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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
3
A condensed recap notes earthquakes in Italy and Cuba starting steps toward independence in Cuba. It cites financial strain in New York, rebuilding in Chicago and Milwaukee, and relief drives across Indiana California and Britain. It mentions crimes, ships, railroads, and disasters with diverse locales and figures.
Rome Jan 5 The United States is far ahead in earthquake relief. Ambassador Griscom chartered an Austrian Lloyd steamer of 8000 tons for two weeks to carry 1200 passengers and medical supplies at an estimated cost of 50000 dollars. The vessel sails from Civita Vecchia near Rome and will be under Italian government orders with six doctors and twenty nurses aboard including three American volunteers from New York.
Washington reports say the gunboat Dubuque sails from Havana to Bluefields with orders from the Navy and a Navy Department cue, to deter trouble near Nicaragua. Officials note no fresh advice from Central America and anticipate possible friction without an active revolution.
Nome reports the worst storm to hit the peninsula with ice backing up on streets and merchants losing goods. Four Eskimos were stranded on an ice floe and perished before rescue. a Freighter J E Rowe team is missing with driver. A search seeks seven miners believed lost as suffering mounts across the storm zone. Nome remains comparatively spared.
Dublin reports the Lough Neagh fishermen from Antrim, Down, and Derry will appeal to the House of Lords after the Court of Appeal barred eel fishing in Tooms Bay. The injunction was issued July 18, 1905 by the Earl of Shaftesbury, tied to a claim stretching back 5,000 years.
In Manila the 10 inch rifled coast defense gun at Grande island near Subig bay shows an inner tube crack after first shots. A board of officers is appointed to investigate responsibility for the defect and determine blame.
In Lynn Massachusetts a mass meeting of Italians at Lasters hall to aid earthquake victims ended in a riot after a Socialist Labor speaker charged prior relief funds were misused.
London January 5 The Daily Mail Berlin correspondent reports Senor Castro former president of Venezuela has grown suddenly worse and will undergo an operation in a few days.
Oregon state news notes Willow River Land and Irrigation will market 4 000 acres in 20 and 40 acre tracts before March 1. The double reservoir system at Willow Creek is nearly complete with lower dam full and upper dam due in 60 days. Purchasers must start work immediately. land sold to practical horticulturalists at Sarate. Corps of engineers and C F Ashford platt the land and town Brogan. Vale railroad expected. power plant planned at upper dam. Government estimates say reservoir system could water 90 000 acres in the valley.
The North Dakota Supreme Court reversed a case against F I Dunbar former secretary of state. It held the action for recovery of fees unlawfully collected between 1899 and 1907 could be pursued only by individuals from whom the money was taken, not by the state. The suit sought about $103 926 claimed for filing papers issuing commissions recording deeds and copying records. The constitution forbids the secretary of state from receiving fees beyond a fixed salary.
Miller Murdoch acting as attorney for the road filed articles of incorporation stating a capital of 100000 for a line from Weiser Idaho across Oregon to Tillamook. Incorporators include C M Conry Miller Murdoch R A Caples and John P McCridel. The plan starts at Weidler near P I N south terminus with potential ties to a Rocky Mountain line though no official detail released. Harriman plans for a cross Oregon line are noted but this project remains separate from their east west route.
The steamers Leona on the Portland to McMinnville Yamhill River line have tied up because low water has closed the locks, cutting off most business after the vessel was placed on the route by the Yamhill River Navigation Company.
Wasco county retiring assessor Asa G. Stogsdill is appointed assistant postmaster of The Dalles office and will begin duties January 1. Ed Hostetler’s postmaster appointment, though not yet confirmed, is expected to be approved with no opposition.
Roseburg reports Douglas County will plant upwards of 200000 trees with Sutherlin Water Co 50000 and Harding Land Co 35000 as leaders. Local fruitgrowers across the county total about 50000 acreage from one to 100 acres including apples pears prunes peaches walnuts. Notable orchards include Looking Glass valley prune farm owned by George Marsh near Roseburg and a 100 acre Chenoweth park tract near Yoncalla. Douglas County leads in strawberry production though some seasons see uneven crops.
