Good Roads Convention Planned in Roseburg June 29
National Good Roads Association set to hold a Roseburg convention on June 29 with Wellington E Loucks of St. Louis presiding. Meetings at the courthouse will include about 14 expert roadmen to assess local materials and costs, with sessions at 10 am 2 pm and 8 pm. A $200 fund is to be raised for expenses and a large local committee will oversee arrangements.
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Good Roads
Roseburg
National Good Roads Association
Wellington E Loucks
St. Louis
Court House
Roseberg
National Good Roads Astro
Department of Good Roads
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Hood River
Loucks
Medford
Willamette Valley
Gos Roads
Salem
Lewis Barzee
Morris Webber
H. T. McClallen
McClallen
N. Agee
E. L. Cannon
A. D Cink
Mre
5. C. Flint
John de Haven
de Haven
Roseburg Rochdale Company
Coal Found Near Cottage Grove Delays Location Guess
Cottage Grove Oregon residents report a good vein of coal found near town. Locals are reluctant to reveal exact location. Collected samples burn well and resemble forging coal. Analysis shows a high ash content but little slag.
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Cottage Grove, Or
Cottage Grove
Escuga
Marble Deposits to Be Developed in Oregon
Grant's Pass announces a historic sale that opens vast Cheney Creek marble deposits to development. After years of anticipation local citizens expect orderly extraction and economic benefit for Josephine County from the recently consummated sale.
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Grant's Pass
Josephine County
Cheney Creek
Bunco Trick on a Klamath Man in Portland
Sr Merrill a Klamath county commissioner visiting the Lewis and Clark Fair was approached by a suave stranger who conned him with a faux lock and a fake officer facade. Merrill paid 120 dollars bail after being duped, only to learn later he had fallen for bunco.
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UC. Sr
Merrill
Klamath County
Portland
Washington Street
City Hall
Mazic
Prisooner
Record of Fast Train Runs
A table compares great runs by American and foreign trains including the Pennsylvania Special and the Twentieth Century Limited. It notes speeds and distances such as Lake Shore routes and the 18 hour Lake Shore trial with averages near 53.3 miles per hour and a 443 mile 440 minute westbound trip.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Twentieth Century Limited
Buffalo
Empire State Express
Michigan Central
Niagara
Orleans & Midi
Pane
Great Northern
London
Edinburg
London & Northwestern and
Caledonia Railway
Glasgow
Lake Shore Road
Lake Shore
la Salle Street
Senator Mitchell Trial Opens in Portland Court
The John H Mitchell case proceeds in U S Circuit Court with jury selection completed after long hours. Prosecution outlines charges of using public office for private gain in multiple patent and land claim cases. The defense and officials monitor proceedings as relatives arrive to support the defendant. The jury list is sworn and kept sequestered as witnesses begin testimony and opening arguments.
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Portland
Commonwealth of Oregon
John Mitchell
United States Circuit Court
Mitchell
John H. Mitchell
United States
Oregon
Heney
Bennett
Thurston
Reed
de Haven
John Hipple Mitchell
J. A. Sinden
Dellaven
Mitchell & Tanner
A. H. Tanner
Washington
Tanner
Frederick Kiibs
Land Office
John A. Benson
California
W. A. Burke
Cook’s Inlet Coal Company
Sena
Senator Mitchell Under Fire in Oregon Land Scandal Trial
The trial features accusations that Senator Mitchell took fees from Portland Chinese merchants and secured land office actions for the Booth Kelly Lumber Co while a stockholder. Judge Bennett questions his habits, defending Mitchell's public service while alleging conspiracies with Eastern interests and urging caution against persecution by Heney. Mitchell endures personal tragedy as the case unfolds.
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Tor Mitchell
Portland
Department of Commerce and Labor
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
General Land Office
Bennett
Mitchell
Heney
Senator Mitchell
Tanner
Oregon
Ite
F. A. Keibe
John Hall
United States
Peter-Mc-Kinley-Ware
Ware
McKinleys
Heuer
Kribe
Oregon Farms Report Shows Mixed Crops and Good Prospects
Weather last week favored growth with fall wheat filling and barley ripening while spring crops progress well. Grain aphids fade with little damage. hay and forage crops like alfalfa and clover are secured. Hops improve. cherries vary by locality and strawberries are below average in quantity but similar quality.
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Secoun
Lille
Chautauqua Assembly in Ashland July Dates Announced
Southern Oregon Chautauqua Assembly set for Ashland Oregon from July 12 to July 31. Reduced rates offered by Southern Pacific on certificate plan from Oregon line origins. Noted speakers include Dr. F W Gunsaulos Dr Wm A Quale and Rabbi Stephen S Wise. Musical department emphasized. Assembly building expanded to double capacity.
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Southern Oregon Chautauqua Assembly
Ashland
Ore
Southern Pacific Co
Oregon
F. W. Gunsaulos
Wm. A. Quale
Stephen S. Wise
Douglas County Awakens to Boost Its Exposition Efforts
Douglas County mobilizes to salvage its Exposition display. M F Wright leads county collections of grasses grains and fruits with samples from Roseburg Winston and Dillard. Large shipments to Portland are planned including cherries oats wheat and corn with over 30 workers picking Royal Annes at a Winston orchard.
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Douglas County
D. 5. K. Buick
Portland
Wright
Roseberg
Brockway
Dillard
Winston
Geo. Brosi
Geo. Smith
Ben Agee Place
Winston Fruit Farm
Portland Canning Company
B. B. Brockway
Johnson
H. 8
Challenor
William Baxtoe
G. W
M. Norrig
David Lenox
Roseburg
Douglas Ceanty
Rossburg
Indian Celebration and Council at Wood River Campground
The Klamath Reservation organizes a Fourth of July celebration at Wood River campground inviting everyone in Oregon and California. The annual council will be held July 5 with the Klamath Modice and Ya hootkin Snake River bands present in regular session.
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Klamath Reservation
Wood River Camp Ground
Auto "Old Scout" Arrives in Portland After 44 Day Trip
Meiers Huse and Weigal reach Portland at 1 PM in the automobile Old Scout from New York completing a 44 day 3 hour 28 minute journey. A second car is three days behind. The text also notes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant medicine.
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Portland
Meiers
Huse
Weigal
New York
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