Pinchot Indorsed as Congress Upholds Forestry Policy
Albuquerque Oct 3 The National Irrigation Congress endorsed Chief Forester Pinchot and the forest service with broad support for reclamation and conservation. Resolutions urged repeal of the timber and stone act, expanded appropriations for bureaus, creation of southern Appalachian and White Mountain forests, and studies on grazing and water supply across all arid states.
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Albuquerque
N. M
National Irrigation Congress
Friends of
Forester
Pinchot
Congress
Forest Service Asell
Reclamation Service
Forest Service
The
Geological Survey
Timber and Stone Act
Appalachian
White Mountain National Forests
National Conservation Commission
Irrigation Congress
Washington
International Congress On
Congressional Committee
Sperry bans shore leave as cholera cases rise
Rear-Admiral Sperry decides not to land troops in Manila and maintains quarantine aboard ships. Governor-General Smith and Brigadier-General Mills meet Sperry on the Connecticut as several ships parade outside the fleet. Officers may have brief shore liberty under tight restrictions amid daily cholera cases.
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Manila
Sperry
Smith
A. L. Mills
Frank Strong
Connecticut
Harriman Orders New Steel Passenger Cars
Chicago reports that the Pullman Car company will deliver 220 steel passenger cars for the Harriman lines within 60 days. The order signals a broader move by major railroads to switch from wood to steel shells after extensive tests.
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Harriman
Chicago
Pullman Car Company
Bie
Mammoth Painting Contract for Seattle Exhibition
A leading New York scenic studio received a U S government order to create an enormous cyclorama for the Alaska Yukon Pacific exhibition in Seattle. The work covers 39 000 square feet of canvas depicting Alaska mountain scenery plus Crater Lake Grand Canyon of the Colorado and Yellowstone Park scenes.
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New York
United States
Seattle
Alaska
Crater Lake
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Operator burned by shock at wireless station on Russian Hill
In San Francisco on October 3 L T Crow, a wireless station operator, received an electric shock while seated at the receiving instrument on Russian Hill. TheElectric hit burned a one inch deep hole in the marble table top. Crow escaped with slight injuries and estimates volts passed through his body.
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San Francisco
Russian Hill
L. T. Crow
Crow
Car jumps track on steep grade near Scappoose
Six men killed and six injured when a gravel car pushed uphill by a construction locomotive derailed after a sudden rain on the Portland & Southwestern Logging railway eight miles northwest of Scappoose. The locomotive escaped. twelve workers on the gravel car perished or died of injuries.
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Portland
Portland & Southwestern
Acpout
Scappoose
Good Samaritan Hospital
Peary Off For Polar Sea On Roosevelt Expedition
Peary has transferred stores to the Arctic steamer Roosevelt at Etah Greenland and the Erik has returned to St Johns. The Roosevelt left Etah August 18 heading through Kane basin Kennedy channel and Robeson strait toward the Polar sea or a route to Cape Columbia by February. On board are Peary Commander and three Americans with 25 Eskimos and 350 dogs. The Erik reported an iceberg strike at Davis strait but reached Makowik Labrador for repairs before continuing home.
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St. Johns
N. F
Havin
Roosevelt
Etah
Peary
Bartlett
Erik
Davis Strait
Makowik
Labrador
Danish Ex-Minister Alberti Implicated In Massive Embezzlement
Copenhagen reports fix the thefts at nine to ten million dollars as authorities probe Alberti for selling titles and decorations over fourteen years. The fallen minister’s cover up hinders detectives while his memory loss spares him punishment. Former Premier Christensen faces cross examination over alleged public fundraising tied to the scheme.
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Copenhagen
Alberti
Christensen
Tom Lawson Seriously Ill In Boston Home
Thomas W. Lawson author of Frenzied Finance is seriously ill at his Boston home. A private secretary said he suffers from grip but observers fear a general breakdown after years of arduous work. He will be kept home for several days.
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Boston
Mass
Thomas W. Lawson
Japs Observe U S Troop Maneuvers at Atascadero
Report from Camp Atascadero California on October 2 notes several Japanese observers watching troop maneuvers and artillery moves. Rumors circulate that they may be spies though no confirmation of notebooks or specific intent exists.
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Atascadero
Cal
Chinese Empress Dowager Seeks Aid for Royal Patient
Pekin reports a peculiar mental rerangement affecting a Chinese winnerer has puzzled attendants. A consultation of eminent physicians in China was convened by the empress dowager to discuss the case of their royal patient.
