Government unveils new anti booze weapon under revenue law
Washington D. C. Treasury issues instructions to prohibition administrators on tax forms and penalties for liquor makers under the new revenue and prohibition act. Sixty two assessors added to trace illicit liquor, with penalties including double and triple taxes. A $6.40 tax per proof gallon on distilled spirits diverted to beverage use and $6 per beer barrel apply, plus a $1000 special tax for brewers distillers and dealers. Most assessors will assist deputy internal revenue collectors working with the federal district attorney.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Prohibition
Internal Revenue
Federal
Wheat prices surge on Chicago Board of Trade rampage
July wheat on the Chicago board of trade leaped more than 15 cents in ten minutes as big short covering swept the market. The July contract closed at 1154 cents, a substantial rise, while September fell to 144 cents. A Canadian exporter was named as the principal long.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Board of Trade
Shorts
Cummins Death Mourned In Des Moines Tribute
Des Moines sees public in state to honor Senator Cummins 76 who died after a brief heart illness. He headed Iowa government years ago and served in the Senate since 1908 until his recent defeat by Smith W. Brookhart. Thousands pass through marble corridors to pay respects.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Albert B. Cummins
Cummins
Smith W. Brookhart
Senate
Coolidge to Open European Finance Talks
London reports President Coolidge has directed Secretary Mellon to establish ties with European governments and begin discussions on Europe's finance situation, according to Geneva Central News.
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London
Coolidge
Treasury
Mellon
Europe
Geneva
Centrel
Umatilla and Columbia Basin Projects Review Raw Conditions
Commissioner Mead reviews the Umatilla project on July 7–8, notes McKay reservoir aids private lands, and cites limits on government takeover of Stanfield and Westland districts. He explains current Warren act contracts, local management, and pending finalization of district debts and land classifications before any construction payments.
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Washington News
Morning Oregonian
Secretary of the Interior
Mead
Bureau of Reclamation
Northwest
Umatilla Project
Oregon
Columbia Basin
Congress
Stanfield
Westland
Hemmiston
Work
Umatilla
McKay
Bad Highway Wreck Near Prosser Injures Dixson Party
Herman and Leonard Geissel with Bill Dixson of Freewater traveled to Spokane. Near Rosalia Washington a curve and railroad trestle caused the car to skid on gravel and strike the trestle piling. Dixson was hurt, Herman bruised, Leonard uninjured. owners seek damages against the site.
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Herman
Leonard Geissel
Bill Dixson
Freewater
Spokane
Rosalia
Washington
Dixson
Leonard
Walla Walla Officers Find Still and Mash Near State Line
Walla Walla officers raided a site three miles south of the State Line store locating a still eleven and a half gallons of liquor and three barrels of mash. Sheriff Cookingham of Umatilla county displayed the apparatus in front of the Athena Rest aurant during dinner. No arrests were made.
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Walla Walla
State Line
Cookingham
Umatilla County
Athena
Grass Fire Frightens Town Near Pure Food Grocery
A grass blaze in back of the Pure Food Grocery triggered alarms on Friday afternoon. Fire crews laid a hose to a hydrant quickly, sparing a barn and two cottages on Fourth Street south of Main. The flames spread over the Mosgrove estate vacant lots.
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Pure Food
Fourth Street
Main
Mosgrove Estate
Bridge Dedication Echo Umatilla River Span Opens to Traffic
Dedicatory exercises were held Tuesday afternoon as the new concrete bridge across the Umatilla river at Echo opened to traffic. Frederic Steiner and Judge Schannep delivered addresses. A banquet followed and a large crowd attended the ceremonies.
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Echo
Umatilla River
Frederic Steiner
Judge Schannep
Forty Seven Fires Reported in Umatilla National Forest
Forest ranger Albert Baker says the northwest faces its worst fire season in years with 47 fires in the Umatilla National Forest in the Blue Mountains totaling about 1000 acres burned. Lightning started 25 fires, campers and travelers 22, and a Pendleton plan may restrict camping to designated sites and forbid smoking outside those zones to curb destruction.
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Albert Baker
Walla Walla
Mr. Baker
Umatilla National Forest
Blue Mountains
Toll Gate
J. F. Irwin
Pendleton
Harvest begins in Walla Walla valley with selective picking
Prune harvest starts Monday in the Walla Walla valley with state line and Freewater districts beginning picking only fruit deemed ripe. Limited cars move as Boise Payette district growers and shippers adopt the same handling plan agreed by local dealers and producers and to exchange daily reports with the U S Bureau of Agriculture Economics.
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Walla Walla Valley
State Line
Freewater
Idaho
Boise-Payette
Idaho Association
United States Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Water well completed for Bert Logsdon at Third Street
John Hoey completed a water well for Bert Logsdon at his Third street residence. The well reached 23 feet in solid rock with 12 feet of water, intended for irrigation once a pump is installed.
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John Hoey
Bert Logsdon
Third Street
Emancipation Delay Foreseen for Indians Says Burke
Spokane speeches at the Northwestern Indian Congress heard federal Indian affairs commissioner Charles H. Burke predict a fifty year path to economic freedom for Indians while warning against immediate full control of property. He argued education and self governance would enable eventual independence and noted population growth from 241000 in 1876 to about 249500. Burke supported Indian participation in employment within the Indian bureau and compared land sales for automobiles to similar white behavior. Dr. Sherman Coolidge urged assimilation as the long term solution.
