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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
2
A fire in Dayton Oregon caused by spontaneous combustion of green hay in a livery stable burned nine buildings this morning, destroying the business district. The loss is about 9000 with little insurance as the town works to recover.
An unidentified man about 40 ended his life on the Southern Pacific Overland No 16 near the Oregon California line. Traveling from San Francisco to Seattle, he shot himself in the toilet after Hornbrook and before Cole's, leaving a through ticket. The body and belongings were left for a Siskiyou county coroner's inquest.
Two work boys escaped from the state reform school and turned to bandit acts in Marion and nearby counties. They knocked out farmers who tried to arrest them, looted several locations, and fled toward the Santiam and Willamette rivers. A later Salem report states Ernest Evana of Roseburg and Roy Nepey of Portland were captured near Jefferson.
Cyrus Hedden, one of the last survivors of the Battle Rock clash near Port Orford, July 185, is alive at Scottsburg on the Umpqua. He is 86 and in good health. Albany dispatch notes Moonlight harvesting by some Lion County farmers this week as harvest hands work after long days to cut grain when conditions demand.
The Goldfield New Athletic Club offers a 20 0 purse for the Nelson versus Gane lightweight World title bout and a 10 0 purse for the Britt versus McGoverin Labor Day clash. In Seattle Washington Gage J Ginge son of ex secretary Ly man J Ginge committed suicide at the Tourist hotel. He died minutes after shooting himself, believed driven by temporary insanity from drinking. His wife had been following him but failed to locate him before his death. A Pittsburg report notes Fay Templeton and William Patterson married yesterday.
In Detroit on Friday the convention endorsed William J. Bryan for president and nominated Charles H. Kimmerle for Governor over Stanley Parkhill amid calls for a national party probe of Chairman Taggart. A Miner dispatch from Great Falls notes the Boston & Anaconda Company electrolytic smelters closed after a strike, the union seeking reinstatement of five discharged workers and recognition of its bargaining committee.
Washington reports that John Barret, minister to Colombia, is likely to secure a treaty between Panama and Colombia and another treaty between Colombia and the United States. The move aims to remove suspicions caused by Panama’s separation, with Colombia expected to recognize Panama’s independence.
Washington reports the secretary of the interior requests proposals for constructing the main and lateral ditches of the Umatilla irrigation project in Oregon. Bids will be opened in Portland on October first.
Parliament adjourned today and will reconvene October 23. The session of the house of lords will be brief. The commons spent several hours debating the South African question.
Mr and Mrs Longworth arrived back in Paria via the steamer St Paul today marking their return from Cherbourg.
Rio Janeiro Aug 4 It is virtually decided that the next Pan American congresses will be held in Buenos Aires in 1910.
The popular King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain enjoy a democratic yachting season in England. The King married to English Princess Ena May 31. born May 16. dark complexioned and fond of sport. The Queen, born October 24, 1887 as Victoria Eugenie Jolie Ena, is tall fair athletic and vivacious. Lane County rural mail carriers appointments listed Creswell route 1 Frank D. Lacey carrier Jessie R. Lacey substitute.
Portland August 2 final orders outline the Oregon troops transport to American Lake for the encampment. General Finzer directs departure times on August 11 with three trains to Murray Station and lists participating companies from Baker City Dallas Eugene Albany Salem Woodburn and Ashland plus uniform details for officers and enlisted men.
Portland Aug 4 Federal Judge Hunt sentenced former State Representative Willard N Jones to one year at Mc Neills Island prison and a 2000 fine Thaddeus B Potter to six months in Multnomah county jail and a 500 fine Both had been convicted for conspiracy to defraud the government by colonizing old soldiers on the Siletz Indian reservation The Hendricks land fraud case goes to the jury tonight
Washington August 2 Postmaster General Ortelyou clarifies a new rural delivery rule stating patrons may have boxes made to order but only to specified galvanized metal dimensions. Wooden boxes are not approved and will be phased out for security and weatherproofing reasons.
