News of the Week Condensed for Busy Readers
A rapid survey of events across the nation and world. Unemployment rises in New York. the Japanese diet convenes. Roosevelt hunted at Pine Knot Virginia. Oregon bond issue noted. factory rescues planned for January in Cleveland. Rail orders shrink. gambling banned in San Francisco. a deadly train collision near Lenox Michigan. Police seize funds in Portland gambling raid. Raleigh votes prohibition. Dewey’s birthday noted. Fleet crews in Trinidad. corruption critique from Heney. Bank recoveries and political endorsements cited. Subways in Paris see deaths. first Colorado woman jury rules. Taft on Philippines self-government. Panama fever wanes. Santa Fe issues and mine reports.
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Dewey
Trinidad
Heney
New York
Indiana
Fairbanks
Colorado
Taft
Philippines
Goldfield
Darr
Jacobe Creek
Hamilton
Nanaimo
B. C
Wells Fargo Accused of Discrimination by Merchants
Inter state Commerce Commissioner Franklin K. Lane held a hearing on charges brought by the California Commercial Association of 29 San Francisco firms. They allege Wells Fargo Express concealed tariff rules and refused a bulk quantity rate for a 16 000 pound New York to San Francisco shipment, charging discriminatory rates and hiding details from the public. The case centers on whether 8 cent per pound bulk rates applied to aggregated consignments and whether the carrier billed a single consignee for many firms.
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Wells-Fargo
San Francisco
Cal
Franklin K. Lane
California Commercial Association
Intestate Commerce Commission
Wington
New York
Express
Cain Commercial ‘Association
C O Bahar
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sugar beets and county land in Oregon report
Reports from Klamath Falle Frank Iraite and the Enterprise Land and company examine beets from the Enterprise tract. Beets fully matured show high sugar content, while earlier samples did not. Oregon agriculture notes strong sugar beet quality in Klamath county and rapid Pendleton-Umatilla taxable property growth.
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Klamath Falle
Frank Iraite
Enterprise Land & In
Expatriates in China Expose U S Court Plans in Shanghai
Judge L R Wilfley of the United States court at Shanghai faces a damage suit aboard the Pacific Mail liner Manchuria. He denies plotting actions to extend American law in China and seeks Congress support for a California style code and a federal building at Shanghai housing consulate and courts.
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San Francisco
Cal
L. R. Wilfley
United States Court At
Shanghai
Manchuria
Sid Im
China
Congress
Students at University of Oregon Face Self Support
Selina Darden notes that between 60 and 70 percent of Oregon's male students work to support themselves during the term. Many graduates join Southern Pacific or government service after graduation, with several engaged before June session end. A student employment bureau under Tadeo coordinates calls for work.
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Selina Darden
Tg O
Tata Canvans
University of Oregon
Hng
Southern Pacific
Dis San
Sauls Cheers Ond
Tadeo
Tech 30
Local Wheat Prices Slip as Farmers Hold Out
Pendleton reports dull wheat market with prices down about ten cents from fall highs. Local quotation for clab faded from 67 cents to 68 cents as buyers show tentative interest, while farmers curb selling at higher past levels.
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Pendleton
Hood River Apple Crop Prospects in 1907
Hood River growers expect about 110000 boxes of apples this season with a total value near 200000 dollars. The crop is smaller than last year despite higher average prices, due to a tighter yield and market dynamics affecting income.
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Hood River
Hood
Each Farm to Be Named by County Fruitgrowers Union
The County Fruitgrowers union at its last meeting discussed adopting individual letter heads and paper. Each member would name his fruit tract and brands, inserting it on sheets to give prominence to the grower and strengthen the union in attracting buyers.
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County Fruitgrowere’ Union
Salem Hopgrowers Sign Union Reach Established
Thirty seven of forty two attendees at a Salem meeting signed the Pacific Coast Hopgrowers union representing about 800 acres of hops. A local organization formed with J. H. Fletcher as chairman and James Winstanley as secretary. Attorney A. Lee of Gasmamente outlined the plan.
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Salem Hopgrowers
Salem
Setee Pacific Coast Hompeties Union
Eee
J. H. Fletcher
James Winstanley
A. Lee
Gasmamente
Cdreue
Railroad Buys Laidlaw Townsite
Rumor of sale to Mount Hood Railroad Co. gains verification as abstracts of title are prepared in Prineville for formal transfer of Laidlaw townsite property to the purchasing company.
