Mary Jane Houston Dies in Portland After Nine Days
Obituary notes Mrs. Mary Jane Houston a Junction City resident who died November 25 in Portland from complications of la grippe and lung congestion after a nine day illness. She leaves several children in Portland and Junction City, was married to Rev. Wm. M. Houston and traveled west with family before settling in Oregon. The service was led by Rev. G. A. Blair with burial at Grove Cemetery. Also brief notices on civil service exams in Eugene, a Modern Woodmen banquet invitation, a Springfield temperance slate, and a local accident injuring A. F. Archambeau.
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Mary Jane Houston
Junction City
Portland
Et Grove
G. A. Blair
Eugene
Con I
Ary Jane Taylor
Chesapeake Bay
Mary
Wm. M Houston
Trenton
Plains
Oregon
M. A. Miller
Lebanon
America
Omaha
William J. Bryan
Miller
Mr. Bryan
Doan's 1908 Oregon City Populations Listed
Doan's 1908 almanac shows Oregon town populations as of Sept 1 1907 with figures for Astoria 10000 Albany 5200 Baker City 6800 Condon 1800 Corvallis 5400 Cottage Grove 2200 Dallas 2400 Elgin 1600 Eugene 6500 Forest Grove 2200 Grants Pass 5600 Heppner 1400 Hillsboro 1600 Hood River 2000 Independence 1700 LaGrande 4500 Lebanon 1200 Marshfield 3600 McMinnville 2000 Montavilla 1200 Newberg 2000 North Bend 1200 Ontario 1800 Pendleton 7000 Portland 175000 St Johns 2800 Salem 14000 Union 1000 Medford 2400 Ashland 5000 Roseburg 32000
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Doan
Oregon
Astoria
Albany
Baker City
Condon
Corvallis
Cottage Grove
Dallas
Elgin
Eugene
Forest Grove
Grants Pass
Heppner
Hillsboro
Hood River
Independence
LaGrande
Lebanon
Marshfield
McMinnville
Montavilla
Newberg
North Bend
Ontario
Pendleton
Portland
St. Johns
Salem
Union
Medford
Ashland
Roseburg
Hickory Bark Cough Remedy Sold By Local Drug Stores
Grandmothers of Western Pennsylvania Dutch Dunkard families created Hickory Bark Cough Remedy and used it for a century. It is offered now by Hull's Red Cross Drug Store and dealers. claims to stop coughs and stands as the best remedy today. Thurston Thursday Thanksgiving shooting match under Ros Mathews. Deputy Clerk F L Gibbs to wed soon. Herbert Leigh back from Bohemia mines.
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Pennsylvania
Hull
Red Cross Drug Store
Thurston
Ros Mathews
F. L. Gibbs
Details of Mrs Gould Misconduct Allegations Emerge
Helen Mer testified in New York that she and Katherine Clemmons, now Mrs Howard Gould, were found in compromising situations with Buffalo Bill Cody in Chicago and New York. Cody allegedly accused Clemmons of poisoning him and refused to provide funds, while the trio stayed at the Hoffman House before Worlds Fair.
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New York
Helen Mer
England
Howard Gould
David McClure
Supreme Court
Continental Hotel
Katherine Clemmons
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Colonel Cody
Kather
Ine Clemmons
Cody
Miss Clemmons
Chicago
London
Hoffman House
Expert Finds Mrs. Bradley Insane in Hypothetical Defense Question
In Washington a trial session centered on a hypothetical defense question for Dr. Wilfred Barton, an insanity expert. Barton testified Mrs. Bradley likely insane at the time of the murder of ex-Senator Arthur Brown, citing puerperal insanity and noting close relations and love declarations affected her mental state.
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Washington
Bradley
Wilfred Barton
Welal
Brown
Barton
David Mclure Referee in Gould Divorce Case and Insanity Commission
David Mclure served as referee in the Howard Gould divorce case and was part of the insanity commission that declared Harry Thaw sane.
