AFTER A MONOPOLY MOTHER OF SPAIN DEAD RUMORS AND FIRES
A jumble of items reports Mrs Franche Boils in Topeka smashing six saloon windows before arrest. Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria, mother of the Spain queen, dies of pneumonia in Vienna with mourning declared. James J Hill wins a major rail battle earning 61,000,000 and control of Great Lake freight boats. A Tarenton fire kills a twelve year old. London and Washington coordinate to withdraw ships from Venezuela. In Portland a push to reclassify news transmission as common carriers seeks direct democracy via initiative and referendum amid union protest.
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Great Northern
Hill
Great Lake
Carrie Nation Coming to Eugene in Reform Tour
News notes Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon smasher, travels from Los Angeles toward Oregon. She has warned Portland as a desired stop and will likely visit Eugene as a key target for her reform campaign with her hatchet, frightening saloonkeepers along the way.
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Eugene
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Oregon
Carrie
Los Angeles
Portland
Salem Journal Wins Suit Against Proprietors
A jury in Salem awarded damages to the Journal editors and Mary P Olmeen for defamation. The trial lasted just over an hour with the jury returning a verdict last evening.
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Salem Journal
Perm
Mary P Olmeen
Hros
Thesiew
Resources Advertising Bill For County Resources
Salem February 1 Senate bills in the house Wednesday evening included No 1/4 by Webring authorizing county courts to appropriate from general funds for advertising and displays of agricultural horticultural mining manufacturing and other resources. The bill declares an emergency to enable immediate advertising and exhibit of resources at county district and state fairs with effective date upon governor approval.
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Salem
Senate
Real estate transfers fill Court Bouse notes
From the Court Bouse a list of real estate transfers shows Frank and O Knowles to Joe and Mabel Slemmons for several acres in Sarlow and other parcels. Numerous other transfers involve Geo N Jordan to Laura Jordan, Vogl to Weinhart, Engleson to Ingebritten, and many parcels in Springfield Cottage Grove and Fairmount areas with various owners and lots.
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Frank and
O. Knowles
Joe
Mabel Slemmons
Sarlow
Jessie Pisk
Joe Slemmons
Fisk
Grenada
Geo. K . N. Jordan
Laura B. Jordan
Joseph
Jennie Vogl
Henry Weinhart
Maulligan
Eugene
Math
A. Engleson
Magnus Ingebrgteon
Rie
J. C. Baker
John Bond
J. H. Hawley
C. J
Flora J. Miller
Jas. H. Hawley
Lota T
D. G
McParland
Cottage Grove
Anniversary of Lincoln Birth Sparked Nationwide Celebrations
The anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth prompted major celebrations in large cities. Politicians delivered speeches, including Governor Hecht of California and William J Bryan. Bryan condemned those who opposed him in 1904 and denounced their platform in Chicago and Kansas City.
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Abraham Lincoln
Hecht
California
William J Bryan
Bryan
Chicago
Kansas City
Crempon Basin Mining Co Incorporation News
The Crempon Basin Mining Co is formed in Cottage Grove with principal office and place of business at Cottage Grove. Capital stock set at 300000 with 100000 shares of 1.00 each, as treasury stock for ore growth ventures in the Rethembs district. The new company will operate in Oregon with early operations planned in the Butteris district.
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Arics of Incorporation
Crempon Basin Mining Co
Bledith Coun
Lee Todey
B Lereh
J Beerdend
W Martereon
Torre Welkoown
Cotege Grove ci Teen
Settle Princip.l
New Corporation
Cotage Grove
Corte
Treacur
Lopiog Oini Gr Perths
Ditrict
Fae
Dew Company
Oregon
Cupid at Work in University
A brief note describes a lighthearted incident at the university related to romance during campus life. The event caused some excitement among students and staff, highlighting a playful episode connected to relationships on campus.
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Cupid
Odd Fellows Bankrupt Sparked Homicide in Eskman
News from Cincinnati reports the Odd Fellows Temple Company in the city facing bankruptcy. In Eskman a hotel keeper shot his partner in a wife’s room, then killed his uncle James Williams and a spectator John Fuller, after which Frith fled as posses scour the area.
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Scripps News Association
Cincinnati
the Odd Fellows
Temple Company of
City
Eskman
Henry Frith
Busiess
William Height
Height
James Williams
Frith
Williams
John Fuller
Simplex typesetter installed in guard room at Oregonian plant
The Simplex typesetting machine, costing nearly 250, is shown in the Guard composing room. It operates from a keyboard like a typewriter with eighty nine characters and uses a water motor. Types are released, lined up, and returned to five slots by intricate parts, allowing rapid distribution of a line of type. A public demonstration date will be announced after it is fully running.
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Simplex
Gret
Mergenthaler Linotype
Oregonian
Sophomore and Freshman Marriage News From University
A report notes a Sophomore, a Freshman, and a young man named Sparks from Bakerity who attended the University last year. Sparks engaged Daisy Nesor and, amid mid year examinations in February, left school to marry. News of the wedding reached Eugene as Sparks and his bride-to-be Mrs. Neeor prepared for matrimony.
