Week in Review of Global Fronts and Domestic News
Taft claims 704 on first ballot while Thaw clings to asylum. British steel makers deny a new trust. suffragettes plan a London parade. 1,000 Hindus to be deported in British Columbia. oil plant destroyed in Albuquerque. Seattle detains Japanese brides, Roosevelt eyes Panama intervention, tariff talks begin, and New York to Paris race cars face Russian roads.
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New York
Paris
Russia
Chicago
California
Francisco
Lusitania
Atlantic
Cortelyou
Taft
Henry Watterson
Bryan
Cutler
Utah
Union Pacific
London
Johnson
Minnesota
Guthrie
Okla
Irrigation Flume Destroyed Halting Hood River Strawberries
Hood River on June 16 reports giant powder used to destroy 159 feet of hillside flume cutting off water to the irrigation ditch. Two thirds of the valley, about 400 acres, lose water for three to four days delaying ripening and risking a loss of at least 10 000 crates worth about 30 000 dollars. Investigators note a shot heard two miles away near the damage site, with several ex-employees under suspicion.
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Hood River
M. H. Nickelsen
Eet
A. C. Staten
Thepany
Smallpox on Transport Sherman Enters Quarantine Planning
Wireless dispatches report smallpox on board the transport Sherman returning to Portland from the Philippines with the First Infantry totaling 585 men under Colonel McGonical. A death at sea precedes the illness, and the ship must be vaccinated and quarantined for 14 days, with disembarkation and fumigation required. Colonel Rogers seeks San Francisco quarantine, while the unit heads to Vancouver after arrival.
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Portland
Oregonian
Sherman
Philippines
McGonical
Honolulu
Navy
Columbia River
Rogers
Orient
Department
San Francisco
Vancouver
Fourteenth Infantry
Manila
Refuse to Cut Salaries in Philippine Bill
Manila June 16 after extended conferences the Insular Commission and the Philippines Assembly agreed on the general appropriation bill totaling 16 800 000 pesos with a near 1 500 000 peso concession by the assembly. The commission rejected tying salary reductions and bureau consolidations proposed by the assembly.
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Manila
Insular Commission
The
Philippines Assembly
Commission
Assembly
Plague report shocks Caracas as cases rise in Venezuela
Caracas residents face bubonic plague scares with several cases reported in recent days. City authorities have not enacted controls and no remedies are available locally as concerns grow. The Laguayra rail line opened today with travelers subject to a five days quarantine.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Laguayra
Bengre
American horse wins Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp
Thousands of Americans watch Vanderbilt bay colt North East ridden by J. Childs win the Grand Prix de Paris the blue ribbon event worth about 72000. Beautiful weather and a Paris season finale draw about 150000 spectators at Longchamp.
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Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt
J. Childs
Longchamps
Kaw River Falling in Washington River Gauges
The Kaw river is falling while the Missouri at Kansas City continues to rise. The stage tonight was 30 inches with a possible rise of about one more foot, based on conditions observed Monday.
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Washington
Kaw
Missouri
Kansas City
Oregon State Fair Plans Expansion and Strong Racing
At the state fair committee meeting the grandstand will be enlarged to seat about 6 000, with McF arson and McLaren Salem tractors awarded for 3 900. A new building will open, offices moved to accommodate county exhibits, and the racing feature expected to be stronger. The Country club and Livestock association boost horseracing and attract big purses from Portland.
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Saleem
Ing
McFarson & McLaren
Salem Tractors
W. F. Matlock
Frank Lee
FL Welch
Mike Wisdom
Salem
Rr Country Club
Livestock Iation
Portland
Pacific Coast
Pendleton Wool Sale Prices Drag Down Market
Wool buyers push lower prices as Pendleton reports the last sale of wool with large lots. Slusher’s clip of 150000 pounds sold to Defour for 104c, Green purchases dominate multiple consignments, and overall output shows thinner demand. The west end of Matilla county wool is heavier, contributing to softer prices.
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Pendleton
Slusher
Defour
D. Man
C. H. Gr
A. P. Warner
Kuhn
G. W. Aes
Green
D. Chapman
M. P. Peercy
Luhr
Samy
J. Room
Hendgrenanm
Ide
Samcee
J. M. Pemphill
Jadd
Jmatilla
Fruit packing planned for Roeschler brewery
Julius Roesch, longtime brewery proprietor, plans convert his Roeschler facility into a fruit storage warehouse after prohibition closes the brewery. The building’s large size and suitability suit a fruit handling operation as local fruit culture expands.
