Coos Bay to Roseburg Rail Line Project Nears Reality
Rumors say the long talked of Coos Bay to Roseburg railroad may be completed with McLaughlin Brothers of Boston Spreckles interests and local capitalists backing. Simpson Lumber Co is to supply four hundred thousand ties for the line and work may start soon.
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Coos Bay
Roseburg
McLaughlin Brothers
Boston
Myrtle Point
Simpson Lumber Company
Coos Bay Harbor
Oregon Saloon Flagged by Carrie Nation Type Incident
Mrs Belle Bates of Beaverton yesterday smashed a window and liquor bottles at the saloon of Rhssi and Henrisson in Hillsboro causing $75 in damage. A warrant was issued for her arrest as she claimed her son, alleged minor, was served liquor there and she would go to jail for a good cause. Bates says he is 22, she disputes his majority.
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Hillsporo
Belle Bates
Beaverton
Rhssi & Henrisson
Local Notables And Social Evening At Simmonds Home
Dillard notes justice of the peace G W Gage worked his Byron creek placer mine Monday. W A Simmonds hosted a Friday night gathering January 13 with lunch and many attendees including M L Norrie’s wife, Prof Moonly, Patterson, Sebring, Parker, Simmonds, and Moody. Roseburg visitors, Southern Pacific workers, and telegraph line updates also appear. W D Bell visits Elkton.
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G. W. Gage
Byron Creek
W. A. Simmonds
J. Mulvey
N. E. Richardson
Minneapolis, Minn
F. Moonly
Brockway School
J. E. Patterson
Dillard School
W. A. Sebring
Leon Parker
Ray Simmonds
May Sebring
Laura Parker
Mabel
Ethel Simmonds
Simmonds
M.L. Norrie
G W. Gage
F. Moody
Grant Clayton
Bert Parrett
Roseburg
Saturnda
Southern Pacific Corveyors
Pearson
Southern Pacific
Hhs
Taylor Davis
Brockway
Uso
Attempted Czar Assassination Seen Near Neva
In St Petersburg on January 19 a shot was fired from a crowd as the czar rode home from a river blessing ceremony. A palace window shattered and a policeman was wounded, but the emperor and his escort remained uninjured and the czar ordered a bullet search. Reports suggest a shrapnel shell may have been fired from across the Neva.
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St. Petersoves
Neva
Czar
Suit
Providence Hospital Roseburg Sub Scription List Continues
A fragmented town records a hospital subscription list for Providence Hospital Roseburg. Names like Moore, Davlin, Barone, Parken, Bashford and Nichols appear with varied amounts. The note adds that major donors are absent and promises greater engagement before the next publication.
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Providence Hospital
Roseburg
Abraham
Moore
Pe Hee
Jae Davlin
Crean
Bolsinger
Pabeaewe
Nichols
Stisses
HJ Denn
Sehocey Ceboscasen
van Buren
CW Parken
Sfie Tay Hot McClaiten
Ik Sc Livsa
W Barton
Brockwat
Neuner
Cave Creek
L Nichols
Riddle
David Crosby
Weeboee
Michaels
Days Creek
Cost of Courtship and the Courtship Claim
A young man sued a girl for breach of promise claiming $509 for three months of courtship. The article mocks the claim noting typical courtship costs average around 20 to 22 dollars with about 18 months duration. It jokes the plaintiff’s value and suggests damages, if any, go to the girl's father for lost attention and coal gas.
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New Jersey
Meharas Great Ministrel Coming in Roseburg
Meharas great minstrel show arrives in Roseburg on Saturday January 28 featuring twelve costumed lady vocalists from Dunavin Musical College, a grand chorus of twenty male voices, praised for harmony and vitality in a leading seasonal novelty.
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Winis
Mahara
Dunavin Musical College
Harmony
Mahara Brothers
Roseburg
Safe Cough Remedy for Children Promoted in Ad
An advertisement asserts Chamberlains Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children and effective for colds coughs and croup. It warns against dangerous medicines and lists A C Marstera & Co as the seller.
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A. OC. Marstera & Co
Destructive Fire Destroys Roseburg Broom Factory
A midnight blaze gutted Roseburg’s new two story broom factory owned by R. S. Barker. The building stocked with 1546 dozen brooms and three and a half carloads of broom straw burned, with $6,500 loss and $3,500 insured. Barker vows to rebuild if local subscriptions and supply of broom corn arrive. six workers, plans to hire up to eighteen. community calls for prompt payment of remaining subscriptions.
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Roseburg
R. S. Barker
Kinney
Hitchcock's Hand in the Affairs of Oregon
Washington January 21. The confirmation of Geo M Richey as La Grande postmaster reveals Secretary Hitchcock interfering in Oregon delegation matters. Representative Williamson. General Bristow. Postmaster General Wynne all note Hitchcock held up the appointment at Moody's request to curb the successor.
