News notes of current week
A ragged recap of international and domestic events. Treasury bonds in London, Idaho Senate votes, Berlin Scouts, battles near Zagala, American ship sinks, Sarah Beinhardt's condition post amputation, Panama Pacific expo records, Russian Army setbacks, Chicago mayoral race shifts, Oregon budget cuts, US-Great Britain-Germany food talks, Great Northern train restored, French concentration camp inquiries, Bryans and peace symbolism, Austria-Hungary loan, New York lunches for unemployed, ships transferred to American registry, West Virginia seizure, German balloons, Chicago benefactors aid, salt lake development, Columbia River funds, invasion readiness, Monte Carlo finance, ivory substitute money advance.
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Berlin
Ville Ia
Gerrania
Zagala
Inter
Itta
London
Germany
Sarah Beinhardt
Modern War Machines Find Fancy in Senate
Washington appropriation fights dominated the Senate as defense bills inched forward. Army funds totaled about 108 million with naval allocations nearing 153 million and a pension measure approved for 164 million. Senate naval committee proposed aviation expansion, more submarines and destroyers, plus armor plant and radio station funding while army and navy measures moved toward final action before adjournment.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Senate Naval Committee
Smoot
Norfolk
Marc Tuland
Naval Reserve
Bel
Secretary of the Navy
Russians Admit Complete Rout by Germans
Berlin reports a bitter defeat for Russia in East Prussia near Masurian lakes. German and Russian accounts agree on heavy losses, with 100,000 Russians reportedly killed or captured and 150 cannons seized. The Kantor theater pursuit ends after the winter battle as forces clash in Grodno and surrounding districts. Vienna faces shortages with rubber, pork boycott impacting prices and supply.
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Berlin
Provaia
Maxurian Inkes
Petrograd
Nicholas
Kantor
Grodno
Fragmentary note about London fete and US wage wars
Fragments describe a large fete in London and wage concerns in the United States during recent days. Vague references mention rates and coal or metal trade, with unclear details about participants or outcomes.
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London
United States
Northwest canneries show mixed success and capital issues
At Farmers' Week Oregon Agricultural College Professor Lewin discusses Northwest canneries, noting some thriving while others fail or bankrupt. He contrasts private capital cannery management with cooperative models, urging mutuality but stressing need for capital and dividends for viability.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Northwest
Eald
Lewis
Lewin
Appropriation Bills Set $778,706 for State Agencies
Oregon state lawmakers in Salem approved 14 appropriation bills totaling $778,706.40 for the biennium. Items fund executive offices including the governor and secretary of state, with major allocations for Roseburg Juvenile Home and a hospital, plus bounties for wildlife such as coyotes and seals. Further expenses are expected to cover shortages from the prior two years.
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Salem
Hous
Senate
Phesa
Jers
Roseburg
Berculos
Bountien
Polk
Monmouth
Grammar School Boyn
Aiason
House Passes Bill Against Use of Trading Stamps
Salem report details Oregon House approval of a measure to ban trading stamps, citing aims to raise funds and curb small merchants' enticements. Sponsors argue stamps distort trade. critics warn of economic hardship for merchants reliant on such marketing.
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House
Salem
Thomas Brown
Marion
Lafollatte
Amendment in Salt Lake lease changes pass Senate committee
The Wade of Sam Linken to Jason Hee hs bill clears Senate committee on public lands with a bond guarantee for labor and materials. A secondary note cites regulation by the State Takhd board on stock sales. Opposition cites unpaid work and potential loss of enterprise, with risk of state seizure if mismanaged.
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State Capitol
Salem
Forben Oun Bl
Sam Linken
Jason Hee Hs
Senate Committee On Public Lands
State Takhd Board
Atock
Essa
Yen
U S Ship Evacuated as North Sea Sinks Vessel
The Evelyn, an American freighter, was sunk off Borkum in the North Sea with its cotton cargo. Captain and crew were saved. The U S government sought full inquiry and protection for the sailors, as Germany’s war actions escalate.
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Germany
North Sea
U. S
Starta
Washington, D. C
United States
Fee
Bremen
Evelyn
Borkum
Wilson
Bryan
Page
London
Ambadesador Gert
Berlin
Larnich
Geneaalnee
Great Britain
Allies Artillery Gains Para-France Battle Front Wins
Eyewitness French War department report describes ten days of bad weather and fog yet says Allied artillery dominated on the western front. Infantry in Artois Champagne Argonne Alsace regions showed aggression and captured results as German substations admit prisoners and material. Geneva notes a fierce counterattack at Aspach le Hus with heavy snow and casualties, while a 80 foot cliff rescue in Caldwell New Jersey highlights bravery of young women. The Amputation decision at St Rapa hospital in Arcabon sets the date for Sarah Bernhardt’s leg removal.
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Champagne
Arnonne
Alesee
Geneva
Aspach-le-Hus
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