Roosevelt Defends Trust Regulation Plank in Colo
Colonel Roosevelt backed by steel and harvester interests defends his progressive plan for trust regulation in Trinidad Colorado. He asserts Wilson misreads labor market effects, notes Perkins as sole proponent among his allies, and accuses Wilson of favoring unlimited competition while claiming steel and harvester forces split between Taft and Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Wilson
Steel Combine and Harvester Trust
Colo
Kato
Trinidad
Roosevelt
Perkins
Gary
Steel
Harvester Trust
Geo. W. Perkins
Minnesota
North Dakota
Steel Corporation
Canal to Open Oct 15 1919 Panama Passage Dates
Washington reports revised estimates set October 15 1913 as the first vessel date for the Panama canal. About 283.874 million spent with total cost not to exceed 400 million. Formal opening Jan 1 1915 and commercial use starting December 1 1913 after completing locks and gates. Taft to attend vigil. navies invited. 48 million cubic yards excavated by Sept 15 with 24 million more to go. Canal length 506 miles with minimum depth 41 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Canal Commission
Fiest
Taft
Pacific
Atlantic
Car shortage hits Oregon as shippers seek relief
Salem Oregon report notes daily complaints to the railroad commission from shippers unable to secure rail cars. Eastern Oregon millmen and Yamhill division wood dealers report scarce cars, with the shortage affecting multiple industries. Commission seeks help from California to avert a grave situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Railroad Commission
California
Oregon
Yamhill
Southern Pacific
Cheap advice is apt to be clear if you act upon it
A succinct old saying suggests practical value in straightforward guidance when followed. The quote emphasizes decisive action over overthinking, implying clarity comes from applying simple counsel to real tasks.
Lafferty Named by Bull Moose in Oregon Convention
Portland Oregon representatives nominated A W W Lafferty Wah by the bull moose party at the third district convention. the unanimous selection places him on the bull moose ticket in oregon for congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapperty
Bull Moose
Portland
Ore
A. WW. Lafferty Wah
Oregon
Bull Moose Party
Westward Ho Parade Plans Big Northwest Pageant
Fred Earle directs the Westward Ho pageant with Sim RK Thompson Dein Tatum and John Mumm shaping what will be a two mile parade of frontier life. All Pendleton residents with a horse are invited to join the line of march with grand processions daily during the Round-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Earle
Sim RK
Thompson
Dein Tatum
John Mumm
Northwest
Pendleton
Belfast riots widen as clashes erupt again
In Belfast Ireland a Catholic Protestant riot intensified with Unionist club members raiding the Catholic district smashing windows and stoning police. Police charges failed to quell the violence until daylight as unions fought with clubs and stones. many people were badly beaten and police suffered heavy blows. Home rulers report letters fromCamila offering support to Ulster rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Ireland
Camila
Ulster
Lewis approves 18 water permits in Oregon
State Engineer Lewis approved eighteen water appropriation permits on Monday afternoon at Sajom Oregon. Six permits cover the Walla Walla valley with rights recently affected by a Supreme Court decision in Little Walla Walla Irrigation Co. v Finis Irrigation Co. The Lamb-Schrader Co of Tillamook seeks lumber and pulp manufacture using three streams. Milton Nursery seeks extra water for power and irrigation using a water wheel to lift water for riverbank irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Little
Fair at Walla Walla Praised and Roaring Round-up
The Walla Walla fair drew praise and unusual merriment led by the Knights of the Grip. A kangaroo court jailed city celebrities including J B Keefe and the mayor, fining Keefe for smoking and accusing him of stealing the pennant, with several hundred more expected to attend the Round-up next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
O& Gool Fale
Commercial Club
Walk
Wilson Given Great Ovation in Chicago Arrival
Governor Wilson arrives in Chicago and is greeted by large crowds at the Democratic national headquarters. He departs for Detroit at 7:15 PM amid disruptions to his conference with campaign leaders. Wilson praises receptions in St Paul and Minneapolis and mentions plans to meet Ty Cobb in Detroit.
