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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
6
A condensed review of diverse events including wheat price surge, the German emperor’s England visit, Kansas City theater Sunday closing, Oklahoma legislature, New Orleans race riot notes, race and social tensions, Richmond dinner invite controversy, limited new case reports, political shifts in Britain and the U.S. presidency, labor strikes, naval and transportation incidents, and international affairs from 1900 era.
In Chicago on October 22 S J Small former president of the Commercial Telegraphers union left Ulrich's hall in tears after jeers and hisses from members. Beattie of Washington was recognized as the new head and pledged an aggressive policy. A two days' pay assessment was voted for broker and leased wire operators.
In Salt Lake Oct 22 a masked bandit stopped the Murray stage between Bingham Junction and Sandy. He forced the driver and male passengers to exit and demanded money and valuables. Only $12 was taken though the driver concealed a larger sum. Women passengers were not harmed and the robber rode with the party to the line end before escaping into darkness.
In Seoul on Oct 22 a lantern procession drew about 10 000 participants to honor the visiting Japanese crown prince and the crown prince of Corea. The scenes from a hill near the residency showed waves of colored fire as sections of the city joined the celebration.
William English Walling of Indianapolis his wife and sister in law Rose Strunsky were arrested in St. Petersburg for negotiating with Finnish Progressive party members. They remained detained at gendarmes’ headquarters as a U S representative from the embassy intervened on their behalf.
Prairie fire in Wilkins county destroys three farms near Barnesville as farmers rush to plow and check its spread. Estimated damage reaches $50,000 with efforts to halt the blaze continuing into evening.
Mexico City reports the gang leader linked to last week’s $15,000 bullion theft from the Kuanajuara Consolidated Mining and Milling Co precipitating room was captured after being wounded three times. The suspect said 40 others were involved and the stolen bullion was recovered.
Jackson Miss Oct 22 Governor Vardaman declared Roosevelt a cruel bear chaser and said he would not be in Vicksburg today to welcome the president. He will go to Memphis to avoid being in the state at the same time as Roosevelt.
A violent hurricane has battered Singmark province since yesterday. In Trondhjem reports say many fishing boats are missing and seven lives have been lost to date.
In Rogue River Valley, bearing orchards and new plantings attract buyers from many states. Prices once considered fabulously high are now seen as fair when returns and orchard potential are weighed. Demand for larger tracts of prized land continues as inquiries rise nationwide.
The Wateragers' association votes to suspend the enrolling fee for 90 days to add lands under the Klamath project, charging only the 10 cent per acre assessment. A resolution protests the reclamation service leasing the Clear Lake reserve to sheepmen amid cattlemen range control concerns.
Oregon fir bulletin to be issued next spring by the University of Oregon forestry department marks a major filing for Pacific Northwest lumber interests. J. B. Knapp, engineer in charge at the testing station, notes a thorough two year series of tests and additional collateral data being prepared in Washington.
La Grande Forester Schmits announces the forestry department will open 20 miles of trails in the Blue mountains during fall and winter. Improved wagon paths will link La Grande with the Grand Ronde valley, raising work opportunities as laborers are paid 2.25 dollars per day.
In Klamath Falls businessmen circulate a petition to the Southern Pacific asking freight and passenger traffic be rerouted via Weed and Bray along the California Northeastern. They cite Pokegama winter hazards and high hauling rates and urge adoption of the new road at once.
At a meeting of Lane county fruit growers steps were taken to form a fruit growers union for mutual protection and to aid shipping and handling. A committee of George A. Dorris Dr H F McCornash Frank Chase C Holt and M H Harlow was appointed to draft bylaws constitution and articles of incorporation.
Salem state railway commission received C A Malhour’s reply on a proposed low rate for apples from the point west of Albany on the Corvallis and Eastern. He says fruit volume there is small and will consult higher authorities if a rate is deemed necessary.
North Bend chamber of commerce plans a permanent exhibit detailing the city and nearby areas. The display will be attractively arranged on the wharf for passengers boarding here, featuring samples of many different kinds of products.
Weston teachers note improving enrollment with 156 students in the normal department and expected 200 by Christmas. About 100 pupils attend the training department as the school contends with crowded rooms and living quarters.
