Sam Houston Honored in Lone Star State Monument Planned
Austin Texas Sept 11 memory of Gen Sam Houston to be perpetuated by a monument over his Huntsville grave. Texas legislature appropriated funds to erect the monument and Governor to execute the will. Pompeo Coppini chosen to design the monument. Houston aided Texas from 1833 to 1845 guiding its path to union with the United States.
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Austin
Texas
Sam Houston
Huntsville
Pompeo Coppini
San Antonio
Union
United States
Houston
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
Jackson
Republic
Santa Anna
Alamo Fort
Davy Crockett
Col. Bowie
Alamo
Monument Unveiled to General Macomb in Detroit
The Michigan Society of the United Daughters of 1812 marked the ninety fourth anniversary of the Battle of Plattsburg by unveiling a bronze statue of General Alexander Macomb on Washington Boulevard. The ceremony featured Invoca tion by Father Ernest Van Dyke and an oration by Congressman Edwin Denby, with speeches by Mayor Thompson and other leaders. A salute by the Seventh United States Infantry closed the event.
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Detroit
Michigan Society of the United States Daughters of 1812
Plattaburg
Alexander Macomb
Macomb
Fifth Military Department
United States
Washington Boulevard
Adolph A. Weinman
New York
Ernest van Dyke
Edwin Denby
Mayor Thompson
William Gerry Slade
United States Daughters of 1812
Bertram C. Whitney
Michigan Society
Frank Wheaton
Colorado Society
Nelson Retains Lightweight Title in Colma Arena Bout
Battling Nelson defeats Joe Gana in the twenty first round at Colma Arena San Francisco to clinch the lightweight championship. Gana is battered with a swollen face and a cut lip while Nelson finishes strong despite facial injuries. Gans vows to retire claiming One Fight Too Many while Nelson shows equal grit to the end.
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Colma Arena
San Francisco
Battling Nelson
Joe Gana
Gana
Gans
Nelson
Baltimore
Patti
Gans Faces Nelson in 132-Pound Bout Betting Heats Up
The fighters weighed in at 132 pounds. Betting favored Nelson with 10 to 6 against Gans, and experts predicted a long struggle as the round featured intense exchanges.
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Gans
Nelson
Another Dreadnaught Launched by Britain
London Sept 10 The battleship St Vincent a premier Dreadnaught class ship was launched at Portsmouth with improvements from experiments on the first vessel The navy set a building speed record as eight months passed since keel laying at Portsmouth prior to launch.
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London
St. Vincent
Portsmouth
Federal case dismissed after witness refuses to testify
The witness took the stand to disclose evidence gathered by federal authorities but refused to testify, leading Judge Chetlain to dismiss the case.
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Chetlain
Plenty to Eat at State Fair Grounds
The Oregon State Fair in Salem will run September 14 to 19 with expanded food facilities. Half of the lower grand stand at the race track is leased to Watson, Port land restaurateur, ensuring quality dining options. The other half will host confectionery stands and soft drinks, along with several additional eating houses and lunch counters on the grounds.
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Salem
Watson
Portland
Wilhelmina miscarriage report unsettled
Amsterdam reports a miscarriage involving Queen Wilhelmina who is expecting a child, though the event is not officially confirmed. Telegraph dispatches from Apeldoorn confirm the miscarriage occurred Saturday evening while her general health remains satisfactory.
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Amsterdam
Yowen Wilhelmina
Apeldoorn
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills target backache rheumatic pains and bladder inflammation. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Real estate deal reshapes Springfield properties
A Springfield exchange between Frank Whiteman and J S Barbre transfers lot 8 in block 39 and lot 1 in the same block to Barbre, making him owner of the Provision Company building and a large two story frame opposite the Springfield Hotel. Whiteman gains a premier 160 acre Lane County tract though he plans no immediate farming. Henderson arrives and eyes Springfield, leading Stewart & Company to sell out by September 15. Peerys return from Scio Albany trips. hunting trip may pause for Salem fair. Hadley Spong form replaces Eagle Pool and Billiard hall with Dick Spong taking possession. Evelyn Bristow visits Ethel Eakin. Mrs Nokes to Minnesota for months. Mrs Nokes’ father is 92. Mrs Culp transported to Cottage Grove then Eugene for operation. local rail line O and S E.
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Springfield
Frank Whiteman
J. S. Barbre
Barbre
Provision Company
Whitemat
Lane County
Frank
Henderson
Stewart & Company
M. M. Peery
Scio
Albany
Evelyn Bristow
Eugene
Ethel Eakin
J. N. Nokes
Princeton
Minnesota
Arcola
Hawley
Star
Cottage Grove
S. E
Oregon
Died at Eugene Hospital Bridget Ann Broders 31
Mrs Bridget Ann Broders wife of Claude Broders of this city died at Eugene Hospital at 9 45 p m September 10 1908 age 31 years 3 months 16 days Heart trouble caused weeks of suffering She leaves husband four brothers three in Ontario Canada and a daughter Funeral at Catholic church Sunday at 2 pm Interment Catholic cemetery Mr and Mrs Broders married January last. F W A Crain dies in Fast Pasadena aged 80 years 10 months 2 days of paralysis Former Junction City resident since 1890 minister of Methodist faith jewelry store operator and contributor to church papers survived by Mrs Crain and daughter Anna. The townspeople extend sympathy to their friends.