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Chicago
Ill
Wilson
Detroit
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Moosevelt
Witton
Ty Cobb
Bin
Portland firm lands asylum furnishing contract in Oregon
Salem Oregon September 19 Pflieslchner Mayer Companys of Portland were awarded the contract to supply the asylum here and the eastern Oregon asylum with 1700 four pound blankets at 2 60 each This is the first contract for furnishings for the eastern Oregon institution As it is expected to move the inmates to the eastern Oregon asylum by December 1 several other furnishing contracts may be let soon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Pflelschner, Mayer Companys
Portland
Oregon
Eastern Oregon Institution
Eastern Oregon Asylum
Negroes oppose grandfather clause in state constitution
Riley Oklahoma September 19 Negroes from every section of the state have gathered for a convention opening today to fight the obnoxious grandfather clause in the state constitution The law was passed to disfranchise thousands of negro voters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Okla
Uestite
Kilbane to Fight O Keefe in Madison Square Garden
Johnny Kilbane featherweight champion and Eddy O Keefe meet in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden tonight. O Keefe expected to shine and reach the featherweight limit of 122 pounds after victories over Johnny Dundee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilbane
O' Keefe
New York
Johnny Kilbane
Eddy O'Keefe
Madison Square Garden
O'Keefe
Johnny Dundee
Miss Wayne Proves an Immense Drawing Card
Pauline Wayne the prize cow of President Taft arrives in Devon Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania State Cattle Show Association annual fair to win further honors. She was given by Senator Stevenson of Wisconsin and is recognized as one of the country s most distinguished cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devon
Pauline Wayne
Pennsylvania State Cattle Show Association
Taft
United States
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Amin's Chief Alman Ife Urged to Refrain from Speaking Loudly
A local civic column urges Amin's chief alman Ife to curb outspoken remarks, criticizing public chatter while calling for measured discourse and restraint in community meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amin
Alman Ife
Labor Troubles in Spain Strike Planned for Tomorrow
Madrid September 19 a railway strike involving 6000 workers is set to begin tomorrow. Most Spanish railroad employees oppose the strike yet officials fear it may spread to the Asturias district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Asturias
Talk on Graduated Tax Shapes City Meeting
A packed city hall heard Francis Nellson of Brith Parliament and J W Bengough of Toronto discuss graduated taxation. Nellson argued land value levy boosts reform and curbs hereditary estates while Bengough mocked faults of the current system and defended land tax as fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Francis Nellson
J. W. Bengough
Toronto
Nellson
Enegid
Canada
Britain
George Revne
Strain
Campoilot Bengough
Neilson
Charles H. Shields
New Girl Rider Hazel Walker Headlines Round-Up Show
Hazel Walker, a California rider described as a “girl” but sharper than many, arrived to compete with Tillie Baldwin Bhanehe McGaughey and Bertha Hlancett for the World’s champion lady bucking horse title. Her husband Frank C. Walker accompanies her as they perform in a prairie show atmosphere, with Hazel’s ride on Black Trot highlighted as a display of nerve and horsemanship.
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Hizel Walker
Bucknrocess
Tillie Baldwin
Bhanehe McGaughey
Bertha Hlancett
Frank C. Walker
Hagel Walker
Los Angeles
Hazel
Hazel Walker
California
Miss Walker
Kentucky
New York State Waterways Association Opens Meeting
The New York State Waterways Association begins its annual convention in Watertown on Sept. 19. Delegates discuss canals canal terminals inland navigable waterways tide waters river and harbor improvements and conservation of inland waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
New York State Waterways’ Association
Standard Oil Financed Revolution Linked to Sun Yat Sen
London September 16. A Wendell Jackson refused to confirm Standard Oil backing for a syndicate joining China’s revolution with a $406 million stake. It is believed Standard Oil financed the movement led by Dr Sun Yat Sen and may withdraw from contest zones as the Schehuan provinces hold vast oil potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Wendell Jackson
Standard Oil Comepany
China
Sun Yat Sen
Sceehuan
NEW SCHEDULES FOR ROUND-UP TRAFFIC IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON
The O W R N announces special schedules to handle Round-up traffic. Trains run daily from Pilot Rock to Pendleton, leaving at 8:30 a.m. and arriving 10:15 a.m., with return at 10:15 p.m. A steam train substitutes the motor on the Umatilla Pendleton run, with the evening return delayed to 6:30. Additional specials depart Baker to Pendleton each morning, pass La Grande at 9:50, arrive Pendleton at 12:05, and return at 1:45. A Dayton to Pendleton service runs daily, leaving Tumi ton at 7:00 p.m. and arriving Pendleton at 11:00 a.m., with return at 8:30 p.m.
