Yakima Theater Hosts Tussles in Season Opener
First contest of the season sponsored by Golden Gate Athletic Club ends in a draw between Abe Label of San Francisco and Louie Hahn of Seattle after fifteen rounds, both at 132½ pounds. Preliminaries include Biddie Hinds vs Tuffy Moisette and a wrestling-style bout between John Karpilow and Roy Hall. Crowds enjoy the evening and officials ensure fair play.
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Golden Gate Athletic Club
Yakima Theatre
Abe Label
San Francisco
Louie Hahn
Seattle
Yakima
Label
Hahn
Marquis of Queensbury
Charles A. Cassidy
James Leslie
Yakima Theater
Biddie Hinds
Tuffy Moisette
Moisette
Hinds
Tuffy
H. Gifford
John Karpilow
Roy Hall
Twin Falls
Idaho
Gifford
U. S. S. Philadelphia
Karpilow
Hall
Mule Team To Haul Taft In Kansas
Kansas celebrates the semi centennial of statehood as President Taft and Speaker Clark visit. Despite 18000 motor cars, none suit the trip, so a team of specially trained city broke Kansas mules will carry Taft and Clark from train to platform and back. The mules are described as the best in the state for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
Kan
Kansas
Taft
Clark
United States
Kansas Mules Take Lead in Kiowa County Stock Show Display
C A McArney of Haviland Kiowa county owns a famed team of five year old mules each standing eighteen hands high and weighing 1700 pounds in working order. The mules have sixteen inch ears and are praised as the best team in Kansas likely to win the blue ribbon at stock shows. Special harness is being made to hitch them to the state’s finest carriage for Speaker Clark’s upcoming visit to Kansas next month. The team will also haul the president from the depot to the parks where he will speak.
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C. A. McArney
Haviland
Kiowa County
Kansas
United States
McArney
Clark
Street cars and lights knocked out by high-tension line break
A high-tension wire broke near the Nelson bridge in the Naches area causing North Yakima street cars and electric lights to be out of service for about two hours Monday evening from 4:30. The outage disrupted business and travel during peak hours but created extra customers for nearby restaurants as people remained away from home for dinner.
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North Yakima
Nelson Bridge
Naches
Oregon Wool Growers to Convene in Baker November 14 15
Secretary Smythe announces the annual Oregon Wool Growers association convention will be held in Baker on November 14 and 15. The wool tariff is the main issue on the agenda and expected to dominate discussions.
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Pendleton
Smythe
Oregon Wool Growers Association
Baker
Romantic Midnight Wedding Unites Milwaukee and Portland Couple
A Milwaukee man R. Thornton married Edith E. Nordstrom of Portland at five minutes past midnight at 404 South Third Street. The ceremony, officiated by Rev. E. A. King of the Congregational church, followed a Friday license. the bride, a pianist at the Majestic theatre, and the groom, an operator there, waited to wed at the stroke of midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Thornton
Milwaukee
Edith E. Nordstrom
Portland
E. A. King
Congregational Church
South Third Street
Thornton
Majestic Theatre
Rev. King
Markham Decides Against Federation in Railroad Talks
President Markham of the Illinois Central rejected a conference with federation representatives and replied to a union letter that warned of action if meeting does not occur by 10 30 Tuesday morning The unions would press their ultimatum with shop crafts and blacksmiths leaders endorsing swift enforcement through ground representatives in Chicago and San Francisco.
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Illinois Central
Chicago
Markham
Kline
Blacksmiths
Shop Crafts
San Franscisco
Burman Sets One Mile World Record At Brighton Beach
New York August 2 Bob Burman drove a two hundred horsepower car to lower the world record for one mile at Brighton Beach with a flying start posting a 48.62 second time.
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New York
Bob Burman
Brighton Beach
Kilbane Knocks Out Rivers in Sixteenth Round
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland defeated Joe Rivers of Los Angeles by knockout in the sixteenth round of a scheduled twenty round bout in Los Angeles. Rivers had led most rounds before Kilbane floored him twice in succession.
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Los Angeles
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Joe Rivers
Rivers
Wag
Beattie Trial Details Personal Life and Murder Confession
Chesterfield Court House Va Sept 4 Henry Clay Beattie Jr faced six hours of cross examination as he described his relationship with Beulah Binford 17 and the night murder of his wife. Prosecutor Wendenburg pressed inconsistencies and Beattie's claim that the blood stained coat explained the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield Court House
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Beulah Binford
Beattie
Paul Beattie
Death of Selah Rancher James Conton At Age 43
James Conton a Selah valley rancher died at his home Sunday night from Brights disease after a brief illness. A New Hampshire native and bachelor, 43, he had lived in the valley about a year and owned land with his brother. His brother Arthur arrived too late to see him. Conton was a member of the Elks and was well regarded as a good rancher and citizen.
