Worldwide and city briefs spark wide ranging currents
A collage of global and national items includes poet Swinburne dead and coal operators striking, eggs bought in New York, Roosevelt arriving at Port Said, and Emma Goldman resisting deportation. Reports cover court cases, Prohibition era tensions, earthquakes near Messina, and political shifts from Martinique to Hawaii.
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United States Army
San Francisco
New York
Roosevelt
Port Said
Emma Goldman
Saryegheey
Chicago
Payne tariff bill revamp cuts revenue projections
The Payne tariff bill would reduce estimated revenues by tens of millions as amendments remove duties on tea and coffee and for lumber and petroleum. Hides move to the free list, raising questions about revenue. The Senate Finance Committee edges toward higher taxes on wines and luxuries while proposing new bond and certificate issues.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Niagara River Flood Paralyzes Buffalo Region
A historic storm floods the Niagara River with massive ice flows from Lake Erie. The river rose to about 40 feet above normal, flooding the power house, submerging tracks to the lower steel arch bridge, and causing damage estimated around 1 million dollars.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Lake Ontario
Via Ootasig Forres Somaenyant Oeed
Great Gorge
Lewiston
Governor Lilley in critical condition in Connecticut
In Connecticut on April 13 Governor George Lilley remains unconscious and stupefied as doctors prolong life with artificial support. Family members express despair as the illness is described as nervous exhaustion with heart and kidney complications.
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Lilley
George Lilley
Ene
British Sailors Landed Amid Persian Conflict Reports
London April 13 British bluejackets were landed from the cruiser Fox at Bushire as Anglo Indian intervention pressures grow. A British resident is reported in a precarious position amid the unsettled Persian situation.
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London
Fox
Bushire
Castro Barred Again From Landing in Caribbean Territory
The governor of a Danian West Indies territory reiterates a ban on ex-President Castro landing in the area under any circumstances.
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Castro
Danian West Indies
Reclamation Filings Move in Eastern Oregon Projects
The Reclamation Service filed three statements on irrigation plans in Umatilla and Wasco counties and Salem More project areas. The filings are provisional awaiting federal approval, with months needed for definite action. Topographical surveys drive feasible reclamation, while a proposed funding boost failed in the Senate. Oregon’s water code modeled after Wyoming. Lewis to study it about 10 days.
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Salem
United Ghnees Centenenion Wa
Uisatilla
United States
Oregon
House
Senate
Eco Bny
SEF
Rusk
Wyoming
Lewis
Weston Normal Seeks Support From Eastern Oregon
Weston J Russel, physical director and math teacher, toured Hermiston Arlington Gove La Grande and Elgin to win backing for the Weston normal school. He found stiff apathy toward regular aid and notes La Grande's $65 subscription to keep the school open through May 25. He believes state aid via an initiative measure at the November 1910 election is the only hope.
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Weston
J. ©. Russel
Weston Normal
Oregon
Hermiston
Arlington
Gove
la Grande
Elgin
Russell
Normal School
Smuggled Oats Charged in Railway False Billing Case
Oregon Railroad & Navigation accuses Frank L. Smith Meat Co before the railroad commission of false billing on a consignment of hay misdescribed as oats. Attorneys argue such misbilling may violate the railroad commission act of 1907, with penalties from 50 to 1000 dollars per offense.
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O. R. & N. Salem
Frank L. Smith Meat Company
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Railroad Commission
Hutchingon Spur
Shearing Season Opens in Eastern Oregon Mills
Pendleton and Echo begin sheep shearing as large plants start up in Arli ton Symthe Symther ington and Stanfield Bros. Quality fleeces fetch two to five cents higher than last year and buyers report exceptionally clean wool.
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Pendleton
Arliton
Echo
Oregon
Symthe
Symtherington
Stanfield Bros
Drewsey Burns Road Improvement Project Underway
A new road is being built this week around the Drewsey mountain indention to ease the steep grade. The current road has been dangerous for wagons and horses, with passing cars and riders affected by the grade. The end result will be a greatly improved route for travelers to Burns.
