World News Bits From Around The Globe
The dispatches report the Chinese empress dowager gravely ill and the emperor’s death confirmed with a regent to govern. Cuba may elect Gomez president as liberals expect victory. Nations prepare for balloon races and U S steel expansion while San Francisco coins first pennies and nickels.
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United States Steel Corporation
San Francisco
China
Langdon
Gomez
Cuba
Island Republic
Unclear Statement After Haas Death Hinted by Burns
The report from San Francisco notes Detective Burns may have obtained a rambling statement from Haas claiming others sought to inflame his anger toward Heney. Burns may release Haas remarks from the day of questioning before his death, but prosecutors cannot confirm any conspiracy ties.
Reform School Burned in Indiana Fire Disaster
Fire swept the Indiana state reformatory in Jeffersonville destroying five buildings and nearly the whole Indiana Manufacturing plant. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars with no fatalities. About 1300 inmates remained locked in their cells as onlookers cheered from grated windows.
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Reform School
Louisville
Indiana State Reformatory
Indiana Manufacturing Company
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ohio River
Reformatory
Rockefeller to face subpoena in Standard Oil suit
John D. Rockefeller will be subpoenaed to testify in the federal suit to dissolve the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. United States Marshal Henkle issued the subpoena and is to serve it on Rockefeller, who is reportedly willing to testify.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Henkle
Oil King
Feller
Coyote bounty urged by Oregon sheep men and wool growers
Eastern Oregon sheepmen and Willamette valley groups push for a 1 to 1.50 bounty per coyote to curb rising depredations. The Oregon sheep commission plans to recommend 1.50 and a levy to fund the program, citing past success when a higher bounty reduced coyote numbers. Local meetings in Pendleton and Heppner will discuss enacting the bounty and organized campaigns in January.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Willanette Valley
Oregon Sheep Commission
Dan P. Smythe
County Woolgrowers’ Association
Heppner
Debating League Expands Across Oregon Schools
The State High School Debating league led by Professor E. E. DeCoy of the University of Oregon has 35 high schools entered. A Coos Bay district is added alongside Columbia River, southern, central, and eastern Oregon. Inter-district contests will pick two finalists for the May final at the university. A new bulletin with debate questions is in print.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
E. E. DeCoy
University
Coos Bay
Columbia River
Oregon
Establish Irrigating System for Grants Pass
Josephine County Irrigation & Power company organized two weeks ago elected officers to push irrigation work in Grants Pass and surrounding district. Officers: President H. L. Gilkey Vice-president C. H. Carner Secretary J. C. Riggs Treasurer G. A. Hamilton.
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Grants Pass
Josephine County
Pardon Petition Circulated for P N Lathrop Case
In Salem petitions urge Governor Chamberlain to grant a pardon for P N Lathrop a prominent business and traveling man recently convicted of perjury and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary His case is on appeal to the supreme court Some trial jurors who convicted him have signed the petition saying he has already suffered enough.
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Salem
Chamberlain
P. N. Lathrop
Lathrop
Supreme Court
Salmon run overflows Coos Bay canneries in countywide surge
Marshfield reports a large Coos Bay salmon run with fishermen working around the clock. Canneries in the county operate at full capacity as Bush administration orders for cans flood factories and the fish supply exceeds expectations.
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Coos Bay
You Will Find It in Vale Campaign Slogan Adopted
Vale citizens announce a statewide campaign to boost the city and countryside with a new slogan You Will Find It in Vale designed to promote agricultural and orchard interests and raise Vale's prominence.
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Vale
Log Raft Loss Hits Smith-Powers Logging
Marshfield reports a drifting log raft broke on a strong tide after a boom failure on South Slough. The raft carried over the bar and broke apart scattering about 280,000 feet of logs valued near $1,000.
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Marshfield
South Slough
Smith-Powers Logging Company
Enterprise Sawmill Sold to Railroad Contractor
Enterprise Sawmill and a land tract eight miles northeast of Enterprise have been sold by Enterprise-Lewis to J. E. Patterson for eight thousand dollars. The transfer involves the mill site and accompanying property.
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Enterprise
Lewis
J. E. Patterson
Oregon Attorney General Seeks Uniform Water Code
The biennial report to the legislature highlights water legislation needs in Oregon. Attorney General Crawford and State Engineer Lewis push for a comprehensive water code and note the Washington fish law dispute. The report presents no recommendations but urges cross-state agreement on salmon protection along the Columbia River.
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Salem
Crawford
Lewis
Oregon
Washington
Columbia River
Kerr Goes to Washington to Seek Federal Aid
Oregon Agricultural College President W J Kerr departs for Washington D C to press for federal support for agricultural improvement in eastern Oregon. He aims to establish two to three experiment stations and will meet with the Agriculture Department and attend national farmers' institutes meetings. A prior six week tour of the eastern state yielded assurance of federal assistance.
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President Kerr
Washington
Oregon Agricultural College
Oe Vallis
W. J. Kerr
Washington, D. C
Oregon
Convention of Farmers’ Institutes of
United States
Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Kerr
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Coos County Coal Prospects Draw Local Attention
The Coos Bay region seeks to develop its coal reserves as a major future asset. Local excitement centers on Coos County coal fields as a standout resource on the Pacific coast south of Puget Sound, expected to play a key role for the area.
