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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
6
Reports span the Spanish revolt risk in Madrid to czar in France with Fallieres. Zeppelin flies 22u miles, Wright aeroplane tests 424 mph with passenger, and Goldfield Nevada mines consolidate. London and Chicago face unrest and heat waves while shipping and politics ripple worldwide.
Report states the motorman ran by a switch near Coeur d Alene and Spokane rails Saturday night. A trainman sustained slight injuries while a fellow worker, reported among the dead, survived but is fading. The vestibule mangled figure lies amid tangled equipment as investigators seek fault in orders and timing.
Mexico City reports a second major quake wrecking Acapulco and nearby towns. Buildings collapsed or became uninhabitable, markets destroyed, and residents camp in squares with scarce food as relief funds are mobilized to aid Guerrero. No lives reported lost in the latest tremor.
In Barcelona the government struggles to control insurgents as nine thousand armed revolutionaries form a public safety committee. Carlist leaders meet at Figueras awaiting the pretender Don Jaime de Bourbon to assume leadership of the rebellion.
Manila authorities press a broad opium and cocaine smuggling inquiry after 460 pounds 72 ounces of cocaine were found hidden in mining machinery from Hong Kong. Louis Grant an American businessman of prominence is arrested with others likely under watch by special agents.
Cordova Alaska August 3 report notes the Copper River Northwest line sold its first ticket. Passenger fare is 15 cents a mile. Construction employs about four thousand workers. An October milestone is mentioned for the river opera tickets.
A British grower outlines hop cultivation methods including high trellising poles, water piping with steam power, wide fertilization use and multiple wash cycles. Costs are cited at 18 to 20 cents per pound, with English hops expected to fetch at least 30 cents in the market.
The University of Froma has increased its student loan fund from about 800 to 5000, with gifts ranging from 250 to 3000 dollars. Senator R A Booth contributed 500 and others gave varying amounts. The fund offers low interest loans to desiring students, backed by ten guarantors, and only one loss has occurred in six years.
Prospectors and mining men scan Southern Oregon sites to secure options on top paying properties. Buyers back the push as owners deploy the diamond drill, with a machine arriving for the National Copper company claim 17 miles from town. The Buckeye group plans a similar drill test on nearby claims in the same district.
The Nehalem Valley Cream association reopens its Columbia creamery on August 2 with Fred Mann, ex Portland creamery manager, and EF F Messing of the city as managers. Idle since November after the former manager absconded with funds, the plant will cover most Nehalem valley milk routes. The region is rapidly becoming a dairying area.
Forest Grove B L Barry of Day secretary of the Oregon Society of nahhaath sends invitations to all coaches in the state for the national convention to be held in Portland on August 17 18 19 and 20 Secretary ent Fire Relief association of this city also invites all members of his company A large attendance is expected.
Weston report credits Prica brothers James and Marvin with threshing 1200 sacks of barley north of town. The grain yielded 40 bushels per acre.
In Grants Pass a large tract along the Rogue River is being subdivided into acre lots planted with fruit. Owners plan to sell primarily to men with families seeking homes in a pleasant climate near the railroad for fruit marketing.
Oregon City council favors an ordinance granting a 25 year electric railway franchise to F M Swift for the Oregon City to Silverton line through the Molalia valley. Terms: first decade no payment, second decade $500 per year, final decade $1,000 per year.
Salem attorney L. H. McMahan represents plaintiff J. K. Seara in an Appellate Court of Oregon action to prevent recording of a $10,000 state placed sum.
Market notes list wheat varieties and prices for Bluestem Club Russian valley and Turkey red with ton and per pound figures. Includes Timothy Willamette valley Eastern Oregon alfalfa clover and hay values, fruit and berry prices, vegetables and beans cabbage celery onions radishes, butter and cheese prices, poultry rates, hops contracts for 1909 and prior crops.
A Spokane Washington interurban collision killed 13 people and injured many as two high speed trains collided on a straight track. The westbound train bore the heaviest impact. wreckage piled in a tangle and a smoking first car was reduced to its trucks. Track clearance took about ninety minutes.
Reports from Mexico City and Guerrero describe further tremors straining already damaged areas. The Governor’s palace in Acapulco or nearby towns partially collapsed as residents flee shattered homes. Food shortages worsen as parks and plazas fill with frightened crowds and displaced families.
Aug 2 Osaka Japan fire devastates large part of the city. By 9 30 Saturday night one fifth of the town had burned and exhausted firemen required troops for aid. Damage expected to be large with hundreds injured in this major manufacturing and commercial center. The city shelters nearly three quarters of a million people and hosts a famed Buddhist temple complex and a stone palace built in 1688.
Madrid reports General Marina ordered to take offensive once the main force concentrates at Melilla. He will march out and deliver a decisive blow. The Galteo artillery corps heads to the front. War victims fund grows with a $3000 contribution from Queen Victoria and $2000 from the Queen Mother.
A government dispatch from the Manchuria flood zone reports at least 1,000 dead near Kirin. The Yalu bank area with substantial deposits is said to have been swept away as waters rise for days and widen the calamitous losses.
Reports from San Sebastian indicate government favored items abroad but private sources say revolutionists retain much of the city and the army has not secured a decisive victory.
A major earthquake hit Mexico causing a tidal wave that wrecked Acapulco and nearby towns. Reports say hundreds killed or missing with limited details as searches continue and officials expect weeks for official casualty tallies.
Mexico City reports a vast region from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Querétaro to Oaxaca shaken by severe quake shocks. The area exceeds 1,000 square miles and reports indicate hundreds dead and widespread destruction in coast cities and interior towns.
Denver reports the body of Zebulon Montgomery Pike will be brought to Colorado for final burial. A Sackett’s Harbor curator confirms 256 soldiers are buried at Madison Barracks cemetery, including Lieutenant Pike, with plans to bury him at the foot of Pike’s Peak.
A San Pedro defense plan proposes fortifications costing up to six million dollars to be built around the harbor if suitable sites are secured. Brigadier General Arthur led a meeting outlining the proposal and its strategic aims.
Havana reports the Cuban cabinet offered its resignations in a bid to ease the president from political embarrassment as a major reshuffle looms. The move follows growing pressure for removals, signaling a pivotal government shift.
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