Progress on Canal Expenditure and Labor Method Debate
The Isthmian Canal Commission reports fiscal year 1907 details showing over 48 million spent since American control and 50 million paid to the French and Panama. It endorses hired labor over contracts, outlines lock filling and emptying methods, and notes gate design changes for the Panama project.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Isthmus
Panama
Congress
Board of Consulting Engineers
Colon
Ohio River
Populist Party Chooses St Louis for National Convention
The national committee of the Populist party selected St Louis as the site for the upcoming nominating convention and set April 2 as the date. Cities discussed included Kansas City Chicago Cincinnati Indianapolis and Oklahoma City. The committee prepared an address to voters complimenting leaders of the older parties for adopting Populist teachings.
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St. Louis
National Committee of the People’s Party
Kanene City
Chicago
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Oklahoma City
Western cities urge resumption of cash payments in Chicago
Direct reports to the Chicago clearing house from hundreds of Western cities indicate a possible return to cash payments within a fortnight. Over 500 letters replied to a circular seeking conditions nationwide, with practically all expressing willingness to cooperate with Chicago bankers in resuming a cash basis.
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Chicago
Chicago Clearing House
Clearing House
Gold Discovery Sparks Bozeman Diggings Frenzy
Helena reports a rush near Bozeman as West Gallatin basin diggings yield gold. Nine miles along the river show staked claims and pan counts. Frank Bliss of Livingston reportedly picks up $9 in a half dozen pans. Prospectors and Bozeman residents head to the site amid revived gold fever.
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Helena
Bozeman
West Gallatin
Frank Bliss
Livingston
Storms on Black Sea Cause Heavy Losses
Reports from Constantinople describe a severe Black Sea storm with many shipwrecks. The steamship Kaplan foundered off Eregli with 110 souls lost, and numerous smaller craft were overwhelmed, bringing total casualties to over 200.
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Black Sea
Constantinople
Eregli
Asia Minor
Kaplan
Japan Promises Action on Emigration to Canada
Rodolphe Lemieux Canadian postmaster general and labor commissioner met four hours with Foreign Affairs Minister Hayashi in Tokio. They discussed emigration, and the Japanese government is now planning to limit emigration to Canada.
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Japan
Canada
Tokio
Rodolphe Lemieux
Hayashi
Court suspends state railroad laws in Alabama case
Judge Thomas Jones granted a restraining order delaying enforcement of recent railroad legislation affecting Louisville & Nashville South & Alabama Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Central of Georgia railroads. Orders returnable December 2 for most roads and December 16 for Central of Georgia.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas Jones
United States District Court
Louisville & Nashville
South & North Alabama
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Central of Georgia
Shippers Must Make Good
Interstate Commerce Commissioner E E Clark rebuked shippers for dilatory tactics at a freight rates hearing. He cited hundreds of cases filed with no evidence and complained witnesses were not ready to testify, noting prior delays at Kansas City and now at the current hearing.
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Chicago
Interstate Commercce
E. E. Clark
Mississippi River
Clark
Kansas City
Shaw Blames New York Banks For Western Loss Of Confidence
Ex Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw spoke in New York after discussions with bankers in Chicago. He warned the West has lost faith in the East and blamed New York banks for creating financial stringency by using clearing house certificates. Western bankers say New York protected itself and tied up funds, forcing others to act.
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New York
the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Carnegie Trust Company
Chicago
Immigration Affects Pacific Coast Labor Outlook
William B. Wheeler, one of Roosevelt's special immigration commissioners, says the Panama Canal completion will bring direct European ship routes, solving the Asiatic problem on the California and Pacific coast. He adds new arrivals will be desirable and aid future development, not harm, labor.
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New York
William B. Wheeler
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
California
Pacific Coast
Negotiations Open on Immigration Talks
Canadian Postmaster General R Lemieux, on a mission on immigration, met the Japanese emperor at the palace while ill, and will be joined by Ishii of the Japanese foreign office on November 30 to speed up talks about Japanese immigration to the United States and Canada.
