Earthquakes Kill Dozens in Italian Villages
Rome reports about 30 dead as Southern Italy shakes Avellino province with Calitri and Valata among the hardest hit. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena travel for relief. Calitri described half destroyed and Paola damaged amid frantic rescue efforts and fears of greater losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Avalona
Avellino
Italy
Calitri
Valata
Roggio
Capua
Catanzaoro
Paola
Eighth grade exams and bridge construction update
Springfield reports seven of twenty students failed the eighth grade diploma exams but were allowed to retake. exam difficulty cited. In other news, progress on the river bridge includes a half built span, cofferdams, and pier forms with six inch timbers as crews pump and dry the site awaiting arrival of a large concrete mixer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Car Jine
Springfield High School Graduates Five Boys
In Springfield on June 8 the graduating class of five boys was named. The graduates are Lloyd Emery Roy Cairns Owen Day Marion Hays. The ceremony occurred Friday night with alumni banquet Saturday night at the W. O. W. hall. The school picnic followed at Cold Springs near Thurston. Eight graders numbered 28 who will enter High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Springfield High School
Lloyd Emery
Roy Cairns
Owen Day
Marion Hays
Elies
Cold Springs
Thurston
Eugene's Electric Machinery Hauling to Power Plant
Large electrical machinery for Eugene's power plant is moved from near the depot to the McKenzie site. Two dynamos, in four sections weighing several tons each, are hauled by Courtright and Deadmond with heavy teams of eight and ten horses over a 13 mile route on good roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
June
Club Takes Road Matter to Court
Springfelld June 8 The commercial club has brought the county road matter before the county court and the people upstream will have to finish the debit for a good road. A court committee inspected the road and noted its awful condition with recent slides worsening the path. The club hopes its influence will help secure a better highway, though a meeting last Friday was postponed due to a high school service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfelld
Natron
Bridge Piers Being Shaped Near Springfield
Springfield June 8. If the P., EF. & FE. bridge continues at the present pace, cars may cross much earlier than expected. Works have progressed unusually favorably with no delays. The first pier on the Springfield side is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mosier Named Head Sawyer At Springfield Sawmill
In Springfield June F. Mosier becomes head sawyer during Mr Cofin’s absence in Portland for his mother’s funeral. Nearby news notes talk of a possible night shift, the death of 75-year-old Martha Woody of C and Mill streets, burial in Wilber, and the funeral of three-year-old Mable Clearwater in Laurel Grove cemetery. Also mention a new Mill street repair shop, a rose festival trip by RB Washburn and wife, many locals in Portland, a firemen meeting, rapid Methodist parsonage progress, and celebration plans for Capt. C. J. Dodd and wife’s 50th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
F. Mosier
Wilber
Douglas County
Mable
Jake Clearwater
Laurel Grove
Mill Street
Mill Race
RB. A. Washburn
E. A. Lee
Eugene
Portland
New Methodist Parsonage
C. J. Dodd
Lane County
Wotts & P. m
Perkins& Machen
Slaughter House
Eugene Jewett
John Schermer
Madera
California
E. M. Cox
H. W. Harrity
Bryan Building
Main Street
Former suitor may have killed Mary Charlton in Italy
Washington June 11 reports that Paul Charlton, father in law of Mrs. Mary Scott Castle Charlton, suspects a former admirer connected to the law bureau may have murdered her at Lake Como Italy. He also believes her 20 year old husband Porter Charlton may have been harmed. The murder involved a trunk found with the body of a woman believed to be Mrs Charlton, initialed “G. L.” on a white sheet. Police and investigators traced the villa and the Russian renter, and the state department agreed to an inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Paul Charlton
State Department
Milan
Lombard
Maly
MoMrasso
Como
Moltrada
Cernobbia
