Western Union Wires Disrupted by Railway Strikes
Eugene suffers minimal business disruption as Western Union messages halt due to railroad telegraphers and Commercial Telegraphers unions striking. Portland operators stay at posts. Postal telegraph line remains active. Cottage Grove reports blockage, and only railway traffic continues over shared wires. eastern messages face days of delay.
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Eugene
Portland
Hall
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Miggs
Railroad Telegraphers’ Union
Cottage Grove
Survey of Big Power Plant at McKenzie River
A San Francisco engineering crew surveys a hydroelectric project at the McKenzie River head. They map canal routes from Clear Lake, plan a four to six mile canal dropping about nine hundred feet, and tunnel through a mountain to deliver power for potential electric lines and factories.
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San Francisco
McKenzie River
Clear Lake
District Fair at Roseburg September 10 to 14
The district fair at Roseburg runs September 10 to 14 with Lane, Douglas, Coos and Curry counties. The program is strong and includes fast races. Exhibits meet the usual standard, offering farmers chances at cash prizes. Attendance centers on Douglas and Lane counties with interest from Coos.
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Billa
Roseburg
Lane
Douglas
Coos
Curry Counties
Lane County
Douglas County
Coos County
Talliaferre Shines In Two Springfield Wins At Home
Talliaferre pitched brilliantly in both games as Springfield defeated Drain 3 to 1 and then crushed them with a 15 to 2 tally. Drain’s hitters were held to four hits in the two games while Tallafero fanned 14 in game one and seven in game two. Murphy lasted four innings in the opener before Springfield broke through in the ninth. In the nightcap Roseburg’s Mathews started for Drain, but Springfield surged in the third inning with four runs aided by errors, claiming fifteen runs on fourteen hits with eight Drain errors.
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Drain
Tallafere
Murphy
Drain Athletics
Blues
Douglas County
Mathews
Roseburg
Gettine
Taliafero
Waterloo
Lane County Boys
Hop Growers Alarmed by Poor Outlook in County
Local hop growers express discouragement over price and weather prospects. John Middleton in Harrisburg sold last year’s hops for 5 cents a pound, claiming a 6 percent cost. A neighbor asked 32 cents but received 41 cents offers, then prices faded. The owner, wealthy enough to store hops, vows to sell only at 32 cents, keeping stock.
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John Middleton
Harrisburg
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad in Eugene
A 50 cent Doan's Kidney Pills advertisement from Foster Milburn Co promotes kidney health. Mrs. R. W. Kirkpatrick of Eugene Oregon testifies to positive results for her family and calls the product trustworthy. Advertisement urges readers to buy locally and remember the name Doan's.
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Eugene
R. W. Kirkpatrick
West Seventh Street
Eugene, Or
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Western Union Strikers Leave in Surprise Action
New York August 12 at 1 PM many main office operators walked out in a surprise move causing disorder. By five o'clock a pull force was expected to be back at work. Los Angeles noted early signs of National Order of Railway Telegraphers involvement as a railroad operator refused Western Union business. Chicago reports Western Union and Postal Telegraph claim strong staffing with hundreds at work while union officers dispute those figures and reject arbitration.
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New York
THE
Western Union
Los Angeles
National Order OF Railway
Arbitration Rejected as Strikers Seek Pay Letter
Superintendent Cook of the Western Union declared no arbitration and that a striker deputation would not be received. He will issue a brief circular directing former employees to apply at once for their pay. President Gompera of the American Federation of Labor arrived to aid the strikers in advisory capacity.
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Western Union
Gompera
American Federation of Labor
Union of
Longest Wooden Bridge Span In World
The railroad bridge near Coburg across the McKenzie progresses slowly with two piers installed. Piers rest on solid rock fifty to sixty feet down, iron casings filled with cement. South end pier will be a double cylinder, north end a square pier. When the old bridge is torn down the longest wooden span in the world will disappear. Forty to fifty men work on the structure as the steel bridge likely won’t be added before next spring.
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Coburg
McKenzie
Black Hand Suppressed Across Western Pennsylvania Mills
Pittsburg August 11 Western Pennsylvania mill districts rise to action as Black Hand outrages prompt patrols by Troop D State Constabulary. Over 40 suspects including four leaders jailed at Newcastle as Governor Stone orders troops. Pinckerton detectives assist United States Steel Company in gathering evidence among Italian communities amid widespread arrests. Allegheny City police report a major capture in the anti Black Hand crusade with intercity cooperation.
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Black Hand Society
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Hillsville
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Edwin Stone
Pinkerton
United States Steel Company
Allegheny City
New York
Philadelphia
Rochester
Otsego Journal Endorses Dr King's New Discovery
William M. Delta editor of the Otsego Journal Gilbertaville New York proclaims Dr King's New Discovery the most popular remedy for coughs colds and throat diseases. It is guaranteed to never disappoint and available at DeLano's Drug Store priced 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle free.
