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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1906
Page
2
A German newspaper commentary on the American meat scandal argues canned meat from the U S lacks trust, urging strict export inspections. It notes Swiss and German orders tightening checks, while Nevada mining prospecting and money intake surge as engineers predict a stock boom and new camps sprouting with modern amenities and growing mining wealth.
Trail notes from Tucson Arizona cover upcoming projects and local issues. The Mississippi Valley Construction Company will build Tucson's new passenger depot for about $50,000 while a $30,000 high school is anticipated this fall. A Southern Pacific worker, T G Schott, sues for $15,000 over injuries from a faulty automatic coupling at Yuma. Government engineers assist California Development Company in Salton Sea efforts as Laguna project leadership changes. The Tucson Citizen accuses the Tucson Star and the Arizona Joint Statehood League of editing a presidential letter, while the Consolidated Telephone Company laments pole insulator vandalism. Miss May Sutton defeated.
Wimbledon hero Miss Sutton of Pasadena loses the British tennis championship to Miss Douglas in two straight sets 6-3 9-7. Both players stayed back, Sutton’s net forays failing, Douglas rallying to reclaim the British title. The piece notes a later item: the State Board of Agriculture forty-seventh annual fair at Salem September 10-15 with ten thousand dollars in premiums.
Government engineers discuss the Roosevelt dam at Tonto basin expected to hold 1,500,000 acre feet of water and feed 250,000 acres of land. The massive 276 foot high dam near Phoenix will create a state city camp, power plant, and cement works, with completion in under two years and a total federal spend of about 20 million dollars for both Roosevelt and Arizona dams.
Searchlight Nevada reports the Annette Mining Company formed to develop promising ground between the Southern Nevada camp and Searchlight. The firm will install a 15 horsepower Witte hoist like that at the Boulder mine, add a blacksmith shop and hoist house, and has W. W. Williams as superintendent in charge of operations.
Washington reports the Navy Secretary issued a circular inviting government and private builders to submit plans for a colossal battleship. Congress estimated hull cost at six million dollars and demanded maximum speed and steaming range. A board will select the best designs for Congress, with all plans due by November 1.
Tokyo to borrow 7,500,000 dollars at five percent with an issue price of 96 to redeem water works bonds and other municipal debt. Issuing houses include a Yokohama bank and two London banks, with a foreign syndicate handling the deal.
War Department contends civil courts lack reach on a military reservation after a Porto Rican regiment sentry killed a trespasser at San Juan. Insular court began inquiry while post commander barred process. the soldier stood trial and was acquitted by court martial. Correspondence shows differing views between United States and insular courts on trying crimes on military premises.
Pomona needs berry pickers and Sacramento county reports 1805 acres of asparagus. Oakland plans a fall horticultural fair while frosts shorten Fresno grape crops. Arizona fruit crops are light and Sacramento’s grape outlook is strong. The shipping season for deciduous fruits runs about two weeks behind. Salton Sea rises, submerging farming lands near Stockton. Toluca boasts premier apricots and Haywards notes apricots at 60 dollars a ton. The state bought a seven thousand dollar home for citrus station workers at Riverside. Hollister forecasts little fruit income except from prunes. Sugar beet crops promise record yields statewide. Citrus growers prepare to fumigate trees in August/September. State Horticultural Commission holds parasites for codling moth and scales. Smeltzer celery district gains rail access via a new SP line. Oregon forests yield 1500 million and Washington 2000 million feet of lumber annually. Uncle Sam distributed several thousand Montana farms once part of Crow Reservation. Gen. Greeley sold surplus San Francisco flour aided by eastern sympathizers, about 13 million pounds. Eastward fruit shipments dip for peaches apricots and plums but cherries, grapes and pears rise. Lowland San Bernardino farmers enjoy a pear boom with peat shipper. Coachella vineyardist offered 3600 for Malaga grapes from a year-old acre. U S Crop Reporter cites California nine-teen crop conditions at 93 percent of normal. Glanders worsen in Sacramento County. watering troughs to be cleaned. A San Bernardino rancher loses center of a stubble field fire. fined 50 dollars. Laws hold farmers liable for all fires. Los Angeles forms a firm to market unfermented grape juice on three square miles near Rochester in Cucamonga.
