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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
3
Omaha leader Kruttschnitt says on a Westbound stop that strike questions on the Harriman system rest with the employer and workers. He notes high wages, ongoing payrolls, and annual pensions of 400000 dollars, praising delay in cuts while other roads reduce staffs.
General Tre vine with 800 loyal troops seized Jini Japa in Manabi as Emilio Estrada’s government forces moved to secure the presidency. Alfaro’s followers dispersed near San Borondon after skirmishes, with four killed and five wounded. Congress passed a resolution naming Estrada president.
At Fort Stevens Oregon twelve inch mortars fired in full service target practice using a 1046 pound projectile. Several thousand yards to sea a rapidly moving target towed by the steamer Firnance. Of ten shots eight hit. Mortars fired at one minute intervals under difficult conditions.
San Francisco official says a secret federation vote among Harriman lines shop employees will likely be unanimous for a strike if conditions are not met. The result will not be announced publicly and the decision rests with the company, with nationwide demand for recognition. In Seattle a crowd hung an effigy of Judge Hanford in protest of his injunction against the railway and its fare-collection actions.
Roseburg Oregon five men were killed and five others injured when a 332 foot wooden bridge spanning the Umpqua River collapsed during repair work by the Douglas County bridge gang. The crew, at work three weeks, was removing eyebeams and floor planks when the span gave way sending workers into the water. Farmers and doctors treated the injured. bodies of the dead were taken to Roseburg for burial. The bridge, built in 1891 at a cost of 22000, will likely be replaced by a steel structure.
Hunnewell Kansas struggles to meet town expenses without a tax levy after a dispute between Mayor Ella Wilson and the city council. The council failed to fix the annual levy and the deadline expired. Mayor Wilson considers ouster suits for negligence while seeking funds. a poll tax was proposed but blocked by the council.
John D Rockefeller played golf with Captain Levi Scofield at Forest Hill when Standard Oil stock surged on the New York curb. The morning gain totaled 47 points as Rockefeller, using his private operator, sent and received telegrams about buying operations. His holdings swelled by $11 million between breakfast and luncheon.
Madrid dispatches report 500 Spanish soldiers ready to embark on the transport Almirante Lobo to Saint Croix la Mineiro on the Moroccan coast where the Panther sparked an international dispute. Confirmation of the move has not yet arrived.
Seattle assay office estimates the Iditarod gold district in Alaska has produced about $3,000,000 this season. In the past two months local offices received $300,000 from the district and about the same amount is said to have gone to San Francisco.
Salem notice invites visitors to call at the shop in City View Cemetery to inspect up to date memorial stock and services available.
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