Republicans Hold Caucus Nominations Across Weatchee and Columbia Precincts
Delegates from Weatchee precinct nominated at a fire house caucus on Mission street, seven delegates allotted. Fourteen nominees listed led by A F Anderson and W W Gray with Rufus Woods secretary. Columbia precinct caucus nominating six delegates included A A Bousquet and W G Stacy among others. primaries set for tomorrow to decide delegates.
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Weatchee
Republican County
Mission Street
A. F. Anderson
W. W. Gray
W A Sanders
W. A. Grimshaw
F. B. Utter
P. P. Holncomb
W. M. Olive
E. A. Nicholas
A. Harlin
J. 8. Mooney
W. R. Wilson
H. ©. Littlefield
E.M Tupper
J. A. Miller
Walter Olive
Rufus Woods
Columbia
Whic
A. A. Bousquet
W. G. Stacy
L. V. Wells
Jas
Floods Wash 100 to 800 Corpses From Graves
In Kansas City on August 24 a record rainfall flooded streets and trains. Elmwood Cemetery graves were washed open revealing between 100 and 800 corpses. Bodies flowed into a sewer ditch. some may have entered the Blue River. Workers reburied what they could find while trying to hide the extent from lot owners.
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Elmwood
Blue River
Poker a Bad Habit
London Aug 24 The Tribune prints H. C. Wells article arguing poker is not a game but a bad habit.
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London
the Tribune
H. C. Wells
Island once linked to Robinson Crusoe vanishes in quake
Lima reports Juan Fernandez, off Chile, wiped out by earthquake. The mountainous settlement and a fort disappeared. Size compared to Pitcairn and Caba islands. The loss resonates with readers as the famed Robinson Crusoe locale fades from the map.
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Lima
Peru
Juan Fernandez
Chili
Pitcairn Island
Caba
Honolulu
Daniel Nefoe
Robinson
Alexander Selkirk Inspires Defoe's Adrift Tale
The tale centers on English privateer Alexander Selkirk as Defoe befriended him after rescue from Juan Fernandez Island. It first appeared as a serial in the London Post in 1719, shaping Robinson Crusoe's origins.
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Alexander Selkirk
Defoe
Juan
Burning Records of Their Rebates in Omaha
Two additional carloads of old papers were burned in Burlington furnaces at Havelock near Lincoln. Sunday flames drew attention and residents were questioned as workers intensified the effort with sacks on cars. James P. Hayden of the auditor's office supervised the burning.
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Omaha
Burlington
Havelock
Lincoln
James P. Hayden
Auditor's Office
Attorney Gardiner Dies After Prolonged Hiccoughs
Alfred E. Gardiner former second assistant United States district attorney died today in Seattle from a long bout of hiccoughs. He had earlier been treated for appendicitis after worsening illness last Thursday and underwent surgery. Despite efforts by leading physicians, his strength failed.
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Seattle
Alfred E. Gardiner
United States
Thorsday Gardiner
Giant Thirty Foot Fossil Horse Found in Butte Beds
In Butte on August 24 archaeologists uncovered a fossilized skeleton of a giant horse at the Big Sweet Water Civic fossil beds. The thirty foot long creature stands tall and well preserved, with a jaws showing strong grinders. This find challenges prior theories of horse evolution from smaller ancestors.
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Butte
Big Sweet Water
Wyoming
Chickens to Aid Gold Hunt Shocks Black Hills
In Stour Fall South Dakota Aug 4 a mining venture by John Mengel of Hanna and J B Rhinehart of Omaha plans to use chickens to find gold. They purchased hens and found gold nuggets in crops prompting them to acquire more birds and release them on gravel soil to replace costly mining gear.
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Stour Fall
S .D
Black Hills
John Mengel
Hanna
J.B. Rhinehart
Omaha
Menge
Rhinehart
Roosevelt Eyes Politics and National Affairs at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt consulted with Postmaster General Cortelyou at Sagamore Hill about the congressional campaign and political information sources. Brig. Gen. Bell and Capt. Hutchinson discussed Brownsville troop incidents and post security, while Gifford Pinchot visited to take an autographed letter promoting reclamation work at the Boise irrigation congress.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Hauntington
L. I
Sagamore
Genral J. $Franklin Bell
Hutchinson
Brownsville
Texas
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestery
Department of Agriculture
Sagamore Hill
Boise, Idaho
Rains threaten Palouse wheat harvest in early season
Garfield Aug 24 A drenching rain has fallen for six hours soaking the Palouse wheat fields. Thousands of acres lie in shocks awaiting thrashing while headers and threshers quit work. Harvesting may be delayed several days after rain ends. No wind yet, but a wind could lodge standing grain forcing harvest by hand.
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Garfield
Palouse
Filipino Orchids for Roosevelt
San Francisco reports President Roosevelt receives a premier orchid collection from Manuel de Uicartre a wealthy Filipino planter. Seven thousand rare specimens travel with Army transport Thomas, after Alice Roosevelt's Manila visit where she was invited to see the planter's conservatories. The gift stems from the planter’s pledge to present the chief executive with select hot house specimens. A special car will be secured for the cross country trip.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
Manuel de Uicartre
Thomas
Alice Roosevelt
Manila
Remake the World Today and Seize the Day
The passage urges action now, urging readers to reinvent the world today through diligent effort and bold business promotion. It invites immediate, decisive steps, warning against procrastination as tomorrow remains a mystery. It emphasizes urgency and self-driven progress.
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Seventeenth Street
Robinson Crusoe
Bower & Nowlan
Real Estate and Insurance
High Line
Arthur Gunn
Wenatchee
Bousquet and Holm
H. L. Wiester
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