World News In Brief A Mixed Bag Of Global Happenings
Summary of varied items including Spain added to Oregon university studies Gen Mills retires after 45 years service Harriman lines stop issuing interstate passes after 1907 Brackett says no contest for Russell Sage will Moran nominated for governor by Independence League in Massachusetts Municipal ownership favored Eddy transferred from St Petersburg to Berlin Dodge moves to Tokyo for new embassy post
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Oregon University
Mills
Independence League of Massachusetts
John B. Moran
Boston
Spencer F. Eddy
Illinois
St. Petersburg
Berlin
H. Percival Dodge
Massachusetts
Tokyo
German Mission to Fez Heads for Capital Support
Tangier Morocco September 24 The German mission to the sultan at Fez led by Dr Rosen the German minister departed for the capital with a large Arab escort and several Europeans The United States second cruiser squadron at Gibraltar is expected to arrive to back the US mission to Fez led by Minister Gummere regarding the Perdicaris and Raisuli case A British cruiser also arrived and anchored.
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Tangier
Morocco
Fez
Rosen
United States
Gibraltar
Gummere
Perdicaris
Raisuli
Government Vessel To Remove Derelicts From Sea
Seattle reports full particulars of a government steel steamer to fight wrecks and remove derelicts. The 204.6 foot craft will have 1700 HP triple expansion engines a 12 knot speed and a 4000 mile steaming radius. It will carry wireless and heavy hoisting gear with twelve watertight bulkheads. Estimated cost 200000 dollars with bids due in thirty days.
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Seattle
Washington
Revenue Cutter Department
Interior seeks bids for Tieton main canal project
The secretary of the interior advertises for bids to build about twelve miles of main canal in Tieton canyon with diverting dam head works tunnels and appurtenant structures. Bids open November 5 in Portland and Denver.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Tieton Irrigation Project
Tieton Canyon
Portland
Vancouver gas plant excavation begins in Washington
Multiple Washington items report progress and developments from regional institutions. Excavation starts for a new Vancouver gas plant. Seattle's National Bank of Commerce approved as reserve agent for Pullman’s First National Bank. An Irish group in Tacoma adds fraternal insurance to its order. University of Washington opens fall term with 504 registrations. Everett mill converts to a combined mill producing 500 000 feet lumber and 250 000 shingles daily. Bellingham civic effort grows via women’s clubs to curb offensive billboards and form a broad civic improvement organization.
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National Bank of Commerce of Seattle
First National Bank of Pullman
Everett Lumber and Shingle Company
Swift & Co to Aggress Armour Business Change
A Journal of Commerce report says Swift & Co may seek Armour & Co business. J Ogden Armour may quit turmoil and pursue society life amid public backlash on the packing industry. Armour & Co issued capital stands at $20 million.
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New York
Journal of Commerce
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Armour Company
Uniform distance tariff to roll out in four states
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company announces a uniform distance tariff to take effect in Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana. Washington will follow a state commission decree, while Oregon and others adopt it voluntarily to harmonize rates and cut prices. Some interior routes may see reductions up to twenty percent.
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Portland
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Washinon Stat Commission
Prosecutor moves to bar state court order on insane women
Seattle Sept 24 Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Mackintosh says he will seek a writ of prohibition from the state supreme court to stop Judge Frater from issuing an order sending Esther Mitchell and Mrs Mauderet back to Oregon on grounds of insanity. An insanity commission last week declared both women of unsound mind.
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Seattle
Kenneth Mackintosh
Supreme Court of
Frater
Esther Mitchell
Mrs. Mauderet
Oregon
Inter state commission sets strict railroad reporting deadlines
Washington indicates the interstate commerce commission will not grant leniency to railroads for completing annual reports, except in remote cases. The decision tightens timelines for filing annual financial and operational disclosures.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seattle Market Report Prices From Local Dealers
Seattle market figures show f o b Seattle round lots for grains and feeds with oats at 24.00 to 24.50 per ton barley 20 to 21.00 wheat and chicken feed 22.24 bran 17 shorts 18 corn 27 hay Eastern Washington 15 to 16 Puget Sound 10 to 11 alfalfa 10 to 11 eggs strictly fresh ranch 83 35c poultry live hens 14 15c per lb old roosters 9 10c ducks old tic young 16c geese 12c turkeys 16c spring chickens 15 17c per lb wool Eastern Washington 15 to 26 Western Washington 20 2 83c dirty or timber stained 18 20c live stock sheep wethers 6c per lb ewes 5 51 0c hogs 6 14 7c steers 44c cows 34c calves 5 7c lambs 3 5 per head
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Washington Creamery
Washington Ranch
Historical Farm Price List for Feed and Poultry
A dense catalog of farm prices including wheat and oats per bushel, hay types with per ton quotes, feed components like corn and barley in various forms, and poultry prices for dressed birds and live hens. Also listed are butter and eggs quotes from Washington creameries and ranches.
