El Paso Nominated as Next Congress Meeting Site
Delegates at the 1904 meeting chose El Paso Texas as the site for the next congress with a close vote distribution among states. Idaho won the fruit cup while Washington took the hops cup. The day featured irrigation talks by F W Taylor and others and a noon adjournment followed by a canyon excursion in Ogden Weber County.
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Nevada
St. Louie
Idaho
Texas
el Paso
Towa
Michiesola
Montana
Oregon
Washingtn
Wyoming
Land
Portland
St. Louis
Congress
F. W. Taylor
Division of Agriculture
George H. Maxwell
West
Prince
William Smith
San Diego
Cal
F .E. Brooks
Colorado
Washington
Spokane
Sam White
Ogden
Ogden Canyon
Logan
Cheora
Reclamation Department
FP. Newell
Reclamation Bureau
Rosas
Pincheon
Ewood Mead
Reclamation and
New Yorker Mentioned in Recent Investigation
A New Yorker figure was named in a recent investigation, drawing attention to their involvement. Details remain limited as the inquiry continues, with officials outlining potential implications for ongoing proceedings.
Ex Senator Kelley Dead in Oregon History
Advices from Washington DC reported the death of James Kerr Kelley a former United States Senator from Oregon aged 84. He was elected in 1800 and later served on Oregon's supreme bench until 1880 resigning to resume law practice.
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Portland
Washington, D C
James Kerr Kelley
United States
Oregon
Kelley
Supreme Bench of
Senator Kelley A Civil War Service Leader From 1855 Oregon Move
Portland reports on Senator Kelley who served the state in the war opposing the Yakima Indians in fall 1855 with a commission as a lieutenant colonel. He later moved to Washington with a wife a son and a daughter. A Pennsylvania native he came to the coast in 1849 via California gold fields. His Pennsylvania kin have a history of civic and military service dating back to the revolutionary era. He was a Princeton alumnus from the class of 183%
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Portland
Kelley
Washington
Senator Kelley
Pennsylvania
California
Princeton
Mississippi Flood Forces Mass Evacuations Across Riverfront
Sept 18 report from La Crosse shows the Mississippi seven inches above danger and rising. Railways submerged and wholesale houses inundated as townsfolk move valuables to safety. Police organize widespread evacuations as water inches higher, with vast farmland flooded and communications severed.
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la Crosse
Wie
Mississippi
Incomplete Trade Union Representation Sparks Question
Fragmentary text hints at dissatisfaction over representation and disputes within a trades union. The wording suggests concerns about adequacy and disclosure, with mentions of questions affecting the union's standing and procedures.
Corbin Ends Northwest Army Post Tour in Des Moines
Adjutant Corbin who inspected the Northwest posts left Des Moines after a routine tour. He plans to visit remaining army stations and conclude his trip at Seattle.
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Moines
Corbin
Vincent Files Pendleton Mayoral Bid On Citizens Ticket
Dr F W Vincent considers a mayoral run in Pendleton on a citizens ticket after a petition from business leaders and residents endorses his administration. He says he will reveal policy after accepting nomination and vows to run the city right, recounting a prior businesslike tenure. Names on the petition include H F Johnson, Frank Frazier, Stephen A Lowell, Leon Cohen, and many others.
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F. W. Vincent
Pendleton
Dr. Vincent
Vincent
H. F. Johnson
Frank Frazier
Stephen A. Lowell
Leon Cohen
William Shiverick
Charlee RA
Utton
L. G. Frasier
Wiley Frasier
C. A. Eppinger
KR. Alexander
James Crawford
Charlies Hamilton
C. C. Berkeley
N. Berkeley
G. R. Thompson
J. W. Maloney
F. G. Schmewr
T. J. Morris
Thomas FitzGerald
J. B. Means, Jr
J. T
ROPED TO SADDLES RECORD ROUNDUP NEAR MAGDALENIA
A Mexican rurales unit commanded by Colonel Koasterlitcky concluded a three week chase of Sonora outlaws in Northern Sonora. The 2 top fugitives were captured near Magdalena Bonora and brought in heavily guarded after a ride where escape would be folly.
