Oregon Eastern railroad work nears construction start
Oregon Eastern rail line progress reported as final route locations from Natron to Vale and Vale to the Lake Harney boundary gain approval. Engineers map a track following the Malheur river to cut through sagebrush and near the waterway to secure feasible grades, signaling imminent construction. a separate night ordeal details six infantrymen surviving a cliff trap with guardsmen led by Captain Denny and Fleet Lieutenant Disch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Eastern Railroad
Harriman
Oregon
Worcester
Gays
Oregonian
Natron
Vale
Boundary
Lake and
Harney Counties
Oregon Fastern
Oregon Eastern
Malheur River
Narrow Escape of Oregon Infantry at Tillamook Head
Seaside Oregon July 15 riflemen of the Third Oregon Infantry Regiment, in camp at Senelde, reached their quarters exhausted after being caught by the tide on a perilous rocks under a cliff known as the trap. They clung to projecting rocks on the cliff for nine hours until the tide receded amid a drenching rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaside
Sifx
Third
Oregon Infantry Regiment
Senelde
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mrs Wood Of Eugene
Women endure many aches and kidney related pains says Mrs W D Wood of 385 West Eighth Eugene Oregon. She used Doan's Kidney Pills with fine results for herself and a child with kidney weakness. She reports relief from backache fatigue and draggy feeling. Sold by dealers everywhere price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for US Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Wood
Weat Eighth Street
Eugene
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Garfield to clear Oregon land cases via secretary's visit
Secretary Garfield's visit to Portland aims to settle Oregon land cases and remove red tape. He met with United States District Attorney W C Bristol and after a late night of work, Bristol traveled with Garfield toward California, stopping in Cottage Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Garfield
Portland
United States
W. C. Bristol
Ballinger
Bristol
California
Cottage Grove
Public Lands Restored to Entry in Oregon
A Washington dispatch reports the secretary of the interior restored entry on July 12 to forty thousand acres previously withdrawn for the Umatilla irrigation project in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Umatilla
Oregon
New Discovery Promises Cure for Coughs and Colds
The popular cry in Europe and America praises Dr Kings New Discovery a throat and lung remedy. Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Turo Masa declares it never fails to quickly cure a cough or cold. The remedy cures weak lungs and sore throats after other remedies fail. Guaranteed by W L Delano 60¢ and 1.00 Trial bottle offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Delano
Construction Of Street Railway Begins In Oregon City
The start of electric street railway construction was reported on Willamette street this morning with 20 workers and a Warren Construction Company steam roller. A plow tore up hard gravel, struck old street car ties, and broke, delaying progress while crews cleared debris and shifted dirt to East Eleventh street. Large crowds watched as teams prepared the line for rails and ties, with curb forms and cement materials advancing for the completed track section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Street
Willamette Street
Warren Construction Company
East Eleventh Street
Rumors of electric line to Springfield and Willamette Valley ties
A faction says the Willamette Valley Company is tied to the 8. P. Co and that the Eugene Springfield electric line will use the 8. P. track to Judkins Point, crossing the new bridge at Springfield Junction. Promoters claim cars into Springfield by January 1, while river bridge timing and franchise terms remain disputed amid broader plans for regional electric roads and power plants. The Booth Kelly Coburg mill now runs only day shifts, with layoffs stretching yarn.
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Willamette Valley Company
Eugene
Springfield
McKenzie
Blue River
Mill City
8S. P. Co
S. P
A. Welch
Rhoads, Sinkler & Butcher
Philadelphia
Harriman
S. P. Co
Willamette Valley
Orchard Testimony In Haywood Trial Rebuttal
Boise July 15 Harry Orchard testified as the state’s principal rebuttal witness in the Haywood trial, denying links to Pinkerton agents and arson charges. The defense challenged asylum records and questioned motives of witnesses like Dewey, Moran, and Gregory while other experts debated gas explosion causes.
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Boise
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Orchard
Richardson
Peter McKinney
Canada
Patrick
B. W. McKinstry
Alameda
McKinney
Horsley
Patrick McKinney
Ireland
Wood
Insans Asylum
John D. Elliott
William Dewey
Coeur d'Alene
Bunker Hill and
Sullivan Mill
W. F. Davis
Dewey
d'Alene
Bunker Hill
Cr. A. Lawsen
Boise Gas Light Company
Pinkerton
Gratiaso Max Malich
Joe Mahliet
Riddell
Joe Barnes
Butte
Brokaw
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Walter Bynum
Denver
Colo
Pat Moran
Moran
Federation
Bynum
E. M. Sabin
Idaho Springs
Lyte Gregory
Gregory
Western Federation
D. C. Coply
Sabin
Will Prosecute Doctor for Perjury in Haywood Case
Boise Idaho July 13. A warrant was issued for Dr L L McGee over perjury allegations in the Haywood case. Sheriff Botley of Shoshone County swore to the complaint and Wallace officers were instructed to hold the accused until a deputy from Prosse arrives. McGee had been noted by the state as an unreliable witness.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
L. L. McGee
Lst
Botley
Shoshone
Wallace
McGee
Harry Orchard
Coeur d’ Alenes
Wardoer
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Mefice
Orchard
Logger Boyd Brought Down From Camp In An Evening Incident
A logger named Boyd was removed from a logging camp in the evening after an incident. Details are scarce in the fragment, but officials note the event occurred at or near the camp site and is under preliminary investigation.
