Fulton to respond to Washington telegram on Mitchell illness
Astoria reports Senator Charles W. Fulton will depart for Washington tonight after a telegram from Senator Mitchell requesting his immediate presence. Locals discuss the rumor of Senator Mitchell’s serious illness, which appears increasingly probable. Fulton says he knows only what the telegram stated and is unsure of the case’s significance.
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Astoria
Charles W. Fulton
Washington
Mitchell
Fulton
Marriage Unites David McFerrell and Parnelia Branton
At the home of Mr and Mrs Lee Bailey on February 18 1908 David McFerrell and Parnelia C Branton were united in marriage by Rev GL Lobdell.
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Lee Baily
David Mcferrell
Mra Parnelia C Branton
GL Lobdell
Earthquakes Rattle Ladrones. Guam Raised Six Inches
Dispatches from Honolulu report violent earthquakes in the Ladrones with Guam surface forced upward six inches and large fissures opening across the island. Naval Governor Schroeder of Guam is en route to Washington to discuss the event. London parliament announces Alaska boundary tribunal members to be named after Canadian consultations. The Hague may hear American Venezuela claims. Spokane financier Morris returns East with 900000 bonds for Oregon and Washington Transportation line from Sumpter mining district to Spokane backing new rail and farm routes.
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Honolulu
Schroeder
Guam
Washington
Philippines
Sandwich Islands
Norton Guard
Scripps News Asaniation
London
Arliament
Alaskan Boundary Tribunal
Lord Cranborne
Venezuela
Mining Belt Railroad
Felipps
Asmokanton
Spokane
Wash
W . Morris
Oregon & Washington Transportation Company
Sumpter
Bakert County
Oregon
Presen
Eulogies on Tongue Observed in Sunday House Session
Washington lawmakers gathered in a special session to honor late Oregon Representative Tongue. Moody chaired as eulogies praised his career on river and harbor and irrigation committees and recalled his leadership and untimely death.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Representative Tongue
Oregon
Moody
Tongue
National Congress
Prof Martindale Dies at Weston Normal School President
Professor James M. Martindale, president of Weston Normal School, died Sunday after a long illness. The funeral was held this afternoon. He was 41, yet well known in Eugene. Formerly superintendent of Albany public schools, he leaves a wife and one child. Ed. Gaard.
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Weston, Or
James M. Martindale
Weston Normal School
Martindale
Eugene
Albany Public Wheels
Gaard
Fire and fireside ruin sweep St Louis to St Pierre items
Fire destroyed the Suburban Railroad car sheds in St Louis with seventy cars burned. loss estimated at a quarter million dollars. In Martinique the St Pierre disaster and Mount Pelee devastation are described, noting Samson Ludger as the sole survivor arriving in New York in distress.
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Scripps News Association
St. Louis
Suburban Railroad Company
St. Perrisspura
Bognadoff
New York
Samson Ludger
St. Pierre
Martinique
Mount Pelee
Ludger
Itor Guan
Lyons Woman Secures $1000 Bond Through Attorney
Through attorney J K Weatherford, Mrs Lyons secured a $1000 bond yesterday, gaining her liberty. The proceedings indicate a release has been granted pending further actions.
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Mre
Bllilett Lyone Seterdsy «Uceredd
J K Weatherford
Liberty
Special election set between May and June for Oregon seat
Poxtoanp Feb 28 A special election for choosing a new congressman will be held May 1 to June 15. Gov. Chamberlain says more citizens can vote then as farmers are free to travel roads are good. The term ends March 4 1880 making a quick election impractical.
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Toowas
Toogue
Congress
Oregon
Timber Land Deal Made By Promoter Olston
Otto Olston completed a major land sale, disposing of several hundred acres of timber lands near Walterville to O C Ruby and Jacob Koontz of New Martinsville West Virginia. Ruby is president of the First National Bank. Koontz is a leading local businessman. They plan logging with a large crew and establish camps, possibly moving to Eugene after their visit.
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Oo. C. Ruby
Jacob Koontz
New Martinaville
West Virginia
Walterville
Ruby
First National Bank
Koontz
Olston
Eugene
Practicing Early. Six Year Old Ambush of Foot Amputation
A Wendling, Oregon boy aged six began practicing medicine by amputating four toes from his five year old brother with an axe. Dr Fr M Dey, called from Eugene, completed the operation. The boy should not practice further until licensed.
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C. B&b. Jenne
Wendling
Fr. M. Dey
Eugene
Jenne Bey
Narrow Escape From Death In Bohemia Mountains
Miner Pearsons, long in the Bohemia district, endured a two day ordeal after getting lost while seeking shelter from deep snow and cold. He survived by building fires from dry timber, melted snow revealing a grand log hearth, and finally reached Werelonse where a kind woman fed him. He traveled to Cot Grove on horseback, calling the experience a life time and wishing for no repeat.
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Puehor
Bohemia
Pearsons
Nicht
Werelonse
Mie Miller
Indy and Noble
Birth Announcement for Miller Daughter in Eugene
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs H G Miller at 341 East Ninth Street in Eugene on February 22, 1903. Both mother and child are reported in good condition.
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H G Miller
East Ninth Street
Eugene
A &Pound Daughter
Feeding Beef Cattle on Millican Farm Near Eugene
Robert Millican farms near Walterville sixteen miles from Eugene on the McKenzie. His herd numbers about one hundred and he practices careful crop rotation. He sells eleven head to Watkins & Miller and expects profitable feeding, with roughly twenty dollars profit per head and potential value calculations at the start of feeding season.
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Robert Millican
Walterville
Eugene
McKenzie
Mr. Millican
Ile
Millican
Tax Collections Next Week in County
The 1902 assessment rolls have been extended and turned over to Sheriff Fisk for collection with a three percent rebate on taxes paid before March 15. Creed Hammond is appointed deputy to aid in the process over the next three weeks. If half is paid by April 5, balance may be paid by October 5. otherwise a ten percent penalty and twelve percent interest apply.
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Fisk
Creed Hammond
Filipinos Hold Fast Near Manila in February Skirmish
A force of Filipino insurgents under General San Miguel reappeared yesterday near Manila, avoiding a major clash with the main southern force. They captured three small detachments of constabulary and surrounded the towns of Cainta and Taytay, 11 miles east of Manila, seizing 40 scouts and 10 constabulary men who were later released.
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Manila
Peb
la Drones
San Migtal
Cainta
Taytay
Dr W F Mendenhall Died in Harrisburg at 75
Dr W F Mendenhall prominent Lina county physician and Eugene figure died at his Harrisburg home Saturday night February 71. Funeral was held today with attendance from Eugene residents. He was in his mid seventies.
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W F Mendenhall
Lina County
Eugene
Harrisburg
Eugene Mano
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