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Oregon
Washington
Umatilla Central
Pilot Rock
Pendleton
Umatilla-Pendleton
Umatilla
Baker
la Grande
Dayton
Tmivton
Regulation Plan Is Turned Down by City Council
City council members rejected an ordinance to regulate automobile passenger carriers during the Round-up and curb outside chauffeurs from rafts. Sperry and Estes proposed limits of fifty licenses at $20 each with identifying numbers, hoping to keep money in town and control prices, but the measure failed as aldermen split on the limitation and enforceability. If no new action follows, the city faces a repeat of last year's disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Walla
Alta Streets
Democratic campaign opens in Lexington with Clark and Kern
The Kentucky State campaign for the Democrats opens in Lexington on September 19. Speaker of the House Champ Clark and United States Senator Kern are the principal speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Lexington
House
Champ Clark
United States
Kern
Utah Miners Seize Dynamite in Bingham Struggle
In Salt Lake City in mid September the Utah Copper Mining strike erupts into near war as 4900 miners siege Bingham. Deputies arm themselves. Governor Spry refuses to call National Guard until advised after a powwow with labor leaders including President Moyer. Militia readiness grows as powder house and dynamite are seized.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Bingham
Utah Copper Mining Company
Sheriff Sharp
Spry
National Guard
Powder House
Utah Construction Company
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Sawtelle Buys Owl Tea House on Main Street
Royal M. Sawtelle, a popular Main Street jeweler, purchases the Owl Tea House from Ben Creswell. Creswell will stay on to manage the Tea House for now. Sawtelle plans to close the grocery and convert the store into a high class china shop while continuing the jewelry business and running both locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal M. Sawtelle
Main Street
Owl Tea Howse
Ben Creswell
Creswell
Parchaser
Cathedral Dedication by Cardinal Gibbons in Wichita
The new half million dollar cathedral in Wichita Kansas was dedicated today by Cardinal Gibbons Archbishop Glennon preached the dedication sermon and prominent Catholics from the west and southwest attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kans
Cardinal Gibbons
Glennon
Labor Leaders Told to Appeal Contempt Convictions
Washington contract appeals timeline set as Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the AFL were given until November 1 to complete their appeal to the appellate court of the District of Columbia from sentences imposed by Justice Daniel T. Wright for alleged contempt of court.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Appellate Court of the
District of Columbia
Daniel T. Wright
Electors Refuse to Resign Positions in Nebraska
Lincoln Neb Sept 19 Six candidates favored to back Roosevelt and nominated as Nebraska electors refused a request to resign from the Republican national committee in New York today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Republican National Committee
New York
Suffragette Ill in Jail After Forcible Feeding
Dublin Sept 19 Miss Leigh the suffragette recently sentenced to five years for wounding John E Redmond leader of the Irish Parliamentary party with a hatchet is in a dangerous condition in Mount Joy prison from forcible feeding. Since imprisonment she has refused to eat and officials have fed her by tube.
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Mary Leight
Redmond
Dublin
M. Leigh
John E. Redmond
Irish Parliamentary Party
Mount Joy
Miss Leigh
Government sells large tract of Indian lands at auction
Government agents arrive to auction off portions of about 1 600 000 acres of former Shoshone lands in the state. Lots offered at minimum prices from 50 cents to 1 ½ dollars per acre. No buyer may acquire more than 640 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
Wya
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Sam Thompson
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LEWIS
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OWL Tea House
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