Edward's Great Grime at Portland
Two men from Creswell visit a Portland lodging house and a quarrel leads to murder. Edwardes Caudill is captured after a fatal shooting of Thomas McGaillard. Edwards confesses, claims self defense, Caudill wounds treated. grand jury to hear murder case with district attorney presenting facts.
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Pro- P
McGalliard
McGaillard
Iwi
C. M. Cold
Southern Pacific Steamship Company
Poice Edwards Copjandon Caudill
Goltz
Edwards
Caudill
Edward
St Vincent's Hospital
Cameron
Edwardes
Thomas F. McGaillard
Eva Sterns
K. Perdee
Illinois
Wiscoms
Golts
Ara
Fitzgerald
Med Galllard
G. Caudill
Richelle
Gaillard Coording
Criswell
Caudllia Etll
St. Vincent's Hospital
Tease Wonder Kidney and Rheumatic Health Claim
An outstanding cure claim for Tease Wonder promises to prevent kidney and bladder trouble and rheumatic issues. The ad offers two months of treatment for $1 and invites readers to send for testimonials via Dr. BK W Hall at 2626 Olive Street or by mail.
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O. J. Hall
BK. W. Hall
Olive Stroud Dies At Pleasant Hill Home
Miss Olive Stroud dies at home near Pleasant Hill on January 5 1909 from brain fever at age 11 months she was the daughter of Fred Stroud and wife and was popular in the neighborhood She leaves her parents and a number of brothers and sisters
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Pleasant Hill
Olive Stroud
Fred Stroud
Judge grants divorcee for temper and bad breath
A western judge grants a divorce on grounds of i temper and bad breath. Dr Kings New Life Pitts would have prevented it. The cure ends bad breath and liver ailment, quiets the temper, dispels colds, banishes headaches. 26 cents at W A Kuykendall's.
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King
Pitts
W. A. Kuykendali
Multnomah, Oregon to Meet Next Thanksgiving in Portland
The Portland Telegram reports that Multnomah will host Oregon and O A C next Thanksgiving after a three year contract with a clause allowing Oregon on alternate dates. Oregon has sought the game to avoid commercializing the matchup, with terms settled with Manager Pratt of Multnomah. Oregon Agricultural College had tentative willingness to play in Portland.
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University of Oregon
Multnomah
FE. D. Angell
Oregon Agricultural College
Angel
Hayward
Oregon
Portland
Pratt
A, C
Oregon. A
Portland Telegram
Death stalks close to Easterner lost in Lane mountains
Roseburg Oregon January reports a man spent days in the Lane mountains after rounding up cattle for a rancher. He was found alive Wednesday near the Black Butte Quicksilver mines exhausted from hunger and cold, after a search party began when he failed to return Monday.
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Lane Mountains
Roseburg
Alroway
Elk Head
Black Butte
Ine
Lane County
Wright divorce confusion over aviator Wright name
Lemans France Jan 9 reports in America connect the name of Wilbur Wright to a divorce suit said to have grown from mistaken identity with one of Wrights machinists.
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Lemans
France
America
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Prominent Citizen Dies in Portland
Lam James Van Schuyver a leading Portland figure and head of W. J. Van Schuyver & Co. wholesale liquor dealers died at 853 Lovejoy street at 9 30 this morning after a period of illness. A Fort Wayne native born 1834 he came to Oregon in 1860 and spent 49 years as a Portland resident. He trained in the liquor trade under Hugh McCullough, once secretary of the treasury.
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Wo Lam
James van Schuyver
Portland
Eltisu
Lovejoy Street
Mr. van Schauvyver
W. J. van Schuyver & Co
Cosfuyver
Oregon
Fort Wayne
Ind
van Schuyver
Hugh McCullough
Treasury
Kent Johnson
Portland Telegram
Welch to Save Salem Franchises Work Set to Start
Welch promoter of the Portland line with Eugene and Eastern involvement and Salem representative F P Waters announced after consultation that work on the Salem franchises will start at once as ground is broken.
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A Welch
Portland
Eugene & Eastern
Thousands of Tiki Birds Starved by Snow Crisis
Snow has isolated hungry tiki birds from food, prompting volunteers to scatter crumbs in yards. Birds perched on pickets and bare trees signal distress as communities urged to act quickly. small acts can save many lives.
Ed Howe Opens Rooms in Coleman Block Lodging House
Ed Howe, former proprietor of the Courthouse lodging house, has leased the lodging room in the Coleman block and will conduct a rooming house business there. Local residents anticipate affordable accommodations and continued service under new management.
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Ed Howe
Courthouse Lodging House
Coleman Block
Franchises Sought for Electric Road to Florence
A group including Free Thomas and Jack Rodman presented to the county commissioners a franchise application to build and operate an electric railroad from Eugene to Florence at the Sluslaw river mouth. They proposed three routes with numbered roads listed. no decision yet by the court.
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Free Thomas
Jack Rodman
F. E. Dunn
Alton Hampton
E. M
Mapleton
Elmira
Loraine
Mound
Alma
Meadow
Cottage Grove County Proposal Sparks Regional Opposition
Citizens from Drain Yoncalla Elkton Scottsburg and Roseburg oppose Cottage Grove proposed county carved from southern Lane and northern Douglas. Meeting resolutions condemn division citing geography taxes and travel hurdles while Cottage Grove leaders tour to study conditions and present boundary maps for a new county with Cottage Grove as seat.
