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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
7
The Hungarian premier, lamenting emigration, argues Europe should form a coalition against the United States while praising America as the land of liberal government and abundant resources. He claims Europe offers no relief and asserts vast room for emigrants seeking better lives, likening people to cattle driven by harsh conditions.
An eruption of Santa Maria in Guatemala devastates towns and villages, leaving an estimated 15,000 dead in Guatemala City and over 160,000 people in darkness. Coffee crops, cattle, and vegetation are lost as ashes bury thousands and bodies are unrecoverable.
A fragment notes Berlin University student societies declaring the sword superior to the pistol in duels. The writer mocks the idea of chivalry and suggests a blade can wound, but a pistol carries more gravity at funerals, implying the weapon chosen should reflect seriousness.
A negro prisoner escaped from the county jail near Baker City about three weeks ago. The Huntington paper, arriving by mail on Wednesday, published a full account of the escape on the state eastern boundary line. The sheriff may have kept the matter secret, but publicity aids capture.
In Louisville Kentucky a court case concerns payment of nearly twenty thousand dollars. The fire occurred at around 11 45 am standard time as fire department records note. The insurance company argues it is not liable since the policy expired at noon that day, two and one half minutes before the fire when true solar time is considered.
Maine authorities report this year in an amateur deer hunting record with six deer hunters participating and six deer killed, reflecting a quiet season. The terse data presents counts without further details on locations, methods, or dates.
State Labor Commissioner Black of Washington urges legislature to outlaw employing girls as messengers in telegraph offices, targeting Seattle firms. He argues the practice crowds girls into the “bad lands” and that messenger boys are educated beyond their years.
The Molineux trial in New York City remains public near term as General Molineux, father of the acquitted man, seeks around one hundred thousand dollars from the New York legislature to cover expenses spent to save his son's life. The proposal faces doubt over precedent and potential claims for damages from time and mental distress.
Timber values on ti conet steadily increase as landowners undervalue their timber. A local board sold a corner of a bill of timber including yellow fir and tamarack at 51 cents per thousand feet. Home parcels show timber selling for fifteen to twenty thousand, with larger claims at ten million feet potentially worth $8,100. Buyers expect to pay about a third of that.
Carrie Nation created a sensational scene at a New York horse show on Thursday. She stood before the Vanderbilt box and launched a tirade at Mr Alfred G Vanderbilt Reginald Vanderbilt and a lady guest urging them to be ashamed of their clothes and to dress more modestly.
An Illinois man is sought by the constabulary for polygamy. The piece muses on life shaped by law and geography, noting that in Utah he might enter politics or in Sulu receive a pension, but in his home state imprisonment looms and that environment shapes his life.
The boot and shoe industry faces protection against cheap foreign labor yet ships goods to Great Britain at loss of profits. The practice shows that undue profits are extracted locally, as British factories suffer from the cheaper imports.
Two gunmen robbed a St Paul gambling den, holding victims at bay along a wall and taking about two thousand dollars. The text notes a shortcut to “break” the gamblers and hints at a public game in Iowa.
William R Hearst proposes investing one million dollars to build a newspaper plant in the national capital. He already controls major papers in San Francisco Chicago and New York with substantial holdings.
The French chamber of deputies voided Count Boni de Castellane’s election, citing use of money. The remark muses whether U S lawmakers should act similarly and how many current senators and congressmen would face scrutiny in Washington.
A dramatic account compares a night attack by an unseen hand to bronchitis symptoms. The piece promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pheasant Pellets as cures for bronchitis and lung disease, with testimonials from Isaree A. Valleroy and Mrs. W. B. Miller detailing weight gain and improved health. It urges avoiding cough medicines and urges readers to consult Dr. Pierce.
Rew G L Lobdell is in Junction, Jerry Dammon heads to Cottage Grove, W J Canaday arrived from Crow today, Walter Shelley home from Portland, Mayor Chrisman back from Portland. Fred Edwards left for Albany, F Humphrey of Jasper in Eugene, Ada Hendricks returns from Portland, Mamie Scott and Grace Shaub from Creewell, Campbell home from Albany after attending an institute. Kinney joined A U Woodcock to Irving ranch, Dr. Lakin couple spent Sunday en route for an overnight stay, B F Rowland back from San Francisco. Mr and Mrs HB Miller and daughter Winifred set for China via San Francisco Wednesday. Meda and Zlaa Scobert to Ashland as guests, Ete Walters to Salem to join mother amid quarantine notes, Olita Cooley arrives as guest of Armitage. Florence Burnett back from Cottage Grove, to remain a week, Geo Fisher and Cal Young from Blue River report heavy snow. Wilson Stafford of Spokane County visits Mohawk family then to Washington. President J H Orcutt of Drain Normal visits after Albany institute, resumes journey. Arthur Galogly back from Washington, West Point exam success informer prepares for Enet trip.
A terse exchange shows Tus Oxe asking how to respond when a husband remarks on his mother’s cooking. Tur Orner replies by requesting an explanation for the many family members who suffer dyspepsia.
Jexton questions shortening the college course to two years. Srgom rejects it, arguing a player would be ready to graduate just as he starts to play football.
A sweeping look at Italy's historic brigandage and infamous killings. The Countess Bon Martini case stirs debate over confessions and counterclaims by Murri and police. Venice's council of ten, poisoners of the fourteenth century, and modern Sicilian brigandage are traced through episodes from 1870 to the late nineteenth century, including Leone the bandit and the Rose kidnapping, highlighting crime as a persistent force shaping Italian history.
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