Fire Devastates Portland Flour Mills Largest Northwest Plant
Portland flour mill blaze caused by a dust collector explosion destroyed the Portland Flour Mills complex on the waterfront. The fire threatened elevators and piers with millions in grain losses. officials feared casualties among about seventy workers but later reports suggested none killed. Fire crews battled flames as authorities planned a ruin search.
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Mill Way
Northwest
Portland
Portland Flour Mills Company
Portland Flour Mills
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Gatekeeper Takes First Vacation in 20 Years
Spokane reports gatekeeper A H Simmons of the Northern Pacific Railway station in Spokane will take a vacation the first in 25 years. After a Seattle trip he will visit Duluth St Paul and Chicago then go east for a week. Known as a human encyclopedia he recalls names faces and languages including Chinook and several Indian dialects.
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Spokane
Wash
A. H. Simmons
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Seattle
Duluth
St. Paul
Chicago
Pacific Northwest
Woman to be tried for murder in Virginia case
Richmond Virginia September 1 Charged with complicity in the murder of Mrs Mary Skipworth and Walter Johnson for which five negroes have already died in the electric chair Mrs The defendant faces trial in connection with the deadly case that has drawn regional attention and raised tensions over capital punishment in the state.
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Richmond, Va
Mary Skipworth
Walter Johnson
Taft to Decide Famous Controversy
Noston September 15 Expect Taft to announce decision on Ballinger Pinchot controversy late this afternoon or evening. It is believed the president will exonerate both Ballinger and Pinchot.
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Noston
Taft
Ballinger-Pinchot
Ballinger
Pinchot
Anita Stewart Becomes Princess in Scotland Wedding
Dingwall Scotland Sept 16 Anita Stewart heiress to New York millions became a princess in her own right by patent of Emperor Franz Josef after marrying Prince Miguel de Briganza of Portugal at St Lawrence church. Bishop of Aberdeen officiated as costly decorations and gifts enhanced the ceremony on the estate leased by her mother.
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Dingwall
Scotland
Anita Stewart
New York
Silent Smith
Wall Street
Franz Josef
Austria
Miguel de Briganza
Portugal
James Henry Smith
St Lawrence Catholic Church
Aberdeen
Maniac Fritz Buck Escapes From Spokane Asylum
Fritz Buck son of the late Judge Norman Buck fled Medical Lake Asylum after forcing steel bars on the cell and using bed clothes as a rope. He is at large with a murderous mania and believes Masons seek his life, prompting a pursuing posse in Spokane.
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Spokane
Ional
Medical Lake Asylum
Fritz Buck
Norman Buck
Posse
Young Buck
Buck
Faylum
John H. Shaw
An American Millions For Royal Grafters Wedding
Edinburgh report on the marriage of Anita Stewart to Prince Miguel of Araganea. Ceremony held in the castle hall due to religious differences. Attended by Austrian nobles and two families. Rumors say creditors reconciled and a large dowry to fund future expenditure.
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Edinburgh
Tulloch
Dingwell
Anita Stewart
J. Henry Smith
Anthony Drexel
Prince Miguel of
Araganea
Red Man Night to Feature War Dance at District Fair
The district fair opens with Red Man Night on Tuesday September 2k announced by Secretary Fite Gerald. The event will showcase a war dance on stage with participation from Walla Walla Hermiston Umatilla and local tribes in full costume. Exhibits from across the district arrive as organizers report progress and security staff answer questions. Local exhibitor A Ly Swaggart from Athena brings hogs while a gardener plans six early six late and one European potato variety not yet shown here.
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Fite Gerald
The
Fair Association
Red Man
Walla Walla
Hermiston
Umatilla
A,ly
Swaggart
Athena
Nothing New on Cook Peary Controversy
News from New York dated September 15 reports little fresh on the Cook Peary dispute. Peary Arctic Club secretary Herbert Bridgeman calls stories of misappropriating Cook stores false, stating Peary only saved them. Scientists stay on the fence awaiting more facts as other nations grow weary. Commander Peary hints the Roosevelt may be barred from the Hudson Fulton celebration if Cook’s John R. Bradley is honored.
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New York
Herbert Bridgeman
Peary Arctic Club
Sydney
Peary
Dr. Cook
England
Battle Harbor
Roosevelt
Cook
John R. Bradley
Tyrian rushes to meet Peary at Battle Harbor
Canadian cable steamer Tyrian arrives at Battle Harbor en route to meet Commander Peary. Captain Dickson reports orders to meet Peary and offers ship for his return to Sydney if needed. The Roosevelt’s disablement had limited its speed to five miles daily, prompting the dispatch.
