Squatters Threaten Claims on Siletz Reservation
Original settlers warn ejectment actions will be started immediately against squatters on Siletz reservation claims in Lincoln County Oregon. If unsuccessful, settlers will pursue other measures to dispossess contestants. Homesteaders fear seizure of many claims as squatters refuse to move despite orders from claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Siletz Reservation
Lincoln County
L. W. Williams
Frank Priest
Copeland
W. Jiffcott
Fires Spread to Banff National Park
Winnipeg reports forest fires, originally burning around Fernie, spreading into Banff National Park near Pray valley. Fire on Goat Mountain held in check by government crews, with eight miles distant flareups. Castle Mountain fire 18 miles west, wind shifting northeast aids control efforts. Banff seen as unlikely to be endangered due to open hay meadows and standing water.
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Winnipeg
Fernie
Canada
National Park District
Banff
Pray Valley
Goat Mountain
Gang of Men
Castle Mountain
Rain Floods Chicago As Bridges Go Silent
A storm cripples Chicago power and lighting, halting bridge operation and river traffic. Flooding fills cellars and disrupts the drainage system, while outages delay repairs until night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Drainage Canal Trustees
Auditorium Annex
Nevada to Pass New Banking Law for State Banks
Reno reports Governor Dickerson prepares a new banking law to protect a credit in every bank. The move follows the Bank of Austin failure and a state attorney general opinion that the state cannot intervene in private bank management. The state bank examiner also cannot inspect private bank books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Reno
Dickerson
Decrer
Bank of Austin
Modernize Land System Visit Shifts to Washington
San Francisco Aug 13 J W Pratt commissioner of public lands in the Hawaiian Islands travels through the city en route to Washington to discuss improving the public land management system for the islands with U S officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
J. W. Pratt
Hawaiian Islands
Washington
United States Office
Orientals Again Quarrel Over Pekin Spy Killing
In Pekin a Chinese protest may be lodged after a Japanese officer was shot by legation guards while resisting arrest as a disguised spy. Captain Kuhwata, of the Hiroshima division, died in hospital two days later. Japanese charges claim necessity. China deems authority ignored.
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Pekin
Pekin Legation
China
Legation
Kuhwata
Kiroshima
Pao Ting Fu
Japan
War Office
Legation Guard
M. Abe
Dunne Defends Railroads In Rebating Case
San Francisco on August 14 attorney Peter F Dunne for the Southern Pacific argued before Railroad commissioners that a common carrier cannot be charged with unjust discrimination without evil intent. He said better terms to large shippers are justified and competition may influence freight schedules. The railroad may lower rates on raw materials when it foresees future business and carry freight for nothing if policy dictates.
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San Francisco
Peter F. Dunne
Southern Pacific Railroad
Dunne
Messrs
Benjamin
Cushing
Harriman roads seek 6000 steel cars for early order
The Harriman lines are market seeking 6000 steel cars with no orders yet placed. Specifications for over half the cars have been filed with equipment companies, signaling a large purchase that could top any pre panic orders. Estimates place the cost between 6 million and 7 million dollars, with a likely move toward the lower figure due to competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriman
Harriman Lines
Seizure of Steamer Spurs Sino Japanese Tensions
London reports a fresh Sino Japanese dispute after Chinese authorities seized a Chin Chou steamer carrying 19,000 rifles and 2,000,000 cartridges. Japanese merchants protest claiming ownership of the cargo. The incident echoes February's Tatsu Maru seizure.
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London
Japan
China
Hongkong
Chin Chou
Receivers Appointed for Pillsbury Washburn Flour Mills Network
In Minneapolis on August 14 Judge Purdy of the United States Circuit court appointed Charles Amsden and Henry F. Douglag as receivers for the Minneapolis Northern Elevator company, a subsidiary. The latter operates 100 elevators across Minnesota and North Dakota.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Mills Company, Limited
Purdy
United States Circuit Court
Charles Amsden
Henry F. Douglag
Minneapolis & Northern Elevator Company
Minnesota
North Dakota
Visitors greet American battleship fleet in Melbourne
Both houses of the Victorian parliament unanimously approved resolutions welcoming the American battleship fleet to Australian waters. Speakers touted British American friendship and one member claimed the visit assured Pacific control for the white race.
