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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
6
A digest of notable happenings including Mexico sending a Jamestown fair representative Paris fire losses of 2 million dollars and labor actions in Chicago and Los Angeles. Political shifts abuse and legal rulings are noted alongside disasters eruptions and transport accidents with several named figures and places.
Thousands flood Ellis Island as May immigration nears record pace. More than 183,452 arrivals last year through New York, with five transatlantic ships bringing over 5,000 in one day. Italy Austria Hungary and Lower Russians now supply over half of new arrivals.
A blaze in a Mexican shaft near City of Mexico last Friday night left about ninety workers dead. Five bodies recovered, seventeen miners escaped. The fire, believed started by a cigarette, trapped men as all surface exits were blocked. Rescue teams battled the flames but only charred remains were found.
Victoria May 14 Advices from Yokohama report the matting guild in Japan broken up after duty increases at the U S border. A Japanese boat was destroyed by a derelict mine off Toyama with 13 deaths as fishermen tried to salvage it. The Riojan Maru adds tea shipments to the United States will be larger than ever this season.
The case before District Judge R E Lewis concerns mail fraud allegations. Proceedings included a demurrer with Rothes and Soden mentioned as part of the defense or related motions. A decision on the demurrer was anticipated early this week.
President Patrick Connera of the sailors union warned that the strike against trans-Atlantic lines may spread to Boston and Philadelphia if ships are sent to those ports. He spoke after a meeting where he claimed at least one man deserted the ranks and urged solidarity.
Denver May 14 report states the Interstate Commerce Commission and United States Labor Commissioner Neill failed to settle the Denver and Rio Grande railroad dispute with its trainmen. They left for Washington for another conference with railroad officials expected tomorrow.
In Ruston Louisiana on May 14 a blast destroyed the house of Samuel Cook a black man and killed Cook along with four other African Americans who were asleep in a front room. The attackers remain unidentified and no motive is known.
Local agricultural notes report a large crop potential with improved grasses and productive soil. Native grass performs better than past years and fodder will supply winter feed. fruit trees are healthy with expectations of a large crop. Several fruit shipments to demonstrate quality were praised as first class.
Baker City reports a large tract northeast of town owned by the Baker Irrigation company is being placed on the market. The project follows an 18 month progress in irrigation ditch work and a 12 mile valley and hillside survey ending at the reservoir site one mile east. The canal treks along the mountain flank above South Baper with extensive earthwork to avoid water loss and reduce risk during the irrigation season.
Baker City seeks better freight rates to become a regional distributing hub for Eastern Oregon. Attorney W F Butcher visited Salem to confer with the commission on procedures as plans form. Once Baker drafts its case a movement for favorable rates will start.
President W. K. Newell of the state board of horticulture pushes horticulture into rural school curriculum as a side line of study with the same importance as manual training. Teachers' institutes in the valley give him a special opportunity to promote the plan among district patrons and highlight practical advantages.
Pendleton scouring mills launch the eight month 1907 run with more workers and new machinery. Ramee Judd arrives from Boston and predicts a strong year with increased woolen goods production due to eastern demand. An extra night shift will start in about a [incomplete text].
Albany plans a stock and horse show for the coming summer. Linn county has abundant stock and the Albany track at 8. Bailey stables could make Albany a horse center. Committees will likely be named soon to manage arrangements.
A proposed facility in Lorane aims to process milk from about 200 cows. The venture would produce cheese named Serecpuceee and Rebabagiay, with revenue flowing through local merchants and county support.
A new Eugene hospital is planned on College hills with an estimated cost around 20000 dollars. The building will be wooden and bids will be received by the Eugene General hospital. The corporation comprises about 15 Lane county doctors and a number of Eugene citizens.
Albany reports a gold strike near Rooster Rock a landmark on the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain wagon road near the Upper Soda resort. Word says rich ore found but details and extent of the discovery are not yet learned.
Oregon officials announce a suspension bridge over the Willamette River will close for repairs. Sixteen pairs of temporary supports will be assembled and traffic will be rerouted as crews rush to complete the work.
The fragment mentions an inspector and a brief, unclear reference to a fatal incident. Names, places, and concrete details are unreadable, but the context implies an official inquiry into a deadly event. Further readable data is needed to specify person, location, and date.
The board of building commissioners invites proposals to supply electric light to state institutions at Salem after March 1908 when the current contract with Portland General Electric expires June 4. If terms are unsatisfactory a state plant will be built at the penitentiary and the state will generate electricity for the capitol prison asylum blind school reform school and asylum farm.