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Tokio
Immigrant ship sends 111 Japanese travelers onward to Seattle
Victoria officials directed 111 Japanese passengers ticketed for United States points to proceed directly to Seattle after arrival of the Tosa Maru from Yokohama. The total bound for United States points reached 222.
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Victoria
B. C
Yokohama
Paseporta
United States
Seattle
Train Seized by Tramps Halts Freight Movement
Sixty tramps seized a Southern Pacific train at Mendota and forced the crew to Fresno. In Fresno they seized a second outbound freight train and compelled its crew to ride. Visalia officers arrested 48 of the tramps after a telephoned alert.
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Fresno
Cal
Southern Pacific
Mendota
Visalia
Oregon Agricultural College Plans Winter Courses In Agriculture
Arrangements are being perfected at Oregon Agricultural College for a two week general agriculture course and six week programs in horticulture dairying domestic science arts and mechanical arts. Lectures by E T Judd J R Shepard W K Newell and others are planned with practical demonstrations for non full term students. Mrs Clara H Waldo and Mrs Austin Buxton will give special lectures in domestic science and arts.
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Corvallis
Oregon Agricultural College
E. T. Judd
Salem
J. R. Shepard
W. K. Newell
Gaston
Fred Groner
Hillsboro
A. H. Carson
Grants Pane
H. M. Williamson
Portland
M. D. Lownedale
Lafayette
C. A. Lea
E. H. Shepard
Hood River
Thoee
Clara H. Waldo
Austin Buxton
Weston Stockmen Complete Fall Roundup In Fine Cattle Condition
Weston reports a highly successful annual roundup with cattle leaving the mountains in good shape and ranges knee deep in grass due to forest reserve rulings. About 1,000 head recently moved to Weston country, with expectations of a doubled herd next year on the Wenaha reserve.
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Weston
Weston Country
Wenaha
Fruit Growers Tally Interest in Pest Fight
Klamath Falls fruit inspector A. Stearns convened a meeting of regional growers. Though attendance was small, concern over fruit pests grew. Stearns plans to cut trees infested with the aphis from owners who ignore repeated warnings.
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Klamath Falle
O. A. Stearns
Stearns
Salem appoints board of nonpartisan public? officials
Governor Chamberlain appoints a list of nontaren public officials including Albert E. Greiner of Holdman Umatilla county W 8 Worden of Kla math Falls Klamath county H 5B Hendricks of Grant Pass Josephine county O D Thomlinson of North Powder Union county C Milton Mattoon of 814% Fifth St Portland H Mc Cutchan 622 Worcester Building Portland John A Jeffrey 3344 Washington St Portland Robert Aistrop 17044 Third St Portland
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Salem
Chamberlain
Albert E. Greiner
Holdman
Umatilla
Worden
Klamath Falls
Klamath County
Hendricks
Granta Pass
Josephine County
O. D. Thomlinson
North Powder
Union County
C. Milton Mattoon
Fifth St
Portland
McCutchan
Worcester Building
John A. Jeffrey
Washington St
Robert Aistrop
Third St
Mileage books approved for Hariman lines replace scrip
Salem General Passenger Agent Mc Murray notifies the State Railroad Commission that 244 cent mileage books have been printed and shipped from the East. The new books, agreed at a joint meeting of railroad commissioners, a TPA committee, and railroad officials, will replace the current scrip books in use in a few days.
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Salem
McMurray
Hariman Lines
State Railroad Commission
State boards open bids for next year's wood supply
State boards opened bids for timber to stock state institutions for next year. Wood to be cut this winter and delivered next summer. bids range from 8.80 to 4.26 per cord for first growth fir at the asylum and capitol, and 5.25 to 5.60 per cord for oak. Fir prices are 80 to 75 cents higher, oak about 1 per cord higher, with only half the required quantity offered and no bids acted upon.
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Salem
Asylum
Capitol
Walla Walla Capitalists Seek Wallowa Valley Electric Rail
Report says local financiers plan an electric railway between Walla Walla and a pointe in the Wallowa valley. If the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company fails to meet conditions in the right of way deed to finish the line in two years, construction of the electric line in the Wallowa valley is likely.
