Happenings of two continents weekly digest
A roundup of international and domestic events from the past week includes Rio de Janeiro preparing to host a battleship fleet, troops deployed in Indiana riots, a divorce suit involving the countess of Yarmouth, Russo Japanese war tensions, U S bank and labor unrest, naval and political shifts, and notable financial and legal developments across continents.
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Countess of
Yarmouth
Harry Thaw
Witte
Kuropatkin
Vancouver riots linger as Japanese section seen as armed camp
Vancouver citizens wrestle with bitter afterglow of a violent clash between three city firemen and Japanese residents. Two victims disfigured yet alive. Frost loses nose to swordlike knife. Tensions mount as Japanese quarter described as an armed enclave amid white residents. Other items note North Carolina bond refusal and war material shipments to Manila.
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Vancouver
B. C
Young Frost
McDonald
Anderson
Frost
May Sue Harriman Over Union Pacific Control
Attorney General Bonaparte said a Justice Department statement within a week or ten days will address Union Pacific stock ownership in Southern Pacific. Officials expect actions for restraint of trade violations, seeking dissolution of the merger and restoration of pre merger competition, with possible breakup of allied steamship operations.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Bonaparte
Europe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department
Night Riders Fire a Town in Kentucky
A long distance message reports night riders attacked Russellville Kentucky at 1245 am. The tobacco warehouse of H G Work and Company and the American Snuff Company were dynamited and burned. The Roberts and Brown planing mill and three smaller houses were damaged. Two men were wounded including a commercial traveler. Russellville, seat of Logan County, lies near the Tennessee line in the tobacco district. Further details were not available at 3 am.
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Nashville
Tenn
Russellville
H. G. Work & Company
American Snuff Company
Roberts & Brown
Logan County
Tennessee
Hunt One
Todd County
Christian
Trigg Counties
Hopkinsville
Smelters to Close Down in Lead Market Depression
Helena Mont Jan 3 The American Smelting and Refining Company will shortly close several smelting plants due to weakness in the lead market. At the Eneat Helena plant today 106 men were laid off and tomorrow a 10 percent wage cut will be posted for 240 retained workers. Manager Frank M Smith confirmed the company notice.
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Helena
Mont
American Smelting & Refining Company
Ite
Frank M. Smith
Rebels Rise Against Zelaya Reported From Central America
Advices from Bas Bas del Toro say passengers arriving from Bluefields Nicaragua report Mosquito Indian factions have risen against President Zelaya. The situation prompted a British warship to land bluejackets to protect foreign interests.
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Panama
Bacas del Toro
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Indiana
Zelaya
Nicaraguan
Growth of New York Values in Ten Years
Controller Metz stated in a review that real estate assessments rose from 2,652,416,819 in 1898 to 6,240,486,602 in 1907 reflecting city growth since consolidation.
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New York
Metz
Perp
Wallowa County Woolgrowers Seek Postponed Range Dues
At a Wallowa County Woolgrowers meeting in Enterprise resolutions ask the government to defer range dues until after a hearing about August 1. Sheepmen pay about 14 thousand dollars for range rent and request continuation of the county bounty of 1.60 dollars per head on coyotes with a 14 percent per head sheep tax to fund it. About 146000 sheep are fed in the county this winter. Twenty two sheepmen joined the state association and 257 dollars was sent to the state body from 2 yearly dues and a per thousand sheep assessment last June.
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Wallowa
Wallowa County
Albany Going A-Boosting Excursion To California
Albany plans advance a booster trip to Los Angeles for February 10 in a special car with banners. M H Gibbons coordinates with business leaders, stopping at Red Bluff Sacramento Oakland San Francisco San Jose Bakersfield and Los Angeles with receptions at each stop before disbanding.
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Albany
Los Angeles
M. H. Gibbons
California
Linn County
Red Bluff
Sacramento
Oakland
San Francisco
San Jose
Hba
Signs of Oil at Bonanza Increase Hope of Wells
Bonanza area shows encouraging signs of oil with black oil sandstone detected during boring for a livery stable. Specialists confirm the finding as an unmistakable sign of oil, and other sites in Klamath County near Bonanza also show prospects for a rich regional oil discovery.
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Bonanza
Klamath County
Warnings to Entrymen in Southern Oregon Pine Belt
The General Land Office emphasizes strict compliance for homesteaders to hold lands in the Southern Oregon pine belt. In all contest cases where a homesteader failed to meet any legal requirement, no matter how small, the decision favors the contestant and the entry is canceled.
