Current events of the week highlight tariff cuts and transport talks
A condensed roundup notes Democrats pushing steel tariff cuts of 30 to 50 percent whileKey West railway links to the mainland progress. Japan reiterates friendship with the United States as freight rate hikes face slow movement. Portland considers state purchase of Home Telephone. Sun Yat Sen accuses Yuan Shi Kai of trickery amid unclear aims. Freight rates on hops face hold until May. Police uncover nitroglycerin and ammunition at a San Francisco site. Yale graduate Rutherford Page dies in an LA aeroplane accident. Willows clerk asks women to skip hair dressing to aid height measurement. Northwestern rail seeks Pacific Northwest entrance. Oregon bankers back the back to the land idea. Cuban veterans back Gomez in maintaining order amid crisis. Indianapolis grand jury probes dynamiters Schmidt and Caplan. Spies sentenced in Germany. Wilson criticizes archaic U.S. laws as industrial demands grow. Taft commutes Morse sentence to expire immediately.
Market prices roundup for farm produce and livestock
Prices listed for wheat, millstuffs, oats, hay, barley, corn, cranberries, potatoes, vegetables, apples, butter, poultry, eggs, pork, veal, hops, wool, cattle, hogs, and sheep. Includes grains, dairy, fruit, vegetables, and livestock values from Oregon markets.
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Oregon
Valley
Burbanks
Onions—Association
Northern Spy
Baldwin
Ben Davis
Oregon Creamery
Portland
Packers Way X Rayed In Sherman Law Trial
Chicago evidence linked the National Packing company to a suspected packing firm conspiracy. The government showed the corporation bought 13 competitors after its 1903 founding for about 8 million dollars, with many then closed. The defense had argued the aim was to build a 1 billion merger abandoned for lack of funds.
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Chicago
National Packing Company
Jailer Vistsim Jailed Man Passes Bad Checks
Los Angeles reports Jailer Gallagher and law firm Wisler Vermilyea were defrauded by Dr J C Day alias Frank Smith while in custody in Portland. Smith, awaiting embezzlement trial, cleared funds for a retainer and special inmate privileges through bad checks drawn on South Spring Street Bank, all returned unpaid.
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Los Angeles
Frank ©. Smith
J C. Day
Portland
Smith
George Gallagher
Wisler & Vermilyea
Henry M. Wisler
Gallagher
South Spring Street
Duke and Duchess Visit New York in Royal Tour
The royal trio of Con naughts led by the duke and duchess and Princess Patricia explored New York in three phases. They viewed downtown from the World Tower, scanned a 25 mile metro area, and faced a crowd of more than 500 people as they moved to cars. They then met about 300 New York society figures at Ambassador Reid’s ball, noting the city’s vast change since 1868.
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New York
Ambassador Reid
Duke
Prince Arthur
Surgeon Sues Whitman Over Service Value
New York surgeon sues Malcolm D. Whitman, former national tennis champion, seeking damages for the value of his medical services. The court rules physician can reveal consultation secrets when suing to recover payment. Whitman had moved to strike all such allegations as forbidden by law.
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New York
Malcolm D. Whitman
Whitman
Standard Oil Fined $55,000 for Interstate Commerce Violations
Buffalo New York The Standard Oil Company of New York was fined 55000 by Judge Hazel in the United States District Court for 148 violations of the interstate commerce law. The violations relate to rate concessions in 1904 and 1905 from the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads on oil shipments from Olean New York to Burlington Iowa. The maximum possible fine could have been 2860000.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Standard Oil Company
New York
Hazel
United States District Court
Pennsylvania and
New York Central
Olean
Burlington
Standard Oil
Spokane Lunch Counters Planned for School Children
City commissioners authorize the charity board to appropriate funds for lunch counters at schools. Meals will be available to all children with paying students covering costs. for those unable to pay, teachers will privately provide meal tickets. The move targets relief for about 200 Spokane students facing hunger at school.
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Spokane
City Charity Board
Strike breakers walk out of Harriman line shops in Houston
About 150 workers at the Harriman line shops in Houston walked off the job before noon Wednesday saying they would not accept a 60 cent per day meal charge. The company had provided free meals since the strike began October 19.
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Houston
Tex
Harriman Line
Taft Defends Courts Against Judicial Recall
President Taft denounces judicial recall as inconsistent with republican government while urging preservation of court independence. He urges bar members to support courts and workable procedure, and cautions against letting majority rule erode justice. He cites efforts to simplify procedure and reduce delay in litigation.
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New York
Bar Association of
Aviators Thrill Crowd At Los Angeles International Meet
A crowd of 10 000 watched the third international aviation meet open in Los Angeles. Forty nine aviators entered 16 events with no records set and no accidents. The first event was a fast around the field. A handicap dash featured a motorcycle winning, a man second, a horse third, an automobile fourth and an aeroplane fifth. The program included pigeon shooting, dipping and diving, and races.
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Los Angeles
Northwest colonist fare revived to Portland route
Union Pacific officials announce six weeks of March and April colonist rates from Omaha to all Oregon and Washington points at $26. Through tourist sleeping cars and special dining car service will operate daily from Omaha to Portland with reduced dining prices.
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Northwest
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Oregon
Washington
Portland
Royal couple skip Washington visit shocks observers
London reports the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and their daughter Princesa Patricia will not visit Washington during their U S trip. Comment centers on tradition of paying respects to the head of state and possible explanations for the decision.
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London
Duke
Butter Heist Plagues City as Prices Soar
Thieves target butter amid soaring prices. Gangs of operatives have stolen thousands in recent weeks, including a daylight heist of $1,000 worth from a wholesale district truck.
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New York
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Caplan
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Steele
Manter
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T'S
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Dallas
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