Events of the Week Condensed News Sketches
A rapid roundup notes earth slide near St Al Quebec killing many, Bryan back in New York studying sociology, Mark Twain's health fragile, Roosevelt in Naples courting a possible run, US Steel books reveal Dutch majority, American workers shut from Pressed Steel Car works sparking tension. Suffragists parade in Washington lobbying Congress. Fourth in Washington to feature concerts and races. Portland accident injures worker. California train robbers nabbed. Oklahoma swindle at San Francisco. Taft confident on irrigation bill and one term, Louisiana court case on negro status awaited, Texas fire kills mother and child, Santa Clara crew safe, mystery woman in LA identified, a 685 pound woman jailed, tornado dries Kansas creek, riot over rice export in Chungaha, forger jailed in San Francisco, girl in Pittsburg ends life, railroad losses under review, Taft hissed at suffrage event, Chicago lawyer awarded for a marriage advice, Burl Montana collision kills one, injures several.
Warships Warn Japan in Pacific Hints From London News
London April 18 reports varied European opinion on naval arms limits. Washington hints at possible accord as Kitchener visit to West Point prompts hopes for a lasting entente between fleets. Also notes land fraud discovery in Nebraska, Siamese twins exhibit in San Francisco, and railway wage talks progress.
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Masked men rob California train in daylight spree
Benicia California April 18 three masked men boarded the No 1 train between Benicia and Goodyear at 1230 this morning after signaling with a lantern They seized the engineer and fireman and rifled ten cars locking passengers in other coaches The robbers escaped in a launch pursued by a sheriff s posse with no estimate of the haul but believed to be several hundred dollars
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Salem Bay
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Industrial rivals eye Oregon rail link to Willamette Valley
The Harriman and Hill interests push to build a east to west railroad through Oregon from Boise to Coos Bay, linking with Portland via the Oregon Railway. Surveys run across the state, with 20 small road segments staked as plans sharpen. The Willamette Valley & Canadian Mountain Mill Road assets may transfer to Minnesota capitalists, signaling rapid transport ties once a route is established.
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Banks of River Can Cave War Department Refuses Aid
Washington denies help to curb Willamette bank caving from dike effects. Senators push plea. Major McIndoe in Portland reports dikes not primary cause. Project to protect river would be huge and unjustified. private gains cited.
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Corvallis & Eastern to extend line to Newport
Oregon coast rail plan extends Yaquina terminus to Newport with track skirting the bay. Corvallis & Eastern signs lumber deal for railroad ties to complete the three mile coastal stretch and ease summer traveler transfers. Emperor Francis Joseph greets Roosevelt in Vienna. lengthy audience and official duties mark the American visit. Roosevelt tours imperial sites, meets officials, and observes horse shows while oil drilling progresses at Whiteaker.
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Chaos in Changsha as rioters burn consulates and missions
Descriptions from London report Chinese rioters destroying all foreign buildings in Changsha except the British consulate. Missionaries and missions are missing or killed. several government officials die. Foreign men, including Germans and Japanese attached to firms, are cited amid boats, tanks, and British gunboats in the turmoil.
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Yale
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Moving Day High Cost in Chicago Yearly Move
Chicago faces steep costs as 86 000 families plan moves on May 1 the Sunday date triggers union labor price hikes doubling van and helper rates for moving services the annual moving fever in Chicago remains a costly rite despite widespread disruption and frustration across the city.
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Prices Then and Now From an 1861 Memorandum Book
An old Brooklyn Eagle piece recalls a 1861 account book showing costs from Westfield to New York and onward to Philadelphia, shoes, pictures, gowns, and dental work. It notes half and quarter cents, simple wafers for letters, cachous in 1451, and early lamp fluid before kerosene, highlighting how times seemed “better.”
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NASA
Desert camping in California’s western deserts
A fragmentary travel sketch describes desert camping as a novel pleasure in California’s Mojave and Colorado regions. It notes spring coolness, hot days, and tent life, with a humorous German guide remarking on New York and desert life.
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Charles Francie Saunders
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Aroyue
Mojave
Colorado
Earth
Mr. Saunders
New York
The Greatest Men and The Dewan Expe Fragment
Fragmentary line hints at a song or verse about great men and a Dewan expedition. Distinct named elements are unclear. the text is severely garbled and lacks coherent details for fuller summary.
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