Cannon Balks on Taft Plan for Deep Waterways
Hickman Kentucky October 26 Cannon states he is not in full accord with Taft on deep waterways He argues funds should not be bonded for improvements and that river work should proceed only where feasible necessary and affordable Taft reiterates support for deep waterways where plans are viable The Taft party moves along the river with Postmaster General Hitchcock and governors joining a river voyage dinner with possum on the menu.
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Hickman
Taft
Iro
Hitchccock
McMahon Confesses to Triple Farmstead Murders
James McMahon admits killing his sister Rosa Mason and Mrs. Alonzo Van Royen and her husband on a Kansas City area farm last Tuesday. He cites a long quarrel over property as the motive. Authorities move McMahon, his brother, and witness Patrick Lamb to the Kansas Penitentiary amid fears of mob violence.
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Kansas City
James McMahon
Rosa Moon
Alonzo van Royennd
Alonzo van Oyen
Ansas
Patrick McMahon
Patrick Lamb
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
BAD CHECK MEN WORKING VALLEY
Sheriff Lancaster hunts a band of swindlers posing as potato buyers in the valley. They use bogus checks to pay for spuds, gouging victims like rancher Gus Sipp of Selah for 12 dollars. Brown is named as a suspect victimizing Sipp. Farmers are cautioned to beware.
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Sheriff Lancaster
Gus Sipp
Selah
Thomas Brown
Mr. Sipp
Wallace Surgeon Dead
Wallace Idaho chief surgeon Dr Hugh Francis of Providence hospital died in Seattle today. He was heavily interested in mines near Wallace.
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Seattle
Hugh Francis
Providence Hospital
Wallace
Idaho
Opening session of Second International Dry Farming congress
Governor Edwin L. Norris questions the word dry in the congress title and urges a moisture based name. James J. Hill warns Montana farmers to advance scientific farming to meet a projected 200 million population by 1950 and to boost western development and wheat production.
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Billings
Mont
Dry Farming Congress
Norris
Edwin L. Norris
Montana
J. J. Hill
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Hill
Great West
Voter Registration Trails, Primary Election Dates Set
Registration to 5 pm shows 1344 voters, about 900 shy of expected turnout. Daily rate for Monday and Tuesday averaged 25, not enough to reach last year's 2200. Primary on November 9, regular city election December 7. registration closes November 8 at 9 pm, books reopen November 10 through November 16.
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Japanese Prince Ito Assassinated in Manchuria
Hrobumi Ito, a prince and former prime minister, was shot at Harbin while on a peace mission from Tokyo. The assassination shocks Japan as the nation mourns and embassies fly half mast.
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Bokio
Hrobumi Ito
Japan
Korea
Harbin
Manchuria
Tokio
Privy Council
China
Ito
Marquis Katsure
Prince Ito
Pacific
Coalinga Club Offers Jeffries $100000 for Johnson Fight
N E Needham matchmaker for the Coalinga Athletic Club wires Jeffries offering 100000 to fight Johnson in Coalinga. The message says to wire acceptance and a certified check will be placed in any bank. James J Jeffries is noted as undefeated world champion.
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Coalinga
Cal
N. E. Needham
Coalinga Athletic Club
Jeffries-Johnson
Jeffries
James J. Jeffries
Johnson
N. E
Roosevelt Party Arrives to Meet American Museum Collector
Roosevelt Kermit and companions reach Londiani British East Africa to meet Carl E. Akerly collecting specimens for the American Museum in New York. Akerly did not arrive and the party moved on toward Fl Dama Ravina.
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Londiani
British East Africa
Roosevelt
Kermit
Carl E. Akerly
American Museum
New York
Akerly
Dama Ravina
Morgan Denies Purchase of Walsh Rail Interests
New York October 26 report denied by J P Morgan and Company that it planned to buy John R Walsh railroad assets. The firm says it has not been in Chicago and such a purchase is not contemplated.
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New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
John R. Walsh
Morgan
Chicago
Cook expedition affidavit details frayed by missing signature
Missoula date Oct 26 report states R C Mitchell sworn affidavit claims Fred Printz Cook guide on Mount McKinley trip gave a voluntary statement aiding Cook but refused to sign the affidavit after a demand of 21090 was refused.
