Man Brutally Murdered on Linton Road Near Portland
Portland Ore Sept 17 Harry Barr owner of the Multnomah Hotel omnibus ring was murdered on Linton road near here early today. The body was found in the road with head battered and a bullet wound. Car driven back to Portland left on a downtown street corner with blood on seat and wheels. Two traveling men questioned and released. Police say they had no connection with the crime.
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W. D. Smith
Tater
Portland
Ore
Harry Barr
Multnomah
Linton Road
Here
Barr
Portlaind
Taft Predicts Reelection Amid Veto Backed Prosperity
President Taft told Heverly, Massachusetts, September 17 that he expects to win in November. He said Roosevelt will attract more Democratic votes than Republicans but an era of prosperity should follow his vetoes of tariff bills. Taft noted the public understands his administration’s position, while opponents’ stance remains less clear. He plans to discuss the New York situation with Republican chairman Mills next Tuesday about the state convention’s choice for governor in Bar Harbor.
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Heverly
Mass
Taft
Roosevelt
New York
Milles
Republican National Committee
Baritaga
Johnston Sanity Hearing Opened in St Louis
In St Louis on September 17 a hearing began on Rowland L Johnston former prosecuting attorney of St Louis county petitioning to be declared of sound mind.
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Johnson
St. Louis
Rowland L. Johnston
St Lowia County
Gave Cup Till Birth: Raymond Receives $500000
San Francisco news recounts Harry G. Raymond a young Englishman who is $600000 richer after giving up his Yokohama? no, his aboard the Yale voyage from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Harrison, an aged passenger, rewarded the courtesy by naming Raymond as missing nephew and heir to half a million in trust for Raymond's mother.
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San Francisco
Harry G. Raymond
Eng Ushman
Raymond Harrison
Yale
Los Angeles
Raymond
Harrison
Check Artist Under Arrest For Bad Check
A man named William Wilson was arrested after passing a $20 check at Cash Meat Market. He was found drunk and jailed for that offense, and authorities later linked him to the counterfeit check. He admitted Stranger gave him the check and was transferred to the county jail for further action.
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William Wilson
Taylor
Kearney
New York Primary Elections Today Attract Attention
New York state holds direct primary elections today to nominate candidates for state senators congressmen judges and delegates to party conventions. The vote draws nationwide political interest as voters decide nominations for both Republican and Democratic tickets.
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New York
Many Fine Exhibits Ready for Umatilla Morrow County Fair
The Umatilla Morrow county fair opens soon with six days left as officers finalize preparations. Booths are filling fast led by Umatilla and Morrow counties while Mil ton Freewater Hermiston Stanfield and Pilot Rock displays grow. Pendleton Woolen Mills J A Borie Lumber Co and Pendleton Iron Works have space. A notable Fish and Game Exhibit features a miniature hatchery and river scene with tanks, a fish wheel, planted trees, and a forest mural. Gene Simpson oversees the state game farm exhibit with 36 game fowl pens. Also ahead are Indian relics from Moorhouse in Pendleton Woolen Mill booth and an illuminated art room after 1200 lights are installed.
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Umatilla-Morrow
Umatilla
Morrow County
Milton
Freewater
Hermiston
Stanfield
Pilot Rock
Pendleton
Pendleton Woolen Mills
J. A. Borie Lumber Co
Pendleton Iron Works
Byers Milling Co
Pacific Power & Light Co
Pendleton High School
Union County
Mark Patton
State Fish and Game Commission
Irwin H. Wilson
R. F. Clanton
la Dow
Averill
Gene Simpson
Corvallis
Moorhouse
Lee Moorhouse
Local stores to close two afternoons next week
Pendleton business houses will close Thursday and Friday afternoons during Round-up week and stay open evenings. Saturday hours are full day and evening. The commercial club voted unanimously to close, forming a committee to secure a closing petition. Merchants signing the agreement include Alexander Dept. Store, Peoples Warehouse, Taylor Hardware, Tallman & Co, and many others.
