Various World News Items From Shoreham Weekly
A condensed weekly resume covers Chinese outrages claim, Homeseekers flood the Northwest from the East, Porch Oklahoma wreckage near Hobart, Washington cruiser launched at Camden. Hay health decline, potential resignation, European rest trip. Root Taft Knox as potential Republican presidential candidates. Japan relocations, Harbin entry, and Tie Pass battles. Kuropatkin losses and staff disputes. Also oil refining plans in Kansas City, Venezuela cable seizure, Panama canal changes, and Hawaii fires extinguished.
Santo Domingo Treaty Debate Moves Toward Early Senate Adjournment
In Washington on Monday March 13 the Senate pressed toward completing the Santo Domingo treaty and adjourning by Saturday. Debate focused on budgeting for army and navy costs to be paid from Santo Domingo revenues with a daily 11 am session planned to finish the discussion.
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Senate
Santo Domingo
Senate Split Over Dominican Treaty In Executive Session
The Dominican treaty discussion in the senate's executive session drew party lines with Republicans counting on some Democratic votes. A postponement for a commission probe into Santo Domingo’s affairs and government stability seemed unlikely, as the president was not expected to approve the plan.
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Senate
Santo Domingo
Republican Senate Hears Santo Domingo Treaty Debate
Republican leaders in the senate face a deadlock over the Santo Domingo treaty. They fear Democrats hold enough votes to block ratification and favor withdrawing the treaty, while the president and senate clash on the path forward. A special session adjournment without date is considered but not popular, with attempts to find an alternative.
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Senate
Santo Domingo
Republi
Senate Deliberates On Santo Domingo Treaty Plan
Senator Morgan opposed the Santo Domingo treaty in today’s executive session. A new plan proposes moving the matter to the next regular session with a joint resolution authorizing the president to implement the treaty’s proposals.
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Morgan
Santo Domingo
Senate
Congress
Senate executive session notes on treaty action and Philippines
Friday March 17 Morgan continued his speech into the afternoon. Foraker spoke in defense at 4 45 p m. fate of the treaty remains undecided with possible recommitment or lapse without action. Senator Spooner spoke briefly on relations with the Philippines and future self government for the islands.
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Senate
Morgan
Foraker
Spooner
Senate adjourns at 3 30 PM without day
Special session of the senate met at 3 30 today and adjourned without day. All nominations were confirmed except five including Judge James Wickersham who sought reappointment to the District Court of Alaska. Several minor treaties were ratified. no other business was transacted. Most time was spent on the Santo Domingo treaty with no action taken.
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Senate
James Wickersham
District Court of
Alaska
Santo Domingo
Have Nothing to Fight With
Warsaw reports a high Polish official warns that continuing the war is impossible without leaders soldiers and arms and could trigger a revolution if mobilization orders are issued amid distant fronts and ongoing disturbances.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Manchuria
Peabody Wins Governor Race in Colorado Installment Fight
James H. Peabody today won the Colorado governor contest after resigning in January and pledging to yield to Lt. Gov. Jesse F. McDonald. The joint assembly vote to oust Governor Alva Adams and install Peabody was 65 to 41 with ten Republicans joining Democrats for Adams.
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Denver
James H. Peabody
Jesse F. McDonald
General Assembly
Alva Adams
Adama
Calls Peasantry to Arms in Russia's Uprising
Paris March 17 Father Gopon leader of St. Petersburg workmen in the January 22 demonstration, still hiding in France, issues an appeal to the Russian people to heed the revolutionary committee, forget religion and race, and rise united for a general insurrection against czarism.
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Paris
Father Gopon
St. Petersburg
Tribune Russ
France
Revolutionary Combative Committee
Bomb explodes near Pobiedonostseff residence in Saint Petersburg
A late night bomb exploded on the tramway near the residence of M. Pobledonosteeff pro curator of the Holy Synod in Saint Petersburg. No casualties are reported.
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Pobiedonostseff
London
St. Peteranburg
M. Pobledonosteeff
Holy Synod
Panama Canal Graft Allegations From An Engineer
An American engineer on the Panama Isthmus reports graft among U S canal employees and calls for Roosevelt to revamp the canal commission. He cites padded payrolls poor organization and clashing rules as chief faults with engineers like Wallace striving to impose order at Culebra Hill.
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Chicago
Walter Wellman
Washington
Record-Herald
United States
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Canal Commission
Davis
New York
Commission
Castro hardens stance as Venezuelan tensions rise
Castro shuns foreign diplomacy with legations at Caracas, recalls Venezuela's vice president from Europe, and prepares for possible attacks on Port Colaro and La Guayra with coastal guns. A pamphlet from Col Juan Bautista Lamedo calls for sending 30,000 Venezuelans to invade New Orleans to punish American insults.
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Castro
Caracao
Antonio Vetulini
Scond
Venezuela
Europe
Port Cabello
la Guayra
Juan Bautistin Lamedo
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
United States
Forged Colorado Fuel & Iron Stock Certificate Found
A counterfeit 100 share stock certificate of Colorado Fuel and Iron appears at the Denver transfer office. The document lists James A. Keble as president, a man who never held that role, and includes a forged secretary Beaman signature. The certificate originated with a Davenport Iowa lawyer.