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Melbourne
Australian
Great Britain
United States
Pacific
Douglas County Prune Packing Plants Expand for Record Crop
Douglas County expects an immense prune crop this season with Roseburg Tillson & Co expanding their packing plant and adding a 30 horsepower boiler and new grading equipment. H L Giles & Co will overhaul the Douglas County prune packing house and two large plants will run for months each fall plus a Myrtle Creek facility handling 20 to 50 carloads. About 30 carloads of apples will also be shipped, with half the crop handled by the Douglas County Fruit Growers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseburg—Tillson & Co
Douglas County
H. L. Giles & Co
Salem
T. R. Sheridan
Myrtle Creek
Douglas County Fruitgrowers' Association
State Fair Preparations Drive Growth in Salem
The 1907 Salem state fair sees 219 railroad carloads ordered for stock and exhibits, surpassing last year. Improvements include a bigger permanent exhibit building and a grand stand expanded to seat one third more spectators. Groundwork by workers covers shrubbery, decorations, and grounds as Portland Country Club offers cash rewards for livestock exhibitions and races.
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Salem
Southern Pacific Railroad
Portland Country Club
Albany college summer normal draws many teachers
Teachers, lecturers, and ministers from Marion, Lane, Benton, Lincoln, Linn and nearby counties attend the Albany college summer normal school. Lane county shows strong loyalty with large attendance. The college has secured top educators from across the United States for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Albany College
Marion
Lane
Benton
Lincoln
Linn
Lane County
Church College
United States
Blow Out Beecher Rock On Siuslaw Road
County court authorizes improvements for the Eugene Mapleton wagon road with a plan to blast Becher rock a mammoth overhanging obstruction to create a safer new road cut. Commissioner Price will oversee the operation as soon as feasible.
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Eugene
Eugene-Mapleton
Becher Rock
Price
Beecher Rock
Siuislaw Road
Mapleton
Salem State Acker Secures Land Near Agricultural College
Superintendent Acker reports 16 acres near the Oregon Agricultural College have been optioned for campus expansion. Board of Regents meeting in Portland on August 13 is expected to authorize purchase of the land.
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Salem
Ackerman
Corvallis
Agricultural College
Oregon Agricultural College
Board of Regents
Portland
Local Ranch Transfers Highlight Section Real Estate
Harney Rhinches and Drewsey-William Dunlap recently bought the Howard ranch located about half a mile west of town. The 160 acre alfalfa tract sold for $3,400. Dunlap then sold his stock ranch at Juntura two miles west of Drewsey to Ed Stallard for $3,000. Several valuable ranches have changed hands in this section this year.
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Harney
Oregon men named to Lakes-to-the-Gulf delegation
Salem J N Teal and Peter Je of Marshfield have been appointed by the governor to represent Oregon at the Lakes to the Gulf Waterway convention in Chicago on October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
J. N. Teal
Peter Je
Marshfield
Oregon
Chicago
Albany Iron Works to Rebuild After Loss
Albany Iron Works, recently damaged at a loss of about $25 000, with insurance of $9 500, will be immediately rebuilt.
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Albany Iron Works
Albany
Build Big Smelter in Eastern Marion County
County court heard Mining Engineer Gadsden request a $2,000 appropriation to build five bridges over the Santiam River to open the Gold Creek copper mines. He guarantees a smelter at a 100 ton per day capacity. The project aims to attract a refinery to Salem and spur mine development in the headwaters region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
County Commissioners’ Court
Laat
Gadsden
Santiam River
Gold Creek
Santiam
Marion County
Enlarge Salem Hatchery In Oregon Says State Fish Chief
State fish commissioner indicates the McKenzie River salmon hatchery near Eugene will not be abandoned but extended this fall. Trout eggs will be imported from the East with funding from Eugene citizens. Improvements will be made to the establishment, dispelling earlier abandonment rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
University of Oregon
Eugene
McKenzie River
Oregon Sees Two Day Gap In Executive Authority
Oregon faced a two day period without an acting chief executive as Governor Chamberlain traveled to Seattle to supervise the Oregon building at the Alaska-Yukon exposition. Secretary of State Frank Benson was also absent, leaving the state without a person to perform chief executive duties while the governor visited American Lake.
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Oregon
Salem
Chiecf
Chamberlain
Seattle
Frank Benson
Persen
Washington
American Lake
Realizes Good Prices on Horses
Drewsey I M Davis one of the principal business men is home after weeks away in Pendleton and other railroad points. He brought horses over the mountains and they stood the trip well. He realized from 100 to 150 dollars for single drivers.
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Drewsey
I. M. Davis
Pendleton
Bible University Opens in Eugene September 22
The University of Oregon in Eugene will open a new Bible university next month. About 100 students are expected to enroll. The faculty includes seven instructors led by President E. C. Sanderson.
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Bible University
University of Oregon
Eugene
Eugene Bible University
The
Christian Church
Rocky Mountaina
E. C. Sanderson
Land Board Records Record Loans total 40500 at 6 percent
The land board at its monthly meeting last week approved loans totaling 40500 dollars the largest sum loaned in many years. Loans carry a uniform rate of six percent.
