U S Finds No Objection to Geneva World Court Talks
Washington reports the United States has no objection to a proposed conference of nations in Geneva to discuss American reservations to the world court. The state department outlines that the meeting would not be action by the league of nations and that US adherence awaits each nation’s acceptance of reservations.
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Washington, D. C
Conference of Nations
World Court
Geneva
League of Nations
United States
Senate
State Department
League
League Council
President Coolidge’s Father Buried in Plymouth Whit e hillside burial
Colonel John C. Coolidge father of the president was laid to rest in Plymouth Vermont on a snow covered hillside. President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge attended with their son John and other dignitaries while a simple Episcopal service was conducted at the family home and graveside.
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Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Colonel Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Episcopal Church
John White
Sherburne
Union Meeting
Germany May Withdraw from League of Nations Bid
Foreign Minister Stresemann warned the Reichstag Germany may withdraw its bid for League entry if the new commission’s council reconstruction plan does not meet German expectations. He criticized Geneva obstructionism and noted broad government and socialist support for the policy after Geneva.
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Berlin
Stresemann
Reichstag
Germany
League of Nations
Commission
Council
League
Geneva
Locarno
Judge Rules School Tactics Against Pledges Unlawful
Portland authorities and Circuit Judge John Stevenson rule that schools cannot use suspension or expulsion threats to force high school students to sign pledges banning sororities or fraternities. The decision focuses on enforcement methods, not the legality of anti secret organization laws.
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Portland, Ore
Portland
John Stevenson
Stevenson
Body found in Umatilla River near Pendleton
The East Oregonian reports a decomposed male body recovered from the Umatilla River above Pendleton by an Indigenous witness named Johnson. An inquest found no foul play after investigating clothing, a gold watch and chain, fifty cents, and missing three lower teeth. investigators suspect a fall or being thrown from the OWRN railway line.
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The
East Oregonian
Umatilla
Pendleton
Johnson
Sheriff's Office
Handa
Charles Barrow, longtime Mosgrove clerk, dies at 76
Charles Barrow, a longtime Mosgrove Mercantile clerk in Athena, died last Thursday in Dayton Washington at age 76 after a period of declining health. He had also worked at the Mosgrove store in Dayton.
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Charles Barrow
Mosgrove Mercantile Company
Athena
Dayton
Washington
Myr. Barrow
Mosgrove
Walla Walla Traction Sells Rails After Auto Bus Era
The Walla Walla Valley Traction Company, owner of the city street car lines, has sold the rails and will remove them from the streets after auto busses disabled the system.
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Walla Walla
Hermiston High Debaters Beat Pendleton in Debating Center
Hermiston high school debaters defeated Pendleton high in a declamatory style at the centers. The Hermiston team is likely set to face The Dalles team in their next match.
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Hermiston High School
Pendleton High
Hermiston
Dalles
High School and Grade Winners in the Contests
Winners announced for Athena events last Friday and Thursday. Humorous and dramatic winners include Ralph McEwen Athena and Barbara Lee Athena. Grade division honors go to Barbara Lee Athena and Aaron Douglas Athena with Patriot strains by John Kirk Athena. Winners advance to county declamatory contests in Pendleton on April second and third.
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Athena
Ralph McEwen
Margaret Calder
Weston
Barbara Lee
Jane Kemler
Adams
Aaron Douglas
Billy Ashworth
Billy Coe
Helix
John Kirk
Pendleton
Noted Walla Walla figure Thomas Mosgrove dies suddenly
Thomas Mosgrove, 70, collapsed and died near the Farmers and Merchants bank in Walla Walla around 5 pm Tuesday, likely from apoplexy. A longtime resident since 1880, he served as postmaster, penitentiary warden, and land office receiver, and was a prominent local figure.
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Thomas Mosgrove
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Walla Walla
Mr. Mosgrove
Blue Mountain baseball league elects officers and plans expansion
W H Schroeder was reelected president and Leslie Gibbs of Pendleton named secretary at a Pendleton Sunday meeting. Representatives from Pendleton La Grande Baker Cove and Pasco showed interest in joining. Cove and Pasco favor entry and one will be chosen.
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W. H. Schroeder
Blue Mountain Baseball League
Leslie Gibbs
Pendleton
la Grande
Walla Walla
Baker
Cove
Oregon
Pasco
Nels Peter Johnson Dead
E C Rogers reports the death of Nels Peter Johnson on February 11 in Alberta. A former Weston resident, he is survived by his widow and nine children, four sons and five daughters. Local friends in the county are saddened by the news.
