Fortifying the Panama Canal Faces Two Problems
Washington reports that fortification of the canal raises debate among nations. US plans proceed under Taft as tensions mount over whether the canal can be defended and if the right to fortify can be exercised. Experts say coast batteries must deter fleets while keeping the path neutral, with strategic island placements along the Colon side aiding defense.
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Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Taft
Congress
Bob” Evans
Board of Army Experts
Fla
Panama
Colon
Pur
Artist Howard Christy Possible Reunion with Wife
In Zanesville Ohio on September 22 friends say Howard Chanler Christy and his wife may reconcile after a sensational divorce. The sticking point is where to reside with Mrs Christy refusing to live in Zanesville and Christy declining New York.
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Zaneaville
Ohio
Howard Chanler Christy
Christy
Zanesville
New York
Pendleton Bells Rally for Walla Walla Derby Day
Pendleton sent about 200 people to Walla Walla for Derby Day with sheep bells labelled to signal support for the event. Many joined by car, and a large contingent of women traveled by train.
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Pendleton
Walla Walla
Garden City
Wallin Walin
Grain handlers return to work after wage settlement
Portland workers resume duties as Pacific Coast Elevator Campbell-Sanford and Frank Thorne agree to forty cents an hour and sixty cents overtime. Fifty men at Hal four Guthrie Kerr-Gifford and Northwestern Warehouse remain out pending agreement.
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Portland
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Campbell-Sanford Company
Frank Thorne
Halfour-Guthrie Company
Kerr-Gifford Company
Northwestern Warehouse Company
Fair Entry Books Open for District Fair Exhibits
Entry books at the district fair office are open with Secretary Fite Gerald and assistants ready to receive entries. Exhibits may be shipped later. entries close Monday noon. The big pavilion takes shape, with Umatilla county booth, night lighting, and dust control via sprinkled sawdust. Judge Thomas FitzGerald secured Milton-Freewater participation, though no Milton-Freewater exhibit appears at this year’s Walla Walla fair.
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Fite Gerald
Umatilla
Thomas FitzGerald
Fair Board
Milton and
Freewater
Milton-Freewater
Walla Walla Fair
Plot to kill Mikado exaggerated officials say
Authorities say yesterday’s published details of the Mikado assassination plot were exaggerated. Earlier, fans discovered making bombs. these men have since been imprisoned. No definite second plot was found against the Mikado.
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Mikado
Tablo
Bandits Rob Seattle Hotel In Cash Theft
A squad of 25 police hunted three bandits who calmly entered a downtown Seattle tourist hotel and robbed the bar, fleeing with about 100 dollars. The raid occurred as a crowd passed the doorway. Mrs Amy B Dunn of Sand Point Idaho arrived by the Northern Pacific and planned to visit her mother Mrs N Bowman.
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Seattle
Amy B. Dunn
Sand Point
Idaho
Northern Pacific
N. Bowman
Gaynor May Fight Back After Hearst Reply
New York reports an expected confrontation between Mayor Gaynor and Hearst as Gaynor resumes duties. Hearst telegram from Paris regrets the mayor being shot but criticizes his temper and rhetoric, suggesting ongoing tensions over press influence and attacks.
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New York
Hearst
Gaynor
W_ RR
Paris
Ferest
Abdul Hamid Celebrates 68th Birthday in Safe Retreat
Constantinople reports Abdul Hamid II known as Abdul Damned, sultan of Turkey for 32 years, marks his 68th birthday in government shelter as a near prisoner. Rumors of his state gladness to be free from assassination fears circulate while questions arise about his harem. Government negotiates compensation for widows with monthly pensions to be paid over ten years.
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Constantinople
Abidul Hamid
Abdul Damned
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Abdul Hoamid
McIntosh Offers $30,000 for Johnson Langford Fight
Boston September 22. Hugh McIntosh offered thirty thousand dollars for a match between Jack Johnson and Sam Langford. Negotiations for a big blacks bout, broken off yesterday, were resumed today.
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Mintosh
Boston
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Hugh McIntosh
Big Blacks
John Gilman Elected Commander in Chief of G A R
John Gilman of Boston was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the encampment in Atlantic City this afternoon.
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Atlantic City
John Gilman
Boston
Grand Army of the Republic
Lorimer Scandal Hearing Delayed Amid Political Claims
Chicago Sept 22 Senators Bulkley and Frasier have not arrived as Lorimer investigation resumes. Attorney Hancey denounces the inquiry as political, seeks postponement until after O Neill Browne's Springfield trial for legislative bribery. Tribune attorney Austrian calls the legislature rotten and opposes delay.