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Wasitserton
Geo. M. Richey
la Grande
Hitchcock
Richey
Williamson
Bristow
Secreary of the Interior
Postoffice
Oregon
How They Lost Their Home and Debt Prone Habits
A cautionary tale detailing family financial ruin from unchecked credit and conspicuous consumption. It cites running through savings for a wild cat scheme, misreading affordability, and signing papers without reading. It notes installment plans and social pressure drove mortgage and bankruptcy.
Giant Geyser Casts Up Oil Threatening Santa Barbara County
A massive oil gusher in the Hartnell tract near Santa Maria reportedly vents about 10 000 barrels daily, flooding the land and forcing a large dam to channel flow. Union Oil offers oil for sprinkling county roads if not wasted, as officials monitor rising flood risks and property impacts.
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San Frascisco
Santa Barbara
Union Oi Company
Hartnell Tract
J. B. Bonatti
Santa Maria
San Francisco
Lawson Telegram Claims Revealing Finance Truth
Rostox Jan 21 Plaindealer prints telegram from Thomas W Lawson declaring exact knowledge of the trust will spur lawful revolt by the American public. He promises full exposition in February's Everybody's Magazine and asks readers to contribute to promote The Magic Jimmy.
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Rostox
Everybody's Magazine
Jimmy
Thomas W. Lawson
Bold Train Robbery in Portland Suburbs
In the Spokane Flyer between East Portland and 34th Street masked bandits robbed passengers, taking a $750 draft, watches, and cash before escaping after pulling the air cord. Victims included Roger Sinnott Edward Duffy Dan Coman Ben Norden John Nicholson E E Atherton and conductor John Hayes. A posse searched the area overnight for clues.
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Portland
Spokane Flyer
East Portland
Thirty-Fourth Street
Walla Walla
Roger B. Sinnott
Edward Duffy
Dan J. Coman
Ben L Norden
J.C. Nicholson
Chicago
E. E. Atherton
John Hayes
Pullman
Vancouver
Reward Offered for Train Robbers in Porttaxp
A Porttaxp report notes rewards totaling 3200 for capturing all four robbers. Oregon will pay 300 per man and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co offers 500 per man or 2000 total. General manager E E Calvin announced the company’s 500 reward for each culprit, increasing the total rewards to 3200.
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Porttaxp
Oregon
E. E. Calvin
O. R. AN. Co
Therest
Lewis and Clark Exposition Highlights Portland Centennial
The Lewis and Clark Exposition hosts a busy centennial with events by the Order of Railway Conductors and the National Letter Carriers Association at Lewis and Clark Exposition. Norwegian singing societies, an airship tournament, and large prizes draw crowds as 5 000 attend a recent grounds visit. Government buildings near completion by April 1. The US exhibit ships from St. Louis and Washington, stored until installation. Ramsey family reunion planned for August 26 with 2 000 to 3 000 members anticipated.
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Order of Railway Conductors
National Letter Carriers Association
United States
St. Louis
Washington
J. A. Ramsey
Ramsey Family Association
Sugar beet acreage near La Grande hits new high
The sugar beet acreage under contract for the current year near La Grande exceeds previous records, now about 3000 acres and expected to grow in coming weeks. The Jacksonville Sentinel notes anticipated road-building activity in Jackson county, with nine road districts and Jack True elected county road commissioner at $1000 annually.
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la Grande
Lebanon
Jacksonville
Jackson County
Jack True
First Patent Under Carey Act Issued to Oregon
The President approved and the General Land Office issued 11.60 acres in List No 1 to the Southern Irrigation Company of Portland for the Carey act in Oregon. W B Matthews, the state's attorney in the Klamath swamp land case, represented Oregon in the transaction.
Don Juan de Australia Raised For Portland Exhibit
The Don Juan de Australia, sunk by Dewey in the Manus Bay battle, has been raised and repaired and will be sent to Portland for display at the Lewis and Clark Centennial. It will be anchored in the Willamette River near the Fair grounds alongside several of Uncle Sam's latest warships.
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Dewey
Manus Bay
Portland
Willamette River
Fair Grounds
Uncle Sam
Remarkable orchard trees at Bingen measure giant sizes
A cherry tree seven feet two inches in circumference a spear tree five feet six inches and an apple tree six feet around grow across the Columbia from Hood River at a site planted more than five years ago. They have stood in sod for 30 years and bear fruit each year.
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Bingen
Rhine
Columbia
Hood River
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the Hospital
Marsters’ Drug Store
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S. P
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Trey
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Thos. W. Lawson
Portland Centennial Notes
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Drug Store of Quality
S.P. Depot
Fullerton & Richardson
Nathan Fullerton
Henry Richardson
Douglas
Mareers
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W. Benson
R.A. Booth
J. A. Booth
J.T Bridges
Jos. Lyons
4. C. Marsters
K.L Miller
R. R. Johnson
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