Weekly News Highlights From The Past Week
A roundup of international and domestic events including home rule grants to liberals, memorials to Gladstone, an insane mother in Kalamazoo feeding children, steamboat inspections, peace ratifications with Japan and Russia, Britain’s unemployment relief via public works, a New Orleans fire causing 100000 in damage, indictments against Northwestern Life Insurance officials, Isthmian Canal suppliers purchase, a tornado in Mountain View Oklahoma killing seven, Witte opposing Anglo Russian accord, Warsaw soldiers aiding rebels, czar’s press freedom proclamation, private car line refusals before the ICC, Germany ending Dingley terms for a new treaty, court martial review of Commander Young, Minnesota land fraud probes, Willamette Valley electric railway plans, czarist riots in Russia leaving 10000 dead, navy seeks engineers, Norway vote on monarchy, Garfield immunity claim by beef packers, China constitutional government, Von Sternberg arrives in DC, czarina abroad for health, Rhode Island fastest battleship with 19.38 mph, Oregon reps resist resignation, Newfoundland fisheries pressure on Americans, Odessa martial law easing after 5000 deaths, letter carriers seek higher pay, Finland freedom restored, Boston printer Stillings appointed, Heney kin linked to Klamath irrigation, Panama railroad collision deaths, and Panama canal engineering talks.
Opposition to River Work Restricts Columbia Funding
Washington, Nov. 7. General MacKenzie, chief of engineers, submits a Sundry Civil Bill plan at the mouth of the Columbia river and related sites. He seeks funds already authorized to finish ongoing work, declines new appropriations, and follows orders to limit estimates to work previously authorized. He privately favors larger Columbia mouth funding but cannot officially request it.
Defense Fortifications Require Sixteen Million More
Washington report from Brigadier General MacKenzie details that $16,000,000 is needed to complete sea coast fortifications under Endicott board plans. About $328.96 million already appropriated with permanent projects at San Diego San Francisco Columbia River and Puget Sound under way.
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Washington
United States
Endicott Board
MacKenzie
San Diego
Cal
San Francisco
Columbia River
Puget Sound
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Taft Board
Insular
Congress
Artillery and Signal
Burrows Seeks Swift Action On Smoot Seat
Senator Burrows of Michigan, chair of the privileges and elections committee, arrived in Washington and said the Reed Smoot Utah seat contest should be disposed of before the current term ends. He noted the committee may hear further testimony if needed after senate committee reorganization and the retirement vacancy of Senator McComas.
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Washington
Burrows
Michigan
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Congress
Reed Smoot
Utah
Smoot
Senate
Senator McComas
Maryland
Bombs Thrown at Troops in Tiflis Unrest
Demonstrations drawing about 20 000 people in Tiflis turned deadly as bombs targeted troops on Golowincki Prospect. Troops replied with rifles, ten killed and many wounded. In a separate clash, school pupils with revolutionary flags confronted loyal demonstrators, troops fired warnings and a broader clash left four dead and 17 wounded.
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Tiflis
Golowincki Prospect
Socialists Hoist Red Flag in Vienna Demonstration
Vienna on November 7 saw a Socialist suffrage rally on the Ringstrasse attended by 50 000 people. Gendarmes were stationed but did not interfere as demonstrators waved red flags atop the Reichsrat building. Similar peaceful demonstrations were reported in Lumbrug Gratz Klengenfurt Bruenn and other cities.
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Vienna
Ringstrasse
Reicharath
Lumburg
Gratz
Klengenfurdt
Bruenn
Troop Movements Sail for Philippines From Cal
The Fifteenth Infantry and companies I and L of the Fourth Cavalry left Mey for San Francisco to embark tomorrow on the transport Sherman for two years service in the Philippines.
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Philippines
Mey, Cal
Fifteenth Infantry
Fourth Cavalry
San Francisco
Sherman
Oregon Seeks Compliance as 5000 Corporations Face Dissolution
Salem warns two months hence 5000 Oregon corporations not complying with the license tax law will lose corporate powers. Proclaimed dissolutions bar deed issuance debt collection or court actions. violators face 1000 fine and a year imprisonment. About 10,000 entities are on record with 3000 already compliant or dissolved.
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Salem
Secretary of State
Rights of Water Company described in state ruling
Salem attorney general Crawford replies to Brown of the State Land board that Deschutes Irrigation & Power Co has no right to charge interest on lands sold to settlers before reclamation as fixed by the Carey desert land act. Approval awaits interior secretary sign off on reclamation work, which has not occurred and won’t soon.