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Coos County
Coos Bay
Pacific Coast
Puget
Grocers Plan Third Annual Convention in Portland
Oregon State Grocers association will hold its third annual meeting in Portland on January 6 and 7. Secretary errick of the Portland Retail Grocers association reports strong interest from La Grande Pendleton and Baker City as the valley and eastern state merchants show mounting support for the convention.
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Grocers
Portland
Oregon State Grocers’ Association
Errick
Portland Retail Grocers’ Association
Willamette Valley
la Grande
Pendleton
Baker City
Grants Pass Ordinance Targets Stealing Rides by Boys
Grants Pass city council declares stealing rides on moving vehicles a misdemeanor. Several boys have been injured in mishaps with autos hacks and delivery wagons, prompting the ordinance. Violators face fines and possible jail time.
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Grants Pass
Agricultural price list with regional items and ranges
The document lists prices for grains and produce including wheat, barley, oats, hay, and alfalfa with figures per ton or per hundredweight. It also covers apples, peaches, pears, grapes, berries, and various vegetables and dairy, plus poultry, veal, pork, hops, and wool, featuring regional notes like Willamette Valley and eastern Oregon and dates such as 1907 1908.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Apet Valley
Haas Takes Life After Hatchery Attempt on Heney
Morris Haas, who shot at F. Heney Saturday night, killed himself in his San Francisco county jail cell. Authorities report a confession naming his would be hires, but the district attorney will not reveal the names. Haas used a 41 caliber derringer, concealed in his shoe, and was found dead with a bullet wound to the forehead after a brief sleep with his shoes on.
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San Francisco
Morris Haas
F. Heney
Langdon
Haas
Heney
Duke
Burns
Francis J. Heney
Captain Kelly
Heney Improves Amid City Resolve on Crime
Francis J. Heney shows steady recovery after shooting crisis as surgeons report satisfying progress. In San Francisco a vigilante era revival mood emerges with Mayor Taylor presiding over a meeting pledging unwavering support for law and district attorneys and calls to reform lax criminal justice.
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San Francisco
E. R. Taylor
Quarantine Expanded Over Anthrax In Montana
Helena Nov 16 The governor modified the quarantine prohibiting import of domestic animals from South Dakota into Montana and applying conditional limits for North Dakota and Wyoming on account of anthrax. Federal inspectors report the outbreak reasonably well in hand and shipments from South Dakota now require federal health certificates.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wyoming
Barricaded San Francisco Examiner Offices Guarded by Armed Men
Hearst's Examiner composition and editorial rooms were barricaded and guarded Saturday night as managers feared a mob would attack the offices. For months the paper printed cartoons ridiculing F. J. Heney Rudolph Spreckels W. J. Burns and the graft prosecution with a running time-left legend.
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San Francisco
Hearst
Examiner
F. J. Heney
Rudolph Spreckels
W. J. Burns
Ruef Trial Resumes Amid Guarded San Francisco Hall
In San Francisco on November 16 the Ruef trial resumes after Heney was shot in open court by Morris Haas. Over twenty plainclothes detectives mingle with spectators while armed guards patrol Carpenter's Hall and surrounding streets near Fulton Street.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Carpenter's Hall
Fulton Street
Grand Duke Alexis Dies in Paris After Brief Illness
Paris reports Grand Duke Alexis heir to the czar of Russia died Saturday morning after a brief illness. He had been ill for some time but recently recovered enough to plan a trip to England.
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Paris
Grand Duke
Alexis
Russia
England
Middle West Snow Blanket Reaches Chicago
Snow fell across the Middle West with Chicago requiring lights for comfort as darkness settled in the afternoon. The snowfall was described as general across the region.
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Middle West
Chicago
Shooting in San Francisco graft trial wounds Heney
In San Francisco on November 14 Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney was shot and seriously wounded in a crowded courtroom during the Ruef bribery trial. Ex convict Morris Haas, a teen and saloonkeeper, fired and was jailed. Heney’s wound is not fatal. Court was disrupted as Ruef’s defense demanded custody for witness Gallagher.
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Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Abraham Ruef
Heney
Lane
Haas
Ruef
al. McCabe
District Attorney's Office
James L. Gallagher
Associated Press
McCabe
John Foley
A. S. Tuchler
van Ness Avenue
Mr. Ach
Carpenters Hall
Lawlor
Criminal Court
Central Emergency Hospital
St. Francis Hotel
Heney Declares He Spent Over 20000 of His Own Money
Francis J. Heney told L H McMahon in Frisco months ago he had spent more than $20000 of his personal funds on graft trials and believed a public-spirited person may invest his best years and earnings in the public cause.
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Salem, Or
Mace
Francis J. Heney
L. H. McMahon
Salem
Heney
Frisco
McMahon
Meahon
Independence Victory Reported in Puerto Rico Elections
Official returns from San Juan show the Unionist party carried all seven districts of the island. Unionists campaigned for independence and self government.
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San Juan
P. R
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