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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
7
A Northwest Pacific farmer lauds Oregon Royal Ann cherries for top quality that has displaced French stock in some markets. He notes their large size, American labeling, and wide use in drinks and desserts. Eastern buyers seek them for flavor, prompting rising demand.
A La Grande telegram reports intense Union county excitement over county property sales for delinquent taxes under a new law. Sales at the sheriff's office drew clashes as homeowners faced tiny bids on valued properties, including a $5,000 home sold for $21.50 and a postmaster's home bid in by an attorney for little more than a token sum. A man forced to bid $362 on his own home amid $30 delinquency wept on the courthouse steps as threats against bidders arose.
Jack Winters received a fifteen year sentence in California prison after confessing under a promise of immunity and a reward for locating the $320,000 stolen from Selby Smelting Work. The editorial argues such deals corrupt justice, noting no man should convict himself and appeals to the principle that those who seek justice must do so fairly.
Delegates to the National Negro Business League in Chicago express indignation at a recent Missouri lynching. They note white fear of crime against white women and the impact on white homes amid a sizable black population, signaling community insecurity.
Turkey refuses to honor French claims of payment to French subjects as retaliation for France maintaining a post office in Constantinople. Turkey demands France keep its post office but deny payment to French subjects.
A London dispatch notes English support for equal public accommodations for black people in hotels and other venues, but recognizes practical resistance. It argues that a well regarded white host would rethink the theory if seated beside a black diner, as whites do not wish to eat with or socialize with Africans.
Charles N Nordstrom confessed to fatally shooting a man ten years ago during a November evening gathering. In Seattle yesterday morning he cried like a child and collapsed on the scaffold, forcing the sheriff to strap him to a board to complete the warrant. He was judged a coward by the event.
The Portland crematorium reports a successful start with the first body reduced to ashes in forty five minutes. Health advantages are cited for urban areas but sentiment and added costs keep many preferring burial. The phrase earth to earth dust to dust remains central.
New York and New Jersey consider an inheritance tax on estates above a threshold graded by estate value. The measure aims to raise funds for public treasuries, with a projected revenue approaching a dollar estate tribute in the vicinity of a million dollars.
Captains of vessels clearing from Vortland must pay sixty five dollars per sailor shipped. Twenty five dollars covers advance wages while the remaining forty dollars goes to the boarding-house keeper.
A Portland justice of the peace has ruled that a bicycle qualifies as a vehicle under the law exempting a necessary vehicle from execution for debt. Widespread fruit growers face disruption as strikes in San Francisco affect shipments. Nearby canning factories are unable to operate due to the disruption.
A San Diego newspaper man offers to donate trees and shrubs to transform the city’s fourteen hundred acre barren park, aiming to restore greenery and shade.
Oxford and Cambridge universities will jointly meet Yale and Harvard in a series of field sports this fall, showcasing intercollegiate competition across multiple events and venues.
Editor 8 A Brown of Bennettaville describes his wife’s dyspepsia and exhaustion. After suffering for a long time she used Electric Bitters, recovering fully after four bottles. He calls it a grand tonic with gentle laxative effects and a cure for digestion, appetite, stomach and liver troubles. Bottles cost 50 cents at W L DeLano's drug store.
Evening bicycle repair service announced by HC Huppuespos offering cheaper, quality work for customers with daytime time constraints. The note invites patrons to drop off during evenings and promises prompt, affordable repairs.
A rival in a black cloak seeks private talks with the queen before her wedding to Grand Duke Paul. The impostor assassinates Madam Scarva, flees, then the real queen is later shot at during the procession but survives in a dramatic twist as a dog reveals the caper and the city is reassured.
A principle explains why water farming yields bigger gains than land farming. Beef animals waste much of their intake in movement while fish, suspended in water, only needs to waggle fins for locomotion. Consequently nearly all food consumed goes to increasing body bulk, affecting market price per 10 ounces.
A sidewalk scene unfolds with a gray cab horse conversing with a woman about progress and cars. The animal pleads that humans abandon carriages for horseless vehicles, and the narrator promises to avoid automobiles, until the driver finally spurs the cab forward as the moment passes.
The article details a vast Labrador tableland with a steep southeastern descent to near sea level. It notes the Grand Falls where the Grand River plunges over the edge in a major drop. Estimated plateau height is 22 feet and footland about 10 feet above sea level, marking a dramatic vertical event.
A lone traveler, rich and English, visits Marienthal the spot where as a boy Joseph Stieler vanished to seek fortune in America. He learns his old forester father died years ago and his mother soon after, while Laura Stieler’s reputation and Alma Winter shed light on the village’s past. The encounter ends with the question could it be Joseph returning at last.
A penniless painter recalls arriving in Paris and losing his cravat at the Louvre gate. A guardian refuses entry without a cravat while a blue cravat worn by a beautiful woman leads to a fated, secretive encounter. The storyteller hints at a future romance as he contemplates the mystery of love and art.
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