Premium offer boosts weekly guard subscriptions
The Daily and Weekly Guard announces a special premium for one year in advance at 1.50 for the Weekly Guard, with subscribers choosing between the Twice-a-week St Louis Republic or the Oregon Agriculturist, free for a year. Old and new subscribers may switch these premiums if unfulfilled and mail remittances to GUARD PRINTING CO. Eugene Oregon.
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Guard
Guard Printing Co
St. Louis Republic
Oregon Agriculturalist
Republic
America
Oregon Agriculturist
West
Weekly Guard
Oregon Journal
Eugene bout to build 30 miles of railroad to tidewater
The Merchants Protective Association seeks local $60,000 to finance a 30 mile Eugene to Siusian tidewater railroad. Half already pledged, but major property owners offered little encouragement. Call to raise funds now, with remaining capital from Eugene stockholders, to begin first section and spur broader regional investment.
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Merchants’ Protective Association
Eugene
Siusian Tidewater
Siusian
Tidewater
Big Timber
Lane County
Mae
Staranrad
Eugene's pride weighed as Douglas county towns grow
The passage suggests Eugene faces impact on material interests and local pride as neighboring towns in Coos and Marion counties advance, raising questions about public opinion and regional development.
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Out
Marshffield
Coos
Momise
Douglas County
Eugene
Widow Steunenberg speaks on life after murder case
Mrs Stennenberg widow of Governor Steunenberg voices forgiveness and religious focus after his assassination. She recalls Orchard threat scenes and past attempts, while criticizing the sensational reporter pursuit that invades privacy and reinforces yellow journalism.
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Harry Orchard
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
United States
Steunenberg
Idaba
Siffas
Attags
Orchard
Mr. Steunenberg
Seventh Day Adventists
Seattle
Hei
When the People Rule in Open-Air Swiss Parliament
A description from the American Monthly Review of Reviews portrays Swiss townsfolk witnessing an open-air parliament in the market square before the Rathaus. Burghers stand bareheaded while the president opens with a prayer and speech, as followers escort officials to the platform and oath is taken to vote by conscience.
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Switzerland
W. G. Fitz- Gerald
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Simple show of hands names new cantonal government
A foreign observer notes a peaceful, orderly process where candidates for the cantonal government are elected by a show of hands after the old president reads each name. Aye and Nay votes rise quietly, with discussions on roads and laws conducted openly. The scene contrasts with modern parliaments, admired for decorum and restraint.
Business Outlook for Next Year in New York Commercial
The New York Commercial summarizes a positive business outlook for the next twelve months. American manufacturers plan plant extensions, new furnaces rise, and production remains at high levels. Copper mines, steel, and copper demand are strong, building continues, and while crops face uncertain weather effects, overall prosperity is expected with no strong reasons against continued growth.
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New York
Outlook for Cuba: annexation, tariffs, and Cuban prosperity
An American near Camaguey cites a Metropolis Magazine piece arguing annexation would align Cuba with U S tariff policy, boosting profits for planters. He notes Cuba paid over 46 million in duties last year, envisions duty-free trade, and describes large Cuban fruit plantations and extensive investments. The current U S plan includes a six month census, autumn municipal elections, another six months to elect a president, and a 1999 troop withdrawal, with potential Cuban protection under the American flag. The piece stresses practical education and law and order under U S protection before eventual self governance.
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Mississippi
New York
Cuba
United States
Local Subscriber Seeks Daily Guard For News Access
A rural route resident near Eugene subscribed to the Daily Guard last Saturday, stating he wanted the paper mainly for local news and to get acquainted with the community as a newcomer. The gesture highlights increasing daily subscriptions from rural areas.
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Eugene
Daily Guard
Store News Drives Daily Papers in Business Pull
Merchants prize daily papers for store news and broad reading value. Advertisers seek in-paper reach to touch an informed public, leaving older boards and walls behind as less effective.
