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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
1
The article notes farmers mechanics engineers painters and miners advocating for higher wages. It highlights concerns about living costs and the need for fair compensation across trades. Local leaders express support while calling for organized action to press employers and authorities.
San Francisco May 16 The decision of savings banks to reopen May 23 removes doubt about stability and boosts small depositors confidence. Commercial banks expected to reopen by June 1 with some days earlier. Five large kitchens feed refuges, school authorities plan summer programs at Golden Gate Park with twelve tents. Chinese leaders courting Oakland to locate new Chinatown, seen as a tactic to stir San Francisco opposition to reestablishing old Chinatown.
Attorneys for union and non union Cumberland Presbyterians agreed to an injunction to restrain the general assembly from voting to merge with the Presbyterian church. Circuit court hearings begin Friday with arguments to conclude during the assembly meeting. Des Moines reports the Presbyterian general assembly opened.
In Jersey City on May 16 a Standard Oil tank exploded and its top blew off, igniting a blaze that rattled residents who likened the blast to an earthquake. Fire crews began drawing off oil from neighboring tanks as the incident unfolded.
Rochester reports the official verdict in the Crapsey heresy case with a four to one vote. Crapsey is convicted and suspension is recommended as punishment.
Pekin reports French Catholic missionaries and native converts were massacred last Saturday in Anbal province. The French government is investigating the killings as officials seek to determine motives and perpetrators.
May 16. Miners today refuse any arbitration offers from operators who have not signed the 1909 wage scale. The stand keeps pressure on wage talks and signals potential delays in labor negotiations across the industry.
Albany May 1 militia ordered to Coeymans after armed strikers took control of brick yards. Five hundred men panic as tensions rise in the area.
Mrs Davis Ts Better New York March 14 reports Mrs Davie showing improvement in her condition. The brief dispatch notes her health leaning toward recovery as family and friends await further updates.
Washington May 16 Tillman released a letter from ex Senator Chandler replying to the president's charges. Chandler reaffirms the essential truth of his prior statement to Tillman cited in the senate. The review notes imperialistic daring revived at the White House and mentions Lodge as a friend who would have acted harshly. Tillman read the letter in the senate. Bacon's amendment against free passes fails. the anti pass measure is adopted. The senate committee favors reporting the sea level canal by a 6 to 1 vote. Bailey denounces a Western dispatch as malicious falsehood and declares the source near the White House a liar.
W. W. Montgomery Jr L J Mor ris G J Mayer and S D Sinkler all Philadelphia investors in the Willamette Valley Co arrive in Eugene from Cottage Grove on the noon train. They meet A Wetch manager at 215 from the north and tour improvements. The party plans to go to Albany tomorrow.
Police cornered the gang led by a noted chief known as Big Miner in British Columbia after a brief gun battle. One robber was shot in the leg. Dunn and Edwards identified as other members. A reward of 82,000 is offered.
Five exhausted women and a baby were found near Heceta Head in Oregon after wandering from Corvallis region. Timber cruiser George Hodges aided them with food as they claimed they were sent into the wilderness by "Second Messiah" Creffield. They believed Creffield alive despite reports otherwise.
John Whiteaker a prescription clerk at DelLano's drug store opened a bale of sponges from Cuba and found an eight inch lizard. He initially feared a venomous snake but uncovered a harmless lizard. The animal will be released.
Obituary notice for Mrs L E Summerlott who died after a short illness at Cottage Grove aged years 9 months 5 days. Born August 4 18 at Hurricane bridge West Virginia she leaves an aged mother two sisters four brothers four children and eight grandchildren.
About a hundred funerals faced disruption as a strike by 20 New York City taxi drivers halted cab service. The walkout affected bereavement arrangements and may have delayed transportation to services.
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