Taft Begins Northwest Tour With Tacoma Stop
President Taft left Tacoma on the final lap of a swing through the Northwest to visit about twenty towns. Tonight he plans to reach Portland Olympia Centralia Chehalis Rock Kelso Kalama and other stops. In Olympia he will be hosted by Governor Hay and state officials.
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Rebels Capture Wu Chang as Viceroy Flees China News
Reports from Peking on September 11 say Chinese rebels seized Wu Chang and killed the loyal troops commander. The viceroy escaped. Foreign gunboats on the Yangtse guard Hankow amid the upheaval.
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Turks Plan To Retake Tripoli
Dispatches indicate Turks and Arabs are poised to attack Tripoli as the Italian fleet lands field guns for defense. Censorship in Tripoli remains severe and reports from Berlin and Vienna say 10,000 to 20,000 Mohammedans have joined Turkish forces. Peace talks appear unlikely until Tripoli is occupied.
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Launches Used to Smuggle Breakers into Albina Shops
Portland reporters describe launches delivering strikebreakers into the Albina shops as workers erect a picket boat on the Willamette River. Harriman officials claim conditions are satisfactory and traffic normal while noting daily arrival of strikebreakers joining unions. The Chicago item quotes Kate Wiggin urging courses in child raising before marriage.
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Taft Speech Translated Into Sign Language at Portland
President Taft will have his afternoon address translated into sign language by Supt. Clarke for 125 pupils at the state school for deaf and blind children in Portland. About 30 blind pupils will also attend to hear his voice before Taft's brief Vancouver stop.
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Odd Bits o News: Mixed Vignettes From Across Cities
A Cincinnati university aims to beautify feet with toe drills under athletic instruction. Emma Hees, 12, escapes a hold up by jamming an assailant’s face in dirt. A New Jersey judge fines himself for tying a hero to a tree. A Bronx gorilla starves herself yet lives eleven years in captivity. Elizabeth McAndrews in Greenwich votes locally as the most popular girl, then falls into a trance. Chicago patrons urged cooks to cook for cooks and a maltes e cat bites two children hospital bound. Prisoners refuse breakfast unless spring chicken and wine. Des Moines opens a Municipal Matrimonial Bureau to wed couples via city office. A glass shard entry is blamed for Edna Streurer’s death. A boy named Brilla loses his corner. a reckless shooting incident follows. Dreamland hosts a dance tonight.
Telephone Heroines Relieved After Flood Efforts
Austin Virginia Miss Kathleen Lyons and Miss Lena Binkey telephon e operators who manned the switchboard through a flood have been relieved. The manager has ordered relief operators from Mills borough. Lyons who stayed at her post until minutes before the flood wrecked the building will be pensioned and draw double salary as long as employed by the Bell company.
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First Woman Juror on Murder Case in Washington
Mrs Ellen Knight becomes the first woman juror in Washington to sit through a murder trial. She serves on the jury trying Charles W Hammond for the killing of Edward Barhydt on Beils mountain last May. Hammond confessed to killing Barhydt during a quarrel and pleaded temporary insanity.
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Szechuen Rebels Capture Chiating Report Confirmed
Tokyo dispatch confirms yesterday's claim that Szechuen rebels seized Chiating and control government offices and towns in the province. Foreign residents are protected by the rebels. In Des Moines, street car workers decide not to strike pending talks with the company.
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Missouri Pacific Fences Clean Up Cattle Route Loss
President Bush disclosed a striking toll on the Missouri Pacific line as weak fences allowed cattle to wander onto tracks. In the past year locomotives killed 19 000 animals, risking 5 000 tons of freight. The railroad will repair the fences to stop the losses.
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Northwest high school and university football officials plan another rules meeting
Before the season opens in the Northwest, officials and coaches from area high schools and universities may hold a second meeting to discuss the new gridiron rules. The first gathering addressed incidental rules and vague points, with several rules amended to improve play from the players' viewpoint.
Colored fighter wins at Fort Law ton in ten round match
A civilian named Street took a hammering from colored soldier Giles at Fort Ton yesterday in a 10 round fight. Giles led steadily from round one to finish nine blocks ahead at the end of the tenth. Giles earned about 100 dollars. George W. Lesters received a 30 day jail sentence from Judge Fred C. Brown for disturbing worship at St James cathedral. He was recently acquitted on an insanity charge in the superior court.
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Aviator Rodgers Breaks Records in Transcontinental Flight
Kanbas City reports Aviator C. P. Rodgers shattered the world cross country record then lifted off from Marshall Missouri at 8 32 a m to pursue a westward transcontinental flight Odessa Missouri confirms Rodgers passed through at 9 20 a m in flight status with milestones noted on the leased wire.
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Grout Indicted in Kings County Fraud Case
Edward M. Grout former New York City comptroller and Union Bank president was indicted today by the Kings County fraud jury. James Ashley cashier of the Union Bank was also indicted.
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