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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
1
The Adams family home at Mill street between East Twelfth and East Thirteenth has just been completed at about 2500 dollars. Professor Adams, a trained architect, designed the plans and directed the day labor carpenter work, making it one of the finest houses in the area as the city grows.
Reno dispatches March 25 report the sensational Rawhide claim of bandits operating nearby with large booty is unfounded and no verification of the story exists.
A city reception by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce saluted D C Mills for boosting local and state prosperity. Mayor Taylor welcomed Mills who praised postfire rebuilding, noting building costs surpassing 100 million dollars, with most funds locally sourced.
London reports a fire at Drury Lane Theatre in the early hours but the building suffered less damage than feared. Only portions of the structure were damaged, easing concerns about total destruction of the famed venue.
The baron Yanosuke dies in Tokio this evening. Campbell-Bannerman in London grows worse causing anxiety. Governor Guild in Boston reports staying steady over the last 24 hours.
President Roosevelt sends a special message urging swift action on labor, trusts, and interstate commerce. He calls for child labor prohibition in DC, re enacting federal employers liability, expedited injunction procedures, tariff revision, and amendments to the anti trust and interstate commerce laws. The message favors union rights with restraints on strikes and supports employer and employee contracting.
Chehalis Washington March 25 Last evening six prisoners escaped from the county jail and only a deputy’s timely arrival stopped a wholesale break. The escapees include Tom Brown a patriot George Wyatt for adultery writer Hagelgran G McDonald Charles Anderson and Thomas Robes accused of robbing a railroad car. A ladder was left by carpenters and a hole in the floor provided access to it. None have been recaptured.
New York scene erupts as Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt moves personal effects from Oakland farm Newport. It is reported Amos Tuck French will house her brother at Tuxedo this summer while Mr. Vanderbilt plans a London stay in a rented house. The couple’s Newport plans for the season are canceled, shocking society circles.
Portland March 25 The steamer Rose City anchored in harbor picked up a wireless message from the Connecticut Admiral Evans flagship at Magdalena bay The message appears to be the longest ever received over land and the two vessels carried on a lengthy conversation without difficulty.
Chicago reporters say the Democratic state central committee endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president at a harmonious meeting. The committee also set the national convention to be held in Springfield on April 22.
Boise March 25 A petition to the state board of pardons to commute Harry Orchard’s sentence will circulate at Caldwell where ex Governor Steunenberg was murdered. The widow of the governor has signified she will likely sign the petition.
Abraham Ruef filed a forty thousand word affidavit replying to Francis J. Heney. He seeks to set aside his arraignment on the franchise issue and submitted short affidavits to place Rudolph Spreckels, Heney, District Attorney Langdon, Detective Burns, and other witnesses on the stand to cross examine them about an alleged immunity contract with Ruef.
Following a meeting of the Korean colony in Los Angeles a fund will be raised for the defense of men held in San Francisco for the attempted assassination of W. D. Stevens. Some Koreans endorse the action of the assassins.
Portland report outlines fair weather with a light frost tonight. Thursday shows fair skies and warmer temperatures across Western Oregon Western Washington Eastern Oregon Eastern Washington and Idaho. Southern Idaho experiences frost tonight and colder conditions in the east, with Thursday remaining fair.
Washington reports the German government refused to receive Dr David Jayne Hill as American ambassador to succeed Charlemagne Tower. The emperor Willem objected on personal grounds linked to Prince Henrys visit years earlier. Hill, then secretary of state, had official contact with the visitor, but the exact offense remains unclear. Hill is noted for diplomacy and literary knowledge.
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