Global Briefs Highlight International Events And Domestic Tensions
Prince Ito pledges Japanese aid to modernize China while Mexico braces for a southern outbreak. Greece endures more quakes amid panic. Pittsburg streetcar strike unsettled. Professor Matteucci of Mount Vesuvius dies at work. A Colorado laborer fatally shoots three fellow nationals. James J. Hill criticizes tariff focus. Count Boni plans marriage to Marjorie Gould. Panama Canal bonds to be issued. Saint Barbara reports minor quake. An American suspects Leon Ling in Elsie Sigel murder in London.
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Colorado
James J. Hill
Count Boni
Marjorie Gould
George Gould
Nice
Saint Barbara
Cal
Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
London
Kept Bloody Oath Moro Bandit Jikiri Slain
Jikiri the Moro bandit chief and his followers were killed near Patian on Jolo island after a desperate fight with troops and constabulary. He allegedly swore to kill 100 men, and reports say nearly that many were murdered. Sixth Cavalry hero Baer played a key role in the battle.
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Manila
Jikiri
Patian
Jolo Island
Zamboangs
Cave
Arthur H. Wilson
Baer
Tax All Incomes Is Plan Statement From NAM
The National Association of Manufacturers on July 20 issued a statement to the Congress supporting a tax based measure to fund government, opposing demagogues who push class division, and arguing workers should not bear others' contributions. The note cites income brackets and calls for just, fair taxation.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers Today
Congress of the United States
National Association of Manufacturers
Turkish Police Censured in Adana Massacre Court Martial
Constantinople reports public court martial findings on the Adana massacre faulting police authorities for apathy. The document lists 15 hanged, 800 to die, 15,000 to life hard labor, 80,000 to minor sentences and urges possible town cordon and swift punishment, while recommending general amnesty as a national fete.
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Constantinople
Adana
Eal
Don Carlos of Bourbon Dies in Lombardy After Carlist Claims
Rome reports the death of Don Carlos of Bourbon born March 80 1548 in Laynach Austria. Claimant to the Spanish throne as Duke of Madrid under the Philip V succession law and known as Charles VII. His father Don Juan brother of Don Carlos Charles VI, linked to the 1848 1855 1860 Carlist risings.
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Rome
Don Carlos
Bourbon
Varez
Lombardi
Duke of
Madrid
Philip V
Spain
Charles VII
Laynach
Austria
Don Juan
Charles VI
Count de Montemolin
Strange Sea Beast Seen Near San Francisco Harbor
Captain Rosa of the Standard Oil steamer Dakotah reports a log entry from the voyage from Manila detailing a mysterious deep sea creature. The entity is described as 40 feet long and 10 feet wide with a cavernous mouth and locomotive headlight sized eyes, initially thought to be a whale.
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San Francisco
Rosa
Standard Oil
Manila
Naval Pageant Success in London Thames Show
London’s naval pageant drew 150 warships under glorious weather and was hailed an enormous success. The event, unseen in the Thames, faced no breach by enemies and proceeded without delay.
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London
Thames
Oregon State Feems of Interest in Westland Irrigation Project
Government officials A P and D C Henry discussed tests and investigations into a proposed Western Oregon irrigation plan to reclaim about 60 000 acres in Umatilla County centered near Hermiston. The project would use a reservoir on Batter Creek and Umatilla River waters, with feasibility depending on funding.
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Tilla County
Chief of
Reclamation Service
Oregon Exhibit to Be Moved to Salem for State Fair
Oregon commissioners plan to remove large portions of the Seattle display from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo to Salem and make them part of the Oregon state fair. Governor Benson may push for legislative approval to transport the entire $10,000 cost portion of the $100,000 display, preserving interior decorations and wood panelings. The Oregon building may later be donated to the state university.
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Seattle
Oregon Building
Oregon
The
State University
Form New Phone Company Ontario
At a called meeting in Ontario citizens formed an independent telephone company for 10000 dollars. The Bel company moved its toll station to Payette Idaho, and residents subscribed several thousand dollars for the new firm with Boise Independent company members as stockholders. Nearly every Ontario citizen became a stockholder. Officers and directors were elected and a bylaws committee was named to file incorporation papers.
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New Phone Company
Ontario
Bel Company
Payette
Idaho
Boise Independent Company
Electric railway planned along Rogue river valley
Jackson County Light & Power secured a county franchise to erect electric light poles on highways in several townships. The petition seeks to build an electric railway to traverse the Rogue River valley starting immediately.
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Rogue
Jacksonville
Jackson County Light & Power Company
Jackson County
Rogue River Valley
Sumpter Extension Work Announced
The railroad commission has received word that construction has begun on extending the Sumpter Valley line from Austin to Prairie City. Work will be rushed per commission guidance, and a new tariff allows mixed carloads of flour salt and sugar with a minimum 30 000 pounds weight.
