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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1911
Page
4
The Pasadena News reports Mt Wilson area swamped by a gold rush fever mirroring old bonanza days. Prospector William G Strang sparked renewed interest as crowds pan and dig near the summit, though no gold has yet been found.
The roaming band of armed men once with Pryce and Mosby in Mexico is scattered worldwide after extradition charges were dropped. They head to Tripoli and China while many seek enlistment with Reyes in San Antonio. Rumors of a Mexican uprising lure some back toward the southland despite risk of execution if captured.
Bradstreet reports trade conditions show conservatism dominating across lines yet weekly business activity is larger overall. Colder weather boosts retail sales with many small but sizable jobber-driven purchases. Cotton price declines affect buyers while mill output runs higher than months prior. U.S. business failures reach 212 for the week ending October 14, compared with prior weeks and years.
New York reports show the cost of living easing over the past five to six weeks. The September index fell from 8.8191 to 8.8065, with hog products and pork derived items, mackerel, textiles, metals, and staples like coffee and sugar among the notable declines. Thirty seven items cheaper in September, twenty six cheaper, forty three unchanged.
President Taft arrived in Los Angeles amid cheering crowds of about 450000 along a three mile parade route. He toured Washington Park and Blanchard hall, addressed 14000 students, praised lemon duties, and praised newly enfranchised women voters, waving to veterans at Temple auditorium.
The Department of Agriculture will seize unripe oranges and other unripened fruit from Florida. Secretary Wilson says efforts to ship artificially ripened fruit or to process it for shipment north will trigger government action.
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