Week’s News highlights include riots and rail, clocks and courts
A sprawling montage of events from 1908 covers homicides in Colorado to Black Hand actions in New York, a Collinwood disaster death toll, Japan threatening force against China, and the Knickerbocker Trust reopening. Reports note postal fraud arrests, legal actions, railroad and maritime issues, and political jabs at Roosevelt amid a broad array of international and domestic incidents.
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Japan
China
Knickerbocker Trust Company
New York
Boston
Rampage at Montana Penitentiary Leaves Two Dead
Warden Frank Conley is badly wounded after a knife attack by three inmates led by George Rock and W H Hayes. Deputy Warden John Robinson dies from throat wounds. Conley shoots Hayes and Rock. a third inmate is captured. Authorities say the plan was long in the works.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Frank Conley
Montana State Penitentiary
John Robinson
Killef
George Rock
W. H. Hayes
Robinson
Conley
Hayes
Rock
Thal
Inson
Oregon Agricultural College view on education in the Law Society discourse
James Withycombe of the experiment station at Oregon Agricultural College defined the college as a semior level institution during a Law Society meeting. He contrasted European trends toward industrial training with humanities, warning against overemphasis on industrial education and noting shifts in views on modem mass schooling.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallia
James Withycombe
Experiment Station
Agricultural College
Europe
Kans
Professors Rally Against University Funding Increase
Petitioners charge Salem’s state university with extravagance and misrepresentation as they oppose raising the annual appropriation from 47 to 123000 dollars. The statement argues enrollment growth and alleged false alumni tables while noting the university costs exceed per pupil funding for common schools and claims bad faith in pushing the bill.
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Salem
State University
Klamath County Land Grant Firms Fight 1906 Tax Valuation
Chelan took cocopany and the Ong company regon Military Land Grant owners of thousands of acres in Klamath county sue the county through Noland and Smith over 1906 land tax. They challenge 1906 valuation of 3 and 5 dollars per acre while 1907 valuation stands at 75 cents per acre. The lands adjoining are said to fetch under 50 cents per acre due to arid, waterless, far timber land. The land is delinquent and slated for sale unless restrained by court.
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Chelan
Cocopany
Ong Company
Regon Military Land Grant Company
Klamath County
Guit
Noland & Smith
J. P. Lee
Board of Equitastration
Copper Ledge in Goose Creek District Draws Excitement
In Baker County, the Goose Creek district reports a promising copper ledge with a current width of about 40 feet, expected to widen to 70 or 80 feet. Discoverers and owners are C. C. Cox, Frank Keating, both of this city, and M. T. Venom of Minneapolis. Ore samples shown here indicate strong copper values, sparking mining interest.
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Baker City
Goose Creek
C. C. Cox
Frank Keating
M. T. Venom
Minneapolis
Fire traps warn of unsafe buildings in towns and schools
Washington reports Richard Loy Sobemann Jr of the government structural labs says fire traps exist in many villages and cities and urges laws to require fire resistant structures for schools theaters and crowded public buildings. He cites high U S fire losses versus Europe and estimates yearly losses of about 740 million dollars for the nation with potential savings if conditions matched European standards.
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Washington
Sundaon Cada
Richard Loy Sobemenns
Collinwood
Europe
Pendleton Star Shearer Hill Heads to Heppner Crew
Pendleton star shearer A T Hill who set a world mark by shaving 325 sheep in nine hours at Beardsley Arizona will join a Heppner crew around March 14. The 30 man crew then sheared 6572 head in Morrow and Umatilla counties as Hill aims to beat his Arizona record with the new group.
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Pendleton
A. T. Hill
Beardsley
Arizona
Umatilla
Morrow
Heppner
Hill
Jack Wynn
New Mexico
Umatilla County
Southwest
La Grande Market Day Draws Farmers and Merchants
La Grande La Grande hosts its first market day with live stock auctions poorly attended as prices run low. Owners withdrew livestock while merchants offered many bargains in shops drawing hundreds of rural visitors to town streets.