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Pendleton
Commercial Club
Alexander
Leon Cohen
W. E. Brock
EB. Livengood
A. L. Schiefer
KR. Alexander
Ienore
Robinson
A. J. McAllister
BL Livengood
Roy Alexander
J. E. Keefe
Alexander Dept
Peoples Warehouse
Taylor Hardware Co
Tallman & Co
F. E. Livengood & Co
Pendleton Drug Co
A. L. Schaefer
Rt. M. Sawtelle
Frances M. Burrows
First National Bank
American National Bank
E. L. Power
Central Meat Co
Wohlenberg Dept
Bond Bros. la Chapeau
Empire Meat Co
la Dow & Peterson
Owl Tea House
Frazier-Nelson Co
Boston
A. Eklund
George H. Clark
the Hub
Hale & McAfee
W, KE
Hanscom
Gray Bros
Murphytrom
W. J. Clarke & Co
Standard Grocery
Cash Market
Hamley & Co
Oregon Market
Verne Millinery
Koeppen Bros
Drug Store
Francis Neilson to Speak Here Tomorrow
Hon Francis Neilson British MP will address at the court house tomorrow evening under the Oregon Single Tax League. He will discuss British politics since Lloyd George’s rise and focus on land taxation. Neilson, once a US resident, has long been active in reformist politics and authored plays with E G Hammerde.
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Francs Neilson
Court House
Oregon
Single Tax League
Lloyd George
Shield
Francis Nelixon
United States
Hyde
Manchester
Spencer Calmly Faces Death in Electric Chair
Boston dated report says Bertram Spencer, the masked burglar who killed Miss Martha W. Blackstone in Springfield on March 31, 1916, was executed at Charleston State Prison at 12:15 AM. He walked to the chair unassisted and declared the love of God sustained him before the fatal jolt.
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Boston
Bertram Spencer
Martha W. Blackstone
Springfield
Charleston State
Spencer
Marshall twisted facts by Perkins on Harvester claim
George W Perkins, former Morgan partner and progressive, charged Governor Marshall with lying about Perkins presiding over International Harvester. Perkins called Marshall's speech distorted and uncalled for, accusing him of twisting the facts.
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New York
George W Perkins
J. P. Morgan Company
Governor Marshall
Perkins
International Harvester Company
Marshall
Bryan Denounces Colonel Roosevelt in Pueblo
Pueblo, Colo. Colonel Bryan denounced Roosevelt today during a stop on Roosevelt's western trail after leaving Pueblo Bryan continued his itinerary along the route.
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Bryan
Roosevelt
Pueblo
Colo
Seventy Policemen To Guard Pendleton Roundup
Pendleton allocates seventy officers and plainclothes men for the Round-up and fair to deter petty theft and maintain order. Chief Peir Kearney outlines patrols for saloons, residences, Round-up Park, pavilion, and streets, with officers at Round-up Park and the pavilion and extra staff patrolling crowds and homes. He notes last year’s low crime and warns of a busier week ahead due to undesirables in town.
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Pendleton
Pei Kearney
Kearney
Desire Streets Flushed Nights in Pendleton Round-up Week
A civic committee of eight led by the Commercial Club president plans to flush Pendleton streets for Round-up Week to curb dust and stench. The group will consult city officials on flushing, street cleaning, and closing stores for two afternoons, with Mayor Mataloader expressing concern about water supply and engineers promising sufficient flow as pumping facilities expand.
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Commercial Club
Spechr Commerctl
A. J. Schaefer
Leon
Pendleton
Athora
Robinson
Roy Alexander
FE. Livengood
Leon Cohen
J. V. Tallman
A. L. Schaefer
R. Alexander
A. J. McAllister
Matlock
George Buzan
Objection to Hawley Estate Appraisal Hearing Began
In New York on September 17 the hearing on Thomas E. Rush’s request to reopen Edwin Hawley’s estate appraisal began. Objections allege the process was rushed and filed after closing, and Rush aims to show that administrators’ lawyers seek $320,935 in counsel fees without an itemized account.
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New York
Thomas E. Rush
Lohmer
Edwin Hawley
Hawley
Coblin
Rush
Le Gagneux Breaks Altitude Record in Paris Flight
Paris date Sept 17 Aviator Le Gagneux set an altitude mark by rising 18 534 feet in a monoplane achieving a new height record for the era The feat demonstrates advancing aircraft performance and national aviation prowess in France
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Paris
France
le Gagneux
Hydroplane pilot Engle missing then found in Lake Michigan
Chicago news reports Avia tor Albert Engle went missing for three hours and was feared swept over Lake Michigan by currents. A search was mounted. Later Engle was found floating in a hydroplane on Lake Michigan in the afternoon. He was chilled and unable to tell a connected account of his experiences.
