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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
7
A recap of recent national turmoil includes storms with high losses, court actions and fines, political maneuvering in Washington and New York, labor disputes, treaties and financial cautions. Notable items mention Standard Oil, irrigation projects, embezzlement cases, and regulatory actions across states.
The first annual report of Secretary Wilson's third term celebrates 1906 farm wealth with a total wealth production of 6.415 billion dollars and farm values rising to 6.198 billion. Corn leads with 2.708 billion bushels, hay valued at 60 million, cotton at 5676 million, wheat 525 million, oats 282 million, and dairy 50 million, with increases across crops and dairy.
Washington officials say a clear understanding between the Interior Department and the Reclamation Service is needed to gauge the national reclamation fund. Disagreements over available money and spending history stall approvals for new irrigation works in Eastern Oregon and Washington, with inactivity pending contract status due to mismatched figures from different sources.
A severe crash near Baker's Bridge station Lincoln Massachusetts at 8 15 p m on the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine kills fourteen people and injures about twenty five as the Montreal express rear ends an accommodation train bound for Marlborough. Engineer Barnard and his fireman die among the victims.
Chicago November 28 An organized movement by railroad employee brothershoods has started to oppose President Roosevelt’s rate legislation. A committee has begun preliminary steps for a general mass meeting to plan concerted action against rate regulation, which employers say would lead to wage reductions.
Washington report says there will be no flowers in either house on opening day. A senate resolution bans flowers from the senate chamber, and Mr. Cannon will not permit them in. Rivalry among admirers led to desks buried in blooms.
Nov. 26 Victoria B C Famine spreads in northern Honshu due to rice crop failure prompting government relief efforts.
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt will not urge tariff revision at the coming session. He prioritizes railroad rate legislation, aiming to curb discrimination and apply the square deal to railroads, believing it essential before other issues. He fears Senate distraction on tariff matters could derail rate reforms.
Washington reports the five foreign delegates to the Isthmian Canal commission board leave for New York for their return flight. They will reconvene in Brussels in January with General Davis representing American members and carrying unsigned documents. A delegate dismisses rumors of changing their vote, calling such claims absurd.
Washington reports the Cuban government may settle the Isle of Pines dispute to its satisfaction. The State Department pledges protection for Americans facing persecution for free speech or assembly, while warning that Americans who refuse Cuban authority risk consequences.
A Great Falls dispatch reports Teton county residents in a furor over a pesthouse burglary. Smallpox patients were held there and fumigation has not reached curative levels, prompting health officials to warn the public to be vigilant for any signs of the disease.
The Daily Mail reports from Mitylene that eight warships of the combined fleet arrived by morning. Admiral Ritter von Jedina with the Austrian consul delivered an ultimatum to the governor at the government house at 10 30. At 1 pm five hundred sailors landed and seized the customs and telegraph office, and quiet returned.
London dispatch says General Drunoyo, governor of Moscow, was dismissed in disgrace for the revolutionary proceedings of the congress of peasants.
Washington observers expect Senator Mitchell to give up the chair of the interoceanic canals committee when the Senate reorganizes next month. The panel will decide on Panama Canal funding, the locks versus sea level plan, and overall canal legislation to be advanced this winter.
Washington November 27 radical changes in immigration laws will occur next year if Sargent's suggestions are adopted. He seeks limits on immigrants and bars those too young or old to support themselves, unless they guarantee they are going to relatives. An international accord could halt deportation of unfit migrants, and an embarkation point examination would be required before passage to America.
Washington reports a cabinet leak stating Ethan Allen Hitchcock will resign effective July 1. Vespa Sian Warner of Illinois is named to succeed him as pensions commissioner. Western lawmakers accuse Hitchcock of letting personal views influence land grabber prosecutions, though retirement may reflect the president’s plan to favor younger appointees.
Philadelphia November 27 The executive committee of the National League of Women’s Organizations met to oppose Reed Smoot continuing in the United States Senate. A petition will be presented asking his exclusion on grounds he is part of a hierarchy practicing polygamy and has not opposed the doctrines, breaking covenants tied to Utah statehood.
United States Judge Hunt summoned Frederick A. Hyde John A Benson and other Californians to appear February 5 to answer a complaint accusing them of fraudulently obtaining forest reserve scrip that secured 4000 acres of Montana land from the government. The government seeks return of the land and names Montana corporations and individuals as defendants.
Senator J R Burton of Kansas was found guilty on all six counts in a United States circuit court trial. He was charged with agreeing to accept and accepting compensation from the Rialto Grain & Securities company of St Louis to appear as an attorney before the Post Office department.
In Libau on November 27, peasants approved resolutions to cut private forests and seize crops. The governor general ordered troops to fire on violators and warned that meeting participants would be court martialed and sent to distant provinces.
A small tale from Japan tells of a busy merry man named In-door Sun who makes fine mirrors. He sees his own cross face in them and learns to keep a sweet smile. People note the change and begin to smile back, making all feel brighter.
A Bakimo belle dances in an elaborate outfit adorned with skin strips possibly seal and carries two long eagle feathers waved in each hand. Her appearance captivates the young gallants of her social set who find her picture charming.
Belgian inventor Joseph Merlin, born 1735, created and tested skating devices in London beginning in 1760, exhibiting his novelties at a Museum in Spring Gardens and later in Prince Street, Hanover Square, marking a notable moment in roller skating history.
Leroy Scott reports from World's Work on U S jobless conditions. He argues the core issue is not finding work for men but placing the right men in available jobs. He cites that a large share of unemployed men do not want work and highlights urban bread lines, soup kitchens, and lodging houses as features of the relief scene.
A masked ball at Carlisle House Soho hosted by Mrs. Cornelys featured a performer with wheel skates who, unable to stop, crashed into a $2,500 mirror and smashed his violin, sustaining serious injuries. The incident stalls further wheel skate experiments for decades.
A French family once poor finds a stamp from Maurice Island dated 1347 in an old desk. A wealthy traveler notices the rarity, noting only two other known copies worldwide. He arranges its sale, netting $7,500 for the family through his efforts.
A traveler recounts a young Eskimo woman at a ball wearing a transparent seal intestine dress stitched with colored worsteds and bead fringe. She wore white reindeer skin trousers, wolf skin embroidery, braided hair with wolf strips, beaded necklaces, animal teeth pendants, and snow-white fawn gloves.
New York charity groups issued 28 000 aid and work cards to unemployed men in March and April. Only 305 men replied, highlighting resistance to low pay and selective job choices. Observations cite lodging houses and charity offices where ads are posted for workers.
A brief exchange recounts a canoe accident with a twist of fate. The question implies a protective grasp failed as the canoe overturned during the incident. The humorous retort suggests the scene was misunderstood yet resolved with a surprising reversal.
A sequence of photographs traces the subject from childhood to adulthood in a staged reveal. The narrator presents the evolving self from son to man to baron, framed as a journal amuseant.
A woman described as average navigates family expectations by arranging a marriage for her mother’s comfort, highlighting social norms and familial duties within a domestic setting.
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