News of the Week Capsule Highlights Global Turbulence
A roundup of rapid events from 1900 era: naval ship frauds, Cuban unrest, Magoon’s Cuba rule under constitution, border disputes between Panama and Colombia, wealthy divorce rumors involving Mrs Gould, royal marriage talks between Grand Duke Michael and Princess Patricia, the North Carolina armored cruiser launch with a $3,575,000 cost, Reed Smoot urging Mormon land investment, coal land leases in Minnesota, California forest fires, a fatal Philadelphia gas explosion, troop movements to Cuba, Castle Gould quarrels, deadly department-store fall, gambling and slot machine issues, a $150,000,000 St Paul stock vote, a Western Union vs AT&T clash, Russian governor wounded, czar’s safety worries, Roosevelt on trust remedies, emigration ship sinking, murder verdict in Hillsboro case, Cuban annexation talk, Vancouver ferry marriage license incident, window glass trust forming, Funston in Cuba, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair fundraising, Alabama mob violence, Magoon as provisional Cuba governor, Gulf storm wrecks, Palma’s tears in Havana, Roosevelt on not annexing Cuba, Chicago packing house fines, Vatican thefts, San Francisco streetcar accidents, and rapid Cuban disarmament progress.
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Seattle
Alabama
Magoon
Panama Canal
Cuba
Palma
Havana
Roosevelt
Republic
St John Free After Weak Evidence in Telluride Case
Vincent St John former Telluride Miners Union leader linked to Western Federation of Miners was released in Grand Junction Colorado after prosecutors said they lacked sufficient evidence to proceed. He had faced charges tied to the 1900 Telluride strike riot and Burnham murder allegations.
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Grand ‘Junction
Colo
Vincent St
Congress adjourns hearings on second class mail ruling
New York Oct 8 The congressional committee investigating second class mail has adjourned to Washington to hear Periodical Publishers Association representatives on November 20. F O Madden assistant postmaster general says laws are out of date and enforcement would injure publishing interests. Publishers concede reform is imperative and the committee has yet to decide on action.
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New York
Congressional Committee
Post Office Department
Washington
O. Madden
Postoffice Department
Police In San Francisco Fail To Seize Murder Suspects
San Francisco newspapermen charge political meddling within the Police department hinders the hunt for two killers who looted the Japanese Golden Gate Bank. Within 12 hours no arrests are made as internal disputes stall progress. Acting Mayor Gallagher demands Captain Duke take charge while Chief Dinan resists new command.
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San Francisco
Ed Wren
Dinan
Gallagher
Captain Duke
Moran Bros Bid Rejected for Columbia River Vessel
The Department of Commerce and Labor rejected Moran Bros bid for a steel steam single propeller light vessel to guard the Columbia River mouth. It was the sole bid and deemed excessive. The contract may go to Pacific coast shipyards if a satisfactory offer is received. re-advertising will seek competition.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Moran Bros
Columbia River
Department
Pacific Coast Shipyards
Paris Doctors Claim Hopeful Cancer Cure in Trials
Dr. Doyen told surgeons at the surgical congress in Paris that serum treatment shows promise for extreme cancer cases. He reported 19 treated patients in the first year with only three deaths, all in the most desperate circumstances.
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Paris
Doyen
Rumor Platt Consider Resigning Senate Seat
Washington captains report that Senator Platt plans to resign his senate seat, citing declining health and recent domestic troubles that have attracted unpleasant notoriety.
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Rumor Platt
Washington
Senator Platt
Senate
Navy to dredge channels to free stranded ships
Penescola Florida October 8 The Navy department plans to dredge channels from deep water to save war vessels stranded at the navy yard by the recent hurricane.
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Penescola
Fla
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Oregon Millmen Weigh Log Prices On Sound
Oregon millmen in Portland report no imminent log price rise despite shortages and high current rates on the Columbia River. Logs now cost 11 to 12 per 1000, up from 7 to 8 earlier, as demand surges and supply tightens. They warn mills would close if prices rise further, while Oregon fir prices would not compete with Southern pine in eastern markets.
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Portland
Columbia River
Oregon
Tillamook Rail Line Plans Backed By Local Businessmen
Local businessmen approve a plan to grant a free right of way to E E Lytle of the Pacific Railway and Navigation Company from Tillamook City to the Nehalem river and on to the county line. The project aims to grade 15 miles north from Tillamook City and complete the line to Hillsboro by December 31 1908 with total citizen costs estimated between 10000 and 30000 dollars. Portland financial support is hoped for but not yet secured.
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Tillamook
Pacific Railway & Naon Company
Tillamook City
Nehalem River
Nehalem
Washington County
Portland
Mr. Lytle
Oregon Mill Statistics Report on State Lumber Industry
Oregon reports 379 mills across saw, planing and shingle operations covering 90 percent of the state’s industries. The mills produced 1 097 460 300 feet of lumber and 37 030 000 shingles. planing mills value 369 560 dollars, other mills 6 364 200 dollars. Employment totals reach 11 790 men and 311 women across 313 mills. wages in 318 mills 1905 totaled 6 648 093.90 dollars with 96 mills showing a 12 percent wage increase over 1904 and a few reporting a decrease.
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Oregon
Salem
Hoff
Salmon Help At Falls Aids Upstream Passage
To assist salmon climbing to the Upper Willamette, the Willamette Pulp and Paper Company lays heavy timbers on the top of its concrete weir. The measure reduces water flow over the falls so the fish ladder operates without interference.
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Falla
Heppner
iIn
Fallso
Willamette
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company
Heaviest September Rainfall in Astoria History
Rainfall at Astoria in September reached 8.66 inches, the highest for the month since records began. The previous near record was September 1905 with 7.38 inches.
