Tactical Reasons Caused Selection of Magellan Route
New York Aug 27 Congressmen Roberts and Foss on naval committee say battleships choosing the Magellan voyage is tactical and will test Pacific needs especially coaling stations. They may seek four more battleships to sustain a large Pacific fleet. Honolulu Aug 27 Raleigh crew complain of no shore leave in two months prompting near mutiny as coaling is delayed. Washington Aug 27 no advices of mutiny received. Chicago Aug 27 Nelson Morris, packer, dies after long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roberts
Massachusetts
Naval Committee
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Straits of Magellan
Suez
Pacific
Foss
Congress
Honolulu
United States
Raleigh
Washington
Navy Department
Southern beauty captured by Oregon prize winner
Miss Vira Stuart once Albany, now Portland, winner of Oregon’s prettiest woman title, faced a 1300 mile chase by a Southern gentleman who followed her through the Southern states offering inducements. She resisted, keeping her prize in Oregon as rumors linked a Kentuckian pursuer to the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vira Stuart
Albany
Portland
Oregon
Hantern States
Portland Journal
Miss Stuart
Blue Grass
North Carolina
Stuart
Southland
New Orleans
Albany Herald
Coal Miners Win 16 Percent Wage Increase Agreement
In Seattle on August 26, coal miners secure an average wage rise of 16 percent after a monthlong conference with operators. Powder prices to contract miners drop, house rents and fuel stay unchanged, and several minor operating rules will be set to fit miners. The United Workers of America will recognize the agreement and the United Mine Workers plan a wage scale with operators for a one year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
United Workers of America
Northwest
United Mine Workers
Memorial notice and family obituary from Oregon history
Mrs Mary Evans born in M aos 1840 came to Oregon in 1877 joined Christian church at 13 lived a consistent Christian life until death at Mansfield Wash Aug 13 1907 laid to rest near Eugene funeral by Rev D C Kellems large circle of friends wife of Dr Evans mother of eleven children nine living with listed residences in Elmira Pleasant Hill Mansfield Mold Mansfield Echo and Gurdane A Memorial poem by Mrs Clarence E Evans accompanies the notice Also indicates Irv ie area land sale to AL Freer of the Sins le country for 2495 Coffman Smith Rodman handled the deal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary ©. Evans
Maos
Oregon
Christian Church
Mansfield
Wash
Eugene
D. C. Kellems
Evans
Liying
Sarah L. Fisk
Thos
A. Evans
Etta Jones
Elmira
Olive Williams
Pleasant Hill
Myrtle White
Clarence E
Mold
Marion J
Washington
Ida Norton
Echo, Or
Listie Ely
Gurdane
Clarence E. Evans
Sheep Herder Shot by Gambler in Shaniko
Portland Ore August 26 A tele gram from The Dalles reports the killing of sheep herder Tom McConnelly this morning. Hale an alleged gambler was arrested after entering the Shaniko hotel bar under liquor influence and firing. two witnesses said Hale stood over the body with a smoking revolver after three shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Or
The
Dalles
Shaniko
Meags
Tom McConnelly
McConnelly
Hale
Roseburg Beats Cottage Grove in Wild Rose Park Tilt
Roseburg defeated Cottage Grove as the Colts were toppled by the Models in a Sunday game at Rose Park. Dee Mathews failed to add a no hit bid due to late inning errors, while Murphy pitched for Cottage Grove, fanning fourteen but receiving poor defensive support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Grove
Roseburg
Rose Park
Dee Mathews
Murphy
Locals Rally to Stack Eight Runs in Roseburg Review
Local report notes a game where the home team or locals built an eight run lead or tally in a Roseburg Review story. Read as a compact recap of a scoring burst with emphasis on team effort and the inning sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseburg Review
Demurrage Law Test Case Ordered by Portland Shipper
Portland Ore August 26 McKin ley Mitchell a Front street shipper has ordered a freight car from the Southern Pacific Company to test the validity of the demurrage law enacted by the last legislature. The railroad will refuse to comply within five days as required by law and Mitchell will file a test case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Or
McKinley Mitchell
Southern Pacific Company
Mitchell
Regular as the sun the pills claim a cure all
An old advertising line asserts regularity like sunrise and cites Dr. King's New Life Pills. Guaranteed by W. L. DeLano, a local druggist, for 25 cents. The copy emphasizes dependable daily bowel and liver regulation.
