Western railways may form own board to curb Wall Street influence
A secrecy shrouds a Western railroads movement to place control in Western men led by John A. Spoor of Chicago Junction. A pseudo board of Western directors would influence policy for the traveling and shipping public, aiming to separate operations from Wall Street control.
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Rail Chiefs Farm Board of Control
John A. Spoor
Chicago
Wall Street
Chicago Junction
Rumors Probe Fire Claim In St. Croix Sinking
Investigation by John Birmingham and inspectors O F Bolles and John T Bulger will probe rumors the steamer St. Croix caught fire before sailing from San Pedro Saturday. Officials will examine wireless failures and possible tampering while noting the ship’s insurance and value ranges.
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Los Angeles
Cal
St. Croix
Point Dume
John Birmingham
United States Steam Inspection Service
O. F. Bolles
John T. Bulger
San Pedro
San Francisco
Charles H. Hamilton
Congressman DeArmond Dies a Hero in Butler Fire
Kansas City reports Congressman David A. DeArmond of Missouri's sixth district perished while saving his young son from a Butler house fire. The elder DeArmond carried the boy to safety but both were overcome by smoke and heat as the home burned.
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Kansas City
David A. eArmond
Missouri
Butler
DeArmond
David A. DeArmond, Jr
Lords Are Pacing Crisis In Budget War
London Nov 23 The United Kingdom is deeply engrossed in politics as the week begins with the expected Lords vote Thursday on rejecting the budget The House of Lords is to hear most leaders speak with Lord Rosebery for the Conservatives and the Earl of Hatsbury for the Liberals drawing keen attention.
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London
United Kingdom
House of Lords
Lord Rose
Earl of Hatsbury
Tolstoi Urges Refusal to Serve in War
At a Bienne gathering of 100 Swiss and foreign delegates Count Leo Tolstoi read a message urging people to refuse military service voluntary or under pressure. He calls killing by soldiers a criminal act and appeals to the good sense of the people.
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Geneva
Leo Tolstoi
Bienne
Tolstoi
Ple
Mars Telescope to Study Red Planet High in Sky
Mars Needs Clear Air. Flagstaff arizona nov 25. Dr Lowel of Lowell university plans a 12 inch telescope on San Francisco peak at 13 000 feet to gain clearer atmosphere for Mars study.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Mars
Lowel
Lowell University
San Francisco
Records for Farm Census Guide for Farmers
United States census officials urge farmers to keep a written record of farm operations and equipment for the next census. The guidance lists property values, livestock by type and birth dates, machinery categories, poultry and bees, and farm expenses, asking for careful totals and inventories ahead of the April census call.
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Washington
United States
Aus
E. Dana Durand
le Grand Powers
Census Bureau
Ati
Ex-Slave Calhoun Dies in Pensacola at 116
John C. Calhoun a colored man aged 115 or 116 died in Pensacola Florida after a long life in slavery and labor at a sawmill. He was born in 1704 according to the death certificate and lived in Pensacola for forty years. He recalled stories of his master and spoke of the statesman John C. Calhoun with familiarity.
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Pensacola
Fla
John C. Calhoun
Calhoun
American Statesman
John ©. Calhoun
Slavery
Left by Dr Eady Stevenson for destitute Vancouver women
Obituary notice reports Dr Eady Stevenson of Vancouver left about 150000 dollars in trust to aid destitute women outside church groups. Trustees include the Vancouver mayor and a small annuity is set aside quarterly for two relatives.
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Vancouver
B. C
Eady Stevenson
Farm census outline stresses detailed 1909 production
The article details 1909 farm accounting categories including livestock births purchases and sales, dairy products, poultry eggs, wool, crops, forest products and irrigation. It notes the extensive questions, urges early preparation and pacing of records, and explains the enumerator will gather bearing acreage and tree counts.
Deals Blow to Grafters in San Francisco Police Board
San Francisco on November 25 reports Mayor-elect P. H. McCarthy has named police commissioners with no labor representatives. Joseph Leggett, a longtime Democrat of integrity, sits on the board, joined by William MacNevan of a real estate firm and Louis Blot of a downtown wholesale house. Labor leaders express disgust at McCarthy independence and say labor cannot influence him.
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San Francisco
P. H. McCarthy
Union Labor
McCarthy
Joseph Leggett
William MacNevan
Louis Blot
Mob shoots down man after arrest near Meehan
At Meehan Mississippi 200 masked men abducted Morgan Chambers from Town Marshal Broadway and Deputy Camp and killed him with bullets. Earlier that day Chambers had beaten and robbed Martin Dressler, an elderly Pointe resident who identified the assailant.
