News of the Week Condensed Highlights and Dated Rumors
A mixed roundup of events touches on Britain’s new successful war balloon, dock strikes in New Orleans and Nova Scotia coal miners, Admiral Dewey on open door trade, and political probes in California. Also noted are a Sono ma county fire, Oregon surveyor Daly’s death, Borah and grand jury reforms, Calcutta riots, prohibition in Washington, and various legal and labor tensions across the United States.
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Great Britain
New Orleans
Calcutta
Washington City
Congress
Brown
Federation
Japanese Immigration Surge Triggers U S Crackdown
Washington reports a sharp rise in Japanese and other Asiatic labor entering the United States in 1907. Secretary Straus expands immigration inspectors along the Canada and Mexico borders to curb the influx. Officials note many entrants slip in from Hawaii and through Vancouver and Victoria, with organized efforts to move workers toward the United States.
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Washington
America
United States
Straus
Canadian
Mexico
Canada
Hawaiian Islands
Canan
Ey Ee
Robbers Make Rich Haul in Alabama Bank Job
Four masked gunmen robbed the First National Bank of this town at night and killed Sheriff Williams as they fled with an unspecified amount. A posse pursued them after a passerby alerted authorities. The bandits fired on pursuers, then escaped toward the Southern railway yards on a handcar.
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Williams
Southern Railway
Quakes Break the Cable Between Sitka and Valdez
Seattle dispatch reports Sitka Alaska sending word that earthquakes feared to have fractured the government cable linking Sitka to Valdez. No damage beyond frightened natives until the line 300 miles from Valdez broke. The Sitka theory cites volcanic activity altering the seabed along the 900 mile cable.
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Seattle
Wash
Sitka
Alaska
Valdez
Meant No Harm to Taft Trip Incident Aboard Ship
During Taft's Kobe to port voyage a Japanese passenger was confined in his cabin by the ship's captain. He claimed to be part of Taft's party but was found to be intoxicated and was handed to local police. The event was blown up as an attack on Secretary Taft.
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Taft
Minnesota
William H. Taft
Kobe
Battleships Readied for Sea Duty by December 15
Acting under Secretary Metcalf orders, four battleships will move to League Island to join the North Atlantic squadron around Cape Horn to Puget Sound. The aim is to have them ready for sea duty by December 15.
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Philadelphia
Smallpox Quarantine Hits University Hospital Philadelphia
The University Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was quarantined tonight after it was learned that patient H Yankan had Variola major smallpox. About 200 patients and many employees are confined inside the facility.
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College Hospital
Philadelphia
University Hospital
University of Pennsylvania
H Yankan
Prune Crop Nearing End in Oregon Southern Districts
Harvesting of the prune crop in Douglas Jackson and Josephine counties nears completion. The Petite prune yields unusually large fruit this season with strong quality, shifting shipments to New York Chicago St. Louis New Orleans and European markets. About 160 carloads from Douglas County Fruitgrowers' association Roseburg and 60 carloads from E S French Myrtle Creek shipped directly to markets amid strong East Coast demand.
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Myrtle Creek
Oregon
Douglas
Jackson
Josephine
Santa Clara Valley
California
Douglas County Fruitgrowers’ Association
Roseburg
E. 8
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Europe
University of Eugene Offers Free Correspondence Courses
The University of Oregon education department announces free correspondence courses to bring university work to teachers and others unable to attend sessions. There is no tuition, only postage and books. the State Library Commission aids with libraries. Courses include English Classics, Shakespeare, Pedagogy, and more.
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University of Eugene
Department of Education
State Library Commission
Farmere Institute Series Planned in Linn County
A series of farmers institutes will be held throughout Linn County in November. Promoted by Dr. James Withycombe of Oregon Agricultural College, the sessions aim to advance college work. Five locations are listed: Crabtree Lebanon Brownsville and two others. Dates are November 19 20 21 22 and 23.
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Linnae
Linn
Pendleton Plans Rezone Wheat Land for Fruit Farming
Five thousand acres near Pendleton to be divided into five and ten acre tracts for irrigation and fruit production. Organizers aim to develop the surrounding territory and boost Pendleton business value fiftyfold, presenting the proposal to the Pendleton Commercial Club soon.