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Sumpter
Salem
Railroad Commission
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Austin
Prairie City
Sumpter Valley
Ramos Defends Alfalfa Field Water Right Fight
Echo-Joe Ramos faces an injunction suit by Henrietta Milling Co of Echo to stop him from building a dam across the Umatilla River just above the headgates. The case hinges on water rights downstream as extensive litigation unfolds.
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Echo
Joe Ramos
Henrietta Milling Company
Ramos
Umatilla
Crane Named U S Minister to China
Pekin July 20 Charles Crane of Chicago has been chosen as minister to China by President Taft. Crane informs Chinese envoy Soy Sans that China will gladly receive him as head of the U S mission.
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Crane
China
Pekin
Charles BR. Crane
Chicago
Taft
Mill Will Remove to Kalama
The Rainier plant of the Willard Case Lumber Company has closed and will move to Kalama after a small planing job. Logs will be rafted from Rainier to Kalama due to a legal dispute with local parties.
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Kalama
Rainier
Willard Case Lumber Company
Dufur Farmers Organize new business firm in Dufur
Articles of incorporation filed with the county clerk by Lester Daeley and Alex Strachan of Dufur outline a $4000 capital stock for a new company named Se Sees Dates Warehouse. The firm will be located in Dufur with 800 shares at $5 par each.
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Dufur
Dalles
Aes Gee
Lester D.aesley
Alex Strachan
Dufu Dufur
Vale Names Delegates to Irrigation Congress
Vale Commercial club president Vale C Thomas and J P Dunniway First National Bank cashier were chosen as Vale delegates to the Spokane irrigation congress. They will advocate for the Malheur irrigation project amid Ballinger’s decision between private firms and the government.
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Irrigation Congress
Vale
C. O. Thomas
Vale Commercial Club
J. P. Dunniway
First National Bank
Spokane
Malheur
Malheur County
Ballinger
Cross Ties for Panama Road Ready for Bids
Portland lumbermen can bid to supply 150000 cross ties for the Panama railroad with delivery at Colin or the Port of Ancon. E C Gilmer secretary of the chamber of commerce has received bids requests from the railroad commission as construction work is set to proceed rapidly bids should be submitted promptly.
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Portland
Oregon
E. C. Gilmer
Chamber of Commerce
The
Railroad Commission
Colin
Ancon
Wallowa Names Fruit Inspector Potter for County
Wallowa Ford C Potter has been appointed fruit inspector by the County court. He brings wide experience in fruit and berry culture and is thoroughly conversant with the various fruit pests, promising aid to fruit raisers in the valley.
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Wallowa
Ford C. Potter
Potter
Market Prices For Farm Produce and Livestock
A historical list of commodity prices shows grain items like Wheat-Bluestem at 1.17, Corn-Whole 37-38 per ton, and Data-No. 1 white 40.42 per ton. Hay in Willamette valley 20-22, Eastern Oregon 21-28, alfalfa 14-20. fruits include strawberries 2.25 per crate, cherries 2-8 per lb, raspberries 1.25-1.40, currants 8c per lb. vegetables list beans 6c per lb, lettuce 25c per dozen, onions 12-16c, pears 5-7c per lb. Butter around 26-28c per lb, with fat prices noted. Poultry prices list hens 14-15c, springs 19c, ducks 12-13c, geese 18c, squabs 2.25 per dozen. Pork 10c per lb, veal 6-9c, hops with multiple crop prices, wool 16-28c, mohair 24c. Cattle prices show steers top 450 dollars, heifers and cows with various market figures. sheep lambs at 5-9c.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
San
Exiles Arrive in Cordova from Nome Packed with Russian Convicts
The St. Croix brought 100 Russians to Cordova after a Nome mass meeting blocked their transfer. Among them are suspected escaped political exiles from a Siberian penal colony, wearing worn Cossack uniforms. They seek work with Copper River & Northwestern and may be headed to Seattle.
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Cordova
Alaska
St. Croix
Nome
Seattle
Siberia
East Cape
Behring Straits
America
Copper River
Northwestern
Chupotosk
Arctic Circle
60000 Want Land As West Lands Draw Surges
Spokane July 19 The three day land reservation rush continues with about 6500 applications in Spokane 5500 in Coeur d Alene 2300 in Missoula and 1500 in Kalispell The three day total in Spokane and Coeur d Alene exceeds 23000 with overall three day registrations near 56000. Women from the East comprise about one in ten applicants while notaries in Coeur d Alene report competition and low receipts. Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois and Iowa supply most outside applicants.
