Clemenceau Appeals to Coolidge Over War Debts
Paris reports Georges Clemenceau, the 85 year old former premier, appeals to President Coolidge not to treat war debt settlements as mere cash deals. He warns the Berenger Mellon plan would threaten France independence and likens a debt loan to a territorial pledge. He says France will not be bought and urges Washington to avoid English policy aims in Europe.
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Paris
France
Georges Clemenceau
Turkey
Coolidge
Clemenceau
America
United States
England
Europe
New U S Note Sent to Mexico Amid Oil and Land Dispute
Ambassador Sheffield delivered a new United States note to the Mexican foreign office regarding Mexico’s petroleum and land laws. State Department officials declined to comment on the communication, planned to be presented before the ambassador leaves on annual leave. The note concerns American rights potentially affected by the laws and is not linked to the Mexican religious crisis.
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Mexico City
Sheffield
United States
Mexico
Foreign Office
State Department
México City
Department
Debt agreement closed on wartime France US debt talks
Plymouth Vermont reports President Coolidge is told through dispatches that negotiations over France's wartime debt to the United States are closed. Coolidge's stance: the Washington government will handle relations with the French through official diplomatic channels and that debt funding authority passes to Congress after treaty arrangements are sent for ratification.
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Plymouth
Coolidge
France
United States
Clemenceau
Washington
Tremors Rattle Central San Joaquin Valley Sunday Morning
A sequence of distinct earthquakes shook Fresno and surrounding areas about 10 Sunday morning. No serious damage was reported as dishes rattled and chimneys rocked across the central San Joaquin valley based on early reports.
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Fresno
Cal
San Joaquin Valley
Ezra Meeker on Oregon Trail Car Tour to Puyallup Memorials
Ezra Meeker aged 96, famed father of the Oregon Trail, travels by car from New York to westward sites with Daniel E. Maye to arrange banks for memorial coins funding trail monuments. Six million half-dollar coins, designed by James Frazer, will sell for one dollar each and be ready by September.
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Ezra Meeker
Athena
Walla Walla
Puyallup
Washington
New York
Prestlege
Meeker
Daniel E. Maye
James Frazer
Buffalo Nickel
Tiny new volcano found on Big Glass Mountain Oregon
J D Edwards and Elmer Anderson of Klamath Falls discovered a miniature volcanic vent on Big Glass Mountain in Modoc county. The two foot diameter orifice releases steam about every 30 minutes with no noise, and a deep cavern beneath shows a small crater formed by pumice. The site near Medicine Lake in the Modoc National Forest appears to be of recent origin.
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Big Glass Mountain
Modoc County
J. D. Edwards
Elmer Anderson
Klamath Falls
Medicine Lake
Modoc National Forest
Edward
The Johnstown Flood at Standard Theatre
One of the best pictures this year, The Johnstown Flood, comes to the Standard Theatre tomorrow night. An epic melodrama of the Johns town disaster stars George O'Brien in the lead and features a competent cast. Sunday night offers the comedy 7 Keys to Baldpate with Douglas MacLean as lead.
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Fox
Johnstown
Standard Theatre
Pennsylvania
George O’brien
Standard
Baldpate
Douglas MacLean
Prune Shipments Move Fast in Walla Walla Valley
The Walla Walla valley prune crop ships about fifty carloads daily. Milton Freewater growers near done with picking have shifted crews or laid workers off, while late crops near the state line just ripen for harvest and may begin picking soon.
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Walla Walla Valley
Milton-Freewater
State Line
Harvest Season Returns to Weston Mountain
Weston mountain threshing outfits operate as grain ripened about three weeks early. Harvest weather is ideal, but both upland and lowland regions grow dry and rain would aid the potato crop.
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Weston Mountain
Indian Injured in Gresham Fair Horse Ride Fatality
William Rankin a Cayuse Indian rode the horse Webfoot at the Gresham punty fair. He fell and was taken to a hospital with head injuries and body bruises. He later died, with concussion of the brain suspected.
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William Rankin
Cayuse
Webfoot
Gresham
Clarks ton Man Locates Indian Paint Source
E B D Kathan of Clarks ton reports a discovery near the Salmon river mouth. Charles Hubbard claims a hill of mineral paints on a mountain 1500 feet above the river may have been the source of Nez Perces ceremonial pigments. The raw material appears chalky and dissolves in water, with settled impurities leaving pigment atop.
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Lewiston Tribune
Nez Perces
E. BD
Kathan
Clarkston
Snake River
Charles Hubbard
Salmon River
Hubbard
Food demo and health lecture at Methodist church
A Monday night August 16 program at the Methodist church features W. E. Hollensbe of Perdleton showing how to cook foods without water for health. Fruits and foods cooked will be served to attendees. Free lecture with prizes for ladies bringing husbands and for young ladies with escorts.
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Methodist Church
W. E. Hollensbe
Perdleton
Ladies Aid Society
Legion Rejects Paris Convention Plan by Oregon Group
At a Marshfield convention the Oregon American Legion rejected Hood River chapter’s proposal opposing an American Legion convention in Paris next year due to alleged French hostility toward Americans.
