Jerome Arrested Over Gambling Charge In Thaw Case Fallout
William Travers Jerome, foe of Harry Thaw, was arrested in Coaticook on gambling charges amid claims by New York officials that the move is tied to Thaw’s deportation efforts. Jerome posted bail after an hour in a cell, while Thaw’s attorneys denied involvement.
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Jerome
New York
Thaw
Hall
Coaticook
William Travers Jerome
Harry Thaw
New York State
Kleb
Matteawan
Daniela
Milford Eldridge
New York Flooded Halts Subway as Rain Drenches City
Heavy downpour saturates Grand Central to Fiftieth Street, flooding the subway and disrupting service. In an 1 hour 50 minute span, 2.72 inches fell, with another 18 minute interval soaking streets and elevated lines, trapping commuters and crippling transit.
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New York
Sept. B
Grand Central Station
Fiftieth Street
Band concert tonight features Charles Atchley tenor
Charlies Atchley tenor headlines a weekly band concert on Main Street between Railroad and Webb. The program opens at o o'clock and includes March Funny Folks, A Dream Picture of the Old South, We Won't Go Home Till Morning, American-European hits, and special requests such as Let er Buck. Bert Jerard will sing the official Round-up song. The program ends with Stir Spangled Banner.
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Charlies Atchley
Main Street
Railroad
Webb
Charles Atchley
Judge Warns of Plot to Blow Up Jail in Seattle
Superior Judge Humphreys said he will beware of women after an alleged plan to lure him to the courthouse basement and detonate nitroglycerine to blow up the jail. He warned the scheme aimed to destroy him as well, but vowed vigilance.
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Seattle
Humphreys
Humphreyes
Hunters Cause Timber Fire Near Milgard in Blue Mountains
A. W. Rugg, a La Grande woolgrower, reports hunters started a fire in timber and knee-high grass near Milgard that raged for three days and was only extinguished by ranger and sheepmen efforts. He will bar hunters from his 13,000 acre range, one of Hide mountain’s grouse haunts, and post warnings to prosecute trespassers.
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Milgard
A. W Rugg
Hide Mountain
Blue Mountains
Kluge
Noti’ce
Extra police to patrol fair crowd this week
The city will deploy many extra police including plainclothes officers during fair week and Round Up. Special officers will man Round-Up Park and the fall pavilion. Detectives from Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane are en route, with railroad agents and sheriff’s deputies also aiding. Saloons and stores will hire extra guards to monitor crowds.
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Ely
Cprclal
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Crooka
Taylor
Tent City Arrives For Round-Up Surplus Crowd
A carload of tents from the Oregon National Guard arrived to house the visitors at the Round-up. Two tent cities will be set up at Alta and Garden streets and the old Pendleton academy site on East Webb Street. Each tent is carpeted and packed with straw ticks and army blankets. Residents can rent tents for 60 cents each, with delivery and pickup by the Round-up. Arrange via the Burroughs’ office on Fast Oregonian block or call 7938.
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Aito
Alta
Garden Streets
Pendleton Academy
East Webb
Hockenson
Third Infantry
N. G
Burroughs
Portland newspaper spurs Salem governor bribery suit
In Salem Oregon on September 5 a civil suit was filed in Marion County Circuit Court by Attorney General Crawford against Governor West Secretary of State Olcott and State Treasurer Kay seeking more than 16600 in allegedly unlawfully spent penitentiary revolving fund money. The action follows charges in the Portland Telegram that West misappropriated about 10000 from the fund and used bricks revenues for penitentiary improvements amid a battle over responsibility. Kay and Olcott contend they remonstrated with the governor over the expenditures.
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Portland
Kay
Olota
Salem
Ore
Circuit Court
Marion County
Crawford
West
Olcott
Overnor
Nourth
Carolina
Canada
Unclear OCR News Items From North Carolina Coast to New York
Fragmented report notes include legal actions against Governor West and state officials over alleged misappropriation and a deportation order for Thaw. Storm damage along the North Carolina coast, ship peril, and forest fires appear, with local police and safety plans for next week. A Yakima Pendleton game and regional league activities are mentioned amid scattered sports items.
East Oregonian Round-up souvenir editions advertised
The East Oregonian announces Round-up editions to be published next week. Local residents and visitors may order enlarged illustrated souvenirs covering the Round-up and Pendleton country. Four evening editions will offer new material with championship records and historical sketches, each at 26 cents postage paid.
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East Oregonian
Pendleton
Tariff bill may pass by Saturday
Washington dispatch reports Democratic leaders aim to finish the tariff bill and pass it before adjournment Saturday night. A compromise on the income tax rate seeks to please insurgent backers by raising rates on higher incomes. Senator Kern calls absent Democrats to stay in seats as negotiations with Republicans continue. Simmons expects no long debate on remaining provisions with a late Saturday passage possible.
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Washington
Senate
Williams
Simons
Kern
Simmons
Finance Committee
A Soft Answer Fails to Turn Away a Book Agent
A soft approach did not deter a book agent in a local incident. The event details remain limited but indicate continued contact between the agent and involved party.
