Dan Kelly To Stay East This Year At Jamestown Meet
Oregon track star Dan Kelly failed to score in sprints at Jamestown and faced taunts from Eastern crowds before winning the broad jump. He plans to move to Pittsburg to work with Frank M. Friesell, denying reports he would join the University of Michigan. Forrest Smithson will compete at a New York Athletic Club meet, earning an invitation to visit and participate.
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W. J. Petram
The
Oregonian
Dan Kelly
Oregon
Morris Dunne
E. E. Morgan
Jamestown
Kelly
Morgan
Forrest Smithson
New York Athletic Club
Smithson
New Yorkers
Kelly Morgan
Bill Hayward
Pittsburg
Frank M. Friessell
University of Orelton and
Multnomah
Smoky City
University of Michigan
Seitz
Gerhardt
Hayward
Two Women Arrested in Bill Vaughn Robbery Case
Bill Vaughn, famed horse trader, swore out a warrant for Gertrude Johnson and Bessie Paxton after accusing them of stealing 110 dollars and a 60 dollar diamond pin. Police recovered 90 dollars and the pin, with 20 dollars still missing. The pair were jailed and await Judge Bryson's decision. age of Johnson may trigger juvenile court handling. The Paxton case will proceed after liquor cases.
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Bill Vaughn
GertruDe Johneaon
Bessie Paxton
11!T
Bryson
Justice Court
Johnson
Paxton
Sooon
Bert Neal Near Death After Sawmill Accident
Special to Daily Guard Bert Neal of the Booth Kelly Sawmill in Saginaw was caught in a blower fan, severing arteries in his left arm and nearly bleeding to death before Cottage Grove surgeons, led by Dr. Oglesby, could treat the wound.
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Cottage Grove
Bert Neal
Booth-Kelly Sawmil
Saginaw
Mill Y
Oglesby
Train Collision Claims Mary in White River Junction
Mary are killed in a head-on wreck near White River Junction Virginia on September 46. A fearful collision between trains halted traffic and sent responders to the scene, with details incomplete due to the damaged transmission.
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Mary
White River Junction
No Grading On Drain Road This Year Report
W H Wood returns from Drain and says no grading has occurred on the Drain Coos Bay railroad aside from steel work completed during the period observed. The remark notes months of inactivity and confirms progress only on structural steel.
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W. H. Wood
Drain
Dralin-Coos Bay
County road repairs amid contract duties delayed grading
Bridges and repairs to the county road, which the company was required to do, will not have grading this year. No grading will be done until next year, and work will soon be entirely suspended.
William Dunham Sought for $85 trunk theft in Eugene
Sheriff Fisk has a warrant for the arrest of William Dunham for larceny of 85 dollars from Frank Chamberlain after Mabel Chamberlain reported a trunk break in Eugene. Dunham is believed to have fled to Portland and officers there have been notified to pursue him.
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Fisk
William Dunham
Frank Chamberlain
Mabel Chamberlain
Eugene
Dunham
Portland
Jackson County Prohibition Crackdown Ordered
Medford Oregon September 16 District Attorney Reams and Sheriff Jackson announced a county wide shutdown. All slot machines including those paying cigars are to be removed and saloons ordered to close on Sundays.
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Medford
Reams
Jackson
Jackson County
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted By Eugene Resident
Local testimonial from R. H. Miller Sr. of Eugene Oregon claims Doan's Kidney Pills cure backache and kidney troubles. He notes others who followed his advice also found relief and urges readers to buy the product from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Price 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Eugene
R. H. Miller, Sr
West Seventh Street
Oregon
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Train Wreck Claims Twenty-Five Lives. Inquiry Hopes Find Cause
A tragic train wreck resulting in twenty five deaths leaves many injured as investigators trace blame for mishandled train orders. Authorities say responsibility remains unclear while hospitals treat the wounded and officials press for answers.
Railroad crash toll rises with 25 killed at West Canaan
Hanover New Hampshire September 16 Twelve of the 27 injured from the West Canaan wreck were discharged from Mary Hitchcock hospital today leaving twenty five dead in the accident.
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Hanover
N. H
West Canaan
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Collision near Canaan claims many lives in New Hampshire
Investigation begins into yesterday's fatal crash of a freight and express train on the Boston and Maine line near Canaan New Hampshire. Officials cite a train order handling blunder as the cause while station agent Greenley, who issued the fatal order, has been temporarily removed and is regarded as competent.
