News of the Week in Myrtle Point Oregon
A condensed weekly review notes religious riots in Spanish towns and J P Morgan’s $1,000,000 gift to Harvard. It reports ships, battles and transport arrivals in the Philippines, a Wabash train wreck with fatalities, strikes in Rochester, coal miners in Alaska forming a union, and Franco Chinese wartime and global events including the U S stance on China forts and Alaska railroad plans.
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J P Morgan
Harvard University
General Ludlow
Philippines
Buford
Harold M. Pitt
Manila
Striker Fire Follies Halt U S Marshals in Coal Fields
A mob of strikers in West Virginia fired on deputy U S marshals near Matewan while serving an injunction. Officers fled after 200 rifles cracked. Marshals plan reinforcement as strikers seize mountain passes and ignore the court order.
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Huntington
W. Va
United States
Muteawan
Bluefelds
Mateawan
Jackson
Thacker
West Serena
Hatfield
Kentucky
Exploration party departs Dawson to map unknown Alaska area
A U S exploration party reaches Dawson in June en route to Northern Alaska. They will travel Yukon to Fort Hamlin then Dahl river to Bergman, then follow the Koyukuk tributaries to Bergman, and explore the Kowak coast to Kote bur sound. The mission marks the first government expedition to this remote field.
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Seattle
Dawson
Alaska
Yukon
Fort Hamlin
Dahl River
Middle Fork
Koyekuk
Bergman
Koyokuk
Alashuk
Kowak
Konsk
Kotrebur Sound
Arctic Ocean
Behringstrat
Condolence Telegrams Pour Into State Department
Messages of condolence from around the world arrive at the state department for Secretary Hay Canlon as telegrams are read at the Hay home expressing regret over the loss.
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Washington
State Department
Hay Canlon
Hay
Oregon and regional markets and industry notes
News review highlights Oregon and regional commerce with cattle shipments from Baker City and Huntington to Montana, mining plans in Sumpter district, power rate changes by Portland General Electric, a trout catch at Upper Clackamas hatchery, and weather bureau prospects for Baker City. Also reports a fatal Wabash wreck near Peru, river navigation pause on Willamette, and assorted crop and commodity prices across Oregon.
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Oregon
Union
Baker Ity
Huntington
Montana
Baker City
Protection From Bethe
White cloves are described as effective in banishing moths, comparable to carphor cedar or tobacco, according to the text. The claim discusses insect deterrence and suggests practical uses of cloves in pest control.
Lusitania Wreck Off Cape Ballard Strands 300 Passengers
The Orient Line steamship Lusitania with 300 aboard bound for Montreal from Liverpool ran ashore near Renews, Newfoundland in dense fog. Passengers panicked as boats were launched, women and children rescued first. later reports say the ship held against a cliff while salvage efforts and hopes of saving passengers and cargo continued amid heavy seas.
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St. John's
N F
Orient Steam Navigation Company
Lusitania
Liverpool
Montreal
Cape Ballard
Lusitanis
Cape Race
Renews
Knive
Riot at Rochester Labor Strike Ends in Injuries
In Rochester New York June 236 a clash between about one thousand striking laborers and police left 11 policemen and 20 rioters injured. Rioters attacked laborers at Mill and Commercial streets driving 60 Rochester Gas and Electric workers from a trench and forcing them to seek refuge in a power house before police dispersed the mob with clubs and aimed to fire over the heads of strikers.
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Rochester
Rochester Gas & Electric Company
City Hall Park
Clube
Second Cloudburst Hits Bluefields W Va
A second destructive storm swept the flood struck district tonight. No loss of life reported yet but property damage is extensive. Work by the large repair force from the last storm has been destroyed in many places.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Refunding Proprietary Stamps Declared Valid on Unmoved Goods
Washington June 2 The commissioner of internal revenue Yerkes ruled that the value of proprietary stamps properly affixed and canceled on articles not removed from the factory for sale before July 1 1901 may be seen as proper application to the collector from whom the stamps were purchased.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Canadian Officer Seizes Flag Incident At Skagway
A July journey aboard the Islander from Vancouver reports a Canadian customs agent acting on Ottawa instructions as he detains a flag mishap at Skagway. The actor, identified via a card as George Miller of Eugene Oregon, calmly leaves after presenting credentials.
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Vancover
Skagway
Bel Canadian Customs
Ottawa
George Miller
Eugene
Oregon
Miler
Joaquin Miller
California
Guam Turmoil Sparks Navy Inquiry Over Guam Station
Washington reports a Navy Department probe into Guam conditions after an order from Commander Seaton Schroeder denounces hoodlumism and looseness at the station. Marines restrictions and potential court action loom as officials seek details from Commandant Heywood and others about unrest.
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Washington
Navy Department
Guam
Seaton Schroede
Navy
Qsa Heywood
Upos
Tomnish
Ing
Storm devastates Minnesota countryside and Wisconsin reaches
A severe storm swept across Minnesota including Minneapolis and St Paul causing widespread damage. High winds and heavy rainfall toppled buildings and disrupted streets. Thousands face losses as livestock perish in the worst storm seen in the district. Local reports also note heavy rain and property damage in Richmond Wisconsin with no lives reported. In London the king Edward proclamation date remains unsettled with ceremonial pages and crowd scenes at St James's and Temple Bar.
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Minneapolia
Minn
Aly
Minne St. Paul
Richmond
Wis
London
Edward
St. James's Temple Bar
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