News Of The Week In A Condensed Form For Busy Readers
A survey of notable events: Roosevelt backs railroad interests, Italian and Chinese affairs, labor strikes and violence in New York, battleship launches in Britain, Dem nomination for Tennessee governor, telegraphers strike hopes, cyclone fatalities in Wisconsin, European emigration, a Chicago Republican skyscraper plan, Taft on Oklahoma statehood, railroad sale to Toledo line, Raisuli’s victory over sultan’s army, winter coal warnings, bubonic plague in India, bribery case in San Francisco, anti trust suit against International Harvester, relief for Telemgraph questions, Boni snubbed in London, beef packers strike in New York, Standard Oil fines, 3 month contempt for Pacific States official, Japanese suit against San Francisco, New Zealand women’s seat measure, war material for Honolulu harbor, wireless telegraph gains, Midway time signal, Portland sympathy for telegraph workers fund.
Increase in Army Pay Agreed by President and Congress
Washington Aug 27 Congress and the president reach a compromise to raise army pay without expanding its size. Legislation will cap increases by rank from 10 percent for lieutenants to 30 percent for noncommissioned officers and captains. War department officials preferred adding new skeleton regiments in peace time, not larger numbers now.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Ohio
House
Capron
Rhode
War Department
Have No Coal for Export
Philadelphia reports that the Reading Coal and Iron Company cannot fill an order for 26 000 tons of anthracite for Austro Hungarian chamber of commerce buyers. A second bid for 200 000 tons of bituminous coal from Italian concerns shows little prospect of sale due to delivery costs. Greater foreign demand for coal is driven by warship fuel needs, draining native supplies.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Reading Coal & Iron Company
Pacific Fleet to sail with 16 battleships in December
Washington reports a 16 ship battleship fleet to the Pacific under Lt. Cone. The flotilla includes Hull Troxton Whipple Hopkins Worden Stewart Lawrence and Mc Donough with possible fit status. Route via Magellan may reach San Francisco and Puget Sound. Atlantic routing undecided.
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Washington
Troxton
Whipple
Hopkins
Worden
Stewart
Lawrence
McDonough
H. S. Cone
Dale
China
Pacific
Navy Department
Bronson
Bureau of Navigation
Bear Ral Evans
Navy
Atlantic
Straits of Magellan
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Theft Rumors Cloud Hetty Green Bank Defalcation
Expert accountants from Chemical National Bank in lower Broadway uncover a large defalcation at Hetty Green's Bank. Detective McCafferty and aides search for a cashier’s department employee who vanished with a substantial sum.
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Hetty Green
New York
Chemical National Bank
Lower Broadway
Hetty Green’s Bank
Beargeant McCafferty
Mead Takes English Job
Laramie Wyoming August 27 Dr Elwood Mead formerly state engineer of Wyoming and later professor of irrigation engineering at the Colorado Agricultural College and chief of the bureau of irrigation of the Department of Agriculture has the position of chief of irrigation investigation for Australia from the British government at a salary of 15000 dollars per year Dr Mead lost an arm in a streetcar accident a few years ago.
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Mead
Laramie
Wyo
Elwood Mead
Wyoming
Colorado Agricultural College
Bureau of Irrigation
Department of Agriculture
Australia
Japan says fishermen offered no resistance in incident
Tokyo reports investigations into the June 19 Pribyloff affair show Japanese fishermen did not resist when guards opened fire and that the Washington reply is awaited while the public follows developments with interest.
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Japan
Tokio
Washington
Statute for Weeds Enforced by Road Supervisors in Marion
Evidence shows broad disregard for the Barrett weed law in Marion County. Road supervisors must inspect lands for Russian and Canadian thistles and other pests, with fines from 60 to 500 dollars for offenses. If landowners neglect, the county can destroy the weeds and lien the cost on the land.
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Salem
Fir blocks praised for rail use in switch work
A Portland based manager, E Lyons of the Northern Pacific Terminal Co., argues fir wedges are superior to hardwood blocks for switch and frog blocks. He cites past experiments showing fir holds better under heavy traffic and light track stress, and counters a commission notice about dereliction.
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Salem
Railroad Commission
E. Lyons
Northern Pacific Terminal Company
Portland
Lyons
Coal Deposits Confirmed in Lane County Near Eugene
The Lane County coal prospect near Eugene promises large-scale supply within two months. The Spencer Butte Coal and Petroleum Co plans to move ore to local markets from a 301 acre mine ten miles west of Eugene with a 6.5 foot vein and substantial surface croppings.