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Spokane
Wash
Coeur d’Alene
Missoula
Kalispell
Coeur d’ Alene
Seattle
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
Rockhill Arrives in San Francisco as New Ambassador to Russia
William W. Rockhill, newly named ambassador to Russia, lands in San Francisco aboard the Tenyo Maru with Mrs. Rockhill. He plans a Washington stopbefore moving to St. Petersburg to assume duties. He cites progress in China, political calm, and flourishing industries.
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San Francisco
William W. Rockhill
China
Russia
Rockhill
Washington
St. Petersburg
Orient
Banks Closed In San Francisco After Investigation
San Francisco on July 19 reports the Union State Bank and the State Saving and Commercial Bank, two small, previously affiliated institutions, ordered closed by the State Banking Department. A separate report from Larkspur states teller William von Meyerlinck died by suicide amid the action.
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San Francisco
Union State Bank
State Saving & Commercial Bank
Alden Anderson
Larkspur
William von Meyerlinck
Banka
Radium Valued At 670000 Per Ounce In Major Order
London reports a contract between the British Metalliferous Mines and Viscount Iveagh and Sir Ernest Cassel for seven and a half grammes of pure radium bromide. The deal places a commercial value of 20 per milligramme about 570000 per ounce, marking the largest radium order to date and sourced from the Cornish pitchblende mine.
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London
Viscount Iveagh
Sir Ernest Cassel
Fire Rages Through Oil Tanks in Bartlettesville Okla
A major blaze tore through two crude oil tanks at Prairie Oil and Gas in Bartlettesville Oklahoma. Firefighters fought flames for hours using cannon to try and suppress the inferno.
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Bartlettesille
Okla
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Quake Demolishes Towns in Elis Greece Reported Tremendous Damage
Special dispatches from Athena describe a Greece quake in Elis province causing severe loss of life and injuries. Hot springs runoff and red rivers signal upheaval as 800 people are killed or harmed and Amalaiva homes are rendered uninhabitable. Shocks reach Patras Pyrgos Malamas Tripoli with Ponhioti noted as a volcanic outbreak site.
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London
Athena
Elis
Greece
Jalao
Perenne Ie
Elia
Amalaiva
Patras
Pyrgos
Malamas
Tripoli
Havari
Ponhioti
Warships on Thames Display of Britain's Naval Power
One hundred forty eight British warships anchored along the Thames from the estuary to Westminster in a massive anti panic show. The display aims to reassure Britain amid fear over defenses and perceived German aggression, with leaders noting a crisis of confidence in both army and navy.
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London
Thames
Westmminster
Britain
Roberts
Beresford
Germany
Armeda
Admiralty
Rich Woman Smuggled Goods Hidden in Trunk
An indictment for smuggling was returned against Mrs. Fremont Chesbro, owner of the Chesbro Coastwise line, after a double bottom was found in a trunk she brought to the United States aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II. The hidden compartment contained $50,000 worth of wearing apparel and invoices suggesting abroad purchase of a $23,000 pearl necklace, which was later turned over to customs by her attorney.
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New York
Federal
Fremont Chesbro
Chesbro
Boston
United States
District of New Jersey
Mra. Chesbro
Big Muddy Rises Again Across Missouri River
The Missouri river rose to 35.3 feet, prompting Illinois manufacturers to move stocks to higher ground. Cahokia residents reinforced levees as floodwaters breached the Missouri Kansas & Texas embankment, flooding five thousand acres of farm land early today.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Cahokia
Ill
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Island Defenses Tested at Fort Ruger Mortars
Honolulu reports the eight great mortars of the Fort Ruger defenses on Diamond Head point fired for the first time under Captain Platt of the ordnance department. The test was thoroughly satisfactory and the guns command the harbor approach. Platt arrived aboard the transport Thomas to supervise further installations.
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Island
Honolulu
Platt
Ordnance Department
Fort Ruger
Diamond Head Point
Honolulu Harbor
Thomas
New Shah Rules Persia Proclaimed by National Assembly
Mohammed Ali, shah of Persia, was dethroned today as Sultan Ahmed Mirnaga was proclaimed shah by the national assembly in Parliament square. Mohammed Ali sought refuge at the Russian summer legation in Zerzende as crowds watched the transfer of power.
Kaiser Favors Football in Evacuation Drills
Berlin July 17 The emperor orders football included in evacuation exercises to train temper and fitness, viewing it as beneficial for discipline similar to that in the United States and England.
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Kaiser
Berlin
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Christian Science Decliiation
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Kan
Hanover
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Wilson
Heinze
United Copper Company
Kansas
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Tafl
National Manufacturers Association
Dean
Water
Umatilla Land
Douglas
Roseburg
A. H. Carson
Grants Pass
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Freece
E. F. Whitney
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Carson
Reson
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Roxburg
Winston
Suir Echo
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