University finances and plans amid fundraising shortfall
The report notes a $16,000 shortfall to cover current year expenses as faculty endured three months without pay. It covers summer work and the correspondence school, and recommends creating a bureau of research in economics, politics and sociology. It also highlights education plans, a gift of land and building for a marine lab at Coos Bay, and a total university registration of 778 students across faculties.
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Bureau of Research
School of Education
Traifiing
University
North Bend
Ore
Coon Bay
City Election Filing Set, Registration Closes Feb 22
City registers close February 22 for candidates to file petitions. The city election is scheduled for March 9 with filings due by the deadline.
Express Rates Face Scrutiny as War on Carriers Grows
The Eugene Guard reports a nation aroused over express company rates. The Interstate Commerce Commission is conducting a Denver inquiry into east west pricing from the middle states to the Far West. Shippers vow to press for restraint and fair pricing amid long standing grievances against express carriers.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver
Middle States
Far West
Eugene Guard
Primary results end Senator Forker bid in Ohio race
Ohio primaries remove Foraker from presidential prospects while Forker gains in the state county returns. The piece notes Forker may still win re election to the Senate, and reports on local industry in Portland Indiana and regional hog shipments. It also covers University of Oregon 1907 annual president’s report and related campus findings.
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Ohio
Foraker
Tatts
Alaingio County
Forker
Senate
University of Oregon
Eugene
Elks minstrels close run with new acts and sparks at final show
Last night’s Elks minstrels offered fresh jokes and songs by Mil ler, Gilham, and Bramwell, drawing a packed house. Amid a glitchy lighting scene during the Roman Travesty Archibald’s staged death, the gladiator kept the crowd engaged as the curtain finale surpassed the previous night in spectacle. Nell Morton of the city was misidentified as Mrs Draper, a correction the Observer noted.
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Messrs. Miller
J. B. Gilham
F. C. Bramwell
Jokers
Archibald
Draper
Nell Morton
Editor Glover Dies in Union Union Republican Editor Dies After Illness
Editor Glover of the Union Republican newspaper in Union died at his home at 5 o clock this morning after a pneumonia illness. He had rallied last Sunday night but weakened and passed away despite improvement earlier this week. Relatives in Union await funeral instructions from his Colorado-based mother.
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Pheumonia
Glover
Union Republican
Union At & O'Clock
Union
Colorado
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
Suffering from bleeding and protruding piles, readers are invited to send their address to Mrs. M. Bummere in Notre Dame, Indiana, for a home treatment claim. The notice offers free trial and local references, asking recipients to write today and not send money.
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Homer
Mra. M. Bummere
Notre Date
Ind
Land of Plenty and Its Ways in Union County
The piece describes Union county's reputation as a land of plenty and uses illustrations to show how things are done there, suggesting a vivid portrait of local life and practices in this region.
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Union County
Land of Plenty
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