City council actions on 6th Street loop and city services
Council opened with orders to begin work on 6th Street loop. Amendment to street railway franchise discussed granting E and E privilege to build on West street. Postponed for action until Wednesday night. Fire and water committee urged universal metering. Judiciary committee reported adversely on a theater operating amendment. Several street improvement ordinances passed. Police to strictly enforce lawn sprinkling hours.
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Gran Ponies E. & E
Fire and Water Committee
Judiciary Committee
Portland and Eugene East ern Railway seeks quick Fifth Street loop start
City council debated amending the franchise to allow immediate construction of the Fifth Street loop by the Portland and Eugene Eastern Railway. Manager OConnor and Attorney Woodcock pressed for action to transfer workers from the College Hill loop, signaling plans to begin this summer if approved. Local disputes over the Asset company’s street rights and other routine items filled the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Eugene Eastern Railway Company
Fifth Street
O’connor
Woodcock
College Hill
West Fifth Street
Lane County Asset Company
Wildamette
Olive
Asset Company
W. A. Gilbert
East Eleventh Street
University
Gilbert
Pipes
Garrett
Chas Shumway
Corneilman Garrett
Fire and Water Committee
Henderson
Finance Committee
Judiciary Committee
Koppe and
Door
Recorder
California Jewel Filter Company
Ness
South Olive Street
City council approves street and sewer work and water fate
The council referred several street and alley matters to committees, approved vacating a West Eighth street segment, and passed multiple gravel street grades. Water reports show June receipts of 2137.72 and total May water use at 45,836,900 gallons. an extra night marshal was appointed.
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A. J. Sheridan
Taylor
Hugene
Springfield
Matlock
John Barnes
Jefferson Street
Walnut Park
Sewer Committee
Kuykendall
Eugene Avenue
West Seventeenth
Park Street
Atherton Avenue
Park
East Eighteenth
Wilamette
Stewart Avenue
Hendricks and Luckey
College Hill
West Twelfth Street
Monroe
van Buren
Jackson Street
West Eighth
West Thirteenth
West Ninth Street
Sixteenth Street
Mill
Pearl
High
West Fourth
Blair
Mallock
John Blanton
Curtiss Ascends Over Ocean Wave at Atlantic City
Glenn H. Curtiss set an American record for a 50 mile flight by covering 50 miles in five mile laps along the beach in 1 hour 14 minutes and 59 seconds. He was aloft 1 hour 30 minutes with 1 hour 21 minutes on the course, turns incurring 6 minutes 6 seconds deducted. Curtiss also set a quick climb record by reaching 1600 feet in 5 minutes 51 seconds as Walter Brookins and Frank Coffyn of the Wright team offered congratulations.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Glenn H. Curtis
Curtiss
Walter Brookins
Frank Coffyn
Eastern people to ascend the Sisters
People from the Pacific coast and the east plan an ascent of the Three Sisters mountains east of Eugene with the Mazama outing party in early August. They will stop in Eugene, receive hospitality, and travel by automobile for the first leg. C H Shores reports invitations from St Louis Ames College Iowa Purdue University and other eastern states to showcase the Willamette valley and mountains under favorable conditions.
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Pacific Coast
Three Sisters Mountains
Eugene
Mazama
Othe
Freeman
Commerceial Club
C. H. Shores
Mazamas Club
St .Louis
Ames College
Iowa
Purdue University
Indiana
Willamette Valley
Two Rail Lines Proposed to Serve Fair Grounds
P. E. and B Railway Co manager O Connor asks council for franchise to build two lines to the fair grounds. Surveyors at work to connect Fifth Street to Monroe Street and the College Hill loop, with a Monroe Street extension to Eleventh Street beyond, offering $6000 bonus from property owners.
