Sixteen Furnacemen Die In Pittsburgh Plant Disaster
An accident at Edgar Thompson furnace I in Braddock near Pittsburgh killed sixteen workers and left ten others hospitalized with fatal burns. Four more injured men returned home to endure painful wounds as white hot metal dust dumped into a pit. Rescue teams pulled victims from the blaze while witnesses recounted lethal burns and flesh severed by molten iron in a catastrophe at the United States Steel plant.
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Pittsburg
Edgar Thompson
Carnegie Steel Company
Braddock
United States Steel Corporation
Hectic Week Sees Kaiser Visit and Global Turmoil
A condensed review notes the German Kaiser visiting Denmark while Chicago brokers clash over bucket shops. News from Mississippi rail and telegraph disruptions, Roosevelt speeches in Wisconsin, and a deadly saloon shooting in Naco Arizona frame a week of upheaval.
President Roosevelt in Chicago on Monroe Doctrine
President Roosevelt spoke to six thousand in the Auditorium about safeguarding American republics from European powers. He said the Monroe Doctrine remains a cornerstone of policy, not international law, and urged a strong navy to deter conflict while warning that preparation is essential to avoid war.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Germany
Roosevelt to stay in touch with White House on Yellowstone tour
During his absence from Washington President Roosevelt will remain in constant telegraphic contact with the White House. Assistant Secretary Forester in charge will coordinate routine executive business from the White House while the President tours Yellowstone Park for two weeks. Secretary Loeb travels on a special train with a direct wire to Cinnabar and daily communications will occur by telegraph, telephone, or courier.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Forester
Yellowstone Park
Loeb
Cinnabar
Park
Placer mining growth and Oregon penitentiary promotions
Grant county miners prepare for the summer season with G. W. Dart leasing the Humboldt mining company pipe and materials for a new placer operation on Canyon Creek between John Day and Canyon City. In Salem, Oregon, Ed McPherson is promoted to first warden at the penitentiary, replacing J. T. Jones. G. F. Johnson of Baker City fills the second warden vacancy.
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Grant County
G. W. Dart
Canyon Creek
John Day
Canyon City
Long Gulch
Humboldt Ditch
Bert Stone
C. W. James
Oregon Penitentiary
Ed McPherson
McPherson
J.T. Jones
G. F. Johnson
Baker City
Woodmen's Dallas Carnival and Fair Dates Set
The Woodmen's street carnival and fair will be held in Dallas on June 3, 4, 5 and 6. Committees are actively working and meeting with good progress, promising a successful affair.
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Dallas
Mining men aid referendum against Oregon tax law
A group of mining men near Grants Pass are aiding the drive to invoke the referendum against the mining corporation tax law recently enacted by the Oregon legislature.
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Grants Pass
Oregon
General strike paralyses New York and parts of region
A broad building trades strike begins in New York on April 3. It spans Westchester to the Connecticut line and extends into parts of the state and Connecticut with 15,000 or more workers expected. Westchester demands eight hours daily with Saturday half holiday and wage scales for plumbers lathers carpenters painters bricklayers masons plasterers tinners and bench plus machine men. Some sites halt work and a Greene Falls employer wins a 25 percent rise. In New York stock exchange building 200 electricians copper workers and laborers strike over non union workers. In Orange New Jersey 500 plumbers and 400 painters strike for higher wages and control of helpers.
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New York
Westchester County
Connecticut
New York State
Greene Falls
New York Stock Exchange
Orange
N. J
United States cruiser arrives at Santo Domingo
The U S cruiser Atlanta reached Santo Domingo and set a shore signal station, threatening to land marines if needed. A severe battle near San Antonio de Guerra left 146 killed or wounded as government troops clashed with rebels. News from the interior is interrupted and commerce suspended. A gunboat delivered arms and ammunition to rebels for an unknown destination.
