Cold Weather Hazard Shrivels Citrus Crops Across Southern California
Freezing weather from Tehachapis sweeps southern California orange belt damaging citrus in San Bernardino Riverside Los Angeles Ventura counties. Covina reports 22 degrees as growers race to smudge flames to halt the loss. Chicago faces record cold with snow turning to rain and sleet threatening winter wheat across several states.
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Los Angeles
California
Tehachapi
San Bernardino
Ventura
Riverside
Orange
San Diego
Covina
United States
Teau
Chicago
Great Lakes
Middle West
Canada
Turks Likely To Offer Fresh Concessions To End Deadlock
Danger of a rupture in peace talks appears averted as Turkey may make new concessions. Influential sources say powers, through ambassadors in London and Constantinople, have pressed for moderation at Constantinople.
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London
Turkey
Constantinople
Pennies to Pay Fines Hit Boise Contempt Case
In Boise Idaho penny contributions flood in to pay the $500 fines of R S Sheridan and C O Broxon publisher and editor of the Boise Capital News. They serve a 10 day jail term in Ada county for contempt of court as messages of support pour in including a telegram from Colonel Roosevelt and appeals to progressive leaders to seek Senate action.
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Boise
Idaho
R. S. Sheridan
C. O. Broxon
Boise Capital News
Ada County
Roosevelt
Gipson
United States Senate
Customs Men Drowned In Gale Near San Diego
A fierce weekend gale swept three small vessels ashore near Point of Rocks and Imperial Beach. The Immigration Inspector's launch Elizabeth the fishing sloop Old Mick and an unidentified craft were driven to pieces. Seven men are confirmed drowned with possible others missing.
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San Diego
Cal
Point of Rocks
Imperial Beach
United States Immigration
Elizabeth
Old Mick
Appointments 10 Cabinet Undecided
President elect Wilson made clear no cabinet selections or programs are set. He has discussed various subjects with Democratic leaders but has offered no intimation on selections or legislation and doubts an extra session would focus only on tariff matters.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
United States
Pacific coast churches endorse Spokane university plan
The closing session of the Pacific coast parliament of Christian churches announced two $30,000 endowment offers for a nonsectarian university in Spokane or nearby. A site land gift was also offered as part of the effort.
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Spokane
Pacific Coast
Parliament of the Christian Churches
Northwest
Wilmore Diary Records Roughly 1908 Weather and Miles Traveled
J W Wilmore a Lynden stage driver claims the most miles over local roads in a period and notes he kept a detailed 366 day weather diary for 1908. The record shows daily 6 am and 6 pm temperatures and conditions with notable Chinook and frost events, highlighting a rugged eighty mile weekly round trip atmosphere.
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J. W. Wilmore
Lynden
Bellagham
Bellingham
Gem City
Wilmore
Earth
Osler
Descriptions of a Year’s Weather Across Months
The narrative chronicles a year’s weather with rising temperatures in March and a series of notes from April to December. It records frost, ice, sun, clouds, rain, and occasional extremes including a killing frost on September 21 and December’s Chinook winds and first snow.
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Wilmore
Tub
Personal crisis reports show rising suicides in 1912 data
The record notes 12 981 crises in 1812 compared with 12 242 in 1911, with a gender split of 5349 males and 5349 females. Physicians lead among professionals with 40 cases, clergymen next, and few lawyers. Causes include insolvency, insanity, domestic infelicity, and ill health. The most tragic methods are listed with counts.
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NS Cs Pf Wee Po
METS
Chicago Tribune
Dixon Rites Held for Local Neighbor at Lynden Cemetery
Joseph L. Dixon aged 69 died at his home near Wiser Lake Friday night and was buried Sunday under the auspices of the Odd Fellows. interment was in Lynden cemetery. Rev. Richardson of Laurel conducted the services. The deceased leaves a wife and two sons to mourn his death.
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Joseph L. Dixon
Wiser Lake
Odd Fellows
Lynden Cemetery
Rev. Richardson
Laurel
Congress faces jammed calendar as session nears end
Washington notes the 62d congress adjournment two months away with only one appropriation bill passed. The house tackles the Indian bill this week and waits on post office funds. tariff hearings start as leaders plan a rushed end to the session. Senator Bailey delivers farewell attack while Wood urges army canteen revival and efficiency reforms. National Capital Brevities cover caucus, submarine contracts, Senate chairmanship shifts, and parcel post inauguration.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senator Bailey
Texas
United States Senate
Phillipic
Bailey
Wilson
William R. Hearst
Ways and Means Committee
House Banking and Currency Committee
New Year's Day Arrangements Prove Flawless
The event was an unqualified success with no hitches reported. Items sent and received included brindle pups, bacon, eggs, fruit, horse collars and similar goods. A Chicago firm bought $17,000 worth of stamps.
