Weekly Condensed News Roundup of Global Events
A roundup notes Bulgarian forces falter against Turkish troops while Vice President Sherman lies ill in Utica. Reform plans target court procedure. the Baltimore cruiser readies for a secret voyage. A czar abduction plot and crown prince threat emerge. Germany argues on lifeboats and wireless gear for ships. Roosevelt backs campaign after attack. Wheat scarcity hinted in Salem and the West. Newman disinherits believes romance at Moose Jaw. Alaska season ends with many passengers stranded in Seattle. Vera Cruz quiet after rebel battle. Santa Fe Railroad expands to over 31 000 stockholders. Berlin women press butchers on imports. Leather aids new flying machine. Diaz orders execution after Vera Cruz capture. German pensions debated for poor mothers. Turkish troops suffer after Marasch defeat. many Turks drown. Crown prince sickness hinted as Nihilist knife wound. Turkish claims of strength vs. Allies debated.
Portland Markets Report with Grain and Livestock Prices
Portland markets list wheat track and barley values, hay and corn prices, milled goods, oats, and oils. Fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, butter, pork, veal, poultry, hops, cattle, hogs, and sheep prices follow with ranges for each commodity and grade.
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Oregon
Burbanks
Boiler Wrecks Bank in Salem With Multiple Injuries
A Salem Bank & Trust building boiler exploded shortly after noon on Tuesday injuring cashier W. G. East severely and fatally wounding two others. Harry Ablera, J. B. Muchmore, L. H. Roberts, and A. L. Brockman sustained serious injuries with varied outcomes. Explosion cause uncertain but likely low boiler water, East possibly opened cold water valve amid rising steam.
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Salem
W. G. Hast
Salem Bank & Trust Company
W. G. East
Harry Ablera
Bank
J. B. Muchmore
Salem Buyers” Guide
L. H. Roberts
Arma
A. L. Brockman
Portland
East
Frost Hits Wenatchee Apple Crop
Apple growers in Wenatchee Washington face heavy losses from a frost that dropped to 25 degrees over five nights. An estimated 1,500,000 boxes of late apples remain on trees and will likely be damaged for shipment. Shipments continue at 50,000 boxes daily as about two thousand carloads still wait to be shipped.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Wenatchee Valley
Precise Longitudes Possible by Wireless Telegraph
The Paris time conference says America and Europe will soon fix their relative longitudes by wireless signals between Arlington Virginia and Paris. Washington Observatory now distributes time with errors of one thousandth of a second, enabling precision beyond the historic cable references from 1866 1870 and 1872.
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Paris
America
Europe
Arlington
Eiffel Tower
H. H. Hough
Observatory
Washington
Weight of Carat Reduced Adopts International Carat
New York Fifty leading jewelers vote to standardize carat weight at 200 milligrams, down from 205.8. The 24 percent cut takes effect July 1, 1915, as the international carat used worldwide except in England Holland Belgium and the United States. Congress will be asked to legalize the change.
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New York
United States
England
Holland
Belgium
Congress
Mrs Grover Cleveland Announces Engagement to Wells College Professor
Princeton announces the engagement of Mrs Grover Cleveland to Thomas Joseph Preston professor of archaeology and history of arts at Wells College He is a Wells College graduate and longtime trustee since 1887 The Cleveland wedding during Grover Cleveland's first term was a notable White House event.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Thomas Joseph Preston
Wells College
Allies poised for pivotal battle near Adrianople and Constantinople
Dispatches from Constantinople and Sofia agree that allied successes against Turkey are only preludes to a major clash. The Turks are expected to unleash a decisive effort to defend their capital in the struggle between Adrianople and Constantinople.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Constantinople
Sofia
Turkey
Adrianople
Everett man dies. body found in Elliott Bay near Colman Dock
Seattle authorities identify Seattle-Charles Brandt, 40, of Everett, as the deceased. Brandt secured a funeral policy a month before his body floated to the surface, found in Elliott Bay near Colman Dock after being submerged for weeks.
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Seattle
Charles Brandt
Everett
Elliott Bay
Colman Dock
Portland Hood River Boulevard Nears Completion
Hood River progress shows the Portland Hood River automobile boulevard is largely built west of Shell Rock with convict labor under Adam Shorgen extending toward Viento. The six mile stretch between Wyeth and Cascade Locks is graded and surfaced, enabling soon travel from Hood River to Cascade Locks, while future work will extend to the Multnomah county line.
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Sr. Benson
Portland
Wyeth
Cascade Locks
Shell Rock
Multnomah
New Mill at Otter Rocks Sparks Rail Route Speculation
A Newport report notes a planned sawmill plant at Otter Rocks led by Crane Case and Marsters of Roseburg with unknown financiers. The outfit includes two 80 horsepower boilers a trimmer and edger and other gear en route. Capacity ranges 25 000 to 80 000 daily. Speculation centers on its purpose with a hoped railroad connection to supply material once a line is built.
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Newport
Otter Rocka
Creamery Field Is Open In John Day Valley
Prairie City reports a new interest in establishing a local creamery factory to reduce long-distance butter shipping. The John Day valley already supports 800 dairy cows with growing herds, ample water power, and strong home butter demand, suggesting potential profitable operation.
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Prairie City
John Day Valley
Ita
Florence poised for a fruit and vegetable cannery venture
Florence plans a stock company to run a cannery here with Florence leaders backing berries apples prunes and other crops. George Melvin Miller of Eugene offers a water front building and five year rent free lease if the company supplies machinery and operates the cannery. The favorable climate and abundant huckleberries and blackberries support a profitable enterprise.
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Florence
George Melvin Miller
Eugene
Remarkable Wheat Yields Reported Near Malin
Farmers near Malin report wheat yields of 26 to 40 bushels per acre, far above the usual. A Malin grower, Joseph Victoria, shows a record increase after importing and replanting an improved barley variety, yielding about 600 bushels from seed planted this year.
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Klamath
Malin
Joseph Victoria
Gardiner Coos Bay Line Work Advances at Creek Tunnel Site
About 60 men and several teams labor on the Gardiner to Coos Bay railroad changing Schofield creek near the tunnel site. The railroad company bought a mile of creek bottom on both sides as dumping ground. Tug L Roscoe tows a supply barge up the Umpqua River.
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Gardiner
Coos Bay
Schofield Creek
L. Roscoe
Porter Brothers
Umpqua River
Alfalfa Seed Ready Harvest in Malheur Valley
Nearly all Vale alfalfa seed in the Malheur valley is thrashing toward market readiness. Demand has been light so far, but farmers are expected to dispose of the crop soon. The seed quality improved thanks to a light frost last month.
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Malheur
Snow flurries greet Hood River valley in October
A cold wave brings heavy rain turning to snow in Hood River foothills and some high altitude orchards. The unusual October snow fuels talk of a hard winter as Indigenous prophecy warns of tougher seasons ahead.
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Hood River
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