Weekly News of the Week Condensed Recap
A broad roundup notes foreign investors buying cheap stocks, thwarted plots against the czar, Westward money movements under Cortelyou, and clashes of law with local customs in Egypt. It cites missing Oklahoma bank cashiers, a looming California legislative special session, depleted New York bank reserves, and gold imports to replenish them.
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Egypt
Oklahoma
New York
Taft
Manila
Senator Heyburn
Idaho
Roosevelt
Arizona
Fleet sails to Pacific with ready provisions and drills
Washington reports the battleship fleet ready for its December 16 Hampton Roads departure in a Pacific voyage. Repairs at navy yards finish by December 1 with provisioning for 15 000 men for 100 days totaling about 375 000 dollars. Each ship carries four anchors and tests of provisions and small arms firing will occur during two ocean cruises.
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Washington
Pacific Ocean
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Excavation of Herculaneum Receives Government Support
Rome proposes a $100,000 appropriation to remove houses of Resina above Herculaneum and $3,000 for excavation work with salaries excluded. A commission led by Professor de Petra begins preliminary studies as Professor Waldstein plans a comprehensive volume on past progress and needed steps.
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Rome
Herculaneum
Charles Waldstein
Kings College
Cambridge
England
Signor Rava
Public Instruction
Resina
de Petra
University of Naples
Pofessor
Waldstein
Aguinaldo Hopeful on Taft Visit Benefits
Aguinaldo says Taft's Manila trip will bring greater benefits to the Philippines than expected. He notes the assembly's inauguration cements U S friendship, and Taft did not carry independence in his pocket but showed a path to it, praising education and agriculture efforts.
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Manila
Taft
Aguinaldo
Associated Press
Philippines
United States
Earthquake Toll Reported From Kartagh Turkmenistan Scene
A corporal with the Jamarkan relief expedition telegraphs from November 9 describing Karatagh as completely destroyed with about 400 dead there and roughly 10,000 in the surrounding Denauek district. Nearby villages were wrecked and further fatalities feared.
Texas Milling Firms Face Antitrust Suit in Austin
The Texas attorney general filed an antitrust suit in the Twenty sixth District Court charging 120 milling companies with conspiracy in restraint of trade. The state seeks penalties of 75000 dollars for the 1899 act violations and 56250 dollars for the 1903 act violations against each defendant.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Deadly floods ravage Italy amid rainstorms
Rome reports ongoing floods and storms across Italy with railroad tracks washed away and homes and cattle destroyed. Several lives have been lost in the disaster.
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Italy
Rome
Newtown apples graded by Oregon Agricultural College students
A carload of first class Newtown apples from the Meeker orchard near Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis is being prepared by horticulture students for grading and packing. John Castner of Hood River led instruction and the test shows cultivated plots yield clearer fruit, with an expected 600 boxes of the finest fruit. The apples will grade 3 3 4 4 tier.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Horticultural
Iree
John Castner
Hood River
Meeker
Willamette Valley
Newtowns
Lewis
O. A. C. Registrar Sees Record Enrollment Growth
Corvallis Oregon Agricultural College reports 887 registrations with specials in male and dairying not counted. Officials predict total enrollment may reach 1000 to 1100 before year end as President Kerr maintains strong leadership and smooth progress.
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Corvallis
Oregon Agricultural College
Moale
Eiverty King
Kerr
Change in Instructors at University of Oregon
Mr Wiley J Huddle, an instructor at the University of Oregon for three years, is named to the Wisconsin utilities board as state gas inspector with a salary of 1800 dollars and traveling expenses. Dr W L Shinn of Wisconsin fills the chemistry vacancy at the university.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Wiley J. Huddle
Utilities Board
State of
Wisconsin
University
W. L. Shinn
Open Umatilla Lands by Special Order in 1907 1908
United States Land Commissioner R. A. Ballinger issues 2640 acres under the Umatilla irrigation project to be restored to entry. Filings are set for January 28, 1908, with prior entry prohibited. Restoration date fixed as December 28, 1907.
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Umatilla Lands
Pendleton
United States Land
R. A. Ballinger
Umatilla
Begin Seeding at Athena in Rainy Start
Seeding has begun in Athena after steady rain easing farmer concerns about moisture. Large farmers run four to six drills daily, each planting 20 to 25 acres per day, with thousands of acres expected to be seeded in coming weeks.
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Athena
Farms Sold Near Woodburn Powering Expansion Prospects
A Woodburn Salem syndicate has bought 161 acres east of Woodburn to split into fruit tracts and build a spur from the Portland Salem electric line. Sales of farms to homeseekers from the East are frequent, and Woodburn's city and farm property activity and prospects are brighter than ever.
