Ashland Tract Sold for 1060000 in Rogue River Valley
Ashland tract cultivated since 1853 brings 106500 to G A Morse recently from Louisiana with extensive investments in the region. The 355 acre property includes 305 acres capweed capweed? and 50 acres alfalfa, with 43 acres in apple and peach trees two to seven years old. The buyer plans eventual conversion to fruit acreage.
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Rogue River Valley
G. A. Morse
Mr. Morse
Louisiana
Ste Hesse Capweed
Ovt Aiote
Anderson
Ashland
G. N. Ron
Apples at Top Price in Hood River Purchase
Hood River buyers Steinhardt and Kelly have again purchased the Hood River Apple growers union output, totaling over 150000 dollars for 60 000 to 70 000 boxes. The sale aims to ship a large, single shipment to New York and may trigger price line movements in the Northwest. Also noted are bids and crop notes from Klamath Falls and Milton, with oil drilling near Looking Glass and generally good crop prospects following recent rains.
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Hood River
Joseph Steinhardt
Steinhardt & Kelly
New York
Steinhardt
Northwest
Steinhardt and Kelly
Union
Milton
W. E. Gibson
Sibson Fruit Company
Chicago
Milton Fruitgrowers' Union
Hothule Sar Tue Wook
C. L. Stewart
C. W. Ray
Joh.m. Brown
Crockett
Hay and Hop Harvests Highlight Oregon Agriculture
Klamath Falls reports alfalfa prices at 8 to 10 dollars amid larger acreage and stockmen fear shortages if producers do not fetch fair money for cattle. Hop picking ends in Salem Krebs yards with an estimated 1,800 bales, 1,200 below normal, but overall Oregon crop seen at about 60,000 bales due to light yield yet good quality.
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Klamath
Klamath Reservation
H. F. White
Klamath Country
Klamath Falls
Kiemath
Salem
Krebs
Oregon
Portland Markets Reported Prices and Commodities
Market notes list butter prices from local creameries with extras at 34c and 30 84c, butter fat values per pound and per dozen, poultry and livestock quotes including hens roosters and ducks, pork and veal prices, assorted grains and hay values, Sages and clover feeds, grain bags price six cents each, and fruit apples at 13 12.25 per acre.
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Fife
Siercely
Funeral of Edward Harriman at Arden Estate
Edward Harriman lay to rest at Arden hillside after a private service at the Harriman home and a public memorial at St John’s Church. An elite and employer crowd attended, with guards deterring crowds as lilies and crimson roses adorned the casket for a 20 minute burial service followed by interment on the hillside.
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Arden
Ramapo Woods
Edward Henry Harriman
Walletrest
New York
Hill
St. John’s Church
Charles D. Simons
Funeal
Harriman
McGuinness
G. Nelson
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Grace Church
Outel
Taft Day Show To Open With 150000 Voices In Chicago
Chicago plans Taft day as schools close for a citywide tribute. Officials say about 150000 children will sing Columbia the Gem of the Ocean when the president arrives by special train, with ceremonies organized by the board of education and local committees. Taft stays in Chicago from 11:16 am Thursday until 2:46 pm Friday before moving on to Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Columbia
Taft
Board of Education
Pisces
Practical Jake Wins Farm Lottery Narrative
In Hamilton Ohio on Sept 12 an odd note mentions Mies Et padirpaed pay ay. stenographer and Harr lawyers organizing a government land lottery at Spokane Washington. Miss Rom and Miss Blanche Maguire of the city were in Spokane at the time.
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Jake Wins
Hamilton
Ohio
Harr
Spokane
Wash
Rom
Blanche Maguire
Thie City
Cash and securities dragged through Chicago streets
A disjointed report from Chicago describes a large haul of more than 90 000 in cash and securities carried through downtown streets near the 91st Clank and Monroe area, with authorities investigating the incident.
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Chicago
Clank
Monroe
van Sare Dena
Beastie Anne Pulieat
Justices Harlan Moody Health Rumors of Retirement
In Washington on September 10 reports indicate Justice Harlan may retire due to declining health while Justice Moody suffers a severe attack and shows little recovery. Chief Justice Fuller may also be nearing retirement as President Taft plans to appoint at least one new justice from leading lawyers including Governor Hughes and Justice Lurton.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Harlan and
Moody
Harlan
Monte Vestores Bie
Justice Day
Fuller
Taft
Supreme Court
Hughes
New York
Lurton
Tennessee
Shippers Get Rebate in Trans Atlantic Trade Probe
Washington observers note the New York investigations into alleged illegal actions by some trans Atlantic lines led by the Holland American line. Charges say rebates and conspiracies with American railroads restrained trade and could violate the Sherman act. The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed the case for lack of authority and sent evidence to the Department of Justice.
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Washington
New York
Politan Shipping
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Justice
Wade E. Ellis
Barbers and Bar Boys Linked to Large Coal Land Entries
Washington reports indictments over 60 000 acres of coal land in the Lander District tied to 1906 entries by about 190 residents mainly barbers and bartenders of New York City. Accused schemes involved leader and others defrauding the government for Oil Creek Coal and Northwestern Coal companies. Other indicted include Samuel W. Gebo Montana Thomas McDonald New York and John Nelson John B Wright Wyoming.
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Washington
Dally, Sully
Ireland
Wells
Lander, Co
New York
Samuel W. Gebo
Montana
Thomas McDonald
John Nelson
John B. Wright
Wyoming
Railroads May Refund in Lumber Overcharge Case
United States Interstate Commerce Commission orders refunds totaling about 1,000,000 dollars. The ruling covers Central Yellow Pine Association area users in Louisiana Mississippi and Western Alabama. Shippers paid an extra two cents per 100 pounds on lumber shipments moving from the region to other states.
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Washington
Interstate Emmerce Commission
Yellow Pine Association
Louisians
Mississippi
Alabama
Secrecy and delays mark Ballinger Taft talks in Boston
Reports describe heightened secrecy around the Ballinger Taft meetings in Beverly and Boston with Secretary Ballinger awaiting further deliberations. Taft planned a later meeting in Seattle or Gunnison area around the irrigation project as Ballinger heads to Washington.
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Beverly
Beverley
Mass
Inerior Pevenne
Taft
Boston
Lawlor
Interior Department
Ballinger
Sear
Washington
Seattle
Colorado
Gunnison
Ballinger Grants Cash Redemption for Reclamation Certificates
Secretary Ballinger announced from Washington that Attorney General Wickersham approved a cooperative government irrigation plan. Settlers received certificates for canal work, later redeemable by the government for water payments. Ballinger said no new certificates will be issued and all outstanding ones will be redeemed at full face value in cash as funds allow.
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Washington
Ballinger
Wickersham
Reclamation Service
Parts of Canal Finished in Panama and Mount Whitney Planned
Reports from Washington describe progress on the Panama Canal with four sections finished under Colonel Goethals and notes ongoing excavation. Also announced is the Mount Whitney observatory project by Smithsonian, aiming for a high altitude site for meteorological and astronomical work.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Goethals
High Point
Scientinta
Mount Whitney
California
Smithsonian Institution
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Umatilla
Pendleton
PLC
Umatilla County
Hood River Union
Reiman Gropers
Aegon
Roseburg
Dillard Development Company
Looking Glass
Portland Markets
Harriman IM
Tome
Presidant
Atlante Ocean Lines
Sheridan
The
Land Office
Alaska
General Land Office
San Francisco
Pearl Arbor Drydock
Hawaii
Maryland Steel Company
Point
As Baap
Winthrop
Agricultural Department
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