Packers Close Orange Packing Houses in Highland District
Growers report all orange packing houses in Highland and Redlands shut for two weeks to a month after cold weather. They say Riverside and other districts have frost damaged fruit planned for eastern markets, likely causing a price slump. By delaying shipments two to four weeks, they hope the market recovers and prices rise.
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San Bernardino
Highland
Redlands
Riverside
Highland Packer
Prospector Faith Restored By Rich Finds In Searchlight
In Searchlight Nevada assessment work over the last two months uncovered numerous rich discoveries in local properties, boosting vein values and signaling future active development. Depth prospecting proves the common belief that deeper values rise, with several veins planned to be opened to water level, expanding opportunities for the coming year.
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Searchlight
Nevada
Great Mining Region Tapped
Awakening interest in desert mining due to the Salt Lake railroad and Santa Fe branch into Death Valley. Borax production leads globally with $2,574,000 shipped. gold and silver value exceeds $1,000,000. Major mines include Bagdad-Chase at Rochester with millions in gold, Morongo quartz claims, and camps like Vanderbilt Manvel Dale New York Roosevelt Otis. Sales to Eastern investors near $900,800 signal wide interest. Rabbit Springs near Victor sees 25 patented claims, reviving Holcomb Valley and nearby districts.
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Desert
Salt Lake
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Death Valley
Coast Borax Company
Bagdad-Chase Group of
Rochester
Morongo
Vanderbilt
Manvel
Dale
New York
Roosevelt
Otis
Rabbit Springs
Victor
Victor Quartz Mining and Milling Company
Holcomb Valley
May Ship Coal To Orient In Salt Lake Venture
A Salt Lake company plans to boost San Pedro as a port by building bunkers and shipping Utah coal to oriental ports. San Pedro men will hold board seats, with two 2000 ton steamers chartered to run between here and the Hawaiian Islands. Bunkers will be built at the Salt Lake wharf end near Deadman's Island, with dredging needed but inexpensive due to fourteen feet of depth at high tide.
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San Pedro
Salt Lake
Utah
Oriental
Hawaiian Islands
Salt Lake Wharf
Deadman’s Island
Millions of arid lands opened by national reclamation act
Hamilton Wright reports in National Magazine that under the reclamation act the U.S. will fund vast irrigation works, unlocking millions of acres in the West. The self renewing fund, growing by about four million yearly, backs projects from Wyoming to California, including the Shoshone, Salt River, and Minidoka schemes, aiming to enable a new Anglo Saxon civilization through irrigation.
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Egypt
Indi
Wyoming
New Mexico
Fort Buford
Montana
Idaho
Yuma
Arizona
Fornia
Nevada
Klamath
Oregon
California
Hamilton Wright Intional Magazine
Sixty Two Students Dropped From Stanford University
The Stanford scholarship committee announced 62 students failed to pass two thirds of their work and must withdraw for one semester. Seventy two more were warned they could be dropped if grades do not improve. The record favors women. only one of the dropped was a woman and two of the warned were co-eds. Registration this semester surpassed previous figures by nearly 200.
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Stanford University
Stanford
Pharaoh Tomb Discovery Reported by Egyptologists
Archaeologists led by Theodore M. Davis announced the discovery of a tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor Cairo. The tomb of Amenhotep I is described as containing a mummy and related artifacts as part of the ancient Egyptian royal burial site exploration.
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Meren
Cairo
Luxor
Theodore M. da
Egyptologis
Odus
Amenholep I
Mr. Davis
Good Place For Poultry Show Praise For California Habitat
New York poultry expert George H Burgoltof judged several chicken classes at a California show and praised the state’s display as superior to any he has judged in New York. An editorial urges Southern California to raise more turkeys chickens and eggs locally to replace carload imports and improve self sufficiency.
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New York
Los Angeles
George H. Burgoltof
California
United States
Times of
Southern
What about this canteen Dummeighproblem Brisque Oh
A terse, puzzled remark from the Cleveland Plain Dealer echoes a line about an empty canteen. No clear event or named subjects are stated beyond the quip.
California orange crop shipments fall short of 23000 cars
Reports show Southern California shipments will be below 23,000 cars as lemon output rises toward normal levels. The market sees tighter supply for oranges while lemons rebound to typical figures amid shifting crop conditions and seasonal demand.
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California
California Items of Interest From California Cultivator
California fruits and citrus dominate the year with 1284 cars of oranges and 111 lemons shipped from Tulare County, pistachio seed programs from the Bureau of Plant Industry, and a San Diego County harvest showing apples, dried prunes, peaches, and lemons totaling thousands of boxes and pounds. A 16 acre Tokay grape farm near Lodi reports 14 percent net profit, while packers in Redlands face price-cutting tensions.