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Nels Peter Johnson
E. C. Rogers
Alberta
Weston
Mr. Johnson
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Roy Evans Near La Grande
Roy Evans about 23 was found dead at 6 30 Tuesday evening under a tractor he had been using to plow a field eight miles northeast of La Grande at the foot of Mount Emily. The tractor apparently struck a projection and rolled over, killing him instantly. his body was cold when found.
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Roy Evans
la Grande
Mount Emily
Richards Chop Mill Destroyed by Morning Fire
A major fire early Saturday morning fully destroyed the Richards chop mill in Athena. Fire alarm at 3:30 a m sounded as the building burned, with Willie Hoggard racing from his home to ring the bell. Losses include eight thousand dollars to the mill plant and five thousand dollars insured, plus uninsurable grain and feed losses by Floyd Pinkerton and McBride Brothers. Eastward sparks reached the Kirk barn but were extinguished. two boilers may be salvaged.
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Athena
Richards Chop
William Hoggard
Jensen
Main Street
Kirk
Richards
Photoplay line up features Code of the West and Beloved Brute
The Standard previews tomorrow night with As No Man Has Loved based on The Man Without a Country at regular prices. Sunday shows Zane Grey epic Code of the West led by Owen Moore and Constance Bennett. Midweek Wednesday offers The Beloved Brute with a noted cast.
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the Standard
Zane Grey
Owen Moore
Constance Bennett
Echo merchant Robert Lewis found dead at McKay Dam
Robert Lewis a longtime Echo merchant and prominent Umatilla county figure was found dead in his bed at the McKay dam Monday morning. Police believe heart disease caused death occurring during sleep.
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Robert Lewis
Echo
Umatilla County
McKay Dam
Pass at Snoqualmie to Open April First
Washington state highway engineer J. W. Hamilton says the Snoqualmie Pass will not open until April 1. Rotary snow plows met for the first time at Hyak, and the pass opening is only about six feet wide making it too dangerous for cars to pass through.
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Snoqualmie Pass
J. W. Hamilton
Washington
Hyak
Dokkies Dominate Old Town in Evening Events
The Dokkies claimed control of Athena last night starting with a Pendleton patrol street drill and a church banquet hosted by the Christian church ladies. A rye-bald group known for drawing Pythian Knights into trouble remains the focus of blame on the Athena attack.
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Dokkies
Athena
Pendleton Patrol
Christian Church
John Pes
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Frank Brown and Guests
Thursday of last week a birthday dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Crabill honoring Mrs. Frank Brown Mr. James Huggins and Mrs. Crabill with many friends present including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown Holdman Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown Harve Brown Sidney Crabill Helix Miss Rachel Barnes Bud Crabill Pendleton Mr. and Mrs. Ray O Harra and son Willard Weston Mr. and Mrs. James Huggins and Lloyd McPherin Johnnie Hoey Mrs. Janet Sleeman and more relatives at the event.
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Willard Crabill
Frank Brown
James Huggins
Crabill
Ray O'Harra
MPE Being Replaced With New Waterline Pipe
The four inch pipe replacing the line from Current street south on Second street to Darwin street and west to First street arrived Monday and is being laid. Excavation showed the old pipe in bad condition causing water loss. Work on the ditch to the pumping station has begun. An eight inch steel pipe will replace the old main there.
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Current Street
Second Street
Darwin Street
First Street
Standard Theatre Announces Photoplay As No Man Has Loved
The Standard Theatre promotes tomorrow night's photoplay As No Man Has Loved based on The Man Without a Country. It is a special production arriving from the American Theatre in Walla Walla after a big week there, shown at regular admission prices.
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Standard
Walla Walla
Athena High School Girls Display Dresses in Main Street Show
The Domestic Art class at Athena High showcases the girls dresses in a public display. The collection is neatly arranged in the Mosgrove building window on Main street for observers.
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Athena High School
Mosgrove Building
Main Street
Pendleton and Athena residents drawn for jury duty
Two Pendleton women Mrs W P Remington and Mrs Minnie Stillman are drawn for the next circuit court term. From Athena, W H Keen and Ralph McEwen will serve as jurors.
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W. P. Remington
Minnie Stillman
Pendleton
Athena
W. H. Keen
Ralph McEwen
Income Tax Returns May Exceed Early Estimate
Washington treasury announced March income tax returns, first under the new revenue law, likely to surpass Secretary Mellon’s original estimate by about 20 million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
The
Treasury
Mellon
Damages Awarded in Deaths Case in McMinnville
Damages of 11600 were awarded Edith and Matilda Hamilton administrators of the estates of George O and Frank E Hamlin against James B Trent by the jury. George and Frank Hamlin Portland men died from buckshot wounds on September 13 1925 after an incident in a watermelon patch.
