Thaw vows he will not return to Mattewan asylum
White Plains July 27 Harry Thaw declared he would never go back to Mattewan asylum and said he was not asked to face District Attorney Jerome. Alienists testified on his sanity as the trial resumes with Thaw set to take the stand after experts conclude their testimony.
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White Plains
Harry Thaw
Macewan Asylum
Jerome
Evans
Thaw
N. Y
Stanford White
Mattewan Asylum
White
New York
Jumps Off Bridge 80 Feet Uninjured Albany Farmer
Albany July 26 Though he plunged from the Albany steel bridge into the Willamette River 80 feet below last Saturday night August Kreiger Benton county farmer is alive and rapidly recovering from a personal crisis leap. During a short period of mental aberration Krieger determined to kill himself and jumped from the railing. A man in a fishing boat ferried him to the bank and he was taken to St Marys hospital where injuries were not severe and he is practically well and recovered from despondency. Krieger valued at about 15000 having recently sold his farm and is said to have no cause for worry. He had been working hard in the harvest Saturday and had become overheated and after coming to town in the evening became mentally unbalanced.
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Albany, Or
Albany
Willamette River
Kreiger
Benton County
Krieger
St. Mary's Hospital
Harfield
Power Plant Scheme Sweeps Triangle Lake Area
Ex mayor of Junction City, now in Eugene, promotes a large power plant at Triangle Lake. He says Leland Spencer of San Francisco will oversee construction, excavation for the intake is ready for the dam, machinery should arrive soon, and operation is hoped for by winter, pending bridge relocations along the road.
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P. Houston
Junction City
Eugene
Triangle Lake
Leland Spencer
San Francisco
Pacific Light and Power Plan Aimed at Willamette Valley
The Pacific Light and Power Company promotes a scheme to furnish light and power to Eugene Junction Springfield Corvallis and other Willamette valley cities. Headquarters will be in Eugene and the project is expected to cost about $250000, with swift action by the commissioners’ court.
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Pacific Light and Power Company
Eugene
Houston
Junction
Springfield
Corvallis
Willamette Valley
Doubting editor challenges clergy to a prayer contest
New York July 24 Lemuel K Washburn former Boston editor now with a New York periodical calls clergy to a test of prayer claiming most petitions are answered by people not God He proposes locking five clergymen in separate rooms with no sustenance except via prayers for daily bread Ministers dismiss the idea as folly and await his conversion by prayer
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Glenn Guernsy
New York
Lemuel K. Washburn
Boston
Washburn
Thomas
Joplin
Jesus
Sea wall saves Galveston from second disaster
Houston July 22 The West Indian hurricane that menaced Galveston yesterday caused inland winds and telegraph trouble in Central Texas. Ten dead include C E Dailey Ray Lee Shorn Captain E L Bettison Mrs E L Bettison and four others. Rail link to Galveston being repaired. trains expected by noon. Sabine Pass reports record tide but no major damage.
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Houston
Texas
Galveston
San Antonio
Laredo
Cotton Belt
C. E. Dailey
The
Galveston Tribune
Ray Lee Shorn
EL. Bettison
E. L. Bettison
Charles Johnson
C. J. Hopkins
Sabine Pass
Thousand Missing at New Orleans Camp, Wires Down
July report from New Orleans notes about a thousand people unaccounted for as state Baptist Young People's camp attendees in Palacios Texas suffer disrupted communications. Wires are down and no word has been received from the site.
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New Orleans
State Baptist Young People
Palacios
Texas
Soup of fish water charms Springfield crowd
Free soup is dispensed today in Springfield as thousands of fish die in the Booth Kelly millpond. Water company pipes and Willamette river supply the liquid portion while logs unload require pond drainage. Superintendent Tomeeth notes a possible thousand to a million fish perished under the emptied pond.
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Springfield
Mother Nature
Water Company
Willamette River
Booth-Kelly Company
Tomeeth
Booth-Kelly Millpond
Contractors Choosing Construction Camps Along Natron Route
Springfield residents report contracting firm representatives selecting camps along the Natron route in preparation for build. Two men reportedly started the river work last Friday and claimed the contract for the first division of the Natron extension has been let with construction to begin.
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Springfield
Springfield Pressures Bridge Plan to Save Railway Franchise
Springfield officials demand an immediate Willamette River bridge by the Portland, Eugene and Eastern railway to preserve its Springfield franchise. If not completed this summer the franchise may end within days, though extension with full privileges could occur if the electric line builds the bridge.
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Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway
Willamette River
Springfield
Peery
Junctions win in fourteen innings over Springfield nine
Junctions win in fourteen innings as they defeat Springfield by a 4 to 4 score yesterday afternoon at Junction. Two Springfield players were unavailable and substitutes appeared, including a catcher who entered in the first inning and helped tie the score at the end of the ninth.
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Junction
Springfield
Odd Fellows Installed Officers Saturday Night
The Odd Fellows installed officers Saturday evening with officers led by Noble Grand G. H. Krutch and a banquet served by Springfield Bakery Co featuring a large fruit cake. Names include E. N. Casteel, W. M. Sutton, H. E. Walker, H. E. Potter, T. Hill, L. T. Kinteley, M. J. Macklin, W. F. Walker, B. A. Gay, M. C. Davis, Raymond Powell, P.M Goesler, George Stewart, David Ames.
