Hermiston A E Committee Seeks Extension Feasibility
Army engineers visit Hermiston to assess extending irrigation projects. A banquet honors the board with speakers including Col Langfitt and Congressman Ellis. The crucial question is how much land reclamation costs settlers can bear, with optimism on extension despite price concerns. Local officials, merchants, and regional leaders attend from Pendleton Echo Stanfield and Umatilla.
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Hermiston Ladice
Hermiston
Col. Langfitt
Board of Army Enginers
Umatilla
Cold Springs
West End
Pendleton
Echo
Stanfield
Hotel
Oregon
Col
Raley
J. H. Raley
W. R. Ellis
Bilis
House
C.J. Smith
Wallace McCamant
Portland
J. T. Hinkle
Hinkle
Maraholl
Col. W. (. Langfitt
Army Board
Langfitt
F. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
Newell
H. G. Newport
W. H. Skinner
D. C. Brownell
Brownell
Will M. Peterson
Ballinger's Fate to Be Finally Fixed
Absent members rush to scene as Senator Fletcher drafts report upholding Gravis and Pinchot. A bitter fight is expected over Ballinger's fate with key figures forming positions and pressure building ahead of action.
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Ballinger
Fletcher
Gravis
Pinchot
Absent Rep Denby Arrives for Ballinger Hearing
Minneapolis details that Representative Denby, a Ballinger Investigating Committee member, arrived by telegram after missing yesterday's meeting. Representative Olmstead, also absent, said he would arrive tomorrow night. The meeting likely will be held tomorrow afternoon with anti Ballinger faction thought to control by five to four.
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Minneapolis
Denby
Ballinger Investigating Committee
Olmstead
Ballinger
Ballinger Adverse Report Stir Upset in Minnesota Senate
Senator Sutherland and Representative Meal bolted the committee vote on Ballinger charges. He said the resolution was worth less though anti Ballinger forces admit a surprise action. Denby Olmstead to attend tomorrow as Graham and Fletcher craft a report backing Gravis and Pinchot. A vote is expected with Root and Fiat absent but able to concur for a 2 majority in favor.
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Minneapolis
Sutherland
Meal
Ballinger
Denby
Olmstead
Graham
Fletcher
Root
Fiat
Ballingor
Ballinger Denies Wrongdoing in Response to Attack
Secretary Ballinger tells the Arctic Club he is innocent and will not heed radicals. He expresses alarm at the Investigating Committee's bid to push a resolution condemning him and seeking his removal.
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Seattle
Ballinger
Arctic Club
Enid
National Life Underwriters Open Convention in Detroit
Representatives of leading life insurance firms gather in Detroit as the National Association of Life Underwriters opens its annual convention. Over the next three days discussions cover major industry issues and policy matters impacting life insurance business nationwide.
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Open Life
Detroit
Mich
National Association of Life Underwriters
Lfe
Crippen Begins Legal Battle In Poison Evidence
London September 3 Crippen shows strain as chemists testify poison was found in the dead woman’s body and Mrs Le Neve is said to wear Crippen’s wife’s clothing. Acquaintance Symtson places the clothing with Mrs Crippen prior to disappearance. Dew testifies Crippen admitted quarrel and a plan to hide a possible scandal. Court adjourns to Wednesday.
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Leneve
London
Dew
Crippen
Kaiser to See Maneuvers of His Imperial Army
Emperor William watched the annual German army maneuvers begun near Danzig Koenigbsberg. Fleet joint landing drills, airships Zeppelin Parseval Gross types, Wright biplanes, with about 5000 troops amid gray field uniforms. Princess Louise and Imperial family accompany the Kaiser in red Deaths Head Hussars attire.
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Berlin
William
Baltle Sea
Danzig
Koengsberg
Louise
Kaiser
Bride to wear 160000 dress at wedding
Mise Irene Sherman weds Lawrence Gijs waple tomorrow afternoon at Ochre Point home. She will wear a $60000 ivory satin and lace princess style gown, the most expensive dress seen in the country.
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Newport
St. L
Mise Irene Sherman
Lawrence Gijswaple
Brodes
Ochre Point
Stampede Follows Rich Ore Strike Near Hope
Copper and gold discoveries near the town of Hope spark a rush as residents hurry to the mountains with scant provisions. Reports say several strong claims have been staked amid the excitement and disruption to the small community.
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Victoria
Littl
Hope
La Follette Leads With Fifty Thousand Plurality
Latest primary returns show Robert M. La Follette ahead by about fifty thousand votes. James McGovern, the insurgent candidate for governor, trails by roughly sixteen thousand in Milwaukee reporting.
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LA Follette
Milwaukee
Sept
McGovern
Trial of Bertram G Spencer Opens in Springfield
In Springfield Massachusetts the trial of Bertram G Spencer for the murder of Martha B Blackstones is to begin tomorrow. It will be the first murder case tried in the city since 1902.
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Springfield
Maass
Bertram G. Spencer
Misa Martha B. Blackstones
Teddy bursts a bombshell at Chicago banquet
Colonel Roosevelt refused to sit at a Hamilton club banquet table with Senator Lorimer in Chicago. Lorimer’s election amid graft charges sparked antithesis remarks. Roosevelt stated he could not dine with Lorimer, declaring he must refuse if Lorimer attended. Some state legislators faced bribery indictments related to Lorimer’s Senate win.
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Illinois
Windy City
Roosevelt
Sigs Lorimer
Freeport
Til
Senator Lorimer
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Lorimer
United States Senate
Bloodhounds on Trail of Wife Murderer
In Bellingham Washington sheriff’s deputies and bloodhounds search for Geo Reid wanted by British Columbia authorities for the murder of his wife. The body was found in Clayburn BC with throat slit and skull crushed. the husband’s razor lay beside. Authorities believe he is hiding in nearby woods.
