Week in Review of Notable Yet Minor Events
Vice President Fairbanks buys a 226 acre California grape and orange farm. Venezuelan talks stall over the New York and Bermudez Asphalt case. Art dealer Paris reports Europeans buying nine tenths of old master works. Lassen forest trails to be cut with Angora goats to clear fire lines. Union Printers' Home site in Colorado Springs advances toward a national sanitarium. Red Cross says no further Italy earthquake funds required. total gifts exceed $900000. Panic among 800 Sisters of Mercy in Brooklyn averted. Lincoln coach destroyed near Sharpsville in fire. Lincoln coach ride vessel sheet iron protected. bullet proof claim uncertain. Only eight jurors seated in Calhoun trial. Canton, China flower boats fire kills at least 200. Goethals: warships may pass Panama Canal by 1936. American fleet at Gibraltar heads home. California anti alien land bill clash with Roosevelt. Illinois grand jury abolition petition gains lawyer support. Oregon elector may be fined $1000 and lose mileage. Union Pacific rushes inland to Gray’s Harbor to outpace St. Paul line. Barbadoes yellow fever serious. West Indies ports quarantined. US Supreme Court denies rehearing for Consolidated Gas case. Secretary directs use incurs higher costs than horses. Philippine general assembly opens at Manila. American battleship fleet anchors off Gibraltar. Prominent US horsemen to race in England. International Opium Conference opens in Shanghai. A Philadelphia boy dies after dog bite seven weeks earlier. Roosevelt offered $300000 to head Wild West show for 830 weeks. Spain coast shaken by heavy shocks.
Legislature Teeters Over Anti Japanese Bills And Diplomatic Note
The legislature debates delaying the school bill as a sign that anti Japanese measures will pass if Stanton cannot prove an imminent US Japan conflict. Governor Gillett warns that Japan has recalled an ambassador and the matter, likely from Washington, could strain diplomatic relations. Stanton plans to present telegraphed information to end the embroilment.
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Stanton
Gillett
Japan
United States
Roosevelt
Washington
Assembly
Chicago moves to expand beef packing inquiry
Four additional packing concerns beside Morris and Co. will be investigated in Chicago after a Washington conference between District Attorney Edwin W. Sims and Attorney General Bonaparte. Witnesses from National Packing, Armour, Swift, and Schwarzschild may be called. aim is to determine if rebates from railroads were solicited or accepted, with President Roosevelt's insistence on thorough prosecutions guiding the process.
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Chicago
Morris & Co
Ashington
Edwin W. Sims
Bonaparte
Sims
James H. Wilkerson
National Packing Company
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Call for Men Frequent
Washington officials report that in ten weeks about 15,000 laborers could have been sent to various parts of the country if funding had been available. The bureau notes thousands of unemployment applications and considers a fund to facilitate travel for work.
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Washington
Bureau of Information
Department of Commerce and Labor
Drowned After Ice Breaks On Pond Near Woods Hole
Charles Gottliebsen wireless operator on the revenue cutter Acushnel fell through ice on a pond near Woods Hole Massachusetts and drowned along with Sailor Oscar Rongve who dived to rescue him. Shipmates tried to save them by tying handkerchiefs together as a lifeline.
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Woodshole
Mass
Charles Gottliebsen
Acushnel
Oscar Rongve
Cold Wave Looms Across Nation After Storm
Washington reports a storm moving eastward will give way to a frigid wave by midweek. The cold front, currently over the North, is expected to plunge temperatures across the country with much lower readings in the South.
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Washington
Oregon Legislature Proceedings Highlight Budget and Veto Battles
Oregon lawmakers discuss salary bills for circuit judges and school funding. Senator Selling opposes salary raises while Gov veto prospects loom for Hart’s 1000 dollar circuit pay increase in Baker county. Coffey and Kelleher push railroad policy as Bowerman keeps order during adjournment. House Bill 77 for school funding awaits education committee action.
Oregon Senate Debates Overriding Vetoed School Salary Bills
In Salem on Friday February 5 the senate clashed over remarks by M Linn Hart of Baker and Ham of Lane. Three vetoed bills increasing county school superintendents salaries passed over the governor's veto with minimal opposition. Bills targeted Morrow Polk Sherman counties with raises from 800 to 1200 900 to 1200 and 500 to 1000 respectively. Only a few representatives sustained the veto.
