Seven Thousand Acre Oregon Timber Sale Sets High Prices
In La Grande a 7000 acre Stanley lands tract near Elgin sold for about 200000 to George Palmer, bank president Robert Smith notes Palmer will hold for stumpage. Palmer, an Iowa banker, plans no immediate milling and may relocate to Oregon. Rumors swirl of Booth Kelly rail harbor plans with no firm steps yet.
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la Grande
Oregon
George Palmer
Robert Smith
la Grande National Bank
White Pine
Stanley
Elgin Lumber Company
Milwaukee
Chicago
Elgin
Palmer
Iowa
Eugene
Silslaw
Booth-Kelly Company
Valley Filling Up Advertising the Willamette Draws Buyers
Salem reports strong Willamette Valley land activity as advertising in the Middle West stimulates homeseeker interest. Buyers invest in farms with grain hay fruit hops and livestock potential while values edge higher. unimproved timbered lands and cleared tracts mix with growing dairy and prune operations.
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Salem
Middle West
Oregon
Willamette Valley
Sugar Factory Consolidation Across Three States
A proposed merger would consolidate eight sugar plants across Utah Idaho Oregon under Amalgamated Sugar, including Ogden Logan Lehi Garland Lewiston Idaho Falls St Anthony factories. If realized this would centralize production across the three states and reshuffle regional supply.
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Ogden
Utah
Logan
la Grande
Oregon
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Lehi
Garland
Lewiston
Idaho Falls
St. Anthony
Idaho
Coming Events in Oregon Regional Notices
Poultry and cat show in Portland February 9 15 Republican club banquet in Portland February 12 Oregon Christian Endeavor convention in Pendleton February 19 22 Benton county gun shoot in Corvallis February 22 College oratorical contest at Pacific University Forest Grove March 13 Dog show in Portland April 20 23
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Portland
Republican Club
Oregon Christian Endeavor
Pendleton
Benton County
Corvallis
Pacific University
Forest Grove
Hog Buyer Arrives to Purchase Fat Hogs at Island City
E Kiddle of Kiddle Bros based in Island City and La Grande visited the area to buy a load of fat hogs. The weather eased to a temperature allowing safe transport to the railroad, reducing risk of death from suffocation.
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Enterprise
E. E. Kiddle
Kiddle Bros
Island City
la Grande
Public Road Fund Reaches Record for Oregon 1903
Salem reports the state public road fund for 1903 totals 90185.24 dollars and will be distributed among counties by area. The fund, five percent of government land sale proceeds, is donated under federal law for road purposes only and favors large, sparsely settled counties.
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Salem
United States
Oregon
Wheat prospects praised by Pendleton rancher Morrison
M L Morrison of Juniper in the Umatilla district, now in Pendleton for winter, reports the 1904 wheat crop conditions are ideal. He expects 30 to 35 bushels per acre with favorable conditions through harvest, well above last season’s roughly 20 bushels per acre.
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Pendleton
M. L. Morrison
Juniper
Umatilla
Portland markets report broad price ranges for farm produce
The Portland market sheet lists Wheat at 73 to 78 cents for various varieties, Barley at 20 to 21 dollars per ton, Flour and Hard Wheat categories from 3.55 to 4.50 dollars, Oats around 1.05 to 1.10 per cental, Hay prices from 12 to 17 dollars per ton, Vegetables with turnips to crate prices, Potatoes up to 75 cents per sack, Apples and Pears around 1 to 1.50 per box, Butter and Cheese prices, Poultry and Eggs values, Hops at 24 to 27 cents, Wool and Mohair ranges, Meat prices for Beef, Mutton, Veal and Pork listed by pound or dozen.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon Ranch
Wool — Valley
Oregon
Alaska Civil Government Bill Oversight Moves Ahead
Washington reports Senator plans strong push for Alaska civil government bill. It outlines governor appointment, law enforcement, militia command, and enrollment of citizens during emergencies, defining territorial governance and duties under federal authority.
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Washington
Ee Tae
Alaska
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
United States
Russia Ready To Open War Over China Question
London dispatch reports Russia completed its reply to Japan. Russia refuses to reinstate the two word pledge protecting China's and Korea's independence, prompting Japan to consider armed action. Japanese cruisers at Colombo are ordered to Singapore as tensions rise.
