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Eugene Weekly Guard

Location

Eugene, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1908

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Funeral for Leo Heinrichs Proceeds at Saint Elizabeths

The body of Leo Heinrichs was carried from Saint Elizabeths Catholic Church to Union Station for transport to Paterson New Jersey. Thousands lined the route and five thousand gathered at the church as Solano high mass and a funeral sermon by Rev Father William O Ryan honored the murdered Franciscan. The preacher denounced the crime as an assault on law and civilization, noting the killer confessed not from grievance but as a symbol of unlawful authority and sacrilege. The report continues.

Penter Leo Heinrichs Elizabeth's Union Station Paterson N. J Thous William O’ryan Father O'Ryan Leo Ives

Baker City man named heir in Illinois will probate

Fred Warner of Baker City is named as one of five heirs to his father's estate filed for probate in Harlem Illinois. The estate is appraised at $140000.

Fred Warner Baker City Harlem Ill

Northern Pacific to cut telegraphers' wages in half

A St Paul dispatch reports the Northern Pacific plans to reduce telegraphers' pay from five to ten dollars a month. Conferences are under way between railroad officials and an operators' committee as the matter nears negotiation.

Butte St. Paul Minn Northern Pacific

Navy chief defends American battleship design

Washington Feb 26 Rear Admiral Capps chief constructor of the navy testified before the senate committee on naval affairs in refuting a magazine critique by Henry Deuterda l. He declared American battleships equal the ships of any navy in the world.

Washington Humphrey Seattle House Committee On Industrial Arts and Expositions Capps Senate Committee On Naval Affairs Henry Deuterdah

Narrow Escape of Prince and Queen in Hague Collision

An electric car crashed into a carriage carrying Prince Henry and Queen Wilhelmina in The Hague on February 26. Three wheels were torn off but the queen and prince escaped unharmed.

Prince Queen the Hague Prince Henry Wilhelmina

Veil of Mystery Hinges on Royal Murder Case

Lisbon reports suggest the Carlos and Louis murder remains unresolved with political passions driving cover up. A new government wants blame to fall on individuals, while suspicions of high level intrigue persist amid turmoil in Lisbon. The Duke of Oporto consolidates power, arrests surge, and Britain and Spain position troops on the frontier as a revolutionary climate looms.

Lisbon Carlos Prince Louis London Duke of Oporto Spain Tagus

Postoffice Safe Stamps Missing In Bakersfield Heist

Bakersfield California February 26 The safe in the postal restortion area was broken open last night and 84759 stamps were taken. There are no clues for the subscribers.

Bakersfield Cal

Penal Code Bill Passed the Senate in Washington

The penal code bill revising and codifying the criminal laws passed the Senate today in Washington.

Senate Washington Fed

Mayor Lane Vindicated by Jury verdict

In Portland on a February 26 case Mrs. Belle Waymire and E. E. Radding were found guilty of maligning Mayor Lane and assaulting public decency. The jury, after brief deliberation, vindicated the mayor and considered the testimony contradictory. Several jurors offered to fund a brass band to serenade the mayor as thanks.

Portland Mayor Lane Belle Waymire E. E. Radding State Circuit Act Gantenbein Occasi

Texas Courts Oust Oil Trust Concerns Waters-Pierce

The Texas supreme court upheld a lower court ruling granting damages and ouster from the state to the Waters-Pierce Oil Company for anti trust law violations. The decision will be appealed to the United States supreme court.

Austin Texas Supreme Court Waters-Pierce Oil Company United States Supreme Court

Weather forecast for Northwest regions

Portland on February 26 reports rain tonight and Thursday. Western Oregon sees fresh southerly breeze. Western Washington rain and Thursday with a strong interior breeze. Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington plus Idaho expect rain tonight and Thursday with a moderate southwest gale along the coast.

Portland Oregon Washington Idaho

Thaw in limbo as experts doubt sanity verdicts

New York February 25 reports from examining alienists indicate only a miracle could spare Harry Thaw from life in an asylum for the insane. Thaw is said to suffer paranoia and is fully under the care of the state board of lunacy and Mattewan alienists. The officials report mental condition 60 days after admission, though reporting is not compulsory.

New York Allegkts Harry Thaw Stanford White Thaw State Board of Lunacy Mattewan

Lumber company plans two sawmills near Derry Jackson county

The Iowa Lumber Company pledges to build two sawmills in the Butte Creek timber belt near Derry in Jackson county with expected tap by the P and E railroad this year. In Los Angeles three hundred seventy Southern Pacific mechanics were laid off as part of Harriman’s retrenchment across divisions. Professor Giraudet of Paris calls dancing a spiritual exercise and outlines a free part in education. Chicago wheat futures show May at 83 2 5 8, July 94 1 4, September 87.

Iowa Lumber Company Butte Creek Derry Jackson County Los Angeles Southern Pacific Harriman Giraudet Paris Mileness M. Giraudet

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