Sixty one miles Eugene to Glenada by railway survey
Chief Engineer H D Forner reports progress on a Eugene to Glenada railway survey estimating sixty one miles between the two terminals. He notes planned reductions through Knowles creek cutoff and south Siuslaw river alignment, praising Lane County Asset Company and his party for orderly conduct and avoiding rights-of-way issues as they near Eugene.
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Cugene
Glenada
Oregon
M. Svarverud
Wreatdent
Lane County Asset Company
Gleneds
Mugene
Glenadaixty
Eugene
Lane County Asset Co
Badger Mountain
Knowles Creek
Siuslaw
Grenado
Lone County Asset Company
Grenada
H. D. Forneri
More Railroad Surveyors At Work Near Eugene
Reports indicate a substantial survey effort west of Eugene with a direct six mile line run and northward work starting from there. Frisco crews based in Eugene are said to be operating with local livery hires while Harriman interests may back routes to Siuslaw or Junction City. Five crews are active including Lane County Asset Company near Grenada and Ralph Hunt, suggesting possible east west lines from the Cascade summit to the coast via Eugene.
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Eugene
Sluslaw
Junction City
Junction Lake Creek
Siuslaw
Willamette Valley
McKenzie Pass
P., E. E. Surveyora
Lane County Asset Company
Grenada
Ralph Hunt
Cholera Refugees Seen Departing for America
Paris dispatches report Italian cholera refugees from infected districts leaving Genoa for America. The travelers’ original starting points are being concealed as they depart, signaling a potential health import concern for the United States.
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Paris
Italy
Genoa
America
Body of Stubbs Shipped for Burial to Old Home
Cleveland report says Donald Stubbs general agent of Union Pacific hero died from a bullet wound in a personal crisis. Police deem it accidental and his body was sent to Ashland Ohio for burial at the family home.
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Cleveland
Donald Stubbs
Union Pacific Hero
Ashland
Ohio
Stubbs
Chicago Man Held for Murder
Karl A. Baddsing, a young confectioner in Chicago, was arraigned on murder charges in a case unfolding with the coroner's report pending. Police investigate the death of his first wife and exhumation planned for arsenic traces in the second wife's body.
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Chicago
Karl A. Baddsing
Mabel Reid Baddsing
Weekly Guard doubles issues on Mondays and Thursdays
The Twick a Week Guard will be issued twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays starting October. Subscription price stays at £1.50 per year for the weekly edition with no advance change.
Survey crews map line from Eugene to Albany in Oregon
Following the Siuslaw river the San Francisco crew and the 8 P crew work down Lake creek. Oregon Electric sent surveyors to make permanent surveys for the line between Eugene and Albany extending west before turning north.
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Siuslaw River
San Francisco
8. P
Lake Creek
Orecon Electric
Betwen Eugene
Albany
Fifty Years Ago Today Riot and Protests Mentioned
A 1924 clipping notes events from September 28 including an anti vaccination riot in Montreal where about 1000 people stormed the health office and broader anti Chinese demonstrations extending toward Wyoming and Washington territories.
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Montreal
Wyoming
Washington Territories
President Campbell Calls Oregon to Raise Standards
President Campbell addressed the first University assembly with a message on Making Good. He announced harder courses, higher standards, elimination of some social features, and demands for athletes to maintain CC or better. Emphasizing Oregon Spirit, loyalty, and daily activity, he urged student participation and two hours of college work plus six miles of walking daily.
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Campbell
University of Oregon
Instituton
Oregon Spirit
Oregon
Platform planks strongly for insurgents in Wisconsin
Madison Wis Sept 28 a portion of the Republican platform adopted by the resolutions committee was made public before its reading to delegates it praises Senator LaFollette and Wisconsin representatives and faults the Payne Aldrich tariff bill calling it inadequate it favors a graduated income tax national control of natural resources and amendable railroad valuation while retaining broad trust laws until the people regain control. An Elkton man arrived in Roseburg with wildcat hides two cougar hides and two panther hides claiming 44 in bounties.
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Madison
Wis
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Elkton
Roseburg
Saratoga
Roosevelt
Committee On Credentials
United States
Root
College events outline lead er selection and socials
This afternoon sessions continue tomorrow as candidates vie for lead er. An acquaintance reception in the new gymnasium is set for Friday night as the first social event of the year. A student body meeting is planned for next week at the regular assembly hour and the sophomore class will elect officers tomorrow afternoon.
