Eugene weekly guard subscription and office details
The Eugene Weekly Guard lists subscription rates of 1.50 per year prepaid and 3.00 at year end. It notes entry at Eugene Oregon, post office as second class matter and publication every Thursday. Agents Creswell J L Clark and Coburg George A Drury authorized to receive subscriptions and transact business. postmasters may also receive subscriptions.
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Eugene
Oregon
Orego
Ovara
Creswell
J. L. Clark
Coburg
George A. Drury
Dreamer Returns to River Fate Amid City Weariness
A speaker expresses fatigue from urban life and toil and longs for the river of youth. He laments rich burdens and a city of shallow faces, seeking a simple, dream-filled existence by the woods and meadow where love meets constant, patient care.
Siuslaw Railroad View Promotes Carver Line to Florence
Florence West editorial reflects Lower Siuslaw Valley view on the Carver railroad from Corvallis. It suggests the line, likely a Southern Pacific branch, may extend toward Florence via Lake Creek and Siuslaw, with possible Eugene to Florence link for direct coastal port access and a Portland connection.
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Florence West
Lower
Siuslaw Valley
Carver
Corvallis
Corvallis & Alsea
Monroe
Blackley
Southern Pacific
Alsea
Lake Creek
Siuslaw
Florence
Eugene
Upper Lake Creek
Carver Road
Portland
Willamette
Reader’s unfair judgments over public papers spark critique
The author laments readers who judge a newspaper on personal instant opinion rather than its public service. He notes non-subscribers and non-advertisers offer the sharpest criticism, ignoring the effort and cost behind delivering informed content for communal benefit.
The Lesson of Tariff Making
The nation should press for a national tariff policy and oppose a sharp rise in duties on hosiery and gloves. Senate recommendations curb the proposed tax, but final law depends on a house senate committee. Citizens are urged to write Congress to influence the outcome.
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Committee On
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Hawley
Congress
We Must Build Railroads for Eugene’s Growth
An editorial urges Eugene to lead railroad development in the Upper Willamette Valley, arguing electric lines will boost farming profitability, create homes for immigrants, and attract manufacturing. It emphasizes creating a connected trade area as essential to sustained city growth and urges unity on the most feasible railroad proposal. A separate note reports Oliver Nevada indictment by a grand jury for conspiring to defraud state taxes.
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Eugene
Willamette Valley
Pennsylvania
Oliver
Washington
Nevada
Woodmen eject candidate who spurns the flag
William R. Hickey, a Woodmen of the World candidate, was expelled from a San Francisco lodge room after refusing to salute the flag. He said he would not salute the flag because of a past beating by militia. Lodge heads kept anger in check as Hickey was removed.
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San Francisco
William R. Hickey
Woodmen of the World
Hickey
New York
Election For School Director Next Monday
The Eugene district votes next Monday June 21 for a single school director to replace Chairman W L Cheshire. Board members include Robert McMurphy O J Hull B D Allen and W C Yoran. A bond election on June 19 seeks 5 000 in school bonds after disputes over 40 000 was ruled illegal. A nearby farm resident reported her 12 year old son bitten by a snake but swelling was absent and the snake killed. the father works at Eugene Lumber Co.'s saw mill.
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Eugene
W. L. Cheshire
Robert McMurphey
O. J. Hull
D. Allen
W. C. Yoran
L. H. Wheeler
Eugene Lumber Co
Salem High School graduates 23 in fourth class
Salem Oregon June 14 1910 a class of 23 graduates from Salem high school heard an address by University of Oregon president P J Campbell who called the schools the people's colleges Superintendent J M Powers praised the schools progress noting 25 percent of entrants finish and 25 percent of graduates pursue higher training the year’s enrollment reached 435 students with 171 graduates so far in the school’s brief history
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Salem, Or
Salem High School
P. J. Campbell
University of Oregon
People's Colleges
J. M. Powers
Ashland Granted Shrine Charter Brought to Ashland
Ashland Oregon June 13 E A Sherwin Illustrious Potentate of Hillah Temple Mystic Shrine received word from Louisville that a charter has been granted to the Ashland temple which has operated under special dispensation since its November institution. The news was welcomed by local Shriners and others that Ashland is the smallest city in the world with a Shrine temple.
