BRYAN'S TRIBUTE AT LINCOLN AUDITORIUM
W J Bryan spoke at Lincoln Auditorium as principal speaker at memorial exercises for William McKinley. He praised the late president's private character, public virtue, and Christian fortitude, denounced violent extremism, and urged citizens to reject the notion that all governments are bad. He cited the deathbed scenes at Buffalo and emphasized McKinley's blameless life and generosity.
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Lixcots
Neb
W J Bryan
Lincoln Auditorium
Canton
United States
Republic
Bryan
William McKinley
Buffalo
Tude
Century Developments and Farm Labor Saving Advances
The article contrasts 1800 farming with 1900, noting old tools like sickles, scythes, and wooden plows replaced by a steam powered combined reaper and threshing machine. It cites a Year Book of Agriculture 1897 noting one man could reap and thresh a bushel in 160 minutes by hand, versus four minutes with modern machinery.
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Hind
Bool of Agriculture
United States
Warning Against Mob Rule Speech At Memorial
Former Vice President Stevenson urged restraint against mob violence at the McKinley memorial exercises in Bioomineron Il. He predicted the accused would face the death penalty by law within days and denounced street and pulpit calls for vengeance as dangerous to society and democratic order.
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Stevenson Ee
Restfarewell Verses on McKinley by C J Howard
Poem in honor of President McKinley by C J Howard of Courage Grove. The verse laments the death and praises the late leader, noting the shock and sorrow in loving hearts and the enduring fame of his untarnished name.
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McKinley
C J Howard
Courage Grove
Jack
Ark
Igat
Borrowing Readers Say They Read The Guard Free
A Local note addresses readers who borrow neighbors papers to read The Guard. It states the paper will send copies to those who call or write to arrange it, while insisting subscribers who pay should not be inconvenienced by borrowings.
Hoppicking brings aid to Willamette Valley families
The Willamette Valley area is active with fruit and hop crops as saving funds distribute a large sum of money to those most in need. Women and children receive support while men unable to work also gain assistance. hoppicking supplies essentials of life to many families.
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Willamette Valley
Plague Devastates India With High Fatalities Reported
A Simla dispatch notes 63.5 deaths from plague in the past week in India. It contrasts with 4822 deaths the prior week and 1136 deaths in the same week last year, highlighting severe mortality amid crowded conditions.
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India
Yuson Country Tops Gold Shipments In August Output
Four shipments of gold totaling three million dollars were sent out in August. For the three months ending August the export value was a little over eighteen million dollars, reflecting strong mining activity in the Yuson region.
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Yuson
Weather warning for New York frost and ice
Fragmentary report notes heavy frost in central and northern New York with ice forming on water surfaces Thursday night. Details are incomplete on location, timing, and impact.
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Cerral
Norshern
New York
Ehal
Notable Eugene Death and Local Notes Curiosity
Dr Bean’s son Irwin Shaw Gosh died last week in Ellen cure Washington after a long paralysis. Dr Bean, an Oregon University graduate, is connected to Judge Bean of Albany. N B Standish of Brownsville declined a $20,000 offer for a one sixth mine interest and stayed in the Blue River district. James H Carrico, UW alumnus, visiting relatives, plans to travel to Chicago for medical studies. Mrs Hodgson recovering from typhoid at Samaritan hospital, en route to Olympic elk hunt then Salt Lake and Boston for medical care and rest.
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Irwin
Ellen
Esst
Eugene
U O
Judge Bean
Albany
Standish
Brownsville
Lucky Boy
Salem
Blue River
Oregon City
James H Carrico
The
State University
University
Portland
Chicago
Caspar Hodgson
Helm Mano
Imperial Hotel
Bhee
Ire Hodgson
Salt Lake
Boeton
Narrow Escape in Hudson Tunnel Told by Captain
A traveling captain recalls a near-death moment in the Hudson tunnel near Cold Spring. After missing a train to Garrison, he walked three miles to the tunnel, faced two approaching trains, and leaped into a rock cavity when space vanished, narrowly surviving as engines roared by and wind swept his clothing away.
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Njoyment
Peekakill
Garrison
West Point
Hudson
Scott
Livingston
Surprise that failed to please the Greenlees at church
Earl Greenlee’s plan to surprise his wife backfires after days of secrecy. Mrs. Greenlee and neighbors crowd windows for a dramatic reveal at 2 pm, only to witness a wrecked automobile arriving with Greenlee unhurt yet apologetic. He intended to gift the car as the surprise, but the episode ends with both embarrassed and hurried to the church committee engagement.
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Earl Greenlee
Greenlee
Dearie
Mr. Greenlee
Mre
Leaart Greenlee
Mra
Chor
Greenlee House
Chicago Record-Herald
Betrayed and Saved Martel du Bois
Martel du Bois, a young nobleman, is rescued from a Paris prison during the French Revolution by Mme. Romaine who arranges a daring escape. A hospital ruse, a surgeon’s disguise, and Sister Agnes’s plot enable his flight to Spain, where they marry before returning to France in happier times.
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Martel du Bois
Zoulouche
Martel
Mme. Romaine
du Bois
Madame
Jules Romaine
Gustavus d'Auvergne
France
Celeste Zoulouche
Agnes
Julie Romaine
Martel da Bolsa
Ulster Agnes
Sister Agnes
Viad
Martel du Bosa
Toulouse
Spala
Mme, Romaine
Lam Julle
Romaine
Spain
Notable exchange on politics and money in Philadelphia
A visiting Briton asks about a prominent local figure. He is told he is a statesman, not a politician, with the native noting that a statesman understands politics because he has money, while a politician has money because the law petition suggests.
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Phia Press
Planch ette séance tests belief and banter at Melville home
In a dinner hour scene Mia Melville urges a planchette experiment while George Logle and Jim debate spirits. The glass moves across letters and names in a skeptical yet curious party, finally spelling Joe and a Cyrillic sequence as Mia asserts belief versus doubt.
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Weller
George
Jin
Jim
Mia
Melville
Jha
Billy
Inez
Joe
Dd J.T. K
Melbville
King
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Lear
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Jill
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