Summary of Notable Events From The Week
A condensed weekly roundup notes Missouri Pacific closure in Sedalia and naval fleet movements to the Philippines. It covers political battles over control of the Illinois Central, protests over warship criticism, and possible Japanese threats near Hawaii. Also listed are Edison’s health, graft investigations, a potential Oregon district attorney replacement, and various societal and economic happenings across the United States including labor disputes, suffrage progress, accidents, and notable philanthropy.
Railroads retrench as nine hour law lures cuts and closures
Washington reports railways plan to meet the nine hour law by cutting service and closing stations on major systems. Officials say reduced revenue and payroll pressure force cost cuts and wage reductions, risking travel and shipping disruption across the nation.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Surprise for Evans and a Vice Admiral Commission
Washington March 3 Quiet naval officers in Washington pursue an agreeable surprise for Admiral Evans while the battleship fleet under his command cruises the Pacific The plan proposes to greet him with a commission as vice admiral of the American navy Congress is urged to act promptly to restore the rank and allow Evans to bear the title during the interim before retirement The effort is supported by a Navy department comparison to the British home fleet maneuvers last fall highlighting Evans leadership
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Washington
Evans
Amercan
Congress
San Francisco
Navy Department
Silver thaw halts near catastrophe on Chicago telegraph lines
Chicago reports a near disaster as sleet encrusted wires and poles across a wide area threatened major outages. A rapid warm up melted the ice and officials restored service to normal tonight, allowing brokerage and business to proceed tomorrow.
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Chicago
Fort Wayne
Lake Shore
Michigan Central Railways
New York
Forcing the Use of Phones
Cleveland March 3 The nine hour law for railroad telegraphers speeds telephone use in trains says A S Ingalls of the Lake Shore road The new law regulating working hours could yield in one year what ten years would in reducing telegraph reliance and tests since October have proven satisfactory with railroads across the country taking up phones in operation
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Cleveland
Ingalls
Lake Shore Road
Mr. Wu Talks Straight at San Francisco Banquet
San Francisco March 3. At a banquet honoring Chinese Minister We Ting Fang, Mr Wu reportedly stated that excluding Chinese laborers from the United States is a fixed fact and anyone opposing the exclusion laws or attempting to violate them acts to their own detriment.
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Mr. Wu
San Francisco
We Ting Fang
San Franco
United States
Pittsburg Fears Flood After Warm Rain
Pittsburg reports a warm rain pushes the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers toward flood stage. Both streams rise, with the danger line of 22 feet expected to be passed as temperatures and weather worsen.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Monongahela
Western Oregon wool prospects and filing petition deadlines
Pendleton reports fixing of wool sale dates promising one of the best years for sheep and wool in the state as heavy lamb crops and rising wool prices are expected. Eastern Oregon ewes and hoggets fetch high values while machine shearing faces concerns. Salem outlines petition timing for state and multi county offices with March 27 filing for broad offices and April 1 for single county posts. The secretary of state to certify ballots by March 30 with elections on April 15 and June 1.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Salem
Secretary of State
Farmers Hold Their Wheat in Hopes of High Prices
Farmers around Baker City keep wheat under lock as a strong community combine forms. They resist selling now due to Eagle Valley and Snake River railroad construction which will hire many teams in spring and spur demand and prices. Local dealers struggle to secure grain for buyers while ranchers anticipate profits from held grain.
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Baker City
Eagle Valley Railroad
Snake River
Snake
Progress in clearing land speeds fruit cultivation
County plans aim to have land fully cleared and planted with fruit within five years. A Applegate valley store reports seven grubbing machines placed in the past month. Donkey engines nearby assist by pulling stumps and brush, especially where heavy machinery is available.
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Applegate Valley
Grants Pass
Clackamas County Horticultural Society Plans Cannery
Clackamas County residents may gain a new fruit cannery if current society plans advance. At a recent meeting Mr. Britton from eastern Oregon spoke on the venture and offered to finance after praising local fruit acreage and prospects.
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Oregon City
Clackamas
Red Boy Mine Pumps Restart Near-Busy Schedule
After months idle, the Red Boy mine in Baker City restarts its pumps. The monster pumps discharge about 600000 gallons daily, putting the mine on track to resume operations in about 30 days. Once one of Eastern Oregon’s top producers, it is expected to regain a leading position.