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Santo Domingo
Atlanta
San Antonio de Guerra
New York
San Pedro de Macoria
Macoris
Workers to Be Employed in Two Shifts for Daylong Mine
The plan calls for miners to work 16 to 18 hours daily, depending on daylight. Two shifts will be used to cover the extended hours, ensuring continuous operation.
Irrigation Boosts Prosperity in Hood River Valley
Prosperous Hood River Valley thrives as irrigation expands. In five years population doubles, land values rise dramatically, and fruit shipping surges with sixty thousand crates of strawberries and one hundred carloads of apples shipped from Hood River station.
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Hood River
Robbery at Pilot Rock Post Office Stuns Village
The Pilot Rock post office near Pendleton was robbed Sunday night, with about $100 in cash and stamps taken. Authorities investigated as residents eyed the quiet town for clues and security concerns.
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Pilot Rock
Pendleton
Artesian Water Investigation Near Echo Buttes
B F Coplen, a formations expert who sunk the Pullman artesian well and studied the Columbia river basin, has surveyed Echo area for weeks to secure four to five land sections and install testing machinery. He says indications show artesian water may lie along the base of the Echo buttes.
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B. F. Coplen
Pullman
Wash
Columbia River Basin
Echo
Echo Buttes
Sawmills in Baker City Run Full Time to Meet Lumber Demand
Baker City sawmills operate around the clock as demand for lumber soars for local use and export. Much of the timber goes to Utah where it fuels railroad construction, reflecting a tight supply in the region.
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Baker City
Utah
Navy Department Cable from Turner Reports Quiet at San Domingo
Washington April 4 The Navy Department received a cable from Commander Turner commanding the Atlanta at San Domingo. It states all quiet insurgents in charge reports indicate an attack by government troops communication is interrupted and goes overland to Cotul.
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Navy Department
Turner
Atlanta
San Domingo
Cotul
Balloonists Die In Budapest Balloon Accident
Budapest April 4 Three balloonists ex Deputy Ordoby Lieutenant Kral and M Kubee a brother of a member of the Diet were fatally injured when a balloon broke during inflation Captain Toley of the navy was injured but less seriously Ordoby fell onto a factory roof as the balloon descended and Kral punctured it to quicken the fall.
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Ordoby
Kral
M. Kubee
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Captain Toley
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Mordoby
Toley
Wheat Warehouses Burned at Cayuse Station
Three warehouses and an elevator holding about 15,000 bushels of wheat were burned at Cayuse last Monday. Total loss exceeds $20,000. Cayuse, a small wheat station about 20 miles east of Pendleton, has no water protection.
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Pendleton
Sumpter Land Company Plans Dam at Cracker Creek Junction
The Sumpter land company will erect a dam at the junction of Cracker creek and McCullough's fork. The project aims to improve water control and irrigation for local lands and future development. Feature details on size, cost, and exact location are pending official plans.
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Sumpter Land Company
Cracker Creek
McCullough
Baker City Sees Rapid Building Boom This Season
Contractors and builders face crowded workload as Baker City plans many cottages and dwellings. Demand for rental houses outstrips supply, signaling steady city growth and expansion.
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Baker City
Astoria Plans $5,000 Building for Lewis and Clark Fair
Astoria will erect a $5,000 building at the Lewis and Clark fair, signaling a bold investment to showcase local industry and culture. Officials cited community pride and economic potential as key motivations behind the project.
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Astoria
Oregon public land sale fund rises to 23 thousand
Public land sales in Oregon increased by 50 percent last year. State Treasurer Moore reports the state received 23 365.90 from general government, five percent of land proceeds, to be distributed to counties by area for roads and bridges. The year’s fund also rose from 15 115.55 the previous year.
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Oregon
Moore
Portland markets price report from wheat to hogs
Market rundown for Portland lists wheat values at Walla Walla and valley grades, barley and flour prices, millstuffs, oats, hay, potatoes, poultry, cheese, butter, eggs, wool, beef, veal, mutton, pork and hog metrics. Numerous ounce pricing for staples and byproducts across several local grades and districts.
