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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
3
J. J. Hollingsworth Realty Company and Immigration Agents promote weekly trips by bus to Montrose Olatha and Delta with half rate round trips for Homeseekers. Tickets valid 80 days with pass privileges. They tout 10,000 acres of government canal irrigated lands and promise rapid value growth once irrigation work finishes.
United States Senator William E. Borah was acquitted of conspiracy to defraud the government in a timber lands case in Boise. The verdict followed a brief, argumentless trial with Borah testifying in his own defense about his role with Barber Lumber and his lack of ownership or contingent interest.
Washington reports a surge of Japanese immigration into the United States prompts steps to curb Asiatic labor entry. Secretary Straus trip spurred a boost in immigration inspector force as authorities prepare extraordinary measures against Japanese and other Asiatic workers.
A report notes a surge of Japanese and other Asians entering the United States via Canada and Mexico in 1907. Government officials plan a northern and southern border patrol to curb labor migration, citing 8,286 Asians landing at British Columbia ports between January 1 and September 18, 1907, including 2,874 Hindus and 4,811 Japanese with most seeking U.S. entry through Canada or Mexico.
President Roosevelt travels past Alton Illinois as a giant poster proclaims the town of 25,000 has a stork mayor. He replies with a telegram praising Alton and its residents including Mayor Beall who built flats for families with children.
A U S Geological Survey geologist shows that divining rods move due to unconscious body actions and not external currents. The study finds no reliable movement from outside causes and notes success only in regions with predictable groundwater conditions, questioning the method’s usefulness.
The text notes that operators of the divining rod are skilled and keen observers of groundwater movements, often more capable than the average person at sensing subsurface occurrences.
A landmark suit filed in federal court by El Paso county treasurer E B Simmons against the Santa Fe railroad seeks interpretation of the railroad tax law. The dispute centers on 1906 tax assessment and apportionment methods for 48 miles of Santa Fe track in El Paso county, challenging the county’s $15 200 claim versus the railroad’s contention of $13 183.
Denver oct 4 H B Perham national president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers arrived in Denver and assumed charge of the dispute over the discharge of Vice Chief R H Skeggs of Grand Junction. He met with the road committee at the St James hotel and will press for reinstatement if warranted and may call out 400 men on the Denver and Rio Grande system without a vote. He sees no immediate danger of the strike spreading to other lines.
Chicago reports a sensational affinity case linking Patrick Henry Hirsch, NY railroad magnate, and Ruby Yeargain. The Yeargain mother defends their bond, insisting their souls are one. Hirsch, married with a wife and son, faced public scrutiny as detectives exposed the affair.
The case centers on Patrick Henry Hirsch and Miss Yeargain whose alleged relationship sparked a baffling police case. Hirsch and his companion resided in New York until detectives exposed them. The girl's mother defended the romance claiming the two souls were one, while recounting a past Canon City swindle involving Hirsch and Enright.
Chicago October 4 The Illinois Central railroad will back the proposed deep waterway from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. President J T Harahan will attend the Memphis convention to argue the project aids southern development and increases rail tonnage for the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley lines. He rejects the view that waterways harm railroads.
A historical discussion argues rivers and canals will develop a country and raise railway value. It notes the Mississippi route extends nearly 700 miles and claims railroads cannot handle current and future traffic, projecting waterways will not harm rail tonnage. It emphasizes rail expansion benefits from improved transport links.
A Fort Collins hotel overheard remark argues beef tenderness stems from western range conditions and feeding, not meat inspection. The piece cites economics of calf growth and cattle finishing, stressing producers control tenderness by rearing practices, with a blunt note on drinker reputation at the end.
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