Liberal Victory Fades In As Cuban Peace Talks Continue
Havana reports a decisive tilt toward the Liberals after eight insurgent members and American peace commissioners neared agreement on draft peace plans. Taft and Bacon warned details would affect acceptance as talks paused overnight and resume in the presidio. President Palma faces cabinet reorganization and possible elections for half the legislature and provincial posts.
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Havana
Taft
Bacon
Presidio
Palma
Treasury
Fonts Y. Sterling
O'Farrill
Freyre Andrade
Steinhart
Capt. McCoy
Higgins Declines New Nomination in Albany Address
Albany reports Gov. Higgins refuses renomination stating he sought no second term and will not accept it. He credits independence from party bosses and signals Hearst opposition as a factor. Saratoga coverage notes GOP leaders scramble to form a united ticket for fall elections.
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Albany
N. Y
Gov. Higgins
Executive Chamber
Hearst
Saratoga
Ticket brokers barred from scalping on major systems
Four associations controlling most U S ticket brokerage were permanently enjoined by Judge Kohlssar in federal court from scalping tickets on the Pennsylvania system and other transport lines named in the complaint. The case grew from events in St Louis during the recent exposition.
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Chicago
United States
Kohlssar
Pennsylvania System
St. Louis
Apprentices on Steamers Begin Coastwide System
Pacific Coast Company to train youths aged 17 to 20 as navigators aboard its vessels. Start wage is 30 dollars monthly with gradual promotion toward officer berths. A 300 dollar bonus awaits those who complete a three year course, and first officers’ berths are guaranteed for qualified apprentices. This moves ahead despite efforts to create a nautical school on the sound.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast Company
Labor Unions Strike Standard Oil Over Wages
Labor unions clash with Standard Oil as Whiting Indiana workers quit for higher pay. Firemen and 5000 more employees planned to strike over 2½ to 5 cent hourly raises, eight hour day, and union recognition. Chicago unions gear up for broader action amid threat of a general stoppage.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Standard Oil Company
Whiting, Ind
Middle West
Fisheries Commissions to Submit Conclusions After Vancouver Conference
Vancouver report from the joint meeting of Canadian and Washington state fishery bodies states Canada will draft an interim report for the House of Commons next winter. Prof. Prince, chair, notes proceedings were confidential until official reporting. American commissioners will prepare a report for the Washington legislature next session.
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Vancouver
B. C
House of Commons
Prince
Prof. Prince
Washington
Nationalized railways eyed to cut costs and boost industry
Tokyo reports Minister Yamagata says railways nationalization will diminish expenses and lower freight rates to spur industrial and commercial expansion. A new law will govern management and the railway capital treated as a loan repaid from growing profits. Washington notes a lobster farming experiment in Puget Sound with lobsters exchanged with Woods Hole and Massachusetts coast.
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Tokyo
Yamagata
Mr. Yamagata
Washington
The
Fish Commission
Puget Sound
Woods Hole
Mass
Pr. Gorham
Brown University
Massachusetts
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Colorado Springs
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Tacoma
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Fisheries Commissions
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East Market Street
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Humboldt
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
G. W. Ninemire, Pres
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A. E. Hoefer
Sec. & Treas
Butchers and Packers
Ninemire Packing Co
Montesano
Aberdeen
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
MacLafferty & Sons
Heron
Palm Theatre
Billy McDonald
Swellest
Pacific Coast
Mattress Works
G. W. Johnson
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R. W. Hilligoss General Contractor
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E. J. Bradley Pression
Miller Cassier
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Heron and
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