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Ingt
Senate
Selling
Hart
Baker County
Salem
M Linn
Baker
Ham
Lane
Miller
Bowerman
Morrow County
Abraham
Kellaher
Linn
Norton
Sinnott
Wood
Salahe
Yemichil County
Smith
Umatilla
Sherman County
Polk County
Morrow
Sherman
Oregon House Passes Salary Bill For Multnomah County Deputies
Salem Feb 4 The Oregon House passed a Multnomah county salary-raising bill for deputies in the District Attorney Cameron’s office. A new bill by Representative Buchanan would classify counties by population and set salaries accordingly. Hawley’s education bill requiring at least six months of schooling passed with one dissent. McCue’s fight failed on the pilotage abolition, 48 to 11.
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Salem
Multnomah County
Cameron
Oregon
Buchanan
Hawley
Hatteberg
Marion
McCue
Clatsop
Columbia
Mahone
Multnomah
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Port of
Portland
Fields
Orton
Kellaher
Senate
Apple Crop Shipment Totals For Hood River Union
H M Huxley of the Hood River Apple Growers Union reports the season’s total apple shipment will reach about 226 car loads. Several thousand boxes remain in storage but are sold and will be sent to customers as ordered. The union notes strong demand for high grade varieties.
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Hood River
H. M. Huxley
State budget calls top six million as committees wrestle
Salem reports mounting appropriation requests as ways and means struggle to trim bills. Senate and house totals reach 1,385,801.10 and 1,860,581.69 with secretary of state recommendations at 3,407,829.35 and overall asks about 6,664,212.14. After duplications the net is around 5.5 million, with potential final appropriations between 3.5 and 4 million. Additional lines cover armory, quake relief, humane society funding, Grande Ronde river work, Supreme Court service, historical society building, and foreign mutuals. Senate amends Bailey women’s labor hours bill to cap work at 10 hours daily for clerks.
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Salem
Ways and Means
Senate
House
Secretary of State
Suiie
Ashland
Oregon Humane Society
Grande Ronde
Supreme Court
Kay
Bingham
Bailey
Selling
Legislature Overrides Vetoes On Sheriff and School Superintendent Pay
Salem reports that both houses override Governor Chamberlain vetoes to raise pay for Harney County sheriff and Polk County school superintendent and to grant sheriffs fees for Malheur and Lake. Senate overrode Harney veto 23 to approve bill. Polk school chief pay 37 to 16. Malheur and Lake sheriff fees 52 to 4. Ways and means bills total 1.2 to 1.8 million with a 3.4 million executive budget. Total cash calls around 5.5 million. 200 new positions await.
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Salem
Chamberlain
Harney County
Polk
Malheur and
Lake
Harney
Senate
House
Polk County
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of State
Anti statement bill advances in the house vote tight
Salem February 1 The anti statement bill introduced by Representatives Bean and Brooke wins committee report and passes the house by 23 to 22 with 15 absent. Brooke moves adoption of the report as Orton and several Republicans opposed. The bill becomes a special order for Wednesday at 2 pm The railroads committee will recommend a bill to install toilets in all cars on interurban street railway lines.
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Salem
Bean
Brooke
House
Committee On Elections
Orton
House Committee On Railroads
Plan Fine High School for Monmouth Independence
A joint committee from the two cities and four adjoining districts has defined a plan for a new union high school. A site midway between Monmouth and Independence along the county road and motor-car line has been chosen. Voters will decide at the June school election.
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Plan Fine High School
Monmouth
Independence
Monmouth Independence
Fleet Returns to Hampton Roads After World Cruise
The 16 battleships begin the final lap of their 45000 mile voyage from Gibraltar with a morning departure led by heavy guns and bands. They will meet the North Atlantic fleet off the coast about 1000 miles out, escorted to Hampton Roads where the world cruise ends. The fleet faced no serious incidents and has visited the Philippines Japan Sicily and Italy during the journey.
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Gibraltar
Battleship Fleet
Ees
White
Arnold
Hampton Roads
the Roads
Philippines
Mediterranean
Sicily
Italy
Chaos Grows in Persia Prompting Possible Anglo Russian Action
European power interests shift as Persia nears crisis with liberals proclaiming loans and concessions repudiated without Parliament approval. A recent Kavkas article notes chaos spreading to major centers and rising banditry under the Shah’s realm, signaling potential international intervention.