Old Glory name tied to Nashville hero Captain Driver
The article traces how the flag known as Old Glory originated with Captain William Driver, a Nashville seafarer who christened the Stars and Stripes and kept it sacred. It recounts Driver defying Tennessee secession, hiding the flag under a purple quilt, and the moment Union forces raised Old Glory in Nashville after Fort Donelson.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Nashville
Tennessee
Old City
Wiliam Driver
van Beren
William Henry Harrison
Capitol
William Driver
Salem
Massachusetts
Captain River
Confederacy
Southland
Fort Donelson
Buel
Cumberland
Murfreeshoro
Clary
Driver
Buell
Ohio
Thatcher
Alaska Yukon Pacific emblem chosen for 1909 Seattle expo
The exposition board adopted a design by Miss Adelaide Hanscom of Seattle, a native Oregonian photographer, who received a $500 prize. The emblem features three female figures symbolizing Seattle and the Pacific coast welcoming the Orient, with elements of transcontinental commerce, Alaska’s gold, and the Yukon.
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Seattle
Exposition Board
Adelaide Hanscom
Pacific Coast
Orient
Alaska
Yukon
Ward Settle
Prune Harvest Alarm in Willamette Valley Grows
The Oregon Agriculturist notes renewed concern among Willamette Valley residents over prune crop size. Despite some districts having a better year, overall Oregon production is smaller than last year due to evaporator limits and labor shortages. Higher fuel and scarce help push costs up while demand for cured prunes remains strong.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon Agriculturist
Oregon
Roses shortage in Portland sparks rose show plea
Portland faces a severe rose shortage as George L. Hutchins estimates a need of 3,000,000 roses for the show and fiesta. He notes Portland could use up to 500,000,000 roses if obtainable, while Eugene could easily supply them, calling Portland “multi-millionaires” in free coinage of roses.
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Portland
George L. Hutchins
Portland Journal
Eugene
Hackney Stallions Dominate London International Horse Show
A leading maker of Milwaukee’s famous product claimed the top prize and a gold cup at the London International Horse Show for hackney stallions, though the win did little to disturb the status quo at home.
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Milwaukee
Attend Strictly To Your Own Business Habit
A compact reflection presents a timeless recipe for success: focus on one’s own affairs and cultivate the habit. The saying stresses discipline and consistency as the path to achievement, implying universal applicability across pursuits.
Delay Decisions Put Harri Man on Anxious Bench
A tined fragment suggests Harri Man faces prolonged delay in prosecution, keeping him on an anxious bench as the case lingers. The excerpt hints at punishment by waiting, with the outcome unsettled and the public watching.
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Harriman
Journal War Escalates Over Belva Lockwood Shade
A sharp clash grows as Belva Lockwood is cited as a threat to the yellow Journals amid rising tension. The paper warns of ructions if the dispute continues without restraint.
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Belva Lockwood
Yellow Journals
Chamberlain for Senator in Oregon Election Fight
The Dalles lawyer Judge Alfred 8 Bennett, an anti corporation advocate and ally of the poor, comments on Oregon politics. He predicts Governor George Chamberlain as the Democratic nominee and Senator Charles Fulton for the Republicans, noting the voters’ faith in Chamberlain despite a large Republican majority.
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Alfred 8. Bennett
Dalles
Oregon
Clackamas
Washington
Clatsop
Columbia
Defendannte
Bennett
Reson
Thelevison
Harry Lane
Mare
Portland
Major Lease
United States
George Chamberlain
Charles Fulton
Chamberlain
Old Glory Receives Formal Capitol Christening
Capitol Square saw the blue coat ed columns carried aloft as victors waited in silence. The Star Spangled Banner then filled the air and cheers of Old Glory echoed to the hills, as Captain Driver’s flag unfurled from the capitol pinnacle in a formal christening.
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Capitol Square
Capitol
Captain Driver
Pleasant HII baseball notes and local visits
Chas. Morris monitored baseball matters at Pleasant HII while CW Murphy and Mrs Murphy visited Junction City. John Kelly and wife of Barene stopped for business. Ruth Gilbertson returned from Eugene to stay with her parents, Geo Peters and family from Coburg visited, Dr and Mrs Macy of Cottage Grove visited Irwin and Macy's home. James Seavey, Eugene hop buyer, scouted the market and reported weak demand at current prices. James Bosserman, now in Medford, will later travel to Cinnebar Springs seeking better health. well wishers hope for his safe return. Bulletin.
