Fatal thunderstorms and fire report from July 1
Seven boys killed and one wounded by a bolt in California. a warehouse fire scorches 450 tons of dried fruit with $60,000 loss. Eleven boys die when a barn is struck in Chicago. Senator Kyle suffers a relapse. Illinois Central pensioned about two hundred workers. Columbia defeats Constitution in yacht race. Charlestown dock Pier No 5 burns with $200,000 loss.
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San Jose
Cal
Chicago
Curiaco
Illinois Central Railroad
Boston
Hoosas Tunnel Dock
Charlestown
Long Distance Fall Leaves Sawmill Worker Unharmed
Ben Feeder, an employee of the tooth Kelly Co s sawmill at Coburg, fell 25 feet from the rear chute onto a pile of slabs near a burning fire. Initially thought fatally hurt, he recovered with only minor bruises and a small leg burn and was in Eugene yesterday.
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Ben Feeder
Thetooth- Kelly Co
Coburg
Kuykendall
Ben
Eugene
Fern-Killing Question and Clover Soil Upgrade
In a ranch field and between apple rows the writer promotes sowing red clover to kill ferns and enrich soil. He notes fern decline after clover sowing, urges farmers to plant more clover seed, and argues clover improves yield versus ordinary cropping.
Eugene Businesses Open Late for Fourth of July
Eugene business houses agreed to forego the early closing rule tonight and tomorrow to accommodate people from town and country, who are doing extra trading for the Fourth and would otherwise be disappointed at last hour.
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Eugene
Kelly Family Reunion Noted In Portland Telegraph
The third annual Kelly reunion drew about 90 of 175 descendants from Oregon Washington and California to TJ Kelly's residence on Kelly avenue south of Kenilworth. A 80 foot long family dinner table under wide spreading cherry trees showcased plenty prepared by the Kelly women.
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Portland
Kelly
Clinton Kelly
TJ Kelly
Kelly Avenue
Kenilworth
Tribe of Kelly
Oregon
Washington
California
Labor Battle Royal Strikes Across Steel Plants
Thirty five thousand metal workers join a nationwide strike after American Steel and Sheet Company and American Steel Hoop Company refuse to sign labor penalties. Plants of United States Steel subsidiaries shut for July repairs, with August seen as the battle’s start. Amalgamated Association aims to control about 80 percent of capacity by then.
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Fhe
Fmteek
Weas
Plante
McDaniel To Stay In Pen For Murder Conviction
Oregon Supreme Court preserves Frank McDaniel's life sentence for the 1599 murder of Clara Fitch in East Portland Park. The nineteen year old was last seen with McDaniel, whose circumstantial case led to a second degree murder verdict after jurors favored first degree. The decision upholds the life term at the Oregon Penitentiary.
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Salem
Supreme Court of the
State of Oregon
Frank McDaniel
Multnomah County
Oregon
East Portland
Clara Fitch
Pullos
War Tax Repeal Cuts Burden on Daily Transactions
Beginning yesterday the war tax is removed from numerous items and services. Repeal applies to Hank checks telegrams money orders express receipts certificates of deposit life insurance receipts and other financial instruments. Also tax relief extends to condemns and tobacco products with further reductions in beer cigarettes foreign bills and bucket-shop transactions.
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Hank
Entertaining cross country letter from Drake student
John Handsaker of Drake University Des Moines writes from Oregon to Iowa June 20 1901 detailing an across continent journey. He notes Western Washington resembling Western Oregon evergreen mountains and logging scale near Tacowa with NPRR shops expanding. He describes North Dakota Bad Lands glaciated buttes fossils and primeval forests, Minnehaha Falls misnamed, Fort Spelling 1819, and ends with longing for Oregon Sweet Oregon as geography and geology lessons unfold.
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Drake University
Des Moines
Lowa
Oregon
Washington
Cascade
Coast
Willamette River
Tacowa
NPRR
Idaho
Sage Bruck
Rockies
Montoon
Custer Station
Custer
Youngers
Ehell
Bad Lande
North Dakota
Minnesota
Minneapolia
St Paul
Harper's
Llowa
Eugene
United States
Americas
Jonn J Hanpsaken
Judge sentences A Douglas to twenty years for rape in Idaho
Special to the guard Borse Crry Idaho July 1 Judge Stewart of the district court this morning sentenced A Douglas to twenty years in the penitentiary for the crime of rape. The offense occurred in January 1900 and the victim Circe Lingenfelter was then 15 years old. She is her mother now.
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Borse Crry
Idaho
Stewart
District Court
A! Douglas
Circe Lingenfelter
South Dakota Senator Kyle Dies At Aberdeen Home
Senator Kyle of South Dakota died at his home in Aberdeen at five yesterday afternoon from heart trouble due to malarial issues. He was 71 years old. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1807.
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Anerbren
South Dakota
United States
Kyle
Hue
Arberdeen
Malerts
Senate
Fight at Idaho Penitentiary Leaves Two Convicts Injured
Special to the Geart reports a serious brawl at Idaho penitentiary where convict Gordon struck fellow inmate Freel, who was knocked to the stone floor. Freel was unresponsive and near death but has since regained consciousness. Both men are life-formers noted in the report.
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Geart. Bone
Idaho Penitentiary
Gordon
Freel
Ekall
Free
Pot
Doreh Henry's Stop on the McKenzie Road Near Eugene
Travelers on the McKenzie road near Eugene are urged to stop at Doreh Henry's 26 miles from Eugene for horse feed and meals. The venue offers a convenient overnight layover for loaded teams and late starters, with reasonable rates.
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McKenzie Road
Doreh Henry's
Eugene
Cure a Cold in One Day Medicine Ad
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine. It notes druggists refund the money if not cured and features E. W. Above's signature on each box. Price five cents.
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Cure
Railroad Bridge Chief Engineer Visits Springfield
Special to the Guamp Springfield July 1 William H Hood chief engineer of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company San Francisco arrived by private conveyance from Eugene this morning to inspect the Willamette River site for a proposed steel bridge. The project is said to proceed this summer and Hood viewed Henderson Station quietly while rumors of east side trains being routed to Eugene circulate.
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Springfield
William H Hood
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
San Francisco
Eugene
Willamette River
Hood
Henderson Station
S;ringfield
Boutveru Pacific System
Springfeld
Mr Hood
Fatal pitchfork injuries from hay loads near Oregon towns
A ten-year-old boy near Eugene was impaled by a pitchfork after falling from a hay load. In Hillsboro a 15 year old, Francis Davis, fell from a hay load and the pitchfork prong entered his eye and exited at the head, killing him within hours.
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Eugene
Hillsboro
Francis
T K Davis
Crescent Bicycle Free Give Away Sparks 160th Wheel Question
The Crescent bicycle giveaway names recipients for free solar lamps and bicycles. It questions who will win the 160th wheel as the Crescent bicycle stand remains upright and invites readers to see them at Ft Chambers.
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Lucky Luyers
Crescent
Atearus
EE Wiilaon
Abbie Allen
Moody Neet
Georgia Parker
Edyth Kerns
Wm Davis
Ft Chambers
Delinquent Portland Taxes Reflect June Deadline
Portland tax collection closes on June 30 with the tax collector reporting delinquent accounts. The final day brought in eighty thousand dollars, highlighting the period’s revenue outcome and outstanding balances for the city.
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Portland
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