News of the Week Condensed for Busy Readers
A wrap of major events from Henry Watterson to Turkey, Macedonia, and Russia. Highlights include political splits in Britain, Dowie in Mexico, czar assassination plots, Sarah Bernhardt's New York theater plan, and European tensions. Also noted are football injuries, railroad reforms, Missouri Pacific wreck, fiscal projections, and various international conflicts and domestic incidents.
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Sarah Bernhardt
New York
Greatest harvest in history marks 1905 wealth rise in U S
Washington reports 1905 farm wealth at a record 6.415 billion dollars, with corn hay wheat and rice reaching new high values. Secretary Wilson notes the farm aggregate value at 6.133 billion and a yearly rise of 3.4 billion in five years.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Money Confusion Delays Reclamation Irrigation Plans
Washington reports a funding mismatch between the Interior and Reclamation Service stalls approval of new irrigation projects including sites in Eastern Oregon and Washington. Officials struggle to reconcile differing figures on available funds and past expenditures since the reclamation law began, delaying contracts and triggering inactivity on active projects.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Service
National Reclamation Fund
Oregon
Hitchcock
Dallas poised to be a lumber center with three mills planned
Dallas sits in a rich fruit and hop region and now plans three mill proposals. The Nap mill will be rebuilt west of its current site into a 50 000 foot plant with a pond fed from the Falls City railroad water source. The Cone mill is underway with a completed pond and mill superstructure. Dallas fills with new cottages and a thriving trade despite the Lewin and Clark fair draining some change.
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Dallas
Nap
Falla City
Cone Mill
Weston Real Estate Records Show Major 18 500 Acre Farm Sale
Weston reports two large deals this week. Annie O'Hara sells 240 acres with a brick residence to Charles M. Price for 18500. Price also owns a 560 acre Steen place on Dry Creek and plans to sell his share to his brothers.
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Weston
Annie O’hara
Charles M. Price
Price
Steen
Dry Creek
Anid
Old Portrait of Lane from New Orleans Photo Gift
Salem State Librarian J B Putnam received an undated photograph from New Orleans showing General Joseph Lane Oregon's first territorial governor and early senator. The image, taken in Washington DC, bears no date and was sent with the note Compliments of William Beer Howard Memorial Library New Orleans La.
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General Lane
Salem
J. B. Putnam
New Orleans
Joseph Lane
Oregon
Washington, D. C
Lane
William Beer
Howard Memorial Library
Wreck at Baker's Bridge Claims Dozens Dead
A Boston & Maine Fitchburg division collision near Lincoln Massachusetts at Baker's Bridge Station killed fourteen and seriously injured twenty five. The express train struck the rear of an accommodation train bound for Marlborough causing multiple fatalities among Marlborough line passengers and including the express engineer and fireman.
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Lincoln
Mass
Baker’s Bridge Station
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Montreal
Rutland
Marlborough
Barnard
Montreal Express
Carlton Timber Boom Promises Growth by 1906 Mill
Carlton Lumber Company plans a new extensive plant with an outlay exceeding one million dollars. Expected to be fully operational by April 1906, the Carlton site benefits from location in the Coast mountains foothills and from ongoing improvements. The town aims to become a leading economic and industrial center in the Willamette Valley.
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Carlton
Carlton Lumber Company
Coast Mountains
Willamette Valley
Southern Pacific Plans Spur Route to Gravel Beds
Southern Pacific surveyors laid out a route for a spur in the northeastern city area to gravel beds across the river just outside city limits. The company intends to source ballast material for a proposed new line from Natron across the mountains. A trestle will be built to cross the river at the narrow point.
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Southern Pacific
Eugene
Natron
Congress Prep: Cannon to Be Re-Elected Speaker and Williams Nominated
Washington on November 28 reports two certainties for the coming congress. Joseph G Cannon of Illinois will be re elected speaker. John Sharp Williams will be nominated for the office by the Democrats, becoming minority leader. The two men will compose the key committee slate with Cannon naming Republican members and chairmen while Williams assigns the minority members.
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Washington
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
John Sharp Williams
Messrs. Cannon
Williams
River Runs Low As Drought Bites Loggers
The river reaches a record low for November, approaching levels seen in August. Loggers report scarce water for log drive above the point and hope for several rain days. Snow lies high in the mountains after a cold spell a month ago, delaying melt.
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Enugene
Brown Buys Indian Creek Mill and Timber Lands
J. G. Brown of Shockley and Brown sells his interest to partner and purchases the Cumming mill on Indian creek with 320 acres of timber land. H. G. and H. E. Reed join the deal. A new engine edger and gang lath mill will be added.