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Bellingham
Wash
Stevenson
Skagit County
Vansandt
Whatcom County
Geo. Reid
British Columbia
Clayburn
B. C
Third Tong in Frisco is drawn into wark
San Francisco news reports extra police in Chinatown as highbinder tensions rise after last night’s street shooting. A On Vick tong member was killed by gunmen from the Suey Sing tong, who mistook their target for a Hop Sing. The On Vick tong may join the conflict.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Chinatown
On Vick Tong
Suey Sing Tong
Earle series targets Hownevelt on sugar trusts Prosecution
New York World prints the first in a series by George Earle former Penn Sugar Refining receiver accusing Hownevelt of refusing to prosecute sugar trusts during Roosevelt era. Earle claims the articles respond to Roosevelt’s attack on the Supreme Court and cites a 1902 request to prosecute by Earle to Roosevelt and Bonaparte then attorney general.
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New York
New York World Today
George Earle
Penn Sugar Refining Company
Hownevelt
Earle
Roosevelt
United States
Sxpreme
Todry
Ie Earle
Bonaparte
Natives of Alaska Struck by Trachoma Blindness
In southwestern Alaska dr Joseph Romig leading a tour to treat about twenty new cases of the eye disease trachoma among native groups. Several patients are already totally blind as the nationwide effort to address the outbreak continues.
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Seworms
Alaska
Joseoph Romig
Fatal Fire on Battleship Shocks Newport News
A fire on the old barrel in the fire room of the Imt Veship North Dakota today in Newport News Virginia reportedly killed three seamen. Eleven more are missing as flames spread near the Virginia Capes. Admiral Schroeder aboard the hospital ship Solace began a forced draft toward the scene to aid the救.
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Newport News
Sept. S
North Dakota
Virginia Capes
Admiral Schroeder
Solace
Expect Frost Tomorrow in Chicago Weather Forecast
Private weather prophets cling to old signs predicting Colonel Jack Frost will strike central areas tomorrow. The Katy did, long seen as a weather prophet after groundhog and raccoon, is blamed for the frost forecast. Many central states peg September 6 as the frost date, with locals saying a heavy general frost is indicated.
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Chicago
Jack Frost
Central States
tunnel opens linking Manhattan to Long Island rails
New York marks the opening of a direct rail tunnel under the East River, connecting Manhattan with the Long Island system. Through electric service from Far Rockaway, Hempstead, and Jamaica branches links with distant Long Island trains. The North River tunnel extends Pennsylvania Railroad access from Jersey to Manhattan and Long Island, with ferries likely phased out as riders adapt to the tubes.
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New York
Sept
Manhattan
Long Island
East River
Pennsylvania Station
Far Rockaway
Long Beach
Hempstead
Jamaica
North River
Pennsylvania Railway
Jersey
Hudson
Pennsylvania
Seventh and
Eighth Avenues
Thirty-first
Thirty-third Streets
San Francisco Bonds for Panama-Pacific Expo Approved
Sacramento reports a special legislative session approved a constitutional amendment allowing San Francisco to bond up to five million dollars for the Panama-Pacific exposition and adopted resolutions endorsing the Taft administration.
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Sacramento
Calif
San Francisco
Taft
Pacific Telephone Expands Lines To Walla Walla
Pacific Telephone Company will invest about $206,000 in Pendleton and Walla Walla upgrades. Fifty workers are now in Byers Grove laying a long distance line between Pendleton and Walla Walla, creating a third trunk link. Additional crews will extend to Pendleton and upgrade city facilities with aerial and underground cables, improving long distance handling and service.
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Pacific Telephone Company
Byers Grove
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Cites
Nso
Lick
Moore
Senator Elkins Denies Daughter Engagement Rumor
Elkins of West Virginia denied reports that he was in Europe to discuss his daughter Katherine’s engagement to the Duke De A'Brazil. He insisted the rumors were false and stated his daughter would marry an American, not a noble.
Crackmen Rob Post Office in Sonoma Early Break
Vallejo Cul team cracked the El Verano post office safe at daybreak in Sonoma California seizing 600 dollars in cash and stamps. They fled but a posse followed toward Napa and then toward San Francisco with the suspects believed to be en route.
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Vallejo
Cul
Crackemen
el Verano
Sonoma
California
But & Posse
Nap Itia
San Francisco
International Spinners' Union convenes in Boston session
Delegates from all local branches gather in Boston as the International Spinners Union holds a formal session. The gathering spotlights union affairs, regional reports, and upcoming labor actions. Delegates discuss reforms, dues, and alliance with broader textile labor movements, aiming to strengthen collective bargaining.
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Boston
International Spinners’ Union
Federal control plank adopted by conservation congress
In St Paul the resolutions committee of the National Conservation Congress voted 43 to 4 to back federal control of water power sites. Pinchot outlined the need for a safe and sane conservation policy, noting the obstacle posed by special interests to political power. The congress closes tonight amid debate over state versus federal rights.
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National Conservation Congress
Pinchot
St. Paul, Sept
Resolutions Committee
The
Conservation Congress
Closing Session Ends Conservation Congress
In St Paul on Sept 8 the conservation congress met briefly, voting to adjourn tonight. A truce was declared on state vs federal control debates as reports on conservation progress were heard, with Forester Allen of Oregon and J W Whipple of New York urging non political enforcement by officials. Pinchot defended conservation as a public good against special interests, arguing practical, safe, sane legislation that serves the many over private profit.
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St. Paul
Conservation Congress
Forester Allen
Oregon
J. W. Whipple
New York
Bor
Congress of Governors
White House
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Teddy
Elkins
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