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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
3
The Eugene Weekly Guard lists subscription terms 1.50 per year with year end option and posts agents for subscription and business in Cottage Grove Coburg Creswell. The issue date is Thursday August 2.
The Guard Printing Co invites new or old subscribers to pay one year in advance from Aug 1 1906 at 21.50 for the Weekly Guard and receive a free year of either the Twice a Week St Louis Republic or the Oregon Agriculturalist. Premiums apply to August renewals and replacements include selecting a magazine or free paper.
Henry Clews argues world markets show hopeful strength with Oregon leading in prosperity. He notes US business is robust with harvests, mills at full capacity, rail traffic at record highs, and wages steady. Britain France Germany Italy and colonies report rising commerce. Canada Australia India Mexico and South America show growth. Russia South Africa China Japan trail and awaken.
Secretary Root travels through South America to strengthen ties with southern republics in this hemisphere. He emphasizes the example of the United States as a leading nation among peers and seeks mutual interest in regional stability and shared goals.
The speaker pleads for peaceful victories and self rule across the Americas. He argues for equal rights among nations large and small and calls for mutual prosperity rather than conquest or exploitation to lift all republics together.
A semi official Russian paper the Novoe Vremya claims the Rio conference on American policy reveals a plan to establish U S hegemony in the Americas. It warns that European Slav German and Latin races must unite for self protection against Greater America Greater Britain and Greater Japan.
Gratifying news from the Guard reports four local sampler analyses by Dr. J W Harris and Dr. Ralph C Matson show no trace of unhealthy germs. Water from the Willamette river passes through effective filters before mains. officials hope state papers publicize the positive find to balance prior negative coverage.
The New York Evening Post argues that the czar faces a unique chance in Russia due to a split among discontented groups. Peasants lack economic grievances, Jews seek social freedoms, and educated classes push for intellectual liberty, while anarchistic currents complicate the scene.
The Post notes rising socialist sentiment in middle Europe as millions anticipate the Russian revolution. Emperor William fears unrest echoing beyond Prussia with three million German voters faced with Social Democrats. Austrian contagion and domestic profit from the Nikossa struggle loom.
Express companies form a near monopoly with Adams American United States and Wells Fargo handling about 90 percent of the business over 158000 miles of railroad. They plan to file rate schedules with the interstate commerce commission to reveal practices and curb exorbitant charges while ties to railroads and campaign funding are scrutinized amid bank failures in Chicago exposing fraud. The piece also references a new invention to prevent sea collisions using wireless telegraphy for vessels.
The article describes a short distance automatic telegraphic device that stops steamers by closing steam tubes to reduce speed, seen as a potential safety boon amid maritime tragedies. It also discusses the new direct primary law, its cost and impact on honest primaries, and comments on political figures like T. T. Geer and a Bryan anecdote about meeting the next president.
A New York World letter outlines James J Hill’s plan for a short line linking Orradian Pacific Rail way and Grand Track Railway to exploit potential wheat demand in Japan and China. It mentions curvy ships for a lake Superior Winnipeg canal, connecting to Hudson Bay via Nelson River, Sas katchewan river, and a vast 2,000,000 square mile territory with 700,000 inhabitants and room for six states as large as Ohio.
The piece outlines a popular subscription idea where Roosevelt and Parker supporters would each contribute one dollar, calculating large fund totals for the campaigns. It argues the method would create substantial slush funds for both parties and possibly influence legislators and judges, then questions whether the public will respond.
The Salem Journal reports 40,000 workers will start in Willamette valley hop yards around September 1. Harvesting will take about four weeks and growers are expected to pay out about 1.5 million dollars in wages.
Oregon battles worsening forest fires as smoke covers multiple counties and emergency crews report record low air quality. Authorities tighten evacuations near wildfire zones while residents seek shelter and aid amid mounting property losses and economic strain.
The Detroit News favors William Alden Smith's senatorial primary plan in Michigan. It argues there is no wart warrant of law for the experiment yet notes Oregon's recent similar trial yielded satisfaction. The paper asserts the West serves as a beacon for the East.
Governor Chamberlain states there is an urgent need for a nationwide uniform marriage and divorce law. He advocates congressional submission of a constitutional amendment to enact such a law, believed desired by Oregon voters and ratifiable by the state legislature.
Eugene's Willamette River water now undergoes thorough filtration before distribution. Tests after installation show absolute purity with no contamination or fermentation growth, boosting public health confidence after a prior typhoid outbreak linked to dirty water. Local papers hail the improvement and note Eugene's progress.
An editorial argues against emissions of female emancipation, urging women to prioritize motherhood and family duties while valuing education and respectable independence. It asserts women should seek counsel from male relatives, rejects unreserved political meddling, and condemns choosing childlessness as morally wrong, linking motherhood to national progress and virtue. The piece also allows unmarried women meaningful work and altruism within family and societal bounds.
An aged narrator longs for home in heaven and the homeland. The piece blends Scottish dialect imagery with faith as the speaker awaits the King and the promised gathering in a heavenly country. The tone is devotional and nostalgic, emphasizing faith, salvation, and readiness for departure.
The text warns that Democrats would err by nominating Senator Clarke with William J. Murray as running mate, arguing Clarke’s wealth is his only asset and urging the party to choose a vice presidential candidate based on merit rather than price.
Cherries shipped from Hood River Oregon to the City of Mexico covered the journey in seven and a half days with 18 percent damage. Carried by open express during extreme heat without cold storage defense, the fruit demonstrates resilience of Pacific Northwest production.
Albany Democrat reports a two and a half day deer season with no man mistaken for a deer. Mr Fields says to wait for a new depot while other improvements are tackled. A Portland paper claims prominent locals are blocked by Santiam freights toward Mt Jefferson. Sawmills along the Santiam will keep running despite burned timber rumors, with locals disputing how extensive the green timber burn is.
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