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la Grande
Japan Reports Naval Strength In Movements
Tokio March 10 reliable figures show present naval strength rising from 204 vessels and 615000 tons to 283242 tons across 6 warships. Japan now has more than twice the battleships it possessed before the war, with details appended for verification.
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Japan
Tokio
Extreme Cold Grips Northwest Report From St Paul
Shivering in the Dakotas reports extremely cold weather across the Northwest. St Paul registered four degrees below zero at 8 am, the warmest spot in the region. North Dakota temperatures mirrored the frigid conditions with a slow daytime rise.
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Dakotas
St. Paul
Northwest
North Dakota
Dakota
Winnipeg
Portugal Denies Sea Justice in Maron Incident
Lisbon reports government inquiry into the Taten Maron case finds Pekin authorities claim the seizure happened on the high seas. They insist no Portugal waters law was violated and underline lack of domestic jurisdiction.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Pekin
Pendleton Seeks Demonstration on Diversified Farming
The Pendleton Commercial association approves the O. R. & N. diversified farming plan and forms a committee to urge Harriman agents to extend their instructional train here. They also push for a railroad experimental farm to show summer fallow is a waste of land.
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Pendleton
Commercial Association
Harriman Agenta
Kingsley Residents Want Faster Mail Delivery by Wagon
In Wasco county The Dalles area residents led by E L Bolt on Kingsley demand a change from train mail service. A petition circulates to move mail from The Dalles to Dufur by wagon then to Kingsley Tygh Valley and Wapinitas, shaving about 24 hours off current delivery times.
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Dalles
E. L. Bolton
Kingsley
Wasco County
Dufar
Great Southern
Dufur
Tygh Valley
Wapinita
Cannery Planned at Independence After Public Meeting
Citizens and farmers of Independence held a meeting last week to discuss establishing a cannery. A second gathering will feature cannerymen professors from Oregon Agricultural College and others to discuss cannery profits and a committee report.
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Independence
Oregon Agricultural College
Insane Asylum Adds Wing As 80 Day Completion Seen
Salem Superintendent R E Lee Steiner reports to the governor that the new wing of the state insane asylum will be completed within 80 days and the new ward for criminal insane will be in use next week. Monthly cost per patient is 12.37 dollars or about 42 cents a day.
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Salem
R. E. Lee
Steiner
State Insane Asylum
Board of Visitors for Normals Appointed
Salem Governor Chamberlain has appointed the board of visitors for the state normal schools under the law passed at the last session. Members named are R. R. Turner Grants Pass J. M. Powers Baker City and J A Church Baker City Their duties include observing and investigating the condition of schools.
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Board of Visitors For Normals
Salem
Chamberlain
State Normal Schools
R. R. Turner
Grants Pass
J. M. Powers
J. A. Church
Baker City
Two Killed by Radroids in Salem Report
The January road commission tally records two fatalities, one employee and one tramp, in accidents during the month in Salem.
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Salem
Road Commission
Sale of Big Grain Farm Pendleton
The Cooley farm in Cold Springs country near Pendleton sold for 42000 dollars, one of the largest Umatilla county real estate deals in recent months. A. B. Cooley farmed the 1120 acre ranch, which includes 500 acres of growing grain. The buyer is Arthur Beatt of Athena, who has years of grain farming experience in the county.
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Pendleton
Cooley
Umatilla County
Cold Springs
A. B. Cooley
Arthur Beatt
Athena
Umatilla
Want Railroad Extended to Beckhorn region in Gilliam County
Farmers in the southern part of Gilliam county unite to secure a longer Arlington Cond on branch of the O R and N rail line extending at least 15 miles south to the Buckhorn area. They cite wasted time each fall and winter hauling Buckhorn grain to market and the long trip now required.
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Condon
Gilliam County
Arlington-Condon
Beckhorn Country
Portland Markets report shows varied prices across goods
The Portland markets list wheat blue stem red and valley prices around 82 to 84 cents, barley at $26 per ton, oats and hay with timothy and alfalfa values, cranberries at $11 per barrel, vegetables including turnips beets beans cabbage and cauliflower with mixed per sack and per pound quotes, poultry and dairy items shown with live weights and per pound rates, final figures are incomplete due to OCR issues.
