Martial law declares as Spain battles in Barcelona
King Alfonso invokes martial law after Barcelona fights erupt in the streets. Artillery is used, rebels defend barricades, and Madrid orders provincial crush against the uprising. In Melilla a brutal clash with Moors leaves 21 officers and 200 troops killed or wounded. Total Barcelona casualties are unconfirmed due to censorship.
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Madrid
Catalonia
Barcelonia
Alfonso
San Sebastian
Spain
Melilla
Barcelona
Whites Fear for Safety in Skeena Indians Clash Threat
Victoria July 29 The Skeena situation remains tense as 2000 related Indian tribesmen threaten white settlers. Special Commissioner Stewart Superintendent Vowell and Chief O Connell return from Hazelton hoping for diplomatic government action to prevent a likely clash as Northern residents petition Ottawa for mounted police to protect settlers and Grand Trunk Pacific builders.
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Victoria
B. C
Skeena
Stewart
Ottawa
Hazelton
Mounted Police
Grand Trunk Pacific
Black Hand Terrorizes East Kootenay District
In the Crow’s Nest colliery area of East Kootenay the reemergence of Black Hand activity has sparked terror. New Michael shops close, residents arm themselves, and five to six leading citizens including Joseph Ferona and Carlo Salmo report threatening notices demanding $200 each.
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Victoria
B. C
Crows Nest
East Kootenay
New Michael
Joseph Ferona
Northern
Carlo Salmo
Salmo
Pittsburg
Surge in Indian land registrations prompts bulk supplies
Spokane July 29 An immense rush for reservation lands prompts the Land department to order 50 000 registration blanks 10 000 power of attorney forms and 60 000 colored envelopes. By Tuesday afternoon Superintendent Witten had logged 36 656 Kalispell 56 220 Spokane 57 079 Coeur dAlene for a total of 148 955 applications with registration still underway.
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Spokane
Wash
Land Department
Atd P. m
Witten
Kalispell Lands
Spokane Reservation
Spanish Coins Dug Up Near Galt Mining Fever Grips Stockton
Spanish gold treasure rumor sweeps labor crews on road projects near Galt. Workers unearthed small gold quantities in recent days and today halt operations while some dig for a reported $25,000 in Spanish coin said to be buried by a former citizen now held in Madrid.
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Stockton
Cal
Spain
Galt
Madrid
Britain miners vote for general strike over wage cut
May Close British Mines London July 29 The Mineral Conference of Great Britain finished balloting on a national strike in support of Scottish miners resisting a wage cut of aixpence a day. Results showed 518261 votes in favor and 62080 against.
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London
Minneral Conference of
Great Britain
Spanish Rebels Shot in Madrid Battle at St Martin Square
Madrid reports cavalry drove revolutionists into St Martin's Square at Barcelona and artillery mowed them down. Survivors surrendered as troops vowed to quell outbreaks in nearby villages with reinforcements forthcoming.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Drivin
St. Martin’s Square
T Joenea
Maura
St. Martin Square
Women Buy Land and Plan Idaho Fruit Colony
A group of Chicago seamstresses deputize Miss Glenna Lynch to Wendell Idaho to finalize the purchase of a 160 acre government irrigated farm. They formed The Idaho Guild to create a fruit raising community and will move there if title is secured. Members include Adelaide Jackson Marie Miller Helen Miller Laura Hunt and Maud Lynch.
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Chicago
Glenna Lynch
Wendell
Idaho
Idaho Guild
Miss Lynch
Missea Adelaide Jackson
Marie Miller
Helen Miller
Laura Hunt
Maud Lynch
Dressmakers’ Art Club
Land Fund
Moors Repel Spanish Assault Near Melilla in Heavy Losses
Official dispatches report a disastrous defeat for Spain at Melilla on July 27 as Moorish forces cut the railway and Spanish outposts. General Marina notes grave losses including a general, colonels, many officers, and about 1000 men with at least 1600 wounded. Two generals mortally wounded.
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Madrid
Melilla
Mellilla
Marina
War Office
Melilim
Pintos
Warfare May Upset Cabinet In Spain
Private advices from Madrid report strong antiwar feeling over the Rif coast crisis. The public oppose the war and doubt Premier Maura can weather the storm. General Marina’s position as commander in Morocco is described as inherently weak.
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Paris
Madrid
Spain
Riff Coast
Maura
Marina
Morocco
Hail Devastates Crops in Huntley Project
Billings Montana July 30 Word from Huntley project in Eastern Montana reports a storm with wind hail and rain causing 200000 in damage. Grain fields beaten down beets and potatoes tops torn away unprotected stock suffered hail damaged houses and barns and destroyed smaller buildings.
