06 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
1
Final efforts toward peace in Mexico move forward as President Wilbon returns to Washington. The exact action remains undisclosed, but government departments are preparing to implement the program decided on. An unexpected movement within Mexico could end the strife.
Simeon E Baldwin former governor of Connecticut is cited at seventy six urging delay of actions to restore constitutional government in a war torn republic. Reports say a message may seek a peaceful pause and a conference with opposing leaders to end hostilities while routes to Mexico City are pressured for provision trains.
Ottawa authorities adopt a new military recruit policy listing acceptable defects. Poor teeth and other minor physical flaws will affect suitability assessments and eligibility considerations for enlistment.
Putnam Stevens of Portland Maine is elected to the office of Imperial potentate at the meeting of the Imperial Council of Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Shrine. He succeeds in representing Shriners in India Mexico and the Hawaiian islands.
Advisory committee of the State Cattle and Horse Riners association approves rules to resolve brand conflicts. Long-standing brands take precedence, partly similar marks allowed if on different body parts, and duplicates must be changed with notice to owners for negotiations. Also notes a plan to use all brands at a stated place. Baker reports a rabbit invasion threatening Pleasant Valley grain fields, with bige-k tail rabbits devastating crops alongside a grain-ready harvest risk.
A British soldier recalls his first trench assault near Ypres. Amid shellfire and a comrade dying, he rallied to bayonet a German and helped secure an objective. Wounded in the arm and jaw, he woke later in a field hospital praising the victory.
Audray Garvin fifteen and her sister Jeanne seventeen and two other youths hosted guests at the Reilly home while Mrs. Eugene S. Reilly was away. Audray claimed she did not want to know what it felt like to be rich and entertain in a fine house as the reason for the party. Police arrested Audray and Jeanne after Mrs. Reilly returned and learned of the escapade.
Washington announces a conference with ambassadors from Argentina Brazil and Chile and ministers from Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala to discuss restoring peace in Mexico. The informal State Department gathering will be confidential with possible world support and Pan American unity.
London report states Mitau, capital of Courland, has fallen to Austro-German forces bringing them within striking distance of Riga. Warsaw evacuates amid population exodus, factories and hospitals moved to deny military value to Teutons. Also notes a power plant disaster at Greenport, New York, killing three workers and injuring eight as a submerged plant halted operations.
Reports from Herold Fish near Biggs describe the Dallei crop as the season’s dark eat corn in the district. L Smith of the O W R N company notes Yellow Blunt corn yields about 28 bushels per acre, with April 14 planting and August 1 harvest marking an early maturity for the variety.
Medical Examiner W. Ske ney cites an increase in chest exposure linked to ear adornments in Fargo public schools. He warns a rash response from school officials and parents. a radio board session noted the issue as guaranteed controversy. In Jeffersonville a shooting incident shattered a cabinet, with four involved in the office raid.
In Los Angeles a court granted Edith Amos a petition to adopt Alois Mayer, a German-born man living with Amos who cited resonance with her late son. Mayer’s parents in Germany had been unaware for months, and Amos described her plan as friendship, with the estate from Mrs. Mary A. Burke of San Francisco valued around 1,000,000 guiding the action.
London reports a gift of 23 pieces of plate once owned by Admiral Lord Nelson and bearing his arms. The terms require each piece to fetch at least 225 dollars for the Navy League, with proceeds shared equally between the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem. The plate is to be divided to secure support for British war causes.
M. A. McGura of 229 North Austin Iguanue Oak Park reports a remarkable hatch from one fowl named Rowe a white Laghorn hen producing a chick with four toms. The chick appears healthy with strong extremities though the drum tick issue has long troubled the family.
Mrs Eugenia Anderson, ninety year old wife of Rev Arthur R Anderson of Content Christina church, left the parsonage to return to her mother's home. A reporter noted her claim that her husband had not shown affection and she would resume ministry if he treated her with care, after two months of tension and a reported hat removal incident.
A Brooklyn Messenger reports a man named Joseph Poerins Ofteen found and picked up a canvas bag containing 5000 pennien on a busy Brooklyn sidewalk after bystanders ignored it for half an hour. The finder reportedly carried the bag into police custody for disposition.
A report from New York outlines ongoing domestic matters involving Mrs Philip Dayne. The case touches on separation and an alimony arrangement of 960 per week from her third husband, with details hinting at lifestyle notes such as rides in taxicabs and observed taximeters.
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