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Missoula
R. C. Mitchell
Cook
Fred Printz
Mount McKinley
Barril
Salvation Army Aids Destitute Mercer Family
Mrs. J. J. Mercer and her three children were found destitute in Modern addition with no fuel or furniture. Captain Jenkins of the Salvation Army provided groceries and wood and will petition county officials for winter relief while Mrs. Mercer, now pregnant, seeks medical care and stability after her husband deserted them.
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Salvation Army
J. J. Mercer
Captain Jenkins
Jenkins
Mercer
Three Cities in Washington Lead North Yakima in Postal Receipts
U S newspapers report that Seattle Spokane and Everett posted higher gross postal receipts for the year ending Sept 30 1909 than the prior year while Ta coma Bellingham and Walla Walla trailed. North Yakima rose 15.9 percent though last year shows a slight decline. quarterly figures are listed and Seattle and Everett again top nine year gains.
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Washington
North Yakima
Seattle
Spokane
Everett
Tacoma
Bellingham
Walla Walla
Yakima County Exposition Prize Claims and Flight of Exhibits
Dr. Chamberlain reports Yakima county won the grand prize for best cold storage fruit at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific exposition in Seattle, with 60 other prizes, many medals and gold. He notes Spokane claims the top prize, but Yakima is supported by fair commissioners. Exhibit material will return to North Yakima. plans include sending pictures to Spokane and procuring a Yakima county building as a ladies’ pavilion at the state fair.
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Dr. Chamberlain
Granger
Yakima County
Seattle
North Yakima
Haasze
Spokane
Chamberlain
Fair Commissioners
Yakima
Chamber of Commerce
W. P. Romans
Yakima Youth in London Returns Home After Africa Plan
John H. Fear of Yakima left for Africa with about $2000 and a Scotch companion. Fear wired for funds from Yakima after reaching London, and the companion vanished. Fear, 21, worked at Fear Creamery in Ahtanum and now plans to return home within a month, likely without the money or the Scot.
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John H. Fear
London
Eng
Fear
Africa
Mr. Fear
Yakima
Great Britain
Portland Records Transfer of United Railways and Trust
Formal transfer of stock of United Railways and Trust company, a subsidy of the railway firm, occurred in Portland. Purchasers named T. L. Greenough president A. C. Emmons secretary and general counsel Charles D. Fullen vice president and L. B. Wickersham chief engineer and general manager, with J. H. Hullbert and F. E. Bowman on the new board. A railroad to the Pacific coast was announced.
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Portland
United Railways and Trust Company
Railway Company
T. L. Greenough
A. C. Emmons
Charles D. Fullen
Seattle
L. B. Wickersham
J. H. Hullbert
F. E. Bowman
Pacific Coast
Dam Break Causes $10 000 Loss Near Cascade Lumber Mill
Flooding from a broken dike near Cascade Lumber mill pond released thousands of logs, wrecking truck gardens and damaging Yakima Meat Company slaughterhouse, Sumack Park at W L Steinweg, and nearby farms. One logger, Joe Lee, was swept away but later rescued. Ernest Cyr attempted a rescue.
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Cascade Lumber Company
Yakima Meat Company
W. L. Steinweg
Sumuach Park
Meat Company
Sumack Park
Mr. Steinweg
Joe Lee
Ernest Cyir
Lee
Cutoff of WP Goes 10 Thrall
Spokane engineers report a new Northern Pacific cut off from Ritzville and Connell to Thrall crossing the Columbia near White Bluffs. The line will shorten travel by about 17 miles and enable faster passenger and freight service while avoiding double tracking the canyon above North Yakima. Connections will join lines from Connell Adrian and the Donald Moxee route north of Blackrock.
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Ritzville
Connell
Thrall
Columbia River
White Bluffs
Northern Pacific Railroad
Milwaukee Railroad
North Yakima
Donald Branch
Adrian
Saddle Mountains
Donald Moxee
Blackrock
Columbia
Spokane
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Kansas
SEC
Wilson
Congress
Louis Hill
Great Northern Railroad Company
West
Cem Tae Bank
United States
General Banking
Wee Eee
West Side
A.Y.P
United Railways
Cascade Mill
Moxee
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