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Roseburg
Messrs
J. A. Buchanan
J. D. Zurcher
Drain
Cottage Grove
Douglas County
Lane
Calapoola
Lane County
Oncalla
Yoncalla
Elkton
Scottsburg
Gardiner
Down
Kellogg
Oakland
R. M. Veatch
W. C. Conner
F. PD. Wheeler
Douglas and
Lane Fountiees
Arnica Salve Promises Quick Burns Relief
An old advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a fast acting healer for burns wounds ulcers boils and skin eruptions. It claims instant relief and lists a price of 25 cents. The copy uses dramatic claims about curing and healing skin conditions.
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Bucklen
Aarth
Police Officer Nolting Killed in Saloon Disturbance
San Francisco January reports detail the shooting of Sgt. Anton F. Nolting, a veteran officer, by private Jas. Jordan during a disturbance at Washington and Kearney Streets. Nolting was wounded, returned fire while down, and died en route to hospital. Jordan and Richard O’Connor were arrested amid differing accounts.
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San Francisco
Anton F. Nolting
Jas. Jordan
Coast Artillery
Nolting
Washington and Kearney
Jordan
Richard O'Connor
Corvallis Plans 170000 Request for New Buildings
The Oregon Normal College board of regents decided to ask the legislature for a 170000 appropriation to fund new buildings and equipment. Officials cite crowded conditions and refer to President Kerr’s report detailing the institution’s growth and needs. Enrollment this year is expected to exceed 1400, with students from all Oregon counties, 206 states, and two foreign countries.
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Board of
Regents
Oregongricultural College
Cornering
Kerr
Oregon
Oregon Journal
Land Grant Case Set For March 1 In Major Land Dispute
The famed land grant case over title to land worth 40 to 50 million dollars in Oregon moves toward its first hearing March 1 in the U S circuit court Judge Wolverton set the date after motions by W D Fenton for the railroad and B P Townsend for the government The proceeding will test the government charges and the railroad demurrer with a large legal team including Peter F Dunne W L Ham Singer Jr Townsend Tracy C Becker Senator Gearin and Oregon & California trustees against the Union Trust Company of New York The outcome will largely define lower court fate as to the case
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United States
Gregson & California Company
Portland Journal
Wolverton
United States Circuit Court
W. D. Fenton
B. PD. Townsend
Judes Wolverton
Peter F. Dunne
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
W Lham Singer, Jr
Portland
Mr. Townsend
Tracy C. Becker
Senator Gearin
Union Trust Company
New York
Oregon & California
Gearin
Stored sleighs return to life at Bangs Livery
The Bangs Livery Co unearthed four sleighs stored eleven years at the stable for 17 years and ran them all day hiring them out. Many ready rigs lined the streets as sleighing parties planned for tonight with more snow expected to keep the sport alive for days.
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Bangs Livery Co
Eugene Secures Next Meeting of State Grocers
The Oregon Retail Merchants association, formerly the Oregon Retail Grocers and Merchants association, elected officers for 1909 at its Portland convention. J. T. Rosas and others named to the board. resolutions favored garnishee extensions, peddlers restrictions, wage garnishment, uniform prices, anti dishonest advertising, and various regulatory aims. Eugene won the bid to host next year’s convention despite Portland supporters.
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Portland
Oregon Retail Grocers’ & Merchants’ Association
Oregon Retail Merchants’ Association
Ent
L. Kline
Corvallis
R. H. Greer
Hilleboro
Mr. Perry
Houston, Or
Thomas Watts
Reuben
Charles B. Merrick
Daniel Kellaher
J. T. Rosas
Astoria
A. M. Reeves
EB. D. Mallock
Willamette Valley
C. D. Ott
R. Schmeer
C. Schoenfeldt
John Collier
F. H. Dean
Eastern
Oregon
H. L. Truax
J. C. Mann
Committee On
Eugene
Gardiner Proposal for New Western Lane Douglas County
A traveler in Gardiner Douglas county proposes forming a county from Western Lane and Western Douglas. He suggests joining Drain Cottage Grove with the seaport Douglas Florence area, aiming for a coastal, inland balance. Gardiner would be the county seat and Umpqua or Stusi Coast could be proposed names.
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Western
Lane
Douglas
Douglas County
Florence
Lane County
Coos
Gardiner
Stuslandi
Umpqua
Stusi Coast
Applegate
McLaug
Oregon
Mrs Hunt Arrives From Oregon to Visit Son Student
Mrs Hunt arrived from Oregon this afternoon to her son Harold a student.
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Salem Franch
Hood
Siuslaw
North Douglas
New County
Krave Fire Ladoes
Legislature
Western Lang
U. S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Gai
Kasparilla
Hovt Chemical Co. P
Andersch Bros
Dept
Mimnengo
Wwe
Alfred Benjamin
Monarch and
Interstate
Roberts Bros
Toggery
Willamette Street
Grav
John D
W.c Walt Be
Mark Gc
Lwalla
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