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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
7
A collage of international items including naval movements near Manila, political bribery cases, Turkish and Balkan tensions, rail and canal debates, and incidents in the United States and Canada. Highlights mention ships, trials, and conflicts as reporters gather happenings from distant regions.
London reports warn of two looming moves that could trigger a European war. Prince Ferdinand may declare independence for Bol maria with Koumelia, while Austria Hungary pursues the annexation of Toania and Herzegovina. Mobilizations grow as Bulgaria builds weapons and mounts a stronger army.
Chicago authorities ordered nearly 1000 drivers and visitors off the South Park boulevards after the South Park commissioners found an old ordinance banning vehicles that emit smoke or foul odors. Police redirected touring cars to restore odor-free streets, but many cars escaped detection at speed and officers stopped their enforcement at dusk. The effort yielded no fines as none disobeyed.
Two hundred thousand people seek 160 acre farms in the Rosebud Indian reservation opening tomorrow. About 6000 farms exist with only one in ten likely to be drawn. Registration sites include Dallas and Gregory in South Dakota and O Neill and Valentine in Nebraska as crowds gather.
The Maguo reports rumors that President Castro rejected a second vote by the Dutch government. Dutch leaders face pressure over involvement with war as The Hague hosts a peace conference. The Tracht is ordered to the Indies via the West Indies, where four Dutch warships will gather.
Winnipeg reports the Canadian Pacific mechanics strike is off after the government in the provinces announced the settlement. Hon. Robert Rogers aided talks in Montreal to bring the parties together, adopting terms from the board of conciliation and the Lemieux act for settling labor disputes.
The Hyderabad health department has extricated upwards of 7000 bodies since the disaster struck the Hyderabad and Dogcan districts a week ago. Belief persists that the final death toll will surpass all prior calamities.
In Peteraburg on October 6 authorities report 136 new cholera cases and multiple deaths within 24 hours, while public health measures are being strengthened to curb the outbreak.
Washington 8 Bonaparte answers Josephus Daniels on trust prosecutions and current legal actions under Sherman anti trust and interstate commerce laws. He notes cases pursued when warranted by facts and rejects the notion that mere labeling as a trust implies federal law violations.
Hill and Hariman railroads moved to block the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing new lumber shipment rates from Oregon and Washington to east of the Rockies. They had asked for a time extension to publish schedules by July and pledged to start the rates October 15, but reportedly appealed for an injunction in the Eighth Circuit at St Paul.
The navy department announced the voyage plan for the battleship fleet returning from Manila. Departing December 1, the fleet stops in Colombo December 14, then proceeds to Suez arriving January 5. After Mediterranean visits to multiple ports, the entire fleet aims to reach the United States by February 22.
October 1 report states Captain Ira TL Predenhall will move to Portland Oregon to take over disbursing quartermaster offices and report to the commanding general department of the Columbia as assistant to the chief quartermaster. He relieves Captain Henry Clark who will proceed to Fort Ward Washington to oversee construction work at that port.
Washington October 8 The American Federation of Women’s Clubs with 800 000 members pledged active support for tuberculosis education at a public meeting at the National Museum during the Tuberculosis Exposition Mrs Phillip N Moore of St Louis spoke for the federation urging coordinated club work across the country to combat the disease.
The Pacific Coast Construction company of Portland has had its contract suspended for the Lower Yellowstone irrigation project dam in Montana. The reclamation service is authorized to finish the work by force account due to the contractors’ refusal to complete per contract terms, especially on timing.
Consul General West reports the sockeye salmon season total at 338000 cases. The pack for the year is concentrated in canneries on the Skeena and Prager rivers, with a noticeable drop on Rivers Inlet.
Washington treasury department buys 120000 ounces of silver at 61.772 cents. Delivery 75000 ounces to Philadelphia and the remainder to New Orleans.
Washington Ont 10 The national conservation commission launches the first comprehensive inventory of the United States standing timber. Estimates span from 822 862 000 000 to 2 600 000 000 000 board feet. Using Henry Gannett 1900 figures as a base the census seeks an accurate basis for future timber supply.
Washington expects exams today and tomorrow to fill examiner posts for the interstate commerce commission. Pay ranges from 1800 to 3000 dollars yearly, but few applicants meet the thorough and exacting requirements.
Lawrence O. Murray the comptroller of the currency condemned bank examiners for delaying banks to close untrusted institutions. He spoke to sixteen examiners at a meeting in Washington urging strict economy care and sound judgment as receiverships of national banks should be placed on a solid business footing.
