Week's News From Neighboring Cities Brief
Condensed resume of Pacific slope events with reports from Seattle Sacramento Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Highlights include the Ramona sinking with 180000 in gold bullion, October 10 as a legal holiday, Governor Johnson's Southern California tour, forest fire prevention calls for resort owners, and state institution census totals across California.
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Sacramento
Jordan
Forrester G. M. Homane
California
Sonoma County
Citrus Exchange Reports 45000 Carloads Handled
At the California Fruit Growers' exchange annual meeting in Los Angeles figures show 28123 carloads of citrus moved in the fiscal year, a 43 percent rise from last year. Southern California shipments reach 42000, with about 3000 north of Tehachapi, totaling 45000 carloads.
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Los Angeles
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Consolidated Realty
California
Tehachapi
Full Crew Train Law Passes in Test
San Bernardino September 20 report says the first test of the crew bill passed by the legislature was made last Friday. Santa Fe Railroad charged with violating the act by neglecting the required number of crew on a passenger train.
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San Bernardino
Lailure
Santa Fe Railroad Co
Rail line case argues over counting cars under new law
Railroad men filed a complaint against the Santa Fe alleging neglect of the new law provisions. A test case is planned and the suit will go to the supreme court. Santa Fe contends the clause requiring two brakemen on trains of over three passenger cars excludes baggage and mail cars from counting.
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The
Santa Fe
Supreme Court
Gusher in Hawaii Still Spouts Oil in Big Spill
Honolulu oil well No. 10 on section 31 32 238 continues to explode oil into sump holes and over the surroundings spraying territory for miles. Daily output is estimated at 20000 barrels. Trains halted to prevent fire risk near Shale as companies suspend operations awaiting control. Efforts to cap the gusher are ongoing.
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Taft
Cal
Honolulu Oil Company
Shale
Etna Lava Flood Desolates Towns In Sicily
Describes Mount Etna eruption near Catania with lava flow about 2000 feet wide and four feet deep, uprooting trees and driving peasants from homes. Five main lava streams stretch miles as earthquakes continue, new vents and a 700 foot high mount forming with smoke and cinders.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount
Etna
Messina
Italy
Ricco
Mount Etna
Reasonable Self-Integrity Mentioned in Brief Note
A compact aphorism notes that a person true to themselves remains less harmed by those who would deal deceitfully. The brief reflects on personal character and resilience in the face of dishonest behavior.
Keel Laid for United States Battleship New York
The keel of the 27 000 ton battleship New York, the navy s greatest vessel, was laid at the New York navy yard on Monday. Read Admiral Leutz witnessed the ceremony as rivets were first set by boys led by W T Clavieus, grandson of the late Read Admiral Sampson.
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New York
United States
New York Navy Yard
Read Admiral Leutz
W. T. Clavieus
Read
Sampson
Rockefeller Protest on Forest Hill Estate Tax Rejected
John D Rockefeller faced a negative ruling as county commissioners ignored his protest of the Forest Hill estate tax assessment. The oil magnate must pay on a valuation of 1 052 103 dollars, over fourfold higher than last year. In Lima, Standard Oil subsidiary Solar Refinery announced a two cent price increase for North Lima South Lima and Indiana crude oil.
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John D
Cleveland, O
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Lima
Solar
Standard Oil Company
North Lima
South Lima
Indiana
Plot to Rob Smithsonian
New York detectives investigate an alleged plot to steal valuable Smithsonian relics in Washington. An informer says a former lock company employee planned to seize items for a large reward, using duplicates of master keys to gain access.
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Smithsonian
New York
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Navy rejects delay of Pacific fleet cruise to Hawaii
Washington reports the Navy Department declined to delay the Pacific Fleet voyage to Hawaii despite San Francisco petitions urging detention for the Panama Exposition groundbreaking set October 14. Most ships have been in navy yards since July for repairs and lack drills, so delaying would harm fleet efficiency. Vessels will sail from San Diego for Honolulu on October 1.
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Bay City
Washington
Navy Department
Hawaii
San Francisco
Navy Yards
San Diego
Cal
Honolulu
Wax bullets fail to melt in vaudeville act
In Trinidad Col Sept 19 Mrs Frederick Risk the human target stunned the audience by acting wounded after a wax bullet failed to melt in her headshot. The show explained the trick as the bullet melting in heat then revealed a hidden wax bullet.
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Trinidad
Col
Frederick Risk
Lakeview Gusher Well Is No More
The Lakeview gusher, famed for its massive oil flow from the Midway field, collapsed confirmed by the Independent Oil Producers’ agency and Mascot Oil. Union Oil may reclaim the site while Potrero del Llano well near Tampico is cited as the era’s next extreme producer with 105000 barrels daily output after throttling.
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Los Angeles
Lakeview
Independent Oil Producers’ Agency
Mascot Oil Company
California
Midway
Union Oil Corporation
Fred Dunn
Union Oil Company
Potrero del Llano
Tampico
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