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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
2
A survey of diverse events: Taft urged a tariff special session. sultan reshuffles ambassadors. Alabama coal district tensions rise with white miners expelling blacks. a dynamite explosion in Pottsville kills two underground. a Chicago bank forecloses a $3 million Indiana coal mine loan. Other notes cover lawsuits, libel law efforts, Havana contracts, Congo politics, aviation attempts, rail plans, and Roosevelt’s Egypt visit.
A southbound Cottage Grove local wreck near Eugene Oregon after striking a cow left Fireman Frank Boulter and three unknown tramps dead. Engineer Jack Nichols died from injuries and six passengers were badly hurt as engines and cars piled into a ditch and overturned. The crash destroyed the engine tender and several cars in one of the region’s worst Pacific lines wrecks.
Hot Springs Va August 25 Governor Magoon provisional Cuba governor says Cubans are qualified for self government and favor government ownership of public utilities. He notes telegraph lines are owned by the people and cites a proposed law to place telephone service under state control. The Havana Telephone Co concession ends in 1910, after which lines revert to the Cuban government.
The Norwegian steamer Folgen Fonden with 70 aboard sank within three minutes after hitting near Skoneviks on the west coast. About 40 passengers are feared drowned, with 15 bodies recovered and the captain among the survivors. Panic and fearful scenes followed the catastrophe as rescuers rushed to the site.
The steamship Hyades reached Seattle at midnight from Nome carrying $300,000 in gold dust and freight a small consignment. Its quick appearance surprised observers since it left Nome just after the passenger steamship Northwestern which arrived at 4 pm with 330 passengers $20,000 in fur and $150,000 in gold dust.
Hazen, Nevada, once a railroad junction for three lines to mining camps, was destroyed by fire as miners celebrating a stampede to Rawhide overturned a gasoline generator. Loss nears 100000 dollars with nearly every building in Hazen burned except the Southern Pacific depot and freight sheds. The blaze spread from the town’s eastern edge to the western outskirts.
Seattle dispatch reports Moore City in the Innoke district Alaska was burned July 3. Passengers arriving from Nome and St Michaels brought the news. The US commissioners office the jail and a few cabins survived the blaze.
A massive blaze swept the Stamboul quarter of Constantinople on August 25 aided by strong winds. In six hours the fire destroyed about 1,500 houses and shops, causing widespread destruction across the area.
Heidelberg reports the death of Speck von ee former German ambassador to the United States. He died yesterday morning in Heidelberg.
The Northwest Growers association unites major growers to pack prunes separately from the Packers' alliance and will operate Le Bros. Albany plant with 160 season capacity and $10 000 capital. Lesselle says East prune prices may exceed those paid by Packers. The group plans to expand membership and require drying to prevent spoilage with weight credits for processing gains. Salem reports also announce a new one year teachers training course for high school juniors and seniors to prepare future teachers without normal school attendance.
The eighteenth annual Second Eastern Oregon district fair will run October 6 to 10 in The Dalles. Wasco Sherman Gil liam Wheeler Crook Hood River counties feature premiums for exhibits and races. Attractions include a large pavilion for fruits cereals flowers and fancy work, daily races, a district school track meet, balloon ascensions, high diving and other free attractions.
Walla Walla Traction now operates the Milton Freewater electric line and will extend toward Weston and Athena a 20 mile stretch using gasoline motors. Special motors will be ordered to cut electric juice, wire and poles costs. Contracts for 10 miles of grade between Freewater and Weston have been let.
Postal officials study feasible improvements for mail between Condon and the Columbia Southern line. Presently three days for return mail from branch towns. plan includes a closed pouch on the Condon branch to connect at Arlington with No 7, aiding connections at Biggs.
Erickson and Peterson win the contract to build the Dor Ris to Klamath Falls railroad route including the Dorris tunnel. Work starts with the government canal bridge and northward cut to supply fill for railroad yards. Harriman says the line will reach Klamath Falls by spring.
A strong watermelon harvest is expected in Linn county with high quality fruit, though crops will be 10 days to two weeks late due to a late spring. Most melons are grown on the Santiam bottom land near Lebanon, with another large share grown in Benton county opposite this city.
La Grande David Eccles, Utah capitalist with interests in sugar, railroads and lumber, discusses a large irrigation scheme with the Commercial club. The project would require about 1.5 million dollars and Eccles will announce soon if he will finance it.
