Senator Mitchell Wins Oregon Senate Seat Again
John H Mitchell, born June 22 1835 in Pennsylvania, wins a fourth term in the U S Senate representing Oregon after a late night ballot. His career includes Portland legal work, Union defense, and multiple Senate campaigns with party alliances shaping the outcome.
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United States Senate
Oregon
John H Mitchell
Geof McBride
Washington County
Pensylvania
Butler County
Pacific Coast
Portland
State Senate
J N Dolph
James H Slater
Oregonian notes small theft in land department
The Oregonian says Oregon should be thankful a public official did not steal more than one third of a large sum. It relates that State Land Department collections at Salem for 1894 and 1895 totaled 99,089 18, with 30,049-73 allegedly abstracted from clerk sums. The piece implies mismanagement and a significant but limited shortage.
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Oregonian
Oregon
State Land Department
Salem
Populist Party Officially Dead in Oregon
A Populist state central committee meeting in Salem declared the party defunct as a political organization in Oregon. Attendees included Will R King of Malhour as chairman, J A Jeffrey, G W Weeks of Salem, Ernest Kroner, Silas B Smith of Astoria, and W F Stammer of Albany. The meeting opened with King presenting his resignation, prompting discussion on future viability.
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Oregon
State Central Committee
Salem
Will R King
Malhour
J A Jeffrey
G W Weeks
Ernest Kroner
Silas B Smith
Astoria
W F Stammer
Albany
King
Populist Central Committee Dismantled After Unanimous Vote
Agreement to dissolve the state central committee was unanimous and the committee and party were officially dissolved. Most attendees supported affiliating the Populists with the Democratic party, though no official declaration was made.
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State Central Committee
Democratic Party
Song of the Rising Tide in Congress Debates
A New York Sun summary of Congressional Record remarks from Hale Spooner and Allison on government appropriations. They describe the tide of spending as swollen rising rapidly and warn the country knows nothing about it, urging preservation until understanding grows.
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Change and Marriage Projections in Light Hearted Exchange
A humorous dialogue explores marital happiness with a tease about a man becoming another. Separately, yacht builders pursue speed, noting Shamrock II under construction in Scotland will sport a light aluminum deck with wood veneer to reduce weight, improving sailing performance and top speed.
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Scotland
Great Britain
Port lands a single-file procession in cartoon satire
A Portland Telegram cartoon depicts a one-by-one procession "carrying away articles not nailed down" from legislative halls. It lampoons a proprietor who, though honest in daily life, would take state property under public guarantee, highlighting a curious conscience and public accountability.
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Portland Telegram
Damages Awarded After Rough Initiation Incident
In a recent laws court decision Thomas Burke received $1000 in damages after injuries from rough initiation by the Modern Woodmen. The case highlights harsh practices in secret orders and the legal consequences for such acts.
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Thomas Burke
The Registers Are In Over And We All Feel Better
The register notes an improved state with improved mood, mentioning Mr Corbett as possibly an exception while others report better conditions and general wellbeing.
Voters by ticket names for Mitchell election
The eleven Citizen and Democratic members who voted for Mitchell were Driscoll Heitkemper Holcomb Orton Shipley H A Smith and Watson. They were elected on the Citizens ticket from Multnomah Edison Union Washington Hedges Citizen Clackamas Ingram Montague, while Democrats by Linn.
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Driscoll
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Holcomb
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Shipley
H A Smith
Watson
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Multnomah
Edison
Union
Washington
Hedges
Clackamas
Ingram
Montague
Linn
Dreadful Colfax mother drowns her six children
A Colfax mother cast six children into a deep shallow well and killed them before taking her own life in a shocking deed. The article notes Cuba’s struggle over independence quality, McKinley urging local sponsorship for a new republic, and British interest in ongoing king-making, with Edward VII’s coronation not before mid August.
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Cuba
McKinley
Edward
Hon 8y Friendly’s US Senate vote count noted
The report states that Hon 8y Friendly received eleven Republican votes for US Senator Saturday night and comments that forty six votes would have filled the position with credit. Portland gamblers appear to have surrendered to the gambling cessation ultimatum, with activity practically suppressed.
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Friendly
Portland
Shrewd Management in Salem Balloting Scene
The Salem scene on February 5 showed scattered anticaucus Republican votes aimed at pleasing the Mitchell faction. Kooth and Kuykends led a managed effort with complimentary votes for Hermann, Eddy, Williams, and others to influence the outcome. The finish featured a dramatic Mitchell proposition sprung after talks between Booth, Brownell, and Williamson.
