Local Weekly Guard subscription notice and editors
Publication note for Eugene Oregon readers lists weekly rate 81.50 per year in advance and 2.00 at renewal. Acknowledges postal second class matter and authorized agents C. Conner Cottage Grove Y. L. Clark Creswell and Geo A. Prary Coburg handling subscriptions and transfers. Dated Thursday November 22.
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Premium offer boosts annual rate for new Weekly Guard
The Guard Printing Co in Eugene Oregon offers a one year subscription at 21.50 with a free year of either the Twice-a-Week St Louis Republic or the Oregon Agriculturist for new or renewing subscribers. Old subscribers may swap magazines for one of the free papers.
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La Follette Attacks Oregon Senators at Portland Lecture
Senator La Follette denounces efforts to thwart Oregon voters by opposing Bourne for the U S Senate. He recites roll calls on railway rate amendments, cites Fulton’s opposition to his measures, and elicits groans and cheers from Oregon listeners. Applause follows Gearin’s favorable votes as Republicans and Democrats unite in backing service to the people.
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Transportation and trade policy discussed at Chicago banquet
A Chicago banquet honored a speaker who urged patience and heavy spending to fix the national transport shortage. He championed canal access between St Louis and New Orleans, freer Canada-US trade, and reduced frontier customs. He noted rising goat skin imports and a tripling value from 1886 to 1906, underscoring growing demand for goat skins.
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A Latter Day Farmer Whips Town Marshal in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin on election day John Hendricks a wealthy farmer visited the town of Hendricks to vote and celebrated by beating the town marshal. A warrant was issued, a constable summoned him by telephone to answer the charge. The farmer declined to travel for trial and demanded a tele phone trial. The tele phone court found him guilty and he paid a $5 fine by rural mail that evening.
Raising of Goats in American Farming
A column notes farmers have long debated best uses of goats and highlights rising interest in goat products. It discusses goat meat once looked down upon and goat milk in demand, with references to hunger for goat skins and the growing market in the United States. The excerpt shows enthusiasm for expanding goat farming and highlights economic potential.
State Printing Graft Campaign to Plant New Plant
The piece contrasts pledges by W S Duniway to abolish grafts with plans to install a state printing plant under his successor, while Frank C Baker claims the current plant could be donated to the state to save costs. Baker boasted of high earnings during his tenure and touted a $30,000 yearly value, accusing Duniway of seeking private gain. The passage also notes alleged mail theft in San Francisco relief funds and critiques Portland’s Murray Whitney killing as an act of revenge rather than correction, condemning its impact on the victim.
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San Francisco
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Retribution and Moral Warning in Unwritten Law
The article argues that the unwritten law serves as a timely warning to degeneracy among young men. It condemns the spread of immoral pleasures and brothels, praises Whitney's removal as just, and urges sympathy for the girl and for the brother who sought vengeance after failed legal action.
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Market review shows sagging hops trade across regions
The Salem Journal notes a general market lull with little local business and no export orders for other states or the Pacific. New York sees steady activity with occasional small price drops while Pacific consignments to England are only discussed. Pacific coast hops are disappointing in quality, pressuring further declines, while England reports dull markets and continental markets stay strong due to heavy export buying in England.
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New York State
England
Willamette irrigation plan eyed by Oregon City Star
The Oregon City Star notes officials from the reclamation service and state agricultural experts anticipate July and August irrigation doubling land value in the Willamette valley. They expect productivity to roughly double, and await results from three 15 acre experimental tracts at Eugene Corvallis and Hillsboro to test the plan.
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Oregon City Star
Reclamation Service
Tragic Needle Accident Ends Dougherty's Life
A warning to young men emerges from Eugene and Scranton where Thomas Dougherty died when a needle in his sweetheart’s dress pierced his fifth rib and pierced the pericardium causing fatal hemorrhage. The fatal accident occurred as the blunt needle pressed against the corset during a embrace.
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Scranton
Canadian football player sustains brain injury in game
A Canadian football player suffered serious brain injuries during a game last Saturday. Dispatches state the injury confirms that football players have brains, and may help reduce prejudice against the game.
