Goldenstate Honored and Bear Flag War Recounted
California State Association of the District of Columbia held a session at the International Hotel to mark the anniversary of California’s mission and statehood. A. J. Boyer recounted the Bear Flag War with vivid notes on Fremont, Sutter Fort, and Monterey, including Commodore Sloat’s capture and the imagined exchange with the British admiral. F O’Donoghue, association president, summarized events leading to California’s admission as a state, with eyewitness accounts from San Francisco during the earthquake.
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California
California State Association
District of Co-luindia
Bo RaGrens
A. J. Boyer
Boks
John C. ‘Fretmonk
Boyer
Atd
Merritt
Sutter Fort
Fort Sutter
Ovemont
United States
Washington
Black Bear
Kit Cannon
Dim Marehall
Castro
Fremont
Monterey
Sloat
Savannah
Mr. Rover
Sigat
Mazatlan
Monteray
Coim- Imidore
Montereyens House
Sioaf
Mexico
Mer. Boyer
F O'Donoghue
Association
Redington
Misa Herlling
San Francisco
Press Night at Luna Park Delights Washington Fans
Luna Park hosts press night with elaborate fireworks and a new Greater Washington Band program. John Bovetto received tokens and bouquets as the audience celebrated the reader of the band. management plans a permanent seasonal musical feature with weekly notable vocal and instrumental performers drawing thousands.
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Luna Park
Washington
Gill
John Bovelto
Greater Washington
Mitte
Gir
Washngton
Fishermen Seek State Protection After Gulf Incident
The State Department opened steps on a dispatch from Gulf Fisheries Company asking action for protection of American vessels in the Gulf of Mexico after the Autecrad incident. The Hatteras, a Gulf Fisheries smack, reported a Mexican gunboat stop and boarding by armed men. A second item notes Arthur Davis of Alexandria, aged 37, injured after falling from a Seventh Street car and hospitalized in serious condition.
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State Department
Gulf Fisheries Company
Gulf of Mexico
Autecrad
Hatteras
Galveston
Burt
Arthur
Davis
Alexandria
Vai
HOT CITY FOR HOME-COMERS
Washington residents returning from vacations faced extreme heat with 95 degrees and heavy sweating. Forecasters expect relief by showers tonight, as Bureau of Weather predicts cooler conditions. Residents sought parks and resorts in the afternoon while temperatures surged to near 99 at Affleck's.
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Washington
Seasnora
Cepial
Uncle Sam
Mercury
Affleck
Unidentified brass rail accident victim tied to school
An unidentified deaf mute man was struck from the Eastern Branch railroad bridge by a Pennsylvania train on Saturday and drowned after rescue. He is believed to be George Smith, a former Kendall School pupil who later worked for Cranford Company and reportedly lived near Benning after marriage. The body rested unclaimed at the morgue as classmates prepared to view the corpus.
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Eastern Branch
Pennsylvania
George Smith
Kendall School
Smith
Cranford Company
Benning
Maine Prohibition Forecasts Highlight Democratic Gains
Washington Post Portland Maine reports forecast of a Maine election with Democrats favored to resubmit the prohibition law. Gov Cobb’s plurality predicted between 8000 and 15000, down from about 26000. Cyrus W. Davis may win by about 2600. Congressional races Center around Littlefield and Seat tlefield with mixed expectations. Legislative gains for Democrats anticipated as they seek to nearly double their statehouse representation amid liquor issue debates.
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Cobb
Iam
Spelling Co
Washington Post
Portland
Wiliam T. Cobb
Cyrus W. Davis
Waterville
Maine
Charles E. Settlefield
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Littlefield
Amos L. Allen
Edwin C. Burleigh
Liewelleyn Powera
Thair
Greater Washington Embraces Industrial Invasion of Capital
A long discussion on Washington's development envisions the city shifting from aesthetic capital to a hub of industry and commerce. Proponents argue factories near transport arteries can enrich growth while preserving beauty, with plans highlighting new public and private structures, improved water power, and a more vibrant economy.
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Malcolm MacDopough
Washington
Comemrecial-Smang
Infant
Congressional
Capitol
Congressional Library
Municipal Palace
Pennsylvania Avenue
National Museum and Agricultral
Mall
The
Daughters of the
George Washington University
Union Depot
Constantine
Washington Post
Premail Quartel
United States
Lis
London
Esca
Hood
Greater
Teel Sampaida
Business Men's Club
Potomac
Southern Railway
Pennsylvania
Prohibition debate colors state political platforms
The piece discusses party positions on repeal and strict enforcement of prohibition, with the Democratic and Republican platforms split on resubmission and continuation respectively. It notes temperance groups and clergy favor enforcement, Gov Cobb’s stance, and the looming question of Frye’s re-election amid potential legislative shifts.
