Weekly roundup of notable but scattered events across regions
A collage of misfortunes and political shifts from the week includes a Thurston farmer found dead after a nightmare attack in Oregon. pensions, floods, and anti Japanese bills dominate debates. Maritime incidents, railroad plans, and legislative wrangles span the nation from New York to California with multiple state governors poised for action.
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Fas Edgenapers
Thurston
Prkvane
Flint
California
San Pedro Harbor
Japan seeks continued friendship with United States
Washington dispatch reports Prime Minister Count Komura stating Japan desires to preserve the long friendship with the United States. He cites policies to discourage emigration to the US, favoring Corea, Formosa, and Manchuria, and invites Japanese efforts to assist in Korea's modernization and development.
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Washington
Marquis Katsura
Japan
Fracis B. Loomis
United En
Mr. Loomis
Count Komura
United States
Komura
Corea
Formosa
Manchuria
Orient
Lightships Reach Coast After Long Pacific Voyage
The lightship flotilla of three lightships and three tenders arrived in San Francisco after about 14,000 miles and 125 days from New York. Captain Albert Mertz praised the voyage as successful. Vessels ColUmbia River No 88 Swiftsure No 93 Manzanita Sequoia Kuqui proceed to assigned ports.
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New York
Albert Mertz
Callao
Columbia River
Swiftsure
Straits of
Fuca
Puget Sound
Kuqui
Honolulu
Taft to lead Panama voyage on two U S warships
President elect Taft and wife with correspondents and engineers begin a cruise from Charleston to New Orleans from Jan 27 to Feb 13 aboard the North Carolina and the Montana. Returning escort duties will transfer Taft party to Birmingham and Salem for the Mississippi run while North Carolina and Montana aid the fleet's homeward escort.
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S. C
Taft
New Orleans
North Carolina
Montana
Panama
Birmingham
Salem
Mississippi River
Utah Prohibition Bill Aims for Statewide Effect
Salt Lake City report states a bill introduced in the Utah legislature seeks statewide prohibition. Drawn under the anti saloon league and backed by influential church members, the measure is described as drastic with two thirds of the house reportedly pledged in its favor.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Anti-Saloon League
California Race Tracks Doomed Says Sacramento Followers
California racing is doomed authors claim Emeryville and Santa Anita seasons will mark the end of the sport. The Walker Otis anti racetrack bill's passage by a large majority in the lower house sparks consternation among opponents of the measure.
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California
San Francisco
Emeryville
Santa Anita
Sacramento
Fire Scarred Passengers On Liverpool to Cork Packet
Twenty four passengers aboard the Liverpool to Cork packet faced a frightening experience when fire broke out Saturday night. The crew evacuated the passengers to a transfer ship, and they landed at Holyhead this morning. The packet was beached and burned to the water’s edge.
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Kenmore
Ireland
Liverpool
Cork
Holyhead
Oregon Legislature Deliberates Public Pamphlet and Education Bills
Proceedings outline Hart mine inspector plan and Secretary of State F W visit. Senators discuss a statewide resource pamphlet to answer inquiries, funded by printing. Bailey proposes Portland playgrounds board with taxing and property powers. Legislature reviews 22 bills including standards for agricultural and normal schools and coastal hatcheries.
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Salem
Hart
F. W. Atten Bes
Oregon
Bailey
Portland
City of
Oregon Senate Passes Four Bills and Six New Measures
The senate approved four bills and introduced six more in Salem. Proposals include allowing members of congress to register without returning home, fire escapes for hotels, the nine foot bed sheet bill, and boosting Baker county Circuit judge salary by $1,000 funded by the county. The house debated setting a 6 percent legal rate of interest with 8 percent on contracts. A movement seeks to abolish primary law’s Statement No. 1, while calls grow for an Eastern Oregon branch asylum and for moving the capital to Portland, with talks of relocating the state fair.
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Senate
Congress
Baker County
Oregon
Portland
Salem Faces Record State Budget In Expensive Legislature
Salem reports indicate the legislature faces an unusually costly session as ways and means committees push economy aside. Appropriation bills total as much as 6 million dollars, with 25 new measures in the House and 19 in the Senate, including funds for Snake River improvements and topographical mapping efforts.
Confirmation of Chamberlain elected U S senator
Salem reports that Chamberlain's election was confirmed by the legislature in joint assembly. President Bowerman announced the result after readings of the journals. Protests from legislators who voted against Chamberlain and Cake were read. Twenty nine bills were introduced in the house including insurance department creation and building access provisions.
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Chamberlain
United States
Bowerman
Senate
Cake
Insurance Department
Grain Prices in Klamath County Hold Steady
Grain markets in Klamath Falls show wheat oats and barley at 2.60 per hundredweight and flour at 1.75 per sack. Last year’s crop remains steady with good managers keeping yields, suggesting no major shortage until rail access reaches Klamath Falls next summer.