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Walla Walla
Pointe
Wallowa Valley
Change in Stock Inspectors Shifts at Helena
Pendleton and Dr RK King of the Federal stock inspection service have left. Dr H L McDonald from Montpelier Idaho will take Dr King's place in Helena. All staff under Dr McClure will inspect range across the state this winter.
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Pendleton
King
Federal Stock Inspection Service
Helena
H. L. McDonald
Montpelier
Idaho
McClure
Engineer Journey Finishes Klamath Falls to Lakeview Survey
Surveyor completed the line between Klamath Falls and Lakeview reporting a distance of 100 miles and 283 feet. The route intersects the north south line through Lakeview and the party plans to retrace the ground to make the line permanent.
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Klamath Falls
Lakeview
Underground outlet linked to Tule Lake drainage and irrigation
Reports from Tule Lake indicate the water level is falling as a major underground channel forms near Scorpion point. If the vent drains Tule Lake, 50 000 acres of new irrigable land could be added and the Lost River diversion may be avoided, saving hundreds of thousands for the Klamath project.
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Klamath Falle
Klamath Project
Tule Lake
J. Frank Adame
Scorpion Point
Modoe
Fall River
Pitt
Sacramento
San Francisco Bay
Modoc County
Cal
Klamath Basin
Black walnut tree cut on Laurel street in Ashland sparks talk of future fortune
In Ashland a 26 year old black walnut on Laurel street was felled. The trunk measured two feet in diameter two feet above the ground and parts were sent to a cabinet shop. The cabinet maker praised the wood for its rich color and grain, forecasting big profits for planting 10 acres over 25 years.
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Ashland
Oregon
Laurel Street
Mississippi Valley
Forest Supervisor Arrives at John Day HQ in Blue Mountain
John Day welcomes C. J. Brigham deputy supervisor of the Western division as he establishes a local headquarters. The move is praised by stockmen as key to reducing friction under new forestry administration.
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John Day
C. J. Brigham
Blue Mountain Forest
Linerau
Still Threshing in Gilliam Condon
threshing continues in Gilliam and Condon with one Ferry canyon crew facing 25 days of work. Farmers struggle as threshers require gold coin payment, weather delays slow hauling to market, leaving much grain to be moved in spring.
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Condon
Ferry Canyon
Portland Markets Wheat Clobh and Various Commodities
Portland market list detailing prices for crops such as wheat bluestem valley and red, oats, barley, corn, hay varieties, dairy butter, veal, pork, poultry including chickens turkeys ducks and pigeons, eggs fresh ranch, fruits like apples peaches pears grapes quinces cranberries, vegetables including turnips carrots beets beans cabbage cauliflower celery onions peppers pumpkins radishes sprouts squash tomatoes onions and potatoes with price ranges per unit or per dozen, per crate or per hundred weight, reflecting early 20th century market rates.
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Oregon
Portland
Peru Sends Graduates to Study Agriculture and Fisheries
Lima reports the national meat of Peru sends two agrical school graduates to Louisiana to study sugar cane cultivation and two gantry engineers to the United States to study sanitation and sanitary systems. A specialist is also studying fisheries, inland waters, and canal rivers to improve markets and cheap food for Peruvians.
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Lima
Peru
Agrical
Louisiana
Pardo Enye
United States
Republic
Panama
Famine Threatens Large Area of Asia Minor
Constantinople reports famine due to crop failure with severe distress across Avia Minor. The sultan bans barley exports, exempted wheat imports through January, and orders seed distribution via the agricultural bank. Early winter and heavy rains hinder sowing as prices for essentials rise, yielding an unprecedentedly gloomy outlook.
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Constantinople
Avia Minor
Agricultural Bank
Banks urge immediate withdrawal notices in Chicago
Chicago banks with savings departments, members of the Clearing House Association, have sent letters informing depositors that 40 day withdrawal notices will be honored immediately. Several banks report low response to the notices with only a portion of customers acting on the request.
