News of the Week A Broad Look at Recent Global Events
Ito plans to disband the Corean army and Venezuela rejects Root’s press amid tense relations. Nine lives lost on a Cayuga lake steamer. A Chicago mob confronts a girl’s assailant but is stopped by police. Senator Pettus of Alabama dies after an 86th birthday. Farmers trust fixes 1907 wheat at 1.25. Japan gains Corean control. China may share fate. News covers strikes, mutinies, fires, famine, and political shifts worldwide.
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North Carolina
Cayuga Lake
New York
Senator Borah closes Idaho Haywood trial with defiant plea
In Boise Idaho Clarence Darrow ends 11 hour defense for William Haywood in the Steunenberg murder case. Senator Borah opens final prosecution arguments pledging a guilty verdict only on sufficient evidence and condemning immunity for Orchard. Judge Wood to instruct jurors Saturday.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Clarence Darrow
Haywood
United States
Borah
Hel
Fremont Wood
Richardson
Darrow
Orchard
Ginger Wal
Mr. Borah
Glass Bribery Trial Near Verdict in San Francisco
In San Francisco on July 26 the Louis Glass bribery case nears a verdict with jurors to hear closing arguments after Delphia M. Delmas withdraws further evidence. Prosecution and defense face a pivotal moment as Rudolph Spreckles is floated as a future witness and Zimmer’s absence complicates tying Glass to the Boxton bribery scheme.
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San Francisco
Louis Glass
Francie J. Heney
T. O. Coogan
Delphia M. Delmas
Closi
Glass
Delmas
Actuafly
Rudolph Spreckles
Zimmer
Charles Boxton
Survivors Told in Columbia Rescue Report
Revised rescue figures show 152 of 245 aboard the steamer Columbia saved with five bodies recovered and 88 missing. Among the missing are 39 men 49 women and five children. Of 191 passengers 114 saved with 68 sent to Astoria eight to San Francisco and the rest to Eureka or en route. Among 98 men 70 saved and among 91 women 42 saved. Two of seven children survive. Of 54 crew 38 alive.
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San Francisco
Columbia
Astoria
Eureka
Hansen Must Explain In Wreck Inquiry Over Salvage Claim
San Francisco notes that Captain Hansen and San Pedro crew arrive from Eureka amid a salvage dispute with master of the Geo W Elder. Inspectors Bolles and Bulger plan an inquiry into the Columbia wreck, aiming to secure Hansen’s full account and whether signals from Captain Doran were misunderstood.
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Hansen
San Francisco
Cuba Seeks Civil Engineers for Rail Projects
Colonel William Black acting as adviser to Cuba’s public works secretary arrived from Havana and praised postwar rail road expansion. He cited a $12,000,000 appropriation and said Cuba offers a strong field for civil engineers.
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Cuba
New York
William Black
Havana
Prediction of Saionji's Defeat Amid Diet Deadlock
Count Yanagisawa of the Japanese House of Peers predicts Premier Saionji will be defeated due to the Diet's impasse over accommodation with the United States. He expects a new government to form when the Diet convenes in December with Admiral Yamamoto to lead.
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Saionj
Victoria
B. C
Yanagisawa
House of Peers
Saionji
United
Teke
Yamamoto
Te Eatok
Oregon State Fems Of Interest Rail Commission Hears Oregon Train Service
A railroad commission hearing in Salem reviews complaints about Southern Pacific passenger service in the Willamette Valley. An order may require a Roseburg to Portland stub train to run on schedule when late, extending No 12 northward. The commission notes improved punctuality after an extra south Albany run.
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Salem
Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
Wiette Valley
Roseburg
Portland
Overland
Southern Pacific Company
Albany
Commission
Harney County Grain Growth and Rail Depot Regulation Adopted
Growth in Harney county fields with heavy grain yields and strong labor demand contrasts with new railroad commission rules. Regulations require clean waiting rooms water light heating ventilation toilets for women must be provided and waiting rooms open before and after train arrivals to serve passengers statewide.
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Salem
Jay
Railroad Commission
Chemawa In First Rank With New Hospital and Bakery
Chemawa Indian school builds a brick hospital at 19978 dollars with contractor Fred A. Erixon of Salem and a brick bakery at 4000 dollars awarded to W H Dalsimpie of Salem. Work progresses toward the fall term with modern sanitary equipment and open air sanatorium expansion, plus steam and electrical engineering additions to enhance the institution’s status among Indian manual training schools.
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Chemawa
Chemawa Indian School
Fred A. Erixon
Salem
W. H. Dalsimpie
Alsa
Pacific Coast
United States Indian Service
Freight trains delay probe urged on Southern Pacific
H. L. Gile, a commission merchant of Salem Oregon, asks the Railroad Commission to investigate freight train delays on the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon. He contends the delays affect fruit shippers far more than passenger service delays.
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Salem
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Railroad Commission
H. 8
Gile
Commission
Cadets to Receive Krag Rifles Under War Department Order
Corvallis Oregon Agricultural College cadets will be armed with Krag rifles of the 1898 pattern. They will also receive two 3.2 inch breech steel field pieces and two old cannon that have hitherto been in use. The arms are supplied by the War department.
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O. A. C. Corvallis
Oregon Agricultural College
War Department
Two Acres Yield Him 61 260 Cherry Harvest?
Eugene-Mahlon Harlow fared well with a small cherry orchard, yielding 1244 tons from two acres. The article notes the high hopes for Royal Ann cherries and projects a lighter crop this year.
