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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1910
Page
6
In Pomona on October 26 the citrus crop is in excellent condition and expected to be larger than last year. Fruit has sized up well for this time of year and a sizable holiday shipment is anticipated as local orange packing houses overhaul machinery and upgrade equipment for the coming season.
In Seattle on October 25 the influx of colonist excursion tickets from the East has produced the largest migration to Washington state in a similar period. W D Skinner of the Dergon Washington railroad reports traffic up 15 percent from previous highs based on tabulated figures.
Berkeley council discussed a plan to combat a vast flood of Argentine ants that has swarmed the city citywide for several days. They say a larger increase could make them one of the greatest pests the town has faced.
An almost skeletonized Japanese man was found yesterday hanging from an oak tree eight miles west of Vacaville. Clayton Wemmer found the body while on a hunting trip. a coroner's jury ruled death by own action.
The revenue cutter Manning reports a 5000 seal skins catch by Japanese schooners in the Bering Sea. It seized four vessels and crews and captured eleven sealing butchers on St Paul rookery. Officers seek government ban on Japanese sealers obtaining food or water on American soil. Officers noted volcanic activity at Bogoslav and Pavalof as Manning passed during a stormy foggy summer.
Grand Canyon news from San Bernardino reports Thomas Fellows of Los Angeles and J. E. Bush of Rialto proposing a colossal electrical development. They back a venture to build a dam 700 feet high across the Colorado River at the river’s bend near the Grand Canyon.
The proposal envisions a wall just over the California line in Arizona forming a lake that would stretch fifty five miles over the canyon. It would discharge about 30 000 cubic feet of water per minute and spark vast cities and agricultural expansion in the desert.
In Los Angeles a damage suit claims a live electric wire caused 10 year old Ralph Green to become cross eyed. Guardian ad litem A A Green represents the minor against Edison Electric Co seeking 5075 dollars after Ralph touched a live guy wire at the reduction plant on Scand and Boylston streets. Witnesses testified as the case proceeds in United States circuit court.
Los Angeles reports the disaster fund now totals about 80,000 dollars after a benefit performance in Temple Auditorium. Contributions include 29,861 from First National Bank 30,558.65 from newspapers 8,000 from the benefit and 10,000 from San Francisco. Joseph Scott praised San Francisco for its prompt aid in the shared Californians effort.
Philadelphia wins the baseball world championship over Chicago in five games by seven to two in the decisive contest. The Philadelphians earn about 2 062 dollars per man, while Chicago players receive around 1 875 dollars each from the $79 071.93 prize pool.
The government will create a roads department to manage a projected highway improvement fund of about 3 million dollars in its first year of operation. The initiative aims to streamline capital for planned road projects and accelerate infrastructure development.
Chicago reports tag day raised 65,000 dollars for city children societies, the largest charitable collection to date. The event, three years old, follows prior totals of 20,000 in 1908 and 42,000 in 1909, marking a record year in the city’s philanthropy.
Snow covers the state as the first general storm of the season moves through Colorado. In the Moffat road region above Tolland snowfall reaches eight to ten feet causing train delays until a snow plow clears the line. Denver reports light fall with temperature drop and high winds.
New York barbers push a campaign against safety razors with a mass meeting to oppose the greatest competitor of the legitimate barber. They advocate higher charges for haircuts when patrons shave themselves, aiming to curb the spread of at home shaving.
English capitalists will undertake large scale silk worm raising near the Vanderbilt Idle Hour estate at Great River L I a New York suburb. The U S department of agriculture will assist and several hundred acres will host the experiments with mulberry trees to be planted early next spring.
Washington reports seventy seven men died fighting late August fires in the West. Most were temporary workers whose bodies were buried where found. unclaimed remains will be buried on forest reservation sites. Friends raise a fund for simple memorial graves.
Mrs. Ella Reeve Bloor issues her acceptance letter on the Socialist ticket for secretary of state in Waterbury. She cites duty to the party and equal political rights for women, noting 50,000 self-supporting women under state laws and wage slavery to be overthrown.
Three hundred thousand dollars worth of counterfeit Nicaraguan five-peso notes were seized in Chicago. The printer and engraver responsible for the freshly printed notes were arrested.
Authorities arrested the men tasked with securing manufacture of counterfeit five peso notes in a raid led by Captain Porter of the United States secret service. About 150 000 notes were found, printed but not sealed, each worth roughly $2 in American money. The notes bore signatures of F. Baca advocate general J Madritz el presidente and F Mayorgaz. They were not cut from sheets.
New York reports Joseph Brucker of Chicago plans a westward Atlantic crossing by dirigible Suchard. The craft nears completion in Munich with equipment to ship to the Canary Islands. Launch is slated from Teneriffe next February using water tanks and an automatic pump to counter sun heat.
New York report outlines a fraud by art and antique dealers who overvalue imports to mislead buyers. Objects worth modest sums are entered at vastly inflated values, stamped with a government seal to reassure purchasers, allowing sellers to charge 15 to 25 times the true value.
In Needles area, C. B. Oliver and T. Roberts near Danby were saved after hours in extreme heat. Their driver, realizing their peril, rode out to find them and hauled Oliver with a burning fever back to camp while Oliver aided Roberts, then returned with help to rescue both.
A historical note states that most of the world’s breweries are owned by Germany. The claim highlights Germany’s dominance in beer production and brewing history, reflecting the country’s long-standing beer culture and industrial capacity.
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