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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
6
A roundup of weekly happenings notes Cuban liberals divided over friendship with America, an Alpine dirigible crossing, illnesses in Texas, royal and political twists, rail strikes, Hearst political rise, and multiple incidents from Chicago to California, including bank wreckage reenactment, train explosions, and indictments.
In San Francisco on November 13 a group of doctors demonstrated that human electricity can transmit sound through a telephone setup using electrodes placed inside a subject’s stomach. They report measurable voltages and claim digestion and all life action depend on internal electrical forces.
Cape Town reports a grave outbreak as Ferreira gathers support near Uppington. Loyalists clash with rebels in a daylong fight before retreating wounded. Columns of Cape Colony troops mobilize to confront Ferreira as discontent with British policy grows across British South Africa.
A Teront city committee led by its mayor arrived in Rome to oppose a Midvale Steel Company armor plate order for an Italian warship. Premier Giolitti met them and said the government aims to protect national production while safeguarding state interests, noting national production must enable defense against foreign competition.
A deafening bomb exploded on Pezhanski street as police searched an unoccupied house. Three policemen were killed and four wounded. The blast suggests a snare set to lure officers based on a tip directing them to the target.
Odessa reports all electoral committees in the city and provinces have been suppressed and their functions transferred to the Town Council. Committees’ arrangements have been cancelled.
Oregon officials in Salem and Corvallis discussed a state led effort to establish a home for the feeble minded with long term planning. Superintendent G W Jones reported a detailed study from eastern institutions and urged timely action to avoid neglect and to support all year navigation on the Willamette River near Corvallis.
A new steamer line is under construction to run between Klamath Falls and Fort Klamath, offering about four hours travel each way. The service aims to boost trade with communities north of Klamath Lake and accommodate summer tourist traffic to Crater Lake. River navigation is aided by deepening work below Lake Ewauna to remove a 30 foot wide reef, with a second steamer planned by the Klamath Lake Navigation Company.
Pendleton T. W. Powell for Gray's Harbor Lumber Company says W J Sewell, former manager of both Gray's Harbor and the later Lumber Company, embezzled about 20000 dollars. Total defalcations exceed 30000 dollars.
At a Eugene meeting citizens decided to form a corporation to hold an annual county fair in Lane County. Chairman Wilking named organization committee members: William Green, J. M. Williams, D. E. Yoran, EL Gordon and F. L. Chambers.
La Grande incorporation completed with capital stock of 15000 dollars. Incorators are George L. Cleaven Frank Beinhoff and William B. Sargent. Object is to buy land and build houses.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports cascara sagrada trade from Portland Oregon with peeling limited to under five cars this season and export interest in ton lots. It lists prices for Wheat, Oats, Corn, hay, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and live stock futures across regional markets and typical packing weights and crates.
James H. McGinnis of Ontario Canada died suddenly in Hood River after a brief stay with his brother D L McGinnis. He had eaten apples coated with spray not wiped clean, and symptoms matched poison exposure, though initial diagnosis was unclear.
Clackamas County's net indebtedness totals 63,335.24 dollars for the six months ending September 30. War warrants amount to 53,994.53 with 1,800 dollars interest. road warrants add 79 dollars. Cash on hand and uncollected taxes reduce the gross to 63,335.24. Current expenses run 24,030.13 while road improvements cost 41,522.64 in the period.
Inland Empire Wheatgrowers' Association met to push for a one mill at the penitentiary with support from farmers statewide. A committee will gather data and farmers will attend the Legislature to aid passage of the bill.
Polk Orchardistas rejoice as Polk County premieres a successful apple fair. Organizers plan a larger show next year highlighting top fruit from local orchards and the Valley’s renowned apples.
Minneapolis reports from the American Federation of Labor indicate the convention will back an assertive political program. Delegates note gains for labor in recent elections with five unionists in Congress and many in state legislatures, including the United Mine Workers and Commercial Telegraphers unions. President Gomper averted optimism, predicting endorsement of the council's political program, while Roosevelt may deliver a radical labor oriented message to Congress.
In Reno Oklahoma the Twenty-fifth Infantry colored Companies B C and D were formally discharged after Roosevelt ordered their dismissal over the Brownsville disturbance. Many veterans, some over twenty years in service, shed tears as they relinquished their rifles. Battalion drill without arms will precede immediate discharge upon Washington orders. The Twenty-Sixth Infantry under Major Charles J. T. Clarke arrived from San Antonio and camped near Fort Reno. the troops reportedly offered no violence.
Paris reports 807,292 births in 1905, down 10,937 from 1904. Marriages rise slightly, but the fall stems from a reluctance to large families. A national association urges promoting three or more children as deserving of public gratitude and protection.
Fairhaven Mass November 12 Henry H Rogers of the Standard Oil Co plans to start as a trust buster He will target the United Shoe Machinery Co long entangled in patent litigation with the Dallas Tack Co Rogers backing the tack firm and this may have prompted the attack on the major combination
Chowfu the newly named Viceroy of Kwang-Tung arrives en route to Canton and urges Chinese merchants and officials to cooperate on the Yueh Tan Railway project. He says railway policy should follow Western principles to ensure success.
An imperial order bans soldiers of all ranks from joining political associations attending meetings or engaging in government agitation. Violations will be severely punished across the St. Petersburg area.
A historical note describes an incident where figures linked to the Northern Securities Company and a fish were said to inform a commission. The report sketches a curious political angle without graphic detail, noting names and places in a compact summary.
The text outlines how Harriman’s control links major lines from Omaha to Chicago and New Orleans, tying Union Pacific Central Pacific Oregon Short Line and others. It argues this creates a supreme network across the West and connects eastern termini for routing traffic to eastern points.
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans a broad inquiry into the Harriman railroad network, likening some features to the dissolved Northern Securities case. The probe, seen as pivotal, would assess control over Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Oregon Short Line, Illinois Central, and Baltimore & Ohio, and may influence transcontinental rates.
In Carew’s foreshore area near Charlottetown Prince Edward Island a full-rigged ship named Zov Into was wrecked during Tuesday night hurricane conditions. Seven crew members lost their lives and eleven were rescued.
Mount Culebra, about 40 miles west of Trinidad, is reported in eruption with smoke and vapor seen from nearby areas. Postmaster Adolph Storz of Stonewall, living 12 miles from the peak, sent word confirming the observation.
Beattle Nov 10. J A deputy sheriff under Sheriff Cudihee was arrested on a complaint charging opium smuggling. He allegedly assisted U S investigators in a supposed undercover operation against operators near the British Columbia line. Reported to have handled 200 pounds of opium.
Dispatches from Rio Grande report Ranger Morgan’s orders to disarm are not being obeyed in New Orleans. Most men on the street are armed with concealed weapons despite the order.
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