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Indian Creek
Elgin
J. G. Brown
Shockley & Brown
Cumming
H.G
H. E. Reed
No Flowers Rules at Capitol on Opening Day
Washington reports no flowers will be in either house on opening day of Congress. A senate resolution from the last session bans flowers in the senate chamber, and Speaker Cannon has notified that flowers will not be allowed. Admirers of various members had previously filled desks with blooms.
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Capitol Washington
Congress
Senate
Cannon
Famine in Northeast Japan Prompts Relief Efforts
Famine prevails in Northeast Japan due to rice crop failure. The government has begun relief measures to aid affected areas.
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Japan
Victoria
Elgin man seeks pay for cattle killed by bridge collapse
Elgin resident F. E. Graham filed a claim against Wallowa county for 290 dollars after cattle died when the Wallowa bridge collapsed. Hector McDonald, who drove a herd over the bridge at the time, also filed a claim for a similar loss against the county.
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Elgin
F. E. Graham
Uni County
Wallowa Bridge
Hector McDonald
Wallowa County
State Land Board authority questioned over bequeathed land
Balem Attorney General Crawford rules the State Land Board lacks power to sell land given to the state for the Soldiers home. He says the board may sell only lands authorized by law and its general power covers only government granted state land.
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Balem
Crawford
State Land Board
Fir log prices rise as demand remains strong in lumber region
In the Lower Columbia river district many loggers hold contracts at 7.60 per thousand through year start while fir logs rise to 8. A few sales exceed this. Demand is excellent and logs fill tide water rapidly. Larger camps may shut for a month after heavy rain. Spruce still sells around 7.
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Astoria
Columbia River District
Eastern & Western Lumber Company
Large lamb sale signals hopeful wool and mutton prices
Williamson and Baldwin Sheep & Land Co sell 2 000 lambs at 2 60 a head to stockmen. Report notes the volume and timing ahead of feeding season as a sign of anticipated higher prices next spring for both mutton and wool.
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Prineville
Williamson
Baldwin Sheep & Land Company
West Coast Lumber Boom Shapes Pacific Northwest Trade
A new market opening in recent weeks drives Oregon and Washington lumber sales. Shippers plan to ship over 9,000,000 feet by water to New York, with Portland vessels and Paget eound mills supplying. Demand there is unprecedented beyond previously heavy timber.
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West Coast
Portland
Oregon
Washington
New York
Paget Eound
McMinnville Considers Large Corn Can Factory
Interest in a corn canning plant in McMinnville could bring a factory next year. Tests of local soil and climate show first class quality. Promoters say the facility will match an existing plant in size, paying about $10,000 yearly for product and $6,000 in wages.
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McMinnville
Burns Land Sale Plans Irrigated Sagebrush Tracts
The Port land Land company will market about ten thousand acres of sagebrush land in Oregon after inspection by a state official. Land will be sold in 40 to 160 acre tracts at 10 dollars per acre, cheaper than any irrigated land previously offered in the state. The company first secured a contract to irrigate land in Oregon.
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Portland Land Company
Oregon
Portland Markets Report From Wheat to Pork Prices
Market notes list regional prices for wheat barley hay fruit vegetables and livestock. Cites blue stem wheat 73 75c per bushel red wheat 7c, apples 1 to 1.50 per box, beans cabbage and cauliflower prices, live poultry and beef dressed meat prices, and dairy butter at 25 27 1 0 cents.
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Valley
Oregon
Eneor Regon Ranch
May Lose Position In Senate Canal Committee Chair
Washington gossip suggests Senator Mitchell may be relieved of the chairmanship of the interoceanic canals committee as the Senate reorganizes next month. The shake up aims to place an active chairman who can preside at meetings and vote in both committee and Senate on Panama canal decisions and funding.
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Washington
Mitchellla
Committee On
Canal Committee
Senate
Amend Immigration Laws Proposed By Commissioner Sargent
Washington reports radical changes to immigration law next year. Commissioner General Sargent urges limits on arrivals and bars for those too young or old to support themselves unless they have guarantees of kinship. He proposes overseas examinations and cooperation with foreign governments to curb deportation of unfit migrants.
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Washington
Sargent
Pereone
America
Hitchcock to resign as Interior Secretary July first
Washington reported from a reliable source that Ethan Allen Hitchcock plans to resign from the cabinet on July 1. Vespan Warner of Illinois is named to succeed him as pensions commissioner. Western lawmakers accuse Hitchcock of letting personal feelings influence land grabber prosecutions, but the retirement is also described as the president seeking younger appointees.
