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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1905
Page
6
Dispatches report Odessa plunged into chaos with arson, looting, and killings as mobs clash with troops. The violence targeted Jewish districts with students attempting to intervene while authorities struggle to restore order. Reports from surrounding cities note political prisoners freed and calls for reform, amid ongoing unrest in Imperial Russia.
At Kenyon College in Ohio a sophomore died after an alleged prank violence gone wrong near a rail line. Authorities recovered rope and bloody evidence and suspect Stillwell hinted at fraternity initiation involvement. The case heads to the grand jury for November proceedings.
A two year old girl Eunice Archibald was branded with the letter S on her cheek in New Westminster, details scarce as the frightened child will not speak. The event occurred after playing outside and the mother remains unable to obtain an explanation.
London reports Finland has won independence as the czar grants reforms. Terrorist actions push Jews from homes in Helsingfors and Odessa, with mobs attacking Jewish quarters. Russian fleets land troops at Helsingfors, riots erupt, and 25,000 soldiers are deemed capable of restoring order amid widespread casualties and fear.
From St Petersburg November 4 the czar announces a free pardon for political prisoners strike participants and those who broke contracts. Convicts over ten years old will be released or sent to Siberia. colonists may choose residence after four years but cannot leave St Petersburg or Moscow for three years. Other sentences are cut by half and life terms reduced to fifteen years.
A county court expense list shows numerous roadwork payments, lumber, gravel, and crusher work to many contractors and firms. The document itemizes supervisor and pauper accounts, bridge and jail costs, and miscellaneous charges with totals and specific payee names. A late entry recounts a near-miss accident involving A K Black and a freight-train passing scene.
Fragmentary OCR lists bidders and participants including Gilbin Bridges Kirk McCoole Gagnon Jewett and Johnson, with unclear roles. No clear event details, date, or outcomes are readable beyond a high school auction context for a brick purchase.
Charles p. Littlefield, formerly with the cigar and tobacco business, has purchased a brick building known as the Shifi building on Willamette Street for 1500 dollars. The two story structure houses Rathmell A Brunet barber shop on the lower floor and the Ryan Transfer Company's office and M. S. Hubble’s living area on the upper floor. Sheep Estray Notice appears in the county surveyor and jail accounts, with various clerical, medical, and service charges listed. Dated November 1, 1905, with assents and notices to owners and the public.
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