Demise of Prof Black Reflects on Time and Life
The Oregonian notes the death of Professor W M Black of the University of Oregon on a trip to Colorado for health. A quiet scholar, he lived intensely with a high pressure view of life, others should not suffer for a single rigid idea. His passing underscores lost years and unfulfilled opportunities for personal growth.
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Oregonian
Prof Black
Sie
W M Black
University of Oregon
Colorado
Black
Wall
Who Heirs the Fair Millions in Death in France
The San Francisco millionaire Charles Fair and his wife died in a collision with their forty ton car in France ibura day seeking to determine who dies first and thus who inherits the fortune. If the wife predeceased him she would inherit the portion not disposed of by will, but the court may decide otherwise absent proof. Common law often makes the younger or stronger party perish last, raising a legal question tied to the will. The outcome hinges on established death order rules in shared fatal accidents.
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San Francisco
Charles Fair
France
Salmon haul on Columbia River breaks record at Harrington Point
The Columbia River fishery at Harrington Point yielded 25.25 tons in five hauls, a possible record for the region. A seine catch brought 1,200 fish weighing about one ton, averaging 15 pounds each. Scientists note hatcheries contributed fry returning from the Pacific, origin of the great ocean stock remains uncertain.
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Harrington Poin
Columbia
Great Pacific
Great Ocean
Surge in Insanity Admits Baffles Bellevue Doctors
Over three days Bellevue Hospital in New York City admitted 32 insanity cases, averaging under three daily previously. Most patients were violently disturbed and two thirds were women. few were alcohol related. Weather does not explain the spike.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Engagement Cancelled Over Three Inches Of Skirt In Pennsylvania Town
A Pennsylvania town witnessed a marriage engagement end abruptly after a dispute over three inches of bathing suit fabric. He demanded more skirt, she believed there was enough, and the couple separated.
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Pennsylvania
New York Restocks Adirondack Moose After Long Gap
New York plans to restock the Adirondack Mountains with moose after a fifty year extermination, securing the herd from Canada to rebuild a native population. Environmental officials say the initiative aims to restore ecological balance and tourism appeal in the park region.
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New York
Adirondack Mountains
Canada
Russia Seeks Borrowing as Czarist Government Seeks Funds
The czarist government shows a need for 1,188,495,000 in long term funds to be used over several years. It plans to pay interest at a stated rate, indicating Russia's current market borrowing activity and financial priorities.
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Russia
Despondent Author Dies by Suicide in New York
A troubled writer, facing family and personal pressures, took his own life in New York. The man bore the name Napoleon F Washington and had wrestled with fathorship issues before his death.
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Leicide
New York
Napoleon F Washington
Oregon Editors Gather at Newport for Forum
Oregon editors will share knowledge at Newport over the coming days as the state Press Association meets there this evening. Tomorrow Judge Pipe will deliver an address on law.
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Oregon
Newport
State Presa Association
Judge Pipe
Local Car Crash Leads to Curbside Replacement Plan
In the wake of a fatal Fair automobile accident near Paris yesterday, we cancelled the car order and purchased a curry comb for the old horse. We may resort to walking if needed and have no suitmobile available.
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Paris
Congressman Williamson Urges Harmony for Senator Selection
The congressman urges harmony in choosing a United States senator to succeed Simon. He emphasizes unity among political factions and support for the chosen candidate to secure necessary appropriations and maintain stability.
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Williameor
United
Ales
Simon
Williamson
Portisudelegram reports eight companies in city for police duty
A Portisudelegram note describes eight Philippine colored police units staying briefly in the city, with Friday morning arrivals and a wartime transfer. It mentions a colored girl who observed them, and likens some to familiar sisters attracted by buttons and khaki attire.
Proctor Spars with Hoare Over Vermont Voting Remark
Seoster Proctor of Vermont criticized Senator Hoare for a speech claiming no man in Vermont may vote without earning $5000 from trade with Massachusetts. Proctor retorted that “And we all vote,” sparking a sharp exchange on voting rights and economic ties.
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Seoster Proctor
Vermont
Seoster
Green Mountain
Haid
Massachusetts
Proctor
Weathering a Rainy Day Hat Woes in Old Quaker Wit
A newspaper paragraph recalls a passing woman in a light summer outfit struggling against early rain. It notes many people wear hats unsuitable for rain in a country with frequent showers. An old Quaker quips a lady should add a breastpin to stay warm.
