Hectic Week Of Robberies Riots And Political Spats
A digest of select events includes a pistol duel on the Jooxout near Frankfort Indiana with six robbers escaping, Arkansas nonresident hunting ban, bank burglary at Portage Indiana, and a post office safe explosion at Ferguson Missouri. Rockefellers institute buys New York labs. Wanamaker heir increases life policy. Great Northern workers vote to strike. Turkey masses in Macedonia. train robbery on Burlington line. Roosevelt leaves Yellow Stone for St Louis. meteor over Portland. tariff fears in East Prussia. Venezuela’s Castro to visit US. Deloe excavations funded. and Italy celebrates Rome’s 2656th year.
Post Office Probe Seen To Expose Limited Faults
Washington observers say the ongoing postoffice department investigation will reveal less sensational disclosures than feared. Few officials are expected to lose jobs. Tyner is out and Christiancy is suspended. The vast system complicates pinpointing individual responsibility, but aims to improve morals and deter wrongdoing.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Tyner
Christiancy
Rolle
Happenings Here in Oregon Warm Rain Needed
Weather brief notes that Oregon seeks rain due to dry conditions. Forecasters warn without rainfall agricultural and wildfire risks rise while residents monitor upcoming storm chances and regional forecasts.
Lake County forecast highlights fruit crops and timber plans
Farmers in Marion County report good crop conditions with potential benefits from a warm rain. Fruit blossoms signal a plentiful crop but late April sleet could damage pollen. Timber activity rises at Lakeview as locals anticipate snow melt and timber scouting. railroad expansion could shift northern trade routes.
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Marion County
Table Rock
Work Gang Run Down in Wreck Near Buffalo Kansas
A northbound Missouri Pacific stock train crashed into a work train just north of Buffalo on 7 PM, killing 11 and injuring 25, most of them Greek laborers. The wreck, blamed on misreading orders, left debris lit like a battlefield as doctors and rescuers aided the injured and recovered the dead in Coffeyville.
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Buffalo
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Fomar
Mango
Neodesha
Coffeyville
Old Country
Gould
Kansas City
Sheep Shearing Season Begins in Umatilla County
Twenty sheep shearers have arrived in Umatilla county from various states and will start work immediately. Three crews around Pilot Rock will lift total labor to about 12 men per crew, with shifts lasting around 60 days. Wages run 7 to 8 cents per head for stock sheep and 15 to 26 cents for pure bred ewes, with some men earning about $10 a day. Feeding is ample and sheep shipments later in the year are not expected to be delayed.
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Lakeview
Goose Lake Valley
San Francisco
Portland
Deschutes
Umatilla
Pilot Rock
District approves new school building location
Taxpayers vote 185 to 8 for selecting the new school building site chosen by the school board despite concerns over cost and location.
Run of Small Fish Shows Good Run at Astoria
The season continues strong with steady small fish runs at Astoria and a number of large fish being caught farther up the river, signaling good fishing prospects.
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Astoria
Building at Reform School Plans Nears Approval
Plans for a new industrial school building at the state reform school run from 12 000 to 15 000 dollars. Architect C C Lewis of Portland will submit the plans to the board of trustees early next week and bids will be invited.
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State Reform School
Board of
C. C. Lewis
Portland
Baker City to witness first legal execution in over 40 years
An Oregon law on death sentences requires Armstrong to be executed in Baker City if the supreme court upholds the lower court ruling. The May appeal could mark the first legal execution in Baker County since its founding, though a historic lynching of a Chinese man occurred long ago in Auburn, the former county seat.
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Armstrong
Minnie Ensminger
Baker City
Supreme Court
Baker County
Auburn
Fruit prospects praised by St Helens orchardists
Orchardists at St Helens say the fruit crop looks favorable this year. Cold weather prevented early budding and conditions are set for a strong yield across the orchards.
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St. Helens
Thirty-One Seining Grounds Planned on Columbia River
Thirty-one seining grounds are planned for the Columbia River this season, a larger number than ever before, but none has yet begun operation.
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Columbia River
Prison Improvements Under Way At State Penitentiary
Superintendent James announces improvements aimed at bettering conditions and increasing security. The prison wall will likely see no alterations, but guards will be reinforced to curb weapon introductions. Day guards on the wall have been reduced by transferring one to the shops.
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James
State Penitentiary
Pekin Protest Over Two Points in Manchurian Pact
Minister Conger protests to Prince Ching about two features of Russia's Manchurian agreement. China should not promise limits on foreign trade openings affecting Mukden and Ta-shan, and should not limit foreign employees in China to Russians. The United States withholds comment on other demands and will insist on treaty rights if infringed.
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Pekin
Conger
Prince Ching
Russia
China
Mukdeng
Taka Shan
United States
Snow Depth in Cascade Forecasts High Willamette Surge
R N Hoover of Detroit notes snow in the Cascade mountains is deeper this season than in the past eight years. He warns a rapid melt could push the Willamette River to high levels later, should a warm spell arrive.