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Fair Grounds
O'Connor
P. E. & EB. Railway Co
Anna Loop
Fifth Street
College Hill Loop
College Hill
Monroe Street
Eleventh
Fifth
Sinslaw jetty work report for June 1910
The Sinslaw river entrance improvement project reports favorable June weather and steady progress. The jetty tramway extended 705 feet seaward to bend No 67, total 1005 feet from the wharf, with first stone deliveries starting June 15 and ongoing daily deliveries. Materials placed include piles 5182 linear feet, timber 76111 feet, bots 3539 pounds, wire 5300 pounds, old rails 16500 tons, spikes 600 pounds, stone 2047 tons. brush mattresses to follow. Monthly estimate No 3 prepared for payment by the contractor.
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Sinslaw
Port of
WM. G. Carroll
Miner Injured In Powder Blast Sparks Cottage Grove News
Albert Ziniker narrowly escapes worse injury after a glycerine flare caused by drying powder blasts while at his Bohemia mines forge. He loses sight risk, is hospitalized at Holland hotel, with doctors hopeful of vision preservation. Local civic updates note theater closings and church praise, plus a July 4 family reunion of Gardners with several relatives from nearby cities.
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Cottage Grove
Albert Ziniker
Bohemia Mines
Holland Hotel
Ziniker
Happomedd
Mr. Ziniker
Tie
Five-Row tracts offered on McKenzie river valley land
The Willamac Land Co offers 16 ten acre and 18 five acre tracts of bea t fruit nut and garden land in the McKenzie river valley near Eugene and Springfield. Described as fine soil, high and dry with a picturesque home site. Room 243 Cherry Block.
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Willamac Land Co
McKenzie River
Eugene
Springfield
Rooma
Pleasant Hill
High Echon
Pheagen
Springfield Farmere
Fire devastates Campbellton cedar shingle center
Fort Bathurst July 12 A great fire wiped out Campbellton the largest cedar shingle center in eastern America burning about a thousand buildings leaving five thousand homeless and causing an estimated loss of three million dollars. Only seven houses remain outside on the outskirts no lives reported.
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Bathhurst
N. B
Campbellton
America
Theodore TQ Convert in Beverly Talks Tariff View
Beverly Massachusetts July 11 A new angle emerged in the discuss ion between William Loeb Jr and President Taft with regard to the general political situation and the Payne Aldrich tariff bill Taft seeks a New York administration view of the tariff aiming to align Novo telt with insurgent opinions as conveyed by Beveridge Aris tow La Follette and others who visited Sagamore Hill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly, Maas
Wilamiiam Loeb Jr
Beverly
Preaident Taft
Payne-Aldrich
Taft
Novovelt
Africa
Beveridge
Aristow, LaFollette
Sagamore Hill
Fire Ravages Campbellton Shingle Town Killing Eight
Authorities in Campbellton B C search ruins and care for the homeless after a disastrous fire. Eight are reported dead and more than 5000 left homeless. Loss around 3,000,000 dollars. Campbellton, the region’s cedar shingle center, suffered widespread destruction. Three destroyed firms valued at one million dollars each. Population about 5000.
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St. Johns
N. B
Campbellton
B. C
America
Yale Athletics Revenue and Costs for 1909 Report
New Haven July 8 Yale’s athletics last year cost 104940 receipts football 86370 baseball 4729 track 1297 increase cost breakdown football 27846 track 12264 baseball 22787 total profit 5321 after minor athletics 600 and Carnegie pool 6000.
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New Haven
Yale
National Athletic Committee
Walter Camp
Henry B. Sargent
Theodores. Woolsey
Carnegie
Rickard plans suit against Governor Gillett over fighting ban
Tex Rickard announced in San Francisco a $30000 damages suit against Governor Gillett for declaring no lawful way to block the Jeffries Johnson prizefight in California. He said the governor's statement misled him and four associates, and plans to produce affidavits supporting the claim.
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San Francisco
Tex Rickard
Gillett
Rickard
California
Offidavite
Fourteen Negroes Die in Riots After Reno Fight
Chicago dispatches report rioting nationwide after the Jeffries Johnson bout in Reno. Fourteen Black men killed, two whites dead, many injured by razors and clubs. In Chicago about 50 "bad" Negroes seized and held in custody as trouble looms with Johnson’s arrival and parades planned by two bands and the Colored Elks.