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Billings
Mont
Huntley Poject
Montana
Americans Nearing Gain in Chinese Railway Loan
Berlin reports German bankers involved in the Chinese railway loan have forwarded Pekin advices showing talks on an American proportional share are nearly complete on terms agreeable to the Americans.
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Berlin
Pekin
English hops outlook noted by Oregon visitor in Salem
Salem hosts OREGON hop grower and Wor cestershire proprietor Salem David Jones who predicts lighter English and continental crops this year with prices around 80 cents per pound. He explains the English trellis culture with ground wires and extensive hand work, uses about 20 tons of fertilizer per acre and steam powered spraying, with multiple wash cycles.
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Salem
David Jones
Worcestershire
England
Jack Carmichael
Jones
Student Loan Fund Growth at University of Oregon
The University of Oregon reports a surge in its Student Loan fund from about 800 to around 5000 in a year. Gifts range from 25 to 1000, including 1000 from the D P Thompson estate and a similar sized gift with donors unnamed. Senator Booth contributed 500, loans aid deservity students at a low rate, and ten men guarantee the fund. six years in, only one loss has occurred.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
University of
D. P. Thompson
Portland
R. A. Booth
Diamond drill arrives near National Copper property
Grants Pass reports heavy fall activity in Southern Oregon mines as buyers seek options on top paying properties. The diamond drill has arrived this week for the National Copper company site 17 miles from town, with Buckeye group likely to follow for tests on adjacent claims.
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Grants Pass
Oregon
National Copper Company
Buckeye
Creamery Reopens in Columbia Under New Management
Nehalem Valley Cream Association restarts operations in Columbia with August 2 opening. Fred Mann from Portland and E F Messing of the city named managers after prior losses from an embezzlement. The facility will serve Nehalem valley milk routes, signaling a dairying growth in Columbia County.
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Columbia
Nehslem Valley Cream Asociation
Fred Mann
Portland
E. F. Messing
Nehalem Valley
Columbia County
Mutual Insurance Men to Meet in Portland Convention
Oregon Society of Mutual Insurance secretary B L Barry of Dayton sends invitations to members for the national convention in Portland from August 17 to 20. Bankers and Merchants Mutual Fire Relief association secretary Hollis also invites all company members. Large attendance is expected.
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Mutual Insurance
Forest Grove
B. L. Barry
Dayton
Oregon Society of Mutual Insurance
Portland
Hollis
Bankers’ and Merchants’ Mutual Fire Relief Association
Weston News Highlights Wheat Yield and Barley Harvest
The Price brothers James and Marvin finished threshing 1200 sacks of barley with their combine on Dry Creek. The field averages 65 bushels per acre and the wheat crop is running 85 to 40 bushels per acre with little smut. A J McIntyre had 150 acres of wheat north of town yielding 40 bushels per acre.
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Weston
Price Brothers
James
Marvin
Dry Creek
A. J. McIntyre
Trade flows from Silver Lake ranchers to Klamath Falls
Northern Lake county ranchers travel about 175 miles to Klamath Falls for supplies with wagons loaded with cavisions. Poor roads hinder Northern Lake county trade and may push freight to be shipped via Klamath Falls lowering costs. County plans roads improvements to open vast southern Oregon trade and attract Portland wholesalers facing Sacramento and San Francisco competition.
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Klamath Falle
Silver Lake
Lake County
Northern Lake County
Klamath
Klamath County
Lake Counties
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Portland
Sacramento
San Francisco
Grants Pase Subdividing Orchard Lands Along Rogue River
Grants Pass area subdivision continues with 500 acres along the Applegate near Murphy, 200 acres under irrigation and water rights to irrigate 150 more. The owners aim to sell ten acre parcels to men with families seeking homes in a pleasant climate near the railroad for fruit markets.
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Rogue River Valley
Applegate River
Murphy Post Office
City council favors 25 year electric railway franchise
Oregon City discusses a 25 year franchise for an electric railway from Oregon City to Silverton via Molalla. The ordinance provides no payment in the first 10 years, then Swift pays 500 dollars annually for the next 10, and 1000 dollars in the final five years.
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Oregon City
F. M. Swift
Silverton
Molalla Valley
Swift
Brief filed in Crater lake highway case Supreme Court
Salem attorney L. H. McMahan, counsel for plaintiff J. K. Sears, has submitted his brief in the Oregon Supreme Court. The document is noted as one of the shortest briefs ever recorded in the state's appellate court.
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Salem
L. H. McMahan
J. K. Sears
Crater Lake Highway
Supreme Court
Appellate Court of
Oregon
Portland markets summary of crops prices for wheat and produce
Wheat prices list new crop Bluestem 1.02 club 98c Russian 96c valley 97c Turkey red 1.40. Hay prices Willamette valley 12 16 per ton Eastern Oregon 17 01 8 mixed 15 50 16.50 alfalfa 18 clover 11 12. Grain bags 51c. Fruits berries and peaches with varied per pound and per crate prices. Potatoes 1.25 to 1.50 per hundred. Vegetables list numerous items with per unit prices. Butter eggs poultry pork and wool prices included, plus cattle and sheep quotes.
