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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
6
A brief police or guard report from Eugene references events of October 11. The fragment notes access issues and procedural details, with names or agencies not clearly legible. Further readable context is needed to specify involved persons or actions.
John Whiteaker, known as Honest John for his blunt honesty, died peacefully after a life of private integrity and public service. He shaped state policy with steadfast independence, eschewing sham and favor, leaving a lasting, if quiet, influence on the community and its institutions.
In Saratoga the new permanent chairman Mr Littleton weighs Roosevelt’s plan to regulate trusts by constitutional amendment. He argues the remedy is for states to admit their powerlessness and delegate all authority to the Federal Government, a nine year process, producing a centralized trust control.
President Roosevelt appeals to coal railway presidents and labor leaders to put aside claims and act for the public good. He warns against monopolies and notes coal reserves grow in value, suggesting the coal trust will recoup any strike losses while miners and the public suffer.
The writing laments constant lobbying by corporations and predicts government ownership or heavy regulation as unavoidable. It frames corporate conscience as lacking and invokes patriotism and sacrifice while warning that public utility control is near.
The auditor's report shows the Illinois Central Railroad paid 911,366 in taxes to Illinois this fiscal year, the largest sum yet. The payment, seven percent of gross earnings from 706 miles, is in lieu of standard taxes, a unique arrangement. If capitalized at three and a half percent, the state’s share would amount to 26,039,024.
In a Charles era tale Louis XI outsmarts a royal prophet who predicted a lover's death in eight days. The king spares the astrologer, who declares he will die three days before the king, then is kept comfortable by two assigned physicians to prolong his life.
Desperate deeds on a Minnesota State University campus in St Paul last Wednesday morning as four officers attempted to arrest students for bicycling on the walks. Five hundred boys seized the officers, deprived them of their helmets and belts, tied them to trees, and turned on hoses. After soaking, the officers were placed on separate street cars and told never to return, while hose, rope, and helmets were broken up and distributed as souvenirs.
He died in New York this summer after a last illness during which his wife spoke to him by telephone from Newport and his doctor treated him by telegraph from Bar Harbor. A letter from his clergyman at the Alps was read at the funeral.
A Dallas man saved a buggy team from a runaway on a Yakima County road. He leaped from his wagon, controlled the frightened horse, and halted the runaways as they sped past a man, wife, and child, earning praise for bold courage.
The modern department store houses a hospital for staff. It aids exhausted female workers, yet reveals concern for health over mere efficiency. The piece promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for womanly diseases, citing testimonials and urging private consultation with Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
The notice warns subscribers in arrears for the newspaper, explaining that collections will occur through a formal reminder and that the publisher will send statements filled with the next month. It emphasizes funds needed to operate the paper.
Oregon October 1 1902 issue notes subscription from EvG ENE Weekly Guard to January 1 1993 and details payrolls office staff and monthly payments. It states several thousand dollars owed by subscribers in arrears and urges prompt remittance.
Notice to Bridge Builders sealed bids are requested for constructing a county bridge across the Coast Fork river at Cottage Grove. Plans and specifications and strain diagrams will be provided by the county surveyor and kept at his office in Eugene. Bids will be opened by the county court and surveyor on October 15, 1902, at 2 o'clock pm. A five percent deposit is required by law with each bid. Dated Sept 22, 1902.
Prospective buyers are offered 120 lots on the south side and near College Hill Park at prices from 50 dollars. Other lots lie near Willamette Street and within two blocks of the First National Bank. A parcel called Locust Hill offers 70 lots, 40 or 50 acres of fruit land, 400 Bartlett pears, 20 walnut trees, a farm house, barn, and outbuildings. The seller promotes affordable home ownership and urges early purchases at current prices.
A tonic advertised as Grove'n Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to treat chills and fever with quinine but warns it is tasteless and offers no cure. Price listed as 50 cents with No Cure No Pay, suggesting a risk of dissatisfaction.
In Eugene travelers can find clean updated lodging at the Courthouse Lodging House Just behind the courthouse. New beds are supplied with freshly papered and painted rooms and bright Brus sels carpet rugs at each bed No dusty carpets and painted floors provide a neat, modern setting for an overnight stay.
Juliet resists many suitors until Barnard declares he will not take no for an answer and proves his resolve by courting her as the decisive factor. Juliet concedes and agrees to marry, while friends bet on the outcome. Barnard asserts he has won through steadfast pursuit and mutual affection.
In a fragment from Harry de Windt's Inland as It Is a Finnish schoolmaster boasts of a foundry in Oulu making large guns. He says Russia would fear Finland's currency and that their guns are headed home to dinner, arguing civilization and humanity will prevail over Kronstadt's engines.
In a Moray firth village of about 1,400, young folk pursue courtship in brisk practical fashion. A young man asks his cousin Marack for marriage but Mary has promised another that evening, so Marack is redirected to Bella.
Dialogue hints at a discovery or solution, featuring Mr Botts and Mrs Bott in a domestic exchange about finding a key. The text reads as a fragment of a larger conversation, with emphasis on a belated breakthrough and mutual uncertainty. Names appear as principal participants.
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