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Eugene Hospital
Bridget Ann Broders
Claude Broders
Mike Cosgrove
Ontario
Canada
Hroders
F. W. A. Crain
Pasadena
Cal
California
Junction City
Eugene
Oregon
Crain
Anna
Agapathy
Methodists Close Another Splendid Year
Humphrey Memorial Methodist Episcopal church reports a phenomenal year with over 550 new members since Rev. D. H. Trimble arrived. Net membership gain exceeds 50 percent in two years and local expenses may total about 5,700 dollars, with benevolences and the Ladies Aid contributing substantially. the pastor and deaconesses are invited to return.
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Humphrey Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
D. H. Trimble
Hughes
Daugh ter Anna Hoh! Named Hello Girl in Couttage Grove
Couttage Grove notes announce Miss Anna Hoh, born September Tth weighing nine and a half pounds, now serving as the new hello girl at the local telephone office replacing Winnie Landers. The note also mentions Venske Taylor securing a contract to install a complete sewer system for Dallas in Polk County, valued at 22,000 with fifteen carloads of pipe shipped today.
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Anna Hoh
Winnie Landers
Venske & Taylor
Dallas
Polk County
Gene Matlock
Lost Valley Notes reports local happenings and plans
Special Correspondence from Lost Valley on Sept 11 notes H M Parvin arriving with a new thresher praised for quality. C M Parker and family return from hunting trips to Klamath Falls Silver Lake Odell and Crescent lakes. Templeman Wilhelm Mooney and Basil Parker fish and hunt. Baptists plan to build a church. Rev D E Baker preached three sermons. Miss Alta Williams may attend Eugene Business College. Earnest Mooney family rent Templeman house and move in October.
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Lost Valley
H. M. Parvin
C. M. Parker
Klamath Falls
Silver Lake
Odell
Crescent Lakes
E. T. Templeman
Babe Wilhelm
Neal Mooney
Basil Parker
Fred Parker
D. E. Baker
Oakland
Baptist Church
Pleasant Hill
C. A. Phelps
Alta Williams
Eugene Business College
Earnest Mooney
Templeman House
W. 5
Fenton & Son
Federal Court Strikes Hepburn Railroad Clause
The U S circuit court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania held the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad act unconstitutional. It bans railroads from shipping interstate or foreign articles they manufacture except those necessary for the business of common carriage. The ruling notes an exemption for lumber and its products and targets coal mine owning lines.
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Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Woman Found Dead in Private Lake at Short Hills
Newark dispatch reports Mrs. Ashton Harvey, wife of New York lawyer Ashton Harvey, found dead in the Stewart Hartshorn private lake at Short Hills New Jersey after an all night search. She wore white and jewels, and authorities note her long illness and grief over her oldest son's death. The husband suspects suicide, citing chronic headaches.
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Newark
N. J
Ashton Harvey
Stewart Hartshorn
Short Hills
Republican Primary Vote Totals For U S Senator
Seattle September 11 The total Republican state primary vote for United States senator is nearly complete with W L Jones receiving 46821 Levi Ankeny 33034 and W H Snell 9530 totals.
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Seattle
Wash
W. L. Jones
Levi Ankeny
W. H. Snell
Births Reported in Creswell and Eugene in 1908
A daughter was born to Wm. Flick and wife at Creswell on September 8 1908 and a son was born to Jas. Hayes and wife of Junction City in Eugene on September 11 1908.
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Creswell
Wm. Flick
Eugene
Jas, Hayes
Junction City
Consul Miller of Yokohama to Eugene for rest
Toklo Sept 11 H B Miller American consul general at Yokohama forced to take a vacation due to illness begins journey to San Francisco to join family and proceed to Eugene Oregon for rest The report notes his long illness and seeks quiet recovery
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Toklo
H. B. Miller
Yokohama
San Francisco
Eugene
Bryan and Cannon Clash In Campaign Speech
Olney Sept 10 William J Bryan attacked Speaker Cannon in a 30 000 strong speech describing him as a mere candidate for congress He challenged Cannons wealth and finances and accused him of favoring predatory corporations He tied Cannon to stand out politics and opposed direct senate elections tariff reform and campaign contribution publicity Taft Bryan Chicago meeting set for Oct 7 with non political speeches planned by the Chicago Association of Commerce leaders and eighteen governors to attend.
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Olney
William J. Bryan
Cannon
Congress
Bryan
Canon
Chicago
W. H. Taft
W. J. Bryan
United States
Chicago Association of Commerce
W. D. Moody
Taft
Bryan Attacks Cannon In Home District Debate
William Jennings Bryan assailed Cannon for 35 years in public life and implied wealth from lectures and writing. He claimed his own earnings from campaigns and a book totalled about 34,000, with property valued around 150,000, and challenged public judgment on his honesty. The exchange sparked a political firestorm ahead of the fall campaign.
