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Newspaper

Eugene Weekly Guard

Location

Eugene, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1908

Page

7

Joan W Kern Leading Democrat Of Indiana

Jo an W Kern nominated by the Denver convention for vice president has been a dominant Indiana political figure for 24 years. A former supreme court reporter and state senator, he staunchly backed the gold standard in 1896 and later campaigned for Bryan. He has been married twice with two children from the second marriage.

Ediznapolis Ind Uly John W. Kern Denver Supreme Court Howard County University of Michigan God Kern State Senate Bryan

Navajo Indians on Warpath Reported in Bishee Arizona

An uprising of Navajo Indians is reported near Bishee Arizona. Thirty soldiers with machine guns have been dispatched from Fort Huachuca to Fort Wingate to aid troops there. No further details are obtainable.

Bishee Ariz Navajoca New Mexico Fort Hunecuch Fort Wingate

Grand Forks Fire Ravages City With Heavy Loss

Vancouver July 10 a sweeping blaze in Grand Forks the capital of the Boundary smokestack district left two blocks cleaned out and an estimated loss near 300000 with insurers possibly 65 percent. Barnaby Male killed his charred remains found. one other person missing as hotels shops and offices including Yale hotel Alberta hall Valhalla hotel Crowned by a long list of destroyed properties.

Vancouver B.C Grand Forks Boundary Country Hbody Nuins Barnaby Male Valhalla Hotel Yale Alberta Hall Victoria Hotel Parre’s Canadien Pacific Railway Telegraph Exchange Windsor Hotel British-American Trust Company Eastern Township Bank Downey Cigar Store Province Hotel Clarendon Salvation Army Band Hall Poley's Horne's Residence White Jewelry Co-Operative Chappelle's Plumbing Shom Woodland’s Drug Store Cochrane's Law Dominion Express

South Carolina launches amid cheering crowd at Philadelphia dock

The all big gun battleship South Carolina is launched Saturday from Cremp's shipyard on the Delaware with thousands cheering. Naval experts hail its design as nearly matching the Dreadnaught class, measuring about 450 feet long with 14,000 tons displacement and 18.5 knots speed, a substantial addition to the American fleet.

Philadelphia South Carolina Cremp Igut

Hatchery Plan for Trout on the McKenzie River

Eugene Commercial Club will discuss the need for a McKenzie River trout hatchery at its meeting next Monday evening. Proponents argue trout stocks have declined and restocking is needed to prevent future exhaustion. Also notes progress on the Bible University hall walls and roofless three stories.

Eugene Commercial Club McKenzie River Lst The Bible University

Hearst Declines to Back Bryan Amid Party Drift

Hearst newspapers in New York the American and Evening Journal abandon Bryan and the Democratic party, signaling lost confidence. Across the nation, Democratic outlets largely reject or doubt Bryan, while some praise his nomination as signaling a shifting party landscape.

New York Bryan Hearst American and Evening Journal

Newspapers Split Over Taft and Bryan in Endorsements

A mosaic of editorials shows Brooklyn Eagle backing Taft while New York Mail opposes him. The Evening Sun derides Bryanitis. The Times praises Taft but brands Bryan’s mind unsteady and principles unsafe. Other papers clash on Bryan, Murphy, and political strategy with varied predictions.

Brooklyn Eagle W. H. Taft The New York Mail Evening Sun

Bryan Praises Kern and Democratic Platform in Fairview

In Fairview on July 11, Bryan spoke to Lin coln Bryan Club and Nebraska Traveling Men's Bryan Club members, praising the Democratic platform and running mate John A. Kern. He urged campaign contributions be public, framing it as transparency for voters, and noted the party’s unity on the issue as a tenet of faith.

Fairview Lincoln Bryen Club Nebraska Traveling Men’s Bryan Club Bryan John A. Kern Vnd Republian Ihe Democratic Party

Hay sales in Eugene push prices as season advances

Low hay sales were reported in Eugene today at 8 dollars per ton with other lots selling for lower prices. Farmers expect prices to rise as weather advances. New hay is plentiful and crop conditions are mixed. several buyers note weaker prospects earlier in the season.

Eugene

Democratic Platform Planks on Railroad Regulation Expanded

A Denver convention hall synopsis outlines key Democratic planks on railroad control. It calls for broader Interstate Commerce Commission powers to end discrimination and extortion, ensure railroads meet common carrier duties, and regulate interstate railroad rates and valuations reflecting construction costs and value elements.

Convention Hall Denver Con United States Interstate Commerce Commission Interstate Commercce Commission Interstate Confterce Commission

Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Urges Kidney Health Cure

An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for weak or troubled kidneys and related symptoms such as backache facial swelling and urinary issues. It promotes liquid or Sarsatabs forms and notes a 10 dose package. The ad also endorses legislation to prevent railroads from competing with their shippers.

