Detectives' Secret Methods Exposed in Calhoun Trial
John Helms testified for the prosecution that he was hired by United Railroads to spy on the graft case. Attorneys clashed in court as the judge admitted Helms' disclosures about detectives and suspects tied to San Francisco defense figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
John Helms
Helms
William P. Lawlor
Louis Hoeffler
Tirey L. Ford
Hoeffler
Francis J. Heney
Henry H. Rogers Dies at 69 in New York
Henry H. Rogers, vice president of Standard Oil and key figure in Amalgamated Copper and railroad ventures, died at his New York home of apoplexy aged 69. He had been in frail health since a 1907 stroke and was under constant medical care. His death came shortly after a day when he seemed cheerful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Young Turks seek change in Turkish succession law
May 20 Constantinople. If parliament approves reforms supported by the Young Turks, the traditional law that crowns the senior descendant of the dynasty may be abolished. The present rule passes to an elderly successor. reform would adopt the European system favoring the crown for the monarch’s senior son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Heavy Cherry Shipments From Northern San Joaquin
Immense shipments of black tartarian cherries are moving from Northern San Joaquin county orchards to the East. The crop is unusually heavy and of excellent quality, with tar tarian fruit likely exhausted in about ten days. Royal Anne will follow, and current high prices are expected to hold for at least a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Cal
San Joaquin County
Ninth annual meeting of Canadian association for the prevention of consumption
Hamilton Ohio May 20. Medical men health officers and city representatives from key dominion cities gather for two day session at the ninth annual meeting. Dr White of Pittsburg delivers an address on The Duty of Municipalities in Reference to Tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ort
Dominion
Canadian Association For the Prevention
White
Pittsburg
Miners Hurt After Shaft Collapse At Quartette Mine
A lift in the Quartette mine shaft near Reno Nevada broke ten feet from the opening causing three miners to plung e 85 feet to the bottom. One man suffered a leg fracture while his two companions were only bruised and shaken. Twelve feet of water at the bottom prevented a total loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Quartette
Spokane Roads Plan Delay Rate Determination
Washington reports that the Interstate Commerce Commission will delay final rate decisions until after summer. Spokane jobbers will file to disapprove current railroad rates, then railroads will seek a rehearing on all issues. The published rate schedule would take effect until rehearing is resolved.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Mailroads
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cowboys Attack Herders In Colorado Range Feud
In Grand Junction Colorado 3000 sheep were killed after cowboys attacked sheepmen on a contested range near Atchee Garfield County authorities were notified and 16 raiders were sought. Sheep owners S A Taylor and R A Tawney. Mass meeting planned with rewards offered for arrests and convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Colo
Atchee
S. A. Taylor
R. A. Tawney
Carbinero
Garfield County
Mesa
Garfield Counties
Great Northern Plans Wilson Creek to Connell Branch
Great Northern railroad officials announce a new branch from Wilson Creek to Connell linking with the Northern Pacific main line. The line runs Crab creek valley east of Moses Lake through Saddle mountains country and aims to serve wheat farmers in Grant and Douglas counties with a water grade to Portland via the North Bank line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Great Northern Railroad
Wilson Creek
Connell
Northern Pacific
Oregon Railway & Navigation
Moses Lake
Saddle Mountains
Grant
Douglas Counties
Washington
Conne
North Bank
Pasco
Portland
Tacoma Fishermen Unite to Form Joint Halibut Company
Puget Sound boat owners plan a combination to raise halibut prices by forming a joint fisheries company with headquarters in Tacoma and agencies along the East. Fishermen report retail halibut prices hold at 14 to 44 cents while wholesalers pay 4 to 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Puget Sound
Anaconda Copper reports annual results for 1908
The Anaconda Copper Mining company issued its year end report for 1908 showing a loss in the first half due to shutdowns in January and February. The full year income was 15,604,482 dollars, down 3,146,652 from 1907, while expenses were 14,658,519 dollars, down 944,842.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Salvation Army Holds Western District Congress in Chicago
Four hundred Salvation Army members attend the Western America district congress in Chicago. Eva Booth addresses the six day meeting as part of the national gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Chicago
National Congress of the
Western America
Eva Booth
Congress
Eastern capitalists linked to Coca Bay project
Oregon report notes that J. H. Somers and J. F. Clark received a franchise for an electric railroad on county roads. They must choose Myrtle Point to Roseburg or Sumner to Myrtle Point via Coos bay wagon road, start construction within six months, finish half in eighteen months, and complete in two years in Coos county. Outside capital expected to back the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquille Mill & Mercantile Company