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Salem
The
Land Board
Portland Markets Prices Across Commodities
Market listings show wheat, barley, oats, hay, fruits, potatoes, melons, vegetables, butter, poultry, veal, pork, and mutton prices. Values are given per bushel, ton, crate, box, or pound with regional notes for Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Averege Best
Fires Devastate Sand Point and Kootenai Idaho
A gale fanned fires near Kootenai wiping out the town while Humbird Lumber Co. mill at Kootenai burned. Sand Point population 10,000 faced danger as the blaze neared the Panhandle smelter. Over 500 volunteers fought flames. telegraph lines down. relief for homeless residents was organized.
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Spokane
Sand Point
Idaho
Spokesman Review
Kootenai
Humbird Lumber Company
Panhandle
Citiens
Spokane Fire Department
Lowt
Telehpone
Humbird Company
Ponderay
Typhoon victims in Southern China face mass death and famine
A report from Hongkong cites Southern China devastation with more than 1.5 million refugees at risk of death from exposure and starvation. Thousands have already perished, shelters are scarce, food is limited to one meal a day in some areas, and bodies lie unburied as conditions worsen.
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Hongkong
China
Torture Reported in Mexico City Bank Robbery
Pittsburg police report William Moffatt and Edward Maloney, captured in Mexico City for a bank messenger robbery, were allegedly tortured by Mexican authorities to extract names of their fleeing companions. Captain Edwin T. McGough warned the incident could trigger international issues if not handled.
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Pittsburg
William Moffatt
Edward Maloney
Mexico City
Moffatt
Maloney
Mexico
Edwin T. McGough
Strikes threat over Yankee rail aid to Canadian Pacific
Reports claim U S railroads especially New York Central are sending strikebreakers and repair equipment to the crippled Canadian Pacific in Winnipeg. Union officials warn that if true, sympathetic strikes will be called on all roads supplying men and gear to the CP.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Whyte
Pacific Coast
Yankee Roads Allied
Man
United States
New York Central Line
Canadian Pacific
Apples Expected to Rise as Growers Convene in St Louis
The fifth annual convention of the American Apple Growers Association opened in St Louis with 100 plus growers from Central and Western states. Officers predict apples will sell from 2.50 to 4 per barrel on trees, rising to 7 per barrel and up to 100 per barrel for choice fruit by season end.
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St. Louia
American Apple Growers' Association
Tousy
Tornado Strikes Mandan North Dakota Causes 60000 Damage
A tornado hit Mandan last evening causing about 60000 in damage. A boy was carried three blocks by the wind. The Inter-Devon hotel roof was loosened and crashed. the Dollar hotel roof blown off. several houses damaged and many windows shattered with no fatalities.
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North Dakota
Mandan
N. D
Inter-Devon
Dollar
Illinois mob chaos as white mob burns Black homes
A riot in Springfield Illinois escalated after an assault report, with a mob setting fire to Black homes while cavalry and National Guard moved in. Several people, mostly Black residents, were killed or injured as rioters roamed the streets seeking targets and looting ensued.
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Springfield
George Richardson
Ake Earl Hallam
Illinois Central
Deestur Company of
National Guard
Fire Department
Ely
Leas
Eugéne Chatin
Prohibition
Negm
Richardson
Bloomington
Peoria
Taylorville
Washington Street
Whee Panies
Dozen probably killed in Springfield mob violence
Springfield authorities report the mob burning the negro quarter with police fearing at least a dozen deaths. No outside troops have arrived as Bloomington firemen were alerted to assist in possible Springfield fighting.
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Springfield
Bee
Bloomington
Ill
A& m
Donations Pour In For Congo Mission Work
At a Long Beach service on August 15 supporters of the Southern California and Arizona churches gave generously to aid Rev. Royal Dyes and his wife in their Congo mission. Men and women competed to give, offering jewelry and other valuables as they contributed watches chains rings and diamonds were placed in a bag.
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Long Beach
Cal
Southern Call
Arizona
Royal
Spiritualist activity criticized in Philadelphia case
Jerome declined to sue Mrs. Fannie Soult and Miss Beckman after they were found praying near a corpse in a partly decomposed body. The coroner issued a death certificate listing Bright's disease and rebuked spiritualist practices that allegedly attempted to influence the situation amid wartime tensions.
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Philadelphhia
Jerome
Fannie Soult
Missence Beckman
L. Emerson Wheather
Bright
Cholera Spreads in Russian Provinces Amid Epidemic
Reports from St. Petersburg dated August 16 describe a cholera outbreak widening in the Tula region near the Tolstoi estate. The epidemic has caused 226 cases with 160 deaths registered since the outbreak began, marking a severe health crisis.
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St, Petersburg
Tula
Conal
Count Tolstoi
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Harriman Railroad
Central Pacific
Prune Growers
Enlarge College
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Record By Land Board
Portland Markets
South China
Illinois
RAGE
Blacks’ Homes Club
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