News of the Week Condensed Highlights From Across the Globe
A survey notes cholera in Lodz and floods in Fayetteville. Castro travels. liquor shops closed Sundays in Atlantic City. rail and bank charters shifting. James Gleason sues for fees. Silk cargo worth 2 million enters San Francisco. many legal and political cases surface. Japan eyes fleet reception. Crops movement lowers idle freight cars. floods, wrecks, and indictments mark the period. libraries, mortgages, and corporate failures headline.
Large New Orleans Fire Destroys Wholesale District
A fire in central New Orleans Sunday afternoon swept over three blocks from Brianville and Chartres to Conti and Royal, destroying wholesale houses and stores. Loss estimated at one to two million dollars as water shortages and a picnic-bound fire crew impeded initial efforts. Two warehouses of wines and liquors burned, with explosions loud enough to shake nearby buildings.
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New Orleans
Brianville
Chartres
Conti Street
Royal
Central Glass Company
George D. Scott Lighting and Electrical Instrument Company
Heidenheim
Levy & Weiss
Noon
Edict Outlines Stages For China’s Constitutional Move
An edict from Pekin details yearly steps toward replacing the current system with a foreign form of government and promises a constitution in nine years. Delegations from the provinces urge reform, noting Persia and Turkey as benchmarks.
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Pekin
China
Grand Council
Persia
Turkey
Paper from Cane Fiber Emerges as Trinidad Industry
London reports a Trinidad paper making venture using cane megals and bamboo fiber. Professor Carmody asserts strong fiber demand and potential annual output around 40,000 tons, noting bamboo paper remains white and resistant to insects.
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London
Trinidad
Carmody
Trinidad Board of Agriculture
Paper-Makers' Journal
Settlers Ready for Rush in Western Provinces
Winnipeg report notes Alberta and Saskatchewan awaken to a land rush as Doukhobor lands and thousands of acres open for settlement. The new pre-emption law allows a second homestead entry, with barricades and chutes set up around offices to curb the rush.
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Winnipeg
Man
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Soldier held in park holdup near Fire Hole basin
A Yellowstone Park suspect captured in Fire Hole basin was arrested on park holdup suspicions. He carried considerable money, but his name and identifying details were not learned. The report comes to the Livingston sheriff from a special Independent dispatch.
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Helena
Mont
Independent
Livingston
Yellowstone National Park
Fire Hole
Japs Quit Plantations
Japanese immigrants sent to Sao Paulo by Tokio based company abandon coffee plantations in large numbers. Many head to Rio de Janeiro seeking domestic service jobs after unsatisfactory work conditions.
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Rio Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Imperial Immigration Company of
Tokio
Rioneiro
New Instructors Books and Apparatus Added at Eugene
The University of Oregon expands for the new year with 10000 dollars of new books and extensive apparatus upgrades. The biology and physics labs are improved, the library gains lighting, and evening access is extended. New instructors join, a recitation building is planned, the girls dormitory is ready, new club houses rise, and enrollment is expected to rise significantly with a freshman class of 200 to 250. The fall session begins September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
University of Oregon
Condon
New Law Congests Traffic Between Pendleton and Kamela
The 16 hour law forces O R and N freight trains pausing at mountain stations between Pendleton and La Grande. Trains cannot run into terminals on overtime, causing crews to wait at Duncan and Kamela for rest and provisions after 16 hours of work. Five engines were moved to Kamela to supply coal water and meals during the layover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Blue Mountains
la Grande
Duncan
Kamela
Extension Nears Completion Near Wallowa Valley
The O R N track laying crew advances toward the Wallowa valley at two miles daily. They crossed the Wallowa river near Grand Ronde and push toward the canyon that remains to reach the valley. If current pace holds, completion could come by September 5.
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Wallowa
RG Ne
Wallowa Valley
Wallowa River
Grand Ronde
Delegates Named for State and Local Tax Conference
Salem Governor Chamberlain appoints C. P. Strain from Umatilla county D. B. Sigler from Multnomah county and E. R. Seabrook from Portland as delegates to the second international conference on state and local taxation in Toronto Canada October 6 to 9. Allen Foote of Columbus Ohio is conference president and the group will study taxation issues.