Washington reports that Guatemala has announced the complete disarmament of its army. Minister Combs, in Guatemala, cables the president with the update dated August 2.
New York report says William Jennings Bryan has written to Chairman Hoge expressing approval of Tom Johnson. The brief dispatch notes Bryan’s positive stance and cites no further details or dates.
The ceplion committee approves selecting Jo. Joheson for a welcome in the city. He praises the Onioan's public spirit and harshly criticizes his traducers as part of the ceremony.
Aug 1 Glenada reports Oregon Coast and Eastern railroad officials foresee a depot and coast railroad lines through Glenada with an eastward junction via Lugene. Local updates note ships, ore arrivals, family movements, and a Sunday sermon at Alder Ridge schoolhouse.
W Hutchings, a Portland mining promoter, visited the Spencer Butte Coal and Petroleum Co. mine southwest of the city and bought 50 000 shares. The company plans to install an engine to hoist dirt and rock from the sinking shaft, expected to arrive from Portland next week and be taken to the mine.
A son was born this morning in Eugene to John B. Patterson and his wife, adding a new member to the family.
William Jennings Bryan toured the Milan exposition and plans to proceed to Venice to meet Ambassador White. He will continue his travel through Italy after the visit, with the itinerary indicating official engagements and diplomatic connections in Rome and Paris as potential stops.
Edith Wharton is acclaimed as a leading society novelist and author of The House of Mirth. The writer, famed for her insights into wealth and social life, is tied to the fashionable Lenox circle where she and her husband own a summer estate.
The world’s largest hop firm Wiggins Richardson & Co of London plans to buy Oregon hops directly from growers. John Carmichael will spearhead Pacific Coast operations from Salem with branches in Washington and California. The move aims to cut middlemen commissions, raise grower prices, and revolutionize Pacific coast hop trade.
Reports from St Petersburg describe mass worker processions pushing for a general strike amid mutinies. Troops occupy rail hubs from the city to Viborg, Kronstadt court martials resume, and Stolypin reportedly heads to Peterhof as the government imposes martial law and prepares for further executions.
Fort de France Martinique August 4 four strong earthquakes shake Mount Pelee raising fears of an imminent eruption. Residents prepare to flee if quakes continue as the mountain shows no current eruption signs but echoes the events that destroyed St Pierre.
Warsaw reports a proclamation by Jewish advocates urging Jews to be ready to fight when the general strike is ordered, with estimates of over thirty thousand men mobilized as authorities control the city. Skirmishes with troops injure several. Moscow and province await developments. a bomb kills two at Kazan station. a liberation plot in Warsaw is foiled. government money totaling forty thousand dollars is stolen near Libau.
Buffalo August 2 John W Neff former Erie county auditor convicted of grand larceny for stealing 33000 of public lands tied to the removal of bodies from the cemetery. Contractor Rolant Conver already convicted, awaits sentence. They certified false warrants and split funds. Conver piled bones, calling each pile a body, and drew more money than entitled.
Cleveland August 2 The Standed Oil trust reduces crude oil prices by three cents in the east and two in the west to cut six cents east and four west this week Excess receipts are cited as the cause but refined product prices remain unchanged The announcement notes no cut in Standard price for refined products and hints at market manipulation claims
M Harlow’s two acre Royal Anne cherry crop yielded 23 700 pounds plus 1 700 pounds of cherries, 4 cents a pound, totaling 4s an acre. Net profit 7 12 or 54 an acre after picking and marketing costs. Cold rains in May and June reduced yield by about 2 percent.
Saloonkeepers from Oregon counties that went dry are moving to Portland to open new establishments. Weekly transfers hit 422 with a peak of 445 during last summer’s exposition, as breweries seek tenants for leased premises amid license breakups and large profits once the liquors are allowed.
Chambers' Hardware offers free porch sets and room decor to fix gaps in outdoor spaces. A terse sales note highlights free setup and basic hardware items available for homeowners upgrading porches and entryways.
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