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Chas. Morris
Pleasant Hii
CW. Murphy
Murphy
Junction City
John Kelly
Barene
Ruth Gilbertson
Eugene
Geo. Peters
Coburg
Mra
C. K. Macy
Cottage Grove
Dr. Macy
Irwin Macy
James Seavey
James Bosserman
Oregon
Thomas
Arain
Medford
Cinnebar Springs
Big Returns From Bohemia Ores
The West Coast Mines Company reported a shipment of twenty tons of concentrates sent to the Tacoma smelter, yielding about $50 per ton. The concentrates are the least refined ore produced from milled free milling quartz, following Circaillon working up tests with base ores at several mines in Western Oregon.
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West Coast Mines Company
Tacoma
Circaillon
Oregon
Cottage Grove Militia Company Now Equipped
Cottage Grove militia company reports full readiness in its second month of organization. Rifle range chosen across Bow River near Nelson farm, about two miles from town, with targets a thousand yards away and a hill to absorb stray fire. Guns service uniforms blankets tents and targets expected this week.
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Cottage Grove
Bow River
Nelson Farm
Seaside
Clatsop County
Oregon
Albany Post Office Feels federal push for new building
Albany residents press for a new federal postoffice with a proposed minimum cost of 100000. City council passed a memorial urging Congress to act, while local reports note current facilities are inadequate for growth and progress. The notice details local births, sales, and incidents alongside the Post Office appeal.
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Albany
Herald
Parker
Congress
Pleasant Hill Items Chronicle Summary
Pleasant Hill notes report a countywide gathering, local movements, and several residents traveling or visiting. Highlights: Hewitt family to Portland for medical practice. Read and Baughman families visiting Cottage Grove and Eugene. local baseball wins over Colture Giants and Cottage Grove. arrivals of visitors from Creston and Walterville. Emmons named new pastor and Sherwood elected principal. a new tongue truck attachment for binders showcased at Loong’s hardware with farmer-friendly design.
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Inet
Crowe
D. Read
Cottage Grove
A. Hemenway
J. D. Baughman
Riddles
Baughman
W. P. Warbinton
Creston
Iowa
O. J
Plente
Pleasant Hill
Colture Giants
P.N. Shelley
Kitson Springs
Shelley
14A Buchanan
Eugene
W. H. Shelley
Ira Hyland
Lower
M. M. Gilbert
Walterville
Ludford
Albert Hendricks
Ruby Banghmian
Creswell
Harrisburg
Emmon
Christian Church of the Plate
Sherwood
A. C Sherwood
Fragmented OA STOURIA item unclear title
The readable text is garbled with no clear events, names, or dates to summarize into a coherent newspaper item.
Florence and Mapleton Reach 19 to 13 Game
Florence defeated Mapleton 19 to 13 in a Sunday baseball game. Mrs. Cox from Eugene arrived for a visit with Sluslaw relatives, sister to W. D. Safely of Acme. Pearl McDonald and family left for home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Johnson in Grenada. The schooner Albion brought lumber from Acme to the Heathbert mill and showed a sea passage opportunity. The schooner Hugh Hogan arrived from San Francisco, completed a round trip in two weeks and will sail after unloading at Oregon & California Lumber Co. mill once the bar conditions permit.
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Mrs. Cox
Eugene
Barrett
Sluslaw
W. D. Safely
Acme
Pearl McDonald
L R. Johnson
Grenada
Albion
Heath Bert Mill
Hugh Hogan
San Francisco
Oregon & California Lumber Company
Marcola Notes Mention Depot, Camp, and Wheat Yields
Marcola locals discuss the missing railroad depot project and speculate on A A F ninger taking charge of camp No 1. Claude Lee pays a fine for assault and battery, and N G Hyland of Eugene visits relatives. A H O Mahon back from Washington reports Washington’s wheat region is thriving with rain boosting crops and prices, while farmers in the area express optimism over yields.
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Marcola
A. A. Darling
Idaho
Ninger
N. G. Hyland
Eugene
N. J. Rowan
Mra
J. Calk
H. O. Mahon
Co Wash
Croops
Shell Coffman and Fred Crate settle fines for assault
Shell Coffman and Fred Crate, each fined $50 by Justice of the Peace Bryson for assault and battery on Lute Ackerson, returned to town after leaving to raise the money, borrowed funds and settled the matter. Success in life brings more enemies, and imitators follow the Rocky Mountain Tea from Linn Drug Co.
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Shell Coffman
Fred Crate
Justice of the Peace
Bryson
Lute Ackerson
Ife
Sister
Rocky Mountain Tea
Jis
Tabteue Linn Drug Co
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