News of the Week Condensed From Continental Highlights
Government survey of seila declared a failure. Thaw granted trial on sanity. China to study commerce here. Cosgrove to take oath in private car. Snowbound trains in Montana. Senate to investigate presidential appointees. Venezuela affair involves Holland France Britain. Taft delays cabinet selections until inauguration. Arkansas senator Davis faces blood poisoning. Thompson Falls fire destroys a block. Sand Island boundary dispute reopened. Harriman lines planned Seattle to Mexico City. Pacific Northwest area expanding. Montana blizzard blocks rails. Italian parliament handles earthquake measures. Thaw could trigger floods along Columbia and Willamette. Harriman merger evidence cited. San Francisco seeks Liberty Bell for rose festival. Columbia River ice floes halt boats. Woman leaves 2000 dollars in jewel custody. Notorious criminal released by mistake. Seattle man swims Puget Sound despite cold. Bond theft in Paris wagon theft amid lax police. Queen dowager of Spain gravely ill. Franco American extradition treaty signed. Morgan loan to Bolivian government. broom prices rise on crop shortage. Croker builds Palm Beach residence. Oldest Chicago attorney Morse D Brown. Ruef bill of exceptions extended. Gates funds Port Arthur college hospital. Canada in Pacific to spend thirty million. Treadwell bankrupt in San Francisco. Mrs Maybrick to remarry. Zero West. Mrs Claus Spreckles gets daily allowance. Hindu Mohammedan riots in India. Castro-Gomez plot exposed. More Messina shocks predicted. Mitchell estate fines pursued. Yaqui Indians surrender arms. Manchuria revolution victory. Rockefeller extends Chicago university donation delay.
Fatal mine blast at Leiter’s colliery kills 24 in Illinois
A mysterious explosion at Joe Leiter’s Zeigler Illinois colliery killed 24 men after 1 AM. Nineteen bodies recovered, five believed dead, two critically injured. The disaster follows years of accidents and a labor war related to a long strike. Leiter helped lead the initial relief as the mine was cleared and the first coal hoisted in over six weeks.
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Leiter
Fareous Mlinois
Zeigier
Joe Leiter
Zeigler Coal Company
Joseph Leiter
Ceiter
Tio
Encarcely
Mazza imposes strict order after Messina quake
General Mazza tightens policing around Messina declaring shots for excavators without permits. He says rescuers deter thieves amid improved sanitary conditions and low disease danger. Bayern Red Cross ship arrives with clothing while Culgea brings 130 tons of provisions. Relief stores distribute to southern ports as survivors are rescued and found alive.
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Messina
Jam
Mazza
Bayern
Red Cross
United States
Culgea
One Man Rule Wearied in Venezuela
Paris dispatch says Jose de J. Paul special envoy from Venezuela arrived from Bordeaux and reports Castro's downfall stemmed from a clash between his domination and peaceful policies. He cites Holland's treaty abrogation enabling filibustering and blames one-man rule for Venezuelan weariness. Paul plans talks with France soon.
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Paris
Jose de J. Paul
Venezuela
Bordeaux
M. Paul
Castro
Oregon Agricultural College may seek extra funding for growth
Salem reports the Oregon Agricultural College, facing crowded conditions, will likely ask the legislature for a maintenance appropriation in addition to funds for new buildings. Enrollment rose from 838 to about 1,300 in three years, a 30 percent gain far above Western peers, with Washington State next at 21 percent.
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Salem
Oregon Agricultural College
West
Board of Regents
Arill
Codene
Washington State College
Malheur County Eyes Irrigation Driven Prosperity
Officials estimate over 1,000,000 acres of arable land in Malheur valley with only a few thousand reclaimed by irrigation. As irrigation expands, productivity wealth and population are expected to rise significantly. The Ontatio area reports best results on irrigated fruit land.
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Malheur County
Malheur
Ontario
Portland men close purchase of 3000 acre Roswell Bewley tract
McMinnville officials McMinnville I A Yerex George E Waggoner and I C Sanford of Portland have completed buying the Roswell Bewley tract of 3000 acres adjoining Sheridan. The land bought from the Bewley estate will be subdivided into small tracts for walnut planting, recalling pioneer land history of the county.
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McMinnville
I. A. Yerex
George E. Waggoner
I. C. Sanford
Portland
Roswell Bewley
Sheridan
James F. Bewley
Sawmills and logging resume in Astoria area
Sawmills and most logging in the Lower Columbia river district have reopened after holidays. Two new camps are planned soon and there are rumors that the Westport mill at Westport and the Oregon mill at Warrenton will resume operations this spring after months of shutdown.