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Redlands
Dee
Kansas
Corning
Tulare County
Bureau of Plant Industry
California
Arizona
Idomear Lodi
San Diego
Cal
Worries Over Close Governor Race Split
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt a speaker frets that both governor hopefuls may run neck and neck. The imagined close result worries the observer about potential post election outcomes and public reaction.
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Blazes
Cleveland
Inland Sea Rising Near Salton Spotlights Rail Crisis
San Bernardino reports a rapidly rising inland sea near the Salton region threatening the Southern Pacific line. Trains face soft tracks as the sea grows about an inch daily. A new elevated track is under rapid construction to protect rail movement, while nearby lands and a government station face inundation risk. The area has become a vast duck and waterfowl hunting zone with boats used to move material and crews.
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San Bernardino
Salton Sea
Mecca
Southern Pacific
Horses Hold Their Ground Amid Road Travel Boom
A farmer notes horse prices soar nationwide despite auto growth. Carriage horses rise to about 177 dollars in use value, drivers and saddlers hit by motor competition. The U S Agriculture Department backs a Morgan breed for carriage work, led by Carmon from Tom Lawson’s Boston stable. Also, sugar beet output in 1906 looks strong with Oxnard factory contracts near 20 000 acres, and rain awaited to lift spirits.
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Theruth
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
United States
Tom Lawson
Boston
Glorious Thundercloud
Carmon
Morson
Mambrino
Clay
Ventura
J. A. Driffill
Oxnard
Susur
Vebu
State Dairy Report from California shows record butter output
The California dairy report notes butter production reaching 41,961,047 pounds for the year ending October. Output rose 17 percent from the prior year with gains in most counties. Over five years California butter production advanced 211 percent, led by San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys.
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San Franciso
California Promotion Commission
Dairy Bureau
California
San Joaquin
Sacramento Valleys
Bird Poem Earns Editor's Favor in Sacred Sanctum
The tall bard confesses burdening readers with mediocre verse and presents a poem described as a bird. The editor, amused, questions the line and praises the work's aptness, noting the playful exchange in the sacred space.
Mold in Creameries Threat to Butter Quality and Farms
California forests shelter water supplies and timber, yet mold in creameries poses major losses. Mold thrives where air is scarce and temperatures near freezing, spoiling butter, tubs, and wood structures. Experts urge lime washings, proper ventilation, and mold control to protect dairy operations and farm buildings.
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Farmers’ Sentinel
Canada
Europe
Grand Scheme to store mountain floods praised by states
A proposal to store floodwaters during heavy rains could save millions of acres in western lands and protect the Mississippi Valley from flood devastation. The plan is described as highly commendable, with proponents citing regional water management benefits and significant economic gains.
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Mississippi Valley
Origin of Vegetables in Early Cultivation
The article surveys origins of common vegetables. Cucumbers trace to middle and southern Asia. musk melon likely from Persia with English cultivation since Jamaica. pumpkin from the Mediterranean region. tomato introduced to England from South America in 1596 and later to the West Indies and United States. watermelon history is uncertain, likely native to warmer Old World regions.
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Middle
Asia
Persia
England
Jamaica
Mediterranean
South America
West Indies
United States
Old World
Cabbage Cultivation Tips For Home Gardeners
Advice on cabbage growing stressing deep loam soil, full sun, and warm conditions. Recommends manure or fertilizer, early planting, transplanting in three foot hills, waiting for rain, shallow drills with overnight soaking, light mulch, and generous watering with shading for young plants in hot dry weather.
Poultry feeding tips and a seed distribution protest
The article urges precise feeding of hens with small frequent meals and warns against fermented foods, stressing pure bred stock and quick moult relief. It also notes a protest by leading seedsmen against Congressional free seed distribution, arguing it harms fair competition and should be abolished or narrowed.
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New York
Boston
Sen T
Roosevelt
United States
Congressme
Seedsme
San Dimas Emerges as Citrus Hub and Town Grower
In the past year San Dimas shipped 460 cars of oranges and 460 lemons, with the coming season's crop expected similar. The San Dimas Citrus Nurse and the nurseries rank among the world’s largest, shipping over 150,000 trees last year and booking more than 80,000 for this season. Eight years ago the town had one grocery. now twelve stores and a $1,000,000 annual business, excluding nurseries. Santa Fe Railroad handles about $200,000 in local traffic yearly. The Bank of San Dimas reports $50,000 paid-in capital and $75,000 in deposits. A notable new home, shade trees, and beautified avenues reflect town progress in the past year.
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San Dimas
Santa Fe Railroad
Bank of
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