Taft to push new trust legislation and world events
Condensed weekly update notes Taft plans additional trust laws. Toledo elects a Socialist assessor and two council members. Aviator Fowler reaches El Paso on a Pacific to Atlantic flight. Gompers warns of cheap labor influx post Panama Canal. Chinese naval deserters join revolutionaries. Rodgers recovers from a crash and aims to resume his flight. A severe Atlantic winter storm causes wreckage and damage along the coast. Freezing weather harms Louisiana crops. A German war correspondent defects from Tripoli amid Italian atrocities. A French scientist finds evidence prehistoric men were vegetarians. Brooklyn women form a wholesale marketing club saving about 60 percent. Banker Robnett pleads guilty to Lewiston bank embezzlement, gets ten years. Italy accuses Turks and Arabs of war violations. Lincoln birthplace becomes a national preserve. Railroad workers fear burdens from the employers liability law. North Yakima to the Sound extension proposed. German Reichstag opposes Morocco-Congo deal.
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Fowler
el Paso
Tex
Gompers
Pacific
Panama Canal
Commodity price list for farm products and fruits
A dense market brief lists buying and selling prices across grains, hay, fruits, vegetables, butter, poultry, pork, veal, cattle, hogs, sheep, hops, wool and mohair. It covers Bluestem, corn, millstuffs, oats, potatoes, onions, vegetables, butter, and livestock with per ton or per unit figures for Oregon regions and varieties.
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Burbanks
Oregon
Prices Rise As Chicago Faces Harsh Winter
The brief notes sharp price increases in eggs, potatoes, butter, ham, and dressed chickens due to cold, frost, and transport disruptions. Coal dealers announce immediate price hikes amid lean years and expected long winter. Charitable groups prepare for higher demand this season.
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Chicago
Wool Men Score Tarbell at Oregon Woolgrowers Meeting
Delegates of the Oregon Woolgrowers Association raised $1000 for publicity after W. S. McClure urged a defense of wool growing against Tarbell era criticisms. McClure critiqued writers and laws, blaming price structures on tariffs and distorting view of the wool industry. He cited high dress suit costs tied to wool from $1.67 to $35–$45.
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National Woolgrowers’ Association
McClure
Miss Tarbell
Washington
Zionite Opposes Cement Sidewalk Plans in Zion City
Rupert Deveraux a Dowie faction member filed a petition with Zion City aldermen opposing cement sidewalks claiming Christ never walked on cement and would avoid the city at the Savior's second coming. A follower reportedly camped on Alexander Dowie's grave seeking a message but did not receive one.
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Zion City
Rupert Deveraux
Zion
Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Deveraux
Desert cactus cultivation eyed for Sahara by authorities
Negotiations underway between local men and authorities in the Sahara as the plan to introduce Burbank's spine less cactus progresses. Experts say several spineless varieties will thrive in deserts where temperatures stay above freezing, with the Sahara seen as especially suitable for cultivation.
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Los Angeles
Sahara
Burbank
Los Angeles Faces Election Troubles
Los Angeles election officers report registration exceeding 190000 with precincts ranging 500 to 2000 voters. They say the 12 hour voting window makes it physically impossible for all registered voters in larger precincts to vote.
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Los Angeles
Los Angles
Sermon Plucked Wallet Returned To Minister In Scramble
A wallet stolen by pickpockets in Wilkes-Barre containing a sermon titled Prepare to Meet Thy God from Rev. M. E. Williams of Athens Pennsylvania was recovered and returned.
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Wilkesbarre
M. E. Williams
Athens
Oregon Primary Voters Face Broad Candidate Field
Salem voters head to the polls April 19 with a wide slate for president and vice president under the Oregon presidential preference plan. Voters in all three congressional districts will choose representatives, a U S senator to succeed Bourne, a secretary of state, a Supreme Court justice, a dairy and food commissioner, ten national convention delegates, five presidential electors, a railroad commissioner, and district judges in several districts. Oregon Agricultural College announces a new extension division led by Prof. R D Hetzel to bring service statewide, including farmers institutes, demonstration tours, correspondence courses, extension lectures, juvenile clubs, and practical farming education run by a team of specialists. An information bureau will handle inquiries, and travel and study programs will reach every district.