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Woodburn
Salem
Portland- Salem Electric Line
Enlarging the Brownsville Cannery With New Addition
Brownsville cannery plans a large addition of about 100 by 160 feet to expand capacity for local fruit output. Apples continue to arrive by wagon, and another carload of prepared fruit was shipped last week. A railroad switch will be installed to reduce haul to the sidetrack from 200 yards.
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Brownsville
Normal Training in High Schools in Oregon
The department of education reports 88 high schools outside Portland graduated 2 574 students last year with 74 entering teaching. The state normal school board created a teachers training course for high schools to ensure rural district instructors have proper preparation when moving from three schools to teach in the countryside.
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Salem
Department of Education
Oregon
Portland
State Normal School Board
State Board Warns of Lawsuit Over Textbook Defaults
Salem Governor Chamberlain as president of the state board of education issues a firm warning to defaulting textbook manufacturers. He states the state will sue on bond if concessions are not made and contracts fulfilled for public school books.
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Salem
Chamberlain
State Board of Education
Weston Normal to Become Self Supporting Institution
President Robert O. French aims to make Weston The Weston normal self supporting by providing an education funded through student labor. He recently bought 65 acres of timber land ten miles from Weston where students may cut wood during vacations and sell the product to benefit the school. The plan emphasizes developing industrial life and offering work opportunities to all students.
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Weston
Weston Normal
Robert O. French
French
Cadet Corps Receives Krag Rifles at O A C Corvallis
Oregon Agricultural College cadets at Corvallis have received about 400 Krag Jorgensen rifles from the government. The older guns will be returned to an arsenal. A third cadet battalion is formed with new companies I K and L and officers.
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O . C. Corvallis
Oregon Agricultural College
Lumber Mills Shut Down Across Eastern Oregon
Pendleton area mills reduce work as tight money stringency forces closures. Meacham Lumber stops operations affecting 40 workers. Union, Baker, and Blue Mountain mills close, including Oregon Lumber at South Baker with about 200 men laid off. Umatilla county mills also idle.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Meacham Lumber Company
Ema
Union
Baker Counties
Oregon Lumber
South Baker
Blue Mountain
Umatilla County
Freewater Club to Send Prize Apples to President Roosevelt
The Freewater Commercial Club will send a box of Spokane Beauty apples donated by D. Conrad to President Roosevelt. The Spokane Beauty, prize winner at the Walla Walla fair, drew favorable comment. Apples will be mailed to Washington, D. C., in a few days.
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Freewater
Freewater Commercial Elub
Roosevelt
D. ©. Conrad
Spokane
Walla Walla Fair
Washington, D. C
Rural carrier appointments for Washington routes
Rural carriers named for Washington districts with carriers and substitutes. Fairfield route 1 Christian Hanson carrier Ole M. Blom substitute North Yakima route 5 Matt W. Rickman carrier L. B. Stockman substitute route 11 Stuart G. Dowdy carrier Willes Dowdy substitute.
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Washington
Fairfield
Christian Hanson
Ole M. Blom
North Yakima
Matt W. Rickman
L. B. Stockman
Stuart G. Dowdy
Mater Willes O- Dowdy
Klamath Opening in a Year
Klamath Falle Hiram D White allotting agent of the Indian service is at the Klamath reservation engaged in the last allotment of lands. The work will occupy perhaps a year. It is thought the opening of lands for settlement may take place even after.
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Klamath
Hiram D. White
The
Indian Service
Klamath Reservation
Much Fruit at Milton in Local District
Fruit men estimate the Milton district harvest at 300 cars with large shipments by package express adding to the notable yield.
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Milton
Portland Market Prices Mixed Across Grains Fruits and Vegetables
Market report lists wheat at 87 to 89 cents, No 1 white $29.50, hay prices from $14 to $23 per ton, corn $32-$33, fruits including apples 75 cents and peaches $1 per crate, watermelons 1 cent per pound, grapes 76 per crate, berries and cranberries noted. Vegetables show turnips $1.25 per sack, cabbage 1 3/4 cents per pound, celery 50 cents per dozen, cucumbers $1 per sack, and various produce prices across the district markets.
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Oregon
Record of unprecedented steel output with shrinking sales
Reports from Cleveland indicate October production reached new highs across major mills including American Bridge, Carnegie, and Illinois Steel. Despite record blast furnace output at 2,352,530 tons, firms cut sales and many sheet and tin plate mills closed or idle, predicting a much smaller November output across jig iron and finished materials.
