Mussolini Tightens grips with drastic fascist decrees
Rome reports militant fascism enacts severe laws after an assassination attempt. Death penalties for attacking the premier, up to 80 years for opposition, a political police system to monitor anti fascists, and abolition of opposition press. Mussolini assumes interior ministry and seven cabinet roles including foreign minister and war minister.
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Rome
Mussolini
Faselem
Ministry of Interior
Italy
Militia
Disagreement Ends Arms Body Session at League
Geneva reports the League of Nations preparatory commission on military disarmament ended its five month session without unanimity. The final report captured US Britain Japan Argentina Chile versus France Belgium Italy and other European nations, with no vote taken. Divergences span naval, aerial and economic disarmament, notably over total naval tonnage versus class based limits.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Preparatory Commission On
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Argentina
Chile
France
Belgium
Italy
League
New Air Record Feasibility Shown in Paris to Jask Flight
French aviators Lieutenant Coste and Captain Rignat completed a Lebourget to Jask aerial route covering 3415 miles in 32 hours. They claim the record for distance in a straight line, noting actual travel about 3750 miles, exceeding Paris New York distance.
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Paris
New York
Coste
Rignat
Lebourgeton
France
Jask
Arabian Sea
South Persia
Lebourget Airdrome
Philippine Storms Kill Hundreds Across Islands
A typhoon, tidal wave, and flood strike several regions in the Philippine Islands. Officials report hundreds dead and widespread property damage across multiple areas.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Collie Dog Sacrifices Life In Nashville Fire
In Nashville on November 8 a dairy farmer Walter Gasser adopted a stray collie. The dog alerted sleeping family members during a kerosene stove explosion, saving a child and then waking the mother, at the cost of severe burns likely to prove fatal. The fire killed Mary Aline Johnson and her two other children, and wounded tenant Hedigar and Willie Stephens. The heroic dog collapsed from injuries after the blaze.
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Nashville
Tenn
Associated Press
Walter Gasser
Collie
James A. Johnson
Gasser
Johnson
Mary Aline Johnson
Arnold Hedigar
Hedigar
Willie Stephens
Stephens
Get Together Meeting To Organize Mens League
A Wednesday 7:30 PM meeting at the Baptist church seeks to organize a Mens League. Rev. Bollinger, pastor, is a principal sponsor. The league aims to bring Athena men together for community uplift and better understanding through a get together effort.
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The
Baptist Church
Bollinger
Athena
McFadden Thanks Athena Weston Backers After Vote
C L McFadden the democratic candidate for representative expresses appreciation for support from Athena and Weston voters. He notes a strong showing for a minority party candidate with 203 votes in Athena and 122 for opponent Norvell. Weston also gave him solid support despite Republican leanings.
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C. L. McFadden
Athena
Weston
Pete
Everone
Mr. Norvell
Mr. McFadden
Weston Elects Mayor in Closest Civic Contest in Years
In Weston coinciding with the general election the city held its first real municipal contest in years. Nelson H. Jones won re election as mayor with 106 votes to 63 for challenger James M. Ashworth, a two to one endorsement from 159 voters.
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Weston
Nelson H. Jones
Jones
James M. Ashworth
Bryce Baker Home After Operation and Recovery
Fred Gross and his son George drove to Portland on Wednesday and yesterday returned with Bryce Baker and his wife. Bryce is reported to be recovering satisfactorily from a recent operation that used bone grafting to restore use of his arm, crippled by a compound fracture two years ago.
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Fred Gross
George
Portland
Bryce Baker
Bryce
Athena High Adopts Basketball as Football Fades
Student athletes at Athena High pivot to basketball with inter class practice games. The school was forced out of football earlier this season after the Pendleton game due to county schools not fielding comparable athletic teams.
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Athena High School
Athena
Want Averill Remain State Game Warden
Umatilla county sportsmen urge retaining Ed Averill as state game warden despite potential changes from Governor Patterson. They praise his enforcement, conservation gains, and defense of fish and game funding against a proposed 10 percent tithing bill. They call for continued leadership to expand trout, pheasants, and deer programs.