Hood

Democratic platform plank on currency tariffs and reform

The platform urges currency reform including government emergency currency and opposes Aldrich Vreeland. It calls for tariff revision to lower duties on life necessities and against trust prices, demands repeal of tariffs on wood pulp and print paper, opposes ship subsidies, favors waterway improvement, banking reform laws, postal savings banks, and campaign finance disclosure.

Aldrich-Vreeland

Bryan Marri Aged Oklahoman Happy For Rest Of Life

Lincoln Nebraska July 10 William Tate Edmond Oklahoma, age 80, greets Bryan at Fairview and calls him the second most popular man after Theodore Roosevelt. Tate spends time with the Bryan family, receives a pebble bracelet, and leaves with tears of happiness as crops recover after a recent storm.

Bryan Marri Lincoln Neb United States Theodore Roosevelt William Tate Edmond Okla Bryan Fairview Tate Sea of Galilee Evan Mer

Uniform Bill of Lading Approved for Freight Movement

Washington July 11 The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a new uniform bill of lading to replace older forms for miscellaneous freight and general merchandise. The document offers two colored forms one for straight consignments and one for order consignments. The order bill is negotiable while the straight bill is non negotiable.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission

Ladies of the G. A. R. Convention at Newport Report

Mary M. Small reports on the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic convention at Newport. Officers elected, reception at headquarters, speeches by department leaders from Arlington and Eugene, and a pleasant stay despite brief rain. The writer notes Oregon posts remember the order’s national status and expresses a fond returning wish.

Newport Mizpah Department Ladies of the Grand Army Oregon Apperson Arlington Higgins Eugene Mary 5. Small Rich Mountain Circle L. of

Cupid Makes Visit to Heceta Beach

At Heceta Beach on July 10 Cupid arrived in a bottle via the Neptune route. A Californian businessman, Herbert Warren of Valero, sent the love note, which Mrs. O. L. Hansen of this town found two miles north of Heceta. She returns the bottle and note and asks to hear who sent them.

Heceta Cupid O. L. Hansen Tom Thumb Herbert Warren Valero Cal Portland

Hartog Returns From Bohemia Mines Visit

John H. Hartog, manager of the Commercial Club, returned from a trip to the Bohemia mines with F. J. Hard. He praised the district’s rich properties and brought ore from the Oregon-Colorado and Vesuvius mines. Hartog photographed scenes for advertising and noted unusually mild weather with minimal snow. He commended the road work to the mines and traveled light without coat or vest most days.

John H. Hartog Commercial Club Bohemia Mines F. J. Hard Mr. Hartog Oregon-Colorado Vesuvius Hard Hartog

EasternER Will Locate in Eugene

Peter Defer, who has been visiting in Eugene the last few weeks, started home to Detroit, Michigan, last Tuesday by way of Portland. He has been traveling in Old Mexico and New Mexico.

Peter Defer Eugene Detroit Mich Portland Old Mexico New Mexico

Oregon Traveler Plans New Detroit Real Estate Venture

The report notes a traveler who has spent six to eight months across Arizona, California and Oregon, visited Portland and Salem, toured Eugene, and plans to return to invest after selling real estate in a new Detroit addition. He favors a four acre tract near Fairmount's southeast boundary. Mrs. Defer stays in Eugene with her sister on H. R. Kincaid. Oregon Journal.

Arizona California Oregon Pacific Coast Portland Salem Eugene Detroit Fairmount

Proximity to State Line Spurs Merrill Bus Trade

In Merrill Oregon residents debate living near the California border. A local saloon operator ran a free Sunday bus to his California resort after Merrill went dry and is reportedly doing good business there.

Merrill, Or Merrill California

Market Day Plans for Eugene and Pavilion Proposal

Max Zimmerman of The Guard Roseburg and partner Mr. Colgate announce intention to settle permanently in Eugene. They schedule another market day for Saturday August 8 and report a pending deal to construct a large auction pavilion as a permanent market place, with travels from Roseburg to Grants Pass.

Max Zimmerman Roseburg Mr. Colgate Eugene Rogeburg Grants Pass

Southern Pacific reroutes freight to Springfield area

The Southern Pacific Company now routes all freight for Springfield and Wendling branch points and Natron branch above Springfield via Boren instead of Albany. Transfer occurs at Bygene depot and Springfield locals at Wendling are taken over.

Southern Pacific Company Springeld Wendling Natron Brash Springfield Boren Albany Bygene

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Joan W. Kern Indiana Warpath Kenzie River Chicago Democratic Independent W. J. Bryan Washington Star Atlanta Constitution Indianapolis Star Chicago Record-Herald Taft Baltimore American William Randolph Hearst Maryland Philadelphia Record Harvan Boston Globe St. Louis Republic Buffalo Express Oklahoma Committee On Resolutions Charles N. Haskell G. Alr Convntion Heceta Beach Bohemia Easterner Eugene, Ore Tsing What Is Castoria Murray Street New Yora Erry Walter A. Wood Harvester Trust J. W. Quackenbush & Sons Aedereb Gre
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