Knox Severs Diplomatic Ties Over Nicaraguan Turmoil
Secretary Knox returns Felipe Rodriguez's passport and denounces Zelaya as a tyrant and violator of international law. The letter, representing President Taft, signals U S rejection of Nicaragua's government and hints at warlike stakes if Congress does not declare a formal stance.
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Washington
Knox
Felipe Rodriguez
Legation
Zolayan
Nicaragua
Taft
State Department
United States
Zelays
Zelaya
Central America
Senor Rodriguez
Congress
Honduras
Zelay
Chesbrough Pearl Necklace Seized by U S Collector
New York reports the Chesbrough pearl necklace seized by Collector Loeb. The 312 unit piece, valued with duty at 25000 dollars, was claimed by Mrs. Fremont Chesbrough. Inspectors found a May bill of sale in a trunk false bottom. Loeb argues the originals were held for months in Canada and seized as preliminary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chesbrough
Loeb
Fremont B. Chesbrough
Detroit
Boston
Toronto
Canada
Wilhelmina Shows Speed in Trial Runs
Newport News. In official trials the big Wilhelmina freight and passenger steamer built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Docking Co reached 17% knots an hour, 2% over contract speed, using coal oil as fuel. The ship will run 13,000 miles to San Francisco and be the first steam vessel to attempt such a voyage with oil fuel. Built for the Matson Navigation Co, it will ply between Honolulu and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Wilhelmina
Newsport News Shipbuilding & Drydocking Company
San Francisco
Matson Navia Company
Onolulu
Borough Chief Accused in Brooklyn Removal Request
New York reports Governor Hughes asked to remove Bird J. Coler from the Brooklyn Borough presidency. Commissioner of accounts files charges inclining incompetency mal administration and misconduct and waste of public funds. The accusations are to be thoroughly investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bird
Coler
Borough of
Brooklyn
Hughes
Strike cripples northwest business in railroad walkout
St Paul December 2 A statewide strike by railroad switchmen begun at 6 pm Tuesday affects every line of industry reliant on moving supplies. The strike has left more than 12 000 workers idle as of tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northwest
Arrests in Spokane as I W W street speakers rounded up
Spokane police chief Sullivan announces a hard line against I W W organizers after 16 street speakers are arrested in the city. He vows no flag of truce and swift action against new leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
W. W. Struggie
Sullivan
San Francisco Board Enacts Tuberculosis Control Law
The San Francisco health board wins approval of a tuberculosis ordinance giving physicians 24 hour disease reports, records by the health department, and landlord duties for cleaning and disinfecting. It authorizes removal of patients by force if their presence endangers family, with no appeal. Children with symptoms may be barred from schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Board of Health
Board of Supervisors
Health Department
US Navy Moves Forces To Protect Americans In Nicaragua
Washington reports a large naval buildup to safeguard lives and property in Nicaragua. The troopship Prairie carries 700 marines to Panama and possibly Nicaragua, while ships Albesy Yorktown and others head for Corinto. Rear Admiral William W. Kimball sails to Colón to assume command of the American naval forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Central America
Nicaragua
Philadelphia
Prairie
Panama
Magdalena Bay
Albesy
Yorktown
Corinto
Pacific
Navy Department
Des Moines
Tacoma
Marietta
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Vicksburg
Custom House
Princeton
Bremerton Navy Yard
Eastern rail workers prepare 10 percent wage demand
300,000 trainmen from eastern railroads announce plans to file a wage increase request. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen says votes in districts are complete and, while avoiding a strike, plans to present the demand to eastern railroads after 30 days’ notice if needed. The Switchmen's union favors radical actions, but the Brotherhood does not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brotherhood of Railway
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Duluth Trainmen Vote Return to Work After Meeting
In Duluth 80 percent of striking Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen members will resume work tomorrow mainly for the Northern Pacific. The union ruled the strike order unconstitutional and urged no further walkouts. Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha said they can receive freight, with 100 strikebreakers arriving to aid operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Brotherhood of Railway