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Drewsey
Burns
Drewsy
State Receives Note On Ship Guns From Navy
Salem Governor Benson received a letter from Secretary of the Navy George L von Meyer stating the 13 inch guns aboard the O have not been condemned and cannot be given to guns or other applicants. The government will send two 6 inch guns to Salem for the state house lawn.
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State
Salem
Benson
Secretary of the Navy
George L . von Meyer
Irue
State House
Land Opened for Public Entry by Deschutes and Toon Company
Deschutes and Toon company land grants open to entry in area listed as No. 6. Salem land board oversees the action. A. M. Drake of Portland opposed the measure but was overruled.
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Salem
Desert Land Board
Deschutes and Toon Company
A. M. Drake
Portland
Bill To Regulate Wagons Weight On Western Roads
A House bill 81 seeks to curb overloading of wagons on improved western roads by fixing load limits based on tire width. It assigns county court authority to enforce weights from October to May and specifies penalties for contempt of court. The changes target counties west of the Cascade range.
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Cascade’ Range
Mitchell Ranch Lands Change Hands in Gird Creek Area
G. L. Frizzell of Gird’s Creek rents all grazing and farming land to Perry Reames of Mitchell. The 2,150 acre stock ranch at head of Gird Creek, now under Reames, with Frizzell guiding 300 cattle to Toppenish Washington. The herd of 950 head will be fattened for northern markets.
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Mitchell
G. L. Frizzell
Gird’s Creek
Perry Reames
Gird Creek
Mr. Reames
Mr. Frizzell
Toppenish, Wash
New County Drive Aims For Election Victory
Advocates seek to revive Nesmith county creation by filing an initiative petition after its legislative defeat. A. B. Wood of Cottage Grove asked Attorney General Crawford for a legal opinion on the petition's validity to bring Nesmith county to a statewide vote at the next election.
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Salem
Nesmith
A. B. Wood
Cottage Grove
Crawford
Nesmith County
Land Grings Sells 22 Acres at $1000 Per Acre
Milwaukie Mrs M D Reid sold 22 acres of her home place to B Lee Paget and others of Portland for an average of $1000 an acre. The property is well cultivated and includes one of Clackamas county’s most productive grape vineyards.
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Milwaukie
M. D. Reid
B. Lee Paget
Portland
Clackamas County
Portland markets reveal wide range in farm produce prices
Wheat prices range from bluestem at $1.18 to red Russian at $1.08 with summer crops like hay from Willamette Valley at $13 to $16 per ton. Barley and oats show modest bids while potatoes and apples fetch varying cents per unit. Butter eggs poultry and pork quotes span dozens of local market lines.
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Bluestem
Bluestem Shipping
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Épinach
California
Castro Deported From Fort de France Amid Medical Review
Ex-president Cipriano Castro faced deportation after a police order in Fort de France. Police prepared to move him to a steamer, but Castro’s lawyer challenged it. A medical panel concluded Castro’s life would not be jeopardized by the voyage.
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Fort de France
Cipriano Castro
Sean
Bine Bonis
Castro
Dree
Dru. Bouvier
Costet
Barbe
Adopt Harriman plan for hospital purchasing network
W V Thorne proposes centralizing buying for 45 member hospitals including New York based groups. He cites last year’s $1,688,647 in supplies by 45 institutions and a potential saving of $161,318 for a $24,000 setup cost. A head buyer would earn $7,500 yearly with clerks and an independent office.
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W. V
Thorne
Union Pacific
Southern
Harriman
Beapitale
New York
Academy of Medicine
Revolution threat in Paris raised by Patand union chief
Paris reports an open warning of rising anger with no clear leader as Citizen Patand of the electricians' union cautions that the movement is serious and says the real action is only beginning the orchestra tuning up for a larger upheaval.