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Chicago
Savings Departments
Clearing House
Chicago Aldermen Urge End of Sunday Saloons Campaign
Nov 27 Chicago aldermen voted unanimously to ask the Chicago Law and Order league to drop its campaign against Sunday saloons and let voters decide at the next election. They also declared the Sunday closing law obsolete and approved the resolution by voice vote. League detectives spent the day organizing evidence.
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League
Chicago
Chicago Law and Order League
Admiralty Ships Begin Oil Cargo Service to Port Arthur
London November 27 The admiralty owned tanker Petro Jean sails for Port Arthur Texas marking a new departure as the first time the navy imports oil in its own ships. The Petroleum is seen as forerunner of a fleet of admiralty owned tankships to meet rising oil needs.
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London
Admiralty
Eleamer Petro
Port Arthur
Texas
Volcanic Ashes Fall Across Nome Regions
Nome Alaska reports showers of volcanic ash drifting over Nome Teller and Tin City with snow darkened by fallout. Origin of the eruption remains unknown amid a spate of Alaska earthquakes since last July. Severe shocks are noted at sea and on land with new landslides triggered by earthwaves.
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Nome
Alaska
Teller
Tin City
700 Layoffs Planned at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Notice states 700 men will be laid off at the Brooklyn navy yard in a few days with 250 to be discharged today. Work on boats for the Pacific cruise is nearly completed.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brazil Census Counts 19 Million Population
Rio de Janeiro Nov 27. The just completed census shows Brazil’s population at 19,010,646. The government plans eight naval schools to train officers and men for the navy.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Movement to Germanise Prussian Poland Inaugurated
A movement to Germanise Prussian Poland has been inaugurated. A bill asking for 100000000 dollars to buy out native land owners has been introduced.
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Poland
Berlin
Spain Contracts for Navy Formation
Glasgow reports local shipbuilders have contracted to form Spain a navy for 936 000 dollars.
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Spain
Glasgow
Federal Court Sets Aside Inter State Wheat Rate Order
Federal Judge Hanford enjoined Washington State Railway and others from enforcing a joint rate order on wheat shipments from Eastern Washington to Puget Sound points. The ruling questions the commission’s reach over interstate commerce and its authority to set joint rates. The injunction preserves the court’s jurisdiction pending a final hearing on the case.
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Beattie
Judy Hi
Hanford
Washington State Railway
Harry Fairchild
Lawrence and
Jewe J
Washington
Sound Points
Jugsford
Spokane
Pland
Puget Sound
United States
Groes
Hanfort
United District Court
Ashes Blanket Ground In Vast Alaska Storm
Seattle reports a Nome special on a vast ash fall from a volcanic eruption. Ground, houses, and furniture are covered inches deep with fine powder disrupting travel and breathing. Forecasters expect ongoing fallout from volcanic activity in the Alaska peninsula or adjacent islands.
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Seattle
Nome
Sesalaia
Beria
Alaska Peninsula
An Islands
Fortify Pearl Harbor Policy Debate Moves Forward
In San Francisco on November 30 9 percent Jonah K Kalanianole Hawaiian delegate with his wife arrived aboard the steamer Korea He expressed his views on the policy for fortifying Pearl Harbor and strengthening it as a naval base while preparing for discussion in Congress The Hawaiian delegate advocated strong fortification and a robust defense posture for the harbor and surrounding areas
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Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Jonah K. Kalanianole
Gree
Slane
Korea
Prince
United States
Congress
Meat Prices Fall Across All Grades in Western Markets
New York reports show local dealers noting a rapid drop in meat costs across all grades. Western packing house products except top grades fall about 5 cents per pound while mutton and lamb are down 6 to 8 cents. Pork and corned goods are 3 to 4 cents lower than recently.
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New York
Court to Enforce Order in Montgomery Alabama
Court insists deputies be sworn in by state marshal to ensure strict obedience. The ruling signals the judge will test and enforce the order with absolute observance, expecting compliance as a pivotal procedural step.
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Montgomery
Ala
Marghal
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