Frasier to Erect Three Story Block at Sixth and Willamette
Real estate dealer E J Frasier plans a cement block building on the Sixth and Willamette corner with 80 by 100 feet frontage. Two firms have offered lower floor leases. upper floors likely lodgings. Work may begin next spring, with foundation possibly laid this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette
E. J. Frazier
Sixth
Willamette Street
Frasier
Government Post Office
Cherry Bros
Pew
Four convicts escape from state prison in Oregon
Four inmates escaped from the rock quarry guardhouse near Salem by digging through walls. Guards and bloodhounds traced a muffled trail but found no trace by nightfall. Escaped are John Myers 33 burglary Umatilla county Fred Green 23 larceny Douglas county BE L Woodward 19 horse stealing Sherman county James Davis 158 forgery Lane county A $50 reward offered for each capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Rock Quarry
State Reform School
Fighting Cottage
John Myers
Umatilla
Fred Green
Douglas County
BE. L. Woodward
Sher- Man
James Davis
Lane County
Fire destroys firms on Sansome Street in San Francisco
San Francisco, Aug. 27. A blaze on Sansome street last night damaged property valued at about $60,000. Several prominent firms were burned out including Jobo fh, McNichols printing, and Main & Winchester saddlery, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Sansome Street
Jobo Fh
McNichols, Printing
Main & Winchester
Saddlery
Hall's Catarrh Cure and testimonials fraud claim
A brittle 19th century advertisement and notarized oath claim Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It includes a sworn affidavit from Frank J. Cheney offering one hundred dollars for incurable catarrh, with testimonials and druggist endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. L Cheney & Co
Hall
Cheney & CO
Hearst Memorial Mining Building Dedicated at Berkeley
The widow of former California senator and mine owner William R. Hearst funds a $1,000,000 Hearst Memorial Mining building at the University of California in Berkeley. The four story white granite edifice, 181 by 227 feet, features a central south entrance, a 40 by 50 foot vestibule and museum, three domes, buff brick finish, and marble floors. It will house mining apparatus, models, ores, laboratories, and smelting facilities for research and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Wm. R. Hearst
University of California
Berkeley
Hearst Memorial Mining
Mob lynches Nebraska murderer near Rosalie
Louis Higgins, who killed his former employer W. L. Copple and Copple’s wife near Rosalie on May 12 after a petty dispute, was lynched today at Bancroft. He had been jailed in Omaha and was brought to Bancroft this morning when about twenty men seized him from the sheriff and hanged him from a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Louis Higgins
W. L. Copple
Rosalie
Bancroft
Higgins
Scott Benies Knowledge of Bribery Matter
In San Francisco Aug 26 President Henry T. Scott of the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph testified in the Glass bribery case. He said before the 1906 earthquake he had no active role and after it he helped rebuild. He stated General Manager Glass controlled the company during the alleged bribery period and that he signed no checks or gave authority to expend funds during his initial presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Henry T. Scott
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Cassistant
Heney
J. Scott
F. A. Pickernell
American Bell Telephone Company
Pacific Corporation
Pickernel
Scott
Glass
Halsey
T. V. Halsey
Zimmer
Darrow To Defend Adams. Richardson Distanced From Case
Chicago August 26 Clarence Darrow will travel to Idaho to defend Steve Adams in the Miners case. E F Richardson, once allied with Darrow in the Haywood trial, will have no further connection with Adams nor with the defense of Charles H Moyer and George A Pettibone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clarence
Darrow
W. D. Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Steve Adams
E. F. Richardson
Haywood
Adams
Charles H. Moyer
George A. Pettibone
New Road On Upper Sweet Creek Planned Toward Siuslaw
A settler reports plans to start work within days on a wagon road from Upper Sweet Creek down to the Siuslaw River at Point Terrace. An old Sweet Creek route exists five miles from Point Terrace. The Grenada Wildcat road links Eugene stage road to Wildcat then over the divide into Sweet Creek and toward Maple Creek with a short final segment to Point Terrace. Several men may begin work next week according to the informant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Sweet Creek
Siuslaw
Point Terrace
Sweet Creek
Maple Creek
Grenada
Florence Wea
Hop growers face October harvest amid storm losses
General hop news reports Friday night storms injuring hop growers more than other farmers. Optimism fades as some abandon hopes of harvesting. Early picking in Willamette valley yards begins weeks earlier than usual to handle crop before fall rains. labor shortages threaten full harvest. Abroad, England sees variable progress with bine color, burr, mold, and washing needs across Canterbury Chilham East Sussex Northiam Hereford Worcester areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Statesman
Lebanon Criterion
Willamette Valley
England
Canterbury
Chilham
East Sussex
Northiam
Hereford
Rev I D Driver Serious Injured in Albany
Albany Oregon August 26 Rev I D Driver suffered serious injuries in an unspecified incident. Details are limited in the fragment, with the report focusing on the person and location. Further information is not available in the readable text.