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Meriden
Miss
Morgan Chambers
Broadway
Joe Camp
Meeehan
Here
Martin Dressler
Pointe
Meehan
Dressler
Marshal Broadway
Japan publishes factory bill to curb child and night labor
Tokio reports the government issued a new factory law bill to address labor issues. The statute takes immediate effect prohibiting employment of children under 12 in factories, banning women of any age and boys under 16 from night work, and forbidding work beyond 12 hours per day.
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Tokio
Rogue River Valley Wins World Apple Prize at National Show
Medford Oregon celebrates as Tronson and Guthrie win the Spitzenberg prize with a 100 acre Rogue River Valley orchard, fruit now destined for eastern markets under the Medford brand. The $11,000 purchase from J H Daley twenty years ago sparked a citywide confidence boost in the regional fruit industry.
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Meedford
Medford
Rogue River Valley
Tronson & Guthrie
Spitzenberga
J. H. Daley
Medord
Oregon Library Commission Christmas Program Material Now Available
The Oregon Library Commission offers a collection of recitations dialogues and plays for school Christmas programs. Materials are mounted on sheets or Pamphlets and can be mailed A five cent postage is required with applications and teachers should state pupil numbers ages and whether plays or dialogues are chosen. Address Oregon Library Commission Salem Oregon.
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Oregon Library Commission
Oregon
Salem
Will Have Good Roads Near Forest Grove
County court initiates permanent rock road plan in Forest Grove with Oregon Tron and Steel offering free quarry rock near Beaverton and Southern Pacific agreeing to haul at 205 cents per ton. A crusher at the quarry would provide crushed rock for Base Line road at half current cost or about 1 dollar per cubic yard.
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Forest Grove
Goodin
Oregon Tron & Steel Company
Fortland
Beaverton Gratis
Southern Pacific
Base Line
Cranberry Industry Shown as Profitable Coast Crop
The cranberry marshes along the lower Columbia River are praised as the world’s leading fruit, with yields unmatched. An exhibit at J. K. Gilhook store last week demonstrated unusually fine berries and high profitability, suggesting the coast’s cranberry culture as the most lucrative fruit industry.
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Portland
Columbia River
J. K. Gilhook
Balfour Guthrie Buys Oregon Mill & Grain Assets
The Balfour Guthrie Company purchases the holdings of Oregon Mill & Grain in Baker City. The 60 000 bushel wheat deal was struck at 50 cents per bushel on board the car at Morton. The loss implies the mill will not rebuild this year.
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Baker City
Balfour Guthrie Company
Oregon Mill & Grain Company
Dea l
Mortin
Wallowa County Shipments Reported to Portland and Seattle
Wallowa stock shipments show 21 cattle cars and nine hog cars sent to Portland and Seattle markets. A hog car owned by C H Allen carried 6F workers averaging 252 pounds, four top hogs weighed 1442 pounds total, averaging 46014 pounds. Allen earned 5.10 dollars per hundred in Portland.
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Wallowa
Portland
Seattle
C. H. Allen
Hood River Apples Packed for New York Route
Hood River Apple Growers union loads a train of refrigerated cars with Hood River apples bound for New York. Steinhart & Kelley organized the shipment. Large banners announce the Hood River origin along the full length of the cars. Renehais Seeven citizens plan another bond issue for paving. A $40,000 request appears, following $35,000 spent this year, signaling more than double paving next year.
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Hood River
New York
Steinhart & Kelley
Renehais
Seeven
Miller haw brings Medford four crates of fine strawberries
Medford auctioneers report Miller haw delivered four crates of exceptionally fine strawberries, likely the last harvest of the season in Medford.
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Medford
Car Shortage Hampers Grande Ronde Valley Trade
A Union Car famine halts shipments from Union and the Grande Ronde valley. Refrigerator and box cars are unavailable, carloads of apples and hay await transport, flouring mills near capacity face shutdown, and lumber shipments suffer as rain and snow limit open car use. Shippers face millions in losses from the car shortage.
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Union
Ality
Planing
Grande Ronde Valley
Deschutes Railroad Maps Rejected by Land Office
Washington dispatches report the general land office rejected Deschutes Railroad maps for section 5 where they conflicted with Central Oregon railroad plans. Attorney H Carey for Oregon Trunk and Central Oregon notes the land office acted on appeal from a prior decision. The disputed route lies in the upper Deschutes country between White River mouth and Trout Creek.
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Portland
Washington, D. C
General Land Office
Deschutes Railroad Company
Central Oregon Railroad
H. Carey
Oregon Trank
Central Oregon
Land Office
Land Department
Deschutes Country
White River
Trout Creek
Attorney General Rules Funds For Oregon Stations Limited
In a recent opinion Crawford holds that appropriations for state experiment stations cannot pay salaries at Oregon Agricultural College while supervising station work. Money may be used only to promote station work. college had asked for guidance.