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Roeschler
Julius Roesch
Lake Homesteads in Demand in Local Land Filings
Lakeview reports a surge in land filings at the land office with homesteads dominating the activity. Few timber filings arrive as timber lands are scarce. occasional overlooked quarter sections or 80-acre tracts appear, but most filings are for claims initially taken under the homestead act.
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Lakeview
Surveyors Resume Oregon Eastern Rail Route Planning
Eugene reports Carl Rankin in charge of Southern Pacific survey for Oregon and Eastern railway to extend the Natron branch over the Cascade mountains to Klamath Falls. A large crew arrived to resume the route survey and will work in the mountains until late fall.
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Eugene
Carl Rankin
Southern Pacific
Oregon & Eastern Railway
Natron
Cascade Mountains
Klamath Falls
Rankin
Horticultural Meeting Planned at Butteville Grange
Experts from Butteville Grange prepare for a horticultural meeting at Butteville on Saturday June 20 under Grange auspices. Participants include Dr James Withycombe of Oregon Agricultural College E Armstrong corn fruit inspector and leading fruitgrowers. A large attendance is expected.
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Butteville Grange
Salem
Butteville
James Withycombe
Oregon Agricultural College
E. Armstrong
Pacific Railroad to Build Astoria to Nealem Valley Line
The Pacific Railroad and Navigation Company plans a large crew soon to start construction from Astoria toward Nealem valley with enough work this year to complete the line by next summer.
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Astoria
The
Pacific Railroad & Navigation Company
Nealem Valley
Timber Transfers in Clatsop Area by Wheeler Jones-Wheeler Co
Deeds filed show J E Wheeler of Portland selling 3002.72 acres of timber land in southwest Clatsop County to the Jones-Wheeler company. W N Jones of Portland sells 104.72 acres nearby to the same company.
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Clatsop
Astoria
J. E. Wheeler
Portland
Jones-Wheeler Company
Clatsop County
W. N. Jones
Diph Up Mangy Cayuses On Umatilla Reserve Edict
Pendleton reports government officials ordered dipping of every horse on the Umatilla reservation to eradicate a mange disease. A large vat near the old agency site is used. inspectors began rounding up ponies with whites charged 50 cents. Dr. McClure led the action, saying nearby ranch horses are equally infected.
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Pendleton
Umatilla County
St Pherbaries Revue K
McClure
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Northwest
Umatilla
Racine Eyes Purchase of Pendleton Woolen Mill
Secretaries of the Racine woolen mill consider buying Pendleton in Pendleton Oregon to expand the Racine industry. The plan aims to employ at least 200 workers and triple capacity, making it the largest woolen mill in the northwest and focus on high grade Indian robes blankets and similar goods.
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Secretaranaes
Racine
Wisconsin
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Pendleton
Sheep
Klamath Valley districts seen as great gold mining areas
A. L. Darrow of the Fort Sutter National Bank Sacramento reports after a 200 mile drive through the Klamath basin that Poe and Langell valleys show strong indications of becoming productive districts. He notes exploration interest and local oil companies planning wells.
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Klamath Falls
A. L. Darrow
Fort Sutter
National Bank of Sacramento
Klamath
Pendleton Woodchoppers Short on Help in Blue Mountains
Wood dealers in Meacham Kamela face winter wood demand as 100 able-bodied men are scarce. Employers offer 10 per cord, but workers remain scarce. A good man earns about 2.50 to 3 dollars daily for a 10 hour shift.
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Pendleton
Blue Mountains
Meacham
Kamela
Open Bids for Building Sites in Oregon Cities
The supervising architect announced bids will be opened July 16 for public building sites measuring 130 by 135 feet at Albany and La Grande and 140 by 140 feet at Pendleton.
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Washington
Supervising Architect
Albany
la Grande
Pendleton
Portland Markets Report Mixed Prices Across Grains and Produce
Market listings show wheat and oats across multiple classes with prices per bushel or ton, barley and alfalfa values, hay prices by valley and region, and poultry and fruit items with per unit or crate costs. Readily available figures include red Russian wheat 86 87c, white oats $27.50 per ton, strawberries by crate, and various cabbage and pepper prices for local buyers.
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Willamette Valley
Jamette Valley
Oregon
Peteced
Germany Faces Graft Scandal in Kiel Shipyards
Berlin reports a sweeping graft scheme within the imperial shipyards at Kiel. High officials and associates allegedly looted millions, with officials arrested including leaders Heinrich and Frankenthal. The Kaiser orders a full sift and punishment of the guilty as the time exposition opens.
