Timber wealth in Oregon timber lands riches near term profits
An expert puts Oregon timber at 23.653 billion feet with Lane County holding 22.845 billion and Sherman County nil. At 50 cents per thousand, state value hits 117 million and Lane County 11.4 million, with much more potential as timber is opened. Michigan buyers seek claims, while Oregon owners are urged to act on timber opportunities.
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Oregon
Lane County
Sherman County
Heimber
Michigan
Cascades
Waterbury Blaze Drains Three Million Dollar Fees
A brief Waterbury incident left three million dollars in fees unsettled as fires consumed the main section last night and yesterday. The town’s watchful residents hint at accountability, while few details emerge about the supposed hefty boot heel that might stamp the issue.
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Waterbury
Massachusetts
Waterbury Watch
Scattered Effort in Oregon Higher Education
Pendleton Fast Oregonian notes Oregon has too many institutions claiming advanced learning. The piece argues the scattered effort weakens popular education, especially in the western part of the state where many towns have a college with small student bodies. It urges consolidation to achieve meaningful, lasting results and criticizes local prejudices hindering proper growth.
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Pendleton
Oregonian
Oregon
Campaign scramble in Line county for Republican ticket
Eugene Register notes next month’s inauguration in Line county with a scramble for preferment in Republican ranks. It argues a clean cut ticket could sweep all offices from legislature downward if the right men are nominated and Republicans support them. Harrisburg Bulletin questions whether Lane county has enough suitable men.
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Eugene Register
Line County
Ltnere
Legislaure Down
Harrisburg Bulletin
Lane County
Locomobile Dazzles Eugene on City Streets
The first horates carriage in Eugene arrives from San Francisco and, under E H Logham, tours Willamette Street attractively. It draws crowds especially Sunday morning as the machine operates smoothly through muddy streets, planned for private use rather than delivery.
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Eugene
E H. Logham
San Francisco
Toe Streete
Yester
Togham
Willamet
Sundaay
Logham
Ivison News Juvenile Fund Repair Talk at No 100
Ivison News reports a tax levy of 10 dollars by school district No 100 to repair the schoolhouse yard and other needs. Local ladies consider another basket social for the bear fli of the district to aid the fund, hoping proceeds go to the right cause this time.
Cham Clark Attacks Royal Crown in 1776 Comment
The congressman from Missouri condemned paying expenses for representatives to attend King Edward’s coronation. He claimed the nation rejected coronation efforts since July 4, 1776, though critics note it was an opportunistic publicity stunt.
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Edward
House
Cham Clark
Missouri
England
Champ
Moody candidacy cited in Portland Telegram interview
An Arlington Gilliam County man praised Moody in a Portland Telegram interview, declaring the Moody renomination bid worthy and saying it is almost worth a man’s life to say a word against Moody. He claimed Moody will win and head the class.
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Arlington, Gilliam County
Portland Telegram
Moody
Morrow County
New York's Genuine Four Hundred Seek Quiet Long Island Retreat
The piece contrasts New York's exclusive four hundred families with newer pretenders, describing the old blue-blood groups as having deep ancestry and heritage. It mocks the emergence of newer elites by tracing lineage back to Adam, framing the divide between old status and rising pretensions.
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New York
Long Island Sound Island
Adam
Acquisition of Danish West Indies expands U S territory
The text argues that acquiring the Danish West India islands would give the United States a sunlit empire with no sunset on its possessions. It notes Santa Cruz in Puerto Rico and Balabac in the Philippines as reference points, showing how far reaches of American territory would extend nearly halfway around the globe.
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West India Islands
United States
Santa Crus
Porto Rico
Balabac
Philippine
Oil engines to replace wood on Southern Pacific line
Substitution of oil for fuel on Southern Pacific lines will displace many woodchoppers. Ashland will serve as the oil engine terminus from the south for a period, with oil use extending to Portland within months. The Ashland tank will be among the largest, 53 feet high and 115 feet in diameter, holding 55,000 barrels.