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Marcon
Cape Ray
Point Brehie
N. F
Tyrian
Peary
Battle Harbor
Dickson
Sydney
Trylan
Roosevelt
Water Company Charged With Fraud in City Water Supply
North Yakima September 15 councilman Meigh accuses Northwest Light and Power of fraudulently using water from a point four miles from the Natches river instead of eleven, violating the franchise. City engineer's report underpins the charge and health officers may act as mill flumes line the stream where water is taken.
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North Yakima
Northwest Light and Power Company
Natches River
Meigh
Morgan Jr joins National City Bank board amid market tensions
In New York on September 15 J P Morgan Jr was elected to E H Harriman era successor on the National City bank board. The move signals intensified Morgan interests with Kuhn Loeb Standard Oil interests shaping a broader alliance. The National City bank, allied with the Kuhn Loeb group, amplifies Morgan influence over Harriman rail assets and Union Pacific Southern Pacific leadership as Morgan heirs position to steer the system.
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Morgan
Kuhn
Loeb- Standard
Group
Harriman
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
New York
J. P. Morgan, Jr
National City Bank
Kuhn, Loeb-Standard OU
Kuhn, Loeb-Standard
Union Pacific Este Committee
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Attorney Moves To Take Case From Jury
Chicago on September 15 attorney J Hamilton Lewis leading the defense in Police Inspector McCann grafting trial moved to take the case from the jury due to insufficient prosecution evidence. The motion was challenged by prosecutors and the court took it under advisement.
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Chicago
aAttorney
J. Hamilton Lewis
McCann
Attell Wins Decision Over O'Toole in 12 Rounds
Abe Attell the featherweight champion of California defeated Tommy O'Toole in a 12 round bout at the Armory Athletic Association. Referee Charles White of New York awarded the decision to Attell drawing strong disapproval from about 2000 spectators.
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Boston
Abe Attell
California
Tommy O'Toole
Charles White
New York
Armory Athletic Association
Navigators Arrested as Spies in Austria
Rome report states Commander Borsaling of the alian navy and two Malian aeronauts were arrested in Austria after a balloon flight of about one hundred miles from Venice. No details available yet, but authorities believe they face military espionage charges.
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Rome
Borsaling
Austria
Venice
Steel Car Company Faces Another Strike
Pittsburg reports say the Pressed Steel Car company faces a renewed strike as three thousand foreigners quit work demanding discharge of strikebreakers. Earlier five thousand had returned to work after a two months bloodier strike amid fears of renewed rioting. Also, troops are being sent home from Manila aboard the Buford with the Twenty-fifth infantry.
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Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
Presa Steel Car Company
Manila
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Buford
Great Northern Ore Declares Third Dividend
New York Sept 15. A third dividend of 1 a share on Great Northern Ore certificates was paid today.
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G. N
New York
Great Northern
Eight Killed in Gig Wreck at Pegram West of Nashville
A high speed collision between a passenger train and a freight at Pegram, 26 miles west of Nashville, kills eight railway workers and leaves several passengers missing. Survivors help battle a spreading blaze as efforts continue to locate the missing.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Chattanooga and St. Louis
Pegram
Here
Jewel Thief Again Active in Frisco
In San Francisco on September 15 police investigated the loss of a $1000 string of pearls belonging to Mrs D Lederman. She had lunch at the St Francis and later reported the theft while sightseeing in the shopping district. Police suspect a recurring thief may be at work at the St Francis, where Miss Jennie Crocker once lost a $20000 necklace.
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San Francisco
D. Lederman
St. Francis
Jennie Crocker
Officer and Man Contend For Life On Tracks
Special State Officer Curley battled a maniac on the Southern Pacific tracks at Harrison and Seventeenth in San Francisco. He knocked the assailant unconscious and dragged him from the trestle just before a passenger train passed. The man moaned on the rail as Curley tried to pull him clear and a fight nearly dragged the officer before the approaching train.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Harrison and
Seventeenth Streets
Curley
Champion Aviator Sails For America
Paris reports Glenn H. Curtiss, the American aviator who won the International cup at Rheims and the grand prize of six thousand dollars at Brescia, sailed for New York today. He suggested he would likely participate in the Hudson Fulton celebration where several aviators contests will be conducted.
