Mayor Gaynor Shot On Steamer Hobo ken New Jersey
William J. Gaynor mayor of New York was shot in the head on the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse deck at Hoboken New Jersey by James D. Gallagher a discharged city employee who was overcome and arrested. The bullet lodged behind his right ear and doctors hoped for recovery though the wound was serious. Gallagher showed no remorse as crowds cheered the liner’s farewells before the shooting.
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New York
N. Y
William J. Gaynor
Hoboken N. J
James D. Gallagher
Europe
St. Mary’s Hospital
Hoboken
Gallagher
Jersey City
William H. Edwards
Robert Adams
Edwards
One Dead in Knights Parade Tragedy
Chicago dispatch reports one man killed and another fatally injured as crowds mingled with parade participants during the Knights Temp lar procession. Hermann Greshmann of Chicago died en route to hospital. his wife witnessed the tragedy from the grand stand.
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Knight
Hermann Greshmann
Chicago
Ast
William Swackett
Fosteria
Ohio
San Francisco Commandery
Los Angles
New Orleans
Denver
Little Girl Breaks Leg After Fence Collision
Helen Unstead, daughter of Rev. Umstead, fell and broke her left leg above the knee while watching the Ahtanum Ladies' Aid depart. She was taken home and the limb set, and is reported doing nicely. The minister and wife had paused packing for a mountain trip when the Ladies' Aid left, shortening the vacation plans and altering travel.
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Ahtanum Ladies’ Aid
Helen Unstead
Umstead
Ahtanum Congregational Church
E. A. Shannafelts
A. E. Shannafelt
Charlton Case Quietly Dropped
New York August 9 Porter Charlton who murdered his wife Mary Scott Charlton at a bungalow on Lake Como will not face further penalties. Italian authorities, recognizing intimate ties between President Taft and Charlton’s father Judge Charlton, plan no extradition from Jersey City. Alienists have diagnosed paranoia, and Charlton may be released next week to a sanitarium for treatment.
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New York
Porter Charlton
Mary Scott Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Taft
Charlton
Jersey City
Baseball Scores From National American Leagues
National results show New York 9 St Louis 4 and Philadelphia 8 to 1 across several matchups. American league includes Cleveland 7 Washington 1 tied St Louis 1 0 New York 0 8 Detroit 1 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 7 Boston 4. Northwestern Coast matches list Seattle 6 Tacoma 2 Vancouver 1 Spokane 4. West coast LA 0 San Francisco 1 Oakland 2 Vernon 1 Portland 2 Sacramento 0.
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National
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
American
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Northwestern
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Spokane
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland
Vernon
Portland
Sacramento
Labor Day Parade Planned by Central Yakima Committee
A city committee appointed to organize a Labor Day program plans a 10:30 parade from Sixth Avenue to Yakima Avenue, a noon basket lunch at Sumach Park, athletic events, and a ball at Eagles Hall. Senator George F. Cotterill is expected as speaker. admission to the park is free except for the evening ball.
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Sixth Avenue
Yakima Avenue
Sixth Street
Sumach Park
Eagles
George F. Cotterill
A. W. Parr Farms Five Acre Peach Orchard
A. W. Parr county clerk who sought re election last Saturday is an orchardist. He owns a five acre peach orchard on Pleasant avenue three years from next spring. He has harvested many Angle's Mammoth peaches this season and they measure four to six inches, described as the finest the water has seen.
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A. W. Parr
Barr
Pleasant Avenue
Local Youth Freed After Month in Jail on Eligibility Charge
Fourteen year old Alive Sltandier, confined in the county jail for a month awaiting a hearing on the charge of being ineligible, was granted liberty Monday afternoon. Captain Kelly approved another chance to reform, and she was dismissed at the request of Prosecuting Attorney Ward after a consultation with Captain Kelly.
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CGC
L. Twohy Land Co
J. M. Brown
Alfred D. Johnson
L. D. Humphrey
Brown
Twohy & Co
Humphrey & Johnson
Twohy
Alive Sltandier
Ke Jy
Attorney Ward
Kelly
Train Hits Automobiles Killing Fritz Mergenthaler Family
Fritz Mergenthaler, heir to the linotype machine inventor, his wife and two others die when a Pennsylvania Railroad express crashes into their automobile at a crossing hidden by a cornfield. A chauffeur also perishes.