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Railroad
Laidlaw
Mount Hood Railroad Company
Prineville Preparator
Wealthy Backers Challenge President’s Army Action
United States District Attorney Stimson said he had been served with papers in a case brought by Oscar W. Reid, a Twenty fifth Infantry member, seeking pay after discharge. Attorneys acknowledge they were retained by wealthy gentlemen of New England aiming to test the legality of the president’s action.
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New York
United States
Stimson
United States District Court
Oscar W. Reid
Twentyfifth Infantry
New ‘England
Traveling Libraries Expand in Oregon Plan
The Oregon Library Commission held its regular session in the state house with Governor in attendance. It approved purchasing 26 more traveling libraries to total 90 and to place them in circulation in the first year. An exchange station for Eastern Oregon will be established at Baker City.
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Salem
Oregon Library Commission
Commissione
State House
W. B. Ayer
Miss Isom
Oregon
Baker City
Indict Nevada Sheepmen Over Sheep Import to Oregon
Pendleton reports state inspector Dr. W H Lytle will return indictments against P Anderson a Nevada sheepman for bringing flocks across the state line into Oregon without notifying the state sheep inspectorate.
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Nevada
Pendleton
W. H. Lytle
P. Anderson
Oregon
Portland Markets Wheat and prices across grains and produce
Market list shows wheat varieties at 84 to 82 cents, corn at 32 to 33 dollars per hundred, barley at 27 to 31 dollars, hay and straw values, butter at 35 to 37 cents per pound, poultry and livestock quotes, eggs at 0.90 dollars, apples peaches pears cranberries and root vegetables priced by item and unit, with notes on weights and packaging. Encompasses broad regional agricultural prices and commodity items.
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Rene
United States to double price for hot springs baths
A Hot Springs dispatch reports the U S will double the price for healing hot waters after the first of the year and that all bathhouse leases will be doubled. A protest will be sent to Washington. The hot water now in din-
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Hot Springs
Chicago
The
Tribune
Ark
United States
Washington
Oregon Coast Cold Storage and Cannery Output Declines
During the fall fishing season Astoria notes six cold storage plants and 11 canneries in operation along the Oregon coast. The season was comparatively poor with total pickled fish from cold storage at about 880 tierces and canned salmon from canneries around 104 500 cases, as they ran.
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Astoria
Oregon Coast
Democratic National Convention HQ Sited at Brown Palace
Denver December 31 The Democratic National convention headquarters will be at the Brown Palace hotel. Chairman Tom Taggart and Secretary Mills request 50 extra rooms beyond those reserved. Once secured other city hotels will follow with reservations.
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Denver
Brown Palace
Tom Taggart
Mills
Convention League of Denver
Scientist to Attend Midwinter Science Meetings in Chicago
Corvallis official A L Enisely a federal chemist for Oregon will leave Portland soon after Christmas for the midwinter meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Chemical Society in Chicago. He plans visits to the Chicago New York and Washington pure food laboratories before returning to Portland.
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Corvallis
A. L. Enisely
Oregon
East Immedia
Association For the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
Chicago
New York
Washington
Garnets in New York Bedrock Dec 31 New York
New York news item reports on garnets found in bedrock near New York City as of December 31, detailing geological notes and local interest in mineral discoveries.
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New York
Bedrock
Delegates and Electors Picked at Conventions Says Crawford
Attorney General Crawford has issued an opinion stating that delegates to the national conventions and presidential electors must be chosen at conventions rather than by direct primary. The inquiry came from Chairman G A Westgate of the Republican state central committee.
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Salem
G. A. Westgate
Republican State Central Committee
Crawford
Shut Down on Keno Canal in Wet Weather
Reclamation service closes work on the Keno canal due to wet weather. Derrick gang and engineering corps remain on site as operations suspend. Local crews cite continued moisture delaying progress and safety concerns.
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Keno Canal
Klamath Falle
Reclamation
Derrick Gang
Neering Corps
Acotound
Wat
Let Troops Stay In Goldfield Nevada Standoff
Washington debates keeping federal troops in Goldfield as Senator Newlands presses Secretary Taft to delay withdrawal until he can confer with Governor Sparks and rally Nevada's legislature. White House and War Department clash over constitutional authority amid a tense Nevada standoff.
