 Count Von Moltke writhed as Lawyer Bernstein argued that Editor Harden acted for the public good by exposing criminals in his newspaper. He said the attack targeted German aristocracy, not Moltke, though the Kaiser was said to be surrounded by degenerates. Attorney Von Gorden defended Moltke.
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Berlin
Count von Moltke
Bernstein
Harden
von Moltke
Kaiser
von Gorden
Moltke
Keene Offers 150000 For Sam Stallion In Big Purchase
James R Keene ready to pay a record sum to acquire the imported stallion Sam from Barney Schreiber. Cincinnati advices say Keene has orders to buy the horse, with 150000 dollars offered while Schreiber seeks 200000. The deal, deemed the greatest in American horse trading, is reported by United Press Major Dalingerfield.
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Cincinnati
Get
America
James R. Keene
Barney Schreiber
United Press
Dalingerfield
Keene
Sam
Schreiber
Horrible sight in Italy reported by United Press
A UPA correspondent reached Ferrangano and found a mass of ruins with dead and injured scattered. Inhabitant survivors were seen in semi nude condition, starving and sick as a parish priest recited prayers for the dead. Desolation, terror and death pervade.
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Rome
United Press Association
Ferrangano
North Bank North Line Progress Prompts 17 Depots Ready
Northern Pacific traveling representative George D. O Connor reports 17 depots on the North Bank line from Pasco to The Dalles, with track laying complete to The Dalles and depots at all stops. Passenger service will wait until the Portland connection is finished. wheat from the interior may move to Portland via river. Station names include Finlay Hover Yellepit Tomar Pot Unger Colbia Plymouth Gravel Coolide Patterson Page Luzonm Carley McCredie Moonax Roosevelt.
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Portland and Seattle Railway
North Bank Inc
George D. O'Connor
Northern Pacific
North Bank Road
Bow Line
Portland
Dalles
O'Connor
Paeco
Lne
Pasco
Finlay
Hover
Yellepit
Tomar
Pot- Unger
Colbla
Plymouth
Gravel
Coolide
Patterson
Page
Luzonm
Carley
McCredie
Moonax
Roosevelt
North Bank
Inland Empire
Medal fund tied up in Iron City trust
Pittsburg October 26 and the Carnegie hero medal fund faces a financial snag as funds are found to be tied up in a local trust. Aspiring heroes must wait for their medals until the financial situation improves and confidence returns.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero
Iron City Trust
Five Killed in London Underground Collision
London dispatch reports five killed and seventeen injured when two Metropolitan Underground trains collided at a station this morning. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators probed the cause of the crash and the extent of damage.
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London
First Full Clearing House Meeting Since 1893
New York Oct 26 The clearing house will issue certificates to banks to ease money market stringency. The loan committee will arrange issuance details and collateral is set at 76 percent. The meeting attended by nearly all city banks marked a major step to relieve tensions in the financial market.
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New York
Clearing House
Buying movement drives stocks higher after bank data
In New York, October 26, trading resumed with renewed vigor as favorites opened higher by about a point. Hearse attempted to sell off but rose after a brief dip, buoyed by the bank statement. The market recovered earlier losses, finished strong with broad buying.
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New York
National City Bank Plans to Import Gold Sum
New York reports National City Bank intends to import six million dollars in gold and another bank plans to import one million. The Lincoln Trust Company run continues with all demands paid promptly. J P Morgan suffers a cold but was at his office all morning.
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New York
National City Bank
Lincoln Trust Company
I 5
J. P. Morgan
Nixon says Nevada banks to reopen Monday in San Francisco
Senator Nixon, arriving from Goldfield, stated that Nevada banks will open as a matter of course on Monday and that conditions will be settled by then.
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San Francisco
United States
Nixon
Goldfield
Nevada
Banks Failures Trigger Runs in Brooklyn Area
Runs on two banks in Brooklyn followed the Williamsburg Trust company failure yesterday. The Terminal Bank of Brooklyn closed its doors this morning while a Nassau Trust company run in Williamsburg began but is being handled smoothly.
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Brooklyn
Terminal Bank of Brooklyn
Hts
Williamsburg Trust Company
Nassau Trust Company of
Williamsburg
To Assist Banks Providence Session Clears Credit Aid
After an all night session, the clearing house commission decided to assist local banks whenever necessary, pledging broad support to stabilize financial operations in Providence.
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Providence
R. TL
Clearing House Commission
Clearing House Still Closed
Pittsburg sees ongoing disruption as the clearing house remains shut, with banking operations paused and financial activities halted pending resolution. Authorities and financial institutions monitor the situation, awaiting reopening and restoration of normal payments and settlements.
Horse theft case reaches Yakima for arrest
Deputy Sheriff J. Metzger of North Yakima visits to fetch Joe Williams and Jim Luke, accused in a Yakima county horse theft. The pair allegedly stole four work horses from a Yakima Indian, drove to Sunneyside to sell them, then walked to Alfalfa and boarded the Northern Pacific train for Pendleton.
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J. Metzger
North Yakima
Joe Williams
Jim Luke
Yakima
Northern Pacific
Wiliams and
Luke
Sunneyside
Alfalfa
Pendleton
Spokane police capture part of Great Northern gang
Spokane authorities believe they have caught members of the gang behind the Great Northern hold up at Ronoh last September. C. BE McDonald and Ed Smith are identified with a money package found on them. The men deny the crime and say they have an alibi.
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Spokane
Great Northern
Ronoh
C. BE McDonald
Ed Smith
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J. W. Tallman
Fred Havead
Pilot Rock
K. Yatern
E. E. Elder
Meho
A. Ranquist
King
Weston
KR. BE
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Eeho
J. &. Christopher
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Ed Wright
H. H. Gilbert
W. P. Wallan
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C. BE. Marple
W. N. Claypool
R. A. Dexler
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W. B. Miller
BR. KE. Stewart
HH. J. Bell
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H. J. Taylor
C. F. Thomson
Echo
W. H. Bond
Helix
J. N. York
A. J. Gill
Nye
W. F. Gentry
J. O. Hales
Isaac Hagen
Briggson
W. P. Card
W. H. Witherrite
J. H. Hagen
H. A. Megg
C. W. Mathews
Henri Marsh
W. L. Guerrant
Holdman
King Edward
Salem Man
Bord
Umatilla County
Northwestern Gas & Electric Company
Pacific States Telephone
Torden
James KR. Keane
Italy
N. P
Carnegie
Metzger
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