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Cobb
United States
William P. Frye
No Harmony in Delaware Rises From Ballot Emblem Split
Delaware politics face a likely split as New Castle County Union Republicans plan to field a separate ticket after Dover Republicans dropped the Union emblem. J Edward Addicks will preside as county chairman to rally the Union faction in what could extend statewide, threatening two Republican tickets in each county and altering New Castle’s legislative races.
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Bravil
Washington
Wilmington
Del
Dover
Union Republican Party
J. Edward Addicks
Delaware
Union F Republican Committee
New Castle County
Addicks
Emate
Regulare
National Individual Match at Sea Girt Nears Finish
Sea Girt N J Sept 3 With about two dozen competitors to participate the national individual match will be completed tomorrow. The firing will begin on the seaward range at 430 o clock and is expected to take most of the morning. The 14 yard relays will be shot in the afternoon finishing the match by night.
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Ses Girt
N. J
Princeton Theologian denounces commercialism in modern life
The Rev. Francis L. Puttar, president of Princeton Theological Seminary, denounces avarice in a sermon at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. He condemns wealth worship, warns that death humbles both rich and poor, and urges balance between money and spiritual life, urging space for art and literature.
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Princeton
Apedal
Whokington
New York
Francis L. Puttar
Princton Theological Seminary
Wifth Avenue
Goff Shubert Nuptials Hit Milwaukee Circle
Washington woman Anna Baker Shubert of Washington D D as wife to D Goff prominent Milwaukee attorney and former mayoral candidate. Goff, special district attorney known for graft probes, wed in Chicago with surprise announcement. Labor dispute flares in Maitland coal fields fearing 3600 idle workers Tuesday in New South Wales.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Sprelal
Washington Poe
Wik
Tray D. Goff
Chicago
Anna Baker Shubert
Dbd
Lewis Baker
Wheeling
W. Va
Brasil
Cleveland
Goff
New South Wales
Sydney
Maitland
Grape-Nuts Diet Changes Woman’s Health After Digestive Troubles
A Kentucky woman describes severe indigestion and nervous prostration, then improves after swapping breakfast to Grape-Nuts with cream. She notes relief from earlier heat flashes dizziness and neuralgic pains, claims renewed strength and steadiness, and credits Postum Co. for the product.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Tariff fights and labor laws fill the campaign handbook
The pamphlet analyzes labor protection laws and tariffs from the 1912 act onward, arguing Republican enactments spurred protective labor legislation more than Democratic ones. It critiques export bounties, watch sales, and reciprocity while highlighting wages, living costs, and pension issues to bolster the party line.
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Landbook
Tegra
Jystice
POL Ag
United States
Articina &c
Apeach
Han
Duropp
Lim
House of Representatives
Landis
Terrell
Bontel
Dalzell
Rainey
Labor Commmiastoner
Ain
France
Massachusetts
Philippines
Colorado
Amris Sam
Another Pink Tea Conference Sets Football Reunion in Chicago
Football experts gather in Chicago to celebrate a new conference on October 1. Walter Camy of Yale leads plans for a pro football reunion, inviting coaches officials and friends to attend. The event aims to interpret rule changes and unite the sport’s leaders across the Midwest.
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Chicago
Off
Yale
Cogchea
West
Smash Auto Record Lowers Transcontinental Time
San Francisco reports H S Little and C D Hagerty with three chauffeurs completed a New York to San Francisco drive in 33 days 2 hours 4 minutes including stops reducing the record by nearly nine days. A Washington basketball league meeting drew four strong teams from Carroll Institute Mastara Athletic Club and Washington Light Infantry for a four team league with two games per week.
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San Francisco
H. S. Little
C.D. Hagerty
New York
Professional Basketball League of Washington
Washington Light Infantry Armory
Aebt
Weebington
William Handibos
Corporan
Handibos
Ordways
Useleus Bernes
Regia
Washington Light Infantry
Cullen
Cramer
Barker
Robey
Loftus
Woodhead
Carroll Institute
E. C. Boyd
Mastara Athletic Club
Weather Conditions Across Regions With Moderate Temp Trends
A weather summary from Washington reports high temperatures holding steady nationwide except the South and Pacific Coast. Scattered showers affect the Ohio Valley and upper Southeast with rain along the Atlantic coast. Monday and Tuesday look generally fair with a chance of thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Middle Rocky Mountains. Cooler air spills into the upper Missouri and Mississippi valleys later in the week, with winds varying by region from fresh southwest along the New England coast to northerly around the Great Lakes. Temperature readings show daytime highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s and humidity around 95 percent in some areas as coastal and inland conditions shift. Local tide and sun data note high tides and sunrise times.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Washington
South
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
West
Pacific
Ohio ‘Valley
Epatera Tennessee
North Center
Georgia
Mingiautopl
Rocky Bountsln
Abnwer
Missouri Valley
Mississippy
Basten
New England
Lower Lakes
Upper Lakes
Grand Roote
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Wilkens-Sherry Printing Co
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