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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
2
Train schedules show departures from Independence and Monmouth to Dallas Airlie and back. Services include morning and evening departures with connections, detailing times for trains 64 68 70 61 78 65 69 71 62 72 and related Monmouth and Airlie stops.
The service departs Salem dock at 4 00 p m with a fare of 50 cents each way.
Leaving Independence at 7 30 a m travels to McNary crossing to catch eastbound trains and returning at 4 49 pm. Evening trip departs 3 30 p m with connections both ways. Fare 50 cents each trip. All courts of the state accepted. Probate matters and collections promptly handled at Cooper Building Independence Oregon.
A compact summary highlights notable happenings from the week across politics, economy, society, and culture. It presents key developments, prominent figures, and evolving trends in a brief, period-appropriate tone. This digest helps readers quickly grasp the week’s central stories and their broader implications.
President Taft bids farewell in California as he emphasizes the suffrage experiment. He tells women to go ahead with the ballot, noting energy and enterprise while the East observes and learns. The tour features large crowds from Long Beach to Riverside amid a heat wave and varied national news.
A local Independence, Oregon meat market emphasizes quality and sanitation. The owner notes a small margin but promises the best cuts and a clean, sanitary shop to help wage earners supply wholesome meat for their families.
A dense list of agricultural commodity quotes across wheat, millstuffs, corn, barley, oats, hay, poultry, butter, eggs, pork, veal, fruits, vegetables, hops, wool, and livestock. Prices are given for dozens of items including No. 1 hay, Cracked corn, Oregon creamery butter, Fresh Oregon eggs, and cattle grade ranges with multiple quality tiers. The report records regional markets in eastern Oregon and the valley with numerous per unit price figures and pack sizes.
Deserter Li Yuen Hung may be a government fabrication to egg on imperial troops. Legations expect no battle until Hankow is invested and foresee surrenders of leaders in exchange for pardon and rewards. Shanghai dispatches note a boycott of Japanese goods after Japanese coverage, as Manchuria fears Japanese machinations. American consul Greene backs a Red Cross for revolutionaries with Dr. McWillie as president. Wu Chang remains steady. British Admiral Winslow could command combined fleets.
Chinese women in San Francisco and Oakland are raising funds for a revolutionary cause. They solicit subscriptions with a policy that refunds donations over ten dollars plus a large percentage if the revolution succeeds, issuing official certificates to donors.
A dynamiter wrecked the Sun Employment agency office on Front avenue in Spokane. The blast shattered the street for a block with glass wood and corrugated iron scattered around. Thomas Goodwin, owner, supplied strikebreakers for Harriman lines but reports no direct accusation. his sons are union men.
Sanitary drinking fountains in Walla Walla public schools led to the disappearance of contagious skin diseases among students, says City Health Officer Montgomery. He notes skin eruptions were previously hard to control with shared drinking cups.
A cable to the Chinese Free Press states that Imperial gunboats under Admiral Sah Shah Ping have reached Hankow. Foreign consuls allegedly request all naval and land engagements to occur 60 miles from the foreign concessions as many foreigners begin leaving Hankow.
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