News and Notes From Around the World 1908 Preview
A sprawling digest notes a $17 441 719 postal deficit for 1908, Taft’s New Year reception draws 50 000, and campaigns for tariff revision. Mediation failures in the switchmen strike threaten 20 000 more workers idle. Reports cover conservation efforts, coastal losses, Pacific Northwest travel surge, and political shifts in Europe and the Americas.
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Taft
Senator Cummins
Laws
Switchmen
Ae Com
Oil Fields Evidence Questioned Near Edmonton
Ottawa reports evidence on the Athabasca oil fields with Alfred von Ham swolld Ged Furiaaled presenting findings. Wells varied to 1,200 feet with supplies near the site found solid at 60 feet lower down in a hardened state and later in a semi liquid condition. The witness claimed no foundation for California Alberta 2 company's claim of oil discovery on a 10,000 acre property 30 miles north of Edmonton.
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Ottawa
Ont
Athabasca
Dominion
Alfred von
California & Alberta 2 Company
Oir
Edmonton
American aviator brings planes for Los Angeles aviation week
Edwin Cleary arrives from Paris with seven aeroplanes including two Bleriots two Farmans and an Antoinette. Paulban to join him and both plan to travel to Los Angeles for aviation week. Cleary aims to exceed his record altitude of 1900 feet and a speed near 50 miles per hour with a 50 horsepower motor.
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New York
Edwin Cleary
Paris
Los Angeles
Paulban
Cleary
Mining Plant In Idaho Burned At Mace Mines
Spokane dispatch reports a fire destroying the sorting plant ore bins and nearby shops at the Mace mines in Mace Idaho. The loss is estimated between 75000 and 100000 dollars affecting the Peders Mining and Smelting company and its ore handling operations at the Coeur d Alene mines.
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Spokane
Wash
Mace
Idaho
Coeur
Toea Petientialp
Fem
Peders’ Mining & Smelting Company
Pole expedition members eye South Pole voyage
Worcester on January 4 reported Donald Boe j and Captain Bartlett of Peary's Roosevelt express interest in joining a South Pole expedition. Bartlett notes possible Roosevelt involvement as plans proceed.
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Worcester
Mass
Donald Boe
Heavy Steel Demand Lifts Contracts in Year End Markets
Specifications on finished steel products were strong in the last week of the year with demand for structural material steel sheets and wire products. Orders for small buildings surged in December as companies reported nearly 1,500,000 tons contracted alongside a total value around 1.5 billion in the year 1900.
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New York
Wr. Sibont
Sena Coote
Pacific Canal Co. Boosts Capital for Shipway in Oregon
Pacific Canal Co. incorporates 1 million dollars to construct a shipway between Flores Lake and the ocean. Telephony expansion connects Vale to Burns, Drewsey line to Wesball and Harney county towns, enabling Boise to Burns through service and exchanges with Ontario and Idaho towns as far east as Boise.
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Pacific Canal Co
Januar Bural
Nyssa
Vals
Vale
Burns
Harney County
Vale- Burns
Drewny Corporation
W. D. Baker
Ontario Lines
Payette
Fruitland
Idaho
Boise
Burna
Drewsey
Wesbfall
Beulah
Harney
Demand Drives High Prices For Oregon Growth Goods
Demand for Oregon growth products pushes prices up to 550 tod for growth and car shipments. Local buyers report strong demand from California markets with Corvallis and Eastern lines carrying the load.
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Oregon
California
Californ
Corvallis & Eastern
Riverton Public School Noted for Fine Building
Riverton public school stands described as a fine building with dimensions 82 by 34 feet and three foot cornices plus a 18 by 16 feature. The structure rests on concrete and reflects substantial town investment in education.
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Riverton
Big Hospital for Medford Discussed by Local Men
The mother provincial of Oregon in charge of northwest hospitals visits Medford with businessmen to plan a new $125,000 hospital. The Sisters of the Holy Names have been considering a Medford hospital, this being the first definite step toward its construction.
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Medford
Oregon
Northwest
Sisters of the Holy Ames
Sisters of the Holy Names
Potatoes and Farm Yields Reported in Local Notes
The report notes thirty potatoes weighing 89 pounds with one potato listed at five pounds. It mentions F. W. Thom raising about 4 000 bushels on his Riverview farm and references unclear local figures and names such as Junction City Floyd Howerd Aeas Van Michaels and a misread passage about a sack and a measure of four inches.
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Junction City
Floyd Howerd
F. W. Thom
Riverview
Delo Poe
Aeas van Michaels
Value of Property Doubles Amid Bond Interest Concern
The report notes property values rising significantly while discussing accounting of real estate and bonds. It mentions Kinseth Pella and a large sum related to one million and four units, with reference to general purposes and paying interest on outstanding bonds.
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Klemath Palle
Wild Cat Found in Linn County under County Bounty
Albany reports Linn County bounds for wildlife with a bounty of 26 dollars set to be discussed at the next county court term. Local officials note the need for a county bounty to manage the spread of wild predators.
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Linn
Albany
Linn Ecoun
Roads program in Clatsop County funds progresses
The Carnahan road plan allows road districts to levy a yearly tax up to 10 mills for improvements. More than $36 000 was raised for highways, with over $12 000 spent on repairs, totaling about $77 000 donated by county residents to the project.
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Carnahan Road
Clatsop County
Land Hungry Men Busy in Lake Area
Land filings show strong demand for Lake county land with 15 homesteads of 160 acres plus 28 more, three deserts of 160 acres, and one 320 acre claim filed before Commissioner West on November 12. December filings suggest even higher totals ahead.