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Oregon Department of the American Legion
Marshfield
Hood River
American Legion
Paris
Hole in the Ground dam to rise on Owyhee project
The highest dam designed by the reclamation service will be built on the Owyhee irrigation project in Oregon, reaching 355 feet and costing just over six million dollars. Construction hinges on congressional funding and a road to the site. MacKay dam work nears completion with concrete paving and parapet walls finished, storing 172 acre feet annually for Hermiston Stanfield and Butter Creek regions. About 100 workers remain employed, soon reduced after cleanup.
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Reclamation Service
Oregon
Owyhee
Idaho
Oregonian
Congress
Arrow Rock
Boise
MacKay Dam
Connor
MacKay Creek
Hermiston-Stanfield
Butter Creek
Stanfield weighs independent bid after primary misconduct
U S Senator R N Stanfield arrival in Portland says he faces questions on running as an independent to succeed himself in November. He lost the Republican nomination to Frederick Steiner in May and will probe reports of wrongful acts tied to a yellow ticket bearing his name without consent. He seeks to find those responsible for printing and circulating it.
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United States
R. N. Stanfield
Portland
Washington
Frederick Steiner
Selection of Dairy Cattle Breeds Influenced by Shows
Dairy breeders rely on show exposure to influence breed choice and sales. Proper grooming, feeding, stabling, blanketing, and hair clipping three weeks before shows improve appearance and value. Training to lead and stand correctly prevents embarrassment and boosts return on investment.
Blue Mountain Highway Meeting At Toll Gate
Annual Blue Mountain Highway association meeting set for Friday August 20 at Langdon Lake Toll Gate with Congressmen Summers and Governor Pierce as speakers. Election of officers planned along with discussion of toll road, extending macadam to the lake, and route improvements in Union county. Toll Gate Park company will host a barbecue with a small charge.
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Blue Mountain Highway Association
Langdon Lake
Tol Gate
John W. Summers
Washington
Walter M. Pierce
Oregon
Union County
Toll Gate Park Company
Officials publish 104 page voters phamphlet for November
The official voters phamphlet is off the press and contains 104 pages with 19 measures. Eleven measures are legislature referred, three are referenda by the people, and five are initiative measures including county bonding amendments, tax changes, and department revenue allocations.
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Klamath County
Eastern Oregon Normal School Act
Curry County
Klamath and Clackamas County
Eastern Oregon Tuberculosis Hospital
Mojor
General Fund
La Grande Selected 1927 Oregon American Legion Convention City
La Grande was chosen for the 1927 convention city by the Oregon American Legion with a unanimous vote. Astoria was the sole bidder, and after La Grande led decisively, Astoria proposed extending the unanimous support to Grande.
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la Grande
Oregon Department of the American Legion
Astoria
Grande
Drought Drains Water Supplies in Aneña Area
The region faces continuing dryness with poor road conditions from wheat hauling and a long dry spell. Lawns and flowers fade as irrigation strains water supply. Many residents dig wells on their property while city water runs short.
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Athena
Record of Predatory Animal Hunters in County July
United States biological survey reports that in July hunters captured one bear one bobcat and twenty one ground coyotes in the county.
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United States Biological Survey
White Pine Belt Swept by Flames in Northwest Fires
Fires across the White Pine belt of Northern Idaho and the Spokane region scorched 170000 acres of federal land and 75000 to 100000 private acres within 100 miles of Spokane. High winds hindered thousands of firefighters as smoke blocked air recon. a former asylum inmate faced charges for setting 11 fires in the Colville district. July damage ran four times higher than the prior two years, with lines down and towns at risk amid tinder like woods and humidity-driven spread.
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Spokane
Wash
White Pine
Idaho
Spokane Territory
State Insane Asylum
Colville
Spolane
Howard Flint
Federal District
Gertrude Ederle First Woman to Swim English Channel
New York swimmer Gertrude Ederle completed the English channel crossing in 14 hours 30 minutes, arriving at Kingstown England. She beat the previous best by nearly two hours and became the first woman to conquer the route, after an earlier failed attempt due to rough seas last year.
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Kingstown
England
Gertrude Ederle
New York
English Channel
Gertrude
Cape Grin Nez
Sebastian Tirahoschi
Goolwin
Hoover to Inspect Columbian Basin Project Tour
Roy R. Gill chair of the Columbia Basin Irrigation league says Secretary of Commerce Hoover will inspect the Columbian basin project in Spokane and Boise August 19 20 after speaking August 17. Hoover planned to tour proposed canal lines watersheds and 1 800 000 acres of arid land Included in the project.
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Spokane
Wash
Roy R. Gill
Chaiman
Columbia Basin Irrigation League Board of Directors
Norbert Hoover
Columbian Basin
Hoover
Gil
Bolae
Idaho
Seattle
Dallas Democratic Runoff Moves to August 28 Ballot
The Texas Democratic state executive committee certified Mrs. Ferguson and Moody to appear on the runoff ballot for governor on August 28 after a July primary under election law. Moody trailed by 1770 votes, lacking a majority, prompting the two-candidate runoff.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Ferguson
Moody
Democratic State Executive Committee
London Notifies League of Nations on Disarmament Commission
London informs the League of Nations that she will not participate further in the disarmament commission work. Geneva dispatches confirm the decision. The move affects ongoing discussions on arms reduction and international security.
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London
Brogi
League of Nations
Disarmament Commission
League
Geneva
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