Oregon Profits Rise From Government Timber Lands
Washington reports a national forest revenue of about 500 million dollars for the year ending June 30, with Washington receiving 23 175 dollars, Oregon 39 635 dollars, Idaho 66 074 dollars, and Montana 83 678 dollars. The money funds roads and schools as compensation for land withdrawals from entry. Oregon's share climbs about 50 percent, Idaho 35 percent, due to heightened timber sales activity.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
California
Lovett Succeeds Harriman in Coast Rail System Name
Portland dispatch reports that Robert 8 Lovett is becoming the controlling figure atop the Harriman era rail network. Through merger of North Coast with Oregon-Washington R and N, Lovett's name replaces Harriman in official use and in employees’ speech as the Lovett system spreads along the coast.
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Robert 8. Lovett
Harriman
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Portland Exchange
North Coast
Oregon- Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Mario
Lovett
Big Trunk
Judge Lovett
Portland
Lovett Ines
Judge Robert Taylor Dies In Cleveland
The obituary notes the death of Judge Robert Taylor of the U.S. District Court of Ohio in Cleveland on November 26 after a sudden apoplexy. He presided over the Cassie Chadwick trial, the swindle case involving large bank losses in Ohio.
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Cleveland
Robert Taylor
United States District Court of Ohio
Cassie Chadwick
Adventuress
Ohio Bankera
Delays Hit West End Passenger Trains Amid Storms
Storms and heavy rain crippled west end traffic delaying Number 6 trains. East bound service arrived at 1 30 this afternoon while west bound trains ran late, though delays are common.
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West End
Glacial Flood Near Bering River Fails to Claim Lives
Search parties near Katalla report no fatalities after a glacial flood swept the Bering River yesterday. The water has subsided and conditions returned to normal, though fear of loss of life lingered earlier.
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Cordova
Bering River
Katalla
Moran and Nelson Fight Draws Large Frisco Crowd
San Francisco November 26. The Moran Nelson bout drew a large crowd as both fighters expressed confidence before the afternoon match. It was estimated that about 1500 spectators would attend the event with Moran vowing to finish strong and Nelson promising a comeback.
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San Francisco
Moran
Nelson- Moran
Cudahy Near Death After Illness Complications
Chicago Nov 26 Michael Cudahy millionaire packer lies critically ill after an appendectomy followed by pneumonia. Doctors doubt he will survive the night as his condition worsened progressively.
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Chicago
Michael Cudahy
Packer
Cudahy
Seattle Millionaire Faces Multiple Mail Fraud Indictments
Tacoma November 26 Clarence Hillman a Seattle real estate operator must plead to several indictments for conspiracy to defraud by mail on December 1. Judge Danworthy ruled the decision. He is alleged to have swindled hundreds of poor people by selling worthless real estate.
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Tacoma
Clarence Hillman
Seattle
Danworthy
Famed Bird Men to Fly at Frisco
Famed aviators to appear in San Francisco for an aviation meet. A committee is raising $100,000 for prizes. Invited and replying favorably are Curti Wright, Claude Graham-White, Count De Lesseps, J Armstrong Drextel, Charles Hamilton, and John Molasant.
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Frisco
San Francisco
America
Curties Wright
Claude Graham-White
Count de Lesseps
J. Armstrong Drextel
Charles Hamilton
John Molasant
Graft Probes Sought Against Spokane Officials
Two formal demands for a special grand jury were filed in Spokane Supreme Court. City Council President Lambert seeks review of charges against Chief of Police Sullivan. The Central Labor Union calls for a wide probe into alleged corruption in municipal and county offices.
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Spokane
Lambert
Sullivan
Central Labor Union
Bitter labor row rocks AFL convention
At the AFL convention in St Louis on November 26 President Gompers refused to decide whether the Western Federation of Miners should control mine machinists. Miners demand jurisdiction over machinists and protests ensued as factions pressed Gompers to rule. The dispute could become an election issue for federation officers.
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Bt. Louis
Organized Labor
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Western Federation of Miners
Federation
Fire devastates paper box factory and city lives
A deadly blaze at a paper box factory killed at least eight workers and left many missing or injured. Fire officials say eight victims were women and priests attempted to aid victims inside the burning building amid chaotic evacuation.
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Anes ' Ar—Nngrleer
Mlos.ing
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Kernan
Dillon
Frennan
Ife
Navy to Retain One Ship as Training Vessel for Oregon Reserve
Naval Reserve in Portland reports the sale of gunboat Concord and cruiser Beaton is postponed to assign one vessel as a training ship for Oregon naval reserve. The ships are at Bremerton yard awaiting decision. Efforts aim to secure the Boston, valued at about $2,000,000.
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Portland
Concord
Beaton
Oregon Naval Reserve
Navy Department
John McNulty
Brememton Navy Yard
Boston
Oklahoma Population Grows, Gains Another Congressman
Washington Nov 26 Oklahoma’s population reaches 1,657,155 an increase of 242,978 since 1907. The state is entitled to an additional congressman.
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Washington
Oklahoma
California Rep Englebright Seeks Interior Post
Representative Englebright of California, defeated in the first district race by Judge Baker, expresses a goal to become secretary of the interior according to a well defined rumor today.
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Washington
Englebright
California
Baker
Interior
Amnesty Not Popular In Brazil Sailor Amnesty Erupts
Rio Janeiro reports warships entered the harbor and began negotiations for the surrender of mutineering sailors. The senate and house explained they granted amnesty because they had no faith in the army and felt there was no alternative.
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Rio Janeiro
Branzil
Senate
House
Injury from curling iron harms Viola Knapp in La Grande
Fourteen year old Viola Knapp of South La Grande suffered a severe eye burn when a curling iron slipped from her grasp. The accident affected one eye and likely caused pain in the other as well. She is the sister of Horace.
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Viola Knapp
South la Grande
Horace
Richard Wilson Dies at 79 in New York
Richard Wilson head of the Wilson Banking company died at his Fifth Avenue residence in New York aged 79. His daughters Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. Ogden Goelet were with him. Wilson was reputedly worth twenty million and served as a director of twenty railroads.
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New York
Richard Wilson
Wilson Banking Company
Fifth Avenue
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Ogden Goelet
Wilson
Meetings At Methodist Church Attract Growing Attendance
Special church meetings have run for ten days and draw growing interest. Sessions continue nightly with daily sessions next week. Afternoon meetings start on Monday at 2 30 p m.
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Methodist Church
King Alfonso to undergo throat operation in France
Reports from Bordeaux say King Alfonso will be taken to a sanitarium where Professor Meoure will perform a throat operation. The king arrives this afternoon and elaborate preparations for his reception have been made as his condition is described as bad.
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North Side
Sutherlin
Bordeaux
France
Alfonso
Meoure
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