Side bet turmoil for Britt Jeffries fight ends in parity
A $10,000 side bet between Britt and Nelson's camp was nullified with a 60 to 40 purse split and a change in terms from a winner take all agreement. Jeffries, named referee, declared he would enforce a fair square deal as both camps hurry toward weigh in and final arrangements.
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Nolan
Britt
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Sept
Nelson
Peate
Willie Britt
Enoch
Nolan Ayn
Jeffries
Corbett
George Siler
Dritt
Harry Corbett'n
Chicago Wheat Market Quoted Prices Decline Slightly
Quotations from Chicago, the greatest wheat market in the United States, show Wheat closing at 81, Corn at 6 23 4, and Oats at 2 6. San Francisco prices ranged from 1 421 2 to 1 481 per 100 for wheat.
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United States
Chicago
San Francisco
Carried Dew Child in Arm to Cartora
Mrs Abe Coutfer concealed the death of her 14 month old infant to avoid trainmen taking the body. She carried the remains from Reno through Stockton to Carters while three children traveled with her. The father learned of the death only when the mother laid the body on a bed and cried out the story.
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Stockton
Sept
Abe Coutfer
Reno, Ney
Cartora
Wieconain
Carters
Immoral use tenants face rent questions in Seattle case
Judge Morris refused William Chappelle's request for a new trial in Madigan vs Chappelle. The suit seeks to collect rents on a contract for use of a building in the restricted district rented for immoral purposes. The judge said no contract should enforce rent for property used as a house of ill repute.
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Seattle
Morris
Auperior
William Chappelle
Chappelle
Walla Walla Stockmen Seek Quash of Grazing Law Change
Western Walla Walla county stockmen petition county commissioners to suspend the state grazing law from Divide west to the Columbia River. Six townships would be removed from the law’s reach amid claims three-fourths of land are unfenced. Residents near Wallula deny interest in the petition. No action yet. remonstrance anticipated.
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla County
Board of County Commissioners
Divide
Columbia River
Wallula
Northwestern orders new oriental train for year round service
Following Portsmouth peace talks and a Russia Japan treaty, the Chicago and Northwestern Railway plans a rush order for equipment for an Oriental Limited to run daily between Chicago and San Francisco. The move anticipates heavy Pacific coast traffic from upcoming commercial expansion.
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Chicago
Portsmouth
Russia
Japan
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Tanner Wins Commander-in-Chief Race by 118 Votes
In a tense contest, Tanner of New York defeated Brown of Ohio by 118 votes for commander-in-chief at Minneapolis encampment. bitterness grew in the Women’s Relief Corps, with the election delayed for speeches. Other posts remain unresolved, and Marion R. Biggs faces federal court while doctors report his condition not seriously worsened by court appearance.
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Brown
Helief Corps
Denver
Minneapolia
New York
Ohio
Burton
Missouri
Cook
Colorado
Everts
Micnois
Fowler
Minnesota
Boyce
California
Brother
Iowa
Cole
Leary
Kanaaa
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Frie- We
Atrong
New Land Fraud Indictments in Portland Trial
Opening arguments in the Williamson land fraud trial dominated the morning session as federal indictments were returned against Van Geaner, his partner, and Sam Smith, Crook County sheriff, on charges of conspiracy to intimidate government agents Lark Elliott and John Watkins with reinforcements by K.
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Portland
Sept
Concrewman Williamson
Actiinst
Explaining Great Salaries in Insurance Era
A historical inquiry reveals high pay levels at New York Life, with executives like George W Perkins earning 10 000 annually in 1900 rising to 75 000 by year’s end. Randoph and other officers discuss salaries, investments, and sales of securities amid empire-building in finance.
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New York Life
Tell
New York
Edmund Dy. Randolph
Legislative Insurance
George W. Perkins
Morgan
Hill
Randolph
W. E. Ingersoll
KE. R. Torkinas
George W Perkins
John C. Laflin
Perkins
Woodbury
Langdon
Investigation ordered in army cap and glove contracts
Washington Sept. Morris Busch ordered criminally prosecuted by the war department for irregularities in furnishing caps and gloves to the army. Also to complete contracts or be sued in civil courts. Investigation of supply depots at Seattle and San Francisco ordered.
