Irish Free State official Kevin O Higanes shot dead in Dublin
Kevin O Higgins known as the strong man of the Free State was killed in Dublin as he walked from his home to Black Rock. An automobile halted beside him and three men fired more than five bullets to his head and body before fleeing. Ten suspects in a republican conspiracy were held for hearing with no evidence offered. Eamonn de Valera condemned the killing and denied republican organization responsibility.
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Dublin
Ireland
Kevin O'Higgins
Irish Free State
Michael Collins
Black Rock
O'Higgins
Booterstown
Free State Council
Inland Revenue Reports Big Tax Collection Increase
The Internal Revenue Service announced total tax collections of 2 865 695 509 for the year, up 29 695 617 from the prior 12 months. Income tax from Oregon totaled 6 197 769 for 1927, down about 200 000 from 1926, while Washington Alaska districts paid 13 307 881 and 12 307 586 respectively.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Bureau
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Naval Parley Mirrors British Push for Larger Cruiser Tonnage
Washington officials report rising puzzlement over Britain’s demand for a 400000 ton cruiser base for a supplemental naval treaty. Britain had approved at the Washington arms conference a 450000 ton cap on all auxiliary craft. Sir Esme Howard remains in Washington while noting that the U S proposal to limit surface craft to 45000 tons was accepted without objection by Lord Balfour.
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Washington
D. C
Geneve
State Department
Great Britain
Esme Howard
Ashington
Lord Balfour
Two Payne on Elk Killing County Fines Jail Sentence
John Bell and R. Chilson of Ukiah were arrested June 28 by game warden W. H. Albee and deputy sheriff Charles Hoskins for killing a cow elk. Both pleaded guilty. Bell received 30 days in jail and a $250 fine plus costs, Chilson 30 days and $350 and costs. Albee said the elk hide and remains were found in Texas Bar basin.
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East
Texas Bar Basin
Bell and
Chilson
Mr. Albee
Texas Bar Region
Pendleton
Hoskins
Seattle Stirs Row on Portland Differential
The Seattle port commission met with 12 leading grain shippers to revive the Portland differential case before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Speakers said Seattle’s growth as a grain shipping port is handicapped by railroad rates, which allow Columbia River basin exporters south of the Snake River to sell to Portland at 10 percent lower rates than to Seattle. Other Puget Sound ports may start independent campaigns.
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Portland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seattle Port Commission
Seattle
Columbia River Basin
Snake River
Puget Sound
Missionary Doctor Dye Visits Pendleton and Milton
Dr Royal E Dye a former medical missionary to Bolonga Africa and now resident in Los Angeles toured Pendleton and Milton this week with Mrs Dye. He recalled their 28 years on the Congo and urged support for upgrading the missionary boat Oregon which sails the Congo river.
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Royal E. Dye
Bolonga
Africa
Walla Walla Dealer Burned in Car Yard Explosion
Frank W. Tierney a local automobile dealer in Walla Walla sustained burns to the body while working at his automobile warehouse. He told physicians he was pouring gasoline into a carburetor when a backfire caused the fuel to ignite and throw burning gasoline onto him. He said he tossed the can away and it struck a post before the flames reached him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Tierney
Walla Walla
Tierney
Pen lland forgery case nets 18 month sentence
To McNeil Island Glen O Rust, 32, formerly of Pendleton, was sentenced to 18 months at McNeil Island for forgery. He allegedly forged the name of Sandy Olmstead for a United States treasury certificate at Klamath Falls.
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McNeil Island
Glen O. Rust
Pendleton
Sandy Olmstead
United States Treasury
Klamath Falls
Woman from Athena Fined for Liquor Possession on Reservation
Lor ain Shick of Athena was fined 100 dollars in Pendleton after a federal officer and a deputy sheriff arrested her Saturday night at Cayuse on a charge of possessing liquor on an Indian reservation.
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Lorain Shick
Athena
Pendleton
Shick
Cayuse
Rogers
Kessler
Hand Injured by Wringer At Electric Washing Machine
Mrs. George Payne suffered a serious hand injury when her hand was caught in the wringer of an electric washing machine Monday. One finger was badly lacerated and Dr. Sharp treated the wound.