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Pekin
China
Hood River Dynamo Disaster Wrecks Dee Plant
A failure of the governing mechanism at the Oregon Lumber Company power plant in Dee caused a 10-ton flywheel explosion that wrecked the plant. About 150 workers were left idle, the mill unable to cut 200,000 feet daily until repairs finish, with $50,000 in damages and electrical experts en route to expedite new machinery.
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Hood River
Oregon Lumber Company
Dee
Money for Indians on Klamath Reservation
In Klamath Falls the Klamath tribal members will receive 50.35 dollars each within ten days. The total payment covers 52,500 dollars interest due and ten percent of principal from funds set aside years ago for lands, irrigation, cattle, and related purposes. Interest totaling 360,000 dollars was placed at five percent. Additional 17,500 dollars in interest is due, with Indians also asking for ten percent of the principal.
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Klamath Falls
Klamath Indian Reservation
Frosts Thin Out Salem Prune Crop Despite Good Quality
The prune crop is light averaging one-half to two-thirds of a full crop, but matured fruit will be saved. Quality and size are favorable and growers expect higher returns than last year. Contracts run around 4 cents with many sellers earning more. field run prices range from 32 to 5 cents due to favorable drying weather across the valley.
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Salem
Ready to Drill for Oil in Oregon Drilling Rig Arrives
Ontario Co-Operative Gas and Oil company reports arrival of a 60,000 pound heavy Standard Rig for Oregon's deep fields. A carload of 12%4 inch pipe casing accompanies the shipment.
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Ontario
Ontario Co-Operative Gas & Oil Company
Oregon
California
Big Irrigation Project in La Grande Underway
At a valley meeting committees were appointed to canvass for subscriptions to fund the large irrigation project. A significant portion of the needed funds has already been subscribed and progress toward starting the venture is expected within weeks.
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la Grande
Armour plans Pilot Rock as eastern Oregon feeding HQ
Pilot Rock will be the headquarters for Armour Company feeding operations in eastern Oregon. The firm purchased ground in the town due to ample grain hay and livestock on the hills supporting the new enterprise plans.
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Pilot Rock
Pendleton
Armour Company
Oregon
Albany Awaits New Caldwell Factory Expansion
A. J. Caldwell plans moving a high hose factory from Stayton to Albany and enlarging the plant. The former Linn county youth met with Albany business leaders and secured enough support to justify a large new facility in the city.
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Albany
A. J. Caldwell
Stayton
Caldwell
Linn County
Horses to Philippines and Klamath horses on move
A band of 30 fine Klamath horses has been started toward the Philippines aboard a railroad at Merrill led by Frank Adams. Government horsebuyer Stewert is to arrive soon in Klamath County seeking polo ponies and artillery horses.
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Philippines
Klamath
A. Frank Adams
Merrill
Philippine Islands
Stewert
Klamath County
Frosts Hurt Hops in Salem Valley
Hop picking in the valley has ended due to unusual heavy frosts. Remaining unpicked hops can be cleared up during the coming week, with the frost damage viewed as favorable for finishing harvest.
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Salem
Lincoln business leaders push for 10000 appropriation
Judge John H. Scott of the Oregon Good Roads commission spoke to a large Lincoln County gathering of business men last week. The aim is to secure a ten thousand dollar appropriation from the legislature to aid Lincoln and Waldport projects.
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Lincoln
Waldport
John H. Scott
Oregon Good Roads Commission
Land Concentration Drives Western Oregon Wheat Boom
In eastern Oregon rapid farming land concentration shifts ownership to a few men. Umatilla county harvests a record wheat crop with fewer operators as big farmers buy more acres and former owners relocate to Alberta. Athena district sees over 100 farmers sell out in 16 months, many heading to Canada. Irrigation districts show scattered new settlement and expected large development.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Umatilla
Alberta
Athena
Canada
Wheat Kinga
Hall ranch yields 65 bushels per acre on Union area
Amalgamated Sugar company reports 2000 acre Hall ranch near Union produced an average 65 bushels to the acre of wheat oats and barley after drainage and irrigation. 155 workers and 40 teams were employed to improve the wet and dry sections of the land.
Ila prune plants prepare for fall packing season
Roseburg two Ila prune packing plants finished installing new machinery and anticipate heavy runs. H. S. Gilo & Co. added modern equipment to handle evaporated prunes and expect over 50 carloads. E. W. Tilson & Co. installed a new boiler and machinery with extra storage rooms for packing, anticipating more than 75 carloads.
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Roseburg
Ila
H. 8. Gilo & Co
E. W. Tilson & Co
Magnate David Eccles Tours La Grande Route Project
David Eccles and F B Bramwell spent a day in La Grande and traveled from Austin through Harney County. They reportedly scoped a proposed route for an extension of the Sumpter Valley railroad to link the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company with the Great Northern transcontinental line.
