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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
2
A sprawling condensed news list reports incidents from San Jose deaths to weather disasters. international show openings. political boundaries between Oregon and Washington. calls for conservation. railroad corruption claims. a ballpark lightning incident. and various political and social notes. The fragment cites Taft, elections, and global tensions with scattered names and places.
Between March 1 and April 16 this spring, 40,000 to 60,000 settlers moved to the Pacific Northwest California Montana Nevada Utah Colorado and other states. Harriman lines report 16,642 colonists in six weeks with 18,947 in the longer 1909 period. Overall, spring movement shows a significant rise versus last year, though comparisons are affected by duration differences.
In Topeka Kansas on January 6 a scorecard issued by W. A. reeliene outlines a state law requiring examination of individuals seeking marriage licenses. Professor McKeever will deliver details on the reform, emphasizing rational inquiry into fitness for marriage.
Washington June 6 The naval board reported the Indiana brake design would soon clog and hinder close sea maneuvers and slow speeds. The device resembled a barn door on both sides of the hull and proved unsuitable for naval use.
Davenport and Christensen completed a 600 foot lift pumping system using an overshot wheel to bring Crooked River water to their high peninsula homesteads. The project, begun last fall, faced material logistics as rock walls rise 600 to 1,000 feet in the canyon. Meanwhile Hood River reports labor shortages hit lumber mills with roundups and transfers to relieve yard work. Oregon items note good roads efforts, oil depth updates, and new town transit plans as regional growth continues.
Washington reports six states have ratified the income tax amendment while five rejected it and two postponed action. Predictions suggest most states will act next winter, with a final decision in two to three years. Senator Norris Brown foresees eventual nationwide ratification as political battles unfold.
Berlin June 4 a semi official declaration explains the financial strain on the emperor and the need for a civil list raise. A bill would raise His Majesty's allowance to 4 000 000 dollars. The crown’s state burden has grown since 1820 with court costs including theaters and staff pay rising by hundreds of thousands annually.
Realizing that burning timber reduces labor value and rail tonnage, Oregon and Washington organize cooperatives to prevent 1902 fires. Railroads clear rights of way, fit engines with spark arresters, and crews train for fire control amid ongoing fire threats across the Cascades.
A jumble of era notes and reminiscences dominate this Washington summary. It mentions small talk about summer measles economic jokes and a juvenile classroom exchange on the meaning of ferment. It also recounts Colonel Jasper B. Snow's ties to Marion Crawford and details about the Senate bronze doors and the sculptor Randoph Regera amid a scattered cultural vignette.
In February 1900, Bporchgrevink and Captain Jensen nearly perished on a rough Antarctic shore. While returning a camera boat, a glacier calved, sending a massive wave and tearing rocks apart. They clung to jutting rock, torn and bleeding, until rescuers reached them after a sequence of two waves and shifting rock faces.
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