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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
6
Amid political turmoil in Mexico and Europe the day highlights crises from a Franco American trade clash to a Mexican gunboat incident watched by American marines. J D Warren, famed Jesse James pursuer, dies as storms, mines and wrecks, labor strife and coal shortages ripple across the US and Europe.
Financial circles hold a hopeful view despite anticipated labor disputes and rising costs. Cotton estimates confirm crop shortages as cotton prices climb, signaling higher living costs. Early steps in wage discussions and potential settlements shape forthcoming regulatory actions and government messages.
A Christmas dinner at Minnesota state prison sparked a pardon push for Sinbad the Sailor, a life convict known as Charles Price. Warden Wolfer hosted pardon board members as stories of grafting citrus and greenhouse cultivation highlighted the convict’s work. Price, jailed for life for killing a laborer with a pick, was praised for his horticultural skills and rare fruit production.
New York reports heavy specifications on steel contracts for both finished products and raw materials. Rail contracts placed in 1909 for 1910 delivery total about 3.3 million tons, with fabricated steel for buildings and bridges around 25 thousand tons and December likely to reach at least 100 thousand tons. Evidence of contraction appears in sheets and tinplate with mills closing for holidays, while wire products stay active with November shipments at 175 thousand tons. Mercantile pipe prices set for January readjustment. Additional railcar orders push monthly total to 11,200.
President Taft announces branding rules for whisky made from neutral spirits. Straight whiskies must be labeled as such, with possible legends about aging and rectification. Blends may use the term blend, and brands may include bourbon or rye when warranted.
Official reports show aid to the recently swept regions improving amid storms and floods. The cabinet decides to grant financial relief to the suffering.
St. Petersburg report states Colonel Von Ketten, chief of the secret police for Colonel Marroedl, was assassinated. The note mentions a life of Colonel on Ketten and ongoing pursuit of revolutionaries.
D M Hant with 25 years in West Virginia Ohio and California predicts Yale oil fields in Oregon will become one of the greatest oil regions in the United States. Vale and Eastern Oregon Oil Co report wells 1700 and 800 feet deep with oil sand strata and hot salt water as promising indicators. Visitors were reportedly refused access to a newly capped well.
Surveyors finish work on a road project three miles north of Klamath Falls. A temporary city has been established in the area. The task requires deep cuts and large fills, with camps spanning over 20 miles and months of construction ahead.
Pleasant Ridge Dr J A Pettit and Sckpennecke have bought a 400 acre tract of apple land 12 miles south of Dalles Wasco county The land will be planted with top apple varieties and sold in 10 acre plots Abundant irrigation water is available and the ridge area is likened to Hood River with soil and climate suitable to perfect Hood River apples.
W H Lang Co locates peach farms on the Willamette River in Oregon. This season the peaches from 450 trees adjoining the land sold for 1500 dollars.
Judge William Galloway of the equity division grants State Senator Hart permission to file a writ of review. The action targets the state board of water control over an irrigation order affecting the Coham and Finklenburg interests seeking rights in the valley.
Winston Dr Byron E Miller and ry Fos a retired capitalist invest in apple land.
Weston ny is said to gain a new partner Isaac of Walla Walla a leading northwest flouring milman. A new mill may receive power from a water source on Pine Creek for seasonal operation. Several thousand bushels of wheat have already been moved toward the area with 8000 bushels bought by Frank Price for Kerr Gifford at 95 cents per bushel.
A petition signed by several hundred residents along the Albany to Hoover segment of the Corvallis and Eastern railroad was sent to the railroad commission by E. L. Payne. It requests a passenger train for local traffic, claiming current use of a logging train and a five hour trip between Hoover and Albany.
Prize certificates awarded to the state of Oregon for its Boon 4 wool display and complete mwoods at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. An honorable mention certificate for the flax display also went to Oregon. Hood River plans street paving before next winter estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars.
The report notes E Porter drilled at Three Mile and struck a small oil pocket at a depth of 167 feet. The operation has been stopped and a committee or party plans to raise funds to deepen the wall as needed.
A garbled OCR listing shows various commodity prices including Bluestem at 121, clobh at 1.10, red Russian 1.08, Valley 1.06, and massee at 30 31.also shown are oats hay grain by pound prices, live poultry, turkeys, geese, ducks, hides, and salted goods, with several misread figures and units.
The article warns that strikes appear likely as labor and capital clash, led by railroad unions. It notes rail workers enjoy high wages but cannot live on present pay, urging higher wages to cover rising living costs while railroads seek more revenue for transportation services. The stance anticipates wider diffusion across industries.
The Storm King grips the west and northwest from Winnipeg to Illinois, blanketing seven inches of snow and crippling transportation. Trains are hours late and coal shortages loom as railroads struggle to move farm l goods and supplies to cities like Chicago. Detroit ferries and streetcars suffer ice trouble while charities face rising relief needs.
White Christmas brings tragedy at Malaga New Jersey as Mrs Mary Price dies after falling on tracks and William Hageman who tried to save her dies of injuries. The incident occurred on December 27 in Camden with bystander efforts ending in fatalities.
James L. Harvey now a Rio Grande switchman receives a letter from Charles McNamara once a tramp he befriended in Oklahoma seven years earlier. McNamara, now a rich Moray miner, sends money and praise in gratitude for Harvey’s kindness.
In Los Angeles on December 27 Polly Bolotin suffered fatal burns after needing kerosene for a fire. She refused medical aid despite her grave injuries and died shortly after, the coroner reported.
Eight miners died and several were rescued as a gas flood hampered recovery at the mine. Rescuers reached trapped workers, some revived, while others perished amid gas and blast concussions. Officials expect no more bodies until tomorrow as crews continue surface recoveries.
Residents in Worcester, Marlborough, Framingham, Natick, Athol, North Upton and Northboro reported a mysterious sky light that moved against the wind. They doubted a balloon or conventional craft and noted its solid, directional motion. Wallace E. Tillinghast of Worcester, linked to a claimed personal flight machine, remained noncommittal about any connection to a supersonic aircraft.
Chicago authorities detain two men named Samuel Freudenberg and Herman Kom I, identified as foreign lottery agents. Postal inspectors seize lottery advertising materials and numbers tied to the alleged schemes, with claims of distributed totals and seized items indicating a broader operation.
A local celebration honoring Glen Brooh Pee will be held in Brunswick. The event invites community members to attend and enjoy the scheduled activities and festive atmosphere.
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