Train service reshaped by slides near The Dalles
Reports detail service disruption on the W. & C. line with No. 1 transferring to the river at The Dalles and passengers/mail moved by boat to Portland. A combination train ran to Weston and back, while the Spokane section remains uncertain. Echo Bridge approaches and Vansycle Canyon damaged, roads loosened by thaw, river falling, no flood danger.
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Walter Adam
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Douglas Kelis
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Pilot Rock
Hie Place
Miami Street
New Submarine Destroyer Unveiled at Brooklyn Yard
Henry Bullt at Brooklyn Navy Yard reports the launch of a new submarine destroyer of a still unnamed type. Inventor Lewis Dixon, Annapolis graduate and former naval officer, now with Carbon Steel Works in Pittsburgh, has patents issued in several foreign countries. The design aims for lighter weight than a first class submarine to be hoisted aboard ships by davits, and will be built entirely of steel.
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Henry Bullt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lewis Dixon
Annapolis
Naval
Carbon Stee Works
Pittsburg
Davita
Willamette Flood Reaches 21.7 Feet in Portland Area
The Willamette River rose to 21.7 feet by noon and continued to climb. A lumber boom of 9,000,000 feet at Oregon City was swept away, valued at $30,000. Madison Street Bridge is closed and deemed unsafe.
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Ore
Willamette
Oregon City
Madison Street
New Destroyer Built With Thin Plates and Light Bracing
The vessel uses extremely thin plates compatible with strength and a light frame. It is claimed the destroyer can reach 150 feet below surface, far deeper than submarines could safely sink, with 40 to 60 feet as the practical safety limit. Construction proceeds in the navy yard under the inventor’s direct supervision.
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Navy Yard
Flood at Starbuck Hints at Major Loss in Walla Walla
Reports from Starbuck indicate a disastrous flood with telegraph and telephone wires down. The O K and N bridge over Tucannon is out and the Grange City railroad bridge is ruined, while details remain scarce as newspapers cannot confirm facts. In other news, Australian coal shipments reach San Francisco amid freight shortages on the Harriman system and an accidental shooting near Touchet injures R C Alexander.
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Tucanon
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San Francisco
Australia
Tme
Grand Ronde bridges fail in Perry flood near La Grande
A Grand Ronde flood devastated two county road bridges above Perry, tearing out timbers and wrecking two dams. The Perry and Oro Dell dams remained intact except for missing splice boards. A 5 to 7 foot bank surged past, creating a dramatic rush of water and debris before gradually easing to normal levels by morning.
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la Grandee Observer
Perry Dam
Oro Dell Dam
Perry
Pabitisa
Grand Ronde Electric Light Company
Oro Dell
Canadian immigration rises to 219012 in year
Ottawa reports total immigration into Canada for the year at 219012 an increase of 19199 over the prior year. Breakdowns show 68257 from the district of Elrkiah, 68874 continental and 63781 from the United States, with U S arrivals continuing to grow each year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Elrkiah
Continental
United States
Normal school issue to be decided next Tuesday
Salem Feb 7 Special The normal school question faces the assembly Tuesday with moves toward a compromise by closing two schools Ashland and Monmouth contend for dominance An unfavorable report labeled the house bill a ruse to defeat Monmouth The bill passed the house by one vote and indefinite postponement failed It was set as a special order for Tuesday at 2 pm The house also backed compulsory free transportation for public officials via the Freeman bill by a large majority
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Assembly
Ashland
Monmouth
House
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Testimony Details Betrayal and Attack
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw recounts a Paris and New York pursuit by Stanford White and Harry Thaw. She describes harassment, a coerced encounter at a studio, and a night of assault that left her disoriented and traumatized. The testimony situates Thaw's marriage pressures and White's predatory behavior amid the murder trial.
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Evelyn
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Tara
Cafe Martin
McCaleb Beal
McCaleb
Thaw
Stanford White
Jeket’ Delmas
Jerome
Harry Thaw
Pittsburg
Paris
Veg
Harry
Delmas
White
Jas
Goodrich
West Twenty-fourth Street
Italis
Gertieman
Statra
Fifth Avenue
Florodora
Kitehms
Missing Umatilla brave Till-quats feared dead in river search
Reports say Till-quats, an Indian brave and feared for destroying firewater, vanished after last seen with a companion near the river. Searchers found no trace and authorities fear exposure in the cold or drowning after a drunken attempt to reach home on the reservation.
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Greek Skulls Fractured in Walla Walla Affray
In Wallula Washington on February 7 a Greek restaurant keeper Gust Kostovos was struck by Ed Sinclair during a post altercation snowball fight with schoolboys. Kostovos suffered a broken skull and has been unconscious. Sinclair fled as Greek workers gathered in threats of vengeance. Deputy sheriff kept order as Greeks remained volatile and a physician could not be reached due to a railroad blockade.
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Wash
Gust Kostovos
Haslin
Ed Sinclair
Kostovans
Walla Walla
Sinclair
Finclair
Kostovos
Kostever
Kostoves
Sinelaiy
Woman and child labor the sue interstate clash
Washington Feb 7 The house judiciary committee reports Congress has no jurisdiction over woman and child labor when the product is manufactured regardless of interstate commerce rules. The issue is framed as an extreme state sovereignty argument and questions Congress power over age color sex dress and hours of labor. Los Angeles Feb 7 Interstate Commerce begins railroad probes. Southern Pacific Salt Lake and Santa Fe face charges as government shippers officials and former employees are subpoenaed. several witnesses are out of the city.
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Southwestern
Washington
House Judlitary Committee Today
Congress
Wil
Western Railroads
Los Angeles
Interstate Commerce
Southern Pacific
Salt Lake
Santa Fe
American women judges praised in Irish textile talk
Boston February 7 Robert J Walker of Belfast Ireland spinning expert with forty years experience praised American women as linen judges saying they are seldom deceived by fine goods while Irish and English women may be. He noted American shoppers as resilient against influence and cited trade gains of 3600000 dollars over 1905 and 6000000 over 1904 plus a new trade mark expected to boost Irish sales in the United States.
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Boston
Robert J. Walker
Belfast
Ireland
Walker
United States
Mining Rules in Yukon and Victoria Block Prospectors
February 7 notice from the gold commissioner’s department imposes rules for placer mining in the Yukon. Prospectors with powers of attorney must outfit for at least three months and cannot stake unless gold is found on the claim. The changes may bar many bona fide prospectors from proceeding.
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Victoria
BL Cc
Gold Commissioner’s Department
Wheat Market Opens With Mixed Moves in Chicago Trade
Chicago wheat and corn opened mixed on February 7 with grains showing early gains and later selling pressure. Prices moved as traders weighed demand and weather, with wheat near 4718 and corn around 4013 amid light buying and growing uncertainty.
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Chicago
Clee
Fragmentary caption hints at uncertain policy on Japan
A garbled Feb 7 report notes Sehmits party arrival and mixed mood about the president's stance. The piece suggests confusion over whether to act on expelling all Japanese, with leaders unsettled and unsure of the next move.
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