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Denver
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Davenport
James A. Keble
Keble
D. C. Beaman
Flood Bursts Kentucky Dike Near Ford
Flooding brews as Kentucky river dike near Ford widens creating a 100 yard channel. Government lock area suffers, a building toppled into the river and other structures face danger. Damage estimated around 250000 dollars.
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Kentucky Dike
Winchester
Kentucky River
Ford
Government Lock
Engine Blows Up Injuring Three in Utah
A Union Pacific eastbound freight engine No. 562 exploded near Echo Utah injuring engineer H L Purdy fireman N Bunker and brakeman J Jones. The blast halted service as crews investigated the cause reported today.
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Echo
Utah
Union Pacific
H. L. Purdy
N. Bunker
J. 2. Jones
Irrigation Conference Charts Western Plans on Coast
In San Francisco a small group of irrigation experts from U S Agricultural department stations met at the University of California to map future irrigation and drainage work across the western states. Attendees included Elwood Mead and others from Montana Nevada Washington Oregon and California. Plans focus on testing water quality for irrigation and on an education campaign as future work expands along the Pacific coast. Professor Mead begins annual lectures at the State university and Professor Withycombe outlines Oregon progress. The meeting marks opening of broad possibilities for Pacific coast irrigation.
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San Francisco
United States Agricultural Department
Pacific Coast
University of California
Elwood Mead
Irrigation Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Samuel Fortier
Montana
G. H. True
Nevada
C. L. Waller
California
State University
Withycombe
Oregon
Slaughter by Bulgarians Near Vodena Escalates Tensions
Reports from Salonica say Bulgarian bands renew atrocities in Greece provoking a fresh rupture in Greek Bulgarian relations. A monastery near Vodena saw Bulgarian attackers clash with Greek priests, 15 Bulgarians killed, and Messi merion village men massacred with women and children abducted. Villages nearby faced terror as troops failed to stop the raids.
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Constantinople
Salonica
Greece
Bulgaria
Vodena
Messimerion
Castro Seizes Coal Mines in Venezuela
Port of Spain reports President Castro ordered immediate seizure of the Guantanara coal mines near Barcelona, leased in 1898 to an Italian company for 33 years. Venezuelan troops occupied the mines by force without Caracas court judgment, provoking a protest from Italy.
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New York
Herald
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Barcelona
Venezuela
Castro
Guantanaricual
New York and Bermudese
Caracas
Legation
Baron Aliotti
Plunge Over a High Bank Injures 12 in Erie Train Wreck
An Erie railroad Pacific express derailed near Winfield station when an auxiliary reservoir dropped into a switch frog. The engine stayed on track while six cars toppled down a 20 foot embankment injuring 12 people, two may die. Authorities report engines and cars badly damaged.
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Hammond
Aes
Erie Railroad
Pacific Express
Winfield Station
Mistake Over Damages Claim in Knight Commander Case
St. Petersburg reports the Russian press attacks the sinking damages claim for the British steamer Knight Commander as a British government or discrepancy claim, insisting it is solely the owner's claim and that misreporting caused the misunderstanding.
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St. Petersburg
Knight Commander
Briish
Meat Prices Rise Prompting Trust Allegations
In Mexico City on March 21 meat dealers report a 25 to 50 percent price surge over the last month. They claim a meat trust is at work as the market tightens and concern spreads about the impact on the poor.
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Mexico City
Seri- Begg
Geo
Michigan Mining Plans Big Quartz Mine Development on Applegate
The Michigan Mining and Milling Company led by W. T. Perry of Portland aims to invest over 50000 in the Applegate river quartz mines eight miles south of the city. A Pratt type mill with ten stamps will process ore, with riffles and vanners to recover 90 percent of assay values. The camp, spanning 500 mineralized acres, will host substantial buildings and a new town named Michigan City.
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Grants Pase
Michigan Mining and Milling Company
Michigan
W. T. Perry
Portland
Applegate River
Michigan Company
Michigan City
Regents Propose Self funding to Save Eastern Oregon Normal
Pendleton regents of the Eastern Oregon Normal School meet to devise ways to maintain the institution. They oppose closing the school and take personal responsibility for its needs, believing future legislatures will reimburse any incurred indebtedness. Local populace backs keeping the school open.
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Pendleton
Eastern Oregon Normal School
Eastern Oregon
Jackson Citizens at Work
Jackson County court appoints a committee of citizens to organize a county exhibit for the Lewis and Clark fair. The committee will meet in Medford on Saturday March 18 to plan methods for collecting a representative display of the county resources. The court will oversee the exhibit though no specific appropriation is set.
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Jackson
Ashland
Jackson County
Medford
Umatilla Irrigation Project Feasibility Under Study
Pendleton engineer in charge says soil expert Thomas H. Mean will arrive soon to investigate winter irrigation feasibility for the Umatilla project. Samples will be sent to the government station at Berkeley for analysis and results will be returned to the city.