Milburn wagon promotes farmer and dealer interests
A garbled ad praises the Milburn wagon as best for farmers and dealers alike, urging a light-running Milburn for satisfaction. The piece notes a recent shipment to Griffin Hardware Co. and oddly mentions Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Jack London, Edith Torler Weathered in Honolulu with a quip about heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
Griffin Hardware Co
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Jack London
Edith Torler
Honolulu
Heaven
Illness of Oregon Driver and Pioneer Minister
The veteran driver and pioneer minister of this state, a theologian of national reputation, lies seriously ill at his son James W. Driver's home in this city. His recovery is not expected after a difficult journey from Tangent following his July trip to Eugene to preach Mrs. Campbell's funeral. He now requires constant medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driver
Oregon
James W. Driver
Eugene
James Campbell
Herbine praised by Elba man in Daily Guard ad
J. B. Vaughn of Elba Alabama writes that constant constipation and a disordered liver plague him. He says Herbine is the best medicine of its kind and urges all sufferers to know the good it has done him, as Linn Drug Company subscribes for The Daily Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hays
Bluff, Md
Bucklen
W. L. DeLano
J. B. Vaughn
Elba
Ala
Linn Drug Company
Plans for Crater Lake Summer Resort improvements
Will G Steel and associates advance Crater Lake season preparations with a 20 by 20 kitchen, a half pitch roof to endure heavy snows, and expanded accommodations. Temporary camps with tents and a canvas dining hall will be added, while a storage building at Anna Creek will keep supplies ready for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crater Lake
Will G Steel
Lake
Roseburg Marksmen Compete At Fort Clinton Ohio
Oregon rifle team from Roseburg, including Hamlin Johnerr Ferguson Shields, shot in the Fort Clinton tournament. The five man Roseburg team finished 17th among 47, with Ferguson scoring 34 of 40 at 800 yards and Mamlin 93 of 190 in the Leach cup, near four points behind the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wright
F. Uw. Stewart
Roseburg
Oregon National Guard
Fort Clinton
Ohio
Rowburg
Hamlin
Johnerr
Ferguson
Shields
Peace in Central America assured through US Mexico unity
City of Mexico announces that peace in Central Abe fon is assured through the integration of the United States and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Abe Fon
United States
Oregon notes and profiles from the state press
President E. D. Ressler of Monmouth Normal School deposited three thousand dollars in certified checks with the state treasurer to cover six months of expenses, as reported by the Oregonian. The Journal also features a portrait of Vira Stuart, Oregon’s noted beauty, and recounts how a Southern suitor followed her across thirteen hundred miles, yet she remained loyal to Oregon and declined to move east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Ressler
Monmouth Normal Schoo
Oregonian
Vira Stuart
Oregon
Farms For Sale on Goshen-Dexter Stage Line
Several noble farms in Lane county between Goshen and Dexter offered for sale. Size and price negotiable with attractive terms. Lands lie in a fine district with daily stage between Goshen and Dexter, connecting with S P trains. Fare 50 cents. R B Edwards, Dexter, Oregon, dawn 521.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Dexter Stage Line
Wytts
Goshen Oul Trent
Lane Co
Rune
Nere Goshen
Dexter
S. P
Goshes
Lowell
Rare chance hogs chickens and orchards for sale near Springfield
A rare opportunity offers hogs and chickens with orchard and soot along with framed plots and good schools four miles from frame pots. Property priced at 48 dollars per acre. Figure at the Serie Hotel in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Springfield
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Magellan
T. Ss
Chicago Meat Packer
Nelson Morris
Packer
S F. A. Others
Irvie
AL Freefewr
Sinsle Country
Coffman, Smith & Rodman
Maliy Guard
Robley D. Evans
Sixth and Willamette
Flook
A. D
Beal
A. W. Gleason
Phoebe Hearst
Nebraska
Samuel G. Pile
Kentucky
Scott Benies
Richardson
Worcester
Albany, Or
I. D
George Davis
Brainy
Daily Guard
Crater Lave Summer Resort
Will G. Steel
SABIN
Anna Creek
Central America
R. B. Edwards
Oredaw
Gio Tors
Bor
Enoe
Wan Stan
Sid
Erie
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