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James Conton
Selah Valley
Bright
New Hampshire
Selah
Arthur
Yakima
The
Elks
Funeral for Ferdinand Poessel Held After Death at Home
Ferdinand Poessel aged 68 died Sunday at his home on A and Tenth streets of senile decay. His funeral was held Monday afternoon with Rev. John T. Roberts conducting the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Poessel
A and Tenth Street
John T. Roberts
Layman Child Dies at 17 Months in Yakima
Lester Lawrence Layman aged 17 months, son of Mr and Mrs F H Layman of 008 East Yakima Avenue, died Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Lawrence Layman
F. H. Layman
Yakima Avenue
Tampico Infant Dies From Match Poisoning
The death occurred Friday of a 17 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Eglin of Tampico. Doctors attributed the illness to teething, but after two days of serious symptoms the true cause was found too late. Funeral services were held Saturday at 104 South Fourth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Eglin
Tampico
Charles Eglin
South Fourth Street
Loves Are Denied Divorce
Circuit Judge William Smith dismisses the divorce suit of Bidney C Love against Marjorie Bunes Love after months of legal battle. The court finds neither spouse entitled to a decree or legal separation and criticizes counsel for Mrs Love for the character of witnesses and the conduct of the case.
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Love
Gotch Defeats Hackenschmidt In Dominant Wrestling Victory
Frank Gotch retained the world wrestling title in two straight falls over George Hackenschmidt in Hum boldt Iowa. The match lasted 14 minutes 18 1 5 seconds for the first fall and 5 32 1 5 seconds for the second. Hackenschmidt sobbed and claimed a wounded knee as cause while Gotch displayed speed and control throughout the bout.
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Chicago
Humboldt
Iowa
Frank Gotch
Smith
George Hackenschmidt
Gotch
Torch
Hyackenschmidt
Goteh
Hack
Hackenschmidt
Heavy Rain Floods Yakima Streets and Basements
A heavy rainstorm drenched Yakima between Monday noon and Tuesday morning. Sewers backed up flooding cellars as ditches became rushing streams that overflowed crossings and streets. Damage estimates are unavailable as effects are assessed. This was the season's first and heaviest rain event.
City Hall Delays Mark North Yakima Office Plan
A long-standing fight over a new city hall continues in North Yakima as council actions oscillate. Earlier plans to build at First and Walnut, or Front Street, were reversed, leaving the police and jail in a temporary barn-like structure and offices scattered citywide. The council approved bids and remodeling on Front Street but found no bids due to incomplete plans, delaying permanent housing until a new commission takes power. A $500 temporary building at Walnut and First is funded to serve as police headquarters and jail until a permanent solution is adopted.
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South First and
Walnut Streets
North Front Street
Northern Pacific
First
First Streets
Front Street
City Hall
Walnut
North
Yakima
Mrs Upton Sinclair Seeks Divorce Amid Trial Marriage View
New York sept 4 Mrs Upton Sinclair revealed she favors a trial marriage so incompatible couples might part without court decree after her husband filed for absolute divorce naming Kansas poet Harry Kemp as corespondent. Upton Sinclair held a friendly conference with wife and Kemp before petition, the couple married eleven years with one child nine.
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New York
Kansas
Harry Kemp
Upton Sinclair
West Eighty-seventh Street
Kemp
Harry
Fisher Concludes Alaska Tour in Skagway
Secretary of the Interior Fisher ends his Alaska tour in Skagway and departs for Seattle aboard the Tahoma. He reiterates Cordova and Valdez remarks on Alaska coal problems, notes several plans to open coal lands lack a constructive scheme, and calls for public safeguards and better interior roads with potential government aid.
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Skagway
Alaska
Fisher
Seattle
Cordova
Valdes
Tigers Routed by Cruiser on Sunday Baseball
The U S S Philadelphia team defeated the Tigers 18 to 1 amid a rough game with Sailors scoring heavily in the third and eighth innings. Harigan homered in the eighth as Sailors totaled 14 hits and three errors while Tigers had four hits, four errors, and only one run. Weather forced cancellation of a second game and the Sailors sailed for Bremerton.
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U. S&s
Philadelphia
Tigers
LiBerge
Leatherby
Cromer
LaBerge
Harrigan
Jacobson
Len Rundstrom
Bremerton
Drowned Miners Fall After Signal Error at Park City Mine
Salt Lake City reports a signaling mistake at the Daley-Wegt mine in Park City. Seven miners entered the cage to ascend but were dropped into a sump, drowning two of them.
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Salt Lake
Daley-Wegt
Park City
Flooding Hits Barnes-Woodin Building. West Side Drain Urged
Water flooded the Barnes-Woodin basement damaging fall goods and display items while other basements on the east side showed pooled water. Businessmen plan a petition to the City Council urging construction of a west side drain. fire department pumps water from the flooded basement.
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George Listtmann
Listmann Purniture Company
Barnes-WoodsIn Company
New Muasonic Temple
Messrs Listmann, Barnes
Rider
Business Men's Association
Fire Department
Barnes-Wovodin
Nine Lives Lost in Juneau Hotel Fire
Seven believed dead in blaze that destroyed the Juneau hotel and MacGrath building. Four bodies recovered including Will Morrison of the Davenport hotel. Walter Davenport of Tacoma and Selina Dowling among the injured and a native girl killed. Fire response by Douglas department. Morrison died leaping from a third story window. First loss listed at 50 004 dollars.
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Juneau
Alaska
MacGrath
Will Morrison
Davenport Hotel
Walter Davenport
Tacoma
Beline Dowling
Douglas Department
Alorrison
Selina Dowling
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King
Burman Beaty
Kilbane
Beatiie
Wendenburg
Beulah
Death
James Conlin
Old City Hall
Weatherwax
Cruiser
Barnes-Woodin
West Side
Barnes-Woodin Jows
Charles Barnes
Barnes- Woodin Company
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