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Kooth
Kuykends
Hermann
Eddy
Williams
WD Hare
Milt Miller
Sam Friendly
Mitchell
Friendly
Hem~onway
McQueen
Mitchelliem
Lion County
Booth
Brownell
Williamson
Commissioners Court Report of Indigent Soldier Aid and Fees
The February 6 commissioners court proceedings list indigent soldiers aid under Commander Geary Post and detail numerous fee items. Names include Mosby road work, Wintermeier justice fees, jurors such as Honig Sommerville Taylor and Schneider, witness fees for Joe Bland, Redmond O Conner, and others, with road work and postage charges plus reductions to the assessment roll.
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Geary Post
Mosby
Eugene Register
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Gvarbnn
J Wtter
Eerie Cen OE
Civer
Parker
Wintermeier ‘Joscice
Wintermeier Justice
James Honig
Mack Sommerville
James Taylor
Arieniiinstisiaailli
Mike Schneider
Sievet Wiadbaniaen Haioetrey Bees
Weider
Parkker
Knox
George Young
Joe Bland
Adamson
Senate
Ae Henry Morgan
Ewton
Bland
Hawley
Lee
Powell
U Lee
Rev Dr Wright Finds Evidence of Biblical Deluge
The Telegram notes Rev Dr Wright claims evidence of the biblical flood though skeptics doubt its persuasiveness. It adds believers rely on the Bible as authority. It also reports scarred faces from men attempting Sunday shaving after barber shops closed in Portland.
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Wright
Portland
Seattle widow takes own life after belief husband loved another
Mrs Dryfool of Seattle committed suicide, believing her husband did not love her. The report notes such women are rare. Harry Scott, chief steward of the ill-fated Rio Janeiro, survived four shipwrecks only to perish on the fifth, showing the peril of repeated danger.
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Dryfool
Seattle
Harry Scott
Rio Janeiro
Notable Residents See Eugene Activity On Feb Day
Haleey and Cottage Grove figures including W H Kirkpatrick and Wm J Chapman are listed in Eugene. Officials like Senator McHride and Attorney Thos Lockwood were in town, with Knowles and others passing through. Grippe illness temporarily confines Geo B Dorris family. Beals of Portland Weather Bureau arrives to speak at Deady Hall.
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Cottage Grove
Eugene
Dave Markley
Chas Cochran
McClung
Bartholdi
Senator McHride
Portland
Washington, DC
Thos Lockwood
Macqguire
E L Irvin
Salem
Frei Swab
Creston
Iowa
Ocala
Wom
Scott
Corvallis
Jobo L Tait
Creevel
Oregon
Pew
Houston County
Tennessee
Mm Geo B Dorris
Emma Thompson
la Grippe
Ecwerd A Beals
Portland Weather Bureau
Deady Hall
H W Thompson Sod
Chas A Hardy
Supreme Court
Cassis
J Freserve
New Zealand
Ineernace Co
Real Estate Transfers and Probate Highlights
Real estate transfers include Geo W Floyd et ux to Bohemia Gold Mining Co for the Paradise mining claim in Bobenols district for 1, and State of Oregon to Gerrude Holmes for 0 acres in 1S or 2W for 100, with subsequent deeds: Gertrude Holmes Lawrence to 8 M Douglas for 40 acres in 1S or 2W for 100, SF Whiteaker and J H Whiteaker to PC Noland for lot 1b lk 2 Creewell for 120, EJ Rinehart and Wm Rinehart to J Rs Sellers for land in 19 or 3W for 340. Probate Court notes estate of Geer Gar routte decased with property inventory valued at 100. Daily Deaths: Ellen Swateman age 1 and infant son of E A Swateman Creewell died from measles at home. several family members previously succumbed in virulent outbreak. Miss Edna Christie age 2 dies of consumption on South Willamette Eugene. funeral tomorrow at 2:30 pm, interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
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Geo W Floyd Et
Ellen
Mn E A Swateman
Creewell
Swateman
Edna Christie
South Willamette Street
Eugene
L W Eliott
Advertising notice for nine months at Jacova agency
A clipped advertising notice announces a one year and nine month term related to an office ter matter. The readable text references an agency or address in Jacova with unspecified terms and dates. Further specifics are unreadable in the fragment.
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