Mail Tribune 100 years

from the archives

The Mail Tribune celebrated its 100th year in 2009. Stories on this page are part of a series marking the anniversary.

Highlights in history

  • May 24, 1913 - 5/24/2013

    GRANTS PASS — Seven of the fifteen passengers aboard Southern Pacific motorboat No.

  • May 23, 1913 - 5/23/2013

    Ashland is waging a campaign against auto speeders, and many Medfordites have been forced to...

  • May 22, 1913 - 5/22/2013

    W.T.

  • May 21, 1913 - 5/21/2013

    Of the 210 applicants for admission to the Medford High School, 198, or 94 percent have passed...

  • May 20, 1913 - 5/20/2013

    PORTLAND — Frank W.

  • May 18, 1913 - 5/18/2013

    Today is the last day of school for all grade and high school students who are exempt from the...

  • May 17, 1913 - 5/17/2013

    The Ad men from various cities of the Northwest who arrive in Medford tomorrow on their way south...

  • May 16, 1913 - 5/16/2013

    W.T.

  • May 15, 1913 - 5/15/2013

    A horse driven by W.D.

  • May 14, 1913 - 5/14/2013

    What promises to be a boon to the automobilists of the valley is a new preparation called "E and W...

  • May 11, 1913 - 5/11/2013

    Fear of some union, which he had evidently betrayed at some time during his life, has evidently...

  • May 10, 1913 - 5/10/2013

    Rev. J.K.

  • Mail Tribune 100 - 5/9/2013

    May 9, 1913

  • May 8, 1913 - 5/8/2013

    The county court yesterday afternoon acted upon the request of a dozen Eagle Point business men...

  • Today in history - 5/7/2013

    May 7, 1913

  • May 3, 1913 - 5/3/2013

    Simplicity is the keynote of the modern motor car, and simplicity is nowhere better exemplified...

  • May 2, 1913 - 5/2/2013

    It, the popular West Side photoplay house, has a rare opportunity for its patrons tonight and...

  • April 30, 1913 - 4/30/2013

    Harry Snyder of Eagle Point is suffering from a gunshot wound in the calf of his leg inflicted...

  • April 29, 1913 - 4/29/2013

    Every property owner in the city is urged to get their places cleaned up and the rubbish placed in...

  • April 27, 1913 - 4/27/2013

    A gray haired man of about 60, short and slightly stooped in stature, with an honest, kindly face,...

  • April 26, 1913 - 4/26/2013

    Judge Kelly, who has returned from Grants Pass, states that the case against E.

  • April 25, 1913 - 4/25/2013

    The little two-room cabin erected by Oliver Jones on a 10-acre tract high in the foothills...

  • April 23, 1913 - 4/24/2013

    Note: The following is continued from the April 23, 1913, edition and covers events after the death...

  • April 19, 1913 - 4/19/2013

    John Osborne, a carpenter, aged about 45 years, who has resided a number of years in Medford,...

  • April 18, 1913 - 4/18/2013

    The recent visit of the circus proved of a permanent benefit to the city in one respect at least,...

  • April 17, 1913 - 4/17/2013

    Sheriff August Singler is still on a whunt for Mrs.

  • April 16, 1913 - 4/16/2013

    That Mike Spanos and Frank Seymour, convicted of the murder of George Dedaskalous, a Greek in this...

  • April 15, 1913 - 4/15/2013

    Fifty-two youngsters who had only remote hopes of seeing the circus yesterday, and then only...

  • April 13, 1913 - 4/13/2013

    Owing to a deficiency in temperature during the past month which ran off suddenly into the warm...

  • April 12, 1913 - 4/12/2013

    Word is received from Klamath Falls to the effect that robbers attacked E.

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    CAVE JUNCTION — Steve Potwin couldn't help but smile when he saw the weathered twine dangling from the massive beam in the historic barn.

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    Issues big and small with The Commons project, from cost overruns to no drinking fountains and a lack of electrical outlets, frustrated the Medford...

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    The Ashland Citizens' Budget Committee voted against a proposal on Wednesday night to continue giving the Ashland Parks and Recreation Department...

  • Mill Creek Memorial Veterans Festival begins early Saturday - 2:00 am

    PROSPECT — The fourth annual Mill Creek Memorial Veterans Festival gets an early morning start Saturday with a Cougar 10-mile "Fun Run" that...

  • Religion briefs - 2:00 am

    Kathy Zavada will be the guest for this week's Unity in Ashland service, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26, at the Havurah, 185 N. Mountain Ave.

  • news briefs - 2:00 am

    The Jackson County Master Gardener Association will hold two classes for interested gardeners about mushroom cultivation and Huglekulture at the...

  • emergency services - 2:00 am

    Felony arrests

  • Moth wars - 2:00 am

    I am plagued by tiny gray/brown moths in my pantry. Every time I open the door I find one to three moths on the walls, ceiling or packages.

  • May 24, 1913 - 2:00 am

    GRANTS PASS — Seven of the fifteen passengers aboard Southern Pacific motorboat No.

  • Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate, study finds - 2:00 am

    GRANTS PASS — A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United...

  • I-5 bridge collapses in northwest Washington - 2:00 am

    MOUNT VERNON, Wash.

  • Lawmakers OK Instant Racing at Portland Meadows track - 2:00 am

    PORTLAND — Since opening in 1946, the Portland Meadows racetrack has withstood a fire that burned its grandstand to the ground and the massive...

  • Developers file application for Coos Bay gas export terminal - 2:00 am

    PORTLAND — Developers proposing a $7 billion plant to export natural gas from the Rockies and Canada to Asia filed a formal application this...

  • Alice Mary Miller - 2:00 am

    Alice Mary Miller passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Providence Medford Medical Center.

  • Darren Ingle - 2:00 am

    April 21, 1963 - May 19, 2013

  • Suzanne Andrews Cronk - 2:00 am

    May 3, 1921 - May 9, 2013

  • Death Notices - 2:00 am

    George Thomas Stout George Stout, 80, of White City, Ore., passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013. Arrangements by Perl Funeral Home, 541-772-5488.

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