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London
Russia
Japan
Daily Mail
M. Kurina
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Daily Graphic
China
Corea
Baron de Rosen
Colombo
Singapore
Large fire destroys Progreso business square in Yucatan
A massive blaze swept Progreso, the port city in Yucatan, consuming an entire square of business houses and public buildings including the market. Losses reach two million dollars with three hundred thousand on public buildings. fifteen thousand bales of henequin burned. origin undetermined.
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Mexico City
Progresso
Yucatan
Alameda
Progreso
Large Coal Mine to Work in Pueblo
Circulars from the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company reach Pueblo indicating the big plant will resume all departments after a two month shutdown due to the coal strike. The note, issued under the vice president and general manager, says affairs have shaped to enable resumption of operations.
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Pueblo
Colo
General Sases
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Panama Con Convention approves canal treaty fund plan
The constitutional convention today approved a measure directing that 8 million dollars of the ten million paid by the United States for the canal zone remain untouched for the future benefit of the republic.
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Panama
Republic
United States
Canal Zone
Death Toll at Harwich Mine Surges as Recovery Continues
Pittsburgh report of January 29 details 71 recovered bodies from the Allegheny Coal Harwich mine disaster, with only one identified. Officials confirm all men in the mine at the time are dead, while names like Selwyn M. Taylor and Daniel Lysle appear on the evolving list as rescue work proceeds amid grief.
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Pitteburg
Harwich
Allegheny Coal Company
Selwyn M. Taylor
Daniel Lysle
Castle Shannon
Pension boosts for long-time soldiers and widows proposed
Representative Sulloway introduces an age and service pension bill in Washington. It increases monthly pensions to 8 at age 62 10 at 66 and 12 at 70 for 90-day or longer service with extra 2 dollars for two years or more. Widows married before 1870 on the rolls would rise to 12 per month.
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Washington
Sulloway
New Hampshire
Moody outlines two naval building plans for next year
Secretary Moody testified before the house naval affairs committee presenting two navy board plans. One plan budgets 34 million dollars for a battleship armored cruiser four scout cruisers two squadron colliers and two submarines while the alternate cuts two scout cruisers and lowers the cost to 30 million. He also urged naval stations at Guantanamo Cuba and Subic Bay Philippines with projected costs of 12 million and 9 million respectively and requests of about 1 million for Guantanamo and a similar amount for the Philippines this year.
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Washington
Moody
House Committee On Naval Affairs
General Board of the Navy
Guantanamo
Cuba
Subig Bay
P.I
Philippines
Japan Seizes 20 Steamers for Navy Use
Victoria B C January 29 The Kaga Maru arrives with word that 20 steamers were commandeered by the Japanese government for naval use before departure The Nippon Yusen Kaisha five liners including Nikko Maru had fittings torn out and rushed to Yokohama for torpedo cruiser conversion Three American route steamers for San Francisco were taken to serve as auxiliary cruisers.
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Victoria
B. C
Naval Department
Nippon Yasen Kaisha
Yokohama
San Francisco
Russia's Last Word in Note to Japan Reported
Berlin dispatch says Russia will issue a final note to Japan on the matter and expresses strong opposition to fortification at Mesampho. The Paris correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt claims authority for the statement and notes the expected tough stance.
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Russia
Berlin
Paris
Berliner Tageblatt
Japan
Mesampho
Corvallis and Eastern Railroad timetable notes
Train No 1 arrives Albany to connect with the 8 P south and allows time before the north bound. Train No 2 links with 8 P trains at Corvallis and Albany to Newport and beaches. Train No 8 to Detroit Breitenbush leaves Albany 7 00 am and reaches Detroit at noon with same day Springs access. For details contact Bowis Strong, Thomas Cocke, agents, Corvallis.
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8. P
Corvallis
Newport
Beaches
Detroit
Breitenbush
Eee
Eet Oweane
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And
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Iiman
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Astoria
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Pecans
A. L. Craig
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Bowis Srong
Ma Thos
Cocke
H. H. Crom
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