Taft offers Fulton soil China minister post
Washington reports Taft tendered Senator Fulton the post of minister to China to succeed W W Rockhill. Fulton requested ten days to decide. Castro, returning from a steamer, raged over British and state department moves as ports in the West Indies barred his access except Fort de France. France may expel Castro from Martinique to aid Venezuela crisis. Wheat prices surged at Chicago futures with May hitting 1.25 for the first time in over two decades. Local grain markets in Portland and Tacoma showed varied blue stem and club prices.
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Washington
Taft
Fulton
China
W. W. Rockhill
Fort de France
Martinique
Castro
State Department
Guadalupe
West Indies
Chicago
Wheat Board of Trade
Four Killed in Riot Over Taxes in Monte Leon
Four people died and many were wounded in Monte Leon Calabria as authorities tried to collect new taxes. Residents stormed city hall, carabinieri opened fire, and a riot ensued amid tax protests.
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Monte Leon
Calabria
Tornado Toll Across States Reported In Storm Belt
Memphis report notes ten killed as a broad tornado tore through northern Mississippi causing crop damage. In Toledo a separate twister damaged a plant roof, injuring several and leaving 300 workers unemployed. Wabash Indiana also suffered thousands in damages and injuries. Continued on page six.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Umqua county proposed amid Nesmith split in Oregon
In Salem Oregon on April 7 opponents of Nesmith county plan petition to form Umqua county overlapping part of Lane and Douglas counties. Douglas rep E R Applegate says plan aims to confuse voters and derail initiative. London water salts to be sold nationwide including San Francisco Seattle Tacoma Boise Portland with testing supporting health benefits. Levi Geer reports London salts plant expansion and tourism boost planned for summer.
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Nesmith County
Lane
Douglas
Umqua County
E. R. Applegate
Douglas County
Crawford
Lane and
London
Chicago
San Francisco
Seattle
Tacoma
Boise
Portland
Pacific Coast
Levi Geer
Geer
United States
Bloody range war claim another sheep group in deadly raid
In Big Horn county, April 2, 15 masked horsemen attacked Allemand Emge camp at Spring Creek 50 miles southeast of Basin. They killed Joe Allemand, Joe Emge and Jose Lazier, set a wagon on fire, and about 30 sheep died. Wires cut slowed news as P. W. Metz Sheriff Alston and deputy traveled through deep snow to investigate.
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Cheyenne
Wic
Big Horn County
Allemand & Emge
Joe Allemand
Joe Emge
Jose Lazier
Allemand
Emge
Spring Creek
Basin
Lazier
Arifle Bulbes
P. W. Metz
Alston
Cusick
Argue Case Against Big Trust Opens Defense
John G. Milburn of New York for Standard Oil as chief counsel began presenting the defense in the Sherman Act suit to dissolve the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He argued the corporation aided American industry and commerce and cited early, vague performs as historical context while federal attorney Kellogg and assistant Morrison led the government’s rebuttal, detailing alleged unfair competition.
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St. Louis
John G. Milburn
New York
Standard Oil
F. B. Kelloge
C. B. Morrison
Kelloge
Count Zeppelin’s Airship Completes Successful Flight
Friederichafen reports Count Zeppelin’s airship completed a successful flight, ending at Wangen before returning. The mission showcased the untethered craft’s performance and reliability amid early airship tests.
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Count Zeppelin
Friederichafen
Wangen
New Mecca for Divorce Seekers in Reno Nev
Reno, April 7 New Mecca for divorce seekers draws society men and women fleeing unhappy marriages. Prominent Eastern figures join locals in a Reno colony as Nevada law lures with easy procedures. Mrs Maturin L Delafield Jr of New York filed for absolute divorce after six months residence.
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Reno
New
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Sioux Falls
Nevada
Maturin L. Delafield, Jr
Lettice Lee Sands
Smart Set
Preferred lash to jail but cried for mercy
In Wattsburg Magistrate Watts offered a young man Anderson a choice between jail and the whipping post for attempting to entice a young girl. He chose the lash, was stripped in the courthouse yard, and endured multiple strokes amid cries for mercy before leaving the city.
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Vancouver
Wash
Wattsburg
Anderson
Watts
Merc
Aneaet
Mme Modjeska In Deep Stupor Amid Political Shakeup
Los Angeles April 7 Mme Modjeska the actress is in a deep stupor barely alive. Dr J R Wetherbee says he will not allow his name before the Republican convention for endorsement for mayor tomorrow. He also will not be a candidate in the primaries.
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Mme. Modjeska
Los Angeles
Mme., Modjeska
J. R. Wetherbee
Dr. Wetherbes
Indian Woman's Self Sacrifice for Children
Port Arthur Ontario April 7 William McKirdy confirms a tale of an Indian woman living north of Port Arthur who cut a strip of flesh from her body to bait a hook and catch fish after the last scrap of food was eaten and no game was available, sustaining life until help arrived.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Wm. McKirdy
Here
Legend Proves To Be Untrue In Dublin Bay Tale
London reports the death of the Earl of Howth ends the St Lawrence line’s seven century peerage claim. The ornate “Tree of Destiny” rumored to fall at death remains standing despite the patriarch’s belief and iron bands sealing the trunk.
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London
Earl of Howth
Dublin Bay
Ireland
St. Lawrences
Earl
Henry Fisher Dies in Portland
Henry W. Fisher, a Lane county native, died last night in Portland of sciatic and muscular rheumatism. His body will be transported to Eugene for burial at Ok Hin cemetery. He was thirty years old, survived by his mother and a daughter Gladys, and had lived in Portland for ten years. The Odd Fellows plan to meet in their new hall next Tuesday as scaffolding is removed and finishing work continues on the building.
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Richmond
James Smith
Virginia
Smith
James Flynn
Flynn
Henry W. Fisher
Lane County
Portland
Eugene
Ok Hin
Henry Fisher
Wiliam Fisher
Gladys
This Ec
Odd Fellows
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