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Cleveland
American Bridge Company
A Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
Carnegie Company
Illinois Steel Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
Joilet
Iron Trade Review
Atee Corporation
Columbus
Bellaire
Brazil Outlet for Japan and Japanese Migrants
Barred from the United States Japanese migrants turn to Brazil per the Brazilian Review. It reports Yokohama the surplus population will be directed to Brazil with 5000 Japanese yearly landing expected. Italy may run a new Yokohama Genoa service to move these migrants.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Brazilian Review
Rio de Janeiro
Yokohama
North America
Australia
Japan
Milan
Tokio
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Genoa
Navigazione Generale
Ladd Assures Full Payment to Depositors of Failed Bank
W M Ladd pledged last Saturday to guarantee full payment of $405,000 in depositor claims from the failed Title Guarantee Trust bank. The Marquam block will secure debts to Ladd & Tilton, but they will not be preferred creditors. The receiver will pay deposits in full from assets, with Ladd promising to cover any shortfall within two years if needed. Interest on deposits during the two years is not mentioned.
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Portland
W. M
Man Recovers After Skull Injury With Gold Leaf Implant
Richard Swan ger of Akull Baltimore survived an 11 day unconscious spell after a tree collapse caused a skull fracture. Surgeons at Maryland University performed a remarkable operation placing gold leaf between separated brain coverings and gray matter, allowing recovery and envisioning a future head adornment.
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Akull
Baltimore
Richard Swanger
Maryland University
Millionaire Wife Jewel Theft on Train Between New York and Pittsburg
Cleveland dispatch reports detectives seek $1,000,000 in jewels believed stolen from the wife of a Pittsburgh millionaire on a November 1 train trip between New York and Pittsburgh. Diamonds emeralds pearls and other costly jewelry were in her belt jewel bag. No questions asked and reward offered for return.
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Chicago
Herald From
Cleveland
Pitteburg
New York
Pittsburg
Floods and storms devastate Italian coastal regions
In Italy storms with torrential rains flood several areas while ships are wrecked in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas near Rome on November 11. Coastlines and inland towns contend with rising waters and property damage.
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Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Flames Consume Great Northern Elevator A in Superior
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Great Northern elevator A in Superior, Duluth area, with about 600000 bushels of wheat burned. The elevator, leased to A. D. Thomson Co., caused spread to nearby slips and docks. Four steamers assisted, but the blaze damaged the facility and nearby property. total damage estimated at 2500000 dollars.
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Duluth
Minn
Great Northern Elevator
Superior
Great Northern Railroad
A. D. Thomson Company
Sparks
Grand Republic Uni
T Bay
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
Duluth Superior Company
Webster Chair Company
W. A. Parent
W. A. Rogers
Arrest Bankers at Title Guarantee Trust Co Investigation
Portland reports District Attorney Manning will order the arrest of bank officers in the Title Guarantee and Trust Co case after Q O Ehman deposits were found and a complaint prepared accusing officers of accepting deposits while knowing insolvency. Steel's $300000 school fund deposit without security is cited as potential basis for charges. Governor Chamberlain plans extended holidays with a possible all next week proclamation.
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Portland
Title Guarantee & Trust Company
Manning
QO. F. Ehman
Ehman
Steel
Multnomah
McNary
Marion
Chamberlain
West to receive Treasury aid to move crops
Secretary Cortelyou outlined a plan after a White House discussion to supply cash to the Western states to meet crop movement needs. He said Eastern banks may need less government support as New York banks improve after gold imports and a recent house cleaning.
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Wasington
Treasury Department
Cortelyou
New York
Chinese Have but One Friend in Shanghai
Shanghai officials protest the municipal council’s refusal to let Chinese universities use public recreation grounds for athletics, citing whites only as the rule while Japanese and East Indians are allowed. Natives compare this with Taft’s statements and say Chinese can only rely on Americans for true friendship.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Municipal Connel
Taft
Union Pacific to retire from coal business
Union Pacific plans to exit the commercial coal trade next January. The railroad has ordered construction of a 20 mile branch from Rock Springs to a large coal field in the north owned largely by independent operators. Previously the line avoided branches to independent fields.
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Union Pacific Crops Mining
Chicago
Union Pacific
Rock Springs
Only Seventy Survive After Bokhara Landslide
A Samark dispatch says a local newspaper envoy in Karatagh, Bokhara, reports that the October 21 earthquake landslide destroyed the area and only 70 persons escaped death.
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St. Petersburg
Samark
Karatagh
Jesar
Bokhara
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South
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Paper Trust
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Cuba
United States District Court At
York
Denver
Oregon Commission
Geneva
Switzerland
Bourke Cochran
Guatemala
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Islands
Texas Probes Mill Trust
Apples
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Mino
Title Guarantee & Trust Co
Eastern Bankers
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