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Chicago
Ill
Albert Engle
Lake Michigan
Engle
Girl Stands Loyal To Gang Leader In Roanoke Case
Roanoke, Sept 17. M Rok er, mountain sweethe ar t of Wesley Edwards and uncle Sidna Allen, leaders of the Allen Fang, declared her loyalty after being unwittingly betrayed. She vowed to stick by Wes, saying he expects a term in the penitentiary but she can wait years. Detectives arrested Allen and Edwards by tracing the girl who went to Des Moines to wed Edwards.
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Roanoke
M. Roker
Wesley Edwards
Sidna Allen
Allen Fang
Wes
Allen
Edwards
Des Moines
McCort Consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on Sept 17, Monsignor John P. McCort was formally consecrated Auxiliary Bishop with the title Bishop of Axotus at the Cathedral. Archbishop Prendergast led the ceremony with many Catholic prelates in attendance. The sermon was delivered by Monsignor McDevitt, superintendent of parish schools, and a winner will be announced this evening for the new Auxiliary Bishop post.
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Philadelphia
John P. McCort
Axotus
Catheral
Prendergast
Monsignor
McDevitt
Government files exhibits in trust dissolution
Chicago September 17 The government filed today with Master Chancery Tayior ls exhibits in the harvester trust dissolution suit They include the voting trust agreement of 1962 giving control of the International Harvester stock to the custody of Geo W Perkins Cyrus McCormick and Chas Deering
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Chicago
Tayior Ls
Harvester Trust
International Harvester
Geo. W. Perkins
Cyrus McCormick
Chas. Deering
Baltimore banker Morrison dies by suicide citing yellow journals
Baltimore Sept 17 G C Morrison a banker and president of the Havre de Grace Race Tracks association suicided by asphyxiation today. He left a note saying his act was caused by attacks of yellow journals.
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Baltimore
Web
G. Cc. Morrison
Havre de Grace
Military Funeral Held for Drowning Naval Apprentices
In Waukegan Wisconsin on September 17 military funeral services were held for six naval apprentices who drowned when a cutter from the U S Naval Station at North Chicago capsized.
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Waukegan
Wis
U. S Naval Station
North Chicago
Wealthy society seen at Westchester County Horse Show
Society from New York Pennsylvania and Massachusetts attended the opening of the Westchester County Horse Show in White Plains on September 17. Oliver Harriman is president of the association whose membership is described as the wealthiest in America.
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White Plains
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Westchester County
Oliver Harriman
America
Wilson speaks to students on duty to think for themselves
Democratic candidate for president Governor Wilson arrives in Sioux City and is greeted by crowds on a Western campaign tour. He visits Morningside College, chats with laborers in Onawa, and urges students to digest their own food by thinking, not passively receiving ideas.
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Atcard Wilson
Sioux City
Wilson
Wilton
Morningside College
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Onawa
Morningside
America
Europe
Train Held Up and Robbed Near Stevenson Alabama
Memphis dispatch reports a Southern railroad train near Stevenson Alabama held up today with 35 registered mail packages stolen. A large sum in coin in the express car was reportedly untouched. Postoffice Inspector Nallors said bandits rifled the mail, while moodhounds track the gang.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Railroad
Stevenson
Ala
Postoffice
Nallors
Lawson renews war on Wall Street in current issue
New York September 17 Thomas W Lawson renews his attack on Wall Street in Everybody s out today. He says the stock market speculation is behind the high cost of living as the payme are realized of two and three billions yearly.
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New York
N. Y
Thomas W. Lawson
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Ex prize fighter begins five year term in San Quentin
San Francisco Calif Sept 17 Jas Lawler ex prize fighter left today to serve a five year sentence for white slavery in San Quentin on the charge of Adt Bretuene of Sacramento.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jas. Lawler
San Quentin
Adit Bretuene
Sacramento
Diaz Delighted Over APF Pairs in Menico
Paris dispatch reports former Mexican President Porfirio Ding refrains from comment on arrests in Mexico of people shouting Viva Diaz. He is said to be secretly delighted by Mexican conditions and the arising political climate.
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Paris
France
Porfirio Ding
Mexico
Viva Diaz
Straw Vote Shows Wilson Favored by Round-Up Workmen
A Pendleton straw vote among workmen building the park improvements at Roundup Grounds shows Gov. Wilson favored. Contractor Charles Cole tallies the results as fully reflecting the workers’ choice, aligning with other Democratic signals observed on a Roosevelt excursion.
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Wilson
Pendleton
sTrolinds
Park
Charles Cole
Roosevelt
la Grande
James Harvey Graham
Congress
Baker
Mr. Graham
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