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Pendleton
Pendleton Commercial Club
Road funding secured for Eagle Valley line
Baker City promoter William L. Vincon announces the full Baker City stock subscription of 1,000,000 dollars for the Eagle Valley railroad. Engineers begin cross sectioning from Baker City and will be followed by graders in a few days.
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Baker City
William L. Vincon
Eagle Valley
Weston Normal School Sees Record Enrollment Growth
Weston reports the best year in school history with 150 pupils enrolled and expectations of at least 200 by Christmas. All rooms in town are occupied and plans are underway for more space to accommodate the surge.
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Weston
Weston Normal
Power Site Talk Near Grand Ronde River
Portland General Electric representative H. R. Thompson discusses another Japeten electric power proposition along the Grand Ronde river near the Carson mines. N. E B. Imhava and J. E. Faley, local owners, accompany him.
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la Grande
H. R. Thompson
Portland General Electric Company
Grand Ronde
Carson
N. E B. Imhava
J. E. Faley
Mr. Thompson
Open Wallowa Timber Land Seeks Settlers at La Grande
The Wallowa forest reserve in La Grande Thirty-five thousand acres will be opened for settlement October 30. A line forms at the La Grande land office likely this week as most land is heavily timbered and much of it has already been surveyed.
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Wallowa
la Grande
State Rail Commission to Probe SP Car Shortage
The state railway commission will investigate the car shortage on the Southern Pacific on its own motion. A hearing date is not set but is expected to occur around October 10.
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Salem
State Railway Commission
Southern Pacific
Old Taxes under 1906 Law Are to Be Collected
Attorney General Crawford says taxes assessed and levied in 1906, still in collection, must be collected under the old law and not the 1907 legislation. The opinion emphasizes continuation of preexisting provisions during the collection process.
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Balem
Crawford
Attorney General Crawford Confident in Telephone Case
Attorney General Crawford stated he is filing briefs for the state in its suit against the Pacific States Telephone over gross earnings. He argues the Oregon initiative law is a corrective measure that preserves the constitutional framework and controls the company’s challenge to state authority.
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Crawford
Salem
Pa‘giflo
Mangard
Oregon
Mrawford
United States
United States Supreme Court
University Progress Stalled by Funds For Dormitory and Library
University of Oregon reports completion of the girls dormitory and new library but funds are lacking for furnishing and heating. A referendum tied up expected boiler funding, leaving the two current boilers taxed to capacity. The campus remains crowded. additional recitation rooms are needed as the girls scores and heating plans reach partial readiness.
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University of Oregon
University
Milton Ships First Direct Peach Carloads to Far Markets
For the first time in district history Milton sent straight carloads of peaches to outside points. This season over 40 carloads went directly to Spokane Montana and the Dakotas, bypassing commission houses. Prices ranged from 1.25 to 1.50 dollars per box.
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Milton
Spokane
Montana
Dakotas
Frost Hits Potatoes North of Lebanon Killing Acres
Frost killed forty acres of potatoes north of Lebanon. Elmer Clem lost 22 acres and neighbor Andrew Densmore 20. The late planted crop did not reach size and will be in poor condition due to the frost.
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Albany
Lebanon
Elmer Clem
Andrew Densmore
Railway Nears Completion for Umatilla Central Branch
Track laying on the Umatilla Central line toward Pilot Rock advances rapidly. The branch of the O R N running to Pilot Rock ten miles from Pendleton is expected to be finished within six weeks. The completion promises significant benefits for the Pilot Rock country.
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Pendleton
Linn Faces Teacher Shortage Hampers School Openings
Albany County School Superintendent W L Jackson reports a severe teacher shortage in Linn leading to many schools possibly unable to open due to the condition.
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Linn
Albany—County
W. L. Jackson
Market prices for farm produce and livestock including fruits and vegetables
The list items numerous prices for grains meats and produce. Wheat and barley values appear alongside corn hay and hay varieties. Fruits and vegetables show per box per crate and per pound rates. Livestock and poultry include hens chickens and turkeys with varied weights and prices.
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Ste. Oate
Oregon
Fanocy Creamery
Egge
Jury Deadlocks in Ford Bribery Case Over Trolley Vote
In San Francisco on October 7 the jury hearing ex-Attorney General Tirey L. Ford and United Railroads general counsel for bribery in a $4000 trolley franchise vote failed to reach a verdict. Eight jurors urged acquittal and four urged conviction after 18 hours. Judge Lawlor discharged the panel and said he will form a large eligible pool to handle future cases, ending need for special venires. Ford, free on bond on other indictments, will await retrial on this case. The trial had been expected to resume Monday October 14.