A large tamarack tree on Joe Parks homestead a mile from Meacham yielded three bee swarms and eight gallons of wild honey. Bees entered through a 20 foot high hole and filled the hollow interior with clear honey. An old woodsman spotting the swarms near a mountain spring located the tree.
Salem fruit inspector Armstrong monitors Marion county markets for wormy fruit but has few destructions. Growers learn worms cannot be disposed of, often notifying retailers to withhold sale and return fruit to the grower. Only a few cases this summer resulted in confiscation.
A Medford syndicate of Eastern men led by John D. Olwell purchased the C. H. Lewis pear orchard near the city for 160000. The orchard had held the world record for the highest price paid for a carload of Cornice pears at 6800 dollars and represents the largest deal in Rogue River Valley fruit land history.
The Portland market reports multiple staple prices including Wheat at 88c to 92¢ per bushel and barley about $24.50 to $27.28 per ton. Oats range to $26.50 per ton, hay varies by region from $4 to $16.50, fruits such as cherries at 3 10c per lb and peaches at 40 90c per box.
In Pratt City near Birmingham, authorities clash with nonunion miners amid threats and evictions at Sayre mines. A large gathering at Fulton Springs features W. R. Fairley of the national mineworkers board as a speaker while trains on the mineral railroad see groups of striking workers and white-plant resistance.
Paris reports a frontier incident where French and German officers kept calm as a German battalion and a French rifle company faced off within 50 yards. Both sides quickly ordered troops to retreat, showing restraint and discipline to avert war.
Kashiera Shiba a Mitsubishi dockyard manager says Japan actively expands its auxiliary cruiser fleet. Three 14 000 ton steamships will sail 21 knots between San Francisco and Hongkong via Japan using oil fuel. Four larger ships will run from Japan to England via Suez, all to serve in war. Kobe and other yards share full capacity.
Montreal August 24. Bell Hardy chairman of the federated trades of the Canadian Pacific railway system states that a three week strike involving 8000 workers stems from a conspiracy by some company officials to disrupt unions and remove union men. He traces the plot to confabs held by railway superintendents and master mechanics earlier this year.
Cloudbursts near Florence Colorado transform Oak Chandler and Sand creeks into torrents sweeping Florence and vicinity. Rain leaves damage estimated at 150000 dollars. The Florence company reports 2000 dollars in damage. Water covers Santa Fe tracks several feet deep and Rio Grande lines face danger.
The steamship Asia, arriving from Hongkong and Yokohama, reported a derelict schooner at 33 56 N 163 25 E. Believed to be the Japanese Kinomoto Maru, the vessel carries silk worth 2.5 million dollars to be landed at San Francisco. The steamer Aorangi from Vancouver to Australia also arrived.
A bright meteor fell three miles north of Ellsworth last night, lighting the countryside for miles and burning for about 20 minutes after impact. The explosion shook the town of Ellsworth as the fiery object struck the ground.
Petition for a rehearing in the Standard Oil case was filed in the Circuit Court. Attorney General Bona parte Frank B Kellogg Edwin W Lima and James H Wilkerson signed the petition. They argued the lower court interpretations endanger future rebate prosecutions and the Roosevelt era reforms.
The Hongkong Maru arrived in San Francisco with no cargo and only two Chinese passengers aboard, reflecting the impact of the Chinese boycott. Six more Chinese travelers were compelled to disembark and wait for an American liner while two stayed aboard due to ticket timing. The Shanghai to San Francisco voyage illustrates a broader downturn in Japanese business and looming bankruptcy for some steamship lines.
Chicago reports traffic officials anticipate a large rise in general merchandise movement in the coming weeks. Merchants’ stocks are described as run down and likely to need renewal for continued operation. Farmers are expected to begin full purchases soon as crop prices keep them in funds and prepared to buy.
Health Commissioner Dr. Spiro Sargentich will invite health chiefs from coast cities to Tacoma for a conference on fighting bubonic plague and other diseases. He has conferred with officials in Washington Oregon and California and many physicians and officers are willing to attend.
Jewels valued at more than 60000 dollars were taken from a secret treasure room in the Frederick G. Bourne mansion at Oakdale Long Island. The room, built with the house, was known only to the family and held jewels once worn by Commodore Bourne daughters Marion Marjorie and Florence at society events.
Report from New York states President Roosevelt travels on the liner Celtic, which sails March 7, 1909, to Europe. If true he would stay less than three days after his successor's arrival and delay the Africa trip he plans.
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