Hectic Week in World Affairs Produces Mixed Outcomes
Extradition of Whitaker Wright to England approved. Chile seeks a 500000 loan to cover warship installments and bank debts. Britain eyes a relief steamer for Antarctic expedition. Chicago police hunt three Italians in a fatal shooting case. A Baltimore expedition sails for the Bahamas with noted scientists aboard. Japan allocates funds for naval expansion but rejects Formosan railroads. Guatemala calls for a constitutional assembly to seek reelection. The Reliance defeats Constitution and Columbia. High water leaves 6000 homeless in Iowa. Russia enforces Manchurian policy despite China. San Francisco streetcar collision injures nearly 50. Payne sees no tariff or trust laws in next Congress. Accidents at Santa Barbara injure 40. Famine in China. George F Train ill but not in danger. Lex. St Petersburg marks 200th founding anniversary. Bremerton ban stays until saloons close. Presbyterian Assembly urges Smoot expulsion. Go-between in postal scandal may testify. Plague in Iquique traced to rice from India. Telegraph Conference opens in London. Edison joins Marconi Wireless as director. terms undisclosed.
Earthquake in Asiatic Turkey Destroys Town and Kills 2000
May 30 report from Constantinople says a powerful earthquake struck Melazgherd in the vilayet of Van on April 29. The town and its entire population are said to be destroyed, with over 400 buildings in nearby villages collapsing. A tremor was felt locally but caused no major damage.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Melazgherd
Vilayet
Van
Erzercum
Euphrates
Sais Sn
Melaggherd
Earthquake at Melazgherd Wipes Town, Kills Garrison
British Consul reports a 30 second quake on April 29 from Lake Van to the Russian frontier destroying Melazgherd with 600 houses. Colonel Khalil Bey and eighty soldiers died, Tay ib Bey’s family perished and he went insane. Telegraph operator survived but injured. wife and sister killed. Foreign Office appeals for relief subscriptions.
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London
Foreign Office
Erzeroum
Melazgherd
Lake van
Kharput
Melasgherding
Khalil Bey
Tayib Bey
Map of United States Plotted On Ground At Fair Exhibit
At the World’s Fair in St Louis the Department of Agriculture maps six acres on the southern hill slope to trace a jagged coast line from Oregon to Pensacola Florida. David A Brodie leads the effort with open air exhibit crews laying wooden rails to drain water and placing state products at their designated map locations. World’s Fair Commissioner Cridler cables from St Petersburg Russia to reserve a Russian pavilion site pending Commissioner's approval with July arrival planned.
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St. Louis
Department of Agriculture
United States
David A. Brodie
Bureau of Plant Industry
Brodie
Oregon
Pensacola
Pla
Spnell
Cridler
St. Petersburg
Russia
Tornado Damage Report Expands Across Iowa Towns
Storm damage in Iowa grows after yesterday's tornado. Botna in Shelby county demolished. church and depot wrecked with no confirmed casualties. Creston reports ten houses blown off foundations. Mrs Troop and daughter injured. North of Gray in Audubon county two children killed and five others seriously hurt in a farmhouse collapse.
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Des Moines
Botna
Shelby County
Audubon
Great Western Depot
Creston
BE. Troop
Gray
Audubon County
Clever Burglary at Union Station in Birmingham
Ben nett Bibb and James Williamson are under arrest in Birmingham charged with robbing the Union Passenger Station ticket office of nearly 7000 dollars. Detectives seek another man whose arrest could recover much of the money. The scheme involved boring a hole through the ceiling and viewing the combination with a magnifying glass.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bennett Bibb
James Williamson
Union
Modocs Desire Return to Klamath Reservation
An Indian inspector is sent to Quapaw Agency in Indian Territory to study Modocs unhappy with current location. They want to return to their old home on the Klamath reservation in Oregon. The official will urge delaying departure until provisions can be arranged.
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Oregon
Washington
Quapaw Indian Agency
Indian Territory
Klamath Reservation
Valley Oil Company abandons well after casing damage
The Valley Oil Company in Oregon abandoned the Well after a drill fell 600 feet, the cable broke, and the casing was damaged causing the well to be plugged and unwinnable. Loyd Smith will start a new well within 12 feet of the old with hopes of oil within 2000 feet.
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UN Valley Oil Company
Rhle Creek
Loyd Smith
Mr. 8
Rich Copper Find Near Roseburg Reported by Prospectors
Frank Reed arrived in Roseburg describing a rich copper ledge in Collier Creek country Curry county. Prospectors claim 16 mining claims over a vein traced more than a mile and a half with surface signs of a wide deposit. The ledge lies about 16 miles south of Rogue River accessible only by a trail. Reed belongs to a Roseburg copper company led by Fred Blakely and native copper is common in Southern Oregon though capital for development is scarce.
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Frank Reed
Roseburg
Collier Creek
Curry County
Rogue River
Reed
Fred Blakely
Oregon
Sealed wool bids disappoint at Arlington sale
The first season with sealed bids in this state saw 600000 pounds offered but only 50000 sold. Prices paid ranged from 11.5 to 13 cents with top clips declined as prices fell below owners' minimums. Buyers complained of early bank sales prior to the public auction, dampening interest in remaining lots.
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Arlington
Frost Blights Baker City Area Fruit Prospects
A killing frost last week damaged early fruit across Baker City area with some locales reporting total loss, while Pine and Eagle valleys and Snake River below Hunt coseiketead show no frost. Before frost, Powder River valley boasted prospects for a record fruit crop.