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Chicagos
Jeffries- Johnson
Reno
Johnson
Eighth Regiment
Colored Elks
Johnson Willing To Fight Jeffries Anywhere Anytime
Chicago July 9 Jack Johnson told United Press he is ready to meet James J Jeffries in a return heavyweight title fight anywhere at any time provided proper inducements are offered He predicted Jeffries would fight harder next time and hinted at setting a high mark for the challenge not to fight again without a suitable offer.
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Chicago
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
United Press
California
Jeffries
Johlneom
Johnson Eyes Rematch With Jeffries For Boxing Title
Former champion Johnson says a rematch would draw well despite Jeffries lackluster July 4 showing. He claims he can return to peak form quickly, would whip Jeffries again, and disputes Jeffries’ courage while considering terms for a side bet and purse.
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Jeffries
Johnson
Netter
Reno
Jack
Frisco bars fight pictures
San Francisco municipal board of censors adopted a resolution instructing the police chief not to permit the reproduction of the Jeffries Johnson prize fight by moving pictures. A similar resolution on prize fight pictures in general was also adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Municipal Board of Censors
Decree Sought In Lane County Land Dispute Suit
In the Circuit Court of Oregon Lane County H A Boulte and John F Alan sue Hermus W Thompson Edwarde and H M Price as County Commissioners G L Dryden and Dryden wife J W H Miller and Miller wife and McKain as defendants The suit seeks a decree declaring plaintiffs title to the west half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 6 Township 20 South Range 3 West W M containing 26 acres in Lane County Oregon and barring all defendants from any claim to the land The case was ordered published for six weeks in Nation Weekly Guard Eugene Oregon starting July 14 1910 and is filed by A WINTRAM MIE attorney for plaintiffs.
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Circuit Court
State of
Oregon
Lane County
H. A. Boulte
John F. Alan
Hermus W Thompson
HD. Edwarde
H M. Price
G. L. Dryden
Dryden
Said GG. Dryden
J. HW. Miller
Miller
Said J. H. Miller
McKain
J. A McKain
W. M
J. T. Harris
Nation Weekly Guard
Eugene
A. PD. Toto
A. Wintram Mie
Afttorn
Pmtaintieta
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Clackamas Range
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Butte Mooney
Horace Conner
J. C. Johnson
Melvin Jordan
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Roy Woods
Jon Lewis
The
W. J. Gardner
Hi. L. Morgan
Saginaw
L. E Gardner
Salem
L. H. Bennett
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Lane County Abstract Co
Ferry Street
Webster Kincaid
East Ninth Street
Best College Mil
Mooter Electric Co
W. Sthat
Blair Street
Mark Fleming Co
Willamette Street
East Ninth
C. Wright
Deak
J. R. McGalllard
IAAF
J. PF
Howe
Bingham
East Sthetront
East Front
Wilmette Street
Ed Hrvant
Cocherline & Wetherbee'’s
Red Crom Drug Store
Junction City
Hood River
J. W. Jones
Weat Eighth Street
Easiec Hyckman
Willamette At
Mra. L. BE. Tidball
Northenst Corner
Ferry Streets
J. F. Ross
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M. L. Killott & Co
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Jia
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Cropa
M L. Elliott & Co
Kent
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Hent
Ewer & Eggen
Willamette
Bath
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Lew Webster Kincaid
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Washington Wi
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W. &. Moon
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DOL Aremell Hovey
Peltaare
Pasilee
Warren Place
South Weet
G. W. Grow
Bow
Kent New Ana
Ainele
Io Dultes
Teama
Kincaid
A. W. Blantoo
L W Brown
Hroom
Chinaman Block
McKenzie Power Plant
Alvin Myers
Walterville
Bow 14
House
Lot News
Douglas County
F. S. Tompkitsa
Yonealla
Ninth Street
Charles Kingwela
Ne Pressing Company
Main
Halsey
National Co-operative Realty Co
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Alog
Id Mining
Wteck
Cooolidated Mineg Co
Great Fort
Gillette
Mistah J. Jeffries
St Mons
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