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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
7
In San Francisco Oct 16 the report notes Taft inspired remarks and a ceremonial toast linked to a festival. Officials promise city progress as a rebuilt metropolis unfolds with schoolchildren to cheer as the noon Pacific hour marks opening ceremonies.
Washington reports that hearings show alcohol is not a medicine and does not aid public health. Chief of the public health service argues alcohol’s effects include harm to offspring and lowered resistance, challenging views on its medical use.
Washington reports exposed abuses in immigrant shipping where migrants incur excessive fares and hidden charges. Officials debate remedies as concerns rise over usurious debt and inflated ticket costs for those seeking passage.
Washington Oct 13. An international commission is established to unify pharmacopeias among leading countries. The body will serve as a communication channel for revisions and will report to Surgeon General Wyman via Dr Reid Hunt, chief of pharmacology.
Oct 16 reports say the son of Mrs. Sutton, Lieutenant James N Sutton Jr of Oregon, will testify against marine officers before a Baltimore federal grand jury. Mrs Sutton claims her son was murdered.
Indian Commissioner Valentine said the bureau will back efforts to prosecute several Marshalltown Indiana officers indicted for conspiring to interfere with a special officer enforcing sales to Indians. The case hinges on alleged irregular sales practices and commission actions.
Fragmentary report mentions port land and a paving script tied to September of last year. It references offices in the United States and New Ives Beattie with an unspecified due date or obligation.
The Very Rev. Kavreane L. K and Very Rev. T. P. O'Rourke were elected to leading roles within the Dominican Order in the United States. The selections mark a moment of transition for the order as it continues its work.
In a terse report authorities say a revolt in a Caribbean territory was quelled. Details remain scarce as officials confirm control is restored and movement toward stability begins amid ongoing investigations.
The secretary of war receives a request for appropriations totaling 48 063 524 for canal work for the fiscal year starting July 1 1910. Of this 15 086 000 covers skilled labor and construction costs. Congress has already authorized 210 070 468 to date for the project. Colonel Goethals pledges completion of the waterway by January 1 2015 and estimates total cost at 3 000. The large proposed sum reflects advancing work stages.
Washington reports the spread of irrigation development in the West has drawn experienced engineers from the United States reclamation service. Large corporations frequented by the engineers offer salaries higher than government pay, attracting top staff who previously built major gov projects. Officials fear further departures as temptations persist.
The article reports last Sunday’s public meeting where anonymous spirits hovered near Dr Wu, described as a trance medium. A private seance featured messages claimed to come from McKinley and the medium’s mother via a 16 year old American Indian girl’s spirit control in broken English.
Marshal Reed reports a special army file shows runaways from January 1, 1909 to date surpassing 4000. The latest record indicates ongoing desertions and highlights the scope of the issue in Portland.
Washington reports the First National Bank of Mineral Point Wis. with $100000 capital and $79000 deposits closed by a receiver after alleged forgeries and defalcations totaling about 210000. Arrests are expected.
President Taft showed interest in press reports from Washington about the Crane affair but issued no statement. Secretary Knox is in control of the state department and is expected to provide a statement soon.
Washington reports indicate press materials show plans to avoid delays and ensure the department receives enough machinery and duplicate equipment to maintain operations. The brief hints at centralized procurement and streamlined delivery without detailing figures or sources.
Washington reports the reassembled senate irrigation committee will meet in Denver on November 1 and spend November 10 examining the Klamath litigation, with settlers offering suggestions to the committee as its sole stop.
Dispatches reach this desk from the United States mentioning a five term sequence and routine communications. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear events or names.
Washington reports that a 400 mile Chin Chow Fu to Tsitsihar railroad in Manchuria, backed by American and British investors, unsettles Japan. Officials doubt Tokyo will accept interference in Chinese and Manchurian projects, fearing monopolistic aims and potential breach of the Portsmouth treaty.
Billings October 15 G J Ryan industrial agent for the Great Northern applied for 80 feet in the exhibit hall of the international dry farming exposition to be held in Billings from the 26th to the 28th. The railroad line will feature a major display of crops raised on irrigated lands along its route.
The race between Heney and Republican Charles Fickert to fill the seat faced a recount as votes were tallied. Opponent pressures and party lines shaped the tight contest with Heney holding a leading majority.
Report notes Standard Oil continuing dominance as it acquires additional stakes in Kern River oil operations. The article indicates the company now controls a large share of coastal oil assets, building on its history of major acquisitions and market influence.
United States supported by President Taft to participate in a proposed 27.5 million dollar loan for the Han kow Gzechuan railroad in China. The article notes long American involvement in Chinese rail finance and the desire to keep American control amid tensions with Britain and China.
A renowned actor manager recalls Shaw placing seven notebooks on a table claiming he writes plays on top of buses. The piece notes Shaw’s dislike of conventional dress and doctors, plus anecdotes on his theater criticisms and a witty gag about being dead to avoid public trouble.
The passage contrasts traits of various roles, noting clergymen show restraint with tight lips and forward gaze, artists display wandering eyes and delicate features, while politicians rely on influence and a prominent nose to signal success. The tone surveys personality and social ascent across occupations.
Meteors show air remains dense enough at high altitudes to heat small bodies by friction. The text notes human effort to examine how the atmosphere behaves at great height, but the sentence is incomplete.
The reminiscence describes Titian’s early years in the village of Pieve and his lifelong connection to his birthplace. It notes Vecellio family presence near the church, sketches and letters from notable figures, and Titian’s wish to die there while plague raged in Venice, ending with the limited view from the terrace.
A Philadelphia Ledger anecdote recounts a Southern woman rushing out and telling her maid Chloe to watch the apples bake. On returning, she finds burnt apples on the table, but Chloe calmly explains she noticed the time and the apples burned at last 11 o clock this morning.
A quoted exchange contrasts hunting animals with a controversial act of harming butterflies. The speaker questions morality, noting diffidence about killing a lion, while another character, Puck, voices doubt about wrongdoing and frames the debate around empathy and ethics.
A fragment notes that many so called orators are merely loud voices, with a pointed remark about DhonograpD and a critic's view on rhetoric at Haig Pte.
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