Weekly Roundup of Notable Yet Minor World Events
The week includes estimates of Messina deaths at 90000, Taft to replace horses with cars, California anti gambling law, Roosevelt barrier draw probe, Bonaparte steel merger hearing, California river flooding, Kansas governor wo in mansion, wreck blame in Dotsero, Penn bankers jailed, New Mexico Arizona statehood progress, Hughes primary likely failure, Calhoun case jurors, Thornton Hains acquittal, Fort Omaha fire, Yuan Shi Kai protest, Venezuela settlement talks, Harriman road parallel plan, Regio quake child rescued, Canada snowbound train, Goldman riot arrest, Admiral Rosestvensky death, Great Northern snow runs, Rockefeller age claims, Los Angeles switching charges, Bonaparte Hawaiian judge resignation, Hungarian mine fire 240 entombed, Japanese rates impact, Russia death sentences, California floods widen, Japanese princess in Paris, Santa Fe stock buy, Pittsburg bribery verdict, unknown steamer near Santa Barbara, Pacific coast rate protests, Brazilian rail strike, Yuan Shi Kai poisoning claim, Wilson cabinet tenure record.
Opium Crisis Cited By Reform Leader At Shanghai Meet
Rev A B Gregg cites Dr E W Thwing data claiming opium use in four Chinese provinces reaches 20 to 80 percent of residents with $200 million spent annually. Roosevelt convenes opium conference in Shanghai February 1 with delegates from China Japan Siam Persia Russia Germany Britain France Italy Holland and the United States.
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Cleveland
Gregg
International Reform Today
Roosevelt
Shanghai
E. W. Thwing
Reform Bureau
Thwing
Bishop Brent
Manilla
China
Japan
Siam
Persia
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Holland
United States
Year 1908 mine disasters exceed prior records
Pittsburg reports 1908 as the deadliest mining year with recent blasts raising fears for 1909. A Bluefield West Virginia explosion killed 100 and Zeigler Illinois disaster added to the toll. An engineer notes gas types fire damp after damp and white damp and that safety lamps fail over time.
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Pittsburg
Bluefield
W. Va
Leiter
Zeigler
Davy
Affairs Set Right as Cuba Prepares for Second U.S. Intervention
Havana reports that on January 28 the Cuban people will enter into a new period under American oversight. Since May 1902 the flag change and, in 1906, a U S Marines landing at the palace, have underscored recurring U S involvement to stabilize Cuban affairs. Congress has faltered with quorum, prompting Palma to rule as dictator and Magoon to decree pay for nonattending members, a move likely to be challenged.
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Havana
Spain
Cuba
Palace
United States
Denver
Palma
Charles E. Magoon
Clayton Palace in Pittsburg Hints at Sale by Frick
Real estate men in Pittsburg report Clayton on Homewood avenue may be sold. H. C. Frick, the steel magnate, reportedly wants to quit Pittsburg. Society sources note his anger over the scant attendance at Helen Frick’s recent coming out party, with only about 15 eligible young men present.
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Pittsburg
Clayton
H. C. Frick
Homewood Avenue
Train collision near Coffeyville injures twenty four
A Missouri Pacific passenger train colliding head on with a northbound freight two miles west of Coffeyville Kansas left 24 passengers hurt. Two victims Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Powell of Mowata Oklahoma were in serious condition. Engine crews leapt to safety as both locomotives were demolished.
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Coffeyville
Edn
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
Powell
Mowata
Okla
Iroquois Fire Victims Settled Five Years Later
Chicago officials announced settlements in thirty Iroquois theater fire deaths after five years of litigation. Each case will receive 750 dollars.
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Chicago
Oregon Legislature Opens In Tempest Of Memorials And Bills
The Oregon Senate and House began the 1900 session with memorials to Congress causing a tangle over multiple subjects. A resolution to honor Oregon admission day passed, debates over graft versus waste continued, and a plan to create free tuberculosis sanitariums for larger counties was proposed. Committee appointments and caucuses set the tone for a cautious, harmonious opening as lawmakers prepared to address Lincoln birthday and Oregon’s 60th anniversary of statehood.
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Libby
Marion
Farrell
Multnomah
House
Selling
Senate
Kellaher
Abraham
Albee
Tree
Lincoln
Oregon
Governor Chamberlain’s biennial message to legislature
Salem January 12 Governor Chamberlains biennial message to the legislature was read in joint session. It calls for direct primary pledge enforcement for US senator and uniform county taxation. It favors convict road labor earnings for families, state fair funding, removal of the $50 000 insurance deposit law, and an insurance department. It proposes water laws, a nonpartisan judiciary, expanded national guard, and protections for banks and tuberculosis control. House and Senate totals show 30 house and 18 senate bills with items on eight hour law, auto speed regulation, pheasant and grouse seasons, and portage railway extension.
