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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1901
Page
7
A damaged OCR snippet mentions Oregon, forms, and names distorted by misread letters. The readable bits reference entities and actions unclear in the fragment.
Washington reports indicate Oregon’s land office appointees in the general service may retire within the coming year. Four survey examiners are listed with only one set to retire in 1902, others serving into 1903. Salaries noted include several $1200 and $200 monthly terms, with forestry service reforms likely under Secretary Hitchcock.
Marion county is slated to back Henry Fulton for senator with strong links to the Looney faction of Jefferson seeking the Marion county legislative delegation. State Senator Looney and Senator Simon factions push for renomination and legislative tickets. A key lieutenant leads Little Joe's forces in the county, while Geer's foes claim victory is possible though allies doubt it. Eastern Oregon governor candidates remain quiet amid the jockeying.
The article notes Governor Geer faces a strong challenge from Henry E Ankeny a wealthy Southern Oregon businessman. It forecasts a pitched contest between Geer and Ankeny for the gubernatorial nomination with Treasurer Moore as a potential Southeast candidate.
An old calculation estimates US sugar consumption at 2 260 535 tons this year with 1 360 585 tons from foreign sources subject to duty. Duty averages 36 per ton totaling 45 951 060. Including the duty raises the total sugar cost to 54 981 060, suggesting 34 million dollars extra paid by people to fund government revenue, and proposing removal of Cuba sugar duty could cut prices by about 85 million.
A Michigan congressman reports from Manila that Aguinaldo would be released or allowed to escape, claiming no threat to U S control of the Philippines. He condemns so called educated female silence as out of place and suggests discharged soldiers with acclimation educate the natives.
A Louisiana judge urged the grand jury to act against those involved in the burning of a negro in an assault on a white woman. The grand jury refused, saying the men were among the best citizens and that protecting loved ones drove them to such acts.
The son of the late Dr Powell Severes and his step mother clash over inheritances from the doctor who was known for his conspicuous drug use. The outcome will decide who inherits the diamonds, but no owner is likely to wear them in tribute to the former owner.
A court of inquiry finds five charges against Rear Admiral Schley. It cannot reach the sixth count accusing him of destroying the Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba without support from the administration favorite Admiral Sampson.
The Dutch queen Wilhelmina and her young husband have a public quarrel revealed to the world. As monarch she holds the crown and authority to dismiss him from duties, sparking royal upheaval and questions about succession.
The average Mexican will not work and the outside capital that is developing the country is forced to look elsewhere for labor. It has become an inviting field for Japanese contract labor.
A dramatic vignette unfolds in Morningdale where Amantha Jessup flees her husband Napoleon Whites. Emil Blenheim, once a scientist, reveals himself as the betrayed lover and vows lawful action. An asylum patient, Jarvis Thornburn, escapes Worcester, haunted by delusions of forsaken wives as the scene ends with Amantha appearing again.
A judge becomes oddly interested in a would be assassin who missed a fatal stab and blurts out a morbid remark about the strike. The narrative notes the judge was the last to have committed violence, yet the astonishment over the botched deed distracts him from life and death questions.
A vivid reminiscence recounts courting Amelia Ann at a schoolmate party, her blue dress and golden curls, a dance filled evening, and a declared engagement. The narrator, now married five years, describes domestic life with children, a weary wife, piano songs, and a fondness for beefsteak with onions.
A penman debates his strongest suit as a writer with Egtert noting some of his poetry as rank while Jonkers Statesman echoes the exchange. The brief quarrel highlights differing views on literary quality and style.
The tale follows a king and a dimwitted court as a missing sword and the great seal spark political chaos. A pingpong king, a death warrant crisis, and a farcical royal rescue unfold leading to a moral about constitutional limits. Akbar the prince embarks on a goblin quest, frees a princess, and returns to claim his heirship.
A brief exchange labels Mare I'rancer and Mare as witnesses in a curious case. The dialogue notes a perpetual frightened expression and remarks on the automobile face in a terse Brooklyn Bag style.
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