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Lakeview
General Land Office
Oregon
Salem builder completes Indian school hospital project
Chemawa Frederic A Erixon of Salem has finished and turned over to the Indian school a spacious brick hospital. The contract total was $19,978 and the building includes steam heating electric lighting sewer system and modern ventilation. It is suitable for both sexes with fumigating and operating rooms plus dispensary and offices.
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Chemawa
Frederick A. Erixon
Salem
Oregon State Hospital staff honor superintendent with cane
The medical staff presented Superintendent J. F. Calbreath a fine gold headed cane last week as a token of esteem. Calbreath served eight years and maintained harmonious relations with staff and the board of trustees. His second term ended January 1 when Dr. Steiner succeeded him.
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Salem
Oregon State Insane Aslyom
J. F. Calbreath
Colonizer McDonough Arrives in Klamath Falls to Scout Colonization
George L McDonough the Union Pacific colonization agent is now at MuacDoel Dunkard town on the California Northeastern railway in Butte valley and will visit Klamath Falls next week to assess colonizing possibilities. He travels with Dunkard elder D Campbell of Colfax Washington.
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Klamath Klamath Falls
George L. McDonough
Union Pacific Railway
Klamath Falls
MuacDoel
Dunkard
California Northeastern
Butte Valley
Donkard
D. ©. Campbell
Colfax
Wash
Eugene Commercial Club to Welcome Strangers Statewide
Notices printed by the Eugene promotion department say visitors will be welcome at the club rooms and are invited to visit Eugene. The cards state the club has nothing to sell but will gladly be of service to strangers.
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Eugene
Eugene Commercial Club
Bay
New UO A Smith Lumber Office Building Opens
Marshfield reports the new office building of the UO A Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Company opened and dedicated on Christmas Eve with many citizens in attendance. The mill proper is to be finished and operational in February.
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Marshfield
UO. A. Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Company
Wheat Prices Rise as Growers Sell in Pendleton Market
Wheat moves again in Pendleton as prices climb to 70 cents after a brief dip to 66 cents. Growers respond with renewed sales activity amid improved market demand.
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Pendleton
Apple Shipments Rise in 1907 Oregon Apple Industry Grows
Rail reports from Southern Pacific and O. R. & N. show Oregon apple shipments in 1907 more than double 1906. Most fruit sold f o b at nearby stations. demand rises as Eastern buyers seek Oregon apples. Prices improve and a station rarely shipping apples sent 40 cars east, signaling rapid growth.
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Portland
Southern Pacific
Orcharoa
Miller
Harriman Lines
Fines for Cutting Timber in Blue Mountain Reserve
Forest rangers in the Blue Mountain Reserve fined Harney residents for cutting timber without permits. The heaviest $300 penalty went to B A Dickenson, operator of a nearby sawmill, for taking about 17 trees from government land. Guards began issuing permits last fall after years of unregulated cutting by outside timber interests.
Oregon City Teachers to Receive Higher Salaries Next Year
At a district meeting Oregon City schools announced a substantial salary increase for next year. A special tax of 314 mills was levied, with 1 mill above recommendations of the board, boosting the annual school expenditure to about 10 000 compared with 8 000 in the year just closed. The directors report the schools in flourishing condition and floating indebtedness down by 900.
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Oregon City
Board of Directors
Short courses at Oregon Agricultural College start January seventh
Much interest is shown in the upcoming short courses at Oregon Agricultural College. The program features some of the state’s best lecturers and covers general agriculture, dairying, horticulture, mechanical arts, and household science.
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Corvallise
Oregon Agricultural College
Acting President Chosen for Athland Normal Amid Resignation
The executive committee of the state normal schools elected C. E. Payne from the science department at Athland Normal to serve as acting president for the remainder of the year in place of resigning B. F. Mulkey.
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Salem
State Normal Schools
C. E. Payne
Science
Athland Normal
B. F. Mulkey
Portland Markets Show Wide Ranges In Prices Across Goods
A crowded Portland market listing detailed prices for dairy butter poultry eggs and meats, with rates for veal pork and beef and varying weights. Grain hay fruits vegetables and produce are cataloged with unit costs across regional suppliers and markets.
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Pfreah
Oregon
Portland
Ehrinkage
Ladd Agrees to Pay Bank Debts Over Three Years
In Portland a plan secures W M Ladd to take over the Rows bank debt and pay all deposits within three years. A committee, Manning district attorney and Bristol state counsel outlined the deal, with Ladd not to be prosecuted. Bank officers face possible indictments next week as investigators probe the bank’s scandalous accounts.
