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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
1
New York July 31 District Attorney Jerome will give his personal attention to the plots of the Armenian blackmailers which led to the assassination of H S Tavshanjian. A trunk reported found at Lowell Massachusetts where Tavshanjian s slayer lived said to contain papers revealing plots of the blackmailers.
Jackson Miss July 31 The Democratic primary to nominate a U S senator and state and county officials occurs tomorrow. Vying for the senate seat are John Sharp Williams and Governor Vardaman. The campaign has been strenuous with both sides claiming victory. Six candidates seek the governorship.
Paris authorities withdraw troops from southern France as wine growers discontent eases. Movement leaders who were arrested will be released on bail. In San Francisco a third officer Hawes is described as raving maniac as a brain related report emerges.
The third officer of the lost steamer Columbia, Robert Hawes, died after long exposure to criticism over the disaster. Newspaper coverage and public vilification allegedly drove him to mental collapse, leaving him described as a raving maniac.
Hibbing Minnesota July 31 six hundred strikers began a demonstration march at Chisholm to induce miners to quit work but were repelled by deputy sheriffs. Larger mine crews operate today than since the strike began. Suit filed by the state at Tupelo Texas charges Standard Oil Company with violating anti trust law and seeks 1 480 000 damages in the people's name.
Coroner says Miss Matthews killed herself due to unrequited love by C A Coey of Chicago. Dr Rumbaugh, infatuated with her, followed her example after liquor. Nurse Miss Green testifies about Coey letters and Rumbaugh’s statements. Suspicion grows of a possible death pact or foul play with mountain death reveal.
Washington July 30 The powder trust faces pressure from law busters as Bonaparte moves to dissolve the trust. The Duponts, under date, anticipate filing the bill in Wilmington Del seeking dissolution of the trust.
On July 25 a certificate of dissolution was filed for the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, the bit holding company. A receiver will be sought for one of the concerns. Bonaparte wired Special Counsel Roadstrum to modify the bill before it is filed.
Butte July 31 George Tower arrested yesterday on complicity in the North Coast Limited holdup near Butte on May 7 that killed Engineer Crow. In an Inter-Mountain interview he implicates two men named Joe Gordon and Dutch as the actual robbers, saying he allowed them to use his room.
Amos Rumbaugh, who fatally shot himself rather than testify at an inquest into Miss Laura Matthews, dies in Colorado Springs. His death ends the mystery of his two week absence from Mount Pleasant, where he was a married, prominent citizen.
Gold Beach July 30 The Southern Pacific surveyors moved camp from Sixes river to town and rented the Centennial building for a cook house with offices in the McKenzie building. The upper Leneve building serves as sleeping quarters. They report completion of the Drain to Port Orford location survey with grades at four tenths of one percent and curves at one percent. They aim to locate along the west face of Mt Humbo g. If successful the line will offer one of the Pacific coast’s most scenic railroad views with Rogue river reef Fish rocks and Tichenor rock to the south and Blanco reef to the north. A Pullman berth view of a storm at sea is promised.
Washington July 31 The retired director of the mint George E Roberts has issued a summary of his inquiry into the treasury stock of gold. Deductions total 135 million bringing the June 1906 stock to 225 793 484 and June 1 1907 stock to 1 484 280 in gold coin and bullion with 1 109 458 330 held by the treasury and national banks. He asserts these are warranted by the facts and notes no country holds a larger definite stock of standard money. The next head camp convention of the Woodmen of the World in Portland will be held. Georgia passes a prohibition bill Governor Smith to sign.
Eugene-Siuslaw rail project advances with Stephen Carver directing Simon Klovdahl to lead the survey starting tomorrow morning. Right of way work likely soon, grading planned this fall, track laying next spring, and seven miles of rails arrived at Corvallis for summer use.
Cincinnati July 30 United States Senator Foraker issues a statement after the Republican state committee action. He says he cannot add to his open letter published this morning and that the letter was written for the record.
A senator declares he will not be bound by unauthorized action of the Republican committee. He argues the committee has no right to speak for Ohio Republicans and that its action should not influence his future course. He asserts the committee’s stance carries no binding force on him.
In San Francisco July 31 Jimmy Britt and Battling Nelson set for a third battle in the ring tonight. Both in prime form, Nelson is the favorite with odds 10 to 6. Bets placed this afternoon show Chicago wheat at 88 5-8 for July and 91 1-2 5-8 for September.
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