Box Factory Opportunity in Eugene Highlighted
Eugene offers strong potential for a box factory as the Eugene Fruit Growers association struggles to obtain adequate boxes for shipments. Management notes high demand for shipping boxes from Portland, with a box nailing machine enabling 1000 to 1500 boxes daily and other power machines reducing labor costs. A large female workforce packs apples and dried prunes, with prunes packed for the fancy trade and a car load sent to Chicago yesterday.
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Eugene
Eugene Fruit Growers’ Association
Holt
Portland
Northwest
Chicago
Republicans Work All Night Drafting Platform
Saratoga notes show a Republican resolutions committee drafting a platform endorsing Taft and Hughes, praising the Payne tariff, and pledging continued graft inquiries while pushing direct primaries. Roosevelt later led for direct primaries amid clashes with the old guard, as Root became permanent chair and Stimson was seen as progressive gubernatorial nominee.
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Roosevelt
Saratoga
Committee On
Taft
Hughes
Testimony in trial of Gov. Haskell described as conspirator
McAlester Okla Sept 27 Assistant Attorney General S R Rush opened the government case in the town lot schemes against Governor C N Haskell. He alleged a conspiracy to defraud the government and Creek Indians by registering people with occupancy rights in various states and selling about 600 Muskogee lots at half price. Deeds were later conveyed to Haskell and associates for nominal sums.
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McAlester
Okla
C. N. Haskell
United States
S. R. Rush
Omaha
Rush
Haskell
Department of the Interior
Iegally
Muskogee
Donald Stubbs Dies of Wounds in Cleveland
Donald P. Stubbs son of John C. Stubbs traffic director of Harriman railroads, died at Lakeside Hospital Cleveland at 1 40 PM today from pneumonia the immediate cause after shooting himself in the breast in his Williamson building office Saturday night. His father stood by him since Sunday morning. His wife, married last June, is prostrated at the Stubbs home.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Donald P. Stubbs
John C. Stubbs
Harriman Railroads
Lakeside Hospital
Stubbs
Williamson
East Eighty-first Street
Prune harvest and fruit loads boost activity in Cleveland area
Cleveland reports strong prune prices this year as the Cottage Grove drying plant fires up to process the season. After the Cottage Grove prune dryer burned, two to three carloads of prunes arrived from that city. The evaporator runs at full capacity under Manager Holt as the prune season ends this week. A large extra crew heads to Matoes where the crop is heavy this year.
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Cleveland
Cottage Grove
Holt
Matoes
Colorado Delegation Fights for State Rights in Water
Pueblo September 28 Colorado faces a futile struggle as it seeks to block resolutions favoring federal control of interstate waters. The resolutions committee meets to set policy for the year and indications suggest a strong endorsement of federal control over water distribution. The morning session focused on water equities and related issues.
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Pueblo
National Irrigation Congress
Colorado
Resolutions Committee
Congress
University of Oregon Glee Club Announces Personnel
The University of Oregon glee club was selected after a second try-out with nine new spots filled. Notable members include two Chinese students Lat and Ding praised for their voices. First tenors Burke Storey Dobie Lai Morrison Motschenbacher lead, second tenors Curtis Rolfe Powell Clark Braager, first bass Frasier Geissler Lamm Martin Mario, second bass Vawter Barzee Oden Stannard Ding. Four Medford church buildings and grounds are offered for sale as new churches are planned.
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University of Oregon Glee Club
Lat
Ding
Glee Club
Mandolin Club
Burke
Storey
Dobie
Lai
Morrison
Motschenbacher
Curtis
Rolfe
Powell
Clark
Braager
Frasier
Geissler
Lamm
Ad Martin
Mario
Vawter
Barzee
Oden
Stannard
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Frisco
Old Home
Prince of Wales
Lord Renfrew
Western Academy of Arts
St. Louis
Edward Tilden
Edward Morr
Thomas J.conners
Arthur Meeker
U.ogden Armour
LH. Swift
American Press Association
National Packing Company
Uni
Payne- Aldrich
Fruit Growers’ Association
Oregon Agriculturist
Old Guard
Stimson
Henry L. Stimson
United States District Attorney
New York
Gov. Haskell
Gationists
Medford
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