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Alliels
Browne
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Ill
Bulkley
Frasier
Lorimer
Frazier
Hancey
O'Neill Browne
Springfield
Burrows
Alfred Austrian
Hanecy
Mob demands execution of Parmenter in Louisville jail
A wild excited mob gathers around Louisville Kentucky jail demanding the life of Swinton Parmenter accused of murdering 18 year old Janie Sharpe. Parmenter was captured at Winona and escaped while en route to Louisville. Enraged farmers flood the town as the sheriff swears in a chamber of deputies and fortifies the jail interior. The victim's body was found in woods in July and Parmenter was arrested.
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Louisville
Mase
Swinton
Parmenter
Janie Sharpe
Winona
Lwaching
Chamber of Deputies
Rumored Taggart to be Court Martialed
Military circles report Major Elmore Taggart of the Twenty fourth U S infantry faces a court martial related to the Port Ontario scandal that led to Captain Peck of the Fourth being dismissed.
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Taggart
New York
Elmore Taggart
Twenty-fourth
U. S. Infantry
Port Ontario
Peck
Approach of Winter Stops Alaska Traffic
Seattle September 22 navigation to Alaska closed until next June as Yukon steamers reach St Michaels. Several freighters caught in the ice will be imprisoned all winter.
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Seattle
Alaska
St. Michaels
Wives as Seconds in Duel Ends in Deaths Crop up in Georgia
Pelgram GA September 22 two young farmers Chas Tate and John Merchant fought a duel on a farm road with their wives acting as seconds. They each walked twenty five paces fired several shots and were killed. The duel stemmed from a quarrel the women had yesterday with Merchant challenging Tate to shoot it out and Tate accepting.
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Pelgram
Chas
Tate
John Merchant
Merchant
Round-Up Recruit Bronco Tryouts Impress Sheriff
Sheriff I D Taylor staged a bronco busting trial in Pendleton for the northwest Round-Up to be held next week. Four horses were tested. three passed and one named Snyder was rejected after throwing rider Simn. Judge, owned by Judge James A Fee, was named best and praised for speed alongside rider Lee Caldwell. All riders were unharmed. Bucking horses, wild horses and fast ponies continue arriving for the event, with every promoter urged to deliver their promised horse.
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I. D. Taylor
Big Northwest
James A. Fee
Lee Caldwell
Sllmn
John Day Country
Pendleton
Frank Snyder
Snyder
Pony Express
Sheriff Taylor
Shortage of Teachers Hits Umatilla County Schools
Umatilla county schools face a critical teacher shortage with at least a dozen vacancies including a high school post and several country schools paying 55 to 65 dollars monthly. Superintendent Welles says Coast Agencies cannot supply enough applicants and districts race to start school, forcing boards to consider higher pay as salaries rise from past years.
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Umatilla
Welles
Pendleton considers a second telephone franchise
A Pendleton council meeting debated granting a franchise for a second telephone company. Mayor Murphy and several members signaled favorable view of Independent company ownership, while others opposed adding Postal Telegraph or stock sales to locals. No formal application was filed and no definite decision emerged.
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Pendleton
Murphy
Moraman
Stroble
Postal
Western Union
Brock
Morsman
Sharon
Dyer
Eli
Strain
Montgomery
Chicago
New York Civic Alliance Congress Opens in Rochester
The New York state congress of the American Civic Alliance convened in Rochester for a three day session with many prominent speakers addressing civic topics.
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American Civic Aliance
Rochester
N. Y
New York State Congress
The
American Civic Alliance
Harvest Days Near End In Cinatilla County Wheat Harvest
Harvest season in Cinatilla County ends soon as combines replace horses. Weather was ideal and yields mostly above average though some sections finish later. About half the crop already sold at roughly eighty cents a bushel with prices fluctuating.
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Cinatilla County
Holdmann
Weston Mountain
Pendleton
Interurban Railways to Chain West in Electric Network
Traction men from the middle west convene at the Claypool hotel for the annual General Electric Railway association meeting. Officials forecast rapid growth in interurban lines linking the region, enabling New York to St. Louis trolley travel and closer ties among central west cities. Technical papers will be presented at the convention.
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Central Electric
Indianapolis
Ind
Middle West
Claypool
General Electric Railway Association
West
New York
St. Louis
Central West
Uncle Joe Cannon Rejects Vaudeville Offer
In Danville on September 22, Uncle Joe Cannon refused a Toledo theater promoter's offer of 3000 dollars weekly or triple that amount for vaudeville work. He said he did not read the telegram and has other things to do than elevating vaudeville.
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Danville
Joe Cannon
Toledo
Ohio
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