Lang shot by Walker at Latter's hop yard
Ed Lang a 66 year old laborer was shot in the right leg by William R Walker at the Campbell and Walker hop yard between Eugene and Springfield this afternoon about 1 15 o clock The shot shattered the leg and doctors say amputation may be necessary One doctor fears loss of blood could prove fatal Lang formerly worked for Walker at the hop yard and had come to Walker's home to abuse his mother After a brief dispute Walker fired the shotgun Lang was taken to General hospital Walker was arrested charged with assault with intent to kill and bound over to the circuit court on 2000 bond Officers note both men had been drinking and the shooting caused street excitement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Lang
William R. Walker
Campbell & Walker
Eugene
Springfield
Lang
Walker
Bown
Hammond
Justice of the Peace
Bryson's Court
Circuit Court
Emery Deters Daughter’s Wed To Japanese Man
In San Francisco on March 26 Mrs John Emery and daughter Helen Gladys Emery left Corte Madera to catch a train to Portland where they would wed Gunjiro Aoki a Japanese former servant. Aoki joined them on the train and the Emery party passed through Sacramento last night bound north amid no public demonstration or change in Archdeacon Emery’s opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John Emery
Archdeacon Emery
Episcopal Church
Helen Gladys Emery
Gunjiro Aoki
Emery
Corte Madera
Portland
Aoki
Sacramento
Emery Party
Marriage Ban Sparks Arrest Threat In Portland
In Portland on March 25 a report says Aob and Miss Emery attempt to marry locally. The law forbids such marriages and the district attorney announced he would arrest the couple if seen together on the streets under a nuisance law granting him broad powers in these cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Aob
Emery
Atttorney
Pioneer of 62 passes away in Eugene Oregon
Jams Alexander Mathews a respected Oregon pioneer of Lane county died at his home 358 Jefferson street Eugene at 1 40 am after several weeks illness. Born April 46 1828 in Pennsylvania he traveled the plains arriving in Oregon in 1852 living at The Dalles and Portland before settling in Lane county. Survived by wife five sons two daughters and one sister funeral Saturday from the family residence with interment at Pleasant Hill cemetery Rev S McCallum to conduct a brief service at the house prior to the cemetery sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toureday
Daily Guard
Jams Alexander Mathews
Oregon
Lane County
Jefferson Street
Eugene
Pennsylvania
Plains
Dalles
Portland
Robert Callison
Wxe
BK. N. Keeney
Fosall, Or. C
EK. W. Mathews
J. K. McKennie
A. Mathews
Pleasant Hill
Mathews
Thurston
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
S McCallum
Tacoma Sport Offers Big Purse for Prize Fight
Tacoma on March 25 reports Colo nel Andy Mulligan proposes a $75,000 purse for a Jeffries versus Johnson bout. The match would be in or near Tacoma by October 15, lasting at least twenty rounds, with a $5000 forfeit held by Biddy Bishop and to rise if the fighters agree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Andy Mulligan
Jeffries
Johnson
Mulligan
Biddy Bishop
City Recorder Benjamin Dorris Ends 22-Year Run
Benjamin F. Dorris, born December 18 1829 in Nashville Tenn, resigns after 22 years as Eugene city recorder. A pioneer and longtime council member and former mayor, he and brother George B. Dorris shaped Eugene governance since 1864. He notes the transition from annual to biennial elections since 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Benjamin F. Dorris
Mr. Dorris
Nashville
Tenn
Ecity Council
Dorris
B. KB. Dorris
George B. Dorris
Hh. F. Dorris
Fixcher Bros Lumber Co and Piecher Lumber Co Incorporations
The Fixcher Bros Lumber Co of Marcola filed articles of incorporation with the county clerk this afternoon. Incorporators are Fred Fincher Henry Fiecher Fred Fischer Jr Carl E K Fischer and Walter Piecher. Capital stock listed at 100000. The Piecher Bally Lumber Co of Springfield filed at the same time. Incorporators are Carl KB Finch er Milon G Bally and Jonathon EB. Capital stock 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fixcher Bros Lumber Co
Marcola
Fred Fincher
Henry Fiecher
Fred Fischer, Jr
Carl E K. Fischer
Walter Piecher
Cottage Grove Men Arrested for Local Option Law Violation
David Thompson and John Barker of Cottage Grove were arrested by Constable Plank. Thompson pleaded guilty before Judge Bryson of Eugene justice court and was fined 100 dollars. Barker pleaded not guilty and will be tried, is put under bonds for his ongoing case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Thompson
John Barker
Cottage Grove
Plank
Thompson
Bryson
Eugene
Man Escapes Horrible Death On Light Pole
Harry Anderson a Vietian worker for Willamette Valley Co. was shocked by a live 2400 volt line while aloft on a pole near the Baptist church on East Eighth street. He fell from the 36 foot height but was saved by a rope and ladder rescue. only his right hand showed severe burns and he walked to an ambulance, later recovering. He had previously fallen two weeks earlier without injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Anderson
Willamette Valley Co
East Eighth Street
Young Anderson
Baptist Church
Hyland
Anderson
Willamette Valley Cors
Eli Flukes
Atkins
Drayman
Flukes
Willamette Valley Company
Patterson
Thirteenth Streets
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims remarkable cures
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as curing many severe cases once thought hopeless. It touts a balanced formula targeting blood, stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, claiming unique effectiveness. It promotes liquid and tablet forms with 100 doses for $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
New England Woman Faces Trial for Double Murder
Boston reports a Somerville woman, Mary Kelleher, indicted for murdering four family members by arsenic poisoning. The case parallels the Jane Tappan affair, with arrests following arsenic findings, life insurance payouts, and an ongoing mental capacity evaluation while she remains in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Mass