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Lane Conty
Eugene
Lane
Spencer Butte Coal & Petroleum Company
Coyotes Multiply in Linn County Despite Bounties
Ranchers report many coyotes in Linn County threatening small stock. Local coyote clubs offer a bounty for semipe, but rapacious beasts flourish. The court has been petitioned to add a new bounty while ranchers insist the coyote is far from extinct in Linn County.
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Linn
Albany
Linn County
Crop Outlook in Bly District After Heavy Rain
Heavy rainfall delayed haying but crops show promise for harvest. Some area fields have little seed but are headed well, with alfalfa and other crops expected to yield favorably despite slow growth.
New Instructor Arrives at Ashland Normal School
Professor H. H. Wardrip arrives in Ashland to supervise the installation of fittings for the new manual training and physical culture programs at the state normal school. He will oversee the work required for the new equipment and curriculum.
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Ashland
H. H. Wardrip
State Normal
Cannery at Freewater Closes After Funding Failure
Milton’s Freewater cannery shuts doors due to inability to secure funds for running expenses. Contracts from outside buyers have largely failed to materialize, contributing to the shutdown.
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Milton
Freewater
Coast Route Road Planned Toward Tillamook County Line
AstoriaClatsop county begins building a public highway along the coast route from Astoria to the Tillamook county line with aim to reach Tillamook city promptly.
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Clatsop
Astoria
Clatsop County
Tillamook County
Tillamook
Regents Halt Normal School Operations Pending Donations
The Oregon State Normal School board rescinded a July action and ordered Monmouth and Drain normal schools not to operate unless donations arrive with no state repayment claims. Monmouth faculty were discharged and new faculty to be chosen when funds permit. Drain has not elected a faculty. Ex Presidents Ressler and Briggs commented on prospects.
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Salem
Board of Regents of
Oregon State Normal Schools
Ihs
Monmouth
Drain Normal
Ressler
Briggs
Drain
Prune Harvest Underway Promising Yields Expected
Growers anticipate a busy first week of picking as wages rise to 6 cents per bushel up 1 cent from last year. A good picker can earn about $3 daily while children may earn around $1.80. Despite past failures, prune markets have recovered and growers expect 50 cents per bushel received. Well cared for orchards should yield better results this year.
Mill License Law interpreted to cover all manufacturing sites
Attorney General Crawford construes the mill license definition to include all institutions where machinery is used for manufacturing whether run by the owner or others, requiring payment of the annual license fee of not less than five dollars.
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Bsalem
Crawford
Hop Crop Heavy Presses Aurora Region Growers
Hop growers in the Aurora Butteville and Hubbard districts face prices uncertainty with no fixed markets this year. The crop is large and heavy in many yards with hops breaking wires and pulling posts, threatening harvest economics.
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Aurora
The
Devil
Deep Sea
Butteville
Hubbard
Portland Markets Report Mixed Prices Across Grains Fruits and Livestock
Market items show wheat prices for new crop at 76 to 82 cents, oats at 23.50 to 23. Gray hay ranges 21 to 21.50 per ton, clover 9, timothy 17 to 21, with receipts in Oregon. Egg and poultry values listed including dressed poultry at 64 to 83 cents, live turkey 15 to 16 cents, geese and ducks priced, pork and beans noted, and various produce prices for apples cantaloupes asparagus celery and tomatoes. Oregon and valley pricing provided with per box and per crate units, plus potato and mohair figures and quality adjustments.
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Hay—Valley
Oregon
Peter Peice
Hope
Aie
Telegraphers Strike Fears Impending Crisis and Offer Rumors
Chicago Aug 26 A crisis in the telegraphers strike is expected in a few days as Frank Likes chairman of the local strike committee says an offer may come from companies soon. Skepticism surrounds the report and some strikers may return if free use of typewriters and a modest raise are granted.
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Chicago
Frank Likes
Likes
Dogs Smuggle Opium Hidden by Packs on Boundary
Seattle dispatch reports customs near Blaine Washington uncovered a method of smuggling silk and opium using trained dogs. A coon dog helped trace three dogs with pack saddles carrying opium and silk to an old shack where Thomas Smith was arrested on smuggling charges.
