Inland irrigation affair tied to Dr Coe and Furnish project
In Portland and Stanfield reports the Inland Irrigation Company led by W J Furnish and Dr H W Coe faces a readjustment of its affairs while construction on the Horse Shoe Curve reservoir and dam proceeds. Coe, then in Honolulu for health, is alleged to have varied the contract terms, with Bond issues and land sales under review. Furnish says purchasers are safe and work will finish on time, despite unsettled liabilities and creditor tensions.
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Orient
W. J. Furnish
Portland
Inland Irrigation Company
H. W. Cow
Oregon Journal
Inland Irrigation Company of
Stanfield
Henry Waldo Coe
Tuttle
Charles H. Carey
Coe
Honolulu
Furnish
Mr. Furnish
Dr. Coe
Treasury
Wenabha Springs
Binat Oregonian
Aga
Joande
Bonnhelder
Horseshoe Curve
Does
Elieate
Joe
Dakotas
Furrileh
Clagstone to contest re election after primary defeat
Boise reports Paul Clagstone speaker of Idaho House says he will contest Governor Brady’s nomination after losing in the gubernatorial primary. He accuses Brady and ONeill of overspending their campaign funds, claiming expenditures exceeded legal limits and violated candidate finance laws.
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Clagstone
Brady
Boise
Paul Clagstone
Idaho House
O'Neill
Ri Ries
Holmes Named Director Despite Interior Stand By Ballinger
Seattle September 3 Secretary Ballinger refused to discuss the appointment of Dr Joseph Holmes as director of the new bureau of mines by President Taft. Holmes is described as foe of Ballinger and friend of Pinchot, with western delegations backing him while Ballinger opposed.
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Seattle
Ballinger
Joseph Holmes
Bureau of Mines
Taft
Holmes
Aecretary of the Interior
Pinchot
Interior Department
Roosevelt Endorses Taft Tariff Commission in Sioux City
In a Sioux City address Colonel Roosevelt backs Taft’s tariff commission plan and its broad powers, praising the idea as the best solution to tariff problems and noting Dolliver introduced the commission amendment while labeling him an insurgent.
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Roosevelt
Sioux
Taf
Sioux City
Taft
Tariff Board
Dolliver
Roosevelt sails to Sioux Park after Ak-Sar-Ben talk
Omaha dispatch reports Colonel Roosevelt leaving early for Sioux Park with a noon arrival. At Ak-Sar-Ben club he recalled his Guild Hall speech and said his Egypt efforts drew Wall Street support, noting the press made him feel at home.
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Omaha
Roosevelt
Sioux Park
Ak-Sar-Ben Club
Guild Hall
Egypt
Wall Street
Mississippi Valley Trust Chief Arrested in U S Independent Tel Case
Breckenridge Jones president of the Mississippi Valley Trust company of St. Louis was arrested yesterday at Casanovia for disobeying a supreme court order to appear as a witness in the United States Independent Telephone case now on trial before Justice Ben ten. He was brought to Rochester in custody of a deputy sheriff.
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Rochester
N. Y
Supreme Court
United States Independent Telephone
Benten
Breckenridge Jones
Mississippi Valley Trust Company of
St. Louis
Casanovia
Sutton Triumphs in Del Monte Pacific Open Singles
Monterey opening day results show Miss May Sutton winning the Pacific state championship singles 6-0 6-0 over Mrs H Kearn. Mrs Bruce defeated Mrs G Cutler 6-0 6-1 and Miscolin Meyer beat Mise Brown 3-6 7-5 6-3 in other matches.
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Monterey
Calif
May Sutton
del Monte
Bodies found after trestle shooting near Graceville
From Bolles Pound Graceville Sept 3 Ed Christian a Black man shot Deputy Sheriff Allen Burne and Hardy Bowman a Black woman arrested as implicated in the crime were found dead near a trestle just outside of town.
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Bolles Pound
Graceville
Fin
Daneling
Ed Christian
Allen Burne
Hardy Bowman
Another Tong Win in Frisco Another Tong Win in Frisco
In San Francisco Chinatown a Hop Sing tong man Yee Mee is shot in Ross alley. Haw Jeung of Suey Sing is killed in a Washington Street restaurant. Ah Foon, a Hop Sing gunman, jailed, Wong Tong held on suspicion. A gun permit signed by Oakland Police Chief Wilson was shown. Detectives MacMahon and Dinan pursue leads. The case follows prior tong warfare.