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San Francisco
Tirey L. Ford
United Railroads
Thomas F. Lonergan
Lawlor
Ford
Cancer Contagion Question Puzzles Paris Doctors
Paris researchers publish findings from a six month census of 1062 houses where cancer patients died in 1906. They note repeated successive cases in 12 houses and 26 deaths tied to the same disease, raising questions about potential housing related transmission. Local authorities will monitor these homes for further study.
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Paris
Conor Fecenesses
More Japanese Than Ever Since Proclamation Issued
Washington reports the 1907 fiscal year saw 30 824 Japanese enter the United States with 10 091 arriving in March to June. The influx rose after the March 14 proclamation aimed at laborers, not educated workers, and about half of newcomers engaged in manual labor. Some may have entered via Mexico or Canada, pending stricter passport controls.
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Washington
United States
Sargent
Bureau of Immigration
Immigration Bureau
Mexico
Canada
Plague in San Francisco Prompts Demolition Decision
A health board report notes bubonic plague totals and states the old city and county hospital must be demolished as a menace, following federal authorities and a committee of health board supervisors Red Cross and relief representatives.
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San Francisco
Health Board
Board of Supervisors
Red Cross and Relief
Old City
Corruption in Chicago Jury Recommends Police Transfers
A report this afternoon details bribery and corruption tied to gamblers operations in Chicago. The jury accuses police and city officials of incompetence and calls for transfer or dismissal of officers in charge of prosecutions.
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Chicago
More Honor For Taft Arrives in Nagasaki on Minnesota
Secretary of War Taft arrived in Nagasaki from Kobe aboard the Minnesota. He was met by the mayor and municipal officers who ban queted him. The Minnesota will sail for Manila.
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Taft
Nagasaki
Secretary of War
Kobe
Minnesota
Wen
Ity
Manila
Network of clues grows in investigation of Brown murder case
Baker City Ore October 5 a widening web of facts and suspicions surrounds the dynamite murder plot and possible federation links as detectives pursue new witnesses and threats. Evidence mounts of a party line against a man named Brown with ties to Darrow and Haywood while residents report sightings and dangerous encounters during the tense inquiry.
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Baker City
Brown Neworder
H.K. Brown
Western Federation of Miners
Steve Adams
Ceeply
Murthrs
Ap Ol
Federation
Lillard
Brown
Adams
T Ihe Darrow
Haywood
Navona Miller
Lane Refuses Immunity At Interstate Hearing
At an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in San Francisco on October 5, Attorney Peter F. Dunne pressed to have Chief Traffic Agent Luce sworn. Commissioner Lane refused immunity, citing impropriety. John Dillon of Miller and Lux sought to amend his testimony, noting a local shipment rebate.
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San Francisco
Peter F. Dunne
Southern Pacific Railway
Luce
Interstate Commerce
Lane
Lace
Lace the Benefit of Immunity.’” Mr. Dunne
J. ©. Stubbs
John Dillon
Miller & Lax Corporation
Southern Pacific
Uncle Samie to Mine Coal in Philippine Islands
San Francisco reports the War Department will mine coal on its own account from deposits on a southern Philippine island. Ralph Johnsen travels there en route to the Pacific, with the seams described as six feet wide and bituminous in quality.
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San Francisco
Samie
Ralph John
War Departments
Tatuan
Manila
Lumber Trust's Black Book Resumed by Grand Jury
Federal grand jury resumes probe into the little black book that lists lumber and manufactured good houses accused of harming mail order rivals. Reports say a secret Minneapolis meeting of lumber dealers occurred last winter followed by a Chicago gathering of about 60 lumbermen.
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Lumber Trust
Minneapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Railroads Seek Permanent Stay on State Rate Cut
Leading railroads with lines in South Dakota have filed in the U S district court for a permanent injunction to block the state railroad commission from reducing passenger rates from 8 to 234 cents per mile. The action alleges the order would harm carriers and seeks to halt the rate decrease.
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Bionxvalle
South Dakota
United States
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
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