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Rights of Water Company
Salem
Crawford
Brown
State Land Board
Deschutes Irrigation & Power Company
Secretary of the Interior
Winter irrigation aids alfalfa crop in Hudson Bay district
After harvest, water is diverted from fields to the Hudson Bay district where it benefits alfalfa land through winter irrigation. The overflowing water thoroughly soaks the soil, holding moisture for a strong spring start, a practice recognized by alfalfa growers as important to the business.
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Milton
Hudson Bay District
Governor Refused to Sign Deeds for State Lands
Oregon for the first time deeds to state lands issued without the governor's signature. Governor Chamberlain refused to sign 10,000 acres to holders of sale certificates, some found by the Marion county grand jury to have been fraudulently obtained. Secretary Dunbar and Treasurer Moore signed, per Attorney General Crawford.
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Salem
Oregon
Chamberlain
Marion County Grand Jury
Dunbar
Moore
Crawford
Hop Growers Hopeful Amid Low Hop Prices
Hopgrowers in Woodburn remain confident despite low prices and expect market improvement in a few weeks. Early sales include Johnson Bros selling 30 bales to Tooze & Page at 4 1/4 cents and Collinson Bros selling 60 bales to William Brown of Salem at 8 1/4 cents.
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Woodburn
Johnson Bros
Tooze & Page
Collinson Bors
William Brown
Salem
Apple Grower Reconsiders Orchard Near Freewater
Milton-W. H. Wilmont owns 40 acres near Freewater with part of the land in fruit. He reports apples as an uncertain crop with alternating failures, low prices, and high market prep costs. He plans to replace apples with Italian prune, cherry, and peach trees.
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Milton
W. H. Wilmont
Freewater
Sash and Door Factory Under Construction
Astoria Work has begun on a new sash and door factory for the Clateop Mill company. The building will be 30 by 200 feet, one story high, with machinery ordered from Oshkosh Wisconsin and already shipped. Operations are expected to start by the first of the coming year.
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Astoria
Comany
Oahkosh
Wis
Ditches Underway to Bring Powder River Birch Creek Water
Work has begun on two irrigation ditches in Baker County to carry water from the Powder River and Birch Creek. When finished, they will irrigate thousands of acres near Baker City and Huntington.
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Baker County
Baker City
Powder River
Birch Creek
Ba City
Huntington
Government timber land probe worries Baker City leaders
A federal agent questioned numerous prominent citizens in Western Baker and Eastern Grant counties about timber land records. Officials seek unknown holders listed on plates and filings, amid concerns that syndicates control most Blue Mountain timber lands in Baker and Grant counties.
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Baker
Grant
Baker County
Blue Mountain Range
Grant Counties
Grant County
Mining Rush as Copper Boom At Baker City
One hundred men work at United Elkhorn mines sixteen miles west of Baker City while fifty teams haul concentrates from the mill to the railroad station for shipment to the Sumpter Smetter. The copper district east of Baker buzzes with activity as strangers arrive to view rapidly coming properties ahead of a planned railroad construction starting soon.
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Baker City
United Elkhorn Mines
Sumpter Smetter
Baker
Government Testing Plant Construction at University of Oregon
Workmen build a government testing plant on the University of Oregon campus to house stone and timber testing machinery. The state appropriated 5000 dollars, the site lies north of the gymnasium behind Engineering Hall, with a 30 by 40 foot solid cement and masonry foundations.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
State of Oregon
Work America's Sole Cobalt Mine Unveiled
Baker City reports the Standard mine in Quartzburg district 60 miles southwest is the only producing cobalt mine in America. Under Superintendent N F Heather ore is now workable and a mill is being planned by engineer N C Bonnevie in Denver. Forty two men labor as excavations continue with the plant closing November 380.
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America
Baker City
Standard
Quartzburg
Here
N.F. Heather
N. C. Bonnevie
Denver
Crowded Grants Pass Schools Move to Add Room and Teacher
Enrollment in Grants Pass Schoole exceeds 750 with 17 rooms full as new students arrive daily. City Superintendent Turner and the district board plan to rent a room and hire an additional teacher to ease crowding.
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Turner
Portland Markets Mixed Prices For Wheat Fruit and More
Market report lists wheat Bluestem 75 77c per bushel Valley 74 75c Red 69 70c. feed and milling oats. hay timothy and clover prices. apples pears grapes and berries priced per box or pound. Vegetables include beans cabbage cauliflower celery corn cucumbers tomatoes turnips onions with varied per sack or dozen rates. Butter eggs poultry hops wool and livestock prices shown. regional dairy and meat prices noted.