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Salem
Chamberlain
House
Senate
United States
Railroad Commission
National Guard
Willamette Falls
Supreme Court
Reclamation Service
Oregon City Canal
Oregon Historial Society
Oregon
Board of Regents
Portage Railway
Ashland
Monmouth Normal
Oregon Legislature Opens Twenty-Fifth Session
Monday January 11 in Salem the Oregon legislature began its twenty-fifth session Jay Bowerman of Condon was named senate president by acclamation C N McArthur of Multnomah county was chosen house speaker after Patton of Marion withdrew and moved to unanimous vote W M Barry of Multnomah is senate chief clerk and W Fred Drager of Marion is house clerk.
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Salem
Oregon
Jay Bowerman
Condon
Senate
C. N. McArthur
Multnomah County
House
Patton
Marion
W. M. Barry
Multnomah
W. Fred Drager
Rival Boards Fight for Control of Umatilla Water Users
After a turbulent double meeting in Hermiston the Umatilla Water Users association faces possible disbandment by government action. Two rival boards claim legality and plan to seek court settlement. the split arose from one faction attempting to oust the other.
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Wrangle
Pendleton
Umatilla Water Users’ Association
Hermiston
Six Months School for All Districts Proposed
Salem Superintendent Ackerman backs a bill requiring six months of education in every district. The measure aims to raise state educational standards and assists remote districts with county funds or a special tax. Each district needing help could receive up to 300 dollars, provided by the county or tax levy.
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Salem
Ackerman
Rainbow to Change Hands in Baker City
Rainbow mine in Mormon Basin Baker City, owned by Portland capitalists, is reportedly to be sold to Newhouse mining interests Salt Lake City for about 700000 dollars. Ten percent payment will be made now with the rest in installments tied to production. The mine reportedly produced about a thousand dollars daily last summer.
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Rainbow
Baker City
Portland
Mormon Basin
Newhouse Mining
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Oxbow Power Project Aims to Idle No Workers
General Manager O'Dell of the Oxbow project on the Snake River says all idle men in Northwest are put to work and there is work for many more. He notes concurrent Northwestern railroad construction down the river and Utah Construction Company contracts facing labor shortages.
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Baker City
Northwest
O’dell
Snake River
Northwestern Railroad
Utah Construction Company
Grand jury to be polled on opening day in January circuit term
Few criminal cases fill the docket but interest rises as the new law requires grand jury polling on opening day. Expect excitement over liquor law violations as the grand jury takes action.
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Pendleton
Northwestern Fruit Association Sees Strong Packing Season
The Albany based Northwestern Fruit association reports a successful season with about seventy car loads of commercially packed prunes shipped mainly to Eastern states. Total wages paid exceed $10,000 for the season under manager S. A. Lagelle.
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Albany
Northwestern Fruit Association
S. A. Lagelle
Big Irrigation Merger In Pendleton
J W Messner president of Western Land and Irrigation announces consolidation of all west side ditches with his company. The move brings 25000 acres under a single project and water will be drawn from the shared main feed canal.
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Pendleton
J. W. Messner
Western Land & Irrigation Company
Umatilla River
County Announces Record Bounties for Varmints
Astoria reports the county court will pay $20 for each cougar scalp $5 for bear and $1 for wildcat. Officials say these are the highest bounties offered locally and among the largest in the state.
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Astoria
Aid Society Noted Helps 589 Children Across 27 Counties
The biennial report of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society records 589 children helped during 1907 1908 across 27 counties. It seeks $14,000 to support operations for the next two years.
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Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society
Wool Pool Pails Buyers Offer High Prices at Pocatello Meet
At the National Woolgrowers convention in Pocatello Idaho Chief Forester Pinchot refused two invitations citing government policy. Chicago storage plans failed as 4 500 000 pounds short of the 25 000 000 needed. Wool buyers from Chicago and St Louis were active paying 18 to 21 cents for the 1909 clip. Ogden will host the next gathering as Gooding Walker and Penwell were re elected to top posts. Resolutions oppose tariff cuts on wool and hides and approve a central Chicago wool market.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Pinchot
National Woolgrowers’ Association
Government Forestry Service
Chicago
St. Louis
Ogden
Fred W. Gooding
Shoshone
George S. Walker
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lewis Penwell
Helena, Mont
A. H. Knollin
Joseph E. Wing
Mechanicsburg
A. J. Delfelter
Laramie
J. M. Wilson
Wyoming
No Change in Chinese Policy After Yuan Shikai Dismissal
Pekin January 18 Prince Ching chairman of the board of foreign affairs assures American and British ministers that the dismissal of Yuan Shi Kai does not alter Chinese policy. Bitter friction arises between British and Japanese officials over Japan not joining Britain in representations to Prince Ching. Rockhill and Jordan express satisfaction with the reception and hear that policy remains unchanged.
