Efforts to Restore Elks Goat Feature Fail in Portland
In Portland on July 6 delegates from smaller lodges to the grand lodge of the B P O Elks mourn the goat's removal from initiation. The expected relocation of the national home prompts Western cities to contest Benford Vermont as the site, with Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City factions campaigning for a western location.
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Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Portland Welcomes Elks For Forty-Eighth Grand Lodge
Portland hosts the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for its forty-eighth grand lodge session with banners lights and arches citywide. The program includes a Monday opening in the Armory a grand parade a Rose Festival style electric procession and river excursions for visitors. Grand Exalted Ruler John R Sullivan of New Orleans will give the visiting address and Oregon's governor and Portland’s mayor greet the assembly.
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Ore
Grand Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Ellis
Armory
Oregon
John R. Sullivan
New Orleans
Elks
Willamette
Columbia
Northwest
Willamette River
Ames R. Nicholson
Springfiel
Mass
Proin Order
Elk's Train to Portland Heads West for Grand Lodge
The Pocatello Elks Purple Special train departs Gate City depot at 8 30 pm bound for Portland Ore for the B P Q O E grand lodge reunion with about 30 Idaho Falls passengers joining in. Idaho Falls and Mindoka pickups, Mindoka to Boise added cars, plus trains from the east and south passing through.
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Gate City
Grand Lodge
Portland
Ore
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Frank Dice
P. C. Murphy
John Hall
D. J. Crowe
Mesdames Harris and Malone
Billy Sheldon
Tom Murray
Nels D. Porter
C. R. Buchanan
Ed F. Winn
Texas Elks
Elks Club
Yellowstone Park
Wilson Defines High Cost of Living as Tariff Issue
Seagit New Jersey July 6 Governor Wilson labeled the high cost of living a burning issue and said its heart lies in the high protective tariff. He plans to address it in his acceptance speech and throughout his campaign.
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Seagit
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Unemployed Talk Panaceas
New York hosts a three day conference by the National Committee of the Unemployed of the National Brotherhood Welfare Association. They push for a national employment bureau free labor transport shorter hours a minimum wage and unemployment insurance.
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New York
National Committee of the
National Brotherhood Welfare Association
Elks Reunion Parade and Ball Highlight Portland Program
New York leads the charter list with Portland following soon after. A naval and merchant fleet will escort Elks and families down the Willamette and Columbia rivers led by the cruiser Boston. The grand ball at Multnomah hotel is free to visiting Elks families. Free transport services will be offered Saturday with leisure tours to California and the Pacific coast after reunion festivities.
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Columbia Rivers
United States
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Oregon Yacht Club
Multnomah Hotel
California
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Pacific Coast
Lodges of
Reorganization Rumors Hit Western Packing and Denver Markets
Rumors say Colorado Packing plant transfers to receivers and Western Packing Co to Swift & Co with Denver Union Stock Yards moving to Morris & Co. Chicago based Gu dhy/PACKING firms also implicated and Kansas City Fowler plant tied to Armour transfer. Officials deny details amid talk of National Packing reorganization tied to government anti trust suit.
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Western Packing Company
Morris
Denver Union Stock Yards
Cudahy
Hammond
Denver Colp
Colorado Packing Company
Western Packing Co
Swift & Co
Morris & Co
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
Gudahy Packing Company of
Omaha
Wolgast Ready to Fight Rivers Again for Title
Ad Wolgast declared his willingness to meet Joe Rivers once more to settle the championship question lingering from the Fourth of July bout in Vermon. He proposed Labor Day as a proper date and said he would fight anywhere with a large purse, insisting Rivers was knocked out and had quit. Wolgast cited about $40,000 in winnings including his $15,000 purse and bets.
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Los Angeles
Ad Wolgast
Joe Rivers
Vermon
Labor Day
Wolgast
Welch
Rivers
Three Executions Scheduled at Sing Sing for Next Week
The electric chair at Sing Sing prison awaits three inmates for the week beginning tomorrow. The condemned are Banta Zanza for the Croton Lake murder in November 1911, Giseppe Corelli for stabbing Nicola Di Paulo in White Plains, and Geo. Williams for killing station master Charles Conklin at Croton Lake on April 8, 1911.
