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chronological with keywords 1900 CG 1899CG | 1901CG 1902CG to newspaper menu CG47 cont [UG] Jan 5, 1900 Churchill utility-indir war CG47 [UG] Jan 5, 1900 Winston Spencer Churchill has cabled to the London Post of his escape from Boer prison; made his way overland from Delagoa bay and scaled walls while guards not looking; journeyed 6 day, walking at night, nothing to eat but chocolate. nq [??] CG 47 [UG] Jan 5, 1900 [a chronological list of events of 1899 by month, lengthy.] Jan 12, 1900 War CG47 [UG] Jan 6, 1900 [Boer war in each issue] [Also US - Filipino conflict. ] Name war health Tot-Marshfield-name CG47 [UG] Jan 6, 1900 Robert Golden, who served with the Washington Volunteers in the Phillipines has reached his home in Marshfield after long detention in the army hospital at San Francisco. + Outside-health CG47 [UG] Jan 6, 1900 various accounts of small pox cases and small pox scares. Jan 19, 1900 Organize literary? CG47 [UG] Jan 19, 1900 Knights of the Maccabees will hold semi-annual installation next Wed eve. / Dennis Stovall is meeting with much success in his lecture tour for the Maccabees. He is now at Myrtle Point. + [also in Elkton Jan 26.] Jan 26, 1900 Entertain organize CG47 [UG] Jan 26, 1900 The Lady Maccabees will give a ball early in February. + Judge CG47 [UG] Jan 26, 1900 Judge Burnett [mentioned.] Feb 2, 1900 Tot-MP CG47 [UG] Feb 2, 1900 Deputy Supreme Commander, D.H. Stovall added to Myrtle Point Tent, No 35, Knights of the Maccabees, 25 new members as the result of last weeks work [print, no apostrophe]. He expects to be in Corvallis about the middle of March, as a new territory or field has been assigned for him to work. + Feb 9, 1900 Outside-fire CG47 [UG] Feb 9, 1900 Great fire in St Louis, 4 blocks retail section burnt. = CG 48 Feb 9.1900 War Churchill CG48 [UG] Feb 9, 1900 Lieutenant Winston Churchill describes the battle of Spionkop [print] as the hardest fight of the South African war. + Blacksand mining mill lbr CG 48 [UG] Feb 9, 1900 [Head:] Mining Near Bandon. Messrs. Dixon & Stone, leasees of the Madden mine, have piped off considerable surface, and are awaiting the arrival of lumber from Adolphsen’s mill for sluices. When completed they will commence piping in pay sand [print]. Mr. Butler, purchaser of the Zumwalt black sand mine, has six or seven men employed, and has done considerable work, running night and day when a good supply of water was on hand. Mr. Butler says that the pay dirt was about 10 feet deep, but did not learn as to the amount of dust he was taking out. Just across the river from Newtis [print], Jim Culver is mining, and has taken advantage of the bountiful supply of water to pipe off the surface and he will soon be able to test the richness of his mine. Messrs. Page and Tom Kelly, leasees of the Deyve [print mine at China flat, have been busy repairing flumes and ditches and commenced piping. They have had considerable trouble with their flume, falling timber having smashed it at the same place three different times. [all +] Outside-county CG48 [UG] Feb 9, 1900 Sheriff Van Oradel, Polk County. Outside-Tot-name CG48 [UG] Feb 9, 1900 0 J Ruble, Alsea. b. Feb 16 , 1900 Outside-School outside-Tot-Eugene-name McElroy CG 48 [UG] Feb 9, 1900 The many friends of Professor E.B. McElroy and his most estimable family will be sorry to learn that the board of regents has abolished the chair of logic, held by Professor McElroy, the same to take effect at the end of the University year. This will necessarily remove Professor McElroy from the University. We trust that he will continue to reside in Eugene, however. -- Guard. + Feb23,1900 