A reduction of 28 000 sheep is agreed for the eastern division of the Blue Mountain reserve reducing the last summer total by over seven percent. No further cut is needed after next spring as range will support 18 000 head next summer. Applications for range must be filed with Henry Ireland the division supervisor.
The University of Oregon in Eugene reports department registrations excluding music near four hundred with total enrolment across all departments between seven hundred and eight hundred. President Campbell began with two hundred twenty four students in 1902. current freshman class nearly matches that earlier total. If growth continues, next year’s Eugene department headcount may reach six hundred excluding music. The university requires a four year high school course for entrance with no separate high school subjects offered.
Demand for the University of Oregon correspondence courses greatly exceeds expectations. In many towns teachers form clubs under university direction and carry on classes. The program attracts nontraditional students including young men and women unable to attend college. Current offerings include English Classics and Shakespeare English History Pedagogy and Algebra with plans for more courses.
The Lakeview list of applicants waiting before the United States land office has risen to 80 and increasing. By October 28 as lands in the restoration become subject to entry the number in line is expected to exceed any prior restoration. Most in line are timber law applicants.
The La Grande land office reports instructions from the commissioner that all future isolated tract sale applications must be made in person at the land office. Previously applicants could prepare papers before a notary public.
Market report listing wheat, barley, corn, hay, fruits, vegetables, butter, veal, pork, poultry and eggs with assorted prices. Includes regional Oregon items and per unit quotes for boxes, crates, tons, pounds, and sacks.
On an October Saturday evening a Polk Street United Railroads car crowded with passengers became the scene of deadly violence over a transfer slip. John Monger admitted striking conductor Brown after repeated fare requests. a shot fired during the ensuing struggle killed one man and seriously wounded another as the car halted and the motorman feared an attack.
Omaha reports state railroads show average passenger rate per mile at 1.96 cents last year, despite new two cent fare law. Union Pacific filing with State Railway Commission notes no excursion or mutation tickets and a straight two cent fare now in effect.
Secretary of War William H. Taft spoke at a Manila banquet and said he hopes to visit again in two years as a private citizen. He avoided discussing his presidential nomination while stressing the government’s readiness to aid island business prosperity. Taft spent the day inspecting Manila schools.
A head on crash between two Chicago and Northwestern suburban trains near Grand Avenue leaves Walter Cushing engineer arrested and Harry Larson fireman dead. Ten others are injured as crews dispute fault over right of way in the night accident.
A major fire at the Standard Oil plant in Des Moines Iowa on October 21 endangered lives and property. Firemen fought hard to control flames surrounding tanks holding thousands of gallons of oil and gasoline, with potential explosions feared if the blaze had spread. Damage details were not yet clear.
A vandal stole gold bearing quartz and other mineral specimens from a cabinet in the mineral building at the University of California. The items valued at about $1,000. Faculty search for the thief's identity.
San Francisco Oct 19 President O H Bentley of the chamber of commerce leads a San Francisco effort to supply the War Department with data on creating a government steamship line between Pacific Coast ports and Panama. Captain William Matson chairs a committee, with George D Gray and James McNab, as Joseph L Bristow asks whether such a line could attract sufficient freight between Pacific and Atlantic ports under neutral rates.
In San Francisco a campaign to discredit the police department and harm Mayor Taylor’s bid unfolds. Indicted ex chief Jerry Dinan and his ally Kid Sullivan allegedly lead a gang of crooks allowed to “do business” if they stay aligned. Holdups and thuggery rise as the plot progresses.
Victoria report says Japan will organize a bureau of emigration and colonization. It notes liquidation of 28 immigration companies following Pacific coast protests. Indemnity per company was raised from 5000 to 25000 dollars and passports to Mexico and Peru are being refused as part of the fallout.
Japanese citizens filed two damage claims with photographs and blueprints. The first seeks 2400 dollars for actual loss and the second 11100 dollars for time and prospective loss related to the anti Japanese riot in Vancouver on October 19.
St. Petersburg reports an official denial of rumors that Russia plans a tunnel under Behring Sea as part of policy or design. The statement clarifies government stance amid naval or constitutional concerns.
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