In San Francisco E H Harriman expands railway ties purchases in Japan and ships them to Guaymas Mexico at 56 cents gold each. A 1 500 000 tie contract was let with 83 000 tied shipped. 700 miles of new line in Sonora and Sinaloa is planned to join Southern Pacific near Arizona. Parisians ate 23 000 horses last year.
Ontario recognized rural schooling weakness and adopted farm science in public schools. The program teaches agriculture and elementary chemistry to farm youth, framing farming as science driven effort and encouraging pursuit of farming as a career.
Farming for June notes today’s Farm labor shortfall as a key issue for farmers nationwide. It observes that twenty five years ago all family members stayed on the farm and helped with chores, while now efficient help is scarce and hampers productivity.
Flowers serve utilitarian ends through beauty fragrance and color. They lure moths birds and humans with bright hues and scent while nectar rewards pollinators. Grouped blossoms soothe the eye and calm the mind, removing the crudities of human invention and friction.
Naturalist M Bonnier reports to the Academy of Science that bees collect water from aquatic plant leaves and touch honey offered on leaves or colored floats. Morning offerings are carried off if honey is offered similarly. He cites strict obedience to orders as the reason. If sent for water they do not gather honey.
Based on United States Geological Survey reports the cliff dwellers occupied about 6000 square miles in Colorado with belts in New Mexico Arizona and Utah within the Rio San Juan drainage. They built towns fortresses and caves tilled soil raised flocks and herds manufactured fabrics and buried their dead in Egyptian style, suggesting descent from a lost Asiatic tribe via a Bering land connection. Their art shows men birds and beasts but no horses, hinting at an Egyptian influence.
Prof. E J Wickson acting director of the California Agricultural Experiment Station spoke at the thirty first annual convention of the American Association of Nurserymen in Dallas Texas. He named the five leading apples in California as Yellow Newtown Pippin Yellow Bellefleur White Winter Pearmain Gravenstein and Red Astrachan. He added fifteen more varieties in order of approval led by Rhode Island Greening Esopus Spitfire and others.
The article lists several apple varieties including Venberg, Pippin, Whity trachan, Red June, Alexander Kae, Fall Pippin, Jonathan, and Skinner's Pip pin and Ben Davis. It argues for varieties that ripen early and endure heat, with goals blending Layler appearance with Yellow Newtown Pippin eating quality, plus red red-skinned options for August to October trade and August shipments with Gravenstein.
Canning saves labor and preserves freshness with little sugar. Suitable fruits include apples pears quinces plums and berries. Use only perfect fruit, process while boiling, seal jars immediately, and prepare jars in advance to prevent discoloration and spoilage. Maintain airtight seals to avoid fermentation and waste.
The American Shorthorn Breeders Association invites breeders to enter cows in the Appendix of the American Shorthorn Herd Book. Eligibility requires 8000 pounds milk in a year, four-cow milking performance affidavits, and a recorded pedigree. Address John W. Groves, Secretary, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois.
Imperial California July 9 Water in the Colorado river at Yuma has fallen to twenty two feet, cutting the river's charge about 60 percent. New River ceased cutting toward the Colorado. The river no longer erodes Calexico and Mexicali, with no further damage expected. Imperial Water companies report a large force at work and aim to turn the river to the gulf by September 15.
A State Department board, formed under a House Foreign Affairs committee Su gestion, investigates U S citizenship and expatriation laws to curb abuses. It aims to draft legislation for congress next session addressing Americans who naturalize to return to native countries and seek immunity from native obligations, causing diplomatic friction.
A provisional list from the Carnegie foundation shows colleges and universities, including St University, that will receive benefits for the advancement of teaching. The document outlines institutions slated for support under the program.
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