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Ashland
E. A. Sherwin
Hillah Temple
Louisville
Imperial Council
Albany Beats Springfield In A Close Baseball Game
Albany defeated Springfield 4 to 1 in a fast, well played game at Albany. Salisbury and Baker starred for Albany while Pickett for Springfield excelled defensively. Starter Stevens held Springfield to three hits, with Jewell replacing Rankin and giving up the remaining runs. Batteries Albany Stevens Patterson Springfield Rankin Jewell Lemley. In sickness a hidden nerve may affect an organ. Dr Shoop promotes Restorative as a treatment addressing the cause rather than the symptom.
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Albany, Or
Albany
Springfield
Salisbury
Baker
Pickett
Stevens
Rankin
Jewell
R. HB
Henev A Eens
Servces
Albany, Stevens and Patterson
Lemley
Shoop
Joaquin Miller Addresses Graduates on Farm Work and Values
The poet Joaquin Miller told California College graduates in San Francisco that success means work with hands as well as with brains. He warned against idle college men and noted prisons holding many graduates. He condemned college football as wasteful and senseless.
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Joaquin Miller
California College
San Francisco
The
Sierras
Pennsylvania
Miller
NEWSPAPER USE AND ABUSE
A critique on public reading habits how newspapers are treated as inexpensive mass media. It laments careless consumption and shallow review noting readers often judge by surface, overlook mission, and discard papers quickly except for items closest to hand.
Princes George and Alexander of Servia
Prince George, heir to the Servian throne, renounced his claim and fled after being accused of killing his valet. His brother Alexander was deemed heir, but a revolt shifted public sentiment toward a monarch from another royal house. Names like Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Duke of Teck were considered successors to King Peter.
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George
Alexander
Karageorgevitch
Nicholas of Montevero
Arthur
Connaught
Duke of Teck
Peter
Newlands Opposes Philippine Free Sugar Subsidy Debate
Senator Newlands in a Senate speech argued against free Philippine sugar and tobacco, saying subsidies would bind the islands to the United States and hinder their path to independence. He warned the plan would divert nearly $10,000,000 yearly from the American Treasury to Philippine producers and risk a sugar monopoly benefiting the planters or sugar trust.
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Washington
United States
Newlands
Senate
Philippines
Sugar Trust
Cuba
Near Death Attack on Wife in Medford
Neighbors interrupted Fred A Hendricks as he attacked his wife in Medford Oregon on June 14 injuring her and leaving her unconscious. He ordered her to prepare supper before the assault. Police turned the case over to county officials with both parties described as part Indian.
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Medford
Fred A Hendricks
Hendricks
Afra. Hendricks
Ecity
Backache remedy claim from Doan's Kidney Pills
Eugene resident W A Haskell touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a standard kidney remedy in his household. He says the pills cure various symptoms when kidney trouble begins and urges readers to remember the name Doan's and buy only that brand.
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Dean
W. A. Haskell
Seventh St
Eugene
Ore
Doan
Foaster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Michigan Old Timers Picnic Draws Lane County Residents
Former Michigan people and families in Lane County are invited to a basket picnic at the County Park on June 19, 1909 at 4 o clock in the afternoon. E. M. Johnson and C. Shepard organize the event for Old Michiganders.
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Michigan
Lane County
E. M. Johnson
Kh. C. Shepard
Notice to Chhuorrons Administratrix of Oscar E Smith estate
By order of Lane County Oregon County Court on May a administratrix was appointed to the estate of Oscar F B Smith deceased. All claims must be presented within six months from the notice date. Signed in Eugene Oregon this May. ARIE WEST SMITH Administratrix. Woodcock Potter Attorneys.
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Lane County
Oregon
Oscar FB. Smith
Eugene
Arie West Smith
Oscar E. Smith
Woodcock & Potter
Summons in Lane County Oregon Court Case 1909
The Circuit Court of Oregon Lane County requires Georges C Edwarda to appear within six weeks if served personally or eight weeks from first publication if service by publication. The suit seeks dissolution of marriage on grounds of extreme cruelty. Publication runs weekly in Eugene Weekly Guard starting April 15, 1909, judge J T Harris ordered on April 14, 1909.
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Circuit Court
State of Oregon
Lane
Donle
E. Edwarda
Paintiff
Edwards
Georges C. Edwarda
Rugene Weekly Guard
Eugene
Lana
State of
Oregon
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Loap Service
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