Jane Tappan
Mary Kellehor
Somerville
Topan
Kellehor
Annie T. Kellehor
M. W White
Kelleher
Ryan Believes in Eugene Future and Investment
J. Ryan, a noted local real estate man, returns from an East West tour via St. Paul and Seattle and notes growing interest in Idaho Oregon and Washington. He predicts a record summer influx to the Northwest and urges cultivation of land to show its potential to Middle Western buyers. In Eugene he acquired 524 acres near the city, praising its prospects and suggesting a strong investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Ryan
Iowa
St. Paul
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
Eugene
Boise
West
Northwest
Rran
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Middle West
Great Northwest Empire
Ryan
Lane County Sunday School Convention Apr 13-14
Lane county Sunday school workers will gather at Springfield April 13 and 14 for a strong program led by state secretary Rev Charles A Phipps and others including Rev J T Abbott of Portland. The event aims to attract a large delegation to Salem for the state convention April 28-30 with Prof E C Knapp among specialists. Also notes annual Thames race Cambridge vs Oxford next Saturday from Putney to Mortlake with Cambridge slight betting favorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane County
Springfield
Charles A. Phipps
J. T. Abbott
Portland
Salem
E. C. Knapp
Eugene
M. D. Mitchell
Lane County Sunday School Association
Cambridge
Oxford
Thames
Putney
Mortlake
Lineman Anderson Survives Near-Fatal Electric Shock
A lineman suffered a severe electrical accident yesterday while working on a Naht pole. He is recovering but lost three fingers on his left hand and part of the hand, plus two middle fingers on his right, due to the current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tvery Anderson
Cabinet trio highlighted in early 1900s U S history
Jacob McG Dickinson, newly named secretary of war, is praised for his knowledge of international law after representing the United States in the Alaska boundary dispute. He hails from Mississippi and has resided in Chicago. Charles Nagel, secretary of commerce and labor, is a well known St. Louis resident, born in Texas, who has long lived in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob McG. Dickinson
United States
Mississippi
Chicago
Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
St. Louis
Texas
Missouri
Beyood
Castro Ready for Revolt to Regain Power
Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, and party members left for Bordeaux to plan a possible revolution to restore his power. He said his trip to Europe was misread and that he returns home to aid Venezuela with medical care and to attract foreign capital for industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Paris
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Bordeaux
Francis
Europe
Portland Bank Robber Confesses to East Side Heist
Claude Y. Wells aged 27, former Bar tender's Union agent, pleaded guilty to complicity in the December East Side Bank robbery. He received an indeterminate sentence of one to seven years and aided Sheriff Stevens in recovering $2400 of the $15,400 stolen, after admitting his involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Mach
Claudey. Wells
Bartender’s Union
East Side
Wells
Sheriff Stevens
Stevens
John H. Stevenson
Ogden
East Side Bank
La Salle Loses To Berg In Eugene Wrestling Match
Joe LaSalle failed to win a fall as John Berg dominated with strength speed and clever holds. Berg threw LaSalle twice straight to clinch the match after about twenty two and fifteen minutes with fierce exchanges and controlled holds to the mat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe LaSalle
Eugene
John Berg
Washington
LaSalle
Berg
Joe
Experiments on pn Pesolution of Dibenaylethylpropytisobutilgiicane Sulphonic Acid
A listing from the Burlington meeting agenda notes a paper titled Experiments on pn Pesolution of Dibenaylethylpropytisobutilgiicane Sulphonic Acid among several chemical talks scheduled for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barlinigton Ese
New Brick Building Planned by J M Martin Firm
J M Martin of the plumbing firm plans a brick veneer two story building on West Fifth Street adjoining the Griggs hotel lodging house. It will house mercantile space on the first floor and 49 lodging rooms with hot water and steam heat on the upper floors. The 60 by 149 foot block will cost unknown as architect J R finalizes plans and contractors prepare bids. Several rooms already spoken for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Martin
Martin
West Fifth Street
Wotel Griggs
J. R
Jin
Accident at Cottage Grove Logging Camp Injures Youth
An accident at Brow Lumper Company's Rocky Point camp above Cottage Grove injured Charles W. Sutler of St John near Portland. A falling log crushed his thigh, he is about 18 and sidelined at least six months. He was warned by A Land and treated by a Cottage Grove doctor. Also noted is the marriage of W E Page and Helen Jackson at Jacksonville.
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Brow
Lumper Company
Rocky Point
Cottage Grove
Charles W. Sutler
St. John
Portland
A. Land
Sutler
Land
Jacksonville
W. E. Page
Helen Jackson
Medford
Henry C. Cox
Mm Page
Main Street
Oregon
Supreme Court ends Oregon anti pedlar license law
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Chapter 206 of the 1905 laws unconstitutional as class legislation. The decision voids a trial verdict against D Y Wright and H M Ogan for selling wagons and carriages without a license, noting the law applies only to a narrow set of goods and leaves out others legitimately taxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Or
Supreme Court
Justice Bean
Bradshaw
Circuit Court
Wasco County
H. M. Ogan
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FD. Lang
R Walker
Latter's Hop Yard
Miss Emery
Will
Tacoma Sport
City Recorder
County Sunday School
Presidentaft
Cypriano Castro
LA Salle
Golden West
Bowder
Just Right
Closset & Devers
Ore
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