Man vows barber ban until a democrat sits in the White House
Macon Missouri June 10 Thomas B Robertson 70 vows to shave or trim his hair only after a Democrat is elected president. Once a Bryan supporter he now doubts electability but says he will get a haircut when a president is chosen. He still hopes for Billy Bryan though fears a win may come later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Thomas B. Robertson
United States
Robertson
Bryan
White House
Billy Bryan
Nebraska
Ian
Mr. Robertson
Moore
Bell Pine Tar Hopey Cough Medicine Mentioned on Label
Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Hopey cough medicine is referenced with the Bell name on the bottle. Several people including Edna White Velma White and Lou Scott are traveling to Portland and Seattle with Cottrell returning home to Minnesota sooner than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna White
Welma' White
P. A. Cottrell
Lou Scott
Portland
Western Union Indicted Over Bucket Shop Violations
Washington June 1 The federal grand jury returned indictments against the Western Union Telegraph Company charging forty two violations of the bucket shop law of March 1 1909. The claim states the firm aided and abetted in conducting a bucket shop in the District of Columbia. Various persons were indicted for contacting alleged bucket shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
District of Columbia
Mount McKinley Climb Verified by First Ascenders
Pete Anderson W R Taylor and Charles McGonaghe with Tom Lloyd reached Mount McKinley summit April 3 and returned to Fatttanks May 17 to confirm the ascent. They retraced the route for photographs for the Order of Pioneers of Alaska and later reached the summit again May 27 finding the flag intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fattbanks
Alaska
Pete Anderson
W. R. Taylor
Charles McGonaghe
Tom Lloyd
Mount McKinley
Fatttanks Tofimey
Whey
Lion Bess
Fairbanks
Katesihna
Lioyd
Committee of the Order of Pioneers of Alaska
Lloyd
T&king
Mount
NcKinley
Kuskokw
King Albert Opened Belgium World's Fair Amid Crowds
King Albert of Belgium leads a procession through a packed crowd during the Belgium World’s Fair opening. The event, described as one of the largest ever held, comes as American papers focus on other exhibits while Belgium showcases its pavilion and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Albert
Belgium
United States
Papers of America
Albert
Alumni Commencement Week at the University of Oregon
Alumni plan the thirty-fourth annual commencement week with events from June 19. A large reunion gathers hundreds in Eugene for a ball, receptions, and campus contests. The program includes sermons, tennis, pushball, baseball, tug of war, and a historical oration by Thomas Nixon Carver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oregon
Eugene
Raioo
Luther R. Dyott
First Congregational Church
Portland
Villard Hall
School of Aie
Vilard Halil
I. S
Board of Recents
Villard Hal
Kincaid Field
Alemalve
Flower and Fern Procerson
Beekmas
Thomas Nixon Carver
Harvard Universiy
New Gym
New Gymnasium
Real Estate Transfers List Shows Numerous Parcel Deals
A long real estate transfer listing records transfers of multiple parcels and acres across Eugene and Cottage Grove areas. Names include Melvin Hansen Emma Coburn Katherine Ham na J H Yates and many others with parcels in sections and townships, prices range from 1 to 8100 dollars.
Railroad Bill In House Takes No Chances
Washington June 7 The railroad bill came up in the house as Mann moved to non-concur in senate amendments and seek a conference. Lenroot urged concurring with an amendment to section 9 but his motion failed 154 to 162. Speaker Cannon named Mann Wanger and Adamson as house conferees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Mann
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Champ Clark
Cannon
Illinois
Wanger
Pennsylvania
Adamson
Georgia
Two Communities Vote on Union High School Question
At the annual Lane county school district election on June 20 nine districts near Junction City and six around Crow will vote on establishing a high school. A Eugene board meeting today placed the proposition on ballots, with sentiment said to be strongly in favor and expected to carry by large majorities.