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Concord
Boston & Maine Railroad
Canaan
Gen Quebec
N. H
Here
Greenley
Boy Makes Lonely and Dangerous Night Ride
On September 12 fifteen year old Clarence Belknap rode through darkness along a steep mountain trail to deliver a message to Henry Stewart with the Los Angeles party ten miles up the McKenzie river. He learned of his uncle John Stewart’s fatal accident. He crossed swift river waters five times, led a second horse back, and reached Belknap Springs to catch the McKenzie stage at 7 am en route to Eugene.
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Clarence Belknap
James Belknap
Blue River
McKenzie Bridge
Henry Stewart
Los Angeles
McKenzie River
John Stewart
Belknap
Clarence
Mr. Stewart
McKenazie
Belknap Springs
Eugene
Lane Finds Serious Railroad Conditions
Portland Oregon September 17 Interstate Commerce Commissioner Franklin K Lane investigated Oregon rail traffic and car shortages. He branded the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company the worst equipped line in the Pacific Northwest. He warned shippers of serious conditions and urged Western roads to supply more freight cars to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Or
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Northwestern
Interstate Commerce
Franklin K. Lane
Portland
Lane
Pacific Northwest
Hawk-Attack on Horse Amazes Neighbors
A horse belonging to John Jacoba along route No. 6 east of Albany swallowed a live hawk while eating hay. The hawk pecked its way through the stomach lining and hide, dying after the animal, found by neighbor W. F. Carr hours later, with the hawk’s body protruding. Several witnesses corroborate the strange incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacoba
Albany
W. F. Carr
Haystack accident swallows bird during horse feeding
A report from the Albany Herald suggests a curious mishap where a horse eating from a hay pile accidentally swallowed a bird that had burrowed in the hay, illustrating an odd farm incident.
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Abany Herald
Gorn Stalks Grow Fourteen Feet High In Camp Creek Farm
E M Duryee of Camp Creek across from Thurston brings to the Guard office two Red River corn stalks measuring fourteen feet tall, cut four inches from the ground. Seed came from Illinois last year and the patch yields notably tall stalks. The exhibit is on display at the Guard office for public viewing.
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E. M. Duryee
Camp Creek
Thurston
Red River
General Stoes sel now fallen hero
St Petersburg report insists General Stoes sel bears no defense for surrendering the vast fortress Port Arthur. The fortress could have held out at least a week longer, critics say, arguing the law demanded defense until exhausted and that delaying victory might have altered the war’s course. At 6 o'clock in the evening of December...
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Stoesse
Mukden
Last Meeting of Defense Council Weighs Surrender Feasibility
December 29 council of defense deliberations reveal 16 members confident they could endure, with Fock Rels and Dmetrovsky hinting surrender. Smirnoff argues defense possible while Stoessel warns second line hold is hard in frosty weather due to lacking barracks and provisions. He fears atrocities if Japanese breach town. Stoessel appears focused on personal safety and protection of family.
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Council of Defense
Stoessel
Fock
Rels
Dmetrovsky
Smirnoff
Stoesse
Steessel
Cassie Chadwick Stricken Blind in Ohio Penitentiary
Cassie M. Chadwick, famed for fraud as Andrew Carnegie's purported daughter, was stricken blind after a weekend collapse at the Ohio penitentiary. Doctors say her condition is serious and she likely will not survive the remaining eight years of her ten year term.
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Columbus, C
Cassie M. Chadwick
Andrew Carnegie
Ohio
Eastern
Amalgamated Copper head Rogers ill after paralysis stroke
Chicago readers report H. H. Rogers president of Amalgamated Copper Company has suffered a stroke of paralysis. He has been away from work for about two weeks after returning from Europe for his health. Postmaster General Meyer returns to Washington and will urge postal savings banks in his forthcoming annual report to Congress.
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Chicago
H. H. Rogers
Amalgamated Copper Company
Allowig
Europe
George Ton J. Meyer
Washington
Congress
United States
Pettibone in Court Unable to Appear for Trial
Pettibone lies seriously ill per physician affidavit affecting his murder case tied to ex Governor Steunenberg. Court sets no date as illness endangers trial. meanwhile Portland ministers push mayoral censorship plan for theatres and stricter Sunday controls. Canada opens to Japanese labor with 38000 expected to enter amid labor demand.