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George Payne
Sharp
Two Die As Car Plunges From Cliff Near Yakima
A car carrying Mr. and Mrs. George Peebler and their two grandchildren went over a canyon cliff on the Ellensburg road near Yakima Monday. Mrs. Peebler died instantly. Mr. Peebler died later in Yakima hospital. The grandchildren Sylvia and Vivian Peterson escaped serious injury. Mrs. Peterson, mother of the girls, was hurt in a separate crash nearby.
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George Peebler
Umatilla County
Yakima
Ellensburg Canyon
Sylvia
Vivian Peterson
Seattle
Julia A. Smith
Peebler
County
Ira Perkins
Ernest French
John Peebler
Pendleton
D. A. Peebler
Rudyard
Montana
Peterson
Peehler
Umatilla County harvest wage scale adopted
The Umatilla County Farm Bureau approved a harvest wage scale at a July 11 meeting during the county Grain Nursery tour. Wages listed include sack sewers 5.00 to 6.60, drivers 5.00 to 6.60, header and separator tender rates, Caterpillar drivers 6.00, straw haulers 3.00, cooks up to ten men 9.00, assistant cooks 2.00, water buck 3.00, sack jig 4.00, bulk drivers 3.50 to 4.00, sack piling on 40 acres at 1% cents, and wheat hauling two trips at 4.00.
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Umatilla County
McKay Reservoir Releases For West Umatilla Irrigation
Water from McKay Reservoir is being released for irrigation in the west end of Umatilla County. The plan calls for a flow of 350 acre feet per day, using normal McKay Creek flow rather than reserve supply, delayed by late rains.
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McKay Reservoir
Umatilla County
McKay Creek
County wheat men tour Moro nursery and discuss grain
About 65 wheat farmers visited the Moro experiment station nursery to inspect plots and hear D. E. Stephens describe wheat varieties and crosses. They also visited fields near Sam Thompson to compare early versus late planting and noted October plantings performed better.
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D. E. Stephens
Moro Experiment Station
East Oregonian
Mr. Stephens
Sam Thompson
Blakeley Station
Stephens
Moro
A. R. Coppock
W. A. Holt
Umatilla County
Holt
Louisiana W C T U Receives Flood Aid Letter
A Louisiana W C T U official thanks Mrs. H W Cowan for a clothing box sent to flood victims by the Athena society. The message notes significant distribution to families, including many with newborns, and expresses appreciation while inviting future meetings at Winona Lake and the upcoming W C T U convention.
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H. W. Cowan
Louisiana
Athena Society
Mrs Bun Moore Returns Home After Surgery
Mrs Bun Moore, operated on several weeks ago in a Walla Walla hospital, has sufficiently recovered to be brought home Sunday where she is convalescing nicely.
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Bun Moore
Walla Walla
Hot School Lunch Committees in Umatilla County
Progressive mothers and teachers across twelve Umatilla county districts prepare to offer supervised hot lunches next fall. The effort, led by nutrition specialist Miss Lucy A. Case and organized by County Agent Walter A. Holt, aims to improve growth, digestion, and school performance with inexpensive meals.
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Miss Case
Umatilla County
C. A. Keller
Hermiston
Benjamin Stanton
Fork Grange
Walter Smith
Pilot Rock
Walter A. Holt
Lucy A. Case
Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis
Oregon
Dehydrating Plant Leader Dies Suddenly in Milton-Freewater
W. C. Corbell, 65, collapsed and died Tuesday morning in Milton-Freewater while in discussion with manager R. E. Gleason and other plant interests. He was seated when he toppled over dead.
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W. C. Corbell
Milton-Freewater
R. E. Gleason
Meadows Washing Machine Demo with Gasoline Motor
A New Meadows Rogers and Goodman demonstrate a Meadows washing machine fitted with a gasoline motor. The model is designed for use in farms or homes where electric power is unavailable.
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New Meadows
Rogers & Goodman
Wheat samples indicate good yield in Umatilla county
Wheat samples from the west end of Umatilla county show a strong harvest with Echo district averaging 60 pound bushel weights and Lexington district around 61 to 62 pounds. Harvesters report 30 to 86 bushels per acre.