Northern Pacific
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Zelaya Aims to Arm Navy with Panama Help
The Nicaraguan consul-general in Panama City seeks to buy a schooner named Herald for Nicaragua's government. Plans call for rapid fire guns from Panama, but completion hinges on Panama's stance toward the United States and Harbor relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Herald
Nicaragua
Republic of Panama
United States
Battle Follows Strike in Wheeling Mills Skirmish
In Wheeling West Virginia a clash broke out as strikers and workers who yesterday returned to the mills of the American Sheet and Tipplate company, a subsidiary of United States Steel, exchanged shots. One man in an adjoining factory was lightly wounded and extra deputies were summoned to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
American Sheet & Tipplate Companys
United States Steal Corporation
Salem Fruit Growers plan large modern orchard near Salem
A Salem venture announces an 100 acre orchard using modern scientific methods. The project plans to plant top apple varieties under expert supervision and may expand to other fruits. A large eastern syndicate is quietly optioning several thousand acres within 10 miles of Salem for similar treatment. The aim is to boost Marion county and Willamette valley fruit development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Marion County
Willamette Valley
Good Roads Movement Aims Marion County Campaign
Salem Marion county launches a county wide campaign for better highways with a December mass meeting to discuss funding and cooperation. Eight road districts have begun special levies and fifty districts exist with supervisors likely to attend, inviting all interested farmers and business people to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Marion
New Corporations Formed In Oregon Ports And Lanes
Salem lists articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state. Astoria Lodge No. 180 Elks is formed with incorporators J Pilkington J C Clinton W Laws F J Carney and F C Fox. Bijou company sets principal office in Portland with capital stock 5000 and incorporators G A Metzger I L Cohen Helena F Adamson. Portland Stationery and Woodenware company names Portland as principal officer city with 150000 capital stock and incorporators C I Broun T Wallace Buist and Charles C Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Astoria Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
J. Pilkington
J. C. Clinton
W. ©. Laws
F. J. Carney
F. C. Fox
Bijou Company
Portland
Capital Stock
G. A. Metzger
I. L. Cohen
Helena F. Adamson
Portland Stationery & Woodenware Company
Broun
T. Wallace Buist
Charles C. Duncan
Notarial Commissions Listed Across Cities
Salem notarial commissions were issued to a list of individuals including Ben M. Patterson Cornu copia Joe M. Flaherty Lebiian T. J. McClary Gates A. C. Morgan Morgan John W. Oliver G. L. Webb Isaac Sweet M. A. M. Ashley Alice Agler Portland M. Langley Forest Grove T. T. Bennett Marshfield J. L. Campbell Glendale Bartlett Cole H. Kf. Conner and BD. J. Forbes Portland Walter J. Logus Nehalem Samuel G. White Cove E. D. Whiting La Grande LeRoy Park The Dalles E. W. Haines Forest Grove C. W. Corby Newberg Lot L. Pearce Balem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ben M. Patterson
Cornucopia
Joe M. Flaherty
Lebiian
T. J. McClary
Gates
A. C. Morgan
Morgan
John W. Oliver
G. L. Webb
Isaac Sweet
M. A. M. Ashley
Alice Agler
Portland
M. Langley
Forest Grove
T. T. Bennett
Marshfield
J. L. Campbell
Glendale
Bartlett Cole
H. KF. Conner
BD. J. Forbes
Walter J. Logus
Nehalem
Samuel G. White
Cove
E. D. Whiting
la Grande
LeRoy Park
the Dalles
E. W. Haines
C. W. Corby
Newberg
Lot L. Pearce
Balem
First Bank for Curry County Opens in Port Orford
Port Orford in Curry County will soon host its first bank, the Coos Bay Harbor reports. The institution marks the region as one of Oregon’s wealthiest without a bank, with George D. Wood of Appleton Wisconsin driving the project after an early fall county inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Orford
Curry County
Oregon
Coos Bay Harbor
Rhode Island
Geor. D. Wood
Appleton
Wis
New Telephone Line Connects Ontario to Burns and Towns
The independent line spans 150 miles linking Ontario with Burns Drewse Harney and other towns. Manager FE A Fraser of the M M company was first to speak over the new long distance line at Ontario. Direct communication now ties Ontario Vale Westfall Beulah Drewsey Marney and Burns.