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Astoria
Columbia River
Westport
Oregon
Warrenton
Eastern Oregon Lumbermen Discuss New Organization
Representatives from all mills in Eastern Oregon met to weigh forming a new group as the Lumbermen’s Association headquartered in Spokane suggests an undesirable link with the Western Oregon members. They refused to disclose a decision, but action is expected after more deliberations.
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la Grande
Lumbermen’s Association
Spokane
Fastern Oregon
Oregon
State Engineer Reports Umatilla Quadrangle Map Upgrading Irrigation
Salem official John H. Lewa announces completion of a United States map for the Umatilla and Blalock Island quadrangles. The project targets 200000 acres with an irrigation plan estimated at 8 to 12 million dollars, funded partly by state and federal appropriations. Additional maps will cover the Willamette Valley near Eugene as federal engineers urge Valley irrigation for optimal agriculture.
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Salem
John H. Lewa
United States
Umatilla
Blalock Island
Lewis
Willamette Valley
Eugene
Wil on Brown Acquire Black Channel Mines at Foots Creek
Grants Pass reports Wil on Brown of Portland closed a deal for the Black Channel hydraulic placer mines on Foots Creek in the Gold Hill district. The 900 acre ground sold for 85000 to prepare for overhaul and expansion with heavier pipelines and longer monitors to boost production. The Hyde Benson patent suits in federal court were largely dismissed as the government action faltered.
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Grants Pass
Foots Creek
Gold Hill
Wil On & Brown
Portland
N. H. Latimer
Seattle
Black Channel
Oregon
Wolverton
United States
McCourt
Cosgrove postpones trip due to severe weather
Governor-Elect Samuel G Cosgrove of Washington will not depart for Olympia as planned next Thursday because severe weather in Washington delays the trip His son telegrammed prompting the change and preparations for a special train were halted indefinitely at Paso Robles Hot Springs California January 12
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Cosgrove
Paso
Robles Hot Springs
Cal
Samuel G. Cosgrove
Washington
North
Olympia
Thurdsay
Portland markets list grain produce and farm prices
A detailed Portland market catalog shows barley quotes from 27 to 28 per ton for various grades, oats at 32 50, hay from Willamette and Eastern Oregon ranges, apples and pears priced per box, vegetables by sack or pound, dairy creamery prices, poultry and meat rates including veal pork mutton and lamb, with many unit errors but overall market snapshot.
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Fife
Willamette Vally
Oregon
Gover
Idaho lawmakers seek copies of Oregon railroad commission statute
Salem reports that Idaho legislators and others have written asking for copies of the Oregon Railroad Commission law. They claim to have good reports on its workings and consider modeling a similar law for Idaho, which currently lacks a railroad commission statute.
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Salem
Idaho
Ing
Orecon Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Mexico’s Economic Strain Bites Chinese Immigrants
From Victoria B C dated January 12 reports say Mexico is an unfriendly field for Chinese immigrants. The Canton viceroy forbids further emigration and the new Chinese line faces losses. Hongkong papers claim Mexico is too poor for the Chinese and that coolies cannot compete with ill paid peons.
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Victoria
B. C
Mexic
Orient
Canton
Hongkong
Mexico
Night Riders Sentenced to Death Held in Jail
Six Night Riders condemned to death at Union County and two others given twenty years in the state penitentiary are jailed and kept in close confinement awaiting the decision of the Supreme Court meeting in Jackson in April.
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Jackson
Tenn
Union Cty
Supreme Court
Sheep Aabbies In Pendleton Nearly Eliminated Under Federal Plan
In Pendleton Oregon the insner tion began last October and finished. Fewer than 100 sheep were found actually afflicted with the disease and about 7 975 exposed and therefore classed infected for double dipping under Federal supervision. Two years ago the total was 318 262.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Mather Plans Dividing Willow River Lands for Irrigation
Mather splits thousands of acres in Willow Creek valley into 10 20 and 40 acre parcels to be watered by the Willow River Land and Irrigation company prior to spring opening. The plan outlines significant agricultural development and irrigation infrastructure for the prairie lands.
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Mather
Crow Fruit Vale
Eprine
Willow Creel
Willow River Land & Irrigation Company
New Mount Hood Townsite to Be Named in County Court
Califf visits a Mount Hood road townsite between Welshes and Cherryville. Once the plat is ready for recording in the county court, the new town will receive its name.