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Magdalenia
Mexico
Koasterlitcky
Magdalena
Bonora
Sonora
Assassination Rumors Plague Servia Crown
London dispatch claims King Peter of Servia has been assassinated after a three month reign following Alexander’s murder. Reports also detail massacres across the region with Turks killing men women and children and torture of women. A separate note alleges Turkish atrocities are greatly underestimated and Macedonians face starvation.
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London
Paris
Peer of
Servia
Alexander
Entire crew lost as Red Dragon sinks off New Jersey coast
Atlantic City Sept. 18 reports from Harvey Cedars station confirm the fishing smack Red Dragon and steamer sank with bottom up. Two women were found in the water and the rest are missing. Mrs John Swan non and her granddaughter perished in the voyage.
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Atlantic City
Red Dragon
Steaw
Harvey Cedars
John Swannon
Famous ex convict identified in Seattle case
Seattle Sept 18 W B Thomas the Patrolman Schannen murder suspect identi fied as Kid Smith just out of Deer Lodge penitentiary where he served nine years of a one year term for robbery.
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Seattle
Thomas
Schannen
Kid" Smith
Deer Lodge
Snyder Pleads Not Guilty to Highway Robbery Charges
Kansas City September 18 Casey L Snyder millionaire's son pled not guilty to four highway robbery charges involving a $15000 theft.
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Snyder
Kansas City
Casey L. Snyder
Planned attack on Alfonso to abort Barcelona trip
A warning warned King Alfonso about a probable attack during a Barcelona visit as a pretext to force him to abandon his planned Madrid trip on September 18. The message linked the threat to Spain's politics and the aim of halting his travel.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Barcelona
Carpenter Union Considers Staying in Trades Council
Walla Walla September 18 Local Union No 1214 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America decided last night to take no action regarding a possible withdrawal from the Walla Walla Trades Council. The move was discussed by several building trades members amid agitation over alliance options.
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Walla Walla
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Resignations Reported as Cabinet Crumbles in London
London dispatch reports resignations expected from members of the cabinet. The Birmingham correspondent of the Rachange Telegraph Company says the highest authority confirms aims to hand in notices shortly. London papers lead with the surprise shakeup as the morning and afternoon editions debate the political shakeup.
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London
Birmingham
Rachange Telegraph Company
Box Makers Strike Strikes Hit San Francisco Trades
San Francisco workers report a box makers and lawyers strike with about three hundred on strike. A 20 percent wage demand is refused by major factories while daily wages stand at $2.26.
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San Francisco
125 Lost At Sea In Norfolk Storm
Reports from the Atlante Fishing Company confirm the Beatrice and its crew were wrecked by Tuesday's storm. Captain Busdelle says 125 lives are feared lost as authorities confirm a fishing steamer disaster the worst of the Atlante fleet.
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Norfolk
Busdelle
Atlante Fishing Company
Mays
Beatrice
Allame
Toeeday
Robbers Shoot Night Operator at Brin Road Bank
In Wabash Indiana on September 18 robbers shot night operator Herbert Augenbough at the Laketown Brin road office as he tried to escape to a nearby house. He suffered possibly fatal wounds but led pursuing locals toward the fleeing robbers who fled with a safe’s payday sum missing from the vault.
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Wabash
Ind
Brin Road
Laketom
Herbert Augenbough
Arguments resume on Alaskan Boundary map dispute
London September 18 the fifth day of the Alaska Boundary commission resumed the arguments and continued examination of the Portland canal map. It is contended that mapping the boundary line to secure American assertions has been accepted by Great Britain.
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London
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Portland Canal
Great Britain
Beavers fight to prevent Brooklyn flight ruling
New York dispatch reports Commissioner Hitchcock ruled the department fled again and charged him with accepting a check from Brandt-Dent Automatic Chair Company. In London amid resignation talk Balfour may quit over missing funds and the king may require the vacancy.
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Hiktcock
Dietment
Heaven
Brandt-Dent Automatic Chair Company
Beavers
Brooklyn
Balfour
London
Mon Te Oi
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