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William M. Rockhill
Sir John Jordan
China
United States
Great Britain
Prince Ching
Rockhill
Jordan
Yuan Shi Kai
Bodies of Cheneys Found in Messina Ruins
The American Consul Arthur S Cheney and Mrs Cheney were found dead in the Messina consulate ruins. Sailors from the battleship Illinois located the bodies yesterday afternoon as the ship arrived from Suez and prepared them for shipment aboard the cargo ship Culgoa to Naples. Arrangements are underway to repatriate the bodies to the United States.
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Washington
Jan
Arthur
Cheney
Messina
Suez
Culgoa
Naples
United States
Illinois
Malta
Government aid for Chippewa Indians in Helena
The government has taken charge of the indigent Chippewa group in Helena Montana after a severe cold spell. An inspector was sent to provide clothing and food, ensuring ongoing relief for the needy Indians.
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Sam
Helena
Mont
Chippewa
Indiana
Montenegro Prince Abdicates Throne for Mirko
Paris dispatch reports Prince Nicholas of Montenegro abdicated in favor of his son Prince Mirko. The unconfirmed news cites Nicholas failing to satisfy subjects regarding Austria and parallels the anticipated abdication of King Peter of Serbia.
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Nicholas
Paris
Montenegro
Mirko
Vienna
Austria
Peter
Servia
Rivers and Harbors Committee Votes Against General Bill
The house committee on rivers and harbors rejects a general appropriation measure for river and harbor improvements. It will report a bill to fund ongoing work, survey urgent projects, and cover emergencies, likely not exceeding 10 million dollars.
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Washington
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Wreck of Rio Grande Train Kills Many Near Dotsero
Glenwood Springs Colo Jan 16 A collision between Denver Rio Grande passenger train No 5 westbound and freight No 666 at Dotsero last night left 14 dead and 30 injured. Doctors and nurses rushed to the scene as crews worked to remove victims.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Denver
Rio Grande
Dotsero
Ger
Woolgrowers denounce forest service attack at Idaho convention
At the National Woolgrowers Association session in Pocatello Idaho S Gosney of Flagstaff Arizona urged reform in range control administration alleging favoritism and graft in national reserves. The Salt Lake meeting site was shifted to Ogden for 1910 after officers were chosen and tariff views were debated.
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Pocatello
Idaho
National Woolgrowers’ Association
Forest Service
S. Gosney
Flagstaff
Arizona
Salt Lake
Ogden
America
C. H. Harding
Philadelphia
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
House Committee On Tariff
California Flood Storm Relief and Levee Threat Amid Deluge
San Francisco reports from January 16 describe limited damage beyond destroyed Southern Pacific bridges near Sacramento and the Western Pacific crossing. The rain storm has peaked but may resume, and levee failures threaten Sacramento and Stockton with widespread farmland flooding if levees break.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Sacramento
Western Pacific
Calfornia
San Joaquin Vallegys
Stockton
Heavy Rains Threaten Floods Across California Rivers
Sacramento reports from the weather bureau indicate potential floods at Stockton and along the Seneca Joaquin and Calaveras river watersheds due to Sierra rainfall. A levee break 75 feet wide was observed on the Yale county side below Elkhorn, twelve miles north of Sacramento, by northbound steamers.
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California
Sacramento
Weather Bureau
Stockton
Calaveras River
Sierras
Yale County
Elkhorn
Valuable Freight Burns In Canadian Pacific Silk Train Crash
A Canadian Pacific silk train worth about 1 million dollars coming from the Empress of China was hit by a fast freight on a siding near Swift Current. The brakeman failed to close the switch, the collision caused a fire, and four cars carrying valuable cargo were destroyed.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific
Swift Current
Duke di Litta Opens Florida Lands for 5000 Earthquake Victims
Paris reports the Italian nobleman Duke di Litta will open his vast Miakka river estates in Florida to 5,000 Southern Italian earthquake victims. Each family must take two farms, one for themselves and one for the duke.
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Paris
Duke di Litta
Florida
Italy
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