McKinley picks Knox and Rodenberg to Civil Service posts
May 18 notes criticism of President McKinley over Civil Service Commission appointments. Philander C Knox named Attorney General after long service for Carnegie Company, a key steel trust player, amid anti trust concerns. Rodenberg joins commission after voting to dismantle it, raising further questions. Morgan's late meeting with the President is cited as timing.
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McKinley
Michigan
Senate
MccKinley
Congress
Civil Service Commission
William A Rodenberg
Illinois
Rodemy
Philander C Knox
Pittsburg
United States
Knox
Carnegie Company
Steel Trust
J Pierpont Morgan
Russia's Vantage and Portland Waterways
The May issue of Battle Creek Home Journal argues Russia's Manchuria position is impregnable due to limitless capital, absolute rule, and fearless diplomacy. Portland residents wonder about river stage as spring thaw fills the Columbia and June freshets. Occasional Willamette backwater disasters in 1876 caused business disruption.
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Battle Creek
Michigan
Home Journal
Russia
Manchuria
China
Portland
Columbia
Willamette
Nebraska voters push direct senatorial election by ballot
Nebraska argues for popular direct vote for U S senators after a deadlock produced two Republican wins. Machinists nationwide begin strikes as a nine hour day is set after May 20 with wages protected. Ironworkers and Portland Charities board note ongoing labor and welfare trends. only ten of seventy five applicants chose work over charity.
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Nebraska
Portland Board of Charities
Discovery Pellets Promising Health Restorer
A patient credits Dr Pierce’s Discovery with restoring vitality after severe stomach illness. The piece notes warnings of health neglect, claims the product contains no alcohol opium or cocaine and highlights a testimonial from a nameless user in Northam County. It also mentions China paying ten million dollars for Pe Chi Li troops and ongoing power-delay to settle demands.
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Askew & Garysburg
Northam Co
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
China
Pe Chi Li
Boer War Damage Figures Show Destruction in South Africa
An official report from June 1900 to February 1, 1901 records six hundred thirty four residence buildings destroyed in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony. Cottages and hovels are included, reflecting wartime impact despite a continuing state of war.
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Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Omaha Cudahy Doubles Reward for Abducted Son Return
The Omaha Cudahy says he will raise the twenty-five thousand dollar reward again if needed to secure the return of his abducted son, signaling resolve beyond the initial offer.
Oregon Strawberries Arrive as Montana Prices Rise
Hood River fruit ships to Montana while Californians offer inferior berries. Seattle tragedy unfolds as a policeman fails to save a drowned child, and debate swirls around McKinley champagne on a battleship. Local ad copy promotes Cushion Frame bicycles and summer fishing outfits from F L Chambers.
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Hood River
Montana
California
Oregon
Cold relief claim for cod liver oil emulsion
An advertisement extols Scotts emulsion of cod liver oil as the quickest relief for colds. It promises edge taken off overnight and potential full recovery in a few days with prompt use, while cautioning against expecting miracles. The text ends with garbled company names.
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Scott
Scutt & Bowne
Important Letter from Hatem Oregon School Laws Change
A May 15 1901 letter to County Superintendents explains a corrected reading of the new school law set to take effect May 24 1901. It clarifies the fiscal school year begins the third Monday in June and ends the day preceding, with the current year extended into 1902. It outlines reporting periods, the next annual meeting, and the process for life diploma applications under sections 179 and 180 Oregon School Laws.
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Hatem
Oregon
Jane
Oregon School Lawes
Road and bridge accounts in Commissioners Court ledger
The entry lists numerous payments for road and bridge work including Moon supplies, Calef gravel, Koepke labor on rock, Goodenow labor on rock, Kimball labor on road, Slayter powder, Judson Strong lumber, Martin blacksmithing, Overton paint and oil, Haines & Co leather and gravel, Brodrick viewer Coryell, Pullman viewer Coryell, Parsons viewer Coryell, Baldwin chainman Coryell, Bowers chaintnman Coryell, Neat chainman Wooliver, Wooliver markers and road work, plus supplies from Acme Commercial, Mover & Kyle, Holloway blacksmithing, Eugene Lumber Co, Cowan labor, Sherman Heller blacksmithing and track-lining, hardware houses, Yates labor on reed, Duryee labor on bridge, and Geof Herbert labor on bridge.
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Moon
F Koepke
MC Goodenow
Kimball
Judson Strong
Martin Blacksmithing
Haines & Co Leather and Gravel
John Brodrick
Coryell Fore
Aint Iinet Deans
John Pullman
Coryell Earl Parsons
Coryell Roo Viccesee
Cassrees Om
Baldwin Chainman
Coryell Cog
Staseserisies Coe
Harry Bowers
Coryell
Earl Baldwin Marker
Icra
Eadscasilaarhike
Walden Viewer
Wooliver
Chainman Wooliver
Antiues
Wooliver Chainman Wover
Wooliver Bowe
Neeley
Hurd
Acme Commercial Co
O.ccce
Mover & Kyle
Holloway Blacksmithing
Eugene Lumber Co Lumber
Henry Cowan
Sherman Heller
GriMia Hardware Co Herware
Grito & Veateh Hardware
JR Yates
Reed
Peter Ny
Duryee
Geof Herbert
Local Market Prices May 17 1901
Butter to 40 per roll Wool as to 2e Poultry 350 to 450 per dozen Potatoes 90 cts per bushel Eggs 21 cents Wheat 50 cents Hay 12 to 13 cents per unit.
