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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1901
Page
1
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Colfax Washington February 25. A mentally disturbed mother Anna Wurzer violently killed her six children by drowning them in a Uniontown well then leaped in and perished. Neighbors and city marshal Henry Haggerman rescued her but too late for the six youngsters Anna 7 Ross 11 Louisa 10 George 4 and twins Joseph and Mary 6. The father had died about a year prior and charity supported the family. A daughter was born February 24 1901 to Mr and Mrs J E Moorhouse of Fall Creek Eugene Oregon.
The Rio Janeiro wreck has been found a quarter mile southwest of Fort Point buoy. Wreckers expect to recover bodies and mail from the site. 190 sacks of mail aboard. Fifty lives lost in coal mine disaster. no rescue expected. Centennial Bank in Asutey, Illinois closes with $36,000 in deposits. officers silent. A new Conservative party forms in the Philippines with Colonel Blane as potential leader. church groups align with the party. The Mikado’s palace frame in San Francisco rises. completion projected in ten years. Adelbert Hay, former U S consul at Pretoria, sails to New York amid postwar controversy.
Giovn Geer faces review of over one hundred bills in five days with decisions to approve veto or file without signing Many measures listed include funding for a war delegation tax provisions and college and state land matters A Salem man is put in charge of law transcription while reports from California and Havana touch on obituaries and political shifts
Mrs Elizabeth Cochran Ware died shortly after 5 this morning in Good Samaritan Hospital after a successful operation but a shock proved fatal. Her funeral is set for 2 30 tomorrow at the Ware home under Odd Fellows and Rebekah auspices with interment at the IOOF cemetery. She was born July 14 1847 in Illinois and came to Oregon in 1853. She leaves husband Joel and five children William Frank Fred Marie Joel. An active member of Rebekah lodge Woodmen Circle and the Women's Relief Corps, she was well regarded for charitable deeds and community work.
The Southern Pacific Co announces an April freight rate increase from 1.50 to 2.00 per hundred for hops, drawing strong opposition from hop men. Locals report JF Schwabb and his family plan to move to Eugene, Oregon, and Burt Whittlesey of Creston also leaves for a new start. Clyde Vacogin, who sailed Lylo Jones at Jefferson, has been sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary.
Hon J H McClung will erect a two story brick building on the northeast corner of Willamette and Seventh streets on the old Ream property. The structure will have a Willamette street frontage and extend eastward with modern design. At least one business room is leased for a multi year term. This project signals a strong building year in Eugene.
Mr William Montgomery died at his Irving home on February 24 aged about 72. Funeral services will be held at the Irving ME church at 9 30 a m Wednesday and burial will follow in Mulkey cemetery. Survived by a widow and five children: Mrs Mary Overs Irving Mrs Eile Herring Benton County Mrs Alice Wilson Washington Mrs J M Martin Eugene and James Montgomery Washington.
State Treasurer Moore reports Lane County owes 977.13 in delinquent state taxes with interest, while Multnomah leads with 19,500. The fragmentary text shows garbled notes and figures, including references to a 1923- dated itemization and a motion entry, indicating a formal legislative accounting document with mixed illegible lines.
Salem Feb 24 John Ho Mitchell was elected United States senator on the 25th ballot of the day, the 65th of the session. The crowd roared as Mitchell received 46 votes to Corbett 28 and Bennett 16, with Hemenway and Mattoon shifting to Mitchell. He thanked supporters and pledged to represent all of Oregon to the best of his ability.
A Booth Kelly saw mill employee Julian at Wendling was badly bruised after becoming entangled in a shaft. He will be transported to Eugene for hospital care. In Portland, Senator Mitchell's election was celebrated at a large banquet. House Bill 110, a revised game law, passed both houses setting deputy game warden pay at 1200 and opening seasons for pheasants and deer with specific dates.
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