Cleveland Health Officer Urges Clean Currency Handling
The health official urges Cleveland merchants to keep dirty money out of circulation and to pass clean bills when making change. He notes eastern paper money is often filthy and may spread disease, while the government exchanges mutilated currency for new notes.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Aged Tennessee janitor sells self to court clerk
A Tennessee supreme court janitor, an ex slave about sixty, sold himself to the court clerk for one thousand dollars to pay off debts. The contract is illegal and unenforceable, though both parties consent. The situation mirrors unprevented master slave relations, likened to self-sale to the devil.
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Tennessee Supreme Court
Matrimonial Snags and a Doctor’s Cure Offer
A distressed husband notes changes in his wife after marriage and blames her. The piece touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness irritability and other womanly ailments. Letters from readers claim dramatic improvements and urges consulting the doctor for private, confidential help.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Dr Pierce’s Medical Adviser Offered Free by Stamp Request
The advertisement urges young wives to obtain Dr Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser a comprehensive guide for wives and mothers. It notes the work contains over one thousand pages and 700 illustrations and is mailed free to cover postage costs with a small stamp payment for cloth or cover editions. Addressed to Dr R V Pierce Buffalo N Y.
Jail Fire Frustrated at Junction City Jail
Iene Zomwell, a inmate, set fire to a jail bed last evening in a bid to burn himself out. The blaze nearly destroyed the jail before the fire department and city marshals halted the flames. While trying to escape, Zomwell sparked a brief chase but was recaptured with the night watchman complicit in the stop.
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Junction City
Iene ‘Zomwell
Booth Talks of Lane County in Oregon News
Eugene resident Booth reports Lane County to be the state’s most prosperous area with strong lumbering farming and fruit industries. He notes East investors show interest as capitalists push into timber lands while Booth declines to comment on the U.S. Senate question.
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Portland Journal
Booth
Eugene
Cnater
Lane
Douglas
Josephire
Hooth
United States
Dalip Guard Announces Louise Son for Mc Murphey Family
A brief birth notice reports Mr and Mrs K Mc Murphey welcoming a baby boy weighing nine pounds and noting the newborn is named Dalip Guard.
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Sug LS
K Mc Murphey
Son of John Rookie Injured in Pleasant Hill Horse Incident
The young son of John Rookie of Pleasant Hill fell from a horse last Friday. The horse kicked and struck the boy’s head, cutting the scalp severely. Dr L W Brown attended the injuries.
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John Rookie
Pleasant Hill
Beeldes
L W Brown
Buffalo Bill’s Battle of San Juan Hill comes to Eugene
In two parts the Buffalo Bill show reenacts the Battle of San Juan Hill with Rough Riders, Cuban insurgents, and a vivid camp scene. The first part shows troop movements and lighthearted moments, the second depicts the battle with thrilling effects. The venue is Eugene and the date listed is August 29.
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San Juan Hill
Buffalo Bill
Wild Wrar
Sed
Congress of Rough Riders
Roosesvelt
Rough Riders
Eugene
Buffao Hill
Tracy's Head in Plaster Cast in Davenport Case
Spokane, Wareb Aug 15 Two Davenport men secretly made a plaster cast of Tracy's head and chest after the body reached Davenport. The casts show the desperado bore injuries on the right side of head and chest, revealed in three copies made at night.
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Spokane
Wareb
Tracy
Davenport
Sheriff's visit tied to murder case in Benton County
Sheriff Withers and Judge McPadder attended town meetings regarding the Benton Tracy murder case. Testimony and trial details will be presented in Eugene in October. The Great Centre Land Company plans a 25090 new story building for Bangor in Coos County. Construction begins September 1 funded by four carpenters and Bank of Bangor along Belt Line Railroad involvement.
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Corvallis
Withers
Great Centre
Bangor
Coos County
Great Central
Belt Line Railroad Co
Great Centra Lead Company
Bank of Baogor
Rheumatic Cures and Pharmacy Credulity Revealed
A Philadelphia Record interview with a drug clerk exposes the flood of unproven remedies for rheumatism. He notes patients eager to hear about cheap cures, from goat milk to left pocket magnets, and laments the difficulty of selling legitimate prescriptions.
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Philadelphia Record
Uncle Henry
Listenin’ with One Ear and Eatin’ Pie
An old fashioned Irish schoolmaster in western Pennsylvania scolds a pupil for paying more attention to apple pie than the lesson. He quips that the boy is listening with one ear and eating with the other, highlighting tough rural schooling days.
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Pennsylvania
Jack Bales
A Singular Kurdish Marriage Custom Brings Mock Assault Home
The Kurds practice a dramatic wedding where the husband, guarded by twenty to thirty young men, carries his wife home on his back beneath a scarlet cloth as scores of girls throw sticks and stones at him. Bridesmaids and former flames may join the assault, leaving the husband marked and haunted by the ordeal.
