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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
7
The Eugene Weekly Guard announces subscription terms and lists authorized agents for The Guard and The Daily Guard. Crenwell J L Clark Coburg George A Drury postmasters authorized to receive subscriptions and receipts for sales and other business for The Guard.
Congress met in regular session with plans to investigate customs fraud in New York and weigh sugar, consider waterway funding, and debate ship subsidies. Key figures include Representative De Armond's death shaping mood, and President Taft pushing merchant marine expansion, territorial development, and trust and corporation regulation.
A Chicago preacher alleges booze caused the 1871 fire blaming boys for trying to steal milk from Mrs O Leary s cow. He claims the event marks a dry movement era though details remain tongue in cheek about the lantern and the cow s hind leg causing the blaze.
The National Tribune editor from Washington DC settled a decorum dispute over red white and blue orders. His ruling: when displayed indoors or outdoors the blue should top the arrangement so observers read from bottom to top red white and blue forming the sequence.
A brief note cites a conventional flag design where a single flag flows to the right when viewed, urging no further dispute on this point. It references expectations for smoother handling of flag display in future conventions.
A Virginia wife and her daughter held off a pursuing posse in a barricaded home firing on them until help arrived. Both women died from their wounds after the husband and son escaped through the rear door, a dramatic tale of courage amid violence.
The Marshfield Daily Times lauds Judge McGinn as a leading Republican who denounced the reactionary assembly plan. It praises his direct primary law stance and questions Republicans about backing party bosses versus open primaries.
The French president voiced a wish to see equality between the sexes. A male authority figure is questioned for conceding equal status to women, prompting sharp social commentary on gender roles and recognition.
King Alfonso says the world has not grasped Ferrer’s case while noting the Spanish government grasped it early, as Alfy adds the government acted before public awareness. The exchange highlights tensions between international attention and Madrid’s handling of the issue.
Medford plans many miles of additional street paving for next year while Eugene aims to maintain its lead as Oregon’s city with the most miles of paved streets. Local officials emphasize expanding infrastructure to boost mobility and growth across the region.
A collage of quips and squibs touches on Walter Wellman questioning Dr Cook's story as a deliberate imposture while noting freight car shortages from medal shipments for the A Y P exposition. It mentions Shakespeare’s tablet, Bill’s headaches, John D Rockefeller rumors, and Eugene's growth amid a playful, observational tone.
A New York poet calls his lady lips Love's apocalypse and we wish her recovery. The piece riffs on democracy, prudence, and social satire with references to a merry widow hat, Darwin, and marriage. It blends wry aphorisms about wealth and virtue with playful wordplay and social commentary.
Building permits for November reached 42350 dollars despite November being the worst weather month. Fourteen new residences, two brick business blocks, and multiple remodels were approved with detailed names and addresses of property owners, schedules, and values listed by Building Inspector McFarland.
The Springfield annual election yields a Sutton ticket victory with mayoral race won by W M Sutton. Mayor results show Peery 112, Sutton 123. recorder Beebe 85, Rhoades 145. treasurer Page 88, Russell 139. councilmen Lesley 165, Rivett 171, Perkina 104. First two councilmen elected.
Tyron Cobb of Detroit tops the American League averages with a .877 batting mark over 156 games and 216 hits. He also leads in stolen bases with 75. Eddie Collins of Philadelphia finishes second in both hitting and steals, while Cobb and Speaker of Boston tie for home runs with seven each.
Washington dispatch notes Taft's first annual message delivered to Congress. Both houses showed interest, with focus on Nicaragua complications, public expenditures, customs frauds, and the Zelaya incident. The reading drew varied reactions and the House adjourned until Friday.
Washington December 7 President Taft submitted to the Senate a list of 1200 federal nominations. Most are recess appointments and have been announced previously, chiefly postmasters and census supervisors. Franklin Lane is reappointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Washington reports Secretary McVeagh’s annual fiscal assessment cites a 1911 projected outlay of 671,258,075, down 55,663,091 from 1910. He urges raising the bank circulation tax as interest rises, completing Panama bond legislation, retiring pensions for aged civil servants, and establishing a permanent currency system with reliable reserves.
Tray Sevier, a 19 year old employee of the Great Western Lumber Company at Black Rock, died in Dallas hospital at 10 PM after two days illness from brain fever. His father James Sevier resided in Eugene and his brother Guy of Dallas was present. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at Chapman undertaking parlors in Ellis.
In a severe storm twenty one fishing boats from the Uis l land fleet are listed as lost at sea. Each missing craft carried one or more members from eighty local families. The bereaved communities rally for help as crews are feared lost.
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