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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
6
Publication details indicate a weekly Eugene, Oregon newspaper with price information and mailing status. The fragment notes Thursday publication, and pricing for advance and end-of-year payments, indicating distribution as a second class matter.
The Daily and Weekly Guard lists authorized agents to take and receipt for subscriptions or transact business. Cottage Grove W C Creswell J L Clark Coburg Geo A Drury er.
The Guard Printing Co. enlarges its guard and offers advance payers one-year subscriptions at $1.50 for the Weekly Guard with a free choice of the Twice-a-week St Louis Republic or the Oregon Agriculturist for one year. Old or new subscribers may select either paper. unfulfilled premiums will be substituted. Remittances go to GUARD PRINTING CO., Eugene, Oregon.
A late Sunday column highlights astonishing payroll figures, noting a daily labor payroll over a million dollars with 120 banks and 4700 paymasters processing weekly wages in Pittsburg. It discusses railroad interests, Harriman, and tax questions surrounding Rockefeller’s $32,000 educational gift.
A collage of satirical quips about political figures and public life. References to Captain Hobson, civil service reform, Rockefeller donations, oil prices, buttons production, city skylines, a Bailey Hearst duel, an editorial on Speaker Davey, New York gambling, and Governor Chamberlain’s vetoes.
Albany committee members fail to sign cannery contract with Oregon Packing Co. due to lack of authority. A new subscription drive will begin, targeting Lasselle Bros. for construction and operation. Also noted is broad approval of T. K. Campbell’s appointment to Oregon Railroad Commission.
State dairy and food commission bullets Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward supply houses for fake maple sugar evaporated cream mislabeling and coal tar dyed colors. cream cheese tainted with borax. Three Berlin survivors, all women, bring total to 15 of 141. No fatalities in the New York to Chicago flyer wreck at Johns Town. 54 injured, one fatally.
The piece argues sport should educate and unite rather than divide. It condemns wins at all costs and praises sport as its own reward fostering lifelong friendships and shared participation across ages while warning against commercialism and professionalized trade overrunning genuine sport.
A reflective poem laments an ended romance. The speaker declares lasting disdain yet refuses to mourn or seek the former beloved. He muses on love, worth, and ongoing pride, ending with a vow to love still but plead no more.
Salem Feb 29 The senate approved by 15 to 14 a bill repealing Portland Gas Company perpetual franchise but not operative without city council compensation for losses. The house passed senate bill No 2 allowing state funds to banks with over 50 000 capital at 2 to 5 percent, profits to state treasury. The governor signed Coke’s bill creating two supreme court commissioners, to be appointed with court consent, two year terms, and salaries of 6000 annually, effectively enlarging the bench in emergency amid congestion. Possible appointees include William Rufus King and W T Slater with other names such as Judge Hailey, Judge Ramsey, Judge Lord, and Richard Montague floated.
A daughter to Mr and Mrs 8 P Peterson born February 15 1907 Sandy is excited by the event The C P Houston stock was sold at sheriff sale J F Whiting bought the stock and will keep at the old stand Rev kh L McHatton conducts Christian church services each evening large audiences Sunday night packed sermons well received Kaiser and Gilmore dissolve partnership division run by T J Kirk assisted by J M Kitchen and Mr Bond both will stay in business Kaiser may take new rooms Gilmore leases current premises Warren E M sold 25 tons hay to a Tacoma man two weeks ago but shipping delays threaten cancellation Subscribe for the Weekly Guard.
The Senate opened its session honoring George Washington with remarks by Senator Burkett of Nebraska. House prayers briefly referenced the anniversary. The omnibus lighthouse bill conference report was approved, and the president signed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. A plan to arbitrate labor strikes by a presidential commission was advanced.
Residents and visitors traverse Eugene Coburg Harrisburg and New Era with short visits and moves. Hazel Wood travels to Eugene, Geo Peters plans to move to Coburg, and the Peters bid Kansas departure. Huntsville residents Bruce Endicott and Knight family rejoin Coburg and Harrisburg, while Mrs Endicott resigns teaching as New Era work continues.
Two carloads of block signal apparatus for the Southern Pacific reached Eugene and will be erected along the main line southward. The signals, common on Eastern railroads, will prevent train collisions and operate automatically by electricity to stop oncoming trains in occupied blocks between Eugene and Coshen.
In Eagle Pass Texas on February 22 one hundred bodies were recovered from the Las Esperanzas mine in Mexico after a gas explosion Tuesday. Over a score of miners are believed dead still in the shaft. More than half the victims are Japanese.
Honolulu reports that Japanese laborers in Hawaii who wish to enter the United States plan to pass through Mexico. The note reflects immigration routes discussed as of February 22. No further details on individuals or dates are provided.
In Salem on February 21 the Oregon House passed Bingham's 8 B No 212 to require annual burning of slashings in lumber camps and forests under a deputy fire warden. Clatsop and Tillamook counties were exempted. other counties faced amendments and protests. The measure faced strong opposition claiming class legislation and enforcement issues. The article notes related bills and a vote on 8 S B No 235, plus details on irrigation, water powers, and senate mileage refusals.
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