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Ontario
Burns, Drewse
Harney
FE. A. Fraser
M. M. Company
Vale
Westfall Beulah
Drewsey
Marney
Burns
Governor Benson and Dr Steiner Visit Salem After Duck Shooting Trip
Governor Benson and Dr. Kt. E. L. Steiner, superintendent of the state asylum at Salem, arrived at the capitol from the south. They had spent early last week enjoying a short duck shooting trip on Winchester Bay at the mouth of the Umpqua River in Douglas County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Benson
Kt. E. L. Steiner
State Asylum For the Insane
Capitol
Winchester Bay
Umpqua River
Douglas County
Box Factory Planned at Klamath Falls Depot
Klamath Falls plans a new box factory near the depot by FP Barnes to utilize Meadow mill output. The plant aims to processing about 3,000,000 feet of lumber each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klamath Falls
W. FP. Barnes
Fruit Men to Gather for Oregon Horticultural Meeting
Oregon fruit growers statewide will meet in Portland for the twenty fourth annual Oregon State Horticultural Society gathering. Premiums totaling about $1000 will be awarded for the best fruit displays with the final sap of apples showcased in the Meier Frank annex auditorium. The event runs with concurrent dairy meetings and special rail fare rates of one and one third for round trips offered by the railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Portland
Oregon State Horticultural Society
Meier & Frank
Horticultural Society
Oregon State Dairy Association
Woodmen of the World Hall
Largest Oregon orchard grows in Bo River valley
The Bo river valley hosts some of Oregon’s largest orchards with thousands of acres devoted to apples and pears. The Western Orchards Co. owns 1050 acres of trees, part of a 1700 acre farm planned for full tree cultivation. Chicago men own the operation, with J. A. Westerlund as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo River
Oregon
Western Orchards Company
Chicago
J. A. Westerlund
November rainfall in Eugene far below Portland and above Tacoma
The November total rainfall in Eugene reached 9.15 inches, well over Tacoma by four or more inches and about three inches below Portland. Local records note Eugene had no official long term observer until the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Portland
Tacoma
Newport Short of Fuel in Winter Scarcity
Newport reports a fuel shortage as dry wood is scarce and markets lack supply. Dealers cite limited summer cutting and rising wages for wood cutters, while few workers are available. Prineville notes the Redmond Commercial Club pushing for a direct county road from Prineville to Redmond with county court talks and road planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Prineville
Redmond
Rineville
Ferndale School District Erects £16000 Building Near Freewater
The Ferndale school district three miles north of Freewater plans a new school costing £16000 in a district where land was previously worthless. The project marks a significant local improvement for the educational facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freewater
Ferndale
Market Prices for Wheat and Farm Commodities
A listing of assorted farm prices across grains fruits vegetables dairy and livestock. Wheat and barley feed values appear with regional and variety specifics. Corn and oats quotes, hay and alfalfa figures, apples pears quinces cranberries and potatoes priced by box, sack, or ton. Livestock quotes show cattle hogs and sheep ranges plus mohair at wholesale rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette Valley
Oregon
He Taney
Switchmen Strike Paralyzes Western Rail Lines
St Paul dispatch reports 2300 switchmen across 7 railroads in Seattle Spokane and western divisions walk out at 6 pm after 15 days of talks. Rail managers say Erdman act arbitration failed while union demands include higher pay double time on Sundays holidays and overtime and elimination of meal break penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Switchmen's Union of North America
Northwest
North St. Paul
Lake Superior
Pacific Coast
Hill Line
Seattle
Tacoma
Bellingham
Everett
Spokane
Western Division
Billings
Havre
Mont
United States Commerce
Kapupp
United States
Neill
Plot to Kill John D Rockefeller Prompts Army Guard
Cleveland reports Sawyer Smith of Minerva Ohio overheard two men in Alliance plotting to kill or kidnap John D Rockefeller. Police guarded Forest Hill all night after the tip. Rockefeller canceled a church banquet and left for New York following the information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Der
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Rockefeller
Sawyer Smith
Minerva
Alliance
O. Smith
Smith
R. Rockefeller
New York
Lords Refuse Formal Assent to Budget in 300 Years