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Spokane
Northwestern Indian Congress
Charles H. Burke
Indian Affairs
Burke
Indian Bureau
Sherman Coolidge
Episcopal
Colorado Springs
Congress
Judge Gilliland Dies at 78 After Three Months Illness
Thomas P Gilliland longtime county official dies at home in Pilot Rock after three months of illness. He served three terms as county commissioner and one term as county judge. Survived by wife Fannie E Bolin and several children. Funeral held Tuesday at Pendleton Methodist Church with Pilot Rock Masonic lodge in charge.
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Thomas P. Gilliland
Pilot Rock
Judge Gilliland
Ukiah
Umatilla
Fannie E. Bolin
R. T. Gilliland
Rural Mountain Areas Face Drought Strain
Unless rain arrives soon, mountain rural districts and stock ranges stand in precarious condition. Springs on Reed and Hawley and Weston mountains dry up and water in wells fails. Late crops suffer from lack of moisture.
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Reed
Hawley
Weston
New Bi sulphide Device Aims To Eradicate Morning Glory
A new method for landowners tackles the weed morning glory with an electric generator and drill that can bore hundreds of holes daily. Bi-sulphide is placed in each hole to kill the weed. Invented by Ralph Allen, the patent is pending. Farmers have ordered thirty one drums so far.
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Ralph Allen
General Petroleum Seeks Name for Record Breaking Gasoline
General Petroleum Corp offers a $1000 prize for naming its new gasoline that has already shattered the world hydroplane speed record. Until September first it will be sold and advertised as General Gasoline with no limit on submissions.
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General Petroleum Corporation
Milton pioneer William Anderson dies after short illness
William Anderson, a Milton Oregon pioneer and former Athena farmer, died at 3 30 p m on Monday after about three weeks of illness. Born in Scotland on May 3 1846 he was 80. He served on Milton city council and as city marshal for years. Survived by son William Anderson Jr Milton postmaster niece Alice McLean grandson Merle Anderson all of Milton. Funeral at First Christian Church Milton Wednesday at 2 pm with Weston Cemetery interment.
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William Anderson
Milton
Oregon
Athena Farmer
Mr. Anderson
Scotland
William Anderson Jr
Alice McLean
Merle Anderson
Anderson
First Christian Church of
Weston Cemetery
Brothers Lewin and Levis Depart for Honolulu After Army Examinations
Alfred Joshua Lewin and Albert Jackson Levis, brothers from Freewater Oregon, left for Spokane for further examination after acceptance at the Army Recruiting Station. The youths, both athletes and musicians, played baseball and basketball for their high school teams.
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Alfred Joshua Lewin
Albert Jackson Levis
Freewater
Oregon
Army
Spokane
Honolulu
Tiawan Islands
Alfred Lava
Albert
Cutte Ne
Oregon open season on China pheasants varies by county
Malheur county allows 24 birds per hunter while open in other listed counties from October 15 to October 91. In Lincoln Tillamook Clatsop Curry Wheeler Gillam Harney Jefferson and Deachater counties the season is closed with no hunting. Other counties open from October 17 to October 24. Overall bag limits: 12 birds per hunter in open counties, 24 in Malheur.
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Malheur County
China
Lincoln
Tillamook
Clatsop
Curry
Wheeler
Gillam
Harney
Jefferson
Deachater
Malheur
Seattle murder suspect Wong Wah captured in Walla Walla
Wong Wah, sought in Seattle since July 15 for the murder of Charlie Ching, was arrested Friday night in Walla Walla by detectives McInroe and Brice. A loaded revolver and extra cartridges were found on his person during a search.
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Wong Wah
Bing Kong Zone
Seattle
Charlie Ching
Walla Walla
McInroe and Brice
Smith and Wesson
Walla Walla Carloads Sold to Eastern Broker
Fifty carloads of Walla Walla onions were sold to an eastern broker at a price set by local shippers and growers. The agreed minimum price was 75 cents per hundred, marking the first sale since the agreement was reached a week ago.
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Walla Walla
Clash Over Church and State in Mexico City
Mexico City reports the clash as the 1917 constitution safeguards began on August 1. Police guard cathedrals while worshippers attend services without priests leading prayers amid a government push for church-state separation. The government bans foreign ministers, church property, religious orders, and political activity by clergy.
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Mexico City
Maxico City
Olaht
Mexico
Bank Robber Slain After Attempted Metaline Falls Hold Up
Metaline Falls Washington bank robbery ends with the death of Ol Hall a mining company employee shot while resisting a bank hold up at the Metaline Falls State and Savings bank The perpetrator fired a pistol at the cashier and fled to quarters in the rear where he was pursued and killed in a gunfight at the bank front door
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Metaline Falls, Wash
Ed Hall
Metaline Falls
J. TR. Neeland
Hall
O. J. Pawers
State Bank Deposits Show Increase in Washington
Olympia Wind shows an increase of 2,027,024.86 in deposits across 256 state banks and trust companies in Washington since the April call. Composite statement based on reports to the supervisor of banking indicates total deposits reached 155,004.44 on June 10, 1936, reflecting a growth over the prior year.
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Olympia
Wind
Washington
T Ie
Colorado Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Colorado marked its 50th birthday over a three day period starting Sunday. Vice-President Charles Gillnes was the principal speaker Sunday night.
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Denver
Colo Colorado
Charles G.ilnes
Sundiay
Dallas Fire Destroys Lumber Yard Outbuilding
Fire swept through the Willamette Lumber Company yard in Dallas Oregon Sunday night damaging lumber valued at between fifty thousand and sixty thousand dollars before control lines halted the blaze.
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Dallas
Wire
Willamette Lumber Company
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W. Freeland Kendrick
Philadelphia
Kendrick
Milton Brothers
Tongman
Metaline
Wash
Colorado
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