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Timothy
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Wrights set world two man aeroplane record at Fort Myer
Orville Wright and Lt Frank Lahm set a new two man air endurance record at Fort Myer with a 12 minute 40 second flight covering 60 miles at 40 mph. President Taft witnessed the ascent as the endurance test required by the U S government was completed. Wilbur Wright watched and noted the flight as the machine neared its gasoline limit of three and a half hours.
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Washington
Tono
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Frank P. Lahm
Army Signal Corps
Wilbur
Lemans
France
Professor Palatov
French Institute
Taft
Wrights
United States
Orville
Graft Runs High as Police Collect Vast Protection Sums
Chicago investigators reveal that police protection funds reach nearly 2.98 million dollars annually from resorts and establishments across the city. The Twenty second Levee district and the First ward ball are cited as major contributors, with many venues paying for protection.
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Chicago
McCann
Twenty-second Levee
Twenty-second Street
First Ward
Rockefeller rumored to distribute wealth to the poor
Reports claim John D. Rockefeller plans a large charitable distribution through a company, giving money directly to the needy rather than to institutions. The younger Rockefeller may oversee gifts, with no interest loans possible and limited institutional impact.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John D. Jr
Joana
Czar and Family Visit Germany Aboard Standart
The Russian imperial yacht Standart with Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, along with their children, anchored at Eckerneforde Schleswig Holstein. They landed and traveled to Prince Henry's country place at Himmelmarn. Torpedo boats guarded the squadron to prevent unofficial craft access.
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Czar
Germany
Eckerneforde
Schleswig - Holstein
Standart
Emperor Nicholas
Empress Alexandra
Emperor
Prince Henry
Himmelamark
Barcelona Under Martial Law After General Strike
Barcelona is under martial law as riots erupt after a general strike protesting military actions in Morocco and troop deployments. Several people are killed or wounded, food supplies are cut, and hardship grows among the poor with prices rising sharply.
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Barcelona
Morocco
Riots in Guadalajara Leave Dozens Injured and Six Dead
In Guadalajara Jalisco six people are dead and 95 wounded after riots in the Mexican city. American consul Samuel E Magill reported injuries to American citizens and filed a formal claim for compensation.
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Bix
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Mexican Republic
Samuel E. Magill
Mexico Quake and Tsunami Ravage Coastline
A massive earthquake struck southern Mexico causing a tidal wave that swept from Oaxaca to Acapulco. Reports say hundreds died and many more were injured as fires raged and towns like Chilpancingo Mazatlan Acapulco faced devastation. Communication remains limited with details arriving by runners and mail may take weeks.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Sea of Mexico
Oax
Acapulco
Chilpancingo
la Wai
Nl Ia
Pees
Talacs
Orles
Guerrero
Mazatisa
Reopan
Zapate
Providencis
Iguala
Teloloapan
Cutzamala
Amatepec
Saltepec
Baleas
Pisses
Vacal
Acapulcoia
Vast quake shocks hit central coast region in Mexico
A massive earthquake series rocked from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast and from Querato to Acapulco, damaging Chi cingo and surrounding areas. Reports of widespread destruction and likely hundreds dead or missing spread from coast cities to inland towns, with life losses still uncertain.
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Mexico City
Central Sea
Atlantic
Querato
Aea
Acapulco
Chicingo
Heney Heads Inland After Alaska Trip
The steamer from Alaska brings Francis J. Heney the San Francisco prosecutor who left Cordova and overland via Skagway toward Yukon Territory. General J Franklin Bell and staff depart from Juneau for interior Alaska as the City arrives with $240000 in bullion.
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Heney
Interior
Seattle
Alaska
Newt Francis J. Heney
San Prosecutor
Cordova
Ohio
Juniaded
Skagway
W Horse
Yukon Territory
J. Franklin Bell
U. 5S. A
Joneau
Tage City
Millions for San Pedro Harbor Projects Explored
Brigadier General Murray and harbor mission representatives discussed possible sites around San Pedro harbor for a gatiofactory fort with costs around 6 million dollars. The question of purchasing authority was left with the lending office.
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San Pedro
Los Angeles
San Pedro Harbor
Murray
Ing
Cuban Cabinet Resign After Loyalty to the President
Havana reports that the Cuban cabinet resigned en masse as the government acts to purge ministers and press loyal to the president. The move follows months of political tension and end of a loyalty era in the administration.
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Havana
Agis
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Black Hand
East Kootenai
University
Council
Portland Markets
Squay
Trembler
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