Artesian.Well at La Grande in O R N roundhouse yards by La Grande-Miller and West has yielded a flow of about 100 gallons per minute. The water has a slight sulphur taste but is otherwise excellent. Additional digging may produce a 20 foot spout. The well depth is 850 feet and the water will be piped to fill tanks.
The library receives a book donation from Cleveland Rockwell of Columbia River origin. The collection comes from the estate of the late Cleveland Rockwell who supported coast survey work and had strong coastal interests.
Albany reports a brick boom as J B Morgan of Albany burns two kilns producing 300 000 bricks each to meet 40 000 brick orders for Albany and nearby towns He plans a third kiln of equal size to follow in sequence to curb the brick famine.
Market notes show Wheat at 76 to 80 cents per bushel with notes on white and gray varieties and Rye around 22.50 to 24.50 per cwt. Corn priced at 25 dollars per hundredweight with timothy and cheat hay values listed. Fruits list Oregon strawberries apples and pears with per sack and per dozen figures. vegetables include turnips carrots lettuce radishes cauliflower onions and potatoes with varied prices. Butter and cream prices are given for fancy creamery butter and butter fat with per pound rates.
Opening day proceeds calmly with no crowds or disturbances. Officials plan to summon 100 more jurors after 11 jurors are deferred or rejected, with examined panel members kept under guard overnight. The case concerns a sensational assassination in Wey and resumes with jurors remaining the focus.
Chicago May 10. American railroads will invest about 1 000 000 000 this year to upgrade equipment and power. If factories meet demand, 340 000 to 350 000 freight cars will be added, about 5 000 passenger coaches, and over 6 000 locomotives. This will require nonstop production in U S., Canada and Mexico, boosting steel mills abroad.
San Francisco faces ongoing strife as strike efforts by citizens committees fail to yield concessions. The Committee of 50 held a secret meeting and refused public comment while a plan for broader submission was under consideration.
Two men suspected as North Coast train robbers were followed from the continental divide to the flats below Butte Montana where the trail vanished. Officers say the desert and footprints in the snow match the bandits and tonight the reward is raised to 6300 dollars.
The court enjoins Alabama from implementing ten new rate laws and grants a 30 day continuance in the petitions of the Louisville and Nashville and the South and North railroad sections. The delay stems from rates set in violation of the legal maximum charges.
Chicago sympathizers of Moyer and Haywood in the Western Federation of Miners announce a parade for Sunday May 18 to protest President Roosevelt remarks about union officials. Participants will wear a button reading undesirable citizen.
A Guatemalan government report via a representative press concern states that claims Guatemala and Mexico terminated diplomatic relations are unfounded. The May 10 dispatch notes the rumor was not confirmed by authorities.
London announces a government gift of 750000 dollars to Jamaica to assist Kingston residents in recovering from the recent earthquake. The aid aims to support reconstruction and relief efforts across affected areas.
The lower house approved a 40000 dollar allocation for the reception of delegates to the second peace conference at The Hague.
San Francisco streetcar strike escalates with no arbitration, as police and citizens struggle to restore service. Officials plan limited runs into the burned district while crowds grow restless and mass transportation remains shut down for an indefinite period.
Americans arriving in Puerto Cortez report government outrages in Guatemala with civilians including women and children harmed. A ten person family near Guatemala City was killed over political activity, and Abit Creocare, an opponent of Cabrera, was tied to a stake and killed by ants on a poison hillside.
In San Francisco on May 11 workers at the Hercules Powder plant on the piers refused to cross a picket line after non union workers were brought in to operate machines. Other unions had called out their members in sympathy with the strike.
A two day blizzard in the Southern Wyoming mountains leaves seven feet of snow on a level and temperatures between zero and ten degrees below zero. Since April 15 the sun has not appeared and the storm shows no sign of ending, described as the most remarkable storm ever to visit the Wyoming mountains.
Lahore May 11 reports rising political unrest in Punjab with authorities drafting all arms and banning meetings. The arrest of a prominent lawyer sparked the latest burst of tension as he was deported to another province.
Fire swept a New York City furniture store at Sixth Avenue and Nineteenth Street, damaging the premises of Sheppard, Napp & Co. The blaze caused an estimated loss of $600,000. Local fire crews battled the flames tonight, with extensive damage reported to stock and building structure.
Six carloads of strikebreakers bound for San Francisco passed through Denver on May 11. The trains carried workers recruited by labor agents in the city and were joined by a number of men en route.
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