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Hakerity
Hakeriy
Mise
Daisy Nesor
Mies Nolen Lef
Sparks
I Taok
Bakerity
Eugene Annoening
Rparks
Mre Neeor
Eed
Kperks
Eugene Puse
Coburg Friday Bal Set For Local Property Auction
A public sale is planned on Wet Fight street with H Gordon and Patel set to lead the event. The room will be rented for rent, and organizers urge buyers to inspect the property at the stated location on the event day.
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Coburg
H Gordon l
Patel
Aire Etore
Wet Ficht Street
Insolvency Court Orders Action Over Capital Excess
The court ruled the company over capitalized by 840000 and estimates liabilities at 3200000. Nine hundred Odd Fellows hold stock in the corporation.
Anthracite Commission Adjourns Amid Massive Testimony
Scripps News Association from Philadelphia reports that when the anthracite commission adjourns this afternoon the end of the lengthy testimony process will be in sight. A vast amount of testimony has been taken, covering a wide range of contested questions. The report notes the proceedings encompass numerous briefs and arguments presented by involved parties.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Commission
Eugene Charter Bill In Force Increases City Council
City Attorney J M Williams returned from Salem with Eugene s new charter bill now law without the governor s signature. The act carries an emergency clause and adds about 700 residents by including College Hill Fairmount and the lands between them. Eight councilmen will sit instead of six with ward boundaries to be redrawn before the next city election.
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J. M. Williams
Salem
College Hill
Fairmount
Withers Known All Over Weg
Ex sheriff Jack Conley recalls Sheriff Withers in a Montana paper tribute. Conley, recently returned from Oregon, describes Withers as fearless and brave, a famed hunter who chased criminals and once captured a thieves in Arizona. He speculates the killer Lyons ambushed Withers in Oregon and notes Eugene residents’ anger.
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Montana
Sheriff Withers
Jack Conley
Conley
Oregon
Es Gene
Tracy
Arizona
Withers
Lyons
Josephine County
Eugene
Note on Patience in Telecommunication Service
The article stresses patience and self restraint when dealing with customers and staff at the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company. It notes that employees must follow printed rules and that abusive language from customers harms service delivery and harms telephone operators who face daily challenges on party lines.
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Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Telehone
Notes from the Capitol in Salem Oregon
Special correspondence from Salem Oregon reports Hon Mrs Kuykendall and others traveling to Eugene for Mrs Loveridge funeral. M Hayden confined by La Grippe illness. Rep Jones remains in Lincoln county tending a sick son. House lagging three days behind with night sessions planned to finish business.
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Salem
Ore
Kuykendall
Dove
May Hemenway
R. A. Booth
Eugene
D. E. Loveridge
M. Hayden
Oyster culture shown by university professor
Prof A R Sweetser of the biology department filed a fine Yaquina Bay oyster at the Guard office this afternoon. Former head Prof Washburne originated the local industry, and the sample demonstrates years of growth and good condition. The oyster, planted years ago, appears to be spawning in western waters, signaling acclimation.
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A. R. Sweetser
Yaquina Bay
Washburne
Customary Row at U W Faces Faculty Rebuff
A simple reason cited by the faculty led to the row being turned down by the associated students at the university. The event underscores tensions between faculty decisions and student bodies over campus traditions and governance.
Prisoner L DCole Sick in County Jail
Prisoner L DCole in county jail became seriously ill after a fever. authorities moved him to the home of A V Deriman in Saginaw for care. The charge is stealing and caddie. the illness prompted police to seek relief from the justice of the peace.
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L. Dcole
Jair
Aela
Poeumonis
Justice of the Peace
A V Deriman
Saginaw
Cole
Card of Thanks From the Withere Family
The family of WWY Withere expresses deep appreciation for kindness and sympathy shown by friends and the public during their great sorrow. They especially commend the people of Eugene and vicinity for their support of a kind and thoughtful brother and husband.
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Wwy Withere
Shell
Eugene End
Hashaad
Duncan Scott Purchases German Cosen Stallion for 8000
Duncan Scott has bought the 1st German Cosen stallion, drawing much attention to Ed gene in recent weeks. The price paid was 8000 dollars, and buyers consider the noble beast a good investment after inspection by several.
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Duncan Scott
Edgene
Obscure Funeral Notice From Springfield
A brief and fragmentary notice mentions Mr and Mrs D H Watrer and the home of Mrs or Mr McHeDly of Springfield, with no additional context or dates available. The readable text records a family focus and a local resident reference without clear event details.
Son Born to Os Hard’s Wife Near Eugene
A son was born near Eugene to the wife of Os Hard. The brief item records the birth as a local family notice with no further details on date or other relatives.
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Eugene
Os Hard
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