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Seattle
United States
British Columbia
Blaine
Wash
International Boundary Line
Thomas Smith
Officer Lane
Bellingham
Smith
Judge Sears Dies Suddenly in Portland Home
Judge Alfred F. Sears Jr of the Oregon State Circuit Court died of apoplexy at his 590 East Madison Street residence just before 4 AM. He retired Saturday night in good spirits. funeral planned for Tuesday. Dr A J Giesy attended but could not revive him. death considered peaceful and sudden.
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Portland
Alfred F. Sears, Jr
State Circuit Court
Oregon
East
Madison Street
Sears
Bank Notes From the Sea Wash Ashore Near Schleswig
A package of National Provincial Bank of England notes washed ashore on the Island of Föhr off the Schleswig-Holstein coast. No owner has claimed them, and they are held in safekeeping. if unclaimed for nine months they will be handed to the finder.
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Berlin
National Provincial Bank of England
Foehr
Schleswig-Holstein
Holland
Four Shot in Holdup at Hantley Government Townsite
Four men were shot during an attempted holdup in Hantley Montana this morning. Six and one American slept in a box car when ordered to surrender. the Finns refused and robbers opened fire. Three Finns and one robber were wounded. one victim died and another was maimed for life.
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Billings
Mont
Hantley
Sultan's Brother Proclaimed Sultan Anguet 16 in Tangier
A courier from Morgecoity confirms the sultan's brother was proclaimed Sultan Anguet 16 and assumed the throne. The new sultan plans to name another brother Kalif of Fex and then command Mooriah forces besieging Cara Blanca.
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Tangier
Morgecoity
Sultan Anguet
Kalif
Fex
Cara Blanca
Wonderful Powder Dunnite Excels in Naval Explosives Test
Reports from Sandy Hook describe Dunnite as superior to Shimose in naval warfare, with early tests showing armor plates shattered and ships sinking from deck impact rather than penetration. Japanese use of Shimose in battles off Port Arthur and Vladivostok is cited as a contrast.
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Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Major Dunn
Coupe
United States
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Sea of Japan
Sandy Hook
Six Battleships Sail for Pacific via Magellan
Secretary Loeb announced that a fleet of six battleships will depart for the Pacific in December via the Straits of Magellan touching at San Francisco and Paget Sound. A destroyer flotilla will head west about the same time without accompanying the battleships. Arrival in San Francisco is forecast for mid February 1908.
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New York
Loeb
Pacific
Straits of Magellan
San Francisco
Paget Sound
Pacific Coast
Metcalf
Yorktown
Magellan Straits
Atlantic
Japan
Sentence Postponed For Defraud Case In Tehama County Land
John A. Benson and Dr. Edward B. Perrin, convicted in the U.S. District Court of conspiracy to defraud the government of 1,200 acres in Tehama, were due for sentencing by Judge De Haven. Defense counsel requested time to prepare a motion for a new trial, and the judge postponed the sentencing to a later date.
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San Francisco
John A. Benson
Edward B. Perrin
United States District Court
Tehama County
de Haven
Schumaker Says He Will Tell All About Capitol Scandals
James M. Schumaker former Harrisburg capitol building superintendent says he will disclose all he knows. He alleges a high state official engineered land manipulations to cover a treasury shortfall and protect the name of a deceased U S senator.
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Schumaker
Philadelphia
James M. Schumaker
Capitol
Harrisburg
Treasury
U. S
Cholera Outbreak Reported in China Among Europeans
Shanghai dispatch notes a cholera outbreak in China with several European deaths. The report mentions preventive measures being discussed and implemented to curb the spread.
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China
Berlin
Shanghai
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Roosevelt
Britain
E. F. Noel
Tennnessce
Neill
Eau Claire County
Wisconsin
Hamilton Club
Great Chiah Republican Organization
Taft
Oklahoma
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
Raisuli
India
Heney and
Delmas
Omeney
California
Ternational Harvester Company
Zimmer
Pacific States Telephone Company
Count Boni
Gould
London
Philippine
McCall
Maas
Standard Oil Company
San Francisco Police Board
Dinan
O. M. Anderson
New York State Hospital For the Criminal Insane
Wardman
Western Union
Iy Springs
Grenada
Greenwood
Provincetown
Mass
New Zealand Senate
Ae Eene Fan
Honolulu
Eeporta
Cental
Midway Island
Marion
Cannery
Board of Regents
Drain and
Portland Markets
Judge Sears
Multnomah County
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