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Lake
Silver Lake
Commissioner West
Lake County
Market Prices and Commodities Report
The column lists bids and prices for wheat, corn, oats, alfalfa and clover hay, grain hay, butter and dairy products, eggs, pork veal, fresh fruit and vegetables, and cattle. Details include Bluestem wheat at $1.08, Corn at $35 to $36 per ton, Willamette Valley grain at $8.20 per ton, butter at 11 cents per pound, eggs at 41 cents Oregon extras, and cattle prices from $4.50 to $9.25 with various grades and weights.
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Sind
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Conmon
Peemer
le Lees
Railroads Drive Record Colonist Shipments West in 1909
Chicago reports Harriman lines led a surge in colonist traffic to the Pacific Northwest and other western states during spring and fall 1909. Tickets to California Oregon Idaho Montana Nevada Utah Colorado and more rose sharply, with fall 1909 up about 85 percent from 1908.
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Chicago
West
Pacific Northwest
Harriman
Northern Pacific
Cera
Manteca Te Road
Hans “Inaese
Ps Nbge
Great North
Ae Burlington
Vina Mareh
Harriman Lines
California
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Dynamiters in Toje? Plot to Blow Mount Shoed Bridge
Police report that William R. Shipley, Hamilton Fli Lighter, and William H. Zimmerman conferred with striking Baltimore & Ohio machinists last May about a plan to blow the Mount shoed ht bridge. They described a bomb set to impact up to 1,000 workers. Detectives seek three more men linked to the alleged plot.
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Thealliacee & Ole Railroad
National Anti-Trust League Plans Boycott to Cut Living Costs
Washington reports the National Anti-Trust League launching a campaign to boycott price-raising combinations. It aims to form state groups, halt use of overpriced commodities, and pressure markets till prices fall. The move mirrors a German earlier success and seeks a non political, permanent national body after Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Aia
Tetas
Tlaibied
Ectabed
Bab
League
Germany
Anti-trust League
Congress
Seenes
Leon Pushe Bee
Daughters Plot Enriches Chicago Court Trial
Angelina Schiavone’s dramatic case unfolds in Chicago as prosecutors present witnesses in the fraud trial of Francisco Schiavone and his family. Testimony details money packages, alleged arrangements for a husband, and prior bank deposits connected to Mollie vone and others amid the June hearing before Judge Tuthill.
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Chicago
Angelina Schiavone
Rey
Fransisco Schiavone
Francisco Schiavone
Tuthill
Ciseo
Husban Costello
Crooteeegee
West Side Trust Havings Bank
Mollie
Vone
Laaitie Alweye Ee
Francisco
Prison Cruelty Allegations at Atlanta Stockade
General Dodd testifies before the legislative committee detailing cruelty in the prison, unsanitary conditions, and unfit food. He cites vermin, bread with a spider, and prisoner abuse including the prolonged hanging of Pearl Bryan at the stockade.
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Atlanta
General Dodd
Lav Committee
Pearl Bryan
Trolleys Crash Five Hurt in Indiana Collision
Five seriously injured and two possibly fatally harmed in a head on crash on the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern line near Philmada, Greenfield. Newcastle limited eastbound and Dayton limited westbound collided at a siding as the westbound entered a switch. Both cars telescoped for 10 to 12 feet, with motormen remaining at their posts.
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Ind
Terre Haute
Indias
Philsade
Here
Newcastle
Featherstone Shot After Robbery Suspects Flee
Chicago police say Harry Featherstone, a parolee with a long record, was shot in the back during a chase after a robbery at a South Side saloon. Featherstone and two companions fled. a pursuing officer fired. Police continue search for the other two suspects.
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Chicago
Harry Featherstone
South Site
Featherstone
Labor Rights Rally Aims at Steel Trust Fight
Washington January 3 The American Federation of Labor calls its 1 540 000 members to subscribe to a fund to oppose the steel trust. The drive seeks 164 000 dollars to be raised immediately and accuses the steel corporation of illegal acts against labor and the law.
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Labor Rights Big Trust
Washington
American Federation of Labor Tonight
Ite
Steel Trust
Damage suits threatened against Standard Oil over Missouri ruling
Springfield Mass Jan 1 Several thousand damage suits against the Standard Oil company of New Jersey would be filed by independent refiners if the U S supreme court upholds the Missouri circuit court ruling dissolving the corporation. The Independence nomination in 1908 now leads the Petroleum Marketers association and said independents would base their actions under Sherman law to challenge the monopolistic practice.
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Springfield
Mass
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States’ Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Missouri
Hs Ago
Davenport Trifle Worse Yet Ill Cartoonist Davenport
San Diego cartoonist Davenport remains seriously ill at A G Spalding’s Point Loma home after a nervous breakdown. Reported deterioration includes head pain and uncertain recovery prospects as doctors assess his condition.
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Davenport
San Diego
Homer Davenport
A. G. Spalding
Point Loma
Iee
Zelaya Valued as Martyr Across Central America
From Mexico City on January 1 a consular aide passed through Corinto noting popular support for Zelaya as a martyr in Central America. Walsh claimed Zelaya, when in power, blocked consular reports and muzzled Costa Rican papers публи with cries of Down with him.
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Zelaya
Mexico City
Groesbeck
Corinto
Cen America
Walsh
Costa Rica
Zelaya O
Lamphere Dies in Prison
Lamphere, longtime prisoner in Indiana, dies in La Porte jail. Convicted of slaying Mrs Balle in the “murder farm” case and linked to other crimes, his death ends a notorious chapter in the case and local crime history.
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la Porte
Ind
Ray Lam
Mra. Balle
Bannees
Tentlry
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