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Baker City
Pine
Eagle Valleys
Snake River
Huntcoseiketead
Powder River
Rainier Favored In Columbia County Seat Race
Rainier leads the field as three candidates contend for the county seat of Columbia County with a July 6 special election anticipated. St Helens and Clatskanie also run. If no candidate wins a majority a runoff will be held in August between the top two.
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Rainier
Columbia County
St. Helens
Clatskanie
Rogue River Damwork Resumed at Dry Diggings
The Golden Drift Mining Company restarts its large power dam project on the Rogue River three miles above Grants Pass in Dry Diggings. Begun last year, it faced delays from fall rains but has withstood high water and winter freshets even while incomplete.
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Rogue
Golden Drift Mining Company
Rogue River
Grants Pass
Catherine Creek Timber Claims Reported in District
A rush to locate timber in the Catherine Creek district east of Union yielded about 20 claims in ten days with more investigations ongoing. Last year many boats were made but filings stopped amid rumors of fraud and a government investigation.
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Catherine Creek
Union
Seining Firm Starts Up at White Island Grounds
Chinook and Shad fishing begins at the White Island Seining Company grounds two miles above Cathlamet. The operation yields about a half ton of fish daily, covering expenses. Catch includes chinook, bluebacks, and steelheads with prices of 5 to 6 cents, 4 cents, and 3 cents per pound respectively.
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White Island
Rich Strike in Gray Eagle Mine in Sparta District
A rich ore streak is found at the Gray Eagle mine in the Sparta district. The ore assays about 2000 dollars per ton while a five foot ledge yields around 15 dollars. The property is owned by the Bonanza company.
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Gray Eagle
Sparta
Abandonment Shocks State Irrigation Association Meeting
The semi annual gathering of the State Irrigation Association was unexpectedly abandoned, surprising many irrigation supporters in the eastern part of the state.
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State Irrigation Association
Friends of Irrigation
Flax Prospects in Oregon Flourish Under Bosse
The Willamette valley in Oregon proves highly suited to flax culture. Eugene Bosse, a renowned Belgian flax expert, has conducted a year of scientific experiments around Salem and is now growing a second crop to convince financial backers of flax’s profit potential in the state.
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Pacific Coast
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Eugene Bosse
Salem
Jetty Project Aims to Save 1000 Acres North of Independence
Captain Ogden reports ongoing Willamette River work north of Independence through the summer. The jetty below Independence will protect about 1000 acres of land as erosion had endangered farms and altered the river course. The current had been shifting banks roughly 20 feet per year in several areas.
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Willamette
Willamette River
Independence
Ogden Nates
Baker City Prepares Water Supply for Dry Summer
City authorities plan to use the new Goodrich creek reservoir completed last fall and the Eagle creek supply. Water mains are being replaced with larger pipe to ensure adequate pressure and volume for a long dry season.
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Baker City
Goodrich Creek
Eagle Creek
Geological Survey Begins in County Field Work
Government Engineer Sutton initiates a regional geo survey with an assistant corps. The project starts in Union and will span about 1000 square miles, requiring roughly two years of field work.
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Sutton
Union
Portland Markets Wheat to potatoes and dairy prices listed
Market report shows wheat at 70 71c on Walla Walla valley 74c, and hay Timothy 20 21 per ton. Prices for oats butter eggs poultry cheese and meat follow with ranges for peas, mohair, beef, veal, mutton and lambs.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Graham
Shorts
Young America
Hope
Woll—Valley
Oregon
Flood Devastation Hits Kansas City and Suburbs
Kansas City faces the worst flood in its history as Kaw and Missouri rivers rise near four feet above 1881 levels. Armouredale and Argentine suffer multmillion dollar losses with 16 000 residents displaced. Fires threaten submerged buildings as floodwaters breach warehouses and disrupt traffic. Reports conflict on fatalities, hindered by communication disruption.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kaw
Kansas
Iene
Kansan City
Armourdale
Topeka River Recovers After Severe Flooding
In Topeka Kansas the Kansas river valley shows signs of relief as water subsides to 7 percent over the past hours. Officials report 175 to 200 lives lost and millions in property damage while residents endure distress signals and the sight of waters creeping back.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas River
Five Mile
McCable
Ex-Chief Beavers Suspected in Salaries Division Irregularities
Washington June 2 inspectors of the Post Office Department focus on the salaries and allowances division under former chief George W Beavers. They report irregularities potentially serious enough for removal, plus probes into New York contracts for cancelling machines and alleged favoritism toward a pricey machine.
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Washington
Post Office Department
George W. Beavers
Beavers
New York
Oswego
Benguet Prosperity Reported by Governor in 1902
William F leck governor of Igorrote Province Benguet reports to the Bureau of Insular Affairs that despite cholera and smallpox the province shows manifest contentment. He notes new houses rice fields coffee plantations yards and evidence of thrift and industry across the district.
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Washington
William Fleck
Benguet
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Ottawa to bombard sky to induce rain at Nepean Point
In a response to drought and fires around Ottawa, Mayor Cook suggests, and Sir Richard Borden, minister of Militia, approves, bombing the skies from Nepean Point to provoke rainfall. The measure aims to ease fire risk and restore moisture to the region.
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Ottawa
Ont
Cook
Sirrick Borden
Nepean Point
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