Racism? Or war? CG 48 [UG] Feb 23, 1900 Yaqui prisoners. Outside-"first" item CG 48 [UG] Feb 23, 1900 first aluminum-plated steel range to be seen in Corvallis, received by Simpson & Bogue; beautiful piece of kitchen ware and permanent silverlike finish obviates necessity of blacking. nq. / outside-name CG 48 [UG] Feb 23, 1900 J M Porter [mentioned.] Mar 2, 1900 outside-Srh CG48 [UG] Mar 2, 1900 Wreck of the big Allan line steamship Californian, Ram Island; passengers safe. [Portland, Maine dateline.] Joaquin poet entertain CG48 [UG] Mar 2, 1900 At the reception given Joaquin Miller by Cauthorn Hall Club last Saturday evening, the poet was asked if he met the queen in England, his prompt answer to the fair inquirer being, "No, I met her in Oregon." [Head: Oregon Queen.] [also in CZtmp] Outside-name CG48 [UG] Mar 2, 1900 Susan B Anthony recently celebrated 80th b.d. Mar 16,1900 Outside-Srh outside-locale CG48 [UG] Mar 16, 1900 scnnr Lila and Mattie wrecked on Tillamook bar, blown ashore while trying to get out of bay; total wreck. Judge "literary" war health? CG 48 [UG] Mar 16, 1900 Judge Burnett’s address at funeral Lyman Kelsay, killed in Phillipines. Bicycle tax outside-county CG 48{UG] Mar 16, 1900 bicycle tax for 1900 now due; Sheriff Rickard; tags diff. fm last yr; latter were circular and represented wheels of bike, now they star shaped and readily distinguished fm old ones. = CG 49 Union Gazette Mar23, 1900 Organize literary-book CG49 [UG] Mar 23, 1900 Dennis H. Stovall, B. S., now representing the order of K.0.T.M. as grand lecturer, is one of Oregon’s rising literary lights, so the critics aver [print]. He is author of a neat little book of poems and short stories entitled “Heart of the Valley” which has attracted wide and favorable notice. The “Willamette,” “An Oregon Night,” and "Bub Karaboo," contain some rare poetic gems, and there is promise of splendid literary fulfillment in “The Spirit of the Haunted House,” “Cowboy Tom” and other sketches that go to make up the interesting little volume. -- Roseburg Review. + Mar 30,1900 Outside-Srh CG49 [UG] Mar 30, 1900 court of inquiry on The Charleston disaster; capt. and officers exonerated fm blame. Outside-politic pursuit or entertain? CG49 [UG] Mar 30, 1900 400 -500 people in Corvallis went fm Corvallis to Albany to see Citizen Bryan; for 2 hr Bryan talked fm platform ct house square, 1000 - 1500 in audience, 1/3 were ladies; few heard his entire speech, crowd was constantly changing; too hard for them to hear, even those who could hear weren’t attentive. [M. this would be Wm Jennings Bryan] outside-Srh CG49 [UG] Mar 30, 1900 Panama Canal hopes to sell its rights to the US [M. all tt in print.] Alaska mining dairy price CG49 [UG] Mar 23, 1900 In the Klondike, eggs now selling $120 a case, beef $1.50 lb. Outside-Tot-Corvallis bicycle price CG49 [UG] Mar 30, 1900 Dilly also agent for the Thor Hub Co bicycles, $40, fully guaranteed; agent for famous Imperial, $25.50, 27.50, $28, $35; Imperial wheel for $27.50 is identical to last yrs for $35. [also in CZ] Gap Apr 13. 1900 Judge Hermann health saying? CG49 [UG] Apr 13, 1900 In a letter from Hon. Binger Herman [print]. commissioner of the general land office, to Judge Burnett of this city, he says: "1 have read your address over the body of Lyman Kelsay, the son of an old friend and brother member of the bar and a pioneer lawyer of the Pacific Coast. Dear old Kelsay! How his very name calls up memeries [print] of the past, which bring a flood of life upon us again which represents the best efforts of our existence. Now that you, his old friend and associate in life, should stand over the grave and express