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Portland
W. M. Ladd
Auota
Rows Bank
Decistors
Manning Maya
Unicor
J. Thorburn Tower
George H. Hill
T. T. Burkhart
J. EB. Altehinan
F. M. Warren
Tts
Plague Appears Near Eradication in San Francisco
San Francisco reports seven bubonic plague cases in December with three under treatment at isolation hospital. Over $600,000 spent on sanitation, three fourths funded by the federal government. About 150,000 rats destroyed, 35,642 rats brought to lab. 11,391 examined, 106 infected. Totals for 136: 73 deaths, 60 cured, 3 under treatment, 15 suspected.
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San Francisco
Health Department
Kine
Russia losing hope as China Eastern railway costs rise
Iven Shipoff of the Knesian finance ministry ends a three month inquiry into the China Eastern railway. He urges spending cuts while noting a 1908 deficit projected at 15 million dollars. Japan’s restriction on the Mein Min Tun line fuels tensions in Manchuria and amid Monolithic policy in the region.
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Pekis
Iven Shipoff
Knesian Finance Ministry
China Eastern Railway
Aga
Rowcia
Maneluria
Japan
Harbin
China
Triteikhar
Knelkhinen
Manchuria
First electric car runs Portland to Salem on new line
On January 1 the first electric car traveled from Portland to Salem along the Oregon Electric railway, reaching Fulton Park at 8 40 p m under the direction of R L Donald for Barstow & Company. The run fulfills Barstow & Company contract to operate the road by December 30 with a smooth trip and no hitch.
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Portland
Oregon Electric Railway
Salem
Fulton Park
R. L. Donald
Barstow & Company
Donald Ia
Registered Malt Stolen on the Texas Rail Route
Waco Texas January 1 officers report a bundle of registered letters was stolen from the railroad tracks at Temple likely on the previous day and taken to the brush nearby. About fifteen thousand dollars in checks money orders and drafts were found in a torn pile, but the registered packages and cash were missing. It is unclear how much was actually taken.
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Waco
Texas
Temple
Tex
Governor Calls Extra Session To Address Labor Troubles
In Carson City on January 1 1908 Governor Karke announced an extra session of the legislature to convene January 4 1908. He urged omitting the session to settle labor troubles while reporting widespread damage from dim patches across Nevada and beyond.
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Roosevelt
Goldfield
Sparks
Carson
Nevw
Karke Yerterdey
Hea Bean
Nevada
Mount Royal Liner Overdue With 499 Passengers Reported
Dispatch from Toronto says the big liner Mount Royal is long overdue near St John New Brunswick with 400 to 499 passengers aboard. Owners have abandoned search efforts and no word has come since December 7. The ship was reported hot in Victoria British Columbia before turning up in a Toronto dispatch.
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Victoria
B. C
Toronto
R. Hag
Hope Top
Mount Royal
Uncertain reports follow Canadian Pacific liner and Allan line ship
Misread dispatches from Antwerp and London say John N B and others claim the Pacific liner Manny left Antwerp bound for St John with uncertain cargo and possible accident. Meanwhile weeks after Cree departure the Allan Line steamship Hi is overdue to Portland Maine raising belief in a missing Royal Pacific liner connection.
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John
N.B
Jon
Gian
Ahidian Pacific Linn
Manny
Antwerp
St. John
Canadian Pacific
Tody
Reteg
London
Allan Line
Cree
Portland
Royal
Seattle unions rally as 160 workers strike over expo contracts
The Building Trades voted to support all labor unions nationwide after the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition refused to discriminate by union status. The policy led to a city strike of 160 metal workers, threatening a $1,000,000 building project until a settlement is reached.
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Seattle
Ward
J. E. Chilberg
al le
Influx of Japanese Arriving in Vancouver
Vancouver reports an unexpected arrival of Japanese residents and rumors of a larger influx within a month. Officials note concern over possible relocation to Hawaii and observe initial arrivals from logging camps and near the boundary. The situation unsettles residents of Japtown as housing arrangements are discussed.
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Vancouver
B. C
Boundary Line
Japtown
Asiatic Exergelco
Hawaii
New Year Celebration Costs Stagger City Restaurants
Reported figures show New Year dining spending in New York with diners spending substantial sums. The tally cites expensive restaurant events including champagne consumption and record bar tabs as revelers marked the start of the year.
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New York
Physician claims method to prolong life using electricity
Chicago January 4. Dr J a local physician says he has discovered a way to extend life by energizing the human body with electricity. He asserts the method can make the body act like an electrical generator to perform work and increase vitality.
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Chicago
Dt J
Vessel Disaster Report Missing Most Crew Near Mexico
A maritime incident near Mexico leaves only three survivors reported aboard the vessel May with second officer Jac Portas among the crew. Weather and search efforts are ongoing as authorities confirm loss of most aboard.
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City of
Mexico
Jac. Portas
O Weidero
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