Settler Tells of Power Plot In Eastern Washington
W D Mackay, a Hanford Irrigation district settler and Farmers association member, warns in a letter about power interests shaping Portland conference talks and pushes for federal control of water and power sites at Priest Rapids. He cites federal permits from 1904 and argues private contracts risk inland empire navigation and public benefit. He notes a Willamette mill accident claim and references a father of five.
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Star
W. D. Mackay
Hanford
Farmers’ Association
Portland
Washington
S &. Mitchell
H. J. Mperce
Priest Rapide
Mitchells Companies
Inland Empire
Columbia River
Astoria
Priest Rapids
Gam
Weyl
Congress
Company of Corpors
D MacKay
Escapee Hooker Kills Superintendent in Oregon Shootout
Authorities pursue escaped convict Otto Hooker after he fatally shoots Harry Minto, Oregon superintendent, during a pursuit near Al Accompanied by Guard Johnson, Hooker encounters officers as they move northward from Jefferson. A city marshal and guard are hospital-bound with injuries as the hunt intensifies.
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Otto Hooker
Harry
Jefferson
Minto
Pellow
Johnson
Ian
Je I
Albany
Hooker
Gerald's cafe charged with venison and ptarmigan cache
Clarence Gerald of Gerald's cafe faces charges after police find 17 ptarmigan and two venison flanks in his ice chest. Otis Marckman and James Langus are also charged with wildlife offenses including shooting at a grouse and hunting without a license.
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Clarence Gerald
Gerald
First
Marion
Otis Marckman
James Langus
Bonn
Interdenominational Sunday School Convention Opens in Kent
Several hundred young people attended the first session of the King County Interdenominational Sunday School convention in Kent. The convention features prominent county speakers and includes the Seattle Superintendents union fall meeting as part of the program.
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King County
Kent
Seattle
Strike Rumor Sparks Goldfield Revival Hopes
Reno rattled by feverish talk of a fresh gold discovery near Goldfield Nevada echoing the district’s prime days. The rumor spreads through Reno as news arrives of possible rich lodes rekindling mining interest and local excitement.
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Reno
Goldfield
Sammy Pucilo Giant Baby Lives Up to American Record
Chicago reports Sammy Pucilo weighing 19 pounds as the champion giant baby of America. At five days old he sits in a crib, his head and hands oversized, drawing hundreds of visitors as his christening is postponed for clothes and photos. His mother is five feet two inches tall and 150 pounds. father, 33, five feet four and 175 pounds.
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Sammy Pucilo
Sammy
Mamma Puerilo
Chicago
Went Aide
Orphan Boy column stirs marine protest in letters
A reader letter criticizes an Orphan Boy column on U S soldiers and marines, arguing marines protect noncombatants and property, condemns the piece as insulting to patriotism, and defends the armed forces. Additional notes press factory conditions and the need for humane workplaces.
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Miss Grey
U. S
Legation
United States of America
Jack London
Vera Cruz
Mexico
U.S. Navy
Puyallup Fair Set to Open With Week of District Days
Puyallup prepares for the Western Washington fair with Seattle day on Thursday and Tacoma and Pioneer day on Friday. Children will attend Wednesday events as large delegations depart by train and auto including 6 A R and Spanish War veterans, Tilikums and Rotary members for the opening.
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Puyallup
Seattle
Tacoma
Pioneer
Rotary
Minneapolis in Booze Campaign
Minneapolis Minnesota September 28 a bitter battle unfolds to influence the October 4 election. Openly dry groups include the State Prohibition League and the Anti Saloon League. Opposing factions feature the Business Men's League led by State Senator F J Westlake and several hotel owners and labor unions.
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Minneapolis
Minn
State Prohibition League
Anti-Saloon League
Business Men's League
F. J. Westlake
Mrs Lodge Dead
Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge wife of the U S senator died last night at her Boston home from heart disease.
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Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
The Wonderful Adventure and The Marriage of Kitty At Clemmer Alaska
A Clemmer engagement presents The Wonderful Adventure with William Farnum in a dual role. Alaska shows The Marriage of Kitty with Fannie Ward and Handsome Hector Turnbull in lively comedy. Vitagraph’s Playing Dead stars Sydney Drew and Mrs. Drew in a five part tale to debut in Seattle.
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Clemmer
William Farnum
Alaska Fannie Ward
Hector” Turnbull
Kitty
Alaska
Richard Harding Davis
Sydney Drew
Vitagraph
Seattle
Bos
Four Workmen Killed as Train Hits Tunnel Workers
Four workmen were killed and six injured when a Reading locomotive crashed into a group of workers toiling in a tunnel near Phoenixville Pennsylvania early today.
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Phoenixville
Reading
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