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Cape May
Fritz Mergenthaler
Pennsylvania Railroad
Plan to combine precinct caucuses and county convention
A Democratic county central committee meeting is set for Saturday afternoon at the courthouse to consider a new plan by officers led by Mark Hatfield. The scheme calls for electing precinct committee men at primaries and forming the county convention from those delegates, aiming to cut expense and speed, with a regular county convention slated for September 24.
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Democratic County Ceentral Committee
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Poimarte
Miunner
Bfathiel
Darveites
Chippewa Grounds on Castle Rock Ferry Incident
The Chippewa ferry ran aground near Castle Rock while carrying 800 excursionists from Bellingham and Anacortes to Victoria. Passengers were evacuated in small boats to Lopez Island, then returned to the vessel as the ship floated with the rising tide. News also notes the death of Mrs. Louisa Dennison Baylor in Providence Rhode Island.
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Castle Rock
Seattle
Aligier Thephiel
Yads Hock
Hellingham
Bellingham
Anacortes
Victoria
Ceavvy
Lopez Island
Contagion Claims Stir City Health Dispute
Dr. Herbert Smith criticizes local health officials over reporting of a diphtheria case involving Attorney Shea and alleged lax handling of contagious diseases. He accuses laundries of collecting linen from contagious homes and questions smallpox quarantine and burial practices, urging stricter enforcement and accuracy.
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Herbert Smith
Nywening
Hh, Shea, Jr
Smith
Yakima
J. RR. Thompson
Shea
Newening
Pasco” Ellison
I. M. Henshaw
North Second Street
Dia S
Ulster
Indians urged ten percent fee on $30 million lands
McMurray and associates sought ten per cent attorneys’ fees on $30 million in Indian lands. While McMurray lobbied Washington for approval, Indians were urged to telegram Washington to back the sale. James K. Logan testified he was asked to sign the McMurray contracts with a share of the commission.
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Mcalester
Okla
J. F. McMurray
Washington
Chorewvlkins
Wood
Lodie
Bodies Comeress
Santmibets
McMurroy Tebess Replien Te Oolb
Ao Ovedil
Musa Rept
Lin
James K. Logan
McMurray
Sendlera
Health Board Seeks Expert Help in Typhoid Drainage Case
William Aumiller to be brought into court in a test case for violating ordinances requiring sewer connections. The health board seeks Interior Department experts to locate a general cause of typhoid in the valley, citing at least 50 unconnected properties and unsanitary boarding houses, including 605 North Sixth Street. several warrants will be served.
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United States
Department of the Interior
William Allmitler
Board of Health
Aumiller
North Sixth Street
Mve Wninnumnan
Puatiee
Mranic Wo Len
Joek Watts
Oregon Trunk to Cross Cascades into Medford
John W. Stevetts president of the Oregon Trunk says the road will cross the Cascades to Medford connecting with the Pacific and Western line. The project now under construction from Bend may resume there before grading starts on the western end.
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Oregon
Cascades
Medford
Portland
Ore
John W. Stevetts
Oregon Trunk
Oregsonhin
Western
Stevens
Bend
Stevents
Postal Savings Banks Planned as System Expands
Beverly Mass August 9 preliminary report to the president outlines plans to institute postal savings banks. Experimental units will be located in sister cities for the system, hopes to begin operation by October.
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Beverly
Mass
Piatmister
Hitchcock
Presifil
Sisatler
Othler Torfort
Itas
Forest Reserve Concerns Reported Near Vollametone Park
Reports describe tensions near a forest reserve in Vollametone National Park with unclear threats and possible access restrictions. Local officials and conservation groups are monitoring the situation as residents express mixed views on preservation versus development.
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Livingston
Ang
Vollametone
Candidacy Filed for Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney
A. & Peterson with Buemmebager Attown Dsi filed with the county auditor his declaration of candidacy for Yakima County prosecuting attorney on the Republican ticket. Judge Cresap faces re election opposition from J Lenox Ware who seeks another term.
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Attown Dsi
Fesw
Hilasioner
Yakima County
Cresap
J. Lenox Waré
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Charlton Case
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Stienweg
Mergenthaler
Mueshup
Democratic County Central
Court House
Gore Alleges McMurray
Health Board
Department of Interior
William Aumiller
Reson
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A. &. Peterson
Buemmebager
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