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Boise
Portland
Lane
Canada
Registration of Land Title in Lane County Oregon
John R Campbell seeks initial registration of land title in Lane County Oregon. The case names First National Bank of Eugene NA Whiteaker B Eakin trustees and W P Cheshire as defendants. A notice sets appearance by October 15 1907 to show cause otherwise the application may be granted by default.
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Circuit Court
State of
Oregon
Lane
John R. Campbell
First National Bank of
Eugene
N. A. Whiteaker
B. Eakin
W. P. Cheshire
Lane County
Notice of timber land entry in Oregon 1907
Notice is given under the timber lands law that John McCulloch of Crow Lane filed on March 9 1907 sworn statement No 8421 for the NE 4 of NW 4 fractional of Section 4 Township 19 South Range 7 West W M and will prove the land is more valuable for timber or stone than agriculture before U S Commissioner W W Calkins at Eugene Oregon on October 29 1907 Witnesses named George Hadley Frank Diess John Schrimpf and Charlew Hadley all of Crow Oregon Adverse claimants must file on or before October 29 1907 Benjamin L Eddy Register
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United States Land Office
Roseburg
Congress
California
Oregon
Nevada
Washington Territory
John McCulloch
Crow
Lane
Orgon
South
Range No
West
W. M
George Hadley
Frank Diess
John Schrimpf
Charlew Hadley
Benjamin L. Eddy
Register
Norris Owen
Nw& of
W. W. Calkins
United States
Eugene
Dale Owen
George W. Holland
Walter Holland
Joseph Liles
West Willamette Meridian
U. S
Augustus J. Brooks
Jerry D. Dammon
Charles Layne
Mound
James Gillespie
Frank L Crenshaw
Panther
Winfred E. Parsons
Albert Porter
Jesse Bounds
Department of the Interior
James A. Beerman
Township
Abraham Spurgeon
Department of the Interor
States Land Office
Rosebond
Mapleton
Daval Service
Otter
United States Lang
George H. Hale
C. Kansas Hale
Mark Thurman
C. P. Courtright
Hale
Lane County
Roseburg Or
Setion
Charles Rovereign
Jo. Liles
Norma Oen
Benjamin L, Edpy
Acts of Congress
Washington Jory
Seattle
Rance
Willamette Meridian
W. Calkins
H& Office
William D. Neely
Meadow
Oreson
Ges. H. Alden
Washington
M. P. Mabe
Walton Oreson
Jobe H. Dick
Oreco
Benjamin Leddy
Rewister
Notice to Creditors and Timber Land Claim Notices
Notice to Creditors for the estate of John Kizer lists Felix Edward Whittaker as administrator appointed by Lane County Oregon judge. Creditors must present claims to Dorris and Skipworth in Eugene City within six months. dated July 31 1907. Also notices of timber land entry by Norris Owen in Lane County with sworn statement 8389, landmark witness list, claim filing by October 24 1907.
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John Kizer
Felix Edward Whittaker
John Kixer
G. R. Chrisman
Lane County
State of
Oregon
Dorris & Skipworth
Eugene City
Watts Timber Land Sale Notice Oregon 1907
Joseph O Watts of Eugene Lane county Oregon filed sworn statement No 9415 on February 26 1907 to purchase parts of section 12 township 17 south range 7 west Willamette Meridian He will offer to sell to US commissioner W W Calkins at Eugene on October 28 1907 Witnesses include David R Lakin Norman B Markley Arthur Jones and Charles H Watts. Regist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Roseburg
W. M
W. W. Calkins
U. S
Eugene
David R. Lakin
Oregon
Norman EB. Markley
Arthur Jones
Hale
Charles H. Watts
Benjamin L. Eddy
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Castle Bar
Quebec
Shaughnessy
Anna St. Pierre
Isle Verte
Fred M. Pells
Ochiltree
Texas
A. E. Warren
Haverhill
Mass
F. C. Blake
South Corinth
Margaret Largy
Manchester
Barrett
Phillip Gagon
Sherbrooke
Alvina Garon
Nashua
Webster
Massachusettes
J. J. Concroth
Somerville
Irving Gifford
Concorda
E. L. Briggs
John C. Duncan
Bethel
Bill Vaughan
Gertrude Johnson
Bessir Paxton
Joan B. Mdonald
New York
Subway
America
Krespon
Boy
Casto Tia
Tre Mawr
Count Lagercrantz
Salvation Army
Cassie Chadwick
E. A. Lee
Walton & Ness
Dorris & Skipworth, Attorneys For
Vaughn
Lanclot
Bugese
Florence Vaughn
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