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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
2
A digest of top world events includes bomb arrests in Chicago, El Paso immigration inquiries, Mrs Roosevelt en route to Rome, and Canada denying Chinese limits. Reports cover floods and cholera, earthquakes, political moves, strikes, and disasters with varied regional impacts.
A teen claimant to the Ming line led a 2000-strong force in an anti Chu crusade to Yunnan Fu. The viceroy's modern troops routed the insurgents, hundreds were killed or wounded, and the Chu family was executed. The youthful pretender was displayed in a cage as a warning.
Rioting fills La Paz with street clashes and property damage. Electric wires cut and widespread pillaging reported as guards withdraw from Peruvian and Argentine legations. Foreign residents face serious danger while a portrait of Argentina's president is vandalized and protests spread to Lima and Buenos Aires.
The Illinois railroads claim the 2-cent passenger fare boosts travel but cuts revenue, a Santa Fe investigation supports. The Santa Fe reports 654000 more passengers under the 3-cent law in Kansas, while passenger revenue fell by 297000, with crews, equipment, and schedule changes driving costs higher.
A temporary meteorological and astronomical observatory will be built on Mount Whitney at 14,000 feet by the Smithsonian Institution. Preparations for the trail and mule transport are underway with completion expected by September 1. Professors W. W. Campbell and Abbott of Lick Observatory will conduct observations on site.
Berlin July 13 The emperor asks Prince von Buelow for a suggested successor and the prince names Dr von Rethmann Hollweg minister of the interior and vice chancellor. Officials favor a widening circle around von Buelow as candidate and the emperor is expected in Berlin today.
A Gouverneur message reports heavy wind and rain causing thousands of small frogs to fall into Utica sidewalks and hinder travel as trains pause amid the storm. The event disrupts transportation and local activity.
Governor Benson selects a large roster of Oregon leaders to attend the National Irrigation Congress in Spokane. The list includes university president P L Campbell, D W Kerr of Oregon Agricultural College, former senator C W Fulton, and many other prominent figures from Port Orford to Baker City. Every listed delegate pledged to attend.
The article reports Portland shipping about 3 million more bushels of wheat than Puget Sound during the cereal year ending June 1909, with European wheat exports totaling 6,182,778 bushels from Portland and 4,154,481 from Puget Sound. Flour shipments and other grains to various regions are listed, culminating in a season total of 26,811,259 bushels of wheat and 822,509 bushels of barley from Portland and Puget Sound ports.
Residents including Mills City Anglers complain thousands of salmon cannot reach spawning grounds above the city due to Curtis Lumber's dam lacking a fish ladder. With many locals tied to the lumber firm, no formal complaint has been filed, though the situation is described as deplorable.
Baker County court accepts the new courthouse built by C A Gray & Son of Portland finishing interior work. The structure cost less than 120000 and awaits new office furniture arrival. Salem asylum improvements awarded to Dennison & McLaren of Salem for 6790 for farm works. A new amusement hall is planned with a kit roofed design.
Eugene and Lane County push a new rail project with the Lane County Asset Company as holder preparing to offer at least 150000 dollars of stock to locals. The plan routes a 20 mile first segment and transfers assets to the Eugene Western Railway, issuing bonds to finish to Florence.
In Klamath Falls the jury took 25 minutes to convict in the Kelley Arant damage suit tied to the Jay Arant calf larceny case from over two years ago. Arant faced two trials with one hung jury and one acquittal. The calf was valued at about $10, and total litigation costs will approach $10,000 with taxpayers footing at least $6,000.
The Albany college summer school opened with 43 pupils under the direction of President H. M. Crooke and County Superintendent Jackson. Prof L A Wiley of Portland and Prof Torbet of Albany college assist, covering public school work teachers' review and Bible study. Crooke expects attendance to approach the 100 mark.
Marshfield Chief Engineer Haines of the Coos Bay Idaho & Oregon railroad reports that in a few days the first 12 miles will be surveyed. The preliminary grade work through the mountains has proceeded smoothly and the engineer is pleased with results. It is hoped to finish the survey before fall.
Market report lists wheat and corn prices for milling and whole varieties, oats, millet and bran, hay values by region, grain bags, apples, berries, currants and other fruits. Vegetables, butter, eggs and poultry rates are shown, with ranges for fats, veal, mohair, and assorted livestock values including calves, sheep, and yearlings.
Russian expedition from Baku lands at Engell Caspian seaport with 1 000 troops and eight field guns while revolutionist Siphidar advances toward Teheran. Officials deem shah’s deposition likely though Cossack brigade may guard the ruler.
Mene Wallace, an Eskimo boy brought to the United States with five others by Commander Peary, sails on the Rosalind to St Johns Newfoundland and then Greenland. He signed a written pledge not to return to the U S and to refrain from arming against the Peary expedition while in Greenland. He threatens to organize an Eskimo expedition to seek the North Pole.
Philadelphia adopts a uniform penmanship method as vertical and Spencerian styles are banned. Under Superintendent Brumbaugh, schools will teach a legible right‑slant script using calisthenics like a manual exercise. Students will begin with pot hooks and ciphers and practice coordinated arm movements to improve speed.
President Taft outlined a fall Western and Southern tour visiting Denver Salt Lake City Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and Texas cities including El Paso Corpus Christi and Dallas before resuming to Washington. He will meet Diaz at El Paso and inspect Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio.
Earthquakes rattled the Aix district of France with shocks lasting four to five seconds in a westward direction. Residents of Rogues Lambosco and St. Cannat fled their homes and camped in open spaces while La Conception hospital in Marseilles reassured frightened patients.
The steamer Carolina has sailed from San Juan for New York carrying all American teachers who served under contract last year. The Omstead bill failure leaves the island without funds to start the new fiscal year as the legislature made no appropriation.
A Washington dispatch reports a strong press sense that President Taft will offer Governor Hughes the first U S Supreme Court vacancy. The tender would depend on a vacancy arising when Hughes can accept, with many of his friends doubting he would take the post.
In a Madrid dispatch dated July 12, the First Legion of Cazadora with six infantry battalions three artillery batteries and a cavalry squadron sails aboard the transport Admiral Lobo to Melilla Morocco after natives kill four Spanish workmen.
Dam at Alcora fed area pathfinder threatened as temporary gravel dike supports the structure. Seventy workers reinforce the dike while the government survey tracks river flow for signs of a sudden rise. Officials prepare to dynamite the dam and warn valley residents if danger grows.
In San Francisco on July 10 United States Commissioner Hancock heard an extradition case with unusual features. Mosys don Amaral, arrested on a State department warrant, was accused of murder on an Azores island. He was tried and convicted by a Portuguese court representative, fled the country, and now resists extradition after recent arrest at San Luis Obispo.
Prince Chun greeted Tang Shao Yi on his return from a world tour including the United States. An imperial edict elevated him to vice president of a Chinese imperial body, signaling recognition of his services by the government.
Daniel J. Keefe commissioner general of immigration and F W Berkshire chief inspector for Texas arrived in El Paso on a tour of the Rio Grande border to inspect the whole frontier.
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