Oliver Plow Agents Appointed in 1901 Across Regions
Oliver Plow Agents F L Chambers appointed 1901 with Wheeler and Scott in Cottage Grove F Haribart at Junction City A Bond and Son in Irving Mazelton Bros at Crenwell and P L Bristow at Pleasant Hill. Genuine Oliver extras to be sold only at these locations.
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L Chambers
Wheeler & Scott
Cottage Grove
Haribart
Junction City
Bond & Son
Irving
Mazelton Bros
Crenwell
P L Bristow
Pleasant HI
Oliver
House and Carriage Painting by V Roboveky
V Roboveky formerly of Snatchfield offers house and carriage painting with focus on country work. Terme reasonable. Leave orders at Preston and Hales in Eugene Oregon.
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Roboveky
Snatchfield
Preston & Hales
Eugene
For Sale—154 Acres in Dayton Yambill County
For Sale 154 acres, 24 seree of land with cultivation and rest pasture and timber. Good $12 house, two barns, 10 acre fruit orchard. Half mile from depot. Inquire at this office Dayton Yambill county. A tree nearby measures 35 inches in circumference a few inches above ground, planted in 1552.
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Ingarre
Dayton
Yambill County
Zion Items May 5 Plows and People
May 5 notes from Zion and Lost Valley detail corn planting work by farmers, inspections by post office official A B Keefer visiting poet Mice business, and injuries from logging camps including Elden Templeman and Roy Addington. Stage lines Goshen Zion see Howard Reed and Mre Wesley Neet driving. Templeman bruised but able to work. Visiting relatives Carr ie Hone from Lost Valley, HG Vincent at Cottage Grove with daughter, Aunt Maggie Barbrera in Eugene with Mrs Handssker.
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Roy Addington
Stiere
Howard Reed
Goshen-Zion
Mre
Wesley Neet
ET Templeman
Carrie
Lost Valley
John Kitchen
Goshen
Alf Stewart
HG Vincent
Cottage Grove
Cora Taylor
Maggie Barbrera
Eugene
George Handssker
Browo Leg Horns Offered for One Dollar Per Dozen Eggs
In Irving Oregon a seller offers Browo Leg horns and 16 egg settings for one dollar. Contact Addrew 3 KR Yares for delivery arrangements.
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Irving
Piano and Organ Trade Offer at Rankin Seventh Bt
Trade notice offers piano and organ or body fir wood split coarse. W W Haines & Co seeks 500 cords of hemlock bark at 10 dollars per cord and invites inquiries at the tany barn.
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Tanbery
Warnock's Feed Yard Seeks Poultry and Eggs for Cash
Warnock at corner 8th and Pearl streets opposite the courthouse announces generous cash prices for poultry and eggs and offers flour and feed. Farmers and teamsters urged to deliver stock promptly for fair deals and reliable service.
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Warnock
W J Warnock
8Th and
Pearl Streets
Court House
Elk tooth engraved with Wallis and lodge number 47
Found in the vicinity of M 8 Wallis, Eugene Lodge No 47, B P O EQ. A tooth engraved with these identifiers is turned in for a reward. Finder asked to bring the tooth to this office for claimed compensation.
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Wallis
Eugene Lodge
Monmouth Oregon School Advertises Certificates and Courses
Fall term opens Sept 17. State certificate and diplomas prepared for state examinations. Positions paying 40 to 75 dollars per month. Training department well equipped. Expenditures range from 1% to 172 dollars per year. Catalogues from P L Campbell President or J B V Butler Secretary.
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Onmouth
Oregon
P.L. Campbell
J. B. V. Butler
Lantern Price Listed At Four Cents
A brief notice notes a good lantern offered for sale at four cents. The item is described succinctly with no further details available, reflecting a small advertising listing typical of the period.
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Eugene Guard
Civil Service and Trusts
Seattle
F L Chambers
York
J H Ackerman
Commissioners Court
Felix Currin
Viewer Wooliver
Silmong
Leghorn
Haines & Co
Overton Paint and Wall Paper Co
Eighth Street
David
AC Jennings
CR van Duyn
Jennings & van Duyn
National Bank
Reeds
Lane County Bank
Eugene, Or
C. S. Farrow
Glive Sts
P. Frank & Son
State Normal School
Weber
W. S. Moon
Real Sale
S. H. Friendly
J. A. Green & Son
R Gaylord
Music Store
Hale's Block
T. Wilson
A. E. Wood
Ay & Henleson
Trys
Westphalia
S. L. Long
LYCH
Dro
Erfel
Williams
Cleveland
Linn Drug Ca
Mitt Defie
Appl
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