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Burbanks
Hope
Wool—Valley
Oregon
Mobair
Land Office Rush Opens for Timber Land Entries
Doors of the United States land office in Roseburg opened Friday morning to admit about 0 timber land seekers who had camped in line since Thursday. The rush followed the opening for entry of two newly surveyed townships No 31 south ranges 9 and 10 west, with entrymen waiting over 30 hours.
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
South
Ranges
Land Office
Riots in Salamanca Over Civil Guard Clash Kills Three
In Salamanca unrest after a quarrel with police left three students dead and many injured as civil guards fired. The university rector was reportedly struck by a stone. police inspector responsible for the disturbances was dismissed and the prefect resigned and headed toward Madrid.
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Ministry of the Interior
Salamanca
Senor Maura
Madrid
British Column Encounters Somali Forces Near Damot
In Somaliland, March 29 a British column clashed with Somali forces south of Damot. The Somalis resisted stubbornly, suffering 27 killed and many wounded before retreating. The British inflicted 40 casualties on the Mad Mullah's followers and captured 1400 camels.
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Arabia
Somaliland
East Africa
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Irrigation land expansion boosts Baker County crops this year
A heavy snowpack in the mountains raises irrigable acreage in Baker County. Overall, cultivation is set to rise about 40 percent from last year, with many areas showing 50 to 60 percent gains.
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Baker County
Tully
Albany Woolen Mill Sale Nears Ratification
Arrangements are made for the sale of Albany woolen mill to Bannockburn Manufacturing Company of Portland. Woolen Mills stockholders will meet to ratify the sale soon. The Albany concern employs a large number of people.
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Albany Woolen Mille
Bannockburn Manufacturing Company
Portland
Woolen Mills Company
Albany
Inspection of Panama Canal Route by Commission
Washington April 3 The lethanian canal commission has appointed a sub committee to inspect the Panama canal route to prepare for the transfer of canal property to the United States. Major William Black will accompany the party to supervise engineering work and sanitary improvements. The inspection proceeds under the current canal commission with a Panama canal commission likely after Colombia ratifies the treaty.
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Lethanian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
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William Black
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Havana
Canal Commission
Panama Canal Commission
Colombia
Chinese commission to St Louis led by Prince Pa Lan
The North China Daily News reports Prince Pa Lan will head the Chinese commission to St Louis with Huang Nai Chia as vice commissioner. Pa Lan seeks at least 600,000 taele for expenses for self and staff, while the government offers 200,000 taele. After the prince refuses, the empress dowager offers 100,000 more from the privy purse, but he persists at 600,000.
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B. C
North China Daily News
St. Louis
Prince Pa Lan
Huang Nai Chia
Pekin
Prince Py Lan
Vaughn Named Register for Vancouver Land District
The president with Interior Department advice appointed Frank E. Vaughn as Register of the Vancouver land district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William R. Dunbar Vaughn had served as a clerk and performed register duties during Dunbar’s illness and was praised for his efficient service.
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Washington
Interior Department
Frank E. Vaughn
Vancouver Land District
William R. Dunbar
Vaughn
Donbar
Senator Mitchell to Argue Montgomery Dock Case
Washington reports Senator Mitchell plans to argue the Montgomery dock case before the Supreme Court on April 4. He will then depart for a month’s rest and recreation and will not return to Washington until after his rest, with visits to his children in New York, St. Paul, and Tacoma, arriving in Tacoma prior to President Roosevelt’s arrival.
