Bourne Defends Peacemaker Role in Standard Oil Talks
Senator Bourne says he and former Congressman Sibley were the only legislators to visit the White House regarding Standard Oil. He recalls 1908 efforts to settle tensions to curb panic and to win support for a federal incorporation law, insisting no personal stake and that Archbold favored compromise with government.
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G. Day
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Pennsylvania
White House
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Co
Standard Ol
Archbold
New York
Farchbold
Department of Justice
Standard Oil
Suspected Absent Husband Linked to Room Assault
In Eugene Oregon on September 2 a man entered the home of Frank Douglas and choked him until Mrs. Douglas screamed. The attacker fled. Douglas was a night watchman. Police tie the incident to Mildred Green’s murder two weeks earlier.
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Frank Douglas
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Storm Claims Multiple Lives Across Pennsylvania and Nearby States
A deadly storm swept western and northern Pennsylvania along with parts of the Panhandle in West Virginia and eastern Ohio. At least two percent of the population is confirmed dead with 11 others believed killed. Towns hit include Colliers West Virginia Cherry Valley Burgettstown Avella and Cannonsburg in Pennsylvania.
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Panhandle
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Ohio
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Avella
Cannonsburg
Mysterious Woman Planned to Act as Nurse for Potter
Mrs. Mary Potter and Hugh Potter, siblings of Louis Potter the sculptor who died in Seattle, say he was once drawn to occult sciences but later renounced them. They claim a private secretary and banking agent of Dr. J B Collinge accompanied Potter from Vancouver to Seattle and was to act as a nurse during a treatment by a Chinese doctor.
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Mary Potter
Hugh Potter
Louis Potter
Seattle
Potter
J. B. Collinge
Collinge
Vancouver
Kansas Electors Case in U S Courts
Judge Sanborn in Denver took under advisement a bid to enjoin Kansas Secretary of State Charles Session from certifying eight Kansas electors who favor Roosevelt. Plaintiffs allege the regular Kansas Republican ticket includes electors pledged to Taft and Sherman, and contest their right to be listed. Both sides vow appeals after the ruling.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Session
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Roosevelt
Taft
Sherman
Republican Party of
Chicago
Rebel commander issues incendiary proclamation from Texas front
General Inez Salazar, operating southwest of Juarez, issues a proclamation calling for retaliation against the American government. He vows an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth in response to U.S. interference in Mexican affairs.
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EL Pazo
Texas
Inez Salazar
Juarez
Debs Attacks Roosevelt in Portland Campaign Talk
Eugene V. Debs, socialist candidate for president, spoke to about 7,000 in Portland. He largely ignored Taft and Wilson, focusing on Theodore Roosevelt and the progressives. He warned that trust forces behind Roosevelt could form a party for the emancipation of the common people.
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Eugene V. Debs
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
C W Hunt Receives Recess Appointment to Western Washington Bench
Clinton W. Howard of Bellingham received a recess appointment to the federal bench of western Washington to fill the Hanford vacancy. He will assume duties about October 1 with a commission lasting until the Senate's next session ends March 4, 1918. He denies charges of improper conduct and lobbyist ties linked to the Root Gordon matter.
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Bellingham
Wash
Clinton W. Howard
Western Washing
Hanford
Senate
Senator Poindexter
Howard
Bloodhounds Lose Murderer Trail in Idaho Rain
Sherman Maher reports bloodhounds followed the trail of John Louma who shot John Tandyquist and wounded Sylvester Numijarvi. Rain halted the chase near the Idaho Northern railroad. Louma, Finns involved, shot his dog and escaped into the woods after firing at officers.
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Idaho
Maher
John Louma
John Tandyquist
Sylvester Nummijarvi
Idaho Northern Railroad
Louma
Roosevelt Campaign Tour Advocates Schoolhouse Hubs And Insurance Control
Theodore Roosevelt launches a month long tour reaching Connecticut and Massachusetts as crowds greet him at every stop. He calls for national government oversight of insurance and uses schoolhouses as polling places and venues for speeches, arguing for funding relief in campaigns and broad political engagement.
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Massachusetts
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Hartford
Motorcycle Races Draw Crowd at North Yakima Meet
Nearly 200 spectators attended the first North Yakima Motorcycle club meet at the state fairgrounds. Robert Thurston won all three heats in the 1 mile relay for twin cylinders, with Hargreaves and Lesh placing in others. Shook won the five mile single cylinder event and another five mile race, with Fulmer and McCrea also placing in top spots. Multiple shorter races followed and the event was deemed a success.
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North Yakima Motorcycle Club
Robert Thurston
Dan Lesh
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Shook
Frieling
Fulmer
Ambrose
McCrea
Excelsior
Am Brose
Roosevelt to Address Montana Progressive Nominating Convention
Montana progressives meet in Helena for their nominating convention as Theodore Roosevelt visits on Saturday. Delegates prepare a full electoral, congressional, and state ticket. Senator Dion, Roosevelt’s campaign manager, seeks re nomination.
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Theo
Roosevelt
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Roosevel
Man Delivers Victory Over Rivers In Vernon Bout
Joe Man del defeated Joe Rivers in a 20 round lightweight match at Vernon this afternoon. Both fighters are in the lightweight division.
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Joe Rivers
Los Angeles
Joe Mandel
Vernon
Hop Picking In Full Blast In Yakima Valley
Hop picking is underway with 165 pickers from Seattle arriving to work in Moxee yards. Fred Parker builds a concrete dry kiln the only one of its kind in the Yakima valley, plus a warehouse. Weather is cool but fair and no heavy rain delays reported. Outside reports show slow market with expected 1918 crop conditions shaping prices around 18 cents.
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McNeif
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Northern Pacific Railway
Burchfield
Moxee
North Yakina & Valley
Fred Parker
Hast Selah
Richard Ball
Yakima Valley
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Parker
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Ore
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California
New York
Atlantic
England
Wilson's Plank Rouses Johnson at Kansas City Rally
Woodrow Wilson's critique of the minimum wage plank prompts California Governor Johnson to retort in Convention Hall. Johnson says Wilson misreads the issue and fails to grasp the harm of low pay for tired workers and the need to address the wage evil.
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Kansas City
Woodrow Wilson
Johnson
California
Wilson
Peak Fruit Shipments Forecast Across North Yakima Valley
Railroads estimate peak fruit loads this week with about 600 refrigerator cars staged for outbound shipments from North Yakima. Northern Pacific moved 137 fruit cars in one day, far above 1910 levels, as winter apples and carrots head for markets. Officials say demand remains steady and profits possible despite not-record-high prices.
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Northern Pacific Railway
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Puavifid
Harriman
John Smith
Northern Express Company
American Express Company
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Association
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Trdley Winks
Moline
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School Board Denies Stenographer Vacation Pay
Portables debate sparks contention as Novia Yakima school board refuses to grant vacation salary to a stenographer who had worked a year. Member Fechter argues to save money while others urge fair pay. other budget items include cabinets, swings, and a tennis court fence. Mrs. Wilson objects to a portable at the McKinley building citing lack of sidewalks and travel concerns for students.
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Fechter
Sansanitary
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Bahoe
Renee
Melin
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Wilson
McKinley
Reception Thursday for Senator Wesley L. Jones on courthouse lawn
A non partisan reception will be held on the Ellensburg courthouse lawn Thursday afternoon for United States Senator Wesley L. Jones. The senator will arrive in Ellens burg by train at 2 16 in the afternoon and be met by the reception committee and Crawford's band. A platform will be erected for speeches by M M Moulton J C Hubbel and A Fechter. Afterward an informal reception will follow for attendees to greet the senator.
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