Eckhart dies from Meyers pistol shot in Salem
Salem patrolman Thomas M. Eckart died after being shot while escorting George Meyers to jail. Eckart gave an ante mortem account of the event. Authorities fear mob violence if Meyers is captured and a $50 reward plus $25 from police funds is offered. Meyers is described as a desperate, young shooter and a Portland family member with recent local turmoil surrounding the case.
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Salem, Or
Thomas M. Eckart
George Meyers
Meyers
Salem Hospital
Eckart
Independence
Rodgers
Salem
Gideon
Minto
Fugitive
Joseph Meyers
Portland
Bariness
H. W
M. L. Meyers
Lieligh
Fragmentary OCR Summary Card From Local Page
Fragmented OCR text shows partial phrases and stray letters. No clear names places dates or events emerge to define a coherent news item.
Prisoner Fires Amid Window Watch. Officer Hurt
Eyewitnesses say a prisoner looked through a window when Eckart turned. The detainee drew a pistol and fired, hitting Eckart in the abdomen. Meyers, who turned back, shot the officer again, wounding him in the knee.
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Ers
Eckart
Meyers
Hall's Texas Wonder Sold for Kidney and Rheumatic Trouble
A brief notice asserts a five year sale of Hall's Texas Wonder claiming cures for kidney bladder and rheumatic ailments though the text is garbled and partially unreadable. The item reads like an advertisement or testimonial typical of century old patent medicines.
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Hall
Texas Wonder
No remission on zinc duty ruled by treasury body
Washington on October 2 reports no provision in the tariff law for remitting the zinc duty withdrawn for export from bonded smelters. The ruling concerns a Pueblo, Colorado zinc company and confirms duty must be collected.
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Washington
Treasury Departatecn
Pueblo
Colo
Prince William Flies With Wright In Air Test
Crown Prince Frederick William pilots an air plane with Orville Wright in a successful test over the cit attsdam. A local Oregon stage name Grove is renamed to Justice Grove Sentinel. Lew A. Gates is the proprietor.
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Attsdam
Crown Prince
Erick William
Orville Wright
Cit
Oregon
Stice Grove
Lew A. Gates
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure Record
By Our Formula We produce Hood's Sarsaparilla a medicine with a claimed history of cures for scrofula eczema eruptions catarrh rheumatism nervousness and loss of appetite The formula and proportions are kept secret to prevent substitutes The product claims to strengthen the blood and its disease-fighting corpuscles.
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Hood
Bown Arrests Man Wanted in Montana
Sheriff Bown captures Fred Thomas in Eugene on a Montana rape warrant. Thomas, about 20, offered $100 reward, offered no resistance, to be held until Montana officer arrives.
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Fred Thomas
Red Lodge
Montana
Eugene
Bown
Oau
Bryans Celebrate Silver Wedding in Lincoln
Lincoln Neb Oct 1 Fairview the home of Mr and Mrs William J Bryan hosted a large silver wedding anniversary reunion. More than 100 invitations issued for a dinner party as gifts and messages arrived from friends nationwide. Bryan married October 1 1884 at Perry IL. The Bryans three children Ruth William J Sr and Grace attended the celebration.
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Lincoln
Neb
Fairview
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Perry
Mary Baird
John Baird
Pennsylvania
Ruth
William J., Sr
Grace
Notarial Commission Filed for Olver Veatch
The notarial commission of Ol ver Veatch was filed with the county clerk yesterday afternoon.
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Olver Veatch
Invetory of DeGroot Estate Filed by Three Heirs
Jack Rodman Henry Stewart and Wm Porter filed an inventory of the estate of John DeGroot deceased showing totals of 325 dollars. N Chapman filed notice locating the Ajax Fraction mining claim and A M Tipton filed notice locating the North Star claim in Bohemba district.
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Jack Rodman
Henry Stewart
Wm. Porter
John DeGroot
N. (. Chapman
A. M. Tipton
North Star
Bohemba
Forest Ranger Examinations Soon for Siuslaw and Cascade Reserves
An October 25 and 26 examination for forest rangers for the Siuslaw and Cascade reserves will be held with headquarters in Evewne. Supervisors Cahoon and Seltz will conduct the tests, and a large turnout is expected. Successful candidates may qualify for civil service roles on October 28 to 31. A ranger convention and banquet will follow in this city, with 20 to 22 rangers anticipated to attend.
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Siuslaw
Cascade
Evewne
Cahoon
Seltz
Civil Services
Port
Marriage on the river bank near Preston home in 1909
Alfred Brabham suffers typhoid fever in Eugene while Grandma Brabham is badly crippled from a porch fall. The report mentions the 1909 riverbank marriage of Robert Richardson and Miss Silas Kelap officiated by W. M. Krekine. Miss Mitinle Starr departs for Newport seeking climate relief. G. C. Miller in Morrow county oversees Hotel Co lands. lease of W. T Huston property arranged. note on old friend John Harmeon.
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Alfred Brabham
Eugene
Grandma Brabham
D. H. Preston
Robert Richardson
Silas Kelap
W. M. Krekine
Mitinle Starr
Newport
G. C. Miller
Heppner
Morrow County
Hotel Co
W. T Huston
John Harmeon
Miller sells forty to Turk for ten per acre
G C Miller sells his last forty acres to J M Turk of Morenel Michigan at ten dollars per acre. Me Burk and his wife have been guests of Clarence Koon for about two weeks. Turk plans to water the tract to trust and the Burks will depart for home via Seattle to attend the fair.
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G. Cc. Miller
J. M. Thurk
Morenel
Michigan
Burk
Clarence Koon
Turk
Mr. Burk
Seattle
Local cough remedy sold for $1 at Jinn Drug Co
An earth cough remedy claims complete cure for coughs colds asthma and bronchitis and can be given to children without opium or harmful drugs. Sold by Jinn Drug Co W. Name Mfg. Co, Cleveland. O. A contract to build the Delano block has been awarded to T. H. Filia by the Shell theatre.
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Jinn Drug Co. W
Delano Block
Shell Theatre
T. H. Filia
Half Million Children Parade in New York City
New York marked the Hudson Fulton celebration with a vast parade by over half a million city schoolchildren. The six mile long procession featured many bands and simultaneous activities across 60 Greater New York centers, climaxing the festivities. A carnival tableau by German societies was also featured as part of the events. A. P. Kanownes returned to Maple town after a brief city visit.
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New York
New York City
Hudson - Fulton
Colidhen
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Itor
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Robert E. Peary
Arctic
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Peary
Koo
Prince William
Man
Bryans
Convention of Rangers of
Siuslaw and
Cascade Reserves
Junction City
BosTo
Willamette Street
Ninth Streets
Eugene, Oregon
A .B. Stiles
Mgr
Pilas
wiLes
A. P. Kanownes
Mapletown
J. W. Hatfield
Pres
Pankin Block
West Seventh ST
M. Ransom Hatfield
J. M. Gressly
Prin. Commercial Dept
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