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Berlin
Kiel
Russia
Imperial
Sayers
America
Heinrich
Frankenthal
Sweden
Umora
Save British Babies Aid by Mrs Bertrand Russell Circle
London notes a philanthropic effort by Mrs Bertrand Russell, formerly Mrs A Pearsall Smith, with a mothers school run by Mrs Russell and Dr Dora Bunting. Night classes evolved into supper programs, offering 3 cent meals for poor families, reducing child mortality and attracting help from Nathan Strauss.
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London
Bertrand i
A. Pearsall Smith
Philadelphia
Russell
Dora Bunting
America
Nathan Strauss
Mrs. Russell
Tragedy at Mestre Circus Ends in Double Death
In Mestre near Venice a traveling circus performer Rafaelli killed his wife Emma during a trapeze act by severing the rope. He then killed her lover with an ax before surrendering to police. The incident followed a discovery of the wife's alleged infidelity by Rafaelli.
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Venice
Jane
Mestre
Rafaelli
Emma
Slaughter of Innocents in France Threatens Bird Extinction
Paris reports extreme winter conditions and the destruction of larks finches and thrushes. Professor Corcelle of Chambery warns that continued farming gamekeeping and poaching could wipe out these birds. He cites thousands of larks killed and sold at six cents a dozen as proof.
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Paris
France
Corcelle
Chambery
Czar sentences Astrakhan officials to hard labor
In St. Petersburg on June 15 a decree from the czar orders the governor and vice governor of Astrakhan jailed for eight years in Siberian penal mines. The move follows reports they tortured prisoners, some of whom died, a crime long deemed beyond reach in Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Astrakhan
Siberia
Russia
Chamber Adopts Secret Ballot in Paris Voting Law
The Paris chamber adopted an amendment to the voting law on Saturday to implement the secret ballot system. Critics say the old system allowed officials to influence voters at the polls, while supporters hail the measure as strengthening ballot privacy.
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Paris
Chamber of Meat
Flood Warnings Grow as Kaw and Missouri Rivers Rise
Heavy rains hit Nebraska Missouri and Iowa with forecasts of higher flood stages along the Kaw and Missouri rivers. By 5 p.m. the Missouri River rose near St Joseph and Topeka's Kaw River surged while tributaries stayed high. Crests are expected Sunday night with continued disruption to packing houses rails and basements.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Weather Bureau
St. Joseph
Topeka
Kaw
Stockmee
Armourdale
Kan- Harlem
Canada Bars Japanese Immigrant Influx After Reached Yearly Cap
Canada informs Japan that immigration for a year has hit the limit and no more Japanese laborers can be sent before January. The 400 per year cap had not yet been reached in practice, with 608 arrivals by end May and more expected, while most new arrivals face the exemption rule.
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Vancouver
K. C
Japan
Canada
Laurier
Tokio
Yada
Oil Trust Found Guilty in Federal Case
Rochester June 13 A Federal Court jury found Standard Oil guilty on all 40 counts in a case charging violation of the interstate commerce law. Defense motions for a new trial were made and set for July 7 before Judge Hazel. The shipments involved oil from Olean to Rutland and Bellows Falls with a maximum potential fine of 800000 dollars.
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Rochester
N. Y
Standard Oil Company
Daniel J. Keefe
Buffalo
Hazel
Oil Company
Olean
Rutland
Bellows Falla
Track Washout Delays Northern Pacific Service South of Missoula
Missoula Mont June 13 A report says several miles of Northern Pacific track near Sand Point were washed out disrupting service between Missoula and Spokane. Heavy rains delayed repairs west of Missoula destroying much of the work. An effort to reroute a train from Arlee to transfer stalled passengers at Dixon is planned for tomorrow. The distance between the two points is about 14 miles.
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Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Graft Indictments Stand in San Francisco Trial Ordered
Judge Lawler denied motions to set aside indictments against Patrick Calhoun Ti rey L Ford and Abe Ruef for bribery and ordered the cases to trial. Attorneys argued jurors were prejudiced when true bills were returned by the Mc Farland grand jury several weeks earlier.
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San Francisco
Lawler
Patrick Calhoun
Tirey L. Ford
Abe Ruef
McFarland Grand Jury
Woman Teacher Foils Plot to Kill Czar in Gulf Visit
Report from Reval says a female schoolteacher thwarted a bomb plot aimed at Czar Nicholas after ceremonies. She acted to prevent the assassination and died by her own hand rather than follow an order from a nihilist cell.
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Czar
Reval
Nicholas
Gulf
Finland
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