London reports the house of lords for the first time in three centuries withholds assent to the budget Palpably opposing government finance and triggering a general election push. Key peers and archbishops urged acceptance, but ministers must dissolve commons for a national vote. The budget now faces public approval or rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lords
Theing
Rosebery
Morley
Lord James of Hereford
Lord Cromer
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
Earl of Lytton
Lord Courtney
Canterbury
York
Crown
House of Commons
Rebels Defeat Big Force in Mountain Battle
Wireless dispatch from Bluefields reports five hours of fighting as General Matutu’s rebels defeated 1,000 government troops under General Zasqueez in the Rama region. Matutu’s forces captured standards and arms while Sotoraiens withdrew. Elayan troops suffered 80 killed and many wounded. revolutionaries lost 20 killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Bluefields
Matutu
Zasqueez
Rama
Matuty
Sotoraiens
Elayan
Roosevelt party tours Kenya with lion spearers visit
Colonel Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt Edmund Heller and Leslie A. Tarlton arrived in British East Africa from the Guasinghisen plateau in good health. They witnessed a lion killing with spears by Kanai SOT and will travel to Njoro to visit Lord Delamere on his ranch until December 10, then proceed to Nairobi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Bees
Londisus
British East Africa
Colonel Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Edmund Heller
Leslie A. Tarlton
Guasinghisen
Kanai
Njoro
Lord Delamere
Nairobi
Record NYSE seat price mirrors near peak
The NYSE seat price hovered within $1,000 of the record today. it fetched 94 000 less than the prior peak of $105 000 set years ago. B H Harriman’s seat was sold to Robert H Loeb for 85 000 two weeks ago. another seat has since brought 90 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
B. H. Harriman
Robert H. Loeb
Morgan Plans Giant Insurance Combine Amid New York Talks
Rumors say J Pierpont Morgan & Co may seize control of Equitable Life and merge with New York Life and Mutual Life. A merged group could oversee about 1.7 billion dollars in assets, influencing railroads and the New York Central System, with Morgan potentially directing annual income of 275 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Life Insurance
Equitable Life
York Life and
Mutual Life—jiy
Equitable
J. Pierport Morgan & Co
Iogyance Busines
Morgana
Pennsylvania
M Morgan
Steel Trust
Gale sinks freight ship off Pacific coast
The British bark Matterhorn foundered 70 miles off Umatilla in a November gale. Six lives lost include the first officer and crew. Captain Salter and another mate survived after 27 hours at sea in a lifeboat. The storm swept the Pacific coast from North California to Alaska, with other vessels, including the steamer Argo, also reporting heavy losses. The Matterhorn carried 106,021 bushels of wheat bound for Ipswich and was owned by F B Wolf & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Caplattery
Matterhorn
Umatilla
Steward
Salter
Uma
Oii
Pacific
North California
Alaska
North Mead
Tate Island
Masterhorn
Howard D
Howard D. Troop
Ipswich
Balto Guthrie & Co
Groono
FB. Wolf & Clo
Plot to Kidnap Three Failed in Illinois
Four men were arrested in Collinaville Illinois on charges of participating in a plot to kidnap three Lumaghi children. Ex mayor Lumaghi received ransom letters demanding eight thousand dollars and avoided harm after a staged meeting. one Italian suspect was caught at the scene and confessed implicating four more, three of whom were apprehended. Bond set at four thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Collinaville
Ill
Lumaghi
T Town
Two Girls Escape Rail Journey to Jefferson Junction
Milwaukee report December 4 describes Agnes Smith and Annie Luce both 13 who ran away from the local industrial school on November 20. They rode under a passenger train from Milwaukee to Jefferson Junction clinging to the car and walked ten miles in the cold after the grasshopper line. They are sick and the Smith girl is not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Agnes Smith
Annie Luce
Jefferson Junction
Smith
Queen Lil Aids Orphans
Honolulu December 4. Former Liliuokalani of the Hawaiian Islands becomes a deed of trust to W. Q. Smith and P. Laukie. The estate valued after death funds an endowment for orphans and Hawaiian children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Liliagkalani
W. Q. Smith Sud
P. Laukie
Wailan
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W. W
San Francisco Health Board
Eastern Railroad
Navy
Model Orchard
First Bank For
Benson Eeturna
State Horticultural Society
Valley of Orchards
Lens Bain
Portland Markets
John D
LORDS
Gale
Cape Flattery
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