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Washington
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Interior
Vespasian Warner
Illinois
Congress
Hitchcock
Million Women Fight Smoot Meet in Philadelphia
National League of Women’s Organizations executives met in Philadelphia to push a petition to the U S Senate seeking Reed Smoot’s exclusion. They claim he belongs to a hierarchy promoting polygamy and has not denounced its doctrines, violating covenants tied to Utah statehood.
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Philadelphia
National League of Women’s Organizations
United States Senate
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Smoot
United States
Sailors Demand Discharges from Black Sea Fleet
Mutiny at Sevastopol reported with limited details from St. Petersburg. Four equipages and the Black sea fleet were present at Sevastopol, and sailors' discontent grows from long standing issues plus new ukase freeing many from service.
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St. Petersburg
Sevastopol
Admiralty
Associated Press
Black Sea
Eailors
Teservicests
Ukase
Senator Burton Found Guilty in Rialto Grain Case
Senator J. R. Burton of Kansas was convicted on all six counts in federal court. He was on trial for allegedly agreeing to and accepting compensation from Rialto Grain & Securities of St. Louis to appear as an attorney before the Post Office department.
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St. Louis
J. R. Burton
Kansas
United State Circuit Court
Rialto Grain & Securities Company
Postoffice Department
Baltic Agrarian Unrest Sparks Forest and Crop Seizures
Nov 27 report from Liban describes peasant meetings endorsing forest cutting on private land and seizure of crops. The governor general orders troops to fire on offenders and vows court martial and exile to distant provinces for participants.
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Liban
Baltic
Secretary Upholds Oregon Cost Share in Klamath Umatilla Clash
Secretary Hitchcock maintains the Klamath project cost will be charged to Oregon despite Fulton’s push for full Umatilla funding. He labels Malheur a graft but will not reroute funds or shut the Malheur project, citing Oregon’s reclamation money outside Malheur and ongoing disputes over allocations.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Klamath
California
Oregon
Fulton
Umatilla
TRY TO DAM SALTON SEA
Two hundred men work in shifts with 20 teams hauling brush and sand as two piledrivers and two sternwheel steamers move materials for a 600 foot dam across the Colorado River channel four miles below Yuma. The California Development company aims to halt the Salton Sea floods and restore the Salton Sink to a dry bed. If successful, the Southern Pacific may abandon shoofly tracks. if failed, canal water supply for Imperial County could be cut and the river redirected, with wide regional consequences.
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Los Angeles
Yuma
J. Tolin
Colorado River
California Development Company
Salton Sea
Salton
Southern Pacific Railway
Imperial Country
Padrones
Volcano Lake
Congress to Fund Panama Canal Needs in Staged Budget
War department officials say Congress will be asked to appropriate 16 million dollars through June 30 next year to finance canal work. A lump sum is not expected. lawmakers will likely pass a bill releasing part of the funds for immediate needs while probing how money already spent was used.
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Congress
Washington
War Department
Navy Board Proposes New Battle Fleet and Supporting Vessels
The general board recommends a program including three Star class battleships of at least 18 000 tons and 18 knots, three scout cruisers of 5 000 tons, one Helena class gunboat and four lighter gunboats for Philippines and China rivers, plus auxiliary ships and torpedo destroyers.
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Washington
Philippines
China
General Board of the Navy
Hyde-Dimond Case Postponed in Fraud Trial
Washington November 26 The hearing on the demurrer in the Hyde Dimond case charging fraudulent Pacific coast land transactions was postponed for two weeks by the Criminal court.
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Washington
Criminal Court
Pacific Coast
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British Liberal Party
Dowie
Mexico
Turkey
Ankeny
Rock Island Railroad
Leeda
Missouri
Austria
Macedonia
Chicago
Bulgaria
Helena
Hayti
Ma‘saouri
Venezuela
Castro
H. J. Hagerman
Roswell, N. M
New Mexico
Otero
Jefferson, Missouri, Penitentiary
Escawo
Balfour
Great Britain
Standard Oil
London
Burton
Togo
Spain
Nebraska
Berlin
Egypt
Ambassador Reid
Egnland
Chaffee
John C. Bates
Ricketts
Ohio
Witte
Iowa
Minneapolis
Secretary of Interior
NEW Lumber Center
Wreck
Massachusetts
Harney Land
Portland Markets
Mitchell
Malheur
Lerge
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