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New York
Sing Sing
Banta Zanza
Mary Hall
Croton Lake
Giseppe Corelli
Nicola di Paulo
White Plains
Geo. Williams
Charles Conklin
Victims Identified in Lackawanna Wreck Near Corning
Corning New York July 6 two more of the 41 persons killed in the Lackawanna wreck near here were identified today. They are John Kennedy of Harrison New Jersey and Jules Sampson of Jersey City. Eight bodies remain to be identified.
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Lackawannna
John Kennedy
Harrison, N. J
Jules Sampson
Jersey City
July Wheat Closes Higher in Chicago Market
July wheat in Chicago on July 6 closed up 1.07 cents at the close, signaling a firm session amid steady demand and trade activity.
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Chicago
Ill
Rebels Deserting as Motive Fades in Mexican Revolt
Only 3500 rebels remain as desertions rise due to hunger and lack of funds. Orozco plans new moves from a rebel capital while the invasion of Sonora progresses. General Campa leads nearly a thousand toward Vavispe, checked by General Sanjines from Casas Grandes, with Huerta’s force at Hocásitas near Chihuahua City.
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Sonora
el Paso
Campa
Casas Grandes
Vavispe
Agua Prieta
Sanjines
Huerta
Hocasitas
Chihuahua City
Judge Hanford Personal Habits Under Inquiry
Seattle July 6 Judge Hanford's personal habits remain under investigation as the house judiciary sub committee meets. Chairman Graham says the committee will scrutinize material evidence and exclude nonessential items while Representative Higgin of Connecticut criticizes peers for admitting all evidence and allowing Hanford's counsel only rebuttal.
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Hanford
House Judiciary
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21 Die in Ligoner Valley Railroad Wreck
An overnight Ligoner Valley accident on a small coal line left 21 dead with a passenger coach crushed between two locomotives on a steep grade. All but two of the missing are believed to be recovered from the wreckage.
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Ligoner Valley
Little Coal Road
Four Bannock patriots fail to file acceptance for primary ballot
Four Bannock county nominating hopefuls filed with County Clerk Gallet last week but did not submit formal acceptance, removing them from the primary ballot. Republicans Higson Larkin Capell Lane Williams declined, leaving three Democrats and four Republicans in the legislature races with several remaining candidates.
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Bannock County
Boire
Couty
Gallet
Henry K. Higson
Pocatello
William H. Larkin
Cove
J. F E. Capell
Robin
Frank G. Lane
Manass W. Williams
John 8. Hyde
Downey
Finn H. Berg
Henry Larson
Cleveland
P. M. Larson
Daniel J. Law
Soda Springs
William H. Mendenhall
Gentile Valley
H. V. A. Ferguson
State Senate
P. C. O'Malley
W. H. Witty
J. Frank Hunt
Monument Dedication Honors Champlain Discovery in Plattsburg
A granite pedestal monument with a Champlain statue and canoe at its base was unveiled in Plattsburg New York marking the Lake Champlain discovery's 300th anniversary. Francis Lynde Stetson delivered the oration as a military parade and literary exercises completed the program. The site overlooks Cumberland Bay near the 1814 Battle of Plattsburg location.
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Champlain
Plattsburg
N. Y
Lake Champlain
Francis Lynde Stetson
New York City
Samuel de Champlain
Saranac River
Cumberland Bay
Holding Her Own In Critical Condition
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker remains in critical condition after an operation for internal obstruction performed yesterday. Doctors reported the procedure addressed a threat of general septicemia and that she was holding her own today in San Francisco on July 6.
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San Francisco
Sarah Platt Decker
Yankee Victory Yanks Qualify for Finals in Olympic Track
Opening day at Stockholm sees thirty thousand spectators including Swedish royalty. Eight Americans reach the 800 meter final while four Englishmen and two Canadians advance in the 800 event. Lipincott of Pennsylvania sets a new Olympic record in the 100 meter heat. Shepard, the Irish American star, finishes second to English runner Sputter in a tight 100 meter heat. E Le mming of Sweden breaks the Olympic javelin record with a 60.64 meter throw.
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Stockholm
United States
Donald F. Lippincott
University of Pennsylvania
Sputter
England
Irom Melvin W
Shepard
E. Lemming
Sweden
Opening Olympic Games Day Dazzles Stockholm Crowd
Stockholm July 6 opening day of the Olympic games drew about thirty thousand spectators from many nations. Royal family presence sparked cheers as national anthems and flag-led processions set a patriotic tone. Early track results featured several 100 meters heats with times around 11 seconds and a new Olympic record of 10 3-5 seconds by Lipincott of Pennsylvania.
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