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Oregon
Bendeen Ee Ee
Mater
Tariff Revision Plans By House Leaders Spurred
Washington March 9 plans for revising the tariff were agreed by Payne Dalzell and Sherman of the house ways and means committee. An extra session will be called after the present congress ends next spring to draft a bill lowering steel and iron schedules and equalizing others. The group may gather data during the summer recess to aid the revision.
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Washington
Tdge
Payne
Dalsel
Sherman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Cannon
Dalzell
State
Treasury
Agriculture, Commerce
Labor
Ways Means
Japan demands in ultimatum over seized Tateo Maru
Peku March 9. Japan presents an ultimatum to China over the Tateo Maru seized off Macao on February 7 by Chinese customs for carrying arms intended for Chinese revolutionists. The steamer remains at Whampoa on the Canton river. Japan seeks restoration of the ship and cargo and full compensation within a reasonable time. If China delays, Japan will take action and insists on an apology for lowering the Japanese flag.
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Peku
Japan
Gn Bard
Macao
Whampoa
Canton
San Francisco Rat Infestation Spurs Expanded City Effort
Federal health officers report rats infected in most city districts last week with Sunset and Richmond immune. North Beach and Western addition show highest infections. Walls and floors opened for fumigation. Citizens' health committee authorizes additional workers and new gangs to eradicate rats within 30 days.
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San Francisco
Sunset
Richmond
North Beach
Citizens’ Health Committee
Federal
Bonus for Each Child in Western Australia
Sydney New South Wales March 9 report notes Western Australia has a low population density and will grant an income tax exemption of 60 dollars for every child up to five in a taxpayer family to encourage larger families.
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Sydney
Commonwealth
Western Australia
State Legislative Assembly
Michelin Announces World Aeroplane Prize Challenge
Paria March 9. M Michelin created a world challenge cap of 20000 dollars to be awarded yearly to aeroplanes. The first prize winner will fly double the distance of the previous year's winner. The victor also receives a 3000 dollar cup. The trophy remains with the aero club whose native wins.
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Paria
M. Michelin
Aeronaute
Aero Club
Overheated furnace blamed for Collinwood schoolhouse tragedy
A partial report to State Fire Marshal Creamer states the fire at Collinwood schoolhouse killed more than 170 children and is attributed to an overheated furnace. Deputies, who have faced criticism, presented the findings tonight in Colombue Ohio.
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Colombue
Collinwood
Creamer
Tragic North Collingwood School Fire Kills Hundreds
A suburb near Cleveland reports a deadly schoolhouse fire at North Collingwood. The brick two story building housed 300 to 326 pupils and claimed the lives of about 170 children between ages six and sixteen, with two teachers among the dead. Inward opening doors and a single rear exit trapped students as flames from a furnace engulfed the attic area. Fire crews and railroad workers scrambled to remove bodies and identify victims by clothing and trinkets.
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Cleveland
Orth Collingwood
Smpire
North Collingwood
Collingwood
Tbig
Astaira
Lake Shore
Ships Leave Magdalena Bay for San Francisco
Wireless reports from Magdalena Bay indicate the gunboat Yorktown departed this morning for San Francisco. The rest of the second squadron, excluding the California, will sail Sunday to San Francisco. The California will stay several days and may relay fleet news around March 10 or 11 via the big cruiser.
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Magdalena Bay
San Diego
Cal
Yorktown
San Francisco
Magdalena
California
Bay
Law to Deport Anarchists
New York March 6. The Bennett bill in Congress to deport anarchists is supported by Commissioner Warehorn who sees the need to keep anarchists out of the country but notes no current method. He favors passage of the Bennett measure.
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New York
Bennett
Warehorn
Palos
New York Board Rejects Reintroduction Plan
New York March 6 by a 21 to 17 vote the board of education defeated the proposal to reintroduce corporal punishment in public schools.
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New York
Board of Education
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