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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
2
A roundup of international and domestic items including King Edward's aims against Germany, Morocco conference strains, Russian rebels, a mine disaster at Rossland with casualties, strikes in British royal dockyards, and political shifts in the United States and Hawaii.
President Roosevelt orders immediate discontinuation of the literary bureau run by Secretary Bishop and urges limiting his role to administration. He demands Shonts sever all official ties with Clover Leaf railroad and hints salary cuts and swift canal commission relocation. Senate bill funds 11 million for canal work with salary disclosures within 90 days. Tillman plans a broad inquiry after holidays with Likely Republican support but strong Democratic backing.
Department of Commerce estimates based on ten months to October project U S Philippines total trade for 1905 around 20 million dollars. Exports to the islands rise from under 250 thousand before 1899 to nearly 6 million this year. Imports reach about 14 million in 1905, led by hemp and sugar with hemp at 10.38 million and sugar 2.21 million in ten months.
Six bank robbers bound a watchman W Jones and his 12 year old son in Suffield Connecticut before dawn. They pried into the Suffield Savings Bank on Main Street and blew open the safe after a fourth attempt, escaping with 50000 dollars in registered bonds and stocks not negotiable. Three thousand dollars in cash and negotiable bonds were left behind.
Conference at the White House involved Senators Allison and Hale, and Chairman Shont stea, with Secretary Bishop of the Isthmian Canal Commission. They discussed ongoing questions about Bishop's duties as agent, but no formal statement was issued.
London dispatch reports the Daily Telegraph correspondent in St. Petersburg remains optimistic and says an organized general strike is unlikely due to strong public and peasant opposition. He adds Moscow's military outbreak does not signal widespread disaffection in the army.
Fire swept Max Paisecki and Co. wholesale farriers and automobile garment makers at 37-39 East See Street, causing losses estimated at two hundred thousand dollars. Other tenants in the building faced heavy damages from smoke and heat.
Salem notes an unusual cure rate reduced the state insane asylum population and averted crowding. A planned three ward addition was delayed by the referendum, leaving space for 68 men and 10 women. If the influx resumes, the building could fill before a new wing is ready, forcing ward conversions and repurposing smoking rooms.
The portage road from The Dalles to Celiio raised the price received by wheat growers by five cents per bushel. Projected gains depended on shipments over the portage road, though the O R and N Company absorbed drayage at Arlington to offset the cut and keep profits flowing to farmers. In November only 18 139 sacks used the portage, with room to grow as shippers learn the rates.
Salem A movement promotes a cooperative cannery for fruit growers. A 400 share stock corporation at 25 dollars per share with nine member board. No more than 20 shares per person and transfers via the board. Led by 8 J Lemmon an Eastern fruit packer who aims to manage the venture to secure top prices.
The new St Joseph Lafayette cut off in McMinnville is nearly finished and will allow regular trains over the new line soon. The nearly two and a half mile stretch eliminates nine miles of line from Whiteson to Lafayette and its large bridge. If schedules hold, three daily trains will reach Portland at 6, 8 a.m., and 3 p.m.
The first snowstorm drops 12 inches in the valley and three feet on the mountains, more snow than last winter and possibly since 1887 88. Old settlers warn of a long cold season while stockmen report five months of fodder remaining for feeding.
Articles of incorporation filed for Grand Ronde Irrigation Company with capital stock of 100000 dollars. Walter M. Pierce C H Crawford and T R Berry are the incorporators. The project aims to secure 10000 inches of water from the Minam River for irrigation via canals conduits and pipelines. It is described as the most extensive irrigation project in the region.
Deputy fish warden H A Webster filed two complaints in Justice Haberlack's court alleging violations of the fishing law in Tillamook bay. One action targets Elmore Packing Company with the sixth set referenced in the filing.
A 500 foot irrigation tunnel is being driven through a hill above Baker City by 40 men. Work started at both ends and will meet in the middle if plans hold. Cost totals around 40 000 for the tunnel and over 100 000 for the irrigation system. Headgates are on Powder River seven miles upstream. Water will feed about 5 000 acres for fruit farming and smallholding northeast of the city. E L Smith of Hood River leads the project, the first large irrigation effort in Baker County.
Land speculation grows as A. A. Horter William Harris and W. P. Keady lead an investigation in Linn County. After prospecting in the coal fields near Lacomb they plan to lease hundreds of acres to bore for oil amid hopes of rich returns.
