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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
7
A hodgepodge week notes unrest in Valparaiso with looters and aid efforts, military drafts and payroll changes, and disasters from earthquakes to fires. Reports mention European turmoil, Chilean relief, and the Pan American conference context alongside U S political and railroad developments.
Hot winds over two days after a dry week have raised fears of widespread grain and corn damage. Reports from South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota indicate rapid ripening and severe shriveling of late crops. Authorities estimate corn depreciation at 5 to 10 percent on average with larger losses in drier regions.
Aug 21 Valparaiso Chile suffered a severe quake with 82 aftershocks that night. Many buildings burned or damaged, with losses esti mated at $250 million and about 2000 dead. Nearby towns including Vina del Mar Quillota Santa Limache and Quiriba report widespread destruction and depopulation as fires rage and railways are ruined.
Cable advisories from Santiago August 18 indicate a very severe quake with few deaths. San tiago could not relay details due to railroad and telegraph disruption. Valparaiso reportedly ruined and on fire, but communications were limited. The Pan American congress envoy in Rio reported no information and requested updates.
Reports from Allegheny and nearby counties indicate major storm damage with telegraph and telephone outages. Railroads faced washouts and delays as towns like Buterville suffered flooding up to 15 feet, though no deaths are reported.
San Francisco Aug 21 a city wide tie up of building on all large structures is threatened as hoisting engineers refuse contract terms. Yesterday the engineers who earn 3 dollars a day demanded a raise of 14 dollars daily on all contracts to take effect tomorrow. Contractors declined to grant the increase.
Reports from Lima dated August 21 say several Chilean towns including Vias del Mar Petoroa Hierro Viejo Liai lial Sante Rosa de Son Andes Noga and Zonpalar were destroyed by Se ee.
The Isthmian Canal Commission in Washington announces bids to supply 2 600 Chinese laborers for Panama Canal work with option for more up to a monthly cap. Bidders must post 50 000, wage terms in gold, ten hour days, overtime and holiday pay, and strict return conditions.
The mayor of Santiago says it will take a month to reestablish rail communication with Valparaiso after damage. Shallow bay areas require new soundings. Valparaiso drugstores are destroyed leaving medicines scarce. Eighteen ambulances with beds and nurses head to Valparaiso as provisions rush out. Villages Koniessee and Renzsa are reported destroyed.
The piece notes Melville Island, Fanning Island, Washington Island and Lundy Island as potential tiny realms for kingship. It compares remote life choices from quiet rule on uninhabited isles to a rugged rule on Melville Island with buffalo and big game. It mentions ownership, colonial ties, cable stations, and historic discoverers.
A fragment from Robert Louis Stevenson praising the wind as it moves kites birds and grass. The speaker questions the wind about its nature and age while admitting the wind remains unseen and powerful throughout the day.
In a Boston Post item a sewing club of ten girls is drawn into a doctor's plan to award a prize for the neatest mending. The bachelor doctor invites Claire to accept a prize and to a future meeting. He reveals he loves Claire and the wedding is set for next month with the girls as bridesmaids.
Aug 21 Valparaiso reports fires from the quake finally suppressed after heavy use of dynamite. Martial law holds as streets stay patrolled. Robbers shot. communications with Santiago partially restored though telegraph down and railroad quiet. Meat distributed by order, provisions en route unable to pass.
Rt Petersburg reports Americans negotiating to buy the Nerchinak gold mines blamed for a grand duke scandal. Mines said to hold quartz valued at 2 billion dollars. Court camarilla is eager to dispose. Americans wary of a concession possibly repudiated by parliament at any time.
Dispatches from Valparaiso report immense destruction with no stated death toll. The Chilean government plans a 100 million dollar reconstruction appropriation to Valparaiso, banks reopen for two hours, and no English or American casualties announced.
A report from New York states the South American quake wiped out Juan Fernandez Island off the Chilean coast. The penal settlement and fort on the island, famed as Robinson Crusoe’s scene, are said to be destroyed.
In a social scene the doctor returns with a prize for Claire. She initially declines, citing no promise, but later agrees to accept the modest award after discussion with him and a plan to reveal it to their class.
Brooklyn engineer asserts the pyramid construction used cement rather than rock masons tools. He cites cement’s durability for foundations and cites railroads adopting cement, arguing ancient workers mixed and laid cement for the stone niche near Cheops. He dismisses prior theories and predicts cement will dominate future building materials.
The Baltimore American cites a restless stance in gallery fights with a provocative line about fate, noting sharp commentary on the clash of opinions and public showmanship surrounding the dispute.
A quirk filled excerpt notes that a girl adapts her posture around glasses as days pass and mentions a man who does most of the betting, while also remarking that a wife may be a man's better half.
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