Mulligan Street and the Case for Names that Last
A historical column argues against renaming streets and places to honor donors or famous figures. It recalls Lane county, Rogue River, Marysville, Mt Ranier, and Chemawa School, urging that established names endure to preserve public landmarks and continuity beyond shifting political winds. The piece extols honoring contributors by lasting legacy rather than changing to fit present sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plate Journal
Charnelton Street
Charnelton
Mulligen
Lane County
Jackson
Mulligan Street
Union County
Rogue River
Gold River
Marysville
Corvallis
Mt Ranier
Mt Tacoma
Ranier
Pioneer
Chemawa Indian School
Harrison Institute
Chemawa
Webster Centenary at Dartmouth Marked by Fall Exercises
Daniel Webster remembered as Dartmouth graduate. Centennial celebration planned for September 24 and 25 due to unfinished college hall, with prior June commencement and August dates noted. His Dartmouth defense preserved the charter in the Dartmouth College case and the rule of law used by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Dartmouth College
Mos
Sinc
Webster
Darmouth
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
Public sympathy for mill workers against trust
Public sympathy grew for mill workers in their dispute with the Pennsylvania sheet mill trust. The men, backed by strong organization, won their fight as the strike began during the busy season when manufacturers could not afford even a week's cessation of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vennsylvania Sheet Mill Trust
Cough
Roseburg Smallpox Case Report Among Coast Points
A note describes Roseburg having a mild smallpox presence with occasional light cases appearing at widely separated coastal locations, indicating a scattered spread pattern rather than a localized outbreak.
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Roseburg
Governmental reminders of the Lewis and Clark expedition
A brief note argues that ten dollar reminders were too high a denomination and suggests a lower currency would have better reached the public. It cites government messaging from the era and contemplates public accessibility.
Oregon Legislature Staffing Exceeds Limit
The Kuykendall law limited house employees to 42 and senate to 34 chief clerks pages and doorkeepers. Despite this the house hired 52 and the senate 41 plus 40 clerks for joint committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
House
Senate
Britain Plans Higher Revenue Through Taxation Policy
The 1900 1901 British balance sheet shows a sizable deficit of 265 million dollars. Sugar molasses and exported coal bear the burden while wine beer spirits and tobacco are spared. This framing notes tax shifts as revenue measures.
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Great Britain
Japan Stands Ready to Face Russia in War at Sea and Asia
Japan proposes to engage Russia before the latter strengthens its hold on Corea and Manchuria. She notes her present advantage, vows to oppose the giant power alone, and asserts Russia lacks a strong navy. Japan believes its chances for success improve as Asia-based supplies favor its operations.
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Japan
Russia
Corea
Manchuria
Sunflower Plant Bulletin Issued by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture issues Bulletin No 60 from the Division of Chemistry on The Sunflower Plant Cultivation Composition and Uses by Harvey W Wiley Chief of the Division of Chemistry. The rising interest in sunflower uses prompts the bulletin and free mailing is offered to readers who send their address to the Department of Agriculture Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Chemistry
Harvey W Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
Captain Crowley Signs Two Massive Seven Mast Ships
Contracts signed by Captain John Crowley of Boston for two seven masted schooners. Largest sailing vessels, designed for Philippines trade, to be built quickly for postwar use. Each costs about $200 000, with the Cramps building one in Philadelphia and Bath Iron Works the other. Capacity 6000 tons freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crowley
Boston
Philippines
Cramps
Garde
Philadelphia
Bath Iron Works
Seattle Moral Reform Wave Targets Gambling
Seattle experiences a reform surge led by the Post-Intelligencer as the mayor and police oppose it, seeking to curb gambling once celebrated in the city. The paper frames Seattle as a gambler’s paradise facing this new wave of progress and change.
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Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Names Are Real Things and the Willamette River
Judge Kincaid highlights the idea that names reflect reality while recalling Judge Deady and The Oregonian effort to rename the Willamette to Wallamet. The attempt failed, drawing ridicule toward proponents, and the river’s name remains Willamette as white robed sentinels over its pure waters endure.
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Judge Kincaid
Judge Deady
Oregonian
Our
Valley
Willemette
Willamette
The Poet and the Theatrical Manager’s Offer
A New Orleans youth seeks poetic fame and accepts a strange lodging offer from a theatrical manager, who plans to finance operetta verse in exchange for the poet’s talent. The tale follows his six line Queen Lilinokalani libretto, eventual $100,000 royalties, and his life changing decision to marry a Pass Christian girl after meeting at the railway.
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New Orleans
New York
Pnasereby
Tam
Jose Miangolara
Abruzzi
Winifred
Asia
Miangolara
Lilinokalani
Tennyson
Miangelara
Pass Christian
Christian
Ludovic de Monduzin
Richelieu
The Young Fellow Who Got Even
A Chicago News brief depicts a quarrel in which a youth asks a woman to marry him and she coldly answers, pointing to her fare. He agrees, admitting the question was obvious. The exchange highlights social tension and sharp wit in a terse, staged moment.
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Wilson
Chicago News
Jack
Ethel
Miss Bray
Mr. Archer
Wales
SONS OF VANDERBILT AND ROCKEFELLER TAKE WORK
In a feature from the Vanderbilt and Rockefeller circles, heirs Alfred Vanderbilt and Jerey Rockefeller begin at NY Central clerks’ desks with modest pay while inheriting vast fortunes. Alfred, engaged to Elizabeth French, aims to learn the railroad business from the bottom up, and Jerey prepares to steer Rockefeller wealth as clerk at Standard Oil. Meanwhile a separate narrative follows Ethel Bray and Jack Archer, where a battle-scarred romance tests pride and love amid social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Vanderbilt
Alfred
Cornelius
Vanderbilt
Croesus
New York Central
Elate French
Jerey Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
John Dtd
Young Rockefeller
Standard of Company
Rockefeller
Rockefelleer
Reeds
Isobel Stilimas
Miss Bray
Jack Archer
San Juan
Jack
Ethel
Cuba
Beets and Shakespeare Quotation Quip
A small speculator asks where to find beet stock quotations and is told by a man that Shakespeare's works are full of them. The exchange appears in a clipped, humorous vignette from Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Curse of the Indian and the fall of Kaskaskia
The Chicago Inter Ocean recalls a legend of Marie Benard and an Indian chief whose forbidden love led to a curse. After captives were returned to Kaskaskia, the chief was cast adrift and vowed the town would perish within 200 years, with the river eventually erasing the settlement except for its name.
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Mississippi
Kaskaskia
Ilinois
Jean Benard
France
Marie
Kaskaakla
Benard
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Marie Benard
Benard Pere
Renard
St. Louis
Chicago
Oh John baby’s tooth causes playful scuffle
A playful exchange from Chicago Post features Oh John reacting to a baby cutting a tooth while Willie tumbles nearby. The scene mixes humor and domestic banter as the family navigates a small domestic mishap.
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Willie
Chicago Post
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Eugene Guard
Purday
Eneer
Hich
Vanderbilt and Rockefeller
Mena
Soem
Evey Avery Rockefeller
Alfred Gwrune Vanderbilt
Herbert
James
St. Louis Star
Pach Broa
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
A. Dupont
Rkivey Avery Rockefeller
Illinois
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