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Umatilla County
Patterson
Ed Averill
Averill
Fish and Game Fund
Boy and .22 Rifle Accident Near Athena
Jack Pierce, son of John Pierce, living south of Athena, accidentally shot himself with a .22 rifle last Friday. He was taken to Athena for exam where the bullet pierced the fleshy part of his right leg below the knee, then rushed to Walla Walla for removal and is now recovering.
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Jack
John Pierce
Athena
Walla Walla
Southern Trip With Mrs Beckham Ahead for Mrs Durning
Mrs Robert Beckham joins Mrs Max Durning on a southern automobile tour covering Salt Lake and California. The party plans to be away about a month.
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Robert Beckham
Max Durning
Salt Lake
California
Steve's New Floor Promises Lasting Store Improvement
Steve's store on the corner completed a weekend project adding a new floor as a permanent improvement. He plans ongoing updates and says the changes will enhance the shop over time.
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Steve
Ideal Country Place Owned by Dr. Froom
Mrs. H. I. Watts visited an Alberta country home on Lac Vincent owned by Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Froom. The farm features rolling uncultivated land with bushy growth, productive wheat and oats, Thoroughbred cattle, and regular sod breaking. Winters shorten the growing season though long summer days fuel rapid vegetation growth near Lac Vincent, about 125 miles northeast of Edmonton with St. Vincent as the nearest post office.
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H. I. Watts
Alberta
A. C. Froom
Lac Vincent
Edmonton
St. Vincent
Report on the Children’s Farm Home Progress and Plans
The Children’s Farm Home report, presented by secretary Madge J. Mears at the State W T U Convention in Gresham on October 19, notes strong work over the past year. Acreage is pledged, with 7484.42 dollars in the treasury ready for payment and full collection planned by note due dates. Five cottages house 115 children, with the Lane county cottage nearing completion for twenty more. Coos and Clackamas counties have started campaigns and southern counties unite for a regional effort. At the October 16 board meeting a new cottage will be built in honor of Ada Wallace Unruh, whose work supports the Home’s expansion.
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Madge J. Mears
Gresham
Lane County
Coos
Clackamas
Oregon
Douglas
Josephine
Jackson
Klamath
Parm
Ada Wallace Unruh
Farm Home Board
Doctor Stamper Dies After Long Illness in Weston
Andrew Doc Stamper died at his Weston home after a lone illness. Funeral services were held in Weston with burial at Athena cemetery. He is survived by his widow and three children and children by his first wife.
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Andrew
Doc) Stamper
Weston
Athena Cemetery
Kiddle Wins Joint Senate Seat by 44 Votes
Union county tallies show Pred Kiddle Republican elected joint senator for Umatilla Morrow and Union counties over Democrat Henry J. Taylor by a margin of 44 votes. The result confirms Kiddle as the new state representative in the affected districts.
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Union County
Umatilla
Morrow
Union Counties
Pred Kiddle
Henry J. Taylor
Athena Roadbuilding Is Again Under Way
Roadwork resumed near Athena this week as a county grader was moved to the new northward highway. The Alex McIntyre caterpillar with Ross Catron at the throttle pulls the machine for grading the road. Surfacing from Duffy school to Thorn Hollow head will start to preserve the roadbed, with Eagle Hollow extension grading finishing to receive rock surface.
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Athena
Alex McIntyre
Ross Catron
Duffy School
Thorn Hollow
Eagle Hollow
Volga Boatman Opens at Standard Theatre Prelude
The Standard Theatre presents The Volga Boatman tomorrow night with C M Eager singing the Boatman song in the prelude. Cecil B DeMille's master production stars William Boyd and Elinore Fair. Sunday night Constance Talmadge debuts The Duchess of Buffalo with wholesome comedy and fine acting. Wednesday features Tom Tyler in a western. The fall season begins as the Standard showcases current pictures after Portland Walla Walla Pendleton play dates.
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Standard Theatre
C. M. Eager
Cecil B. DeMille
William Boyd
Elinore Fair
Constance Talmadge
Buffalo
Tom Tyler
Kid
Dog
Standard
Portland
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Loggers Say Whiskey Led to Camp Killing
Charles O Harra a La Grande logger said too much whiskey caused him to shoot and kill Jack Strum in a logging camp last Saturday. Strum died from a shotgun blast. O Harra was arrested Monday after wandering in the woods for a day and night following the killing.