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Boyd
Glass Factory Ready 10 Start August First
The Matheson Glass Company plans to begin blowing glass in Coburg on August 1, claiming Oregon’s first glass factory. It will employ about thirty, draw skilled Norwegian workers, and use a wood-fired smelter unique to the country. The plant costs $4000, aims for cheaper glass, and sources sand from the South while fuel and materials come from California and Oregon. The Coburg site leverages Booth-Kelly sawmill waste, with a barn-like building awaiting proven success.
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Matheson Glass Company
Coburg
Flrat Glass
Oregon
J. D. Purtley
Norway
America
Gustav Matheson
United States
California
Booth-Kelly
Death of trainer Trine at Corvallis in Oregon
Trine known as Dad among athletes and longtime Oregon State trainer died of cancer in Corvallis at 7 p.m. He coached at Oregon Agricultural College and other valley colleges. A former professional sprinter with notable times, he endured a cancer battle with grit and devotion, leaving a wife and young daughter. Funeral held Sunday in Laurel Grove cemetery near Springfield with local and distant attendees.
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W. ©. Trine
Oregon
Dad
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Trine
Monmouth
Willamette
Pacific University
The
Agricultural College
Eugone
Laurel Grove
Springfield
Rev
G. H. Fees
Corvat Us
Woodmen of the World
Zelata Ferrera
Portland
N. A. Hills
B. H. Greenhaw
J. Ed Felton
Corvallis City Council Considers Telephone Franchise
Coburg council discusses granting a franchise to the Telephone Company amid debate over privileges and electric wire rights. City fathers weigh the proposal, with doubts about city control and potential impacts on residents and utilities.
Fifty Days on Sun for Wife
Fragmentary court note reports a man named Monroe facing a $100 fine or fifty days in jail for an offense involving his wife and a mother-in-law. The entry mentions city penalties, a street commissioner, and potential flight to avoid jail, with vague references to a rock pile gang and a September deadline.
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Bi” Monroe
Commissioner 7
Rock Pile
Local notes from Florence and nearby towns
A jumble of local notices reports farm sales and land deals near Florence and Coburg, veterans movements near Roseburg, and scattered community events. Mentions residents J. D. Mays near Elmira, Milton Nicolle of Eugene, Clara Emmons of Florence, and personnel involved in logging and furnishing a warehouse for Kelly company. Also notes Odd Fellows gathering, boat mishap on the river, and military encampment orders from Fort Steilacoom with Separate Battalion Infantry units.
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J. D. Mays
Elmira
Cael
Norman Porter Hoffman Hose
Milton Nicolle
Eugene Clara Emmons
Florence
Frey
Jey
W. E. Fisk
Henry Chily
Robert Orr
Ful
Kelly Company
Coburg
Odd Fellows
D. L. Cartmell
J. Lock
M. O. Fuller
Mo Svar L. Whitsox
BE. K. Chapmanown
W.T. Gordon
P. Xa Bowman
More
Womels
Phelps
J. J Cherry
W. J. Tuck
Bob J. &. Martin
Jobn
Flint
Carlson
J.B. Kronebusch
Ace
F. L. Wale
Dakota
Price Pill
L. N. Roney
Kenzle
Fme
McKanie
Sem
Geo. O. You
Roseburg
Fort Ste
W. W. Calkins
Strand
Omer
F. Gene
Posiichs
Loreal Secretar
Éitiar Astomy
Eugene
Portland
Fragmentary obituary notes a 21 year old son and local figures
A garbled obituary fragment mentions Cc. Bellinger aged 21 and describes connections to a late verson, a judge and a former regent. The text references qualities and teaching roles, but the item is heavily incomplete and lacks clear dates or locations.
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Cc. Bellinger
Verson
C. FB
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Furniture Trust
Uudor
8Th and
Olive Streets
Eugene, Oregon
Denny
Ordnance Department
Disch
Howard
Geer
Oesch
Dickel
Soubert & Dodge
GUAD
Long
the King
Willam
Ette Street
Jabor
Harry Orchart
Matheson Company
Cigalia
Ife
Telephone Feauoye
GITY
Council of
Opal Eifte Telephone Company
McKengie
City News
MED
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