Weekly Digest of War News and Political Updates
The summary notes Mexico’s Diaz uprising and Porfirio Diaz in Paris, U S forces and a missing transport with marines, Turks near Adrianople, Bulgaria near Adrianople, Roosevelt and Diaz in U S politics, and various global events from astronomy to agriculture. It mentions a jailed gunman’s bail, a Wisconsin student thwarting a burglar, and Idaho Senator Heyburn’s death.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie
United States
Wisconsin
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Paris
Parairie
McKinley
Schrank
Roosevelt
Senator Heyburn
Idaho
Portland Markets list farm prices and commodities
Market report details wheat track prices including Club and Bluestem, hay grades, corn and millstuffs, oats, barley, oasts, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs butter pork veal poultry hops wool cattle hogs sheep and lambs with varied price ranges and regional notes for Oregon and surrounding markets.
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Oregon
Burbanks
Roosevelt Returns to Sagamore Hill After Attack
Oyster Bay New York Colonel Roosevelt resumes his quiet Sagamore Hill routine after the assassination attempt. Four physicians attended him and say rest is essential with infection risk if not kept. Roosevelt hopes to resume work in a day or two though campaign plans remain uncertain.
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Mexico
Diaz
Johnson
Roosevelt
Pittsburg
Oyster Bay
Tiranworkers Union
Alexander Lambert
Scurry L. Terrell
Chicago
New York
Joseph A. Blake
George E. Brewer
Municipal Phone System and Rail Line Advances
Seattle city council moved toward a municipal telephone system and street railway. An ordinance appropriates 1500 for plans and specs for a telephone system to compete for voter approval next spring. A second ordinance requests 290000 for the north rail line linking downtown to Ballard as part of a northern trunk line.
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Seattle
Ballard
Spokane Gets B8 16 Plant In Cold Storage Project
Spokane will host the largest cold storage plant in the Northwest outside Minneapolis. E H Stanton & Co plans a ten story building 100 feet square costing about 100000 with capacity for 500 car loads and modern storage tech. The Northern Pacific storage rate for Spokane starting October 19 expands city prospects as a storage center.
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Spokane
American Northwest
Minneapolis
E. H. Stanton & Company
Northern Pacific
E. H. Stanton
Stanton Company
Great Northern official reports Spokane business gains
Carl R. Gray president of the Great Northern railway said freight earnings for last year were between 5 000 000 and 6 000 000 dollars higher than the prior year. He arrived in Spokane to confer with Great Northern executives and Joseph E Young of Portland president of Hill steam and electric in the Northwest.
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Spokane
Carl R. Gray
Great Northern Railway
Gray
Great Northern
Joseph E. Young
Portland
Hill Steam and Electric Line
Northwest
Patriots Led By Girl Storm Des Plaines Street Station
Christina Savies, a 21 year old Servian woman, led 40 compatriots who stormed the Desplaines Street police station on Wednesday seeking October wages. The group, workers for a Wisconsin construction company who quit without notice, had wages settled and will depart for Europe to join battles against the Turks.
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Girl
Chicago
Christina Savies
Desplaines Street
Wisconsin
Europe
Geese Arrive as Open Season Boosts Arlington Sport
In Arlington Oregon the goose season opens with flocks moving through the Columbia and local waters. Hunters are already out as sportsmen anticipate a record season with arrivals from distant areas and more to come in the next days.
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Arlington
Columbia
Earthquake Felt Across Central Georgia at Night
A distinct earthquake rocked Central Georgia at 8 16 PM Wednesday with no reported damage or injuries in Macon area. In Dublin about 60 miles southeast, the tremor was described as severe and accompanied by a loud noise.
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Macon
Georgia
Dublin
Oregon College Figures Dry Farm Profits Boost State Crops
Oregon Agricultural College reports 20 to 20 percent higher crop yields on experiment farms in Sherman Crook and Harney counties. Prof. H D Scudder credits scientific methods and favorable weather for success with corn field peas alfalfa and Turkey Red wheat proving profitable in dry farming. Readily grown varieties and soil improvement mark a shift from wheat toward more intensive farming methods and seed production potential.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
H. D. Scudder
Agronomy Department
Sherman, Crook
Harney County
Oregon
Sherman
Crook
Turkey
Moro
Metolius
Redmond
Scudder
Dakotas
Grants Pass spotlight on Rogue River fishing and Tokay grape industry
Grants Pass features two major Southern Oregon activities drawing public interest. Rogue River fishing has long lured sportsmen, while Tokay grape cultivation gains prominence and may be filmed for moving pictures. George M. Weister of the Southern Pacific will shoot in the field for about a week.
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Grants Pass
Timothy Nets Big Profit in Timothy Seed Farm
Early rains soften ground as 80 fall plowing nears completion. Three traction engines work in the north, many teams in the south plowing. J. W. Cox of Fort Klamath reports the best crop, netting $1200 from timothy seed on 12 acres.
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Timothy
Klamath Falls
J. W. Cox
Fort Klamath
Union High School to Establish Stenography Department
Prairie City announces a new fully equipped stenography and typewriting department within the Union high school, led by Miss Madge Hyde from the city, a Baker Business College graduate.
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Prairie City
Union High School Board of Education
Madge Hyde
Baker Business College
Marion Pomona Grange Rescinds Flat Salary Endorsement
Marion County Pomona Grange rescinds its June 12 1912 endorsement of a flat salary for the state printer and endorses Salem Grange No 17s report on a flat salary initiative and Senate Bill No 75. The measure would set a flat salary to start December 1 if approved in November.
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Salem
Salem Grange
Marion County
Pormona Grange
Pomona Grange
Mra
Zella
Fletcher
Cram Fatally Struck by Plane at Central Oregon Fairgrounds
Prineville Stowall Cram aged 70 was struck and fatally injured by a swooping airplane piloted by C Christofferson at the Central Oregon District fair grounds. The tail struck Cram beside the head as the plane rose. Cram was an early Central Oregon settler with many relatives nearby. doctors say recovery’s not expected.
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Prineville
Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railway Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation filed by Oregon Pacific and Eastern Railway company with a capitalization of $1,000,000. The road plans to build from the mouth of the Umpqua river along Smith and Siuslaw rivers to Cottage Grove then along Bow river and Champion creek to the Champion quartz mill.
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Salem
Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railway Company
Umpqua
Slong Smith
Siuslaw
Cottage Grove
Bow River
Champion Creek
Champion Quartz
Attorney General Clarifies Criminal Trespass Bounds
Opinion states criminal trespass applies only on inclosed or improved lands. Hunting on unin closed lands with posted notices is not criminal trespass.
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Salem
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War Department
Adrianople
Smith Observatory
Geneva
N. Y
Rawlins, Wyo
Salem, Or
Asronaohn
Jerusalem
Palestine
Balkans
Felix Diaz
Seattle Council
President Gray
Farma
Three Families Big Aid
Wallowa County
Tippett, McFetridge
T. Tippett
William
J. H
C.C
Roy K
Chris
Teddy
Lawrence
Buster
John C. McFetridge
Millard
Fred
Alvin
Elmer
John
Cheater
William Warnock
Perry
Earl
Jesse
Vernon
Daniel W. Warnock
Charles
Daniel
Elmer Warnock
John McFetridgee
Charles Tippett
Elmer McFetridge
Charls, Guy
J. H. Tippett
John McFetridge
Hot Foot
Union County
Cess
Barnes’ Cash Store
Buren & Hamilton
Buren
Hamilton
Salem, Oregon
Chiropractic
D. G. Rempel
The
Pacific College of Chiropractic, Inc
Ore
Depot
Independence
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