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Washington
Morris Busch
War Department
Army
Seattle
San Francisco
Stanford University Regs Bar Entry Without Exam or Grad Cert
Twenty three new cases and two deaths were reported at noon in New Orleans. Stanford University authorities impose admission rules requiring students to pass an exam or present graduation certificates from a four-year preparatory course.
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New Orleans
Stanford Universlty
Turmoil in Tokio as riots yield deaths and arrests
Amid street fighting in Tokio a cabinet session convened over disturbances. Reports cite attacks on the home affairs minister’s residence, hundreds of arrests, and a debated peace treaty terms met with mixed support from conservative press and business groups seeking gains prior to the war’s end.
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Tokio
Sep
Somell
Beagle Named Chief Deputy Sheriff in Pendleton
William M. Beagle was appointed chief deputy by Sheriff T. D. Taylor in Pendleton this morning. The office had lacked a head deputy since C. P. Davis left, with Sheriff Taylor and Deputies Blakeley and Funk handling duties. Beagle, long known in Pendleton, previously ran a business here and spent years in Alaska before returning.
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William M. Beagle
T. D. Taylor
C. P. Davis
Poulion
Sheriff Taylor
Blakeley
Funk
Revolts Erupt in Tartare Georgianes and Armeniana
The government faces division as Tartare Georgianes and Armeniana rise in revolt while Gov Mirsky promised reforms a month ago but did not grant them. Cossack winter quarters are set in villages around Trarkoe Selo with tight guards at the imperial palace.
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Mirsky
Trarkoe Selo
Imperial Palace
Paroled Tacoma Murderer Dies Suffering Tuberculosis
Walla Walla Sept 3 Governor Mead granted parole to Tommy Santiago Howard Indian convicted of manslaughter in Tacoma sentenced Oct 7 1902 to 26 years His advocates include Rev Edwin Eels Judge C C Chapman Major Charles Bates and Superintendent Keen with Dr Blalock confirming his illness The case prompts Manila style coverage in Seattle expenses rise for 1906 budgets and local governance actions reflect the period’s political tone.
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Tacoma
Walla Walla
Mead Hue
Tommy Santiago Howard
Edwin Eels
C. Chapman
Howard
Charles ©. Bates
Keen
C Blalock
Ditch Work Progress Amid Uncertainty in Inland Irrigation
Sixty to seventy horses and about 20 men work on Twelve Mile Flat as landowners negotiate with the Reclamation Bureau for a possible government take over. Officials expect an agreement with Maxwell ditch manager J F McNaught, with 95 percent of landowners needed to sign. Meanwhile preparations begin to send the warship Lena to sea from Vallejo after painting and scraping.
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Reclamation Bureau
J. F. McNaught
Pendleton Enjoys Unusually Healthy Summer For Town
Doctors report a light summer of typhoid and cholera infantum with no deaths, despite record heat. Only a few typhoid cases appeared, most mild, and heat prostration was rare. Harvest injuries were down due to safety and a new comprehensive sewer system paired with good water supply.
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Pendleton
City Recorder
William Farley Missing From Richmond Sheep Ranch
William Farley son of a wealthy Richmond sheepman is missing from his home. Friends search the country fearing foul play or an accident after he left to visit a neighbor and did not return in three hours or days. A hunting party was organized last evening as concern grows.
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William Farley
Richmond
Farley
Richland
Young Farley
Baker City Herald
Bullfrog Mine Yields Major Telurium Discovery
Mining experts hail a new vein at Bullfrog Extension on the Bullfrog property adjoining the historic Bullfrog mine. A 150 foot tunnel revealed a narrow seam of almost pure telurium ore, described as the greatest discovery in U.S. mining history.
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Goldfield
Sep. S
United States
Bullfrog
Bullfrog Extension Mining Company
Shorty" Harry
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