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Oregon City
W. ©. Califf
Mount Hood Road
Welshes
Cherryville
Hesitate to Anger China Pushes Foreign Policy Caution
Washington reports a quiet approach by American and British ministers in Beijing to avoid unsettling China’s government. Officials note Chinese sensitivity to perceived loss of sovereignty and hope Liang’s appointment as foreign minister will temper any backward shifts in policy while preserving peace and progress in China.
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Washington
Leason
Pekin
Lats
United States
China
Yuan
State Department
Liang
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
May not send Bell West
Philadelphia officials debate moving the Liberty Bell to the Pacific coast for celebrations. The bell has toured expositions abroad in 25 years and is kept in a glass case at Independence Hall under constant guard. City councils rarely refuse such requests, though distance and risk of damage weigh against a move.
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Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
Beng
Independence Hall
Buoy Drifts Across Pole Supporting Amundsen Plan
A buoy found ashore near Cape Bathurst carried a July 24 1900 adrift note, drifting 400 kilometers north east of the Mackenzie river. The find supports Captain Amundsen who plans a Framm drift voyage starting from San Francisco in early 1910 to cross the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska.
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Christiana
the Meteorological Institute
Soroe
Denmark
Cape Bathurst
Mackenzie River
British America
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Ronald Amundsen
Amundsen
Framm
San Francisco
Nansen
Point Barrow
Alaska
Pole
Rome Officials Face Earthquake Death Toll Claim
Rome officials are accused of red tape causing thousands of deaths among earthquake survivors. The charge was presented to the chamber of deputies on Friday but delayed to cool public temper before action.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Pine import debate could shutter 50 mills in New Zealand
A timber trade conference at Palmerston North discussed Oregon pine imports. Delegates claimed that widespread pine imports may cause about fifty sawmills to close. Mill owners call for a duty on bulk timber imports.
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Wellington
N. Z
Palmerston North
Oregon
Kansas Supreme Court Affirms Harvester Fine
The Kansas Supreme Court today affirmed a Shawnee County District Court verdict fining International Harvester $12,600 on 42 counts. Each count charged a violation of state anti trust or related statutes under Kansas law.
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Fines Harvester Trust
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
District Court
Shawnee County
International Harvester Company
Musthev
Three Young Girls Burn in North Dakota House Fire
A house fire near Dickinson North Dakota yesterday killed three young girls who were alone in the home of homesteader Joseph Kohl and burned a fourth girl fatally. The blaze occurred about 12 miles from the city.
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Dickinson
N. D
Joseph Kohl
Reform Movement Gains From Banished Official Interview
Kang Yu Wei says Yuan Shi Kai is dismissed for involvement in the late emperor's murder and likely faces trial. He claims foreign interference will not help China as Prince Chui controls the army and pushes reforms. Kang Yu Wei, in concealment at Penang, faces access limits and uncertain return to Pekin.
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Penang
Straits Settlement
Kang Yu Wei
Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Grand Council
Constitutional Party
Yuan Shai Kai
China
Prince Chui
Burlington Breaks Away On Alaska Exposition Rates
Chicago January 9 The Burlington road quotes 62 dollars for a round trip to the Alaska-Yukon exposition in Seattle, provoking surprise as other Western lines awaited a general rate agreement. The move could threaten harmony among railroads already debating a 50 dollar rate from Missouri River and Twin Cities regions.
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Chicago
Seattle
Burlington Road
Burlington
Missouri River
Twin Cities
Purlington
Needs of Jetty and Oregon Dredging Funds Grow
Senator Fulton met with the chief of engineers to press for immediate river and harbor appropriations in Oregon. The engineer recommended 200000 for maintenance at the Columbia mouth, plus 1000000 to push the project forward, and urged funding to operate the dredge Chinook and the new dredge Oregon next year. Fulton expects strong engineer backing in the upcoming bill.
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Washington
Fulton
Chief of Engineers
Oregon
River and Harbor Committee
Columbia River
Oregon Coast
Legislative session opens with brief day and bills filed
Helena Montana January 7 Today's legislature session was brief and committees not yet named Special bills were introduced in both houses and sent to committees The only notable measure limits free railroad telegraph and telephone passes to actual employees New shocks cause panic Naples January 9 earthquake shocks hit Monte Leone and Palms causing shaken roofs and widespread panic
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Helena
Mon
Naples
Monte Leone
Palms
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