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Otsego County
Wm. M. Delta
Otsego
Misa Merta Lee Stuart Returns From Extended Trip
Misa Merta Lee Stuart came back Sunday after a lengthy journey. She traveled by a northern route and returned via California.
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Misa Merta Lee Stuart
California
Postal and Western Union Offices Quiet Despite Strikes
In Omaha on August 12 a personal check shows both the Western Union and Postal offices clear of messages at 10 oclock with about half a force on duty. Broker operators are at work as usual. Strikers remain hopeful and determined, while messengers discuss potential strikes.
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Western Union and Postal
Wusual
Too Many Operators In Los Angeles Union Report
The Weather Union reports surplus operators in Los Angeles with three men sent back to Oakland.
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Los Angeles
Weatero Union
Oakland
Progress of Strike At Many Points
Across cities from St Louis to Omaha telegraph operators join a broad strike crippling services. Western Union and Postal workers walk out in Des Moines Denver Montgomery Augusta Los Angeles Baltimore Cleveland Philadelphia and more. Signal corps men at Fort Omaha offered a bonus to work Western Union lines.
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Western Union and
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Omaha
Signal Corps
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Western Union
Two Large Real Estate Deals Reported in City Transfers
Stephen Smeede sold a sixty by one hundred sixty foot parcel on Eighth Street between Charleton and Olive to Emily Hovey through Hollenbeck Real Estate and Coffman Smith Rodman. The Bushnell Crane Company sold the Scarborough ranch two and a half miles south of town to H D Stevens of Park Rapids Minnesota for 5500, a tract adjoining the city with about 100 acres, suitable for farming or suburban investment.
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Charnelton
Olive
Stephen Smeede
Emily Hovey
Hollenbeck Real Estate Company
Coffman, Smith & Rodman
Bushnell-Crane Company
Scarborough Ranch
H. D. Stevens
Park Rapida
Minnesota
Gates May Live in Old England
New York reports John W. Gates has traveled to England to settle there and run a country squire lifestyle with a large racing stable. The August 16 auction of C E Darnell's stable is tied to this move, with Gates planning English bred horses raced for him while retaining U.S. citizenship. His son may stand in for him here, but Gates will visit infrequently.
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New York
John W. Gates
Bun
Saratoga
England
Richard Croker
Cc. E. Darnell
Gates
United States
Ungentle remedy for hungry crying babies
An advertisement urges parents to treat infants crying from hunger with White's Cream Vermifuge, claiming worms digest food and cause sickness. It promises immediate improvement and thriving after use, endorsed by Lion Drug Company.
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White
Lion Drug Company
Oregonian outlines Democratic estate names and offices
The Oregonian lists the Democratic estate as fixed up with United States senator Governor Geo EB Chamberlain governor Dr Harry Lane district attorney of Multnomah county John Manning sheriff of Multnomah county Tom Word.
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Oregonian
United States
Geo. EB. Chamberlain
Harry Lane
Multnomah County
John Manning
Tom Word
New York Strike Anchors Postal and Western Union Offices
About 430 women quit the Postal main office and many Western Union operators followed, authorities saying the action was unauthorized by the union. Superintendent Brooks notes no one knows who blew the whistle and the designated whistleblower did not act. Union treasurer Melinemy claims lack of authorization but union cannot control the men. Non-union staff remained at the Produce Exchange and some hotel workers walked out.
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New York
Postal
Keys
Brooks
Western Union
MelInerny
Produce Exchange
No Action Against Harriman Planned by Justice Dept
Washington reports the department of justice will compel E H Harriman to answer questions he refused before the Interstate Commerce Commission last winter in New York. No other actions against Harriman or Union Pacific are under consideration, and none have been commenced.
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Washington
Department of Justice
E. H H. Harriman
Interstate Commerce
New York
Union Pacific
Heney May Quit Land Fraud Gases
Portland Telegram reports friction over Oregon land fraud prosecutions. It suggests Francis J. Heney and William C. Bristol may leave their Oregon posts, with Bristol signaling resignation and Heney possibly stepping down from the special assistant role to the U S attorney general.
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Heney
Francis J. Heney
Oregon
United States
Portland
William C. Bristol
Bristol
Washington
Department of Justice
Williams Indian Pile Ointment Promises Piles Cure
Advert for Williams Indian Pile Ointment claiming it cures blind bleeding and itching piles. Describes absorption of tumors and instant relief, also says for itching of the private parts. Sold by Linn Drug Co by mail 56 cents and 1.00. Williams Mfg Co Cleveland Ohio.
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Linn Drug Co
Mall
Williams Mfg. Co
Props
Cleveland
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