Basin Proposal 10 to be Presented to Congress
Seattle officials report the Columbia basin irrigation project will water 1 760 000 acres in central and eastern Washington and should be placed before Congress at its next session. Hoover supports completion of projects as engineering hurdles are gone and urges national coordination for water utilization. Hoover also foresees a strong lumber market in six months.
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Seattle
Washington
Congress
Columbia Basin Irrigation League
League
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Columbia Basin
Oregon
Big Boulder Canyon
Northern Pacific Valuation Stands in Washington
Olympia Wash Judgment of Thurston county superior court dis missing the suit by Northern Pacific Railway to review the 1925 base valuation of its operating properties at 126 460 000 for taxes was affirmed by the state supreme court The board raised the valuation from 120 132 915 as fixed earlier The court held reviews could not be made after the board had adjourned and this decision will affect similar suits by other large railroads in the state.
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Olympia
Wash
Thurston County Superior Court
Northern Pacific Railway Company
State Board of Equalization
Washington
State Supreme Court
Tax Commission
Northern Pacific
Supreme Court
Board of Equalization
Baby Bandits’ Reign Ends in Pueblo Shootout
In Pueblo Colorado Deputy Sheriff Fiscuss fatally wounds Lester Gonce 14 during a downtown gun clash after Forest Gonce 19 is captured. Forest pleads guilty to two highway robbery counts and is sentenced 20 to 30 years. The pair had fled a Golden Colorado industrial school two to three weeks earlier.
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Pueblo
Colo
Forest
Lester Gonce
Lester
Fiscuss
State Industrial School
Golden
Greek coup installs General Condylis after bloodless overthrow
Theodorus Pangalos is ousted in a bloodless coup in Greece. General Condylis seizes power, has Pangalos arrested on Spetses, and ministers are detained as the destroyer Pergamos sails toward Athens.
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Athens
Greece
Theodorus Pangalos
Condylis
Pangalos
Condouriotis
Spetze
Pergamos
Oregon to Build Two Large Irrigation Projects
The federal government will fund and begin two eastern Oregon irrigation projects, Owyhee and Vale, totaling 22 million dollars to reclaim 118000 arid acres and upgrade 46000 acres with a gravity system. The Owyhee dam will be a nearly 600 foot high arch near the hole in the ground in Malheur County, forming a 595000 acre foot reservoir extending 40 miles, with about 2000 carloads of material and a capacity exceeding Arrow Rock dam.
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Oregon
E. C. van Petten
Ontario, Oregon
Chamber of Commerce
Morning Oregonian
Owyhee
Vale
Work
Elwood Mead
Snake River
Malheur County
State Line
Idaho
Reclamation
Owyhee River
Miuch
Arrow Rock
Boise
Trout Lures Him Back to Old Newberg Home
Herbert A. Hoover, secretary of commerce, returns to Oregon to study reclamation and waterways while joking about fishing with modern tackle. He recalls childhood streams near Newberg and muses on fish and democracy as he discusses using worm versus artificial flies.
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Trout
Old Newberg
Herbert A. Hoover
President Coolidge
Belgium Relief
Oregon
Morning
Oregonian
W. B. Ayer
Secretary of Commerce
Newberg
Mr. Ayer
Life of J. W. Allen ends in pneumonia visit to Athena
J. W. Allen aged 70 of Corvallis died Thursday morning at his son Ralph Allen’s home west of Athena after a pneumonia illness. He was visiting with his wife and daughter. Burial was held in Corvallis.
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J. W. Allen
Corvallis
Ralph Allen
Athena
Allen
Athena Schools Set to Open on September 6
The Athena Union High School and District No. 29 grade schools will begin the new school year Monday September 6. Summer courses and home study precede teacher arrivals. New staff include Ralph M Stolzheise Miss Mildred Bateman and Mary Jane Cornelison, with O C Hadley as superintendent and several instructors from Salem Milton and Walla Walla.
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Athena Union High School
District No. 29
Athena
Ralph M. Stolzheise
Mildred Bateman
Mary Jane Cornelison
Evelyn B. Sellars
Union High School
O. C. Hadley
Salem
Oregon
Milton
Walla Walla
Washington
Milton I. Miller
Dorothy J. Rodman
Miss M. L. Terry
Happy Canyon Dance Opens Pendleton Round-Up Season
The Pendleton Round-Up season kicks off with the annual Happy Canyon Dance on September 1 featuring cowboy costumes and a seven piece orchestra. The af fair will showcase a well prepared floor and lively music as the event aims to top prior openings.
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Pendleton
Happy Canyon
Pendleton Round-Up 1926 Gathers Top Riding Talent
The Pendleton Round-Up runs September 15 to 18 with riding talent and stock in the spotlight. The Irwin, Drumheller, McCarty, and Trickey string groups return after recent Tijuana racecourse victories, and Mabel and Hugo Strickland will compete again.
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Pendleton
Irwin
Drumheller
Tijuana
McCarty and Trickey
Mabel
Hugo Strickland
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Feron Smith At Rothrock Home
A birthday dinner was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Rothrock for Mrs. Feron Smith. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Feron Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Redford and son Laurence, and L. C. Rothrock.