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Southern Pacific
Ashland
Portland
Tariff debate on Philippi ace weight and Dingley duties
The text argues a tariff against the Philippine weight or wrong may be accepted as a sound proposition but cannot be corrected by partial Dingley duties. It suggests the burglar could not be spared punishment by placing half his booty on the piano in the prior event.
Contested Youth Incident Stirs Community Debate
Local voices clash over a disputed event involving a young boy amid tensions and criticisms of rules. Officials, residents, and families express concern while the situation remains unresolved and underscored by Civic Center scrutiny.
Meeting Prompt Fails to Sway hesitant Attendee
Fragmentary Chicago News item quotes a tense exchange about attending a meeting. The speaker resists persuasion while another voice urges presence, reflecting local civic discourse and social pressure in a provincial setting.
The Lightning Bugs of a Forbidden Love
In a June evening walk, a couple in love finds comfort in a glowing swarm of fireflies. The man confesses a past lover, a radiant yet dangerous enchantress, whose memory haunts their happiness. The woman, moved, pities the painful memory and the dark bug within the man’s tale.
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Brigit
Toth
Robert the Devil
Wade
Glass Palace
Tolen
Child's Simple Dream Amid City Clamor
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald recalls a daughter telling her mother she wishes to grow up and work. The exchange highlights self ambition shaping young minds in a bustling urban setting.
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Carmel
Chicago Record-Herald
Newly Furnished Lodging Rooms Advertised
Newly furnished lodging rooms offered in a newly painted and papered house on a quiet street. One block from the gate and about two blocks from the post office. Rooms are quiet, rear carpets, with projecting brick or lattice blinds. Optional board or room only.
Marriage License Issued and Four Divorces Filed
Court notices report a marriage license for N A Richards and Miss A Poiret, and a divorce suit Elizar Hemphrey vs John A Humphrey filed in Lane County circuit court with desertion cited as grounds. Probate lists distribution of 1300 to heirs of J C Lawrence. Real estate transfers include Alfred and Rab E Drury and various mining claims in Bohemia district.
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Ostrander
Frank Jordan
Crystal
Bohemia District
Crystal Consolidated Mining Co
Myrtle Kays
Crysta Consolidated Mining Co
Myrtle and Twin Claims
Bohemia Mining
Martha Kitchee
la I Huff
J Rowers
E J Crow
Frasier & Hyland
Eugene
Harriet Lee
Louis N Holte
John Wallum
Ole O
A Richards
Miss A Poiret
T Archambeau
Davis Va
Elizar Hemphrey
John A Humphrey
Lane County
L Bilyeu
Rural Delivery Route Opens with Carrier Examinations
Postmaster McCorack reports a communication from A W Machen general superintendent of the run free delivery system. Applicants for the Carrier position on route No 56 046 must submit names through Fairmount Springfield and the northwest country. A special officer will conduct an examination to determine fitness. The new route will be established soon.
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McCorack
A W Machen
Fairmount
Springfield
Notice to Tax Payers New Tax Law and Dates
Notice describes the new Oregon tax law effective December 1 1901. It outlines penalties and interest for late payments, installment options, sheriff levies, and property sales if taxes remain unpaid. Names: W. W. Wrrrens Sheriff Lane County Oregon and Deputy Faap Fiex. Date January 9 1903.
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Eiernil
W. W. Wrrrens
Lane County
Oregon
Depety
Lost, Strayed or Stolen Notice from Local Place
February 3 item notes farmers troubled by bad luck to ducks and coyotes. Mira Nancy Hollandeworth and Willie Spivy visited friends at Llewellyn last week. A local notice seeks a man from this place, with finder asked to return to his wife and claim reward.
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Willie Spivy
Llewellyn
Mra Hayes
Mra M Emerson
M Gillespie
Anderson Hayes
Chas Severn
Band Boys
Central
John Robbins
Nightwander
Hollandeworth
Mre D Brigge
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