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Howard Gould
Harry Thaw
New York Reporters Asked to Back Cody Theatrical Venture
A speaker urges reporters in New York to cover and promote relations with Colonel Cody who has promised to back a theatrical company. The request stresses securing Cody’s support for the venture and publicizing the arrangement.
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New York
Colonel Cody
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Featured at Linn Drug Co
A vintage ad claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is deliciously palatable with soothing healing properties and curative elements. It promotes wellness and happiness and offers tea or tablets for 25 cents at Linn Drug Co.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Linn Drug
Linn Drug Co
Woman recounts troubled life with Senator Brown in court
Judge Powers hears details of Mrs Bradley age 35 describing head injury at age five and family insanity histories. The narrative follows her Colorado and Utah years, political ties to Senator Brown, and emotional decline after broken promises. A suggested settlement was rejected, with claims of despair and threats of suicide.
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Lfe
Colorado
Utah
Bradley
Senator Brown
Brown
Noted Salt Lake Witnesses Describe Mrs Bradley in Brown Case
Testimony from Salt Lake associates portrays Mrs. Bradley as eccentric and hysterical in the years around her relationship with Senator Brown. Details focus on late 1906 interactions and Brown's fluctuating promises of business ventures, culminating in a jury questions section about her temperament and motives after the fatal shot.
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Brown
Salt Lake
Senator Brown
Mrs. Bradley
Goldfield
Nevada
Notice of timber land sale in Oregon claimants named
United States Land Office Roseburg Oregon October 21 1907 notice under the June 3 1878 act and August 4 1892 extension announces George W Layne of Mound Lane County Oregon filed sworn statement No 8522 for NE of NE Section 20 Township 19 South Range 6 West WillM and will prove land more valuable for timber or stone than agriculture before W W Calkins in Eugene January 6 1908 witnesses Scott Gilleapie George Prescott Hazen Johnson and Harry Layne all of Panther or Mound Oregon claimants urged to file adverse claims by January 6 1908 Benjamin L Eddy Register
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
West
W. M
W. W. Calkins
A. S
Eugene
Oregon
Scott Gilleapie
Panther
George Prescott
Hazen Johnson
Harry Layne
Mound
Benjamin L. Eddy
Hegiater
Congress
California
Nevada
Washington Territory
Edward Condon
Lane
W. W. Calkina
A. S. Comminstoner
Notice of Land Claim Filing in Oregon Land Office
Notice announces Edward Condon of Eugene Lane County Oregon filed sworn statement No 8521 to purchase W half of SW quarter of Section 4 Township 19 South Range 5 West Willamette Meridian and will prove land claim before W W Calkins Oregon January 6 1900 with witnesses William R Russell Geo Canady J W Canady and Clarence W Canady all from Oregon Crow Oregon. Opposing land claims must file by January 6 1900.
Notice for Publication in Roseburg Oregon 1907
Notice states Frank H Holland of Crow Lane Oregon filed sworn statement No 8524 for purchase of lot 2 section 4 township 18 south range 6 west Willamette meridian. He will prove land is valuable for timber or stone not farming before U S Commissioner W W Calkins in Eugene on January 7 1905 witnesses Church A Stephens George W Holland Walter J Holland Nesmith Owen. Interested parties may appear on or before January 7 1908.
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Justin By
Nicklin
Was
Mary Jane Huston
LA Grippe
Board of Examiners
Eugene Post Office
Supervising Architect
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Temperance People of
Springfield
G. O. Bassett
Henry Cogill
J. J. Browning
G. W. Perkins
Gen. McCauley
M. M. Peery
A. F. Archambeau
Patterson Street
Carters
Iire
Mer
ITES
Herbert Leigh
Bohemia
SEN
Sations
Leged
Jay Gould
PR. Parton
Arthur Brown
David M'Clure
Katherine Clergmans
What Is
Castoria
FF wUenue
Voor City
Michael
Stearn & Co
Norby
Man
Parel
Hanson
Frank H Holland
Crow
U. S
Buc Gene
Church A. Stephens
George W. Holland
Walter J. Holland
Nesmith Owen
Register
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