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Mitchell
Montgomery
Supreme Court
Waeh m
New York
St. Paul
Tacoma
Roosevelt
Tha City
Death of Pioneer Henry W. Corbett Ends Portland Leader’s Life
Portland April 1 Henry Winslow Corbett longtime leader in commerce philanthropy and public service died peacefully after a three month decline Born February 18 1827 in Westborough Massachusetts he arrived in Portland in 1851 building a vast career as merchant and reformer He guided the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and shaped Oregon rail trade and civic institutions leaving a legacy as father of the exposition and a foremost Portland citizen
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Henry Winslow Corbett
Poortland
Oregon
Mr. Corbett
Westborough
Mass
Elijah
Melinda (Forbush) Corbett
Salem
New York City
Williams, Bradford & Co
Cape Horn
Francis and Louise
Corbett
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
One Hundred
Russo Chinese bank plan may keep funds in Pekin
New York reports from St. Petersburg that an agreement between Russia and China to place all of China's funds in the Russo Chinese bank in Pekin may already be arranged or imminent. If true the bank’s hand in China could provoke protests from British institutions that have held most of China's funds.
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St. Petersburg
Pekin
China
Everett youth pressed into German army service
Alfred C. Sherwinski of Everett aged 18 is reportedly impressment into the German army per his father's statement. He had recently left Everett to visit grandparents and was en route to appeal to the Secretary of State to secure his release.
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Wash
Alfred C. Sherwinski
Sherwinski
Germaneys
Secretary of State
Four Tracks All the Way Chicago to Time Fairy 200
The Lake Shore railroad plans to four track the line from Chicago to time faily 200 more will be om due to freight congestion over the past six months. The management cites chronic bottlenecks and intends faster service and increased capacity along the corridor.
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Chicago
Lake Shore
Albanian Uprising and Balkan Crushing Struggles Reported
Berlin dispatches report Albanian resistance under a bishop led revolt in Okhreida district with clashes at 14 casualties. Revolt spreads toward Mitrovitz Pristina as dyn weapons and railroad sabotage surface amid Turkish and Bulgarian clashes. Tensions risk Austrian moves as Berlin treaty implications loom.
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Monastir
Okhreida
Mustapha Pacha
Mittee
Mitrovite Pristina
Use of earth currents for wireless transmission demonstrated
New York April 6 report on Alexandra Palace tests showing transmission and signaling without wires. An American trained engineer and a Devonshire technician demonstrated earth current wirelesses for military use with high potential discharges and synchronized explosive firing. Morse dots and musical notes were also transmitted by wireless phone in the experiments.
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Alexandra Palace
London
United States
Sir Smith
Pretender Badly Beaten In Morocco Turmoil
James German, the St Louis commissioner, reports from New York that fighting by tribesmen and pillaging linked to the Moroccan revolt has not begun, as the pretender Bu Hamara suffers continuous defeats. The Sultan shows no support for executions, while the unrest and anti foreign sentiment hinder reforms and the planned railroad opening to American interests.
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James
St. Louis
Sioner
Morocco
Bu Hamara
Langerman
Els
Tan
Convict band defeated near Idan by mixed troops
A force of army and constabulary led by Iain Perry pursued a March band of convicts along Lake Mainne. In clashes near Idan Province yesterday, the mixed scouts and troops killed several offenders and wounded 12. 200 were reported defeated with no casualties on the pursuing side. Captain Pers reports no details of the fight received yet.
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Iain Perry
Lake Mainne
Suriago
Islanddanao
Pers
Idan
McVeet Picked for Arbitration Panel Role in War Claims
Washington on April 2 reports Wayne McVeet Sylvania, once a Garfield appointee, selected by the arbitration tribunal in a dispute over preferential treatment between allied and non allied powers. Some non allies may require him to oversee duties beyond his own region.
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Washington
Wayne McVeet
Sylvania
Garfield
United States
Mr. McVes
Major Clark to Visit Washington in April Events Unclear
Major Clark announces plans to travel to Washington in April to participate in monuments and exposition exercises in Port City. The message, attributed to Ham Hancock Clark, highlights Roosevelt’s reception and the involvement of the city’s citizens. Oldest grandson of William, Clark is noted as an explorer in the report.
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Washington
Ham Hancock Clark
Peiss Ham Hancock Clark
William Oe
Port
Roosevelt
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