Gordon Wins Three Heats at Local Races
Farmers were busy. crowd limited to city residents and nearby towns. Gate receipts totaled 41 dollars. Harness race three heats. Warrior Gordon wins easily despite Hazel’s lame condition. Dixie beats Bill Gordon in a running race. A jockeying incident between Mrs Hunt on Teddy and Mrs Hall on Venora led to a no race ruling and all bets being voided. Mr Knight may rerun the race for a hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrior Gordon
Hazel
Dixie
Bill Gordon
Mrs. Hunt
Teddy
Mrs. Hall
J. L. Knight
Venora
Mr. Knight
Knight
Captain Dellar Presses for Free Tolls and China Recognition
Captain Dellar testified before the Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals seeking free canal tolls and protection against railroad owned ships harming independents. He also urged State Department recognition of the Chinese Republic and praised Sun Yat sen for his leadership and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dellar
Peri
Washington
Senate Committee On
United States
China
Sun
Republic
Tragedy at Coquille Sawmill Lumber Pile Crushes Worker
J B Griffith a laborer at the Coquille sawmill was killed when a lumber pile toppled on him while he ate lunch. He died en route to White Cross Hospital from head injuries. A stranger to the area, efforts to locate relatives continued as his body was buried at Myrtle Point cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Griffith
Coquille
White Cross Hospital
Myrtle Point
Post Office Zones Adopted by Senate Committee
Senate committee on post offices and post roads reports eight postal zones with scales from 5 to 12 cents per pound and increases to 11 pounds. bill also carries a $262 million post office appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourne
Postoffice
Senate
Oregon
Postal Union
Post Office
Myrtle Point Beats Marshfield In Regional Baseball Tilt
Myrtle Point defeated Marshfield 13 to 8 in a crowded local game after early fielding errors. Marshfield built a late surge but Myrtle Point’s offense broke through, with Prey McDonald and Poland contributing early hits while Sutton assisted on the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Coquille
North Bend
Bandon
Eastside
Marshfield
Myrtle
Prey
McDonald
Poland
Sutton
Short
Brown
Carl
J. McDonald
Dement
Burke
Woods
Bay Boys
Marcfield
Taint
Herman
McDonald c
Dement Ss
Tarvis
Nystrom
Adams
Marshfigid AB
HPO
G. Johnson
Thomas
Coyne
Ty Eate
S Cutchon
Jarvis
Lases
Johnson
Briggs
Usipiens Johnson
Marshfield Protest Over Illegal Player Sparks Replay Bid
Manager Schroeder protests Marshfield game citing Coyne and Thomas as illegal players. He seeks a replay on neutral ground rather than a forfeit, arguing county residency and league approvals were not met. The protest aims to uphold league agreement across all clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyne
Thomas
Marshfield
Schroeder
Met
Point Boys
Fai
Four-Team League Proposal Emerges In Coos County Meeting
Coos County Base Ball League managers met at the Chandler hotel in Marshfield last Sunday and carried a motion to dissolve the six team league. A new four team league might finish the season with North Bend Coquille Myrtle Point and Marshfield discussed but no decision reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Chandler Hotel
Marshfield
North
Bend
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Albany College and Christian education emphasis
A 1912 Albany College address extols Christian education and the college’s value. It notes three students earned medical medals, alumnus William H. Steele praises Albany’s master’s work, and the conservatory lauds its vocal training. The piece condemns commercialism and urges education aligned with faith and the Word of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Alfred Jetne
Albany
Albany College
University of Chicago
Daniel Brainard
Mira
University of Colorado
Stanford University
California
Conservatory of Music
Oregon
Uoeregnservatory
Adna Smith
Wm. Shakespeare
Lasidon
Pacific
U. of C
Christian College
J. C. Jones
University of Missouri
United States
Supreme Court
Dow’s Wholesale Grocery Stock Boosts Coos Bay Plans
F S Dow confirms a complete wholesale grocery stock arrival on the steamer Washington signaling a Marshfield move. He plans to keep existing operations with Haas Bros and expand green fruit flour and feed, aiming to turn Coos Bay into a regional distributing center with railroad growth and terminal rate hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Bay
Washington
F. S. Dow
Dow
Siuslaw
Gardiner
Port Orford
Rogue River
Newport
Waldport
Marshfield
Haas Bros
Green Fruit
San Francisco
Portland
Unique Theatre in Nashville Hosts Culligan's Hoop Act
Nashville Students, a company described as entirely of darkies except for the manager and his wife, will appear at Unique Theatre tomorrow. Coy Hendren headlines the hoop act touted as the world’s greatest with high pay. A seven piece band performs noon and evening street shows, plus two reels of motion pictures. Admission 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Culligan
Want Haines Project Renewed?
A Roseburg citizen urges reviving the Haines railroad survey from Coos Bay to Roseburg as a basis for local company action. The survey is praised as excellent and would position Roseburg as the Southern Oregon railroad center, with local funds seen as enough to begin construction, rather than waiting for the Myrtle Point connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Roseburg
Haines
Coose Bay
Chambers of Commerce
Marshfield
North Bend
Oregon
S/P
Myrtle_ “Point
Death of Mrs Martha Haynie in 1912
Mrs Martha Haynie died July 16 1912 at 8 pm at her brother Dr K A Leep home after illness. She leaves a husband eight children a sister and eight brothers. Funeral at the Christian Church Wednesday at 8 pm with Rev Chas L Thornton officiating. Interment Myrtle Point cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grim Reaper
Tour City
Martha Haynie
K. A. Leep
Chas. L. Thornton
Myrtle Point
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon
Dellar
W. E. Pike
F.S. Dow
Agent Sperry Flour Co
Phaftooh the Harness Man
Ayrie Point
Enterprise Office
Nashville
Unique Theatre
Walton
Benson’s Brick ‘Building
Myrtie Point
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!