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la Grande
David Eccles
Bramwell
Austin
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Harney County
Sumpter Valley
Goulhi
Lumber Scarcity Hits Waldport and Newport
Lumber is scarce in western Lincoln county with buyers stuck awaiting material. Once the river rises, contracted lumber from the Alsea mill will be delivered. Newport also faces a lumber famine as shortages bite.
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Waldport
Lincoln County
Alsea
Newport
Portland markets show broad ranges in farm goods
Wheat prices range from 89 to 92 cents per bushel for different varieties, with barley around 26 to 28.50 per ton and oats from 20 to 31.50. Hay and potatoes show varied regional figures, while fruits and vegetables list multiple box, crate, and per-pound rates. eggs, poultry, veal, pork, hops, and mohair are also priced across several classes and grades.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Hrinka
Irrigation Congress Opens in Albuquerque With Large Crowd
The 16th National Irrigation Congress opened in Convention Hall Albuquerque with about 1500 attendees and 2500 spectators. Leaders expect major debates on public land and forest policy while praising practical reclamation and conservation work. Governor Curry presided at the ceremony as troops and dignitaries participated in a parade.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Convention Hall
Forestr
Ee D
Man
Denver
Colo
Forest Service
Suc Sriticiam
Irrigation Congress
Congress
United States
Curry
New Mexico
Department of the Colorado
Kell
Thomas
Pueblo
Spokane
Wash
Railroads Seek Broad Freight Rate Increases
Chicago September 30. Transcontinental railroads aim to raise freight charges on over 80 west bound commodities and about 20 east bound items from Missouri River to the Pacific coast. Conferences pursue an agreement on which goods rise and which stay. Increases, if approved, would average 5 to 10 percent and could take effect January 1, 1909.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Missouri River
Two Towns Wiped Out by Forest Fires in Marinette County
A heavy rain ended a weekend blaze in Marinette county wiping out the towns of Goll and Kingsman on the Wisconsin Michigan railway. Six to eight families fled for safety while McAlester was saved by residents and Marinette volunteers. Timber losses hit Senator Stephenson Sawyer Goodman and other firms on the Menominee river.
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Marinette
Wis
Marinette County
Goll
Kingsman
Wisconsin & Michigan Railway
McAlester
Senator Stephenson
Sawyer-Goodman Company
Menominee River
Wisconsin Supreme Court Invalidates Eight Hour Law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday declared unconstitutional the railroad telegraphers eight hour law passed in 1907. It held the state act conflicts with the federal constitution granting Congress power over interstate commerce and notes Congress has already set telegraphers’ working hours. The ruling stems from a test case aimed at conflicts between state and federal labor regulation.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Witn
Canadian Pacific Strike Nears End in Winnipeg
Winnipeg dispatch reports delegates left for Montreal to meet Thomas Shaughnesay with terms satisfactory to both western strikers and the railroad company. If declared off, the compromise will restore the situation as when the strike began.
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C. P
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Thomas Shaughnesay
Westorn
Surveyors General to Confer in Idaho September
Surveyors general from Oregon Montana Washington Wyoming Colorado and Utah are invited by Idaho Surveyor General D. A. Utter to meet in Kole Idaho at 8. The exact date will be named later to discuss plans for conducting their work.
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Caneral
Kole
Idaho
D. A. Utterurveyor- General
Surveyor
Oregon
Monrne
Washington
Wyoming
Colorado
Evade
Utah
Coneldorlow
Turbulent World News Span War Threats and Disasters
Turbulent reports cite Turkish army mobilization on the Bulgarian frontier, Congo independence tensions, and war talk with Russia. Other items note shipwrecks near Manila, rail accidents near Toledo, and a fatal collision in Los Angeles. American and British labor actions, arrivals of fleets, and political maneuvers fill the page with global unrest.
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Tom Lawson
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Haa
Evana
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Loygeles
Congo
Leopold
Erueltices
Jean Dunamuir
Wee
William Knight
France
Russia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Richard Croker
Tammanyer
Australia
Toledo
Billa Hall
Northern Pacific
Greatern
Union Pacific
St. Petersburg
Los
John D. Rockefeller
H. H. Bogus
Herbert Knox Smith
Dietrich
Pioneers of
Pulton Ironworks
India
Musi
Panna
Missootation
Ohio
Richmond
Professor Fisher
Yale
Chae
Austria
Hen
Water Donn
Dalai Lama
Thibetsia Ey Pekin
Japan
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