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Eugene
Mahlon Harlow
Royal Anns
Mr. Harlow
Clerk and stenographer fail to report at Washington land office
The land department informed the Washington land office in late June that a clerk and stenographer would begin duties July 1 to relieve congestion. They have not appeared and no word has come, leaving much land business pending as settlers seek final proofs and contest resolutions.
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Burns
Land Department
Washington
Land Office
Pendleton County Superintendent Reports County Enrollment
Pendleton County Superintendent Frank K Welles filed the annual report for the year ending June 17 showing 1390 pupils enrolled and 1756 teachers employed. One hundred six teachers were examined for certificates with 16 failing. 484 pupils attend private schools and 1231 do not attend any school.
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Pendleton
Frank K. Welles
Portland Markets Reported Broad Range of Farm Prices
Wheat and barley quoted firm with oats and corn also steady. Prices cover butter eggs fruits vegetables meats and poultry across local classes with assortments for storage and seasonal crops, including cherries apples cantaloupes peaches raspberries and more.
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Oregon
Richardson denounces Pinkerton agents in Haywood case
E F Richardson abandons vengeance motive in the Steunenberg murder and accuses Pinkerton detectives of a plot to convict Haywood Moyer and Pettibone. He pleads for jurors to doubt Orchard's testimony and warns the case aims to terminate the Western Federation of Miners. Clarence Darrow to begin defense arguments as court resumes.
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Boise
Idaho
Orchard
Steunenberg
E. F. Richardson
Pinkerton
Sheynenberg
Mariner
Tracy
Y Wood
James McParland
Colorado
Haywood
Richardson
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Moyer and Pettibone
Fire at Victoria wipes out blocks in historic blaze
A massive Victoria B C fire destroyed five blocks and many outbuildings starting in the Albion works boiler shop. About 75 houses burned. losses estimated at 250000 with 135000 insured. Firefighters and volunteers saved others. no casualties reported. Three churches burned. tenderloin area nearly wiped out.
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Victoria
B. C
Albion Works
Quadra
Herald
Chatham
Pioneer Streets
Columbia’s boats add survivors in collision
Sixteen more survivors were found aboard a lifeboat that landed at Shelter Cove after the Columbia San Pedro collision. The updated tally shows 160 survivors, three dead recovered, and 97 unaccounted. Inspectors tested the lifeboat from the Columbia, and Frank Turner reported the oak craft is solid and not rotten despite earlier circulating claims.
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San Francisco
Columbia-San Pedro
Shelter Cove
Bolles and Bulger
Frank Turner
Columbia
Great Cotton Strike Begins in Vladimir Province Mills
Moscow reports a cotton mill strike by workers of the Bava Morocoff company at Ohecko yozne in Vladimir province. About forty thousand men are out with sympathetic strikes possibly involving hundreds of thousands. The movement is linked to violent political agitation as large meetings were held and many arrests occurred.
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Moscow
Bava Morocoff Company
Oheckoyozne
Vladimir
Social Democrates
Indicted Miner McCarthy Cleared in Wyoming Case
In Cheyenne July 24 Judge J Riner dismissed the case against E T McCarthy a wealthy mining man of Omaha and Baxter City Kan indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government of coal lands in Monarch Wyoming Evidence showed McCarthy had disposed of his interest while co defendants E M Halbrook E E Lonabaugh and Robert McPhilamey were convicted indicating the outcome of the matter
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Cheyenne
Wyo
United States District
J. Riner
E. T. McCarthy
Omaha
Baxter City
Kan
Monarch
E. M. Halbrook
E. E. Lonabaugh
Robert McPhilamey
McCarthy
Cannot Convict Dr McGee Discharged After Hearing
Boles July 24 Dr I L McGee the defense witness for W D Haywood was discharged from custody by the magistrate at the preliminary hearing ruling that the evidence failed to warrant continued hold on McGee.
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McGee
Boles
I. L. McGee
W. D. Haywood
Auatody
Deadly Pacific Coast Collision Sinks Steamer Columbia
Eureka reports the Pacific coast disaster after the Columbia collides with the San Pedro off Shelter Cove. About 250 aboard, 177 escaped, 72 unaccounted, with 40 women saved. Surviving passengers include teachers returning from Los Angeles and travelers from many states.
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Eureka
Cal
George W. Rider
San Pedro
Tou
Pacific Coast
Mbia
San Francisco
Portland
Shelter Cove
Fitet
Columbia
Geo. Ich
Cove
Swanson
John
Eeek
George W. Elder
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle West
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Colombia
di Cies
Cailing
Steamship Company
Plot Against Czar Is Nipped In St Petersburg
Police arrest a student long suspected of belonging to the Social Revolutionary military group. They recover plans for Taarskoe-Selo Peterhof and Kronstadt fortresses maps of the St Peter and St Paul fortress and a paper showing the disposition of troops at St. Petersburg barracks. Authorities believe another assassination attempt on the emperor has been thwarted.
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St. Petersburg
Social
Taarskoe- Selo
Peterhof
St. Peter and St. Paul
Cronstadt
China Accepts Joint Opium Trade Inquiry Proposal
Pekin reports the Chinese government agrees to a joint investigation with the United States and other powers into the opium trade and production. Details of procedure to be arranged later. China initially delayed, thinking six independent commissions would lead the inquiry.
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Pekin
United States
China
Federal judge strikes down rate penalty clause
Asheville Tenn July 23 Federal Judge Pritchard discharged Tick eeere Wood and Wilson ruling the seepage penalty clause in the new rate law unconstitutional.
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Asheville, Tenn
Pritchard
Tickeeere Wood and Wilson
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