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Paris
Glenn H. Curt
Gererant
Rheims
Brescia
New York
U S Ambassador Buys Mexican Hatilway
Mexico City on September 14 United States ambassador David FE Thompson announced he has secured control of the Pan Am ered railway a 24 mile line from San Geronimo on the Tehuantepec National railway at Marisent He did not disclose the price but said he would hold the controlling interest having acquired 2 66 000 worth of stock Thompson will manage the property after retiring from the diplomatic service
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Mexico City
David FE. Thompson
United States
Pan-Amered Railway
San Geronimo
Tehuantepec National Railway
Marisent
Thompson
Pricr
Governor Johnson Undergoes Pourtil Operation
Rochester Minn Sept 15 Governor Johnson was operated on today for intestinal trouble for the fourth time at St Marys hospital He rallied rapidly and though danger is not yet past surgeons believe he will recover rapidly
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Rochester
Minn
Johnson
St. Mary's Hospital
To Sell Railroad Under Reorganization Plan
New York September 16 deposits of securities must be made by close of business today under the Chicago Peoria and St Louis railway reorganization plan which contemplates the sale of the line under foreclosure.
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New York
Chicago, Peoria & St Louis Railway
To Let Big Contract For City Improvement Plan
Union New York Sept 16 contract for an over crossing will be let today by the New York Central as part of city improvements including a new passenger station freight house and yards with an expenditure around 2 000 000 dollars.
Forest Fires Ebb in Napa and Surrounding Counties
Forest fires in the mountain counties eased today after a shift in the wind. The improved conditions reduced the danger and saved thousands of acres of timber as authorities monitor for flare ups in Napa and nearby areas.
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Napa
Cula
Japan to send armored cruiser Idzema to Portola scene
Tokyo says Japan will be represented at the Portola naval pageant in San Francisco next month by the armored cruiser Idzema which sailed today.
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Japan
Tokio
San Francisco
Idzema
Bailey to Answer Bryan's Charges in Dallas Speech
Senator Bailey declared he will answer Bryan's attack when he speaks in Dallas next Saturday. Bryan denounced the Texas congressional delegation for voting a duty on hides in a direct challenge to Bailey.
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Dallas
Tex
Bailey
Bryan
Texas
May Come Back Will Shift Reclamation Office to Pendleton
Rumor says Oregon reclamation service headquarters may move from Portland to Pendleton to be near irrigation country center. Officials could not be reached for confirmation. Project Engineer Newell heard the rumor but had no official details. The service currently operates in Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, and Idaho with possible Malheur and Umatilla projects under consideration.
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Fumor
Portland
Oregon
Reclamation Service
Pendleton
D. C. Henry
Federal
Henry
Hobson
East Oregonian
Newell of
Hermiston
Umatilla
Johnson
Federal Court
Japanese commissioners leave for St Paul from Butte
The Japanese trade envoys who have been guests of the business men of Butte for several days departed this morning for St. Paul after attending a banquet last night hosted by the Merchants' association at the Silver Bow club.
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Butte
Mont
St. Paul
Merchants’ Association
Silver Bow Club
Postmaster General Hitchcock Arrives in Chicago for Taft Visit
Chicago dispatch reports Postmaster General Hitchcock has arrived to confer with President Taft when he reaches the city. Police take unusual precautions to prevent harm to Taft during the expected visit.
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Chicago
Hitchcock
Taft
Railway Manager Quits in Midwest Railroads
Stated retirement of M. B. Cutter, general manager of the Minneapolis and St Louis and Iowa Central railroads, announced as he retires today in St Paul on September 15.
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St. Paul
M. B. Cutter
Minneapolis & St Louis and
Iowe Central Railroads
Independence Day Celebrated Across Central America
San Jose Costa Rica September 15 Independence Day was celebrated by all republics with enthusiasm across Central America highlighting national pride and unity.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Dividend Declared by Borden Condensed Milk Co
Dividend on milk is declared with a regular quarterly payment of 11 2 percent by the Borden Condensed Milk company on September 15 in New York.
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New York
Borden Condensed Milk Company
Pendleton High Teams Set for Tough Gridiron Season
Pendleton high school begins active practice as a strong schedule forms. veterans Devine McDill Kimball Bean Hinderman Struve Graham return, with Dick Thompson Cliff Jordan Roy Bowman adding experience. New players promise depth while games include University of Oregon freshmen, Eugene high Walla Walla Columbia La Grande and Baker City. Thanksgiving at Pendleton likely decides eastern Oregon title.
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Pendleton High School
Devine
McDill
Kimball
Bean
Hinderman
Struve
Graham
Dick Thompson
Cliff Jordan
Roy Bowman
Cats
Aes
University of Oregon
Eugene
Walla Walla High
Columbia College
la Grande
Baker City
Pendleton
Oregon
Penden
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