the noble and eloquent sentiments which you have done to the memory of his dear and patriotic boy [as in print]. This life is short, but we must all admit that it is as marvelous and mysterious as it is short. [no end quotes in print.] + [also in CZtmp] Outside-Tot-Corvallis CG49 [UG] Apr 13, 1900 Graham & Wells store. Apr 20, 1900. Outside Politic CG 49 [UG] Apr 20, 1900 Repl. ticket: B F Burnett, Corvallis, Justice of Peace. Apr 27, 1900 Politic misc-word CG49 [UG] Apr 27, 1900 [mud-slinging was expression in use for politics; it is put in quotes.] May 1. 1900 Paper CG49 [UG] May 1, 1900 [CG is evid now twice a wk paper] Outside-name outside-health CG49 [UG] May 1, 1900 A G Mulkey ill, has mental powers but he can’t speak, paralysis. May 4, 1900 Politic outside-name CG49 [UG] May 4, 1900 Senator B J Mulkey . May 8, 1900 Outside-name outside-health CG49 [UG] May 4, 1900 death of A G Mulkey; sons are Grant, Virgil, Hamer, Fred; [M. nothing to indicate whether related to Coos Mulkeys ] = CG 50 Union Gazette May 18, 1900 -- May 22-- May 25 -- May 29, 1900 -- June 1, 1900 Hermann [??] CG50 [UG] June 1, 1900 Commissioner Hermann, of the general land office, has issued an order instructing superintendents of forest reserves throughout the West to plant suitable saplings and trees where portions of the forests have been destroyed by fire. He is also making arrangements for the establishment of a telephone system, which is to connect all the forest stations in certain districts so that in the future in case of a fire help may be summoned immediately. + [also in CZtmp] Utility CG50 [UG] June 1, 1900 work progressing nicely on water works at N.B., Coos county; water brought fm Pony slough and reservoir 100,000 gal will be constructed on hills back town; from this reservoir water will be carried to every residence 36 lb pressure to the inch. June 5. Outside-politic outside-name CG50 [UG] June 5, 1900 Burnett was leading Cameron by 140. [politic] Organize-indir Stovall vital-stat CG50 [UG] June 5, 1900 Dennis Stovall married Miss Odessa Reed at Grants Pass; they will reside Baker City nq June 8. Other coal Tot Srh CG50 [UG] June 8, 1900 E. J. Curson, of Los Angeles, has arranged to open a large coal mine near Coos City, Ore., says the News of that city, with water shipping facilities, and if necessary a shaft will go down 1,000 feet. + [cp] Outside coal outside mining CG50 [UG] June 8, 1900 [much mining news, statewide, both coal and gold, in all these papers.] literary CG 50 [UG] June 8, 1900 short story, "Buckskin’s Fight With the Wolves," by Hon G A Waggoner, appears in May number of "Native Son." He most valuable contributor this excellent publication. June 12 School-indir outside name misc-word CG50 [UG] June 12, 1900 Prof. E B McElroy, of Eugene, son famous cornetist, [mentioned.] June 15 Srh CG50 [UG] June 15, 1900 Stmr Bismark, moored at Coq City for several mo, filled with water, sank last wk; prob snagged; boat built Portland in 1892. Dilly bicycle misc-word outside-Tot-Corvallis CG50 [UG] June 15, 1900 T W Dilley’s little son, age 5, mounted on bicycle attracts much attention; Sun with father rode wheel to Albany in a little over 2 hr, distance 10 miles; good time. nq at all June22 4th of July CG50 [UG] June 22, 1900 Corvallis had votes for Goddess of Liberty, also, for 4th July. June 26 School church CG50 [UG] June22, 1900 Early history of OAC, college ; also, b. on conflict between South Meth. ch and state for control of the agric. college. June 29, 1900 -- [ M. [it says: now I skip to May 24,1901 ] [M. 2004. However, the next date I find now is CG 51, October. 1901] -- home 1899CG | 1901CG 1902CG to newspaper menu |