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R N. Hoover
Detroit
Cascade Mountains
Willamette River
Portland Markets Reported Prices on Wheat to Wool and More
Market listings from Portland show Wheat prices for Walla Walla and valley ranges, Barley, Flour, Millstuff, Date, Hay, Potatoes and other farm goods. Poultry, Cheese, Butter, Eggs, Wool, Mohair, Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lambs and Hogs are enumerated with per unit values and degrees, reflecting regional trading.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Graham
Merced
Young America
Hope
Wool—Valley
Oregon
Baker City Denies Franchise to Seven Devils Rail Line
The Baker City council refused to grant a franchise to the Oregon Ida ho Central rail company for a right of way to enter the city. The proposed Seven Devils company, formed last fall, would oversee construction.
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Baker City
Oregon Idaho Central Rail Company
Seven Devils
Government forces abandon San Carlos and Guida suburbs
In Santo Domingo on April 29 fighting drove government troops from San Carlos and Guida, which rebels now occupy after seizing munitions and artillery. The day’s battles worsened the crisis, hospitals overflow with wounded, and losses for the government are heavy.
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Santo Domingo
San Carlos
Guida
Oregon Penitentiary Supt James Reports 1903 Q1
Superintendent W. James of the Oregon State Penitentiary files the quarterly report with the Secretary of State. For the quarter ended March 31, 1903 the prison shows earnings and receipts of 4435.11 dollars and expenses of 7063.82 dollars.
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W. James
Oregon State Penitentiary
Secretary of State
Crook County Judge Resigns With May First Effect
Crook County Judge W. A. Booth resigns from the Crook county post, submitting his resignation to Gore Chamberlain. The resignation takes effect May 1, with no reason given for stepping down.
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Crook County
W. A. Booth
Gore Chamberlain
Booth
Polk County Vineyards Show Healthy Yards Despite Cold
Examination of numerous yards in Polk county finds they are healthy with no pests on the vines. Cold weather has not affected yards in that county.
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Polk
Oregon California and Washington timber land suspensions grow
Reports reach the interior secretary on suspensions of timber and stone land entries in California Oregon and Washington. Officials believe many 1902 Pacific Coast entries were for syndicates. No entry has proceeded to patent without thorough investigation aided by new witness attendance laws. In one state last year entries rose by about 140000 acres in three months.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
California
Oregon
Interior Department
Pacific Coast
British brute force repels Mullah forces in Somaliland clash
Brigadier General Manning relieves Colonel Cobbe near Gamburru Somaliland after a battle with the Mad Mullah’s forces. About 2,000 Mullah horsemen and 10,000 spearmen attacked Colonel Plunkett’s detachment. the British held out till ammunition ran out and then fought with bayonets. British losses include 170 killed and many officers killed as posts were wrecked. Somali forces reportedly range 3,000 to 4,000 horsemen and about 80,000 spearmen.
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Aden
Arabia
Manning
Cobbe
Gamburru
Somaliland
Galadi
Mullah
Plankett
Plunkett
Maullah
Japanese Spies Reported Spreading in Manchuria
Travelers arriving in Victoria say North China visitors including army officers describe Japanese agents at work in Manchuria with disguised engineers hiding explosives along the Russian railway ready to blow the line if war erupts. Russian preparations are noted as fortifications increase in garrisons, per Chinese imperial papers.
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Victoria
China
Japan
Manchuria
Russia
Fight to a finish in Western Union strike
Butte Montana April 28 indications point to a finish fight between Western Union and striking messengers. The dispute centers on union recognition which Western Union officials refuse to acknowledge or treat with under any consideration. Western Union reportedly may grant the requested wage scale or hire on a commission basis.
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Butte
Mont
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Alaska's Wireless System Expansion
Engineer Richard Piund and Assistant Engineer Herbert C. Welby of Marconi leave New York for Alaska to complete installation of wireless telegraph stations for the United States signal service. The original apparatus sent to Alaska under Stanley Cook at Fort Gibson will be returned and replaced with new gear.
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Alaska
New York
Richard Piund
Herbert C. Welby
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
United States Signal Service
Stanley Cook
Fort Gisbon
Governor Grant Reported to Face Resignation in Manila
Unofficial war department notice says Leyte province Governor Grant has been summoned to Manila to answer complaints and is expected to resign. Grant joined the Philippines as a captain in the Twenty-ninth volunteer infantry.
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Washington
War Department
Grant
Leyte
Manila
Philippines
Twenty-ninth Volunteer Infantry
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Arkansas
Avse
Munn & Sons
Portage
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National Association
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
Ferguson
John Wanamaker
Rodney
Edward
England
Great Northern
Turkey
Macedonia
Burlington
Funston
Illinoia
France
Roosevelt
Yellowstone Park
St.Louis
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Britain
Lick Observatory
Chile
Santiago
East Prussia
Max Zeitler
Secret Service
Philadelphia
W. A. Shoemaker
New York Capital
Pittsburg
Duke of
Trigg Shipbuilding Company
Galveston
Indiana
Utling
Arizona
Nicaragua
Rome
Lake County
Kansas
Reform School
Cascades
Portland Markets
Vasquez
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