Baptism Tale Reflects Turbulent South Scene
A New York Tribune note recounts two baptism candidates in the segregated South. The sedate elder rises with dignity while the younger, splashing from waist-deep water, exclaims Glory I seed de Lord only to be corrected by the elder who identifies a terrapin in the water rather than a divine sight.
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South
New York Tribune
How Lincoln Felt
A 1962 Kansas City Journal writer recounts Colonel Alexander of Topeka visiting President Lincoln in Washington and finding him deeply depressed. Lincoln replies that being president isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, joking he would rather walk if not for the honor of the position.
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Kansas City Journal
Colonel Alexander
Topeka
Lincoln
Washington
Ancient River Gorge Found in Long Island Sound
The United States coast survey reveals a clearly defined channel in the Long Island Sound near the island's north shore. It is an ancient river gorge about sixty feet deep below the sound’s general floor, cut into bedrock of gneiss with notably slow erosion.
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Long Island Sound
United States Coast Survey
A Slee Friend and a Five Dollar Plea
In a terse exchange Markley questions why Kraft refused Burroughs a five dollar loan, arguing Burroughs would have borrowed from Kraft if not from Markley. Kraft defends his refusal, saying the loan was to protect himself and implied Burroughs would have taken the money elsewhere, framing it as a claim of being practically robbed of the five dollars.
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Markley
Burroughs
Kraft
Philadelphia
Presa
Traveling salesman urged to rest at home
A Washington Star quotation has a physician urging a traveling salesman to change scene and stay home to see more than hotel rooms and stations, arguing the need for variety in life and work.
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Kelieve
Washington Star
Schoolmaster Quotes On Exercise For Youth And Adults
A schoolmaster urges moderate exercise for all ages as a better use of energy. He notes that early overwork can twist and strain the body, likening it to gnarled, knotted frames. The warning emphasizes balanced activity for both men and boys.
Leapfrog misadventure with Bonaparte and Isabey
A vivid tale recalls Napoleon Bonaparte playing leapfrog with painter Isabey on a Malmaleon lawn. Isabey leaps ahead, but Bonaparte charges with a sword, sending the artist fleeing toward the Tuileries. Mme Bonaparte laughs and advises restraint.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Isabey
Malmaleon
Alidade
Laabey
Bonaparte
Mosque Women Visit Cemeteries On Friday Mourning Day
Moslem wives sisters and daughters spend Friday at cemeteries after church services. They decorate graves with flowers pray and weep then gossip about the living in groups. The day of mourning is popular among Moslem women and serves as a social occasion.
Different Kinds of Feet Across Nations
The article surveys national foot traits noting the French slender foot, Spanish small curved instep, Arab high arch, Scotch high thick, Irish fat square, and English short fleshy feet. It compares ancient Greece as ideal, cites Swedes Norwegians and Germans with their large feet, Americans with small feet, and mentions Russian toes webbed at the first joint and Tartarian toes of equal length.
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Athens
Coronation Gift: Five Hundred Royal Horses Let Loose
The London Chronicle describes a remarkable coronation custom for Edward L. 500 grandly caparisoned horses lent from royal princes and others were released after Westminster banquet. Crowds chased and captured a horse and its tack, ownership passing to the finder.
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Edward L
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
London Chronicle
How a Momentoes Story Ends in Poker Game
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a publisher visiting a gifted author who wagers the ending of a story on a poker game that evening. If the author wins, the hero marries and all end happily. if the author loses, the hero dies and the heroine enters a nunnery with a bleak last chapter.
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Chicago Tribune
Umbrella Serving All Weathers Sparks Gentle Joke
A humorous quip from the Saint Louis Globe-Democrat notes a polite boy carrying an umbrella not for rain but to suit both parents. The exchange highlights comic weather logic as the sun and rain trade off approval, with the boy finding a rare chance to use the accessory.
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Louis
Globe-Democrat
Winelow Her Papa
A dialogue fragment portrays a daughter warning that her father will accuse a suitor of marrying her to gain his bond. The son notes the father’s pride exceeds his own, and the man must concede to him to win favor.
The Chief End What Is Man For The Professor Answers
A student asks the professor about the chief end of man. The professor replies it depends on purpose, noting brain work relies on the head while running errands requires the feet.
Merrying For Money. A marriage for money ends in divorce court
A Baltimore Herald observation notes that women who marry for wealth frequently turn the divorce court into a collection agency, outlining a cynical pattern of marriage and financial payoff.
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Baltimore
H Meral
Mony man capable of giving good advice earns no bos
A terse note reflects belief that a person able to offer sound guidance fails to secure a position of power or responsibility. The statement contrasts practical earning with valuable counsel, implying limitations of wisdom without opportunity.
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