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Salem
Chamberlain
C. P. Strain
Umatilla County
D. B. Sigler
Multnomah County
E. R. Seabrook
Portland
Toronto
Canada
Allen Foote
Columbus
Ohio
Albany Publishes Fifteen Thousand New City Booklets
Albany releases 15000 advertising booklets prepared for distribution by the Albany Commercial club. The 68 page volume features 61 photos, color covers, and is described as an outstanding example of city booster literature for state wide presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albany Commercial Club
Famous Pear Orchard Sold to Eastern Syndicate
A Medford based syndicate led by John D. Olwell buys the famous C. H. Lewis pear orchard near the city for 160000 dollars. The orchard previously set the world record price for a carload of Cornice pears at 6800 dollars, marking the largest fruit lands deal along the Rogue River.
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Medford
John D. Olwell
C. H. Lewis
Rogue River
Wal
Albany Farmers' Company Reorganized and Merged
Albany reorganizes the Albany Farmers' company and merges it into the Albany Mill and Elevator company. The warehouses at Tallman Tangent and other outside points are to be managed by one concern and carry on the business as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Company
Albany
Albany Farmers’ Company
Albany Mill & Elevator
Tallman
Tangent
Oregon adopts compulsory education toy law with truancy rules
Superintendent Ackerman reports strong satisfaction with one year of compulsory education enforcement. The biennial data show overall attendance gains though some counties lag. Parents faces fines from five to twenty five dollars for noncompliance, and truant officers are paid two dollars per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Oregon
Ackerman
Oregon-bound farmers set for large westward move
About 1000 Central Illinois families plan to travel by special trains to Southern Oregon. They will settle along the military road grant in Lake and Harney counties, forming perhaps the largest emigration from a single point to a western state since the Oregon trail era. Henry I. Wallace of Clayton Illinois sent word to the chamber of commerce requesting more details on the grant and the anticipated migration.
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Portland
Illinois
Oregon
Grant
Lake
Harney
Chamber of Commerce
Henry I. Wallace
Clayton
Adams County
Acoma
Prune Growers Prepare For Crops In Douglas County
Douglas county Roseburg prune growers finish preparings to harvest the coming crop. Many build new driers and some who used neighbors facilities before now erect their own structures. Early frosts reduce yield slightly but price prospects mean growers receive more money than last year.
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Roseburg
Douglas County
Farmer complains to Railroad Commission over delayed loaded cars
Salem George E Brey a shipper at Suver on the West Side branch of the Southern Pacific reports a spur exists where farmers load produce into cars. He says after loading cars stay on the spur three or four days inviting pilferage and asks only for less delay in picking up loaded cars without requiring a station agent.
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Railroad Commission
Salem
George E. Brey
Suver
West Side
Southern Pacific
Combe Railroad Commission
Brey
Market Prices for Farm Produce and Products
A wide list of farm prices shows Wheat at 88 to 92 cents per bushel varying by variety, Barley around 24.50 to 28 dollars per ton, Oats from 26 to 27.50 per ton, and Hay values across Willamette and Eastern Oregon regions. It also lists fruits, vegetables, potatoes, melons, butter, eggs, poultry, and wool prices with regional differentials and unit measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette Valley
Oregon
San Francisco Opinion on Native Born Chinese School Access
City Attorney Long issued an opinion to the board of education stating nativity does not determine school eligibility for Chinese children. Mongolian descent places them in separate schools only if such segregated institutions exist. otherwise they may attend any public school.
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San Francisco
Long
Board of Education
Oriental School
Boards of Education
Women to Blame
Hetty Green denounces American women as fashion-driven spendthrifts saying hard times stem from desire for clothing. She boards a train vacation begins and notes a harsh winter ahead. She criticizes New York spenders and argues the panic will run its course, citing Rockefeller and Standard Oil.
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Bellows Falls
America
Hetty Green
New York
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Army of Guards Needed to Protect Yellowstone Travelers
Brigadier General Winfield S. Edgerly warned that the United States army may require a thousand men to shield Yellowstone Park travelers from holdups. He cited Fort Yellowstone’s four troops and 400 cavalrymen as insufficient for patrolling the 120 mile main road. He noted firearms are restricted to sealed arms, and he expressed confidence the assailant will be caught despite fledgling protections.