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Bryan
Cannon
Cannon Opens Campaign for Re-election in Illinois
Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker of the House, opened his bid for another term in Illinois Eighteenth District. He addressed tariff, judiciary integrity, prosperity, and U S leadership in commerce, replying to labor attacks by Gompers and Bryan. He argued the nation is recovering from the October low and farmers remain strong.
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Danville
Ill
Joseph G. Cannon
National
House of Representatives
Congress
Ilinois
W. J. Bryan
Joe Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Canoe
Cannon
United States
Murphy and McCarren Declare Truce in New York Politics
National Democratic committee reports a temporary truce between Tammany Hall leaders and State Senator Patrick McCarren of Brooklyn. Until the election is decided they will set aside differences and join in an active campaign for national and state tickets in New York state.
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Chicago
National Democratic Committee
Tammany Hall
Patrick McCarren
Brooklyn
New York State
Taft Doubts Pacific Coast Western Campaign Plan
Noted in Cincinnati on September 11 Judge Taft spoke about his proposed Western speaking campaign and said it is not probable he would extend it to the Pacific coast. He indicated focus would stay closer to central regions.
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Pacific Coast
Cincinnati
Taft
Illuminated Streets Light Up Saturdays in Willamette
Beginning tonight Willamette Street will be lit with colored incandescent strings every Saturday night. Refreshment places and theatres have arranged to cover the expense of the Saturday night illumination as a special feature.
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Willamette Street
Wealthy Young Man Assaulted in Pittsburg
Pittsburg Sept 12 Andrew Kloman aged 24 grandson of Andrew Kloman partner of Andrew Carnegie was found shot in the head and shoulder on Grant boulevard near Centre avenue. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Relatives say highwaymen robbed him of money watch and papers. Police skeptically weigh the highwayman theory. W J Bryan was guest of West Virginia yesterday and spoke at Wheeling before tens of thousands.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Kloman
Andrew Carnegie
Grant Boulevard
Centre Avenue
Young Kloman
Streel Company
W. J. Bryan
West Virginia
Wheeling
North End Murder in Portland
In Portland on September 1 a bartender in a city saloon shot Patrick Devine and a bystander. Matt Johnson, alleged to be under the influence of liquor, fired twice and then emptied the revolver. Devine died after Johnson grappled him until police arrived. Johnson is charged with first degree murder.
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Portland
Matt Johnson
Johnson
Patrick Devine
Lane County Exhibit Heads to Salem Pavilion
E M Warren travels from Lane County to Salem by noon train to place the Lane county exhibit in the pavilion. Romeo Gilbert accompanies to assist. Last year the pair won second prize and aim for first this year. Warrey offers a fine collection of fruits grains and grasses but lacks vegetables.
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E. M. Warren
Salem
Lane County
Romeo Gilbert
Warrey
Boy fined for assault and battery
Mark Trunnell, a youth arrested yesterday for assault and battery on Novella Bedell a waitress at the White restaurant on West Eighth Street pleaded not guilty at arraignment then changed to guilty before Judge Bryson for trial and was fined five dollars plus costs Attorney Carl Travis represented him while Deputy District Attorney G F Skipworth acted for the state.
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Mark Trunnell
Novella Bedell
West Eighth Street
Bryson
Justice Court
Carl T. Travis
G. F. Skipworth
Portland Youth Lorell McCall Dies At 24
Lorell McCall formerly of Eugene aged about 24 died in Portland on kidney trouble. A former printer he once worked at The Guard office before top setting machines. He stayed with his aunt Mrs L B Rowland. The remains were brought to Portland and interred at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
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Portland
Lorell McCall
Eugene
L. B. Rowland
Pleasant Hill
Monroe People Expect Railroad To Eugene
The railroad grade reaches Monroe city limits and will extend to the depot on Second Street near the Golden Rule hotel. Steel is due late this week to finish the line to the depot grounds as land values rise and vacant buildings fill. Monroe already has electric lights and water works, and grain shipments may commence within six weeks.
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Monroe
Second Street
Golden Rule
Robliast
Corvallis Eugene
Catwallis
The Renewed Strain Of School Renewal
A battered, single-paragraph fragment discusses the reopening of schools and the mental and physical strain on students and families. It references stressed children, roses on a chest, and a venture into medical tonics promising nerve support and digestion aid, urging cautious strengthening of health and nerves for mental development.
Visit to Hazelwood Farm By Norman Kidwe
A fragmented note records that Norman Kidwe and Huppard planned a day visit to Hazelwood farm. The readable fragments suggest a casual outing and a brief pause at the southern fields.
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Norman Kidwe
Huppard
Hazelwood Farm
What Shall We Have For Dessert Try JELL O
A playful ad style note promotes Jell O dessert mixes as dainty economical options. It urges adding boiling water for instantly prepared treats and highlights flavors like Lemon Orange Berry Strawberry Chocolate Peach. The copy markets a 10 cent package as suitable for a large family and claims compliance with pure food laws.
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George W. Fitzgerald
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Horn
Martin Clarke
Private Lake
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Joab
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William Joab Bryan
Joseph G. Canw
Murphy
McCarren
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