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London
Persia
North Africa
Near East
Middle East
Mulai Hafid
Abdul Hamid
Ali Mirza
Ispahan
Kavkas
Tiflis
Japanese Situaion Viewed As Serious By Some Senators
Washington reports show opinions split on Japan issue with Senator Perkins opposing the president on California treaty rights while Senator Flint and the president fear California may violate Japan's treaty rights through state legislation. The president thanks Governor Gillett and Speaker Stanton for patriotic efforts to avert a diplomatic crisis that could threaten war.
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Washington
Perkins
California
Flint
Japan
Gillett
Stanton
Jury Prays for Guidance in First Degree Murder Verdict
Suffolk Va February 8 The jury urged divine guidance as they returned a verdict of murder in the first degree against Samuel Hardy in the killing of T G Jones at Helland Va last October The jurors tears and prayer on returning the verdict followed allegations the murdered man was to testify adversely in a will contest
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Suffolk
Samuel Hardy
Hardy
T. G. Jones
Helland
Seven Ships on Pacific Call for Subsidy Plan
New York Feb 8 Congressman J D McCleary of Minnesota urged passage of a ship subsidy bill as the only solution for developing the U S merchant marine. He said the Pacific Ocean should be a great American lake yet only seven ships on the ocean carried the American flag.
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Pacific
New York
Congress For
Northern Pacific completes Grays Bay tideland purchase
The Northern Pacific Railway company has completed buying all tidelands on Grays Bay and filed the last deed in Wahkiakum County at Cathlamet yesterday.
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Tidelands
Cathlaret
Wash
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Grays Bay
Wahkiakum County
Cathlamet
Gold Creek mining district elects new officers
About 85 stockholders at Gates attended the meeting and re elected R. F. Shier as president and manager. Directors named include Soren son of Gates William H. Looney of Albany E W Angel Jr and J H McConnell of Shedds. McConnell chosen vice president Angel secretary and Sorenson treasurer.
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Papel Brsarete
Gold Creek
Gates
R. F. Shier
8. C. Sorenson
William H. Looney
Albany
E. W. Angel, Jr
Michigan
J. H. McConnell
Shedds
Shier
McConnell
Angel
Sorenson
Hens Set World Egg-Record in Albany Barnyard
A.B. S. Hart of Albany reports 12 hens laying 2 596 eggs in a year, averaging 218 per hen. The flock began Nov 20, 1907 and finished Jan 27, 1909, with four hens over 200 eggs and all champions Barred Plymouth Rocks. He uses the trap nest system and plans affidavits to back the record for poultry journals.
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Albany
A. S
Hart
Plymouth Rocka
Wind Storm Damages Fall Sown Wheat Across Wide Path
A strong wind storm swept from Ladd Canyon to Elgin damaging fall sown wheat in dry soil. The storm covered about five miles wide and twenty miles long with residents of Alicel Imbler and nearby towns staying indoors. Damage not believed serious, total around $1,000.
Telephone group seeks permission to stretch wires
The Salem based Big Four Telephone association requests approval to lay telephone lines from Gervais to Butteville in this county. The organization is headquartered at Gervais.
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Salem
Big Four
Telephone Association
Gervais
Butteville
Examination Dates Set for Linn County Teachers
Albany announces the semi annual examination for Linn county teachers set in the city from February 10 to 13 inclusive.
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Albany
Linn County
Portland Markets Barley and Produce Prices Listed
Barley producers price for feed is 28 dollars per ton. Wheat track Bluestem 1.07 1.08, club 97 cents to 1, red Russian 94 cents. Oats No 1 white 34 dollars per ton. Hay values include Timothy Willamette valley 16 17, Eastern Oregon 10 18, clover 12 13, alfalfa 14 15, grain hay 12 13. Fresh fruits apples 1 to 2.75 per box, Spanish Malaga grapes 8 per barrel, persimmons 1 1.25. Potatoes buying price 1 to 1.26 per hundred, sweet potatoes 23 cents per pound. Onions Oregon 2 per hundred. Root vegetables and others list many items with varied prices including turnips 1.25 per sack, carrots, artichokes 1 to 1.25 per dozen, cabbage 3 cents per pound, celery 4.50 per crate, cucumbers 1.75 to 2.25 per box, lettuce 1.25 to 1.76 per box, parsley 80 cents per dozen. Fancy outside creamery 32 to 84 cents per pound, store 18 to 20 cents each. Geese 18 10 pounds, turkeys common 7 to 8 cents. Live stock prices for cattle, calves 4.50, sheep wethers 5.26 to 5.50, ewes 4.50 to 7, hogs and hops values noted with 1908 1907 1906 year figures, price per pound and cargo values.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Malaga
California
Siikage
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