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St. Paul
United States Army
Yellowstone Park
Winfield
Edgerly
Department of Dakota
Fort Yellowstone
Eighth Cavalry
Henry T. Allen
Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Consolidated Bank Leader
W H Carlson son, ex president of the Consolidated Bank, is to be arrested on charges of falsifying bank entries. A district attorney warrant was issued. The bank owed about 50 000 to depositors when it collapsed. Carlson previously served as U S railroad commissioner in Cuba under McKinley.
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Los Angeles
W. H. Carlson
Consolidated Bank
Carlson
United States Railroad
Cuba
McKinley
Italian cruiser Puglia Leaves Seattle for Portland Mission
The Italian cruiser Puglia anchored in Seattle after arriving from Vancouver. She raised her ensign in farewell on Saturday morning and slipped out of the bay heading to Portland for about three weeks of boiler cleaning and machinery overhaul.
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Seattle
Wash
Puglia
Port
Vancouver
Portland
First Snow in Montana Falls in Anaconda
A dispatch from Anaconda reports the first snow of the season fell there on Saturday.
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Montana
Butte
Mont
Anaconda
Augusta Flood Toll Mounts in Georgia and Carolinas
Floods in the South cause extensive damage and rising death tolls. Augusta alone reports about 1.5 million dollars in damage with most victims colored. Georgia and South Carolina losses total around 2.5 million, while North Carolina fatalities spread across white and Black residents. Bridges washed out cut communications, and relief is urged as shelters fail.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Georgia
South Carolina
South
North Carolina
Southern Railway
Perrys
Lawsuit Beginnings in Springfield Riot Aftermath
The wife of Scott Burton files a $5,000 heirs claim after his lynching in the riots, with similar action expected from William Donnegan’s heirs. Four other negro victims’ heirs cannot claim because they were killed by stray bullets or in open battle. Property owners sue the city for damages totaling over $50,000, with preference anticipated for mob victim heirs. Public sentiment pushes for immediate compensation and city accountability.
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Springfield
Ill
Scott Burton
William Donnegan
Floods Wash Dwellings In Folsom New Mexico Toll Reported
Cloudburst on the Cimarron river washes away many houses in Folsom New Mexico. Fifteen people are reported drowned with twelve bodies recovered. Two miles of Colorado & Southern track and twelve bridges destroyed, trains held for 48 hours. Searching parties formed as more bodies are expected. Folsom lies near Raton at 7000 feet in the northeastern state.
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Trinidad
Colo
Cimmaron
Folsom
N. M
Colorado & Southern Railroad
New Mexico
Raton
Santa Fe
Brazilian War Ministers to Visit Berlin for Maneuvers
General Damon Seck Brazilian minister of war and General Mendez Morales of the Brazilian army will arrive in Berlin tomorrow as guests of Emperor William. The visit accompanies Brazil’s observers to the fall maneuvers and is viewed as a political act to improve Brazilian-German relations.
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Berlin
Damon Seck
Mendez Morales
William
Brazil
California Oil Merger Planned in Whittier District
California oil interests plan a 30 million dollar merger announced by an official of a key company. The move follows a meeting of principal operators in the Whittier district and aims to regulate certain business aspects of the involved firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Los Angeles
Cal
Southern California
Whittier
Combinaton
Sage Estate Valued at $64.15 Million in Tax Order
New York August 29 Russell Sage's estate is valued at $64.15 million as the tax order to the state is signed. The valuation reflects the wealth of the late financier and the amount payable to state authorities.
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Sage
New York
Russell Sage
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Russian Poland
Castro
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N. J
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Oklahoma
Melbourne
Sydney
England
Holland
J. C. Gleason
Thaw
Schmitz
Eugene Semple
Washington
Fayetteville
N. C
T. P. Shonts
Oriental
Hardin
Oklo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Imperial Japanese Bank
William F. Vilas
Count Tolstoi
Chicago
Leroy 8. Chadwick
Paris
Japan
Yokohama
Supreme Court
Amateur Athletic Union of
United States
Pacific Northwest
Spain
Jordanville
N. Y
Brown & Co
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
San Fancisco
Nomine
Cecliac
Illinois Steel Company
South Chicago
Constitution For
O Counties
Portland Markets
Bars Nativeborn
San Francisco School Board
Jackson Hole
City
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