In Salem a 510 acre ranch south of town was sold to A H Birrell for a nominal $10, but likely real value near 22000. The Sarah E Kleppin place on Slough road changed hands amid talk the Oregon Electric extension southward is highly probable, suggesting Birrell anticipated the line.
Salem reports the three state land fraud cases against S A D Puter were dismissed on district attorney McNary’s motion. Purchases of state land must be sworn before a notary or county clerk, and the challenged applications sworn before the state land board clerk were not deemed perjury after thorough investigation.
The water committee of the Oregon Conservation Commission will complete the water code bill in Salem on January 6. J. N. Hart of Baker county and F. J. Miller of Linn county will lead the work and most committee members are expected to attend to review the bill thoroughly.
The Portland markets list barley feed at 27 dollars per ton and brewing at 28 dollars, wheat varieties from 88 to 99 cents, oats at 32 dollars per ton, and hay prices from 12 to 16.50 dollars per ton. Fruit and vegetables show boxes and barrel prices. dairy and poultry prices vary, with butter around 36 to 37 cents per pound and eggs and poultry rates listed across several classes.
Pekin reports say the Manchus dismissed Yuan Shi Kai the grand counselor and commander in chief. The regent is blamed for a dangerous move that could empower revolutionaries and trigger a government upheaval. Diplomats from Britain, the United States and Germany met to seek a concerted response as Japan looms as a doubtful factor.
The Western Empire reports first summer field cultivation results for Burbank thornless cactus show strong forage potential. Despite one India desert lot failing from high soil alkali, hardy thorn leaf varieties propagated by cuttings show no reversion to thorns and will be widely distributed for experimental tests.
Rome reports show the dead in Messina and its surrounding communes likely near 115000 based on pre disaster populations. Survivors are scattered across the region and not all bodies can yet be recovered, making precise counts impossible.
Chicago January 4 officials announce major summer work on Harriman lines. Southern Pacific plans an air line from Denison via Topeka to Lincoln Nebraska. Union Pacific to build a double track from Omaha through Lincoln linking with its main line at Central City Nebraska. General Manager Mohler arranging the Central City cut off through Lincoln.
In Los Angeles on January 4 an unknown man is circulating checks supposedly issued to W A Cowden ex clerk of the Tennessee Supreme Court who is reported dead. The checks are paid on merchants of the Pacific coast and returned with Cowden said to have departed according to Nashville advices.
A Los Angeles thief opened the year with a record haul stealing 100 tons of coal worth about 1500 dollars from the Black Canyon Coal company yards on South Alameda street. Most of the coal was valued at seventeen dollars fifty cents per ton for blacksmith use.
Rome reports indicate over 200000 dead from the southern Italy and Sicily earthquake with relief work expanding from Messina where ships distribute rations water and aid. Hundreds of criminals are jailed as troops guard the convulsed coast and Lipari islands suffer little damage.
Data on stores aboard the naval supply ship Culgoa at Suez shows uncertain quantities for battalion use, with final figures awaiting the ship's arrival. Mary Newberry reports to State, while Admiral Sperry seeks 25 000 tons of coal at Port Said. Red Cross earthquake relief contributions continue under Mabel T. Boardman.
In Jefferson City Missouri the Standard Oil company of Indiana asks to stay in Missouri if it follows court rules. An appeal is filed to remit a $5000 Republic Oil fine after it went out of business. Attorneys Alfred D Eddy and Frank Hagerman sign the filings. Hagerman will travel to New York to discuss with company officers. Attorneys general Hadley will not consent to any modification without Supreme Court order.
State-wide prohibition began yesterday in North Carolina Mississippi and Alabama with Georgia already under statutory prohibitions. Louisiana enacted a new liquor regulation aimed at restricting saloons with hopes of driving them out, though not statewide.
Baltimore December report quotes Dr. Harry Fielding Reis professor of geological physics at Johns Hopkins University as saying the southern Italy earthquake results from a general dropping or sinking of the earth in that area.
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