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Washington
Newlands
Nevada
Tait
War Department
Sparks
Taft
Root
Pine Knot
Roosevelt
Goldfield
Lebb
White House
Heney Targets Fulton in Oregon Land Fraud Probe
Washington dispatch quotes Francis J. Heney saying he hopes to close Oregon land fraud cases with Bristol in two to three weeks. He alleges all implicated figures are Fulton’s friends and argues senatorial courtesy may block Bristol’s nomination despite outstanding land theft allegations.
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Wash
Brigton
Heney
Senator Fulton
Catter
Mr. Fulton
Fulton
Brietol
Oregon
Cattle Pen Up Cowboys and Band of Indians in Canyon
Salt Lake City dispatch reports Colorado Ute bands raiding in Southern Utah driving cattlemen near Ven due San Juan County to retreat into a canyon. Three cowboys faced rifles and were forced to drive stock back to winter range. cattle remain confined while Governor Cutler plans to take up the matter with Washington authorities as per Indian Affairs ruling restricting Colorado Utes.
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Salt Lake City
Colorado
Washington
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Welle-Fargo Rates Challenged Before Commissioner
In San Francisco on December 30 the California Commerce association urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to hear charges against Welle-Fargo Express. It claims the firm violated the 1906 law by overcharging and by hiding filed rates from public view.
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Welle-Fargo
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce
F. K. Lane
Welle-Fargo Express Company
California Commerce Association
The
Commerce Association
Express Company
Bank to liquidate stockholders decide on closing
New Orleans December 30. State National Bank stockholders will receive 150 to 200 per share and depositors will be paid in. W Sparkerson counsel for the bank announced the directors have called a stockholders meeting to decide if the bank shall go out of business. The bank has been declared solvent by National Bank Examiner Cooper.
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New Orleans
State National Bank
W. Sparkerson
National Bank
Cooper
Harbor authorities win strikebreaker ruling in Hamburg case
In Hamburg on December 30 the harbor authorities secured a decisive ruling against the Port Labor Union. The court bans union interference with strikebreakers and imposes a 1600 mark penalty for each conviction. The union has filed an appeal.
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Hamburg
Negroes Begin Suits In New York Case Involving Infantry
Papers prepared by a New York law firm test the legality of a private company color guards from the 25th United States infantry in Brownsville streets. The suit outlines actions by B C and D companies over a year and aims to challenge racial discrimination in military or related civic settings.
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New York
25Th United States Infantry
Brownsville
Mob Attack Over Rumor Sparks White Violence in Town
A baseless rumor that a White rancher, Harry Smith, was wounded in a restaurant triggered a mob riot. Paint shops and Chinese restaurants were wrecked, two Orientals jailed, mounted police restored order, five rioters arrested but likely not prosecuted.
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Harry Smith
Columbia
Alberta
Arlington Hotel
Galbraith
Cnd
Hi Townsend
Discovery of Pike Documents Unearthed in Mexico City
Mexico City reports the unearthing of 21 documents from Lieutenant Zebulon Pike’s possession in 1806. American historian Dr. Herbert E. Belton led the research under the Carnegie Institute. Secretary Root sent congratulations to Belton on the find.
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Mexico City
Herbert E. Belton
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Zebulon N. Pike
United States Army
Arkansas
Missouri
James Wilkingon
Louisiana
United States
Root
Belton
Find Bodies by Hundred at Darr Mine Cleanup
Jacks Creek Pa December 28 Rapid progress in removing bodies from the Darr mine reports say entries 1 through 28 cleared with 124 bodies brought out. Entry 29 yielded numerous remains where the explosion occurred. Pit cars were blown to pieces. 100 bodies are expected from entry 27 still unexplored.
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Jacks Creek
Darr
Famine feared in Turkish districts Moush and Bolarik
British dispatch from Bitlis warns that several hundred people in Moush and Bolarik face likely starvation this winter unless relief arrives soon. The notice notes conditions are four or five times higher than 15 yoo sam, emphasizing urgent aid needs.
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Turkey
Bitlis
Moush
Bolarik
Ministers Issue Orders To Prevent Recurrent Submarine Accidents
Officials issued new directives to prevent repeated submarine vessel accidents. The orders aim to standardize procedures, improve safety oversight, and reduce risk across naval operations.
Triumph of Roosevelt Editorial Leads London Times
London dispatch reports The Times editorial from December 28 praises the Roosevelt administration. The piece frames Roosevelt as a defining figure in contemporary politics and signals strong support for his policies and leadership.
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Roosevelt
London
the Times
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