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Oregon
Valley
Oregon Ranch
Roosevelt administration urged Oregon resignations in 1906
Reliable authority says the Roosevelt administration supports a movement in Oregon to push Senator Mitchell and Representatives Hermann and Williamson to resign their seats. If their resignations occur, Governor Chamberlain would appoint successors to serve until March 4, 1907, potentially altering Oregon's congressional representation this winter.
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Roosevelt
Oregon
Mitchell
Hermann
Wiliamson
Congress
Williamson
Fiftyninth Congress
Department of Justice
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Chamberlain
Taft reviews Panama canal progress and conditions
Secretary of War Taft and Chief Engineer Stevens assess Empire City Calebra and Cristobal harbor work then travel to Colon by boat. He notes improved canal situation, excellent sanitary conditions, and plans to wait before changing labor efficiency policies while commissaries improve workers’ food supply.
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Taft
Stevens
Empire City
Calebra Ent
Mindh
Colon
Cristobal
Associated Presa
Department of Commissaries
Effect in Fatherland as Russian Revolution Unsettles Germany
Berlin reports that Russia’s victorious revolution could isolate Germany among nations if the Kaiser resists greater liberty. Pan Slavist ideas may provoke war over Austrian and Balkan issues once Russia gains full power. German Socialists doubt a policy shift, while Herr Bebel gears for a hard fight to defend the Reichstag’s general franchise.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Herr Bebel
Reds May Proclaim Republic
Rumors in St Petersburg on November 6 report revolutionaries planning to proclaim a federated republic. Government faces strong police backed gangs that oppress intellectuals and operate mock courts to condemn leading revolutionaries, with Moscow’s Metropolitan Vladimir among supporters.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Vladimir
Odessa Basks in Military Camp Atmosphere Amid Riots
Odessa on November 6 reports troops and student militia curbing pillage while streets remain unsafe for civilians. Rioters armed with revolvers clash as students pursue captives to the university. Sanitary officers and Sisters of Charity move in to aid.
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Odessa
Sisters of Charity
Prairie Fire Burns Stock in Tripp County
Reports from Gregory indicate a prairie fire driven by northwest winds has burned for hours in Tripp county west of Bonestee. Over 560 square miles scorched, with substantial hay and stock losses reported.
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Bonestee
Gregory
Tripp County
Available Fund All Expended on Columbia River Jetty Project
Washington Nov. 2 The entire appropriation for the Columbia river jetty has been spent leaving only enough to finish this year’s work. Contracts expire December 31, 1905 and almost all of the $300,000 in excess of appropriation will be used by then. Major Langfitt says about $1,250,000 more is needed to complete the jetty which would extend a mile seaward. Resuming next spring is essential to avoid damage to the tramway and accelerate completion to secure a deep channel for Portland.
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Washington
MacKensie
Columbia River
Celilo Canal
Willamette
Portland
Vancouver
Coma Harbor
MacKenzie
Secretary of War
Congress
Colombia
Langfitt
Chief of Engineers
Generall MacKenzie
Grave condition in Russia stirs street clashes and political turmoil
London reports grim conditions across Russian provinces with gendarmes and Cossacks patrolling St Petersburg while revolutionaries press for a republic. Odesea endures a brutal day as 50 000 loyalist mobs clash with Jews and resistance fighters amid heavy casualties.
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London
Russia
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Trepoff
Thun
Grand Duke
Michael
Odesea
Poland in Revolt in Warsaw Rises for Independence
Poland in Warsaw on November 2 reports renewed revolt against Russian rule. Rioters clash with czarist troops as Socialists and anti-Russian Processions march through streets. Authorities fail to curb demonstrations during the last 24 hours.
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Poland
Warsaw
Root Recognizes Norway as New Government
The State department reports practical recognition of Norway by Secretary Root who approved Mr. Hauge as charge d affaires. Formalities remain, but diplomatic exchanges between the United States and Norway are now possible as needed.
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Root
Norway
Washington
State Department
Hauge
Canada’s Greatest Lawyer dies in Toronto at nov 2
Christopher Robinson, Canada’s leading constitutional lawyer, died overnight of pneumonia in Toronto. He was credited with shaping the Behring Sea arbitration case that secured a Canadian victory.
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Toronto
Ont
Christopher Robinson
Perumonia
Behring Sea
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