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McMinnville
Edith
Matilda Hamilton
George O
Frank EB. Hamlin
James
Trent
George
Frank Hamlin
Portland
Oregon Fair Board appoints new member
Frank B. Ingles a prominent wheat grower and livestock raiser of Dafur Waste county was appointed to the Oregon state fair board to succeed Wayne Stuart of Albany who recently left the state.
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Saiem
Frank B. Ingles
Dafur
Waste County
Oregon State Fair Board
Wayne Stuart
Albany
Charles W Elliot Reaches 92 in Cambridge
Dr Charles W Elliot president emeritus of Harvard university reached his 92nd birthday in Cambridge Massachusetts this Saturday confirming his long association with the institution and his enduring lifetime in academia.
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Charies W. Elliot
Cambridge
Mass
Charles W. Elliot
Harvard University
Stanfield Bill Modified To Insure Its Passage
Senate bill to regulate grazing on public domain gains approval from Chairman Stanfield and secretaries. It would create grazing districts, allow land exchanges, set modest fees, and direct funds to range improvement and state schools. Districts depend on petitions by livestock raisers and protect miners and prospectors entering ranges.
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Stanfield
Senate Public Lands Committee
Work
Jardine
Oregon
Wyoming
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Secretary
Burglary Charges Filed Against Audett and Thompson
James Audett and William Thompson face information in Superior Court at Walla Walla on second degree burglary in the Cummins place at Touchet dated March. Audett was arrested in Portland and jailed in Walla Walla. Thompson remains at large.
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James Audett
William Thompson
Walla Walla
A. J. Gillis
Touchet
Audett
Portland
Thompson
Easter Cantata Presented By City Choir At Church
Regular rehearsals for The Resurrection Story Easter cantata are under the direction of Mrs. R. B. McEwen. The performance on Easter Sunday evening features the united choir of the city with the Mtude club and other singers participating.
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Christian Church
R. B. McEwen
Jinited Choira
Mtude Club
Enat
Governor Pierce Plans Democratic Nominating Filing
Governor Pierce says he will file this week with the secretary of state for the Democratic nomination for re election. He will pay the 100 dollar filing fee and not use a petition. He is drafting his platform.
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Pierce
Secretary of State
Carnival Dance at Legion Hall Planned by Athena Weston
Athena Weston American Legion Post schedules a Carnival Dance at Legion Hall tomorrow evening with music by the Jolly Joy-Maker's orchestra.
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Athena-Weston American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Jolly Joy-Maker’s
Hearings Ordered On Day Question On Prohibition
Washington D C hearings on the day question were ordered by the senate Judiciary committee led by Senator Walsh. Six days are allotted to wets and six to drys with five measures under review. One proposal would restore wet status to states formerly wet under the 18th amendment allowing government liquor control. Other measures would legalize beer at 4 percent 275 percent and a nondr intent beer. A fourth would lift prescription whiskey restrictions. The subcommittee is chaired by Senator Means with members Goff Harreld Reed and Walsh.
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Walsh
Montana
Means
Colorado
Goff
West Virginia
Harreld
Okahoma
Reed
Misson
Automobile costs in America hit 14 billion yearly
New York report from the bureau of industrial technology finds total annual costs for owning and operating cars exceed 14 billion dollars. It details depreciation, upkeep, fuel, taxes, insurance, and interest, with per car averages and export figures.
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New York
America
Bureau of Industrial Technology
Bureau
Accessorioa
Wos
Liquor Scandal in Capitol Sparks Prohibition Debates
In Washington DC reports note uproar over liquor bucks and countercharges as a man reportedly drops a case of liquor in the Senate house office buildings. Police deny knowledge of enforcement agency actions while a warrant description is sought. Citizens grow frightened by police approach.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Repos Prohibition Enforcement Agenia
Nomination of Judge Wallies McCamout for Federal Circuit Seat
Portland, Ore. reports a vacancy when the court seeks to confirm the nomination of Judge Wallies McCamout to the federal circuit court. President Coolidge is appointing Jules Kenneth Mackintoxl to the Woellington estate supreme court as part of the process. The vacancy is chased by the cotueal of the bene to confirm the nomination.
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Machistosh
Secutor Jones
Republiccans
Washingtou
Whitwaldent Coolidge
Jules Kenneth Mackintoxl
Woellington Estate
Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court
San Frivciaen
Vallancy
Wallies McCamout
Portland
Ore
League Officials Favor U S Stand Amid Global Tensions
Report speaks of league officials weighing a U S stance as tensions rise. The document mentions efforts to influence regional disputes and a push to align with a broader international policy, referencing Washington and state departments.
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