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Paris
Patand
Electricians’ Union
Hippodrome
Strike at Meru Ends in Factory Destruction
Strikers wreck four button factories and attack employer residences in Meru as agitators from Paris spur the mob. Numerous arrests reported and disorders recall revolutionary unrest.
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Meru
France
Paris
Karan
Night Riders Threaten Peanuts in Humphreys County
Night rider depredations in Humphreys county peanut growing industry prompt formal appeal to Governor Patterson for military protection. A request was made to guard prisoners at Waverly indicted for night riding outrages. One offense involved the whipping of a justice of the peace who begged to be killed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Humphreys County
Patterson
Waverly
Denmark Likely to Bar Castro from St Thomas
The United States urged Denmark to expel Cipriano Castro from the Danish West Indian island of St Thomas if he proceeds there from Martinique. A formal reply from Copenhagen was expected the next day.
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Ark Danmark
Castro
Copenhagen
United States
Denmark
Cipriano Castro
St. Thomas
Martinique
Will Deport Castro Will Be Returned to Europe
The French government informs the State department it will expel ex-President Castro of Venezuela from Fort de France and force him to return to Europe. He is to be placed aboard a vessel bound for Europe, with departure possible in a day or two if his health allows. U.S. officials note Castro will be out of Venezuela’s affairs and his personal following significant.
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Washington
State Department
Castro
Venezuela
Fort de France
Europe
Ewan Anes
Nen Gweetveneee
Tae Soya
Hitchcock Passes Away at 74 Former Interior Secretary
Washington April 10 Ethan Allen Hitchcock longtime public servant and secretary of the interior under McKinley and Roosevelt died here yesterday morning at 11 o clock aged 74 after a short illness He had been in frail health for weeks following a severe cold in the West He leaves his widow three daughters and two sons The body will be taken to St Louis for funeral and interment at Bellefontaine cemetery on Monday
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Washington
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
McKinley
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Sima
George C. Hitchtock
St.ory
Bellefontaine Cemetery
No Coal Strike Likely Since Conference Ends
Philadelphia reports a concluding conference among anthracite operators and mineworkers failed to agree on suspensions and mining limits in Pennsylvania. Operators rejected miners demands while miners prepared another statement after a one hour meeting and a noon departure of operators from New York City.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United Mineworkers of
New York City
Indications Favor Judge Bean for Oregon Federal Judgeship
Signs from Bean Washington and A C indicate Judge Bean is the likely choice for a new federal judgeship in Oregon. The attorney general has queriedBean's qualifications at the president’s request. reports so far are favorable. Senator Fulton gave no recommendations, acknowledging the president will select without political endorsements. Bean had previously endorsed Fulton.
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Bean
Washington
A .C
Selecf
Oregon
Judge Bean
Fulton
Right to Spank Upheld in Detroit Court
In Detroit on April 10 Justice Jeffera upheld a father's right to administer a spanking to his 11 year old daughter. A 17 year old, Margeret Granzin, had his daughter arrested for disturbing the peace. The judge ruled the punishment permissible to deter attendance at cheap theaters.
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Detroit
Mich
Fice
Jeffera
Margeret Granzin
Granzin
Ice Jam Buries Lewiston Docks and Damages Bridge Wires
Ice in the Niagara River gorge above Lewiston covers the docks of the Niagara River Navigation Company at Queenston and Lewiston with about 30 feet of ice. Stay wires of the Lewis ton suspension bridge were carried away by the floe.
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Niagara River
Lewiston
N. Y
Niagara River Navigation Company
Queenston
Lewiston Suspension Bridge
Unearth Pot of Gold. Lexington April 10 Discovery
A fragment notes an event in Lexington on April 10 about unearthing a pot of gold in an abandoned lot. Details are incomplete and the item reads as a local oddity brief with minimal context.
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Lexington
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