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Chicago
Spokane Leads Northwest in Divorces as Reno Meshed
Spokane County records from 1912 show a high rate of divorces relative to marriage licenses, marking Spokane as a leading city for unsettled unions in the northwest, with Reno noted as a comparison.
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Spokane
Reno
Spokane County
Northwest
Feeding Young Sows and Breeding Vitality in Chester White
W H Underwood in the Iowa Homestead argues sows need ample feeding through growth pregnancy and suckling to maintain vitality and milk output. Poor feeding weakens sows and lowers future value. The piece highlights Chester White swine as hardy, easily fattened with notable ham and shoulder yields, citing C C Evans of Iowa as owner of a prize boar.
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W. H. Underwood
Iowa Homestead
United States
C. C. Evans
Iowa
Feeding and culling sows for better pig production
The text argues that keeping sows in good flesh through maturity improves future litter size and pig quality. It warns that underfeeding during gestation and lactation reduces the sow’s development, lowers offspring size and vigor, and hurts long term profits. Proper feeding maintains mother pigs and stabilizes herd quality.
Fall Born Lambs Prove Best For Growth
D. H. Dacy argues fall born lambs, dropped in early October, develop best due to ideal weather and absence of parasites. By spring they are nearly half grown and ready for pasture, while winter sales as baby lambs fetch top prices.
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D. H. Dacy
Lews
Enemies Nearing Peace Talks Foiled by Shifting Alliances
A terse report notes that most adversaries are attempting to court allies, with several factions signaling tentative pacts. Analysts warn that shifting loyalties could alter the balance of power and complicate any forthcoming negotiations.
Land Officers Draw Full Pay From Fees in 1912
Vancouver reports that the local federal land office officials will receive their maximum salaries of $3,000 per year due to 1912 fee collections exceeding the limit. With only 35,000 acres of public land open in the district, observers expect this to be the last time officers can draw the maximum allowed by law.
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Vancouver
Federal Land Office
Widow Eugenia Chonat shoots intruder at ranch near Juanita
Seattle report says Eugenia Chonat, a young widow on a ranch east of Lake Washington, fought with Frank Ray a former employee bent on looting. Ray was wounded in the face, chased up a gulch by neighbors, and captured by a deputy sheriff and jailed.
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Seattle
Eugenia Chonat
Juanita
Lake Washington
Frank Ray
State Land Undervalued As Timber Yields Surge
Professor George L. Clothier reports a state college cruise of 14 218 8 acres in Cowlitz county shows timber yields far above earlier state assessments. Across sections 12 20 and 34 township 10 the new measurements exceed the old by large margins, indicating past under valuation of state land.
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State College
George L. Clothier
Forestry Department
Cowlitz County
Clothier
Township 10
Tacoma’s Balance Shrinks From 1912 Levels
Tacoma starts 1913 with over $1,000,000 less than at the opening of 1912. Controller Meads reports large outlays for new light and water plants and about a six percent drop in tax collections as the main reasons for the reduced balance.
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Tacoma
Meads
Willapa Harbor Shipping Gains in 1912
In 1912 Willapa Harbor loaded 290 vessels, with 265 steam-driven and 25 sailing ships. Lumber output reached about 0.5 billion feet, marking a gain of 45 vessels from 1911’s total of 246.
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Willapa
Raymond
Willapa Harbor
Judgeships Denied as Gov Hyper extends term rulings
The Washington supreme court refused writs from Hans Bugge and W P Brown to force Governor Hay to issue election certificates for unexpired terms on the supreme bench. The court also rejected George W Sampson’s bid for the King County Superior Court short term, ruling 13 of 32,000 votes cannot express the will of the people. Brown and Bugge each received about 35 votes.
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Brown
Bugge
Chief Vindicated of Charge in Walla Walla
Acting Chief of Police Andre was vindicated of all malfeasance in office charges after a hearing and unanimous city commission vote. The charges were brought by a vice committee appointed by the local ministerial association.
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Walla Walla
Andre
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