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Andy Rothrock
Feron Smith
Wm Redford
Laurence
L. C. Rothrock
Mrs. Kershaw and Miss Frederica Visit Walla Walla
Mrs. Fred Kershaw and Miss Frederica traveled to Walla Walla on Tuesday for a social visit. Their trip highlights local hospitality and community ties.
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Fred Kershaw
Frederica
Walla Walla
Benefit Lawn Social Promises Music and Refreshments
The B Y P A of the Athena Baptist church hosts a benefit lawn social on the M L Watts lawn tomorrow at 7 45 pm. Athena's leading talent Mrs David Stone will sing The Gypsy's Warning in pantomime. Pie a la mode, coffee, cake, ice cream and fancy frozen dishes will be served. indoor arrangements at the Watts home if weather prevents outdoor seating.
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Athena Baptist Church
M. L. Watts
Athena
David Stone
Watts
Gypsy Princess D La Volga Offers Hand Reading
The gypsy princess D' La Volga will read palms and explain planetary influence on your life, offering insights into the future.
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D’ la Volga
Fake Pendleton Show Nets Booze Bust and Arrests
Officers staged a faux theater event in Pendleton with District Attorney Proebster Sheriff Cookingham and deputies aided by a stool pigeon. They seized 105 gallons of liquor and captured six men and two women including Dan Downey Emmett Graham T R Sweet John Barnes John Spencer Joe Berry Mrs Thelma Hughes and Mrs Hazel Dodson.
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Pendleton
Proebster
Cookingham
Pinto
Dan Downey
Emmett Graham
T. R. Sweet
John Barnes
John Spencer
Joe Berry
Thelma Hughes
Hazel Dodson
Confession in auto theft case tied to Portland suspects
Tom Ward of the Justice Department and Joe Keller of the auto theft unit chased Harvey Coyle, wanted for a Pendleton area car theft. Coyle confessed implicating Young Audett, alias T A Elders, who had recently lived with relatives in Athena. Audett was arrested in Portland while Coyle planned to flee to Alberta after the crime night of August 1.
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Tom Ward
Federal Department of Justice
Joe Keller
Athena
Portland
Harvey Coyle
Serell Place
Pendleton
Coyle
R. B. Williams
Young Audett
Alberta
Audett
T. A. Elders
Columbia River
Biggs
Vancouver
McMinnville
Charles H. Carter Dead
Pendleton attorney Charles H. Carter died Saturday in San Pedro California after a period of ill health. He practiced law in Portland before moving to Pendleton in 1884 and was a prominent Mason in the state. Funeral services were held in San Pedro under Masonic auspices.
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Charles H. Carter
Pendleton
San Pedro
California
M. Carter
Portland
Puneral
San Angelea
Masunic Order
State health board to probe Oregon river pollution
The Oregon State Board of Health will study creek and river pollution in detail this fall. Dr W T Phy of Hot Lake, president of the organization, says the first step is September 10 when highway and fish and game commission representatives will meet with board members in Salem.
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Oregon
State Board of Health
W.T. Phy
Hot Lake
Board of Health
State Highway
the Fish and Game
Salem
Sand Island dispute hearings shape fate of leases
A Senate public lands subcommittee holds hearings in Astoria and Ilwaco on whether Sand Island should be restored to Oregon or if the government should refund about 350000 dollars in rentals collected since leases began. The panel, led by Senator Stanfield, considers two bills: return rentals to Oregon or reconvey title with military use rights retained. Senators Norbeck Cameron absent due to travel.
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Portland
United States
Sand Island
Lower Columbia
Oregon
Astoria
Ilwaco
Public Lands Committee
Senate
Sandia
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate Public Lands Committee
Stanfield
Ageef
Orestn
Norbeck
South Dakota
Cameron
Ashurst
Arizona
Rudolph Valentino Dies After Operation in New York
Rudolph Valentino the original sheik of the movies died in New York Hospital from peritonitis after an operation. He had come east for the Broadway premiere of his latest picture and to bid farewell to his visiting brother.
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New York
N. Y
Rudolph Valentino
Valentino
Italy
Mexican Peace Effort Falls Short After Conference
In Mexico City the Roman Catholic hierarchy refused to resume church services, ending hopes for a quick settlement of the religious controversy. The clash between church and government persists as bishops’ representatives met with President Calles, and Catholic leaders plan a congressional campaign to challenge the constitution.
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Mexico City
Calles
Catholic Church Lewlers
Campilen
Fokker Seeks U.S. Citizenship at Aviation Dinner
Dutch aircraft maker Fokker seeks American citizenship after speaking at a Wright Aeronautical Company dinner honoring Lt Cmdr Richard Byrd and pilot M. Bennett. He pledged to devote his talents to advancing the U.S. lead in aviation.
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New York
HW. G. Fokker
Wright Aeronattica Company
Richard By Byrd
Mill Bloyd Bennett
North Pole
Fokker
Dr Charice Eliot Dies at Maine Home in Northeast Harbor
Dr Charice Eliot died at his home in Northeast Harbor Maine. The longtime president emeritus of Harvard University was 92 years old.
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Charice Eliot
Maine
Northeast Harbor
Charley W. Eliot
Marvard University
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