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San Francisco
Ross Alley
Jackson Street
Yee Mee
Sierra Club
Grand Jury
Haw Jeung
Suey Sing Tong
Washington Street
Ah Foon
MacMahon
Dinan
Han Jeung
Ar Foon
Ah Hop Sing
Suey Sing
Wong Toy
Ne Jun
Hong Chee
Wong Tong
Wilson
Oakland
Ng Jun
San Jose
Colored Prince Gleele Guards the French Colors in Paris
In Paris a colored prince, Prince Gleele son of the late King Behanzir of Dahomey, wore a French uniform and served as a corporal in the French Foreign Legion. He was insulted by an Apache shouting anti army remarks, then brought the offender to the police station as the crowd watched.
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Paris
Prince Gleele
Behanzir
Dahomey
Central Africa
French Foreign Legion
Place d'Itaila
National Conservation Congress Opens Monday in St Paul
The second national conservation congress will convene Monday in St Paul with 6000 delegates from business, social, educational and civic groups. Roosevelt and Smoot will press federal control of water power, while Pinchot defends state rights. women’s groups and many prominent figures will attend, signaling a touch of politics amid the gathering.
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Roosevelt
Pinchot
Federal
Reed Smoot
America
St. Paul
Minn
National Conservation Congress
National Conservation Association
B. N. Baker
Baltimore
Ths
George W. Babb
New York
National Fire Underwriters
J. Adam Brown
League of American Sportsmen
Henry L. Doherty
National Electric Light Asochtion
S William Dutcher
National Association of Audubon Societies
Chas. Little
Rochester
Associaton
Adirondacks
Col. Cameron
Raleigh
XN. C
Farmers’ National Congress
E. J. Hale
National River and Harbors Congress
J. Ho Pratt
Chapel Hill
Association of American State Geologists
James KR. Garfield
Commercial Club of
Cleveland
Williams College
A. Miller
Columbus
National Paper Trade Association
W ., Harvey
Philadelphia
National Board of Trade
Mikhel Beauriman
Washington
National Red Cross
James I Chamberis
Harrisbore
State Federation of Pennsylvania
Rhoda Chamberlain
State Federation of Women's Clubs of
Oklahoma
Benton McMillin
Nashville
Tenn
Mra
WB. Burney
Woman's National River and Harbors Congress
United States
Congress
Smoot
Gifford Pinchot
Conservation Congress
Tom E. Lewis
Rtter
John Treland
Hobson
Henry
San Francisco
Hadley
Missouri
John Mitchell
Taft
Benjamin Lindsey
James J. Hill
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway
Beveridge
Seattle
James Tawney
Minnesota
Theodore Roosevelt
Tawney
Spry
Utah
Tug of War Draws Northwest Round-Up Attention
Different towns will compete in a tug of war at Pendleton as part of the Northwest Round-Up. The event aims to feature many regions with teams pulling using saddle horns. A Columbia Film Company bid has been requested to submit, signaling strong interest. The contest will run daily until a winner is named, with emphasis on roping horses and saddle heroes.
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United States
Northwest
Pendleton
Mark Moorhouse
Columbia Film Company of
New York
Board of U S Army Engineers Disband After Taft Era
The board of Army Engineers inspecting irrigation projects in the northwest was disbanded after a conference with Interior Secretary Ballinger. Ballinger said the board's report won’t affect reclamation service administration. Newell will continue inspections.
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Seattle
Board of Army Engineers
Northwest
R.A. Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Service
Ballinger
Taft
Aeronaut Ferguson's Flight May Bring Ireland Fame
Dublin reports Harry Ferguson of Newcastle County Down, a self taught aviation pioneer, built and flew his own aeroplane for five miles. An elaborate Newcastle Sporting Carnival exhibition was spoiled by bad weather and a mishap, yet Ferguson remains active and the promise of further flights is strong.
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Dublin
Harry Ferguson
Ireland
Ferguson
Newcastle County Down
Newcastle
Insane Prince Prosper Arenberg Discharged as Cured
Prince Prosper of Arenberg, condemned for crimes in German Southwest Africa and twice declared insane, is discharged from Oberode sanatorium as cured. He will travel to Argentina under court guardianship to become a farmer, with his tithe dropped and the name Blenden assigned.
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Hanover
Prussia
Prosper of
Arenberg
Africa
Oberode
Argentina
Blenden
Glovemakers Agree After Long Strike Ended
New York sept 7 cloakmakers strike settles after nine months with seventy thousand workers returning to work. agreement ends home sewing and establishes sanitary factories and union shop rules with six day weeks and ten hour days, averting mass evictions and wage losses of over a million dollars.
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New York
Justice Goff
State Supreme Court
Julius Henry Cohen
Manufacturers’ Association
Richard D. Brandeis
Boston
Glavis
Pinchot-Ballinger
Cohey
Crisia
Jail Break at Pasco Reported by Sheriff
Sheriff Taylor received notice of a jail break at Pasco last night. Reportedly a White man and a Black man escaped to Uberty but details of the crimes they were accused of could not be ascertained due to poor telephone service.
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Pasco
Taylor
Uberty
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Gloakmakers
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