Coquille
Somers and Clark
TROUBLE OVER BOUNTY IN PENDLETON AREA
Pendleton residents anticipate conflict over bounty payments under a new law effective May 22. Coyotes killed since February 1 are eligible, and many counties have already taken hides. The law requires four feet or claws to accompany each scalp, a provision controllers say has been ignored by most hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Rogue Bridge Planned Across Rogue River at Woodville
Jackson county orders construction of a steel bridge over the Rogue river at Woodville below Gold Hill to open a large agricultural district. The project will draw trade from Grants Pass as Woodville gains a planing mill, a box factory, a brick yard, and a new brick schoolhouse underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogue
Woodville
Medford
Court of
Jackson County
Gold Hill
Grants Pass
Sherman Converts Forest to 50 Acre Orchard Near Tokay Heights
Grants Pass reports W. B. Sherman transformed a 60 acre riverfront tract near Tokay Heights from pine and underbrush to a thriving orchard and vineyard. Over five weeks the land's value tripled as pear and apple trees and Tokay grapes were planted, with improvements visible from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grants Pass
W. B. Sherman
Tokay Heights
Lebanon to Stage Strawberry Fair with Rose Festival
The Lebanon Business Men's league announces June 4 and 6 as the festival dates. A rose festival is planned with Lebanon ladies, and a horse show will be held Saturday afternoon June 6 alongside the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lebanon Business Men's League
Poultry grower challenges rail rates and asks for shed
Salem D B Chamberlen of Cottage Grove files informal complaint with the railroad commission alleging that Southern Pacific rates on fancy poultry and eggs are prohibitive. M C Smith seeks a small freight shed at Walker flag station in the southern part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
D. B. Chamberlen
Cottage Grove
Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
M. C. Smith
Walker
Presbyterians Plan Big Meet in Portland Convention
Presbyterians plan a large meeting in Portland on June 9 with a banquet the first night and ad dress and conferences by leading laymen of the state the second day. The convention closes with a mass meeting addressed by officers of the National Brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Portland
National Brotherhood
Potato Shortage Hits Marshfield and Coos County Markets
Marshfield and Coos County face a potato famine with prices rising toward a local record. Scarcity of old stock drives dealers to offer new spuds at as little as two cents per pound, affecting multiple districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Willamette U to Build Northwest's Largest Stadium
Pendleton reports that Willamette University in Salem plans a stadium described as the largest in the Northwest. President Homan, while in Pendleton, asserted it will become a hub for intercollegiate and interscholastic meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Willamette University
Salem
Northwest
Homan
Oregon Railway & Navigation plans $3.53 million spend
The Oregon Railway & Navigation company told the Eastern Oregon grain rates commission it will spend 3 528 738 85 dollars in the coming year starting June 1. Major items include a 1 250 000 bridge across the Willamette at Portland and 1 000 000 for straightening tracks at The Dalles and Coyote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Oregon
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Willamette River
Portland
Dalles
Coyote
Dalled
Pendleton
Baker City
Ontario Groups Urge Early Malheur Irrigation Start
Representatives from Ontario Weiser Payette Vale and nearby towns met in Ontario to forward a petition to Oregon and Idaho congressional delegations urging an early start on the Malheur irrigation project. The district contains about 145000 acres of fertile land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Owyhee
Commercial Club
Weiser
Payette
Vale
Oregon
Idaho
Congress
Malheur
Freewater Realty Roundup Fuels Local Land Sales
Freewater realty agents report active week with multiple sales including 11 acres of alfalfa at 200 acks per acre from Nelson Allen to Miss Grundry of Boston Mass, 40 acres from Harry Badgero to J Adrain at 5000 total, and nine acres of fruit land from W F Korte to J J Garner at 300 an acre. Fred Moreley sells his Freewater livery barn to J Usher of Walla Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freewater
Hal
Kori
Nelson Allen
Miss Grundry
Boston
Mass
Harry Badgero
J. Adrain
W. F. Korte
J. J. Garner
Fred Moreley
J. Usher
Walla Walla
Portland Markets Feature Wide Range of Produce and Livestock Prices
Market listings show fruits and apples at 65 cents to 2.50 per box, strawberries in Oregon at around 1.24 per pound, and vegetables with turnips at 1.26 per sack. Livestock prices include cattle with steers up to 6.60 and hogs around 10 cents per pound, plus hay, grains, and dairy products across Willamette and Eastern Oregon markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Asua
Timothy
Willamette Valley
Oregon Ranch
Chine Feta
Wethers
Czar Pardons Two Naval Officers Amid War Famine Criticism
The czar released Admiral Nebogatoff and General Stoessel from life sentences at St. Peter and Paul fortress. Both are gravely ill, and speculation cites unrest and public pressure behind the clemency. Critics point to 80.8 million roubles spent on army repairs while famine ravages Kiev district.
