Debarment Sought for T. A. Wood in Pension Office Probes
Washington reports that T A Wood of Port ut faces possible debarment from Interior Department practice as the Pension Bureau investigates alleged overcharging and prohibited practices in Indian War veterans claims. Five examiners reviewed 600 to 700 Wood claims, finding irregularities and potential extra fees of 75 to 100 dollars beyond the legal limit, with strong evidence cited against him.
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Washington
T.A. Wood
Port Ut
Oregon
Wood
Woods
Gala Day for the Foresters at Bangs Park
The Foresters plan a August 15 picnic in Bangs Park with a Eugene parade, then games and races for all ages including a heavyweights match and novelty baseball. Dancing from 3 pm to midnight, public invited, hampers welcome, no fan charge except for the dance.
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Foresters
Bangs’ Park
Ross & Sylvester
Eugene
Pat Man
Billy Fat
Terry Portly
Fat Man's Island
Came Near Being Killed in River Camp Log Accident
M M Jones of upper country logging camps related to a Williams camp incident where a large log rolled onto him pinning him under the river. Help arrived after he was unconscious and resuscitation was difficult. He sustained bad bruises and cannot work.
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M. M. Jones
4 Guard
Williams Camp
Anna A Rice and O B Reese Married at Brownsville Farm
The marriage of Miss Anna A Rice of Brownsville and Dr. O B Reese of Acme Lape county was solemnized at the bride’s parents farm home east of Brownsville at 3 PM Thursday with Rev. C Sperry officiating.
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Anna A. Rice
Brownsville
O. B. Reese
Acme
Lape County
N. G. Rice
Rev. C. Sperry
New Depot Completed by Oregon & Southeastern Railroad
Sept J H Pearson and office force occupy a new three story depot building at the company town. The station is modern and spacious with passenger and freight sidings planned on both sides. Construction continues at the front beyond the Red Bridge with the depot ready and a steam shovel soon to be used for ballasting the new road bed.
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J. H. Pearson
Oregon & Southeastern Railroad
Red Bridge
Cottage Grove
Springfield Notes. Local business shifts and minor injuries
From The News reports M B Hantley did not sell his Springfield bakery as last week. A Larson's confectionery on Main street sold Tuesday to Walter Wilmot and John Chatham. Mrs Dr Jayne returned after a three week stay at Foley springs. Dority Bowman millinery moves into the former meat market building on Mill street. Fin Roberts mashed the third finger at Hyland lumber yard. A new sidewalk fronts several businesses including People's Meat Market and Portland Mercantile Co. The Wilsons' young daughter suffers a light diphtheria case. quarantine to lift soon.
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Hyland Lumber Yard
People’s Meat Market
Darling & Hamlin
Jacobs Cox Co
Portland Mercantile Co
John Wilson
Harriman plans California Northwestern extension to Astoria
E H Harriman, head of the syndicate controlling the California Northwestern Railway, plans to fold the line into a larger system reaching Astoria with direct links to the Oregon Railroad Navigation Company. The Astoria extension is under active consideration with route work and cost estimates already underway.
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San Francisco
E. H. Harriman
California Northwestern Railway
Astoria
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Harriman Syndicate
Separate Encampment Favored For Oregon Guards
The Oregonian notes plans for separate encampments for the separate battalion and the Third Infantry. A Eugene area site could cut transport costs. Although not ideal for all guardsmen, Bangs Park near Eugene is suggested as a viable camp, used by the Fourth Regiment two years ago.
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The
Oregonian
Eugene
Bangs’ Park
Resolutions From Helmet Lodge No. K of P
Resolutions from Helmet Lodge No. Prominent knights Charles Griffin is mourned as the lodge loses a true and trusted member. Sympathy extended to his family, with copies to the Morning Register and Evening Guard for publication and minutes kept on record. Committee members Hamlin Taylor Poindexter sign the document.
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Helmet Lodge
K. of P
Divine Hand of Providence
Charles Griffin
Morning Register
Evening Guard
F. GC
Albany Saloon Robbed in Early Morning Heist
The Last Chance Saloon in Albany was robbed of silver in 2 cent pieces, estimated at about 20 dollars, after a rear entry. A hobo printer who had stayed in the city for a week bought 15 in gold for silver and left with another companion on the 7 o clock train toward Detroit, planning to visit Bratenbush springs. Authorities expect arrests soon.
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Rodney Scott
Coburg
Carl Smith
Honolulu
Cc. C. Mulkey
Pleasent Hill
Eugene
H. E. Ankevy
Klamath Aut Springs
M. O. Warner
Southern Oreoon
Geo. B. Dorris
Junction City
Daisy Geddes
Albany
J. C. Richardson
Herbert Leigh
Bohemia
W. M. McMurry
Salem
J. L. Campbell
Maddy Station
N. B. Lytle
Prineville
Fielde
H. E. Loonebory
Shelaw
Geo. W. Hendeaker
Detroit
Breitenbush
A New Social Diversion at Lamar Woman's Party
A Lamar woman invents the progressive peanut party a social diversion where four guests at a table jab at a peanut crock with hatpins after a cue. The fastest quartet empties its crock wins and the seating shifts. The pastime is described as a lighthearted women’s novelty amid village humor.
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Lamer
Ben
Lamar
Crushed to Death at Grave Creek Mine
George Hall, a Grant's Pass resident, was killed by a cave-in at the Hall mine on Grave Creek. He was part of a quartz claim development with his father and suffered severe internal injuries along with multiple fractures. Five boats of news note.
