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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
3
The Eugene Weekly Guard announces weekly publication in Eugene Oregon with annual subscription rates and authorized agents for subscriptions and business. Agents named include W. Conner of Cottage Grove Lester Stacy of Coburg J L Clark of Creswell. Wednesday September 6.
The Guard Printing Co offers a special August promotion for new or existing subscribers. Pay one year in advance from Aug 1 1906 at 1.50 for the Weekly Guard and receive a free year of either the Twice a Week St Louis Republic or the Oregon Agriculturalist. September also available as a premium.
A historical review traces Labor Day from its 1882 New York parade origins to its formal legal status. Oregon and New York advanced early bills in 1887, with nationwide adoption across states by the 1890s. The feature notes Knights of Labor ties, public sentiment shifts, and variations in date designations, plus early money supply context from 1879 to the era’s近.
The article notes a sharp increase in national money circulation, with August figures reaching over 2.0 trillion dollars, up from 2.757 trillion in 1906. It cites Treasury tables and a population estimate near 9 million, yielding a per capita circulation around 632.52. It compares current levels to 1879 to illustrate vast changes in general money stock.
The Saturday Guard praises Eugene as a key Willamette Valley trade hub with expanding rail links to California and strong backing for steam and electric lines. It argues Lane County and Oregon will gain rapid population and business growth as transport improves, attracting Philadelphia financiers and signaling Eugene as the state’s potential second city.
The New York Evening Post notes an unusually lively off year with governors to be elected in Massachusetts Rhode Island Ohio and Virginia. Pennsylvania elects a state treasurer and Maryland votes on a suffrage amendment amid a fierce drive. Georgia hosts a Democratic primary for governor as legislatures and a U S Senate race shape up in several states. Local contests surge with New York City mayoralty tug of war Philadelphia city party split Cleveland Johnson Boyd
The Boise Statesman reports a startling notion by Dr Alexander Graham Bell on serial navigation. The text notes the difficulty of powering lying ships, with gasoline as partial progress and stored electricity as a hoped solution, though the passage ends before full details.
Dr Bell proposes ground wireless power for aerial craft. A test flight showed the system can supply needed energy as the airship moves, suggesting new possibilities for navigation though practical concentration and wide-area delivery remain unresolved.
The Portland Telegram shows a Western Oregon railroad map highlighting the Eugene-Weed line and its expected Southern Pacific mainline reach into California. Springfield is omitted, though poised for prosperity from the new road, and a fair rivalry with Eugene could spur both towns to seek opportunities and advancement.
Bia Street's New York report cites expanding fall trade with buyers active in leading markets despite weather. industrial output rising with capacity booked in advance. forecasts point to heavy spring wheat and record cotton crops, plus record August railway tonnage. The review aims to satisfy most readers.
The article likens Moscow and Russian capital violence to the French Revolution with frequent killings and a bomb attack on Premier Stolypin s house. It notes assassins showing cool audacity, predicts more revolutions, and argues for liberty under Czar Nicholas. It also mocks Theodore Roosevelt s literary success and language prowess.
The text notes Persia’s approaching collapse and Germany’s apparent claims to territory. It describes Persia as a historic nation with an area equal to one fifth of the United States excluding Alaska, and then trails off.
The passage discusses large populations in Asia and contiguity of territories in Turkey, Russia, and Afghanistan. It notes British India as not remote and describes England's protectorate over the Persian Gulf, likening it to the Monroe Doctrine. It underscores Persia as strategically important and potentially a flashpoint for war involving Germany, Russia, and England.
A New York press dispatch names seven influential financiers as John D. Rockefeller J P Morgan James J Hill James Stillman George F Baker Jacob Schiff and K H Harriman. The report says these men dominate business enterprises and influence national welfare through their widespread interests.
Bandera, the Cuban insurgent leader, is dead while Pino Guerrara stays defiant and open to Roosevelt arbitration over Palma’s governing claim. Roosevelt is seen as a peacemaker but may refuse, even if Palma accepts, amid violent Cuban infighting. The situation risks harming Roosevelt under treaty powers to keep order.
The piece notes Chicago purging 30000 pounds of impure foods as pure food authorities act, while looming New York governor race features Hearst and Jerome trading barbs. It hints at Rockefeller’s oil trust consolidating distilleries to fund donations, framing clashes between parties and a judge of ethics in business.
The speaker suggests President Roosevelt may be forced to intervene as a peace maker in Cuba. The article argues Cuba cannot tolerate continued violence with ruffians shooting civilians, burning factories, and wrecking railroads near the United States. It notes ten U.S. regiments could swiftly quell the insurgents.
Special to Daily Guard reports a large barn on the old Meek farm, owned by Louis Vitus, burned Wednesday night in Junction City. The structure held about ten tons of hay at the time of the blaze.
The Democratic primary returns show KR Manning losing to M E Ansel for governor with the liquor issue split by dispensary versus local option. Alabama Democrats renominated Senators Morgan and Pettus and nominated B B Cramer for governor. Heaton county completed its assessment roll listing total taxable property at 4 515 420 and about 200 000 less than last year.
A speaker argues that a new notion of government as an organism with collective will will guide democracy, industry, religion, and law toward fraternalism. He warns against oligarchy, self interest, and sectarianism, urging society to function as a unit governed by mutual service and shared purpose.
K M McClanahan longtime Seattle Produce Co. operator sells the wholesale fruit commission house on West Eighth Street to Volney Hemenway Sr. and Nathan Smith who assume control today. Hemenway is a known Eugene businessman and Smith has worked in McClanahan’s employ. They will keep the old firm name and McClanahan shifts to incubator work.
W. T. Sherman former proprietor of the Paris House raided by police Wednesday night faced a police court appearance on a disorderly house charge. Gallagher appeared and the case against him was dismissed. Sherman failed to appear and his cash bail was forfeited.
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