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Lane County
Junction City
Crow
Eugene
Property transfers in Eugene and nearby areas
A long list of real estate transfers and land contracts around Eugene, Cottage Grove, and Creswell. Names include M Parkerson, W D Seobert, M D Allen, Chloe Bryant, J H McFarland, Gottfield Graber, Edd Jenks, William Yale, W D Wylie, Elma Wylie, Melvin Hansen, Joseph Fellman, Ralph Hunt, Andrew Harris, John Bergman, C M Young, J F Grant, J F Spray, Frank Crabtree, Horace Cochran, and others. Properties include lots in West Sixth Street add to Eugene, Hendricks add to Eugene, Midway Park, Cottage Grove ad, Chula Vista park add, and various sections and townships with dollar amounts mostly under several thousand dollars. Some entries show land contracts and acreage disposals, with payments ranging from $1 to $1500. The record reflects numerous private sales and transfers within the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Parkerson
W. D. Seobert
West Sixth Street
Eugene
M.D. Allen
Chloe Bryant
Hendrick
M. E. McCarthy
Gottfield Graber
Edd Jenks
J. H. McFarland
Cottage Grove
Josephine A. Carnwell
William H. Roach
William J. Yale
W. D. Wylie
Elma A. Wylie
S. R
Henderson
Melvin Hansen
Joseph Fellman
Christian
Ralph E. Hunt
Midway Park
Andrew Harris
John W. Bergman
Florence
W. F. Reed
C. M. Young
Chula Vista Park
F. P. Close
J. F. Grant
Hendricks
H. R. Kincaid
Charlotte M. Zeiber
Overlook
W. W. Calkins
J. M. Maltman
Carrie A. Lewis
Evan D. Lewis
West 6Th Street
Catherine A. Perkins
J. 8
Burnette
Sec
W. B. Cooper
William A Bland
Cooper
Randall Ad
A. H. King
Mabel G. McKibben
Wilbur Kelly
K. Busick
John Barnett
F. J. Fawcett
J. F. Spray
Frank Crabtree
Horace A. Cochran
Chrisman
Albert H. Wieland
Thomas Starrett
Horatio Hovey
Ernest G. Schneider
C. F. Lieth
J. W. Carson
S. Rv
L. E. Flegal
J.S. McGowan
L. Tucker
Real estate transfers list with multiple deeds and prices
A sequence of property transactions is recorded including Melvin Hansen selling parcels to W H Morford and Karl Ander, E P Harrington to J H Stacthue, and United States patent grant to Emmett Boggs. Several tracts and lots change hands in Acme, Chicago, Elsworths, Midway Park, and Springfield with prices ranging from $1 to $1060 and total sums noted in the fragment. Thorne visits Eugene surveying property interests and praises growth since prior visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Hansen
W. H. Morford
Riverview
E. P. Harrington
J. H. Stacthue
S. Oe Ld
Geo. R. Mills
C. E. Southworth
Acme
J. A. Dunlap
J. A. Dunlap Et al To Montana Oregon Timber .; Tract In Tp. 18, & Riw
W. A. Cox
Helga Lonborg
Chicago
Florence
Walter Palmer
Belle G. Way
Grace Elliott
Elsworth
Eugene
Karl Ander
Midway Park
United States
Emmett Boggs
Wm. Thompson
Charles E. Hewitt
D. SC
J. E. Redford
Charles H. Jennings
A. H. Hinkson
J. P. Porter
E. J. Crow
Myrtle D. Smith
Geo. W. Kerr
H. J. Jorgensen
A .C. Bohrnstedt Co
A. & Bohrnstedt Orchard Co
E. E. Kepner
Eliza Snook
Keppner
Springfield
J. Frederic Thorne
Thorne Advertising Service
Eugent
Northwest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Avalino
Atricken
Calitr
Ambet
Min
St. Andrew
Monte Vargine
Springfield and Vicinity
Albert Waler
Eugene’s
Oman
Tedy
Namsian Beld
BATAN
American Press Association
Bird Rose
Emma J. Coburn
Mary E. Tallman
A. Huddleston
J. H. Yates
Jamce Huddleston
John L. Zeigler
Storey
Katherine E. Hamna
College Crest
Ernest E. Hyland
R. G. Prosch
Oakridge
Martha McLean
Anna Belle Holmes
Hoffman
J. W. Shumate
G. W. Hart
S. Rlw
Jonathan H. Vincent
R. W. Banman
Alfred Jum
Fingal
Hinds
E. W. Armes
Harms
William le Moine
Churago
Anna B. Holmes
Lucy Abrams
Sitney Sladden Etal
John Rude
Sladden
Geo. C. Barrett
Henry Sengstacken
Katherine L
H. €. Schleef
John L. Stoddard
Leroy LaPorte
John W. Northernft
Evaline Croner
Geo. F. Croner
Croner
William M. Reece
B. F. Wheeler
E. L. Renshaw
James Huddleston
Evans. Moore
P. G. Bradway
Arvilla Bryant
W. H. Meee
Dora R. Waters
Georgetown
W. H. McClain
Eliza C. Sheldon
Eliza Sheldon
Ralph Sheldon
H. V. Thompson
Stevenson
Helen I. Stevenson
Skinner's
Cenroot
Gut Clarke
UNION
BIG
Hanson
America
East Ninth Street
Madame Bean
Meyer Krove
Walst
United Medical CO
Ox 74
Lancaster
W. L. C-Lane
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