Adventurous career of Harriman engineer Brandon
H A Brandon assistant engineer in charge of Umatilla Central construction defends Harriman spending on Oregon lines. He cites large investments improving roadbeds, replacing trestles with fills and tunnels, and building steel bridges between La Grande Huntington. Brandon notes similar work in eastern Washington and recounts his 19 years in engineering across the world, including India Jamaica Nicaragua Cuba and the Philippines, with Atlantic crossings 17 times.
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Harriman
Oregon
H. A. Brandon
Umatilla
Kamela
la Grande
Huntington
Ihs
Brandon
Areo
Washington
Portland
Bramlon Tae
Harriman Lines
Hrititah
India
Stars and Stripes
Philippinges Ae
Ferpt
Jamaica
Nicaragua
United States
Atlantic Ocean
England
Brandon Hie
University of Scotland
Edinburgh
Cooper's Hill
Royal Enginers
Khyber Pass
Rio Janeiro
Central Pacific
California
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Philippines
Engineer Corps
Army
Civil Ife
Explosion at Doemitz dynamite plant kills and shocks town
Berlin reports 100 killed or injured as a dynamite factory blast devastates part of Doemitz. Residents flee amid fires in a dozen localities and fear further explosions as rescue and cleanup begin. The text also includes unrelated biographical anecdotes about an engineer named Brandon.
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Berlin
Doemitz
Ox Bow project to cost two million five hundred thousand
D J Winslow general manager of the Ox Bow electric power project says a force of about 20 men is at work and about 200000 expended so far. Temporary generators to drive air drills will run two tunnels through the cut. A 1000 foot dam with a spillway is planned. Completion of the railroad to Ox Bow is unlikely by January 1 but should come soon after.
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Setrie Developmer
Baker City
D. J. Winalow
Ox Bow
Biateaman
Winslow
Snake
Snake River
Prospects for Extra Train Spur Growth in West
Aug 16 Huntington Portland link eyed after OBrien Salt Lake City visit. OBrien, Oregon Short Line General Manager, travels via Pocatello and Huntington to discuss launching a Huntington to Portland local train to connect with the Idaho Express. Businessmen expect the service as passengers endure long waits. Local managers aim to gain Harriman approval to start the new run amid calls from Baker City to The Dalles for better O R N service.
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Pocatello
Daily Tribune
Ochelor
Ealt Lake
O'Brien
Harriman
Huntington
Portland
Idaho Express
Pocate
Ike
Busitees
Baker City
Dalles
Ten Thousand Men Out And 100 GITVES Involved
San Francisco reports a nationwide telegraphers strike with ten thousand men out in about one hundred cities. Arbitration talks proceed as President Gompers and Commissioner Neill head to Washington while Small and others push for a New York arbitration session. Unions vow a determined fight, with government mediation eyed to halt further disruption.
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Chicago
Smal
Standard Oil
United States Steel
Gompcore
Neill
Washington
Small
Russell
Quick
Perham
Order of Rairoad
Board of Strategy
Gompers
New York
Clowry
Bancor
Finnnela Fom
East
Roosevelt
The
American Federation
York
San Franessco
United States
Janet
Samuel Small
Western Union
Postal
Wnlon
Modifying Plans for Levee Repair Amid High Bid
Levee committee shifts strategy from a concrete foot wall above the Main street bridge to heavy rock foot wall as bids surge. Johnson company of Portland submitted all bids, with total cost about 66 thousand dollars, more than twice the available funds. The plan change aims for cheaper, year round work. details of excavation, masonry, embankment, riprap and relaying riprap appear in the bid sheet.
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Murphy
Main Street
Johnson Company of
Portland
Ite
Inviolable borders pact and Western Union strike tensions
The report cites the Russo Japanese agreement on territorial inviolability and Chinese independence, while Western Union employees protest pay scales and the use of extra list staff. It details Colonel Clowry’s controversial dividend-tied rise, his alleged tactics, and the strike sparked by reduced regular salaries and shifted workers.
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Western Union
Directore
Clowry
Chicago
Los Angeles
Beef Trust Exposed in Northwest Meat Prices
The Ranch, Seattle farm paper, accuses Pacific Northwest cattle packers of robbing farmers and consumers alike. It cites farmers in Washington and Oregon receiving 2 to 4 cents a pound while Seattle and Tacoma shoppers pay 20 to 30 percent more, and notes brutal cases of farmers selling little meat and discarding carcasses. The piece labels regional meat packers as robbers and questions ethics and profits. King Edward’s arrival in Canwell, Prussia, and Emperor William in British marshal uniform are also mentioned.
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Seattle
the Ranch
Northwest
Beef Trust
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Nnorthwest
East
Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Tacoma
Portland
Washington
Meat Trust
Edward
Canwell
Prussia
William
Portland’s first city ordinance to curb trusts
Portland passes the Belding ordinance to regulate trusts, aiming to suppress trade combinations. The council backed the measure despite fears it might target labor unions. a labor-friendly amendment exempted unions, and the Federated Trades Council supported the final draft.
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Portland
Connect
Labor
Judiciary Committee
Bennett
Vaughan
Collera
Federation Trades Gouncil
Federated Trades
Belding
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Atlantic
Morrinman
Manveer O'Brien
Salt Lake City
Tlonra
Buntington
United States Steel Operators
AFP
Stanll
the Telegraphers
Unlon
Interstate Commerce
Boise
Loow
Salt Lake
Bolwe
Hackett
Hickett
Ban Lake
Barnard
Portland and
Associated Press
Ogden
Portal
Portal Telegraph
Mornita
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
W. & Bank
Pontal Telegraph Cable Company
J. EB. Greene
J. W. Booth l
M. S. Riley
Port Townsend
Port Townend
Usslo
Tokio
China
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