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Salem
Crawford
Oregon Agricultural College
Land Sale Buys 160 Acres for 20000 in Lakeview
Lakeview buyer J. D. Heryford has purchased 160 acres from H. C. Fleming for 20000. Heryford, an early settler described as a practical wreck man, recently embraced farming and horticulture. The Fleming farm is noted as one of the best in the area with an individual water right and about 500 full bearing fruit trees on the property.
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Lakeview
J. D. Heryford
H.C. Fleming
Mr. Heryford
Fleming
Home Economics Teachers Meet in Logan Utah
Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis notes invitation to Utah Agricultural College to host a gathering in Logan Utah February 4 and 5 for intermountain and west coast teachers of home economics. Dean Greer of O A C domestic science and art invited to open the discussion.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallig
Utah Agricultural College
Intermountain
West Coast
Logan
Utah
Dean Greer
Department of Domestic Scivice and Art
Elgin Ships First Apple Carload to Idaho
The first full carload of Elgin apples has shipped to southern Idaho towns marking the start of a seasonal movement. Orchards are bearing though it will take about three years before Elgin becomes a major producer.
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Elgin
Idaho
Portland Markets Price Sheet Highlights Farm and Food Goods
The Portland markets list wide price ranges for grains fruits and produce including Wheat-Bluestein at $1.00, Turkey red $1.02, Corn-Whole $33.50, Oats $0.50, Butter 32 1 4 cents, Eggs 42 per dozen, Pork 10 cents per pound, Apples and grapes priced per box or crate, Potatoes Oregon $0.70 per sack and various vegetables with per unit costs, plus cattle notes for beat steers and cows.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Alalte
Eastern
Sears
Malaga
Record of severe western Oregon storm floods and damage
Flood conditions from a weekend storm sprawling across Western Oregon shut down rivers and rail lines. Landslides blocked tracks near Clifton and Vale, with log jams and washed bridges delaying trains. Power lines toppled at Belaw and logs broken loose in the Columbia River gorge as crews rerouted traffic.
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Portland
Oregon
Willa River
Washington
Columbia
Op City
Southern Pacific
Bela
Pylan
Bonneville
Colom River
Thomas FP
Rogers
J. A. Nesbit
W. Thurlong
Yesterda
Vallis & Eastern
Maroonedge
Mill City
Albany
Clifton
Astoria & Columbian Railroad
Troops for Nicaragua may sail from Philadelphia on Saturday
Washington reports preparations for 400 sailors to depart Philadelphia by Saturday for the canal zone or Nicaragua pending state department action and details of the killing of Grace and Cannon. Marines may be sent from Seague Island after urgent orders amid changes at Panama and the canal.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Canal Zone
Nicaragua
State Department
Americine
Grace
Cannon
Seague Island Navy Yard
Zulaya
Panama
Standard Oil Counsel Mulls Sherman Act Course
New York officials and Standard Oil lawyers meet after a court decision to plan future actions. They expect repeal or revision of the Sherman Antitrust Act as too sweeping and radical. John D. Archbold argues the act restricts migration and business, signaling Washington may favor change.
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New York
Standard Oil
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
R. Archbold
Washington
Elt
Great Lakes Storm Halts Ships Off Chicago
A ferocious gale sweeping the Great Lakes on November 24 driven by 48 mile hourly winds battered vessels from Milwaukee to near Willamette north of Chicago. The freighter Boston broke free from its rudderless position after an all night fight with waves while life saving crews aided the crew, with many rescued from a sandbar near Willamette.
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Great Lakes
Chicago
Boston
Milwaukee
Willamette
Turkey Lowes election in St. Louis workhouse menu
A garbled 20th century clipping describes a meal at a St. Louis workhouse during an election period. It mentions Frankfurten and sauerkraut with cabbage and potatoes and cranberry sauce, noting hot dogs and a missing toothsome bird at dinner time, with portions described as heavy on the root of the plate.
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Turkey
St. Louis
Palace Yields Treasures From Madrid Buried Hoard
In Madrid on November 25 Lawrente of Baltimore purchased eight beacons of a new expedition. Spit aerove remains on for MP cavations have been ele eval days and Roman archasloglet mains and much treasures has eot found. The government architect to make 0.
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Pec
Madrid
Lawrente
Baltimore
Honda
Spitaerove
Governmes
Five Volcanoes Erupt as News Shocks Public
The article notes five volcanoes erupting with strong explosions while the air action calms residents. Authorities report widespread smoke and ash. residents seek shelter in nearby towns as monitoring teams assess lava flow risks.
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Movement For Freedom
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Parm
Police Commission
Japan
Roseburg
Car
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Sherman Law
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