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Baker City
Oregon
Tracklaying Advances on Klamath Line Near Bray
Tracklaying began last week on the California Northwestern railway from Bray California with the grade two thirds complete toward Dorris. Rails expected to reach MacDoe by May 15 and Dorris by May 1, signaling progress on the Klamath Falls line.
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Klamath
Klamath Falls
California Northwestern Railway
Bray
California
Dorris
MacDoe Wi
Dunkard
Mount Hebron
Secretary of State to Bind Election Measures Pamphlet
The secretary of state turns over all measures for the June 3 election to the state printer to create a single bound pamphlet with arguments for and against. The pamphlet will be mailed to voters by end of March using names supplied by county clerks.
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Salem
Secretary of State
Butter Carload Shipped from Corvallis to Philadelphia
A Corvallis creamery sent a carload of storage butter east to Philadelphia. The shipment weighs about 60,000 pounds and is valued above 150000 dollars. The move reflects higher eastern prices than on the coast.
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Oregon
Corvallis
Alfalfa acreage rising in Uma tilla county spring
Estimates place a minimum ten percent rise in alfalfa acreage across Uma tilla county this spring. Butter creek Hermiston and Hudson Bay districts see active expansion of alfalfa farms with land values jumping from 10–25 dollars per acre raw to 100–150 dollars under irrigation. Portland packing plant development boosts alfalfa growing and cattle feeding in the region.
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Pendleton
Umatilla
Butter Creek
Hermiston
Arso
Hudson Bay
Ortland
Milton Fruitgrowers Elect Board and Plan Packing House
At a Milton meeting the union elected J. N. Stone T. L. men William Forsythe 0 K E P Jenson as directors for the year. The union is in bad shape and aims to build a new larger packing house on the present site for this season likely a three story structure with modern handling facilities.
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Fruit Packing House
Milton
Milton Fruitgrowers’ Union
J. N. Stone
T. L
William Forsythe
Farms Sold at Weston Near Adams Place Sale
Weston sees the Adams farm of 300 acres sold by Walter Adams to R W Brown formerly of Eureka Flat. The well kept property features a fine house and barn with gravity waterworks and ranks among the first farms in the area. The exact price is undisclosed but reported near sixty dollars per acre.
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Weston
Adams Place
Town
Walter Adams
R. W. Brown
Eureka Flat
Pendleton Group Plans Washington Delegation Fight for Federal District HQ
The Pendleton Commercial Association will send a delegation to Washington to press for a Federal district headquarters. A House Judicial Committee hearing date will be set, and Oregon delegates may obtain expressions from Eastern Oregon attorneys in support of Pendleton.
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Pendleton
Pendleton Commercial Asociation
Washington
Federal District
House Judicial Committee
Oregon
Morrow
Gilliam
Sherman
Agricultural Prices Listing From Local Market Report
Reads like a dense price table for farm goods with numerous items and price ranges. Includes grains hay fruits vegetables butter poultry and other farm products with units and varying quotes. Some entries contain misspellings and OCR artifacts but convey market prices and assortments.
Nevada police arm for Goldfield duty in March
Nevada police to replace U S troops at Goldfield on March 7 receive carbines revolvers and 20 automatic shotguns. Thirty five men ready for field drill and target practice. Captain Cox says move to Goldfield awaits final orders with 25 trusted men leading the detachment.
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Carson
Nev
Nevada
United States
Goldfield
Cox
Butte Mines to Resume Under Amalgamated Plan
John D. Ryan announces Amalgamated Copper mines will reopen Monday. About 12,000 workers to be recalled as Anaconda smelters restart and payrolls return to 1 to 1.5 million dollars monthly. Recovery ends a months long gradual shutdown affecting Montana operations including the Boston and Montana mines.
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Great Falls
Anaconda
Butte
Boston & Montana
Alt
Montana
Britain Angered by Japan Over Far East Policies
Shanghai reports rising distrust among British merchants over Japan policy in the Far East. Complaints cite obstruction of foreign trade in Manchuria and limits on ports like Port Dalny for British steamship lines. Britain negotiates with Tokyo on trademarks as critics urge new laws to curb Japan's stance.