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Umatilla Irrigation Project
Pendleton
John J. Whistler
Oregon
Thomas H. Mean
Umatilla
Meane
Berkeley
Cal
Sheep Shearing Plant Advances At Pilot Rock Ranch
Pendleton reports J. E. Livestock Co buys a five horsepower gasoline engine to power a 12 machine sheep shearing plant. With 25,000 head to shear, savings of one to one and a half pounds per fleece at 16 to 17 cents a pound could exceed $5,000.
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Pendleton
J. E. Livestock Company
Pilot Rock
Scarcity Closes Booth Kelley Sawmill at Coburg
The Booth Kelley Lumber Company mill at Coburg has been shut down for weeks due to log shortages and plant overhaul. With streams low and no mountain snow, managers fear serious log shortages all summer as water sources dwindle.
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Eugene
Booth-Kelley Lumber Company
Coburg
Milla
May Build Logging Road In Blue Mountains
The Grande Ronde Lumber company at Perry plans a narrow gauge logging road about 30 miles up the Grande Ronde River. Light snow in the Blue mountains and uncertain water flow in the river and its tributaries hinder log floatage to the mill. The road would be used solely for the mill’s operations to access stored logs.
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la Grande
Blue Mountains
Grande Ronde River
Grande Ronde Lumber Company
Perry
Trees in Bloom Trigger Early Fragrance and Fears
Pleasant Dallas weather advances fruit blossoms with prunes plums and pearls cherries blooming rapidly. Gardeners worry late frost or rain could damage the early blooms and crop.
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Dallas
Livestock Association Formed in Woodburn Area
The Livestock association of North Marion and South Clackamas counties is permanently organized in Woodburn. Fred Dose is president, W. P. Pennebaker secretary, Harry Cole treasurer. A livestock fair is planned for Saturday April 1 featuring stallions brood mares colts roadsters teams and saddle horses with fees for entries and sweepstakes. An executive committee led by G L Shryder M Shrock W A Leonard F J Miller and J F Plank will arrange prizes funds and other details. Judges will be named the day of the fair.
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Woodburn
Livestock Association
North Marion
South Clackamas Counties
Fred Dose
W. P. Pennebaker
Harry Cole
G. L. Shryder
M. &. Shrock
W. A. Leonard
F. J. Miller
J. F. Plank
Insurance Rates May Fall With Hood River Fire Plan
Hood River officials and Portland insurance underwriter Mr Stone discussed requirements for a water system to cut rates. A 15 percent reduction hinges on a 750000 gallon reservoir and proper mains, with brick buildings earning an additional 5 percent. Hood River’s bond sale of 50000 boosts hopes for hydrants and a volunteer fire department plus a 1200 chemical engine already in service.
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Hood River
Commercial Club
Stone
Portland
Board of Insurance Underwriters
Bonda
Vale Newell to Visit Malheur Water Users in April
Vale F H Newell chief of the government reclamation engineers travels with consulting engineers to meet the Malheur Water users association and set up Harper basin project operations for the summer. Expect landowners to sign up their ditches under the new agreement with values to be appraised by arbitration.
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Vale
F.H. Newell
Government Reclamation Engineers
Newell
Malheur Water Users’ Association
Harper Basin
Old Stampmill Found in Medford Salted Oregon Gold Fields
An early hand made stampmill once serving Oregon gold fields was found in the Willow Springs district of Jackson County and will be sent to the Portland fair. The crude machine mirrors the footprint of modern stamp and battery systems with a stamp mortar mesh and feeder, though it is bramble covered and decaying.
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Medford
Oregon
Willow Springs
Jackson County
Portland
Placer Mining Outlook Dimmer as Snowmel t Delays Runoff
Snow melts slowly under warm sun yet freezing nights slow water flow. Sumpter district placer miners worry as snow disappears, fearing they cannot exploit runoff as in prior years.
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Sumpter
Cinnabar Mines Draw Attention in Medford District
Reports of cinnabar ore from the Meadows district near Trail in Jackson county renew interest in mercury mining. Rogue River Quicksilver Mining Company yields eighty pounds of mercury per ton, with ore that reduces easily and shows uniform value.
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Medford
Meadows Quicksilver
Jackson County
Trail
Rogue River Quicksilver Mining Company
Portland Market Prices and Commodities Report
Portland markets list Wheat prices for Walla Walla Bluestem and Valley at 85c 92c 87c per bushel No 1 white 1.87 1.42 gray 1.50 per cental Timothy hay 14 16 per ton flower 1 12 grain 11 12 cheat 11 12 Oregon ranch eggs 18c per dozen Creamery butter 27 32 4c Potatoes Oregon fancy 90c 1 common 70 85c Baldwins apples 1.25 1.50 Spitzenbergs 1.75 2 Wool Valley 19 20c per pound Eastern mohair 8 26 26c per pound.
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Walla Walla
Oregon Ranch
Oregon
Wool
Eastern
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