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Newspaper
Tillamook Herald
Location
Tillamook, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
1
Secretary of War Garrison, in Portland, appeals for business cooperation to build a strong citizen militia ready to support the standing army. He stresses the need for trained volunteers and national coordination to mobilize defense and rapid action.
A University of Pennsylvania briefing claims excavations in Babylon support the Noah tale with hieroglyphic details dated around 4000 years ago. The report presents a historian's assessment from ancient Mesopotamian sources.
Governor Weat denounces the mob deportation of editor Dy Failey Ko Leach in Bandon. He blames radical LW elements and Smith Powers Libel Company leader Al Powers for inciting violence. The statement warns Powers and supporters they risk removal from office.
Willis Scott Duniway, Oregon state printer since 1906, died in Portland after a long valvular heart disease. He had been gravely ill following a nervious chill during a restaurant dinner with Mee Duniway four weeks earlier, with an unexpected death ending his years of service.
Walter Nodacre was killed and Prook Wilbur seriously injured when a quarrel in a rural setting near McMinnville led to gunfire. Witnesses say Hutchens fired after a confrontation with Wilbur, striking him in the arm and shoulder. Authorities investigate the shooting as an apparent dispute among neighbors.
Port'and Coast Artillery team captures the governor's trophy in the Oregon state militia rifle match at Camp Sherman rifle field. The team posted 1042 points, defeating the third infantry team which scored 1042 of a possible 1200. Salem sees legal opinion on county license fees for foreign sheep imports. The attorney general advises Lake View deputy district attorney that the county cannot collect licenses if sheep are removed without owner license application.
After almost a year of negotiations a final contract is signed by the Prineville citizens committee and H P Shell of Tacoma for a Metolius to Prineville railroad about 30 miles long. The line will pass through rich farming land with nearby timberlands, promising access to abundant timber and agricultural development. The route traverses pine forests and is near established wagon and trade routes, aiding future settlement.
Marshfield agent Hernard announces he cannot manage parcel port duties this winter due to weather and pay, with packhorse transport common when roads are muddy. Viola Lattin, 16, dies from ptomaine poisoning after eating green peaches at home of Mr and Mrs Milton Leith. several family members sickened but recover.
Six room house with pantry and bath room and two goat lots offered very cheap. Inquire of F P B Phillips corner of and Stillwell Ave.
80 acres on Netarts Bay offered by J. Lilaberg for sale in Willamook County. Tracts of 6b miles from Willamook City and up offered at bargain price. Part cash down balance on easy terms.
Pendleton will host Tillie Baldwin a famous bronco rider and trick rider for the Roundup September 11 12 and 13. She plans to bulldog a steer in open cowboy competition aiming to become the first woman to do so. She trains on a Jersey cow and promises to shoot the steer from Texas Longhorns if her stunt succeeds. A second item notes California’s railroad commission ordering express rate reductions for Wells Fargo & Co amounting to 760000 annually.
The Oregon Industrial Welfare Commission in Portland ruled that girls under 18 may not be employed more than eight hours and 260 minutes per day or 5 hours per week after October 4, 1913. It bans under 14 from after 4 PM and caps pay for 16 to 18 year olds. Violations incur fines from 25 to 100 dollars or up to three months in jail. The ruling covers almost all sectors except domestic service.
In St Paul Minnesota union officials would not release exact totals but indicated that about 1227 telegraphers are likely to back a strike if required to push for higher wages and improved working conditions from the railway.
Governor Lister rejects Seattle Socialists appeal from Adjutant General Liewelyn's order denying use of the armory for the play The Colonel and His Friends, tied to Potlatch week riots, affirming General Liewelyn's action.
A train near Dodge City Kansas was stalled in a deep cut by grasshoppers. Other brief items note Connecticut banning free lunches in saloons and Belgium planning its first Mothers Day on August 15 as well as Russia not participating officially in the San Francisco exposition.
President accepts Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson resignation effective October 14 and considers John Lind as personal representative to Mexico. Lind would explain U.S. opposition to Huerta and assist peace efforts. Secretaries Bryan and McAdoo push shifts on Nicaragua policy and crop financing with a $25 to $50 million bank deposit plan to ease late summer stringency.
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