Oregon Wheat Exports Rise as Port Shipments Lead
Oregon reports show Portland shipping far more wheat than Puget Sound ports with millions of bushels sent to the Orient Africa and Europe and significant cargoes to Mexico and other destinations. Also notes progress on the Dallas to Salem railway line construction and related regional civic projects.
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Salem, Falls City & Western Railway Company
Dalian
Salem
West Salem
Pierce Riggs
Eola
Brunk
Eols
Willamette
Polk County
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Pendleton Mulls 18000 Acres for 1000 Colonists
A proposed colonization plan in Pendleton would settle over 18 000 acres by placing 1000 families on the tract. Officials say the project could bring valuable additions, though earlier efforts faced doubts and delays as weather and market conditions affected prospects.
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Pendleton
Messina Suffered Another Strong Earthquake Aftershocks
Tremors at about 7:80 yesterday hit Messina and shook the city, causing panic among 26 000 residents. American quarters were blocked off by guards, and commerce along the seafront halted as citizens fled ruins and dust clouds. Reggio escaped with no major casualties.
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Messina, Joly
Messina
Teraes Taaiettiel
Reggio
Messine
Wrights Airship Flies Perfectly Over Fort Myer Run
Orville Wright piloted the seroplane at Fort Myer in calm, confident flights. Thousands watched as the craft circled the field, completed a 50 second first circuit, and landed smoothly after five minutes of varied flying. The motor and propellers performed well throughout the demonstration.
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Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Sero
Shane
Howl
Savaley
Orville
Mr. Wright
Wright
Bell predicts war as speech at Fort Leavenworth
General Franklin Bell chief of staff told service schools at Fort Leavenworth that he sees indications of war and that international peace is far off. He warned that talk of disarmament and unmilitary idealism ignores a long pattern of conflict in American history.
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Kan
Franklin Bell
Fort Leavenworth
Bell
Arctic Explorer Gate? Winnipeg July 2 Report
A garbled Winnipeg dispatch reports on an Arctic explorer who three years ago set out for a voyage toward Hadeon bay. The fragment mentions a probe or challenge now abandoned and a setback described as a “down” event affecting a runner or expedition member.
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Winnipeg
Caowee Caldwell
Hadeon Bay
Congress In Brief Senate tariff debate shifts to tobacco schedule
Proceedings show Senate actions on the tariff bill focusing on administrative features with the tobacco schedule to be reviewed next. Aldrich delivers a decisive victory on the maximum and minimum tariff provision, effective March 1, 1910, with changes subject to conference and House review.
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Washington
Aldrich
United States
NATO
America
Tom Anton Noch
Acc
Senate debate centers on income tax amid tariff bill clash
The Senate heard Cummins of Iowa and Borah of Idaho argue for an income tax to offset a deficit under 175,000,000 while criticizing the finance committee chair’s tariff position. Borah used a nonpersonal approach to press for the tax as part of the bill’s amendments.
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Taft
Wickersham
Senate
Cummina
Iowa
Borah
Idaho
Borsh
Finance Committee
Tex
Nothing Doing in Oleo and Taft Dairy Tax Clash
President Taft opposes an internal revenue tax plan aimed at raising 2 million dollars. Secretaries and committees debate terms while McVeagh seeks broad agreement. Dairy interests and Taft’s stance threaten to derail the bill before introduction.
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Taft
McVeagh
Prnisey
Change Treasury System Balancing with Daily Cash Statement
The division notes past imbalance with the daily cash report due to incomplete transactions in the warrants office record. Data will be sourced from a single source henceforth and will tally exactly.
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Treasury System
Bookerg Ees
Taft to Get Expansas Budget Action
Washington July 2 The house appropriations committee begins drafting a deficiency appropriation bill likely totaling about 1 million dollars It includes 25000 for the presidents travel expenses while preserving his 75000 salary Also 200000 for Brussels exposition 1910 participation and 106000 for special assistants to the Department of Justice.
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Taft
Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
Department of Justice
End of Long Senate Service for Chief Clerk Gilfrey
In Washington a veteran parliamentary guide, Gilfrey, retires after thirty years as chief clerk of the United States Senate. He took his seat before the vice president’s desk and has been a leading legislative clerk to presiding officers.
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Washington
Portland
United States Senate
Gilfry
Harteon Named for Washington Internal Revenue Role
The president sent to the Senate the nomination of M. T. Harteon of Spokane to be collector of internal revenue for Washington. He would replace B. D. Crocker, who resigned seven paleadases a decade ago and will be succeeded by W. P. Edras, endorsed by Representative Poindexter.
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