The Linn county court at its December term fixed the county tax levy for all purposes at 21 mills for residents not under city tax. The breakdown is State 6.5 mills, school 5.4 mills, county 3 mills, roads and bridges 4 mills, indigent soldiers 0.1 mills, special road 2 mills.
Vale A corps of railroad engineers arrived in Vale weeks ago and have moved to the Malheur canyon near the proposed irrigation canal. They survey the land for a road planned to pass through Malheur valley touching Vale. Citizens have held several meetings on plans to benefit the city.
Albany announces December 19 to 23 for the annual Linn County Poultry association exhibition. The event promises one of the best shows yet with many prizes for top fowl exhibits and ample local entries expected.
Market list from Portland shows Wheat at 68 to 74 cents per bushel depending on grade, apples at 1 to 1.5 per box, beans wax 12 cents per pound, cabbage 1 to 14 cents, celery 45 to 75 cents per dozen, potatoes graded burbanks 65 to 75 cents per sack, butter Creamery 27 to 30 cents, eggs and poultry rates varied, hops Oregon 10 cents per pound, mutton and lamb prices listed with per pound ranges.
From St Petersburg reports say insurgents hold Riga and Reval and other Baltic towns. Government forces are unable to quell the revolt as railroad strikes block troop movements and sailors resist firing on rebels. Officers fear for their lives as soldiers and civilians flee amid pillage and proclamations.
A government resume details Reclama tion service achievements to date including 77 miles of main canal 54 miles of distributing system 186 miles of ditches and tunnels three and a half miles long 250 miles of telephone lines 126 miles of wagon road 147 bridges and 50 buildings. Rock and earth excavation reached 9 350 000 cubic yards with 70 000 cubic yards concrete 12 000 cubic yards riprap and 150 000 feet of sheet piling plus 10 000 feet of bearing piles. Purchases include 130 000 pounds railroad iron 250 000 pounds structural steel 600 000 pounds cast iron 1 750 000 feet lumber and 78 000 barrels cement. A cement mill costing over 100 000 dollars has produced 15 000 barrels of cement and runs about 300 barrels daily. Government sawmills have cut 2 880 000 feet of lumber from reserves.
Overland Limited No 1 was held up at Hillside Yakima canyon eleven miles north of North Yakima on Saturday evening. The express car was dynamited and safes blown, with drafts and valuables taken though little currency remained. Four arrests were reported by midnight, including a man taken off a train matching the description. Suspects may have crossed the Columbia toward British Columbia.
The American line steamer Philadelphia sailed from New York for Plymouth Cherbourg and Southampton carrying 3226 bags of mail the largest amount ever carried by a single New York departure. The mail mainly consists of presents for relatives and friends across the Atlantic.
Letters from Isle of Pines residents report that American supporters in the United States are prepared to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to help establish a U S territory on the Isle of Pines. The correspondence shows growing backing for annexation efforts.
Anthony Blam of Boston, principal owner, reports walls of gold at the Laurentine mine in the Manitou district 200 miles east of Winnipeg. Assays run to 400 000 to the ton with millions in sight after ten years of development.
Reports from St. Petersburg claim two cruisers and two torpedo boats were ordered to shell Riga if revolutionaries resist. A provisional government is in Riga with home rule officials occupying public buildings. Barricades, fires, and fleeing merchants mark the turmoil as strikes face harsh penalties.
Paris reports the sudden return to reactionary measures has mobilized revolutionaries who hold meetings and pass resolutions of resistance. Ministers give no reply. Engineers demand the release of Schmidt, Sevastopol mutiny leader. Mo sho troops at Moscow appear disaffected seeking higher pay shorter service and freedom to read newspapers.
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster General P V DeGraw reports a drop of 575 new post masters commissioned from the prior year. Total U S post offices at year end: 68131 with declines tied to rural free delivery. He notes 44 new free delivery offices this year and proposes a 3 cent per pound charge for certain rural route deliveries.
Chicago Employers' Association outlines plans for a standing army of laborers to fill striker vacancies nationwide. The group aims to cover all U S cities with 50 000+ population and will run employment bureaus for nonunion workers to register.
A War Department statement announced that on General Corbin’s September retirement General Bates will be replaced in April by General MacArthur as lieutenant general. It also indicated General Wood will likely succeed Corbin in the Philippine division.
Washington December 16 Senator Mc Creary introduced a bill to cut United States tariffs by applying to pool articles products from foreign countries a rate equal to three fifths of the current schedule.
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