3000 Bleacher Seats Reserved for Round-Up
Vice President Ritner announced that 3000 of the best bleacher seats will be reserved for the Round-Up. Sections K L M No P Q and BR are set aside and open tomorrow at Court Street portable office. Seats cost one dollar or five cents more than unreserved. Limited grandstand seats remain for Friday and Saturday. many available Thursday.
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RO OW. Ritner
Court Street
K. L
Mo No
Coastal storm trails heavy losses, heroic sea rescues
Reports from Raleigh and Washington detail a powerful North Carolina storm with initial estimates of five million dollars in damage and no confirmed fatalities. The Hatteras wireless station notes limited details as crews evacuated distressed vessels, including the schooner George Wells crew of twenty, while the revenue cutter Seminole assists ships near Diamond Shoals amid wreckage and injuries.
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Cape Hatteras
Sweet
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Washington
Hatteras
Oraceke
Kimball
George Wells
Cape
Dia- Mond Shoals
Condemnation Suits Open in Court Over Water Line
Pendleton water commission faces Indian landholders as 30 to 40 allotments join condemnation suits to secure right of way for a municipal water pipeline. Circuit Judge Phelps oversees. jury of freeholders including J. M. Scarborough and others tours the reservation to gauge damages and extent of the Indian claim. Indians seek roughly twice city offer as testimony proceeds.
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Charles H. Carter
Pendleton Water Commission
U.S
Robert Rankin
Phelps
J. M. Scarborough
W. R R. Meiners
James Edwards
D. H. Rieder
A. H. Moore
Thomas Richards
X. D. Loughlin
F. L. Metz
G. M. Morrison
J. 0. Hales
John Arkell
Deroglock and Mulhausen Tragedy Becomes Mass Killing
In Stuttgart Germany on September five a demented teacher named Wagner killed his wife and four children in Deroglock and then set fire to twelve dwellings at Mulhausen. He opened fire on escapees, killing eight women and wounding eleven others. Mob then killed him before police arrived.
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Germany
Wagner
Rin
Aimiet Betten
Pendleton High School Offers Three Specialized Courses
Pendleton high school, the state’s only school offering agriculture domestic science and manual training together, opens September 16. The district emphasizes training for real life responsibilities and modern educational ideas as the guiding policy.
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Pendleton High School
State
Regon
Niehsehiods
Pendleton
Penteton
Caminetti Case Ready for Jury in San Francisco
Caminetti likely to be found guilty on two of four counts. Jury retired at 12:10 PM after closing arguments and Judge Van Fleet began charging the jury. The case concerns Caminetti's relations with Lola Norris and aiding payment for inducing Warrington to accompany them to Reno.
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San Francisco
CamiNetti
van Fleet
Caminett
Lola Norris
Warrington
Diggs
Miss Norris
Reno
Pope II Denial Clarifies Rome Dispatches
London reports the pope is seriously ill only with a slight cold contrary to earlier Rome dispatches. In Paris, a French inventor who predated Bell in telephone development died quietly, leaving little public notice.
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London
Rome
Alexander Graham Bell
Paris
Rumors Rage Over Huerta Resignation and Candidacy
In Mexico City, observers expect a de facto government offer to arrange first-class transport as the last Americans depart. Rumors say Huerta plans to resign to run as a legitimate candidate in the presidential election, though his cabinet denies any such move.
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Huerta
Cabi Net
Duniway Plant to Be Bought by State
Salem Sept 5 State Printer Harris reported Mrs Duniway accepted the state printing board offer of 35470 for her husband's plant The board of appraisement fixed the valuation Harris will assume charge of the office Monday
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Salem
Harris
State
Board of
Elliott Plays Tennis While Inquest Is On
New Haven report says Coroner Mix reopened the inquest into the Wallingford wreck. President Elliott of the New Haven Railroad and Fireman Murray, a survivor, were noted in the city as playing tennis during the inquest yesterday.
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Inquest
New Haven
Sept
Mix
Wallingford
Murray
President Elliott
New Haven Railroad
Thaw Ordered Deported From Canada Today
Canadian immigration board finds Harry E. Thaw deportable on two counts for entering by stealth and being an insane asylum inmate in the past five years. Thaw's counsel appeals as authorities contemplate sending him to Mattewan or Vermont. reports and habeas petitions stir Montreal and Coaticook proceedings.
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Coaticook
Harry E. Thaw
New York
Canada
Immigration Board
Thaw
Montreal
Britton Evans
Kennedy
New York State
Sept
Frank
United States
W LE Shortlift
Shurtliff
Vermont
L. T. Marechal
Canadian Immigration Board
Mattewan
Republican asks currency delay
Washington Sept 5 The Senate was urged to delay currency revision actions as Senator Weeks a Republican on the currency committee blocked a move to defer its report to December 2. The House committee completed work on the administration bill and planned to report it to the House. debate would start early next week. Rep Ragetale a Democratic insurgent failed to extend the time limit on redraftable agricultural notes. bankers urged changes to the administration bill and warned that the new government banking system may fail without amendments.
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Senate
Weeks
Currency Committee
Hitchcock
House Currency Committee
House
Ragetale
Dem
Insurgenta
American Bankers’ Association
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