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Umatilla
Echo
Lexington
Demand for McNary Haugen Farm Relief Bill Seen
At the Northwestern Agricultural conference in St Paul representatives from more than a dozen states approved a demand for enactment of the McNary Haugen farm relief bill at the next Congress session. Speakers including Senator Smith W Brookhart urged full equality for agriculture and condemned President Coolidge for vetoing the measure. A second resolution asked the House Agriculture Committee to prepare the bill for introduction when Congress convenes.
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Congress
Northwestern Agricultural Conference
St. Paul
South
Middle-West
Coolidge
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
J. Kvale
House Committee On Agriculture
McNary-Haugen
Double Bill at Standard Theatre Features Harold Lloyd
The Standard Theatre offers a double bill with Harold Lloyd in The Kid Brother, Paramount release praised for matching his prior hits Grandmas Boy and Safety Last. A newsreel and comedy number accompany the feature with an old-time orchestra performing classic tunes. Doors open 7:45 for a punctual start.
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Standard Theatre
Harold Lloyd
Lloyd
Paramount
Standard
Maggie
University of Oregon Orchestra Delights Athena Audiences
The University of Oregon Orchestra played to a large crowd at the Standard Theatre Sunday night. Delays occurred due to a motor accident at Mission while en route from Wallowa Lake to Athena. The group announced dances at Legion Hall on July 25 and a second concert at the Standard Theatre on July 24. The orchestra has also been contracted by a steamship company for a world tour aboard an excursion liner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robinson
University of Oregon
Standard Theatre
Mission
Wallowa Lake
Athen
Legion Hall
Willamette Valley
Bean Crop Damaged in Weston Flood Aftermath
In Pearidge region Weston country the flood ruined crops. Albert O Harra reported 60 acres of beans wiped out and wheat loss near 60 percent from hail. His blacksmith shop chicken house and granary were washed away. Hernan O Harra lost eighty of his 160 acre wheat crop and twenty acres of beans.
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Weston
Pearidge
Albert O'Harra
Herman O'Harra
Albert
Hernan O'Harra
Percy Wilson Leaves Athena for Yakima State Highway Post
Percy Wilson, recently employed in local state highway work and resident of Athena, has secured a position with the Washington state highway commission and has relocated with his family to Yakima to establish their future home.
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Percy Wilson
Athena
Washington State Highway Commission
Yakima
Hill Lines Plan Merge Creates Great Northern Pacific
Washington reports that Hill Lines applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval to merge the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads into a new company, the Great Northern Pacific, under Delaware law. The plan calls for issuing 4,970,076 shares of common stock, with most exchanged for the outstanding stock of the two railroads, and includes leasing the Spokane Portland & Seattle 900 mile system. The merged system would control about 26,000 miles of trunk lines, becoming the largest railroad system in the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Great Northern Pacific
Delaware
Northern Pacific Railroad
Great Northern Company
Great Northern Pacific Company
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
United States
Wheat Crop Shows Splendid Outlook
The July crop report from the department of agriculture indicates the shortest corn crop in 26 years and outlines a wheat outlook with total production at 869,684,000 bushels. Winter wheat recovery and higher spring wheat prospects in Kansas and Nebraska push total yield above last year, though overall crop prospects remain not promising.
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Washington, D. GC
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
Kansas
Nebraska
Japanese Patrols in Tsingtao and Taingtao Move Inland
Pekin reports 750 Japanese marines patrol Taingtao in Shan lung province replacing troops sent west along the railway. A Japanese destroyer carried 450 more marines from Shanghai toward Taingtao. Taingtao and Taiwan calm with no imminent disorder by nationalist forces. An official June 19 count shows 419 Americans in Taingtao, mainly refugee missionaries and summer visitors.
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Pekin
Ing
Taingtao
Shanlung
Shanghai
I'singlio
Taiwan
Télngtao
Ban Johnson Resigns from League in New York
Ban Johnson resigns as president of the American League amid events in New York. The sudden departure marks a major leadership change for baseball's governing body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Johnson
Ceague
New York
Johnson
American League
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NAVAL
Payne On Elk
Dr. Dye
W. Cc. T. U. and I
Baton Rouge
Winona Lake
Dayton
Osle
Ety Permans
U. of O
Athena People
Hill Lines
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Tsingtad
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