Cannon and Humphrey clash over leadership in Congress
The piece portrays Will E. Humphrey deserting Joe Cannon as the old fighter faces insurgent challenge. It argues Humphrey shifts from praise to cowardice, condemning him for abandoning Cannon and backing the insurgents in the lead up to the Sixty-second Congress.
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Humphrey
Joe Cannon
Tacoma
Cannon
Nick Longworth
Shrey
T Hare
Es- Dass
Canseat
Republican Party
Emme Bik
Coward Fm
Joe Cannon Red
Congress
Mer- Marine League
Skagit
Will E. Humphrey
Merchant Marine League
Willbrey
Ing
Uncle Joe
Longworth
Danville
Wall Street Wolf Influences Western Governors Meeting
Newspaper report details a purported conservative push led by Louis Hill and Howard Elliott with strong railroad backing. Governor Hay says he coordinated a Salt Lake gathering to frame a states rights conservation agenda for the St. Paul congress, involving Taft and Roosevelt era policy clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Shephard
T Lake
Utah
St. Paul
Trick
Louis Hill
The
Great Northern
James Hill
Howard Eliott
Pacific Railroad
Hay
Maf
State
Congress
Prest- Elliott
Salt Lake
Wall St. Wolf
Hill
Pinchot
Roosevelt
Taft
Youth in Woodinville Dies By Own Hand At Lake Washington
A note found in the pocket of a coat on the Shore of Lake Washington claims Leroy Armour of Woodinville Washington killed himself. The message to his mother speaks of death by own action and asks to be remembered as the child the family loved.
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Leroy Armour
Woodinville
Lake Washington
Wash
Sims shifts stance in Washington state senate race
Edgar A. Sims once called the worst term in the state has submitted a supplement to his candidacy. He previously pledged not to vote for Poindexter but now states he will vote for the senatorial candidate with the highest primary vote.
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Port Townsend
Edgar A. Sims
Sims
Poindexter
Mayors, Police Chief and Citizens Arrested in Raid
United Press reports at Roswell New Mexico that a raid on a confectionery store led to the arrest of the town’s mayor, police chief, deputy sheriff, constable, an attorney and two citizens for liquor violations. The sequence included arrests of the saloonkeeper and a sheepman, with the chief and others jailed on various charges and some later released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Roswell
N. M
Doctor Accused in Perry County Deaths
In New Germantown Perry County the bodies of Dr Russell Camp ez and Mrs Ira Morrison were found. Police say the woman died from internal hemorrhages after an operation performed by Dr Campbell. He then killed himself with cyanide of potassium.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Russell Campez
Ira Morrison
New Germantown
Perry County
Campbell
Two to Quit Race Now in Washington Senate Fight
United Press reports Spokane authorities say Omas Burke and Judge Humphries will retire from the senatorial race by September 1. Humphries plans a whirlwind campaign to back Wilson and swing Burke voters in King county, while Burke tours the state for his man.
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Spokane
Omas Burke
Judge Humphries
Humphries
Burke
Wilson
King County
Hit
Tahoe forest fire spreads as timber lands burn in California
NEVADA CITY CAL Aug 22 Fire gained a foothold today in the Tahoe forest and miles of heavy timber lands are being swept by a great conflagration. Authorities report flames threaten nearby communities and efforts are underway to contain the blaze as winds drive the fire through dry forests.
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Nevada City
Cal
Tahoe Forest
100 Dead in Forest Fire
Fire disaster in the forest leads to at least 100 deaths according to early reports. Details are scarce as authorities investigate the blaze and its cause while families seek information on missing loved ones.
No More Uncle Joe Speeches in GOP Campaign
Washington reports a new step by the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee to sideline Speaker Cannon in the party leadership. Leaders say Cannon’s insurgent stance and his remarks in Kansas and the ensuing charges have led them to exclude him from speaking dates in upcoming campaigns.
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Republican Campaign Committee
Cannon
Washington
Republican Party
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Republican
Uncle Joe
Kangas
Five Towns Burning Up in Idaho and Washington Fires
Fire rips through Burke Idaho and nearby towns as Wallace and St. Regis burn. Reports say dozens dead and hundreds injured with refugees fleeing to Spokane. Fire crews, including negro troops, pressed into service. bridges down cut isolation across Rathdrum to Spirit Lake.
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Spokane
Wallace
Burke
Taft
Mont
St. Regis
Wash
Avery
Ida
Newport
War Eagle Tunnel
Big Creek
Mulian
Rathdrum
Idaho
Athol
Granite
Severns
Spirit Lake
Restaurant Beaten Out of Two Meals
Grand Union restaurant owners at Fourth and Ye pler allege a messenger boy claiming to work for Eagle Transfer Co ordered two meals to be taken to the Hotel Holland. The meals and dishes were handed over and the boy vanished, prompting a police search for the defrauder.
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Grand Union
Fourth
Yeeler
Hotel Holland
Eagle Transfer Co
Burglars Hit Multiple Stores in Neighborhood
A holdup man robbed Richards and Rothschild's pharmacy and several shops on Union Street last night, getting about 40 dollars. It follows a string of six similar robberies in the same area with matching descriptions. Neighboring homes and stores have been raided in the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards & Rothsachild
Staw
Union St
Hay Lands a Broadside on Northern Pacific Land Grab
Gov. Hay lambasts the Northern Pacific policy at Salt Lake over surrender of 6,000,000 acres of worthless peaks for timber lands across Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana. He accuses John L. Wilson of aiding the larceny and brands him a tool of the land grabbers. The row ties to Roosevelt conservation and a Senat e contest.
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Hay
Salt Lake
Wilson
O. K
Washington
Congress
Toll of Forest Fires Spreads Across West
Spokane reports fifty dead in Wallace Idaho and surrounding areas with property losses reaching one million dollars. Foresters say one hundred eighty men are missing in the St Joe country while fires threaten communities from Thompson Falls to Idaho. Big Creek Idaho faces a worst fire with Ranger Pulaski and one hundred men cut off.
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Spokane
Wallace
Wallace Press
Big Creek
United States Forest Service
St. Joe River
United Press
Ida
Mullan
Elk City
Newport
Wash
Forestry Service
St. Joe
Thompson Faille
Mont
Idaho Tine
Belknap
White Pine
Noxon
Heron
Anatone
Asotin County
Ymir
B. C
Bush
Neilhart
Burke
Avery
Idaho
Pulaski
Tahoe Forest
California
Ashland
Ore
Refugees Pour Into Spokane From Idaho Montana Fires
About 3000 refugees from Northern Idaho and Western Montana arrived in Spokane as fires raged. Wallace Idaho reports losses of 1 million dollars and up to 100 known dead. Forest service crews and search parties are missing 180 men. 100 more start to locate them. Refugees arrive by train and other transport. a birth occurs in a boxcar after the first Missoula train arrives. Hospitals and nurses assist in relief efforts.
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Wallace
St. Joe
Idano
Spokane
Idaho
Montana
Forest Service
Missoula
Truth About the Life of a Housemaid by Ann Addams
In this installment Ann Addams recounts a housemaid’s view of a urban punishing departure from a so called humanitarian employer. The piece describes poverty loneliness and a woman’s harsh decision to cast the maid out with only $2.46 and a suggestion to seek aid at charity wards. The narrative opens with the maid washing dishes and ends as the employer offers scant relief before the continuation.
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Ann Addams
Miss Addams
Anne
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