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Salem
United States
Oregon
Jonathan Bourne
Supreme Court
Eakin
J. W. Bailey
Multnomah County
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Regrenta
R. D. Hetzel
Brownsville Apples Win Big At Albany Fair
Brownsville celebrates a strong showing at the Albany apple fair led by Cate brothers orchardists. Brownsville won multiple first prizes including best community exhibit and best plate of ten or more varieties, with eleven exhibits yielding ten firsts and one second. The awards came under the Brownsville Fruit and Produce association, marking a second straight year of top honors.
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Brownsville
Albany
Cate Brothers
Brownsville Fruit and Produce Association
Deer Killed in Self Defense on Chavener Ranch
A buck deer was killed with a broad axe by W. E. Thompson on the Chavener ranch near the Rogue river opposite Gold Hill. The deer weighed over 100 pounds and Thompson wonders if the act violated game laws given the season had been closed for a week. Deer populations are reported high in Southern Oregon this fall.
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Gold Hill
Chavener Ranch
Rogue River
W. E. Thompson
Gott
Oregon
Huge pumpkins on Marsh farm near Albany display
Three pumpkins weighing 80 pounds each grew on the same vine at R. A. Marsh’s farm four miles south of Albany. Two were brought to town and shown. one weighed 794 pounds and the other is larger. The third pumpkin remains on the vine. A 99 pound pumpkin from H. T. Ridder’s Benton county farm near Albany is also on display.
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Albany
R. A. Marsh
Marsh
H. T. Ridders
Benton County
LA man buys Last Dollar claim in Hoag district
Lakeview E T Weisendanger of Los Angeles has bought the Last Dollar claim near New Pine Creek and let a shaft contract. The six mile from Hope mountain property signals upcoming activity in Hoag and Coyote Hills areas in Lake county Oregon and Modoc county California as more capital is invested for winter work.
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Lakeview
E. T. Weisendanger
Los Angeles
Hoag Mining
New Pine Creek
Hope Mountain
Hoag
Coyote Hills
Lake County
Oregon
Modoc County
California
Prospectors Strike Te Tellurium Ledge on Danemore Ranch
Two Portland prospectors struck a tellurium ledge on the Danemore ranch owned by Joe Freshour in the Siskiyou mountains near the Oregon California line. Assays reported between 8000 and 17000 dollars per ton for a ledge five to six feet wide.
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Klamath
Redmonds First Annual Potato Show Delights Locals
Redmond hosts its first annual potato show on November 2 as part of Railroad Day promoted by the Redmond Commercial Club. F W Graham of the Great Northern road proposed the idea after praising local potatoes and predicting wide advertising value. Exhibits exceeded all expectations despite tight preparation.
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Redmond
Redmond Commercial Club
F. W. Graham
Western Industrial and Immigration
Great Northern Road
United States
Graham
Commercial Club
Springfield Area Creates Two New Voting Precincts
The county court creates two new voting precincts bringing total to four in the area. The move aims to limit voters per precinct so ballots in state and county elections can be counted by midnight election day. Previously counting often stretched into the next day.
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Springfield
Paisley Realty Improvements On
A number of new buildings rise in Paisley led by the A Hartlerode garage project. C E Campbell begins a residence, Clark Johnson a dwelling, and S P Moss remodels a town property for a home when not farming. George Ranney adds a structure beside the blacksmith shop as others upgrade facilities.
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Paisley Realty
Paisley
A. Hartlerode
C. E. Campbell
Clark Johnson
S. P. Moss
George Ranney
Securities Review Finds Strong School Loan Security
Salem-Land Agent Rinehart returns from Eastern Oregon with a report that about 5,000,000 of the school fund is loaned on real property and 1,000,000 on school board bonds. A few real property loans are being recalled or asked for additional security where coverage is insufficient.
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Salem
Rinehart
Oregon
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