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Odd Fellows
Springfield Bakery Co
Noble Grand
G. H. Krutch
E. N. Casteel
W. M. Sutton
H E. Walker
H. Potter
T. Hill
L. T. Kinteley
M. J. Macklin
Pragud
W. F. Walker
Grand
A. Gay
M. C. Davis
Raymond Powell
P.M Goesler
Inside Guardian
George Stewart
Outside Guardian
David Ames
Eugene Men Buy Springfield Property
Eugene men G. 8. McGladry and J. W. Sha mate purchased 12 acres from Clark and Washburn in north Springfield near the surveyed electric railway route. The land priced for a few days was said to be reasonable. Clark and Washburn have platted late approximating three blocks in North Springfield.
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G. 8. McGladry
J. W. Shamate
Clark and Washburn
North
Springfield
Oscar Saye to Lead British Guards Band Tonight at Manhattan Beach
Invited to conduct the British Guards Band for a new waltz at the music shell in Manhattan Beach. Oscar Saye claims the waltz is the heat of the Atlantic side, noting it already plays on liners and in Paris and London hotels and restaurants. He mentions Lieutenant Carlton and the band performing the waltz well and contemplates reading the waltz number when the shell opens, though he fears public appearances and has never used his box at the Manhattan Opera House.
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Manhattan Beach
Oscar
Atlantic
Paris
London
Carlton
Manhattan Opera House
Minnegans and Renshaw Travel to Jodaville by Auto
Mr and Mrs S Jr Minnegan and Mrs W M Renshaw toured to Jodaville and back Sunday visiting Albany and other points. The brief trip covered a short run in an auto with stops along the way.
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S. Jr. Minnegan
W. M. Renshaw
Jodaville
Albany
Afonsoe Quits Pleasure 10 Carry Burden
Madrid reports King Kongg cancels all Ones Monte account and relocates command. Parliament to vote on further credits as liberal press protests sending soldiers abroad. Relatives of sailors gather at depot as troops sail amidst tension and calls for exposes of the situation.
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Madrid
Kongg
Morocco
Generylcy
Cuba
Eco
Riot at Melilla Embarkation Sparks Mutiny in Barcelona
July 22 riot as troops near Melilla embarkation. a battalion mutinies threatening officers. Desperate melee ensues. police clash with insurgents using swords and revolvers. Earlier a Spanish ruler canceled engagements over Moroccan situation and Malaga to depart for Melilla.
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Malaga
Mel Lla
Barcelona
Melilla
Florence West Notes Local Travel Real Estate and Shipping
Mrs R H Bernhardt and son Paul visited Eugene on business this week. Eugene guests Mummey and Lyon traveled Florence Friday toward Heeeta for an outing, returning from the cape and leaving for Ea Ke nee. Rev T A Yoat tract 220 acres near the slough now under option by E Benedict. E F Zimmerman of the Anti Saloon League spoke in Florence and preached in the Presbyterian church. David Monroe and daughter Ethel returned from Portland to Grenada. Ethel reportedly improving in health. E R Hollenbeck left for Eugene and planned further travel to Los Angeles and Arizona for health, staying away months. Shipping: Louise arrived on the Umpqua with lumber. San Gabriel loaded salmon for Astoria. Wilhelmina brought cement to the Umpqua. Roscoe sailed to Quina and back. Oakland from San Francisco loaded lumber. Albion from San Francisco loaded lumber. Lola Brokaw filed for divorce from Fred Brokaw through attorney W G Martin in circuit court.
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R. H. Bernhardt
Paul
Eugene
Mummey
E. F. Zimmerman
Ateti-Saloon League
Florence
Evangelical Church
Presbyterian Church
Morulie
David Monroe
Ethel
Portland
Grenada
E. R. Hollenbeck
L.s Angeles
Cal
Arizona
Louise
Umpqua
Gardiner Mill
San Gabriel
Gardiner
Astoria
Wilhelmina
Roscoe
Quina
Oakland
San Francisco
Oregon California Lumber
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Mort Chemical Co
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Southern Oregon Commission CO
W. H. McCorroquopale
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Eugene, Ore
Handy Business Directory
Basting Sisters
Maite
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Corner
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Shinn the Sign Painter
West Eidith Street
Tolman Studio
Willamette Street
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East Ninth Street
G. Bd. Locke
Mgr
Eugene Electric Co
J. O. Thomas Electric
Phone Main
Eugene, OR
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F. &. Smyth
S. G. Beardsley,m
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Willamette
Jesse G. Wells Attorney Register Building
Fish
Wm. G. Martin
Office Warren Building
Crescent Store
Lulu Munkers
Marquam
East Eleventh Street
Om Register Building
Earl OF Aberdeen
John Campbell Gordon
Leutenant
Ireland
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Hammerstein
Great Sea Wall
Juncton
Free Methodists
West Springfield
Blue Bird Mining Company
Blue River
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Norwood
Pennsylvania
R. G. van Valeah
van Valeah
K. Noel
Thomas Soken
Marcotn
W. F Walker
Commercial Club of
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Afonsoe
Spain
Geo. Powell
Cattree Grove
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Henry Lovets
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Lola Brokaw
W. G. Martin
Fred Brokaw
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