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Astoria
Farmers' Telephone Line Nearing Completion At Myrtle Point
The Norway line to Myrtle Point about four miles away nears completion. It is part of many farmers' lines centered at Myrtle Point. The system has prompted Pacific States Telephone Co to offer free rates over its line through the Coquille Valley and to reduce telephone rental rates.
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Myrtle Point
Farmers’ Telephone
Norway
Pacific States Telephone Company
Coquille Valley
Portland Market Report Focuses on Grains and Produce
Market listings detail prices for Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Corn, Millstuff, Hay, Fruits, Vegetables, Potatoes, Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and meat and fiber items. Notable figures include Wheat at 65 to 69 cents, Oregon Burbanks potatoes 80 to 85 cents delivered, apples 25 to 75 cents per box, and mohair at 28 to 30 cents per pound.
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Hay—Valley
Oregon
California
Burbanks
Carrrots
Oregon Ranch
Nineteen Dead and Dozens Trapped at Pocahontas Mine
At the West Fork mines of the Pocahontas Colleries Company in Pocahontas Virginia a late Wednesday explosion left nineteen known dead and 30 to 40 workers entombed. A rescue party of 35 labored through the night and into the day to recover bodies near Paul entry. Coffins and burial supplies are en route from Bluefield, and authorities fear the toll may rise. The mine contains extensive old workings with many brattices blown out making access difficult. The blast is thought to be gas followed by afterdamp, despite the mine's noted ventilation and costly safety measures.
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Pocahontas
West Fork
Pocahontas Colleries Company
Paul Entry
Bluefield
Palma's push for U S intervention shocks Havana readers
Havana reports reveal ex President Palma urged American interference for foreign lives and property. He sought congressional intervention as early as September 8 and announced resignation September 13 to avoid anarchy. Marines landed then were recalled. Taft and Bacon prepared for Cuba as Congress lacked leadership.
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Havana
Palma
Sleeper
John C. Colwell
Denver
Congress
State Department
Steinhart
Cubar
Bacon
Roosevelt
Cuba
Bonaparte
Taft
Dreadnaughts 90 Hour Trials Mark Turbine Ship’s Victory
London reports the battleship Dreadnaught completed a 90 hour steam trial with several short tests showing handiness in maneuvering. Weather was poor but success is seen as a milestone for turbine engines in warships and is attributed to the vessel’s double rudders.
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London
Justice Van Kirk Dismisses Equitable Policyholder Suit
Ballston New York October 6 Justice Van Kirk dismissed the case brought by Mrs Mary Young a policyholder and stockholder against the Equitable Life Assurance Society to compel restitution of the society funds. The court also ordered that if the defendants fail to answer and pay costs within 20 days after service the judgment may be entered.
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Ballston, N. Y
Justice van Kirk
Eall
Mary &. Young
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Russian Sailors Executed at Kronstadt Reported
A Petersburg dispatch says nine corpses with belts over their heads and bullet holes in their chests were landed near the palace in Kronstadt. The victims are presumed to be sailors recently executed at Kronstadt.
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Petersburg
Palace of
Peterbo
Kronstadt
Tornadoes Sweep New Orleans Area Kill Six
Tornadoes and cyclonic disturbances hit New Orleans and surrounding parishes on October 6. Six people were killed and nine fatally injured. property damage tops one million dollars with about 800 buildings damaged. The severest toll was in West Baton Rouge Parish and St. James Parish, where homes and a sugar refinery collapsed.
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New Orleans
West Baton Rouge Parish
St. James Parish
H. Rebber
John Meyer
Point Chataula
George Hawes
Marengo Street
Reller Akating Rink
Big Mine Fire Traps 15 In Blossburg Tunnel
Denver report says 15 men believed entombed when an explosion wrecked the Dutchman mine tunnel at Blossburg New Mexico at 2 30 this morning. Six known to be inside. four bodies recovered including Jan Jenski 40. Most workers Austrians, one American. Firedamp hinders rescue. no fire reported yet.
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Denver
Colo
Blossburg
N. M
Jan Jenski
Wichita man made Cuban General then asked to resign
C A Mosher of Wichita received a commission as a General in the Cuban Army from President Palma and was asked to resign the next day. Taft’s arrival in Havana prompted the request and a backdated salary draft followed. Mosher planned to raise a Rough Riders regiment.
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Palma
Wichita
Kan
C. A. Mosher
Taft
Havana
Mosher
Rescuers Rise to Pass Through Pocahontas Mine Debris
In Bluefield West Virginia on October 6 the Pocahontas Collieries mine at Pocahontas Virginia saw 29 bodies recovered with a grim total death estimate around 70. Rescue teams faced heavy debris and wreckage, delaying the search though no fire has been found yet.
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Bluefield
W. Va
West
Pocahontas
Rebels Capture $125,000 in Mail Train Robbery
An armed band of about 40 men held up a mail train near the Bjela river bridge last night killing a soldier and wounding three guards before escaping with $125,000.
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Ufa
Russia
Bjela River
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Newberg Graphic
MN. Woodward
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J.J. Hill
Howard Gould
South Dakota
Michael
Czar
Patricia
Edward
North Carolina
Newport News
Reed Smoot
Panama
Colombia
Hill
Minnesota
Steel
Philadelphia
Castle Gould
May
Cleveland
St. Paul Road
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Simbirek
Holbow
Hongkong
Carey M. Boyder
Hillsboro
Vancouver
General Funeton
Ubea
Chicago
Vatican
Rome
England
ST. John
The
State Library Commission
H. W. Wilson Co
Minneapolis
United States
Telephone
Virginia
Equitable
New Orleans and
Vicnity
New Mexico
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