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Shanghai
Far East
Manchuria
Port Dalny
Japan
Hsin Min Tan
Great Britain
Tokio
Temporary injunction halts Kansas City insurance action
Judge Slovér in the Circuit Court issued a temporary injunction preventing Missouri officials from ousting Prudential Life Insurance Company of New Jersey Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York and Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York from doing business in Missouri. The halt cites a state law paused by the last legislature prohibiting companies paying officials a salary of 50000 or more per year from operating in the state.
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Kansas City
Slovér
Missouri
Prudential Life Insurance Company of
New Jersey
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
Miss Sterling Accused of Torture at County Home
Steubenville March 2 Miss Clara Sterling a teacher at the Tuscara county children’s home is accused of driving a tack into six year old Sampson Fowler’s tongue in addition to other cruelties. A probate judge was told today by the board that she forced boys to eat ground mustard burning their mouths and making several ill.
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Steubeneville
Clara Sterling
Tuscara County
First German Dreadnaught Bayern to be launched
Berlin reports Germanys 18000 ton battleship Bayern will be launched at Wilhelmshaven on March 6 with the Emperor in attendance. The ceremony will include Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and the Bavarian royal family.
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Berlin
Germany
Bayern
Inez Marck
Wilhelmehaven
Wilhelmina
Holland
Rupert
Bavaria
Wu Ting Fang Arrives as New Chinese Minister to U S
Wu Ting Fang arrives in San Francisco with 70 Chinese officials and staff. He denies bearing an appeal on Manchuria but notes local friction with Japan. He is unsure about Korea Tao boundary talks and the railroad extension and has no orders on changing exclusion laws.
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San Francisco
Wu Ting Fang
Pacific Mail
Siberia
Mexico
Havana
New York
Washington
Fairmount Hotel
China
Manchuria
Japan
Japanese cruiser Idzumi sails toward Hongkong over Tatsu Maru seizure
Tokio reports the Idzumi departed for Hongkong to review the February 7 seizure of the Tatsu Maru by Chinese customs. Officials deny a show of force, saying negotiations are ongoing at Pekin and the Tatsu Maru’s flag has been restored. The case hinges on the merchant who received the arms shipment.
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Tokio
Idzumi
Hongkong
Pioee
Foreign Office
Pekin
China
Bradley Elected U S Senator by Kentucky Assembly
Four democrats who broke with the party machine joined Republican members to elect ex-Governor William O. Bradley to the United States Senate after a six week deadlock. The Democratic faction had supported Beckham, while Republicans backed Bradley from the start. The four dissidents refused Beckham and shifted support as unity formed.
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Frankfort
General Assembly
William O. Bradley
United States Senate
Democratic
Beckham
Bradley
Union Men Refused Pardons by President
The President denied pardons for P. D. Lenihan M. J. Plunkett Joseph Shannon William Cutts and A Edwards union members convicted for violating an injunction aimed at stopping interference with the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company business in Butte Montana. Penalties ranged from three to four months imprisonment with some fines.
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Washington
Ff P. D. Lenihan
M. J. Plunkett
Joseph Shannon
William Cutts
A. Edwards
United States
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Butte
Mont
Canadian stance on treaties with Britain and foreign powers
Ottawa report shows Dr. Thomas of the Yukon arguing Canada may participate in treaty negotiations between Great Britain and other nations. He warned that if conflict arises between the United States and Japan, Canada could side with the United States against Britain’s ally Japan.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Dr. Thomas
Yukon
House Today
Great Britain
Thomas
United States
Japan
Hart and Hitt Claims Sold for Large Deposit in California
Ad vices report two Hart San Bernardino claims near a gold discovery were sold after six weeks. Original owners James Hart and Bert Hitt sold to Colonel Hopkins for a cash deposit of 20000 and a bond of 250000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hart
San Bernardino County
James Hart
Bert Hitt
Colonel Hopkins
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Magdalena Bay
Senate Committee
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O. R. & N. Stock
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Toole
Opera
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W. C. B. Kemp
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Clackamas Way
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Portland
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Choice
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Wu Ting Feng
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