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Charles O’harra
la Grande
Jack Strum
Strum
O'Harra
Mabel Strickland Mauled in New York Rodeo Fall
Noted Round-Up cowgirl Mabel Strickland suffered serious injuries when her horse toppled during the New York Rodeo this week. Fellow Round-Up stars Floyd Stillings and Norman Cowan were hurt in the same event.
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Mabel Strickland
New York
Floyd Stillings
Norman Cowan
Harwood Secures Contract for Watts Home Painting
Justin Harwood holds the contract to paint the Watts residence at Fourth and Jefferson. He has completed staining the roof in brown.
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Justin Harwood
M. L. Watts
Fourth and
Jefferson Streets
Oregon normal school budget approves 750000 for buildings
The board of regents recommended $750,000 in appropriations for constructing new state normal school buildings beginning January 1, 1927. They favor a $125,000 gymnasium and $125,000 dormitory at Southern Oregon, plus $35,006.74 maintenance. Monmouth would get a $175,000 class library building and a $150,000 women’s building with $127,000 maintenance. A $175,000 eastern Oregon normal school building is also proposed, with a sites committee named to find a feasible location within 90 days.
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State Normal School
Board of Regents of
State Normal Schools
State Budget Commission
Southern Oregon Normal School
Ashland
Monmouth
Eastern Oregon Normal School
Frank Miller
Albany
R. R. Turner
Salem
J. H. Fuller
Board of Regents
McNary to push Umatilla rapids power project
Senator McNary will seek action in the short Congress session on a proposed government owned power plant at Umatilla rapids on the Columbia river. The $50 million project faces river water division issues and funding concerns, with Mead providing cost data and engineers estimating 600000 horsepower. McNary proposes a plan to repay costs to the government within ten years at four percent interest.
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Washington
Morning
Oregonian
Columbia River
Umatilla Rapids
Senator McNary
Congress
McNary
Elwood BR. Mead
Fereral
Reclamation
Mead
Pacific Northwest
Armistice Day Events Led by Pendleton Legion Posts
Pendleton and La Grande American Legion Posts directed Armistice Day activities with a busy program. Hundreds attended as bands and drum corps enlivened the parade of ex service men. Frederick Steiner, newly elected senator, gave the principal address at noon luncheon at Fagle Woodman hall, followed by two dances in the evening.
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Legionnaires
Pendleton
la Grande American Legion
Fagle-Woodman Hall
Frederick Steiner
Legion
Girl Found on Road Near Milton Highway
An 18 year old girl identified as Lucy Small of 646 East Sumach Street Walla Walla was found Monday night lying at the edge of the Milton highway near Braden School. She had possibly been thrown or jumped from a moving car and was dazed with a badly hurt shoulder and bruises on her head. She was taken to a hospital.
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Lucy Small
East Sumach Street
Walla Walla
Milton Highway
Braden School
Coolidge backs tax refund plan via credits and rebates
President Coolidge favors a 10 to 12 percent refund of this year income taxes by credit on next year first two installments. Secretary Mellon estimates a credit up to 12-4 percent of next year’s taxes, avoiding costly immediate refunds. About 8,000,000 taxpayers would benefit. those under $5000 income would receive small amounts.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Treasury
Capitol
Mellon
Congress
Immunity Granted to Liquor Witnesses in Large Case
In Portland Judge Bean granted six defendants including A Roy Moore immunity from prosecution in a major liquor conspiracy case. He ruled they were compelled to testify in the Christensen Smith Minor conspiracy case or before the federal grand jury and protected by section 30 of the Volstead act. The decision hinges on origins of testimony and its link to the current charges.
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Portland
Bean
A. Roy Moore
Moore
Christensen Smith
Smif Christensen
Withedtes
Threatened Catalan Plot Invasion Plots Stir Paris
Investigation into Catalan invasion plans from French soil targets Riccotti, Garibaldi kin, and Italian police links. Inspectors Lapulla and Stala are connected to Garibaldi relations as authorities seek to clarify exact evasive actions.
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Paris
Ricetort
Carilald
Haliin Liberator
Spain
Garibalilix
Lapulla
Stala
Roth Riccotti
Sante Garibaldi
Mberater
Paria
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Andrew Stamper
Kiddle
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McCnary
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