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Klamath Falls
Klamath County
Senate Vote Sets Chamberlain In Senate Contested Seat
Salém reports President Bowerman announces the ballot for United States senator as Chamberlain leads in early votes amid protests over free votes. Details show House and Senate tallies for Chamberlain Fulton Cake Bean Rusk and others, with joint assembly to confirm on noon tomorrow. Committees named though one chairman missing due to an error.
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Johnson
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Rusk
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Mann
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Wood
Coffey
Cole
Board of Control
Port land builder to start bulkhead on Coquille river
Bandon James Laughead from Portland arrives to construct a bulkhead on the north side of the Coquille river. The bank erosion threatens the lighthouse keeper's residence. Also notes possible revisions to inheritance tax law and a push for federal action on the Malheur irrigation project.
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James Laughead
Portland
Coquille River
Schooners Wrecked Off Seabird Rocks Near Port Townsend
The American four masted schooner Saquel capsized on Seabird Rocks near Pechenapoo Bay while heading for Port Townsend. Captain Jamieson and his wife and child perished. Tees and Lebro lifeboats rescued five crew. Lebro lifeboat swamped. Manning the revenue cutter set to assist. five survivors remained ashore as rescue continued.
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Lebro
Bamfield
United States Revenue Cutter
Neah Bay
Waahdli Island
Segund
Cosgrove Delays Northward Move Due to Rail Blockade
Governor elect Cosgrove remains in California after Southern Pacific lines blocked his planned departure. He stays aboard a private car at the Oakland mole, where meals are served on board, awaiting a safe pass to Olympia to resolve the Washington governorship tangle.
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Cosgrove
Washington
Harriman
Wyoming
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
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Sweltering January Heat Grips Chicago
Chicago reports the warmest January since 1870 with 66 degrees, beating 65 in 1870 and 1876. Residents shed wraps as heat is turned up in homes and offices. Doctors warn illness from the unseasonable warmth as southerly winds persist and rain is forecast before a colder spell.
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Middle’ West
Duke De Abruzzi Tops Mount St Elias in Alaska
Washington reports the Duke de Abruzzi is the only man to reach the summit of Mount St Elias as part of the boundary marking project between Alaska and Canada. The feat highlights the challenges faced by the foreign affairs committee in delineating the AI boundary.
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Duke de Abruzzi
Mt. St. Elias
Alaska
Duke
Washington
Mount St. Elias
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Ada
Farmer Marion Nice Dies in Nightmare Spell Near Thurston
Eugene Oregon January 25 Marion Nice a farmer near Thurston died early Saturday morning while under a nightmare spell. He had suffered similar episodes for years and his wife awakened by groaning found him dead when he failed to rise.
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Marion Nice
Thurston
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Bank Robbery at Lew Albany Lew Albany Bank Dynamited
Thues Dynamite Bank in Fredonia area reported a robbery at Lew Albany seven miles west of Fredonia. Thieves cut telephone wires, dynamited the Lew Albany state bank, and fled with about 2900 dollars. They then entered the Frisco toolhouse, seized a handcar, and escaped.
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Thues Dynamite Bank
Fredonia
Kan
Lew Albany
Frisco
Albany and Tillamook News Highlights Oregon Developments
The Fairview Creamery in Tillamook thrives while Albany plans summer street rail service. Hood River apple growers oppose a proposed federal bill expanding apple box size. The Dalles opens a new city hall costing 40000. Klamath Falls bank robbery nets 3000 but is solved within hours with full recovery. Some senators react to chair changes in the chamber as Abraham reverts to his old seat.
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Klamath Falla
Senate Chamber
Abraham
Oregon seeks extra funds for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exhibit
Oregon commissioners urge a supplemental $50,000 from the legislature to complete the Oregon exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair. They note $400,000 already spent on the pavilion and grounds, with $10,000 for publicity and salaries. California has $100,000 ready for its exhibit.
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Oregon
M. D. Wisdom
California
Portland Physicians Lead Oregon Tuberculosis Sanatorium Plan
In Oregon physicians and supporters seek a state tuberculosis sanatorium funded by a bill to establish a public facility. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis backs the plan to provide treatment and centralize public education on prevention statewide.
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Portland
Oregon
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Stamp Sale Totals For Visiting Nurses Drive
Portland committee of the Visiting Nurses association reports final results from the Red Cross stamp sale to raise funds for tuberculosis war work. Portland realizations total 1828.16 dollars with state returns still incomplete.
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Portland
Visiting Nurses’ Association
Red Cross
Creamery Installs New Machinery in Shelburn
Shelburn creamery completed installation of new machinery and began operations last week.
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Shelburn
Shelburn Creamery
Portland Markets Price Report Averages and Varied Staples
Barley feed and other grains listed with per ton and per unit prices across Portland markets. Fruits vegetables dairy poultry and meat prices shown with ranges and locality notes for Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon. Bargain asides include pears apples potatoes onions and cabbage with mixed quality quotes across creameries and farms.
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Oregon
Oregon Ranch
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