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Crant’s Pass
Ang
Geo. Hall
Hall Mine
Grave Creek
Young Hall
Sday
George Hall
Grant's Pass
Portland Baseball Chronicle Sparks Hopeful Slam District Play
A Portland paper offers a brisk writeup filled with hopeful tone about a baseball game, noting key moments and the team’s momentum. The report hints at budding confidence and future potential for the squad as they push toward the slam district.
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Portland
Bell Lea
Tihasy
Murat
Salem notes on financial matters and clubs
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Salem and clubs discussing finances, with unclear names and actions. The readable parts suggest local groups, perhaps bee clubs or social clubs, are addressing budget or funding issues. No definite dates, people, or organizations can be confirmed from the text.
University Opens With Higher Attendance and New Apparatus
University preparations for September opening include expectations of 300 students in the university proper plus added enrollment in music. New apparatus for chemical labs and polytechnic instruction will improve facilities. The dormitory will reopen after two years, campus water supply strengthened, lawns ready, and improvements planned for the winter heating and fuel needs.
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Jack Poill
Big Tunnels at Black Butte
Cottage Grove Nugget reports W B Dennis, head of Black Butte Quicksilver Mining Co, pushes expansion. A cross cut on the 850-foot level proved veins 7, 12, and 20 feet wide. Contracts for two long drifts over three thousand feet and existing 12,000 feet of development indicate plans for a large ore body and deep high grade deposits.
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Cottage Grove
Dennis
Black Hutte
California
Clack Butte
Oregon
New Instructor for University Elects Misa Palmer
Misa Ethel Palmer of Grants Pass has been elected assistant instructor in the University of Oregon music department. A Native Daughter born in Douglas County, she studied at State University and earned high praise from Professor Cileo who called her an artist to her fingertips.
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Misa Ethel Palmer
Grant's Pass
University of Oregon
Miss Palmer
Douglas County
State University
Cileo
University
Misa Palmer
Bethel School District Denied Division Petition
The Bethel School district near Eugene will not be divided. The commissioners' court denied the petition after consulting the County School Superintendent and reviewing the remonstrance signed by many district residents.
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Bethel
Eugene
Commissionners’ Court
Miller
Pension graft robs Indian War veterans of pension funds
A letter denounces alleged corruption in pension payments to surviving Indian War veterans. It accuses Portland attorney T. A. Wood of taking twenty five dollars for influence with the government pension office and says Wood shares with an agent in Washington. The writer decries the delay in delivering quarterly pensions and urges government direct payment without legal intervention.
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Act of Congress
T. A. Wood
Portland
Government
Mr. Wood
Washington
Note and Comment on Local Events and Oddities
The note discusses profits from print and local sports figures including Sam Morris beating the Sacramentos, comparisons to Eugene Roseburg and Salem teams, and mentions Lane county teachers as well as a display of gold bars weighed at 60 pounds. It notes wood shortages in Eugene and references Senator Lleyburn's twenty five year courtship with a playful suggestion about “An ancient Romance.”
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Portland Browns
Sam Morris
Sacramentos
Samuel
Eugene
Rosebarg
Salem
Lleyburn
Coast Visitors Find Record Camps at Nye Creek
Returnees report crowds along the coast with Newport and Nye Creek seeing larger camping presences. Hills near Nye Creek are dotted with tents of every shape and size.
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Newport Amd Nye Creek
Nye Creek
Circus Wrecked by Five Robbers in Portland Route
Five holdup men operated along the main street at break of day, robbing victims and fleeing after being surprised by Detective Snow in a restaurant kitchen. Two captured had two hundred dollars. three escaped. All five rode in from Portland on the early train, described as the toughest of characters. Government reports from Scripps News say China boxers movements threaten foreigners, with murders of Russian officers. Convict Leavie captured at Auburn after resisting and being shot in the leg. other convicts remain at large.
Wall street steadies as market shows revival
New York reports a improving stock market with no major failures. In Durand Michigan a Wallace circus train wreck killed nineteen and injured forty, with many injuries possibly fatal. Animals escaped terrorizing the area including a tiger near a cemetery and snakes under a schoolhouse. In Folsom California two convicts stole a horse and carriage from a farm, leaving a tin can as a clue, suspects named Case and Fahrey.
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KkkCk
Scripps News Association
Folsom
Cal
Chas, Danning
Case
Fahrey
County court to replace bridge piers at Coburg
The county commissioners visited the wagon bridge over the Keengle near Coburg and found two large piers in very bad condition. Immediate construction of new piers is planned. Temporary repairs by G. W. Taylor were deemed satisfactory.
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County Commissioners’ Court
ieKengle
Coburg
G. W. Taylor
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J. L. Morgan
Lutie Danber
Ben D. Boswell
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H. L. Traver
Newport
J. E. Young
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Minneapolis
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Wm. C. Hlack
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Oakland
Eugene Baptist Church
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N. Y
Lyman Sylvester
Michigan
Kh. W. Welsh
Dan
Mr. Webb
Gilbert & Welch Mercantile Company
Deuty County
FP. L. Gibbs
Ethel Frizzell
J. T. Frizzell
Dan Pray
Belknap Springs
Agnes McElroy
F. Mulkey
Ashland Normal School
Independence
County Teachers’ Institute
S. F. Whiteaker
Independence Enterprise
J. K. Johnson
the Foresters
Springfield Notes
M. B. Hantley
Springfield
Mr. Hantley
J. D. Hamlin
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Lane County
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