Boer Raids Prompt Britain to Face Grave Crisis
Reported renewed Boer raids in Cape Colony raise fears of a grave international situation. Observers warn a broader British response could echo Rudyard Kipling’s "White Man's Burden" era rhetoric and mobilize imperial sentiment across colonies.
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Rudyard Kipling
General Corzier and the United States ordnance issue
General Corzier of the United States ordnance is not an alarm for danger but part of a broader military administrative exchange. The fragment suggests a formal statement denying a perceived threat connected to ordnance operations.
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Coast defenses warned by general oversea threat
A recent War Department report by the general warns that the immense twelve inch guns guarding the coast would fail after a two hour engagement with a hostile fleet. He notes that only a few rounds could disable the defenses, underscoring Washington correspondents’ disclosures of weakening coast defenses.
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Oregon cannot collect toll share from Willamette locks
Judge Frazer in Portland circuit court ruled that Oregon cannot collect 10 percent of the net earnings from the locks at Oregon City owned by Willamette Falls and Locks company. The 1871 act granted the company 200000 for canal and lock construction and required 10 percent of net profits to go to the state.
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Portland General Electric Company
Hearst and Hughes Campaign Spending Totals Noted
William Randolph Hearst certifies to the secretary of state that he spent 256370.22 dollars promoting his canvass for governor. Governor elect Hughes certifies 618.55 dollars spent on his self promotion. It suggests a large spend from Hearst's side while Hughes spent little, with unclear corporate backing for his campaign.
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Portland Capitalist Sues Over Hearst Imitation Cartoon
W. M. Ladd files criminal libel charges against Harvey Scott and H. L. Pittock over a Portland Oregon Daily cartoon captioned The Hearst Imitation in Portland. The image depicted Ladd supporting the assassination of President McKinley.
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Hearst
Portland
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McKinley
Grand jury room overflows with samples from three cities
The grand jury room at the court house is said to be filled with samples of booze from Cottage Grove Springfield and Eugene most of it vile enough to make a Kentuckian want to swear off. But in a prohibition county even grand jurors shouldn't expect the best Bourbon brands.
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Prohibition County
Reforming Pat Crowe Leads Rescue Movement for Youth
Pat Crowe, once a notorious law-breaker, begins a rescue movement to save wayward boys and girls. John D. Rockefeller, also labeled a law-breaker, engages in church work but shows no sign of reform.
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John D. Rockefeller
Anti-trust travelers spark Bryan's presidential boom
Press dispatches report the anti-trust travelers launching Bryan's presidential surge. This marks the first intimation that his campaign has paused since his nomination in Chicago.
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Chicago
Rev Boyd seeks church improvements at Roseburg
The Albany View notes Rev Boyd new Roseburg Methodist minister aims to build a bowling alley swimming pool and gymnasium for church use citing past success. The piece also mentions Oregon Develop ment talks by Colonel Hofer Good English remarks Governor La Follette anti pass stance and a fare scheme involving Woodburn Oregon City and Portland with Jefferson tickets.
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Negro's Solemn Duty by Booker Washington
Booker T. Washington urges both races to enforce laws impartially and protect workers from injustice while condemning lynching and crime by African Americans. He calls white leaders to reduce racial prejudice and argues crime harms business progress, urging action to curb lynching and protect the law in the South and beyond.
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Pupils Need More Exercise Says Amherst Professor
Professor Tyler of Amherst urges public schools to provide more outdoor activity for all pupils, stressing that muscular exercise and fresh air grow minds and bodies. He warns underdeveloped motor centers lead to unpractical behavior and notes today’s children have far less outdoor activity than a century ago due to urban schooling and longer school years.
The Unseen Power of Clothes in Society
The piece laments clothing’s primacy in social perception and job prospects. It argues that appearance governs success, notes Broadway aspirants’ belief that fine dress is essential, and asserts that good clothes unconsciously influence others while poor attire harms adoptions of opportunity.
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