Week in Review of Notable Events Across North America
A digest notes San Diego and nationwide items: I W W opposition in California. two rebel colonels killed near Torreon Mexico. torpedo boat Davis and gunboat Annapoli s collide in California. Titanic survivor questions for Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon. Columbia power line planned near Hood River. Walla Walla electrician hurt by 23 000 volt line but not seriously. Wyoming mine fatalities from gas. Oliver P Wharton dies at Sawtelle aged 81. Prince George William dies in automobile wreck. Portland leads wheat exports with New York second. Havana rumor of Cuban revolt by negro population. Utah pardons board denies commuting Julius Sirmay’s death sentence. Seattle women raise funds by selling pencils for Orthopedic hospital. suit begun against aluminium trust. Portland fire destroys station. seven tons of Bibles shipped to South America. ex Seattle police chief Wappenstein works in prison vegetable cellar.
Mexicans Halt Timely Charge at U S Border Showdown
On the Texas border near Falcons Texas American Lt C A Dougherty and 85 Troop B cavalry faced about 200 Mexican rebels advancing on the wagon road. Texas rangers C E Wasster and Charles Moore threatened arrest of the entire army and parley led to the rebels turning away toward Guadalupe.
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Falcons
Tex
Texas Rangers
United States
Mexico
C. A. Dougherty
Troop B
Fourth United States Cavalry
C. E. Wasster
Charles Moore
Wasster
Dougherty
Jose Cordoba
Carlos Bustamente
Guadalupe
Variety of farm prices listed for grain fruits and livestock
A dense price list shows items from Wheat to Wool with bids and asks for Bluestem at 1.02, red Russian at 96¢, and valley 97¢. Bran at 825 per ton. Corn at 39 40 per ton. Timothy hay at 13.50 17.50 per ton. eggs 20s¢ per dozen. cattle and sheep price ranges. hogs, veal, poultry, hops, and wool also itemized for regional markets.
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Oregon
Kennewick
Burbanks
New California
Bermuda
Valley
Artist 86 in Poor House After Civil War Fame
San Francisco elderly artisan Joseph Paudle, famed for the Liberty statue on Washington capitol, ends days in City and County Relief Home. He recounts 1906 fire destroying his possessions and a life of brass and bronze work in the city, including Civil War era duties and a relationship with Abraham Lincoln.
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San Francisco
Joseph Paudle
City and County Relief Home
Washington Capitol
Pandler
Market Street
General U. S. Grant
Golden Gate Park
Washington Square
Liberty
Capitol
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Aviator Fred J. Southard Dies in Wright Field Crash
Fred J. Southard of Minneapolis perished at Wright aviation field near Osborne after a 100 foot fall during his first solo flight. The 40 year old bought the Wright brothers’ aeroplane and won keys to the hangar only after being refused permission to fly without more practice. The fatal crash occurred six minutes into his initial flight and his body was found crushed.
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Xenia
Ohio
Fred J. Southard
Minneapolis
Minn
Wright Aviation
Osborne
Southard
Wright Brothers
Denver Tries New Deal In City Election
Denver Democrats and Republicans concede Henry J. Arnold mayoral victory and the citizens' ticket sweeping all 76 precincts reported. Early returns also indicate Ben B. Lindsey will be re elected juvenile court judge amid a locally focused campaign.
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Denver
Henry J. Arnold
Citizens
Citzens
Ben B. Lindsey
Plan Monument for Musicians in Paris
Paris campaign forms to honor hero musicians who played Nearer My God to Thee as the Titanic sank. The Association Sportive des Astirtes Musicians de France started the idea. A concert will raise funds to seed the memorial fund.
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Paris
Atlantic
Association Sportive Des Astirtes Musicians de France
British War Secretary Haldane Heads to Berlin
London secretary of war Viscount Haldane departed for Berlin to press his long running drive for armament restrictions and to improve international relations as part of a broader springtime initiative.
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London
Viscount Haldane
Berlin
Nerve Saves Thirty Lives After Baltic Storm at Sea
Captain Charles Foos and the crew of the Joseph Russ were wrecked on Chirikoff Island April 21. Second Mate A. E. Reeves and five sailors drilled two open boats to reach Chignik 110 miles away for help, reaching Dora at the port before it departed to rescue the rest.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles Foos
Joseph Russ
Chirikoff Island
Bertha
Alaska Coast Company
John Jorgensen
Russ
A. E. Reeves
Scotty
Chignik
Ons
Chirikof Island
Reeves
Dora
Little Scotty
Maxim's Sixth Sense Idea for Iceberg Detection at Sea
London reports Hiram Maxim asserts a future system to detect icebergs within 10 miles despite fog rain or snow. He rejects spiritualism, likens it to sixth sense guiding mariners, and claims animals without religion can sense objects unseen. He believes ships may rely on such sense someday.
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London
Hiram Maxim
Monrovia Doctor Buys Canvas Believed Verboeckhoven Masterpiece
Dr F M Pottenger of Monrovia bought a painting for 1004 at a Los Angeles junk shop auction. Connoisseurs say it is a Verboeckhoven daily scene, probably fifty years old, worth at least 20000. Judges declare the brushwork matches the Belgian artist who died thirty years ago.
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Monrovia
Cal
Los Angeles
F. M. Pottenger
Chicago figures testify to defendant in Darrow case
Prominent Chicagoans including ex senators judges and lawyers were brought into the Darrow case by District Attorney Frederick. They testified via depositions about the defendant's high character and good reputation.
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Los Angeles
Spokane Boys Fly Biplane Despite First Flight Accident
Two Spokane youths Martin A. Denine and Glen Hemingway built a biplane and tested it this week. The craft flew about 60 feet at roughly 15 feet high before an accident caused a fall. Denine was bruised but unhurt overall.
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Spokane
Martin A. Denine
Glen Hemingway
Denine
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Valwee Cal
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
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National Soldiers
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George William
Duke of Cumberland
Prussia
Department of Commerce and Labor
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Utah Board of Pardons
Julius Sirmay
Children’s Orthopedic Hospital
Aluminium Trust
American Bible Society
Charles W. Wappenstein
Haldane
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Last Chance
Maxim
Darrow
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College OF Music
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Salem
Independence High School
Independence Odd Fellows Building
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Monmouth High School
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