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St. Petersburg
Exar
Nebogatoff
Stoessel
St. Peter and St. Paul
Admi Togo
Soesse
Port Arthur
Japan
Stoesne
Cape
Kieff
General Strike Called in Paris Amid Labor Appeals
Paris May 19 The postal workers strike appeal failed to mobilize affiliates by midnight as the postal employes committee urged a general strike. A mysterious package resembling an infernal machine was opened at the central postal and found to contain a decayed lobster. The General Federation of Labor plans demonstrations in various industries while urging postmen to return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bing
France
General Federation of Labor
Smuggled Gown Auction Sets June Sales Schedule
The government will auction contents of five trunks of smuggled gowns starting June 1. Trunk 2 holds 40 lace veils with each valued at least $200, trunk 3 contains 49 princess gowns valued at $250 or more, trunk 4 has 43 princess costumes including dinner gowns worth $1,000+, and trunk 5 offers shirtwaists on June 12. Total appraisal reaches $520,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Wireless telephone system to link Harriman lines west
Omaha reports Dr Mille ner of the Union Pacific is developing a wireless telephone network for Harriman lines west from Omaha. Copper wire will run along tracks and baggage cars will house a high frequency transmitter powered by engines, with offices receiving the signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Millener
Union Pacific
Harriman
Omaha
One Man Can Sink Fleet in Wireless Warfare Claim
New Orleans reports H. A. Folk of this city claims a device could destroy protected magazines aboard battleships and forts. He asserts magazines miles distant could be exploded by a wireless spark set off by a shore tower operator, allowing one man to annihilate an entire fleet in minutes.
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Fleet
New Orleans
H. A. Folk
Folk
Wessels
Emperor Nicholas Marks Forty First Birthday Quietly
In the secluded imperial palace at Peterhof Emperor Nicholas observed his forty first birthday yesterday. Official observances occurred but authorities suppress public gatherings and demonstrations, so no public celebration took place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Peterhof
Nicholas
Japanese Strike Breaks on Hawaiian Plantations
Honolulu May 19 The strike of Japanese plantation laborers appears to be breaking. More strike breakers than needed offered themselves today and employers ordered strikers to return to work or leave the Honolulu and Oahu plantations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Oahu
Northern Pacific and Union Pacific Ordered to Portland Gateway Service
A regional transport commission orders Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, and others to establish through routes and joint rates via Portland for Seattle, Washington, and Northwest Eastern destinations. The measure requires open gateways, equal through rates, and ongoing enforcement to standardize baggage and passenger handling.
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Washington
Porthegate
Prouty
Merce
Ordena Harriman
Clack
Portland
Northern Pacific
Middle West
Chicago
Council East Colorado
Seattle
Teter
Sted
Ita Onera Pacific
Omabsgas
Chicago Bonds Tie City Debt Limit
Chicago faces bond actions as it awards a $1,500,000 four percent issue to fund city needs. The sale proceeds, at par, total $11,500 to the bank, while bonded indebtedness reaches $30,220,000 including the World’s Columbian Exposition authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rivek
Walter
Two Unions Unite in Spokane Under Merger Talk
May 22 Spokane report states C. H. Mayer asserts Western Federation and United Mine Workers plan a union. He says working agreements exist despite differing reports and that the next federation will be stronger than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Western Federatiots
United Mineworarioa
C. H. Mayer
Explosion at Oriental Powder Company injures workers
An explosion at the Oriental Powder Company in Pa. late at 6 o clock injured several workers. Fire crews responded and the plant was secured as investigators examined the scene for cause.
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H.H Rogers
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Young Turks
New Grain Road
Hill
Wheat Belt
Halibut Trust
Coca Bay
Umatilla
Willamette
O. R. & N. Company
Bay Jackson
Pacific & Eastern Railroad
J. R. Allen
Southern Oregon
Butte Falls
Freewater Realty Active
Portland Markets
Czar
Admiral Nebogatoff
General Stoessel
Uncle Sam
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