Washington reports the medical panel of the special retiring board has upheld the Fort Huachuca surgeon’s finding that Colonel William F. Stewart has suffered serious ailments since 1875. The decision likely means the board will deem him incapable of further service and favor retirement.
Washington October 7 renewed efforts to restrict opium imports will gain administration support in the coming congressional session. Dr Hamilton Wright, an American commissioner to the International Opium convention in Shanghai next January, has left Washington for the West to prepare for departure to China October 20.
Hamilton Fish resigned as assistant treasurer of the United States at New York after being nominated for Congress. President Roosevelt accepted the resignation, citing the order against government employees participating in politics.
Jusserand returns from France and says after vacation that there is no trouble between France and Germany over the Morocco question. He cites a conciliatory vote from Germany to the French foreign office and expresses optimism that good feeling will continue.
Washington reports a below average world wheat crop for a second year, raising concerns over foreign demand. The Hungarian ministry estimates Europe faces an 18 million bushel shortage, highlighting looming supply stresses in the global market.
Spokane was chosen as the seventeenth national irrigation congress meeting place with Pueblo withdrawing. A new governing board with powers to manage affairs between sessions was elected, including G. H. Barstow, B. A. Fowler, W. A. Beard, Fred J. Kiesel, W. J. McGee, and John Dixon.
Passengers on the Lake Shore Twentieth Century Limited escaped injury after the tender derailed leaving the rails west of Gary at eight yesterday. The dining car and the smoker also left the rails as the train sped toward Chicago at sixty miles per hour. The airbrake fell away from the diner and an angle-bar tore through the diner floor, causing panic but no fatalities.
Wilbur Wright, the American aeronaut, set a new world record with a 55 minute 37 second flight with a passenger at Le Mans. He circled the field 24 times covering about 36 miles with a French journalist aboard. The feat fulfills a contract for 100000 dollars and patent rights in France and colonies. Spectators cheered as moonlight completed the flight.
Government attorneys filed suit in San Francisco seeking 5174.87 as timber value cut from government lands allotted to the Klamath Indians and sold by the Indians to the Klamath Mill & Transportation Co. The case cites a prior ruling by Judge DeHaven denying Indian sales of allotment timber.
President Thomas L. Lewis said operators and miners in Montana and Wyoming signed a wage agreement based on last year’s scale. About 12,000 idle miners will return to work. A meeting of operators and miners is planned next Tuesday in Seattle to set a scale for Washington.
The mines of Salvador and Mexico contributed 108508.70 in gold and silver bullion to the Pacific Mail steamship Newport Hall. The treasure came from Butters mine in Salvador and from Mazatlan region mines, the largest southern coast consign ment in months.
Prince Ferdinand proclaimed Bulgaria’s independence from Turkey at Tirnova amid troops marching to front. Austria-Hungary announces intent to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina, per mandate, as Turkey’s position weakens. Varna and other towns placard the moment has arrived to claim independence under rising regional tensions.
Berlin declares support for Austria-Hungary in possible Bosnia and Herzegovina annexation. Germany aligns with Britain proposed mediation for Turkey and Bulgaria while noting Bulgaria's provocative proclamation. Germany refrains from pressuring Constantinople and would not urge war if Turkey seeks allied counsel. Bulgaria's army is ready.
In Belgrade crowds erupt as Servia reacts to Austria Hungary's move to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rioters fill the streets firing revolvers and urging war rather than accept the annexation.
The first regular passenger train from Butte to Chicago on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line was delayed after a tardy milkman failed to supply cream for the combination car. The train paused while awaiting the milk vendor to stock the car.
A large fire at the Pacific Coast Coal company bunkers on Beale and Bryant streets in San Francisco damaged offices and warehouses. Firemen fought for five hours to gain control while relief lines will stay manned for days as the mass is drenched.
Fire Marshal Kelly attributes the tenement blaze to the Black Hand. Ten deaths and several probable fatalities result from the fire in New York yesterday. Two men were seen rolling a barrel toward the building minutes before the flames. Two explosions occurred in quick succession. Inmates reportedly received threatening letters.
The submarine Emeraude arrived at Cherbourg after 81 hours of underwater travel covering 698 miles. It sustained a steady speed of nine knots, and the crew, though fatigued, bore the ordeal admirably.
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