Round Globe Fliers Arrive in Belgrade
Belgrade Yugoslavia welcomed Pride of Detroit pilots William S Brock and Edward F Schlee after their landings from Munich completing the third lap of a round-the-world flight. The crowd included American consul and Yugoslav officials as the monoplane landed safely.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Munich
Germany
William 8. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
London
Detroit
Schlee
Brock
Lufthansa
Belgium
America
William S. Brock
Atlantic
Harbor Grace
N. F
Croydon
England
Deficit in State Funds Shrinks to $931 739.50 at Salem
Report shows estimated deficit at end of the current biennium shrinking from 1.5 million to 931 739.50. Tax Commissioner’s review to the state treasurer details millage receipts and other sources, with total 1927 28 requirements at 21 360 228.72 and state funded needs totaling 11 010 151.93 voted by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
State Tax Department
Earl Fisher
Kay
State Department
Legion Men Counter Red Propaganda in Paris Visit
American Legion officials rebut anti American propaganda linked to the Sacco Vanzetti electrocution with a formal Tomb of the Unknown Soldier visit in Paris wreaths placed by veterans. rioters desecrated the tomb provoking strong public reaction as 200 communists were turned away from the U S consulate in Cherbourg by police firemen and soldiers.
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Paris
American Legion
Sacco-Vanzetti
France
Sacco
Vangetti
Arc de Triomphe
Cherbourg
United States
Moose set for world growth with regional charters
The Loyal Order of Moose approved regional charters for the British Isles and planned organization of France and Germany into units. Sir John Daniel of Cardiff received the British Isles charter as 30,000 participants attended the convention parade. E. M. Stafford of New Orleans was elevated to supreme dictator.
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Philadelphia
Order of Moose
Supreme Council
British Isles
France
Germany
Sir John Daniel
Cardiff
Wales
E. M. Stafford
New Orleans
Hazeltine Appointed Prohibition Investigator in South Bend
Hazeltine chosen as prohibition investigator by Commissioner Doran for an initial salary of $2000. He says he will not qualify for 30 days due to business affairs and to ensure the post offers real action opportunities.
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Hazeltine
South Bend
Wash
Ff. A
Prohibition
Doran
Rookies at the Local Theatre This Wednesday
The Standard Theatre opens a mid week program with Rookies led by Karl Dane George K Arthur and Marceline Day as war comedies top the bill. Harold Lloyd also appears in Bumping Into Broadway in two reels. Framed with Milton Sills and Natalie Kingston screens tomorrow night. The Reckless Lady with Belle Bennett Ben Lyon Lois Moran James Kirkwood Lowell Sherman and Charlie Murray closes Sunday.
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Standard Theatre
Karl Dane
George K. Arthur
Marceline Day
Harold Lloyd
Broadway
First National
Milton Sills
Standard
Natalie Kingston
Diamond Fields
The
Belle Bennett
Ben Lyon
Lois Moran
James Kirkwood
Lowell Sherman
Charlie Murray
Robert T. Kane
Paris Special Leaves Pendleton Tomorrow
The Idaho-Oregon Paris special car carrying American Legionnaires to the Atlantic seaboard will depart Portland at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, pass through Pendleton shortly after, with 27 of 37 Idaho representatives sailing from Montreal. C L McFadden of Athena and Mrs McFadden with John Banister of Weston will join at Pendleton tomorrow night.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Portland
Pendleton
Union Pacific
North Idaho
Payette
Idaho
Minidoka
Pocatello
Legion
Paris
Montreal
C. L. McFadden
Athena
Wa-Hi Names H A Dimick Football Recruiter
H A Dimick Wa-Hi head coach launches football candidate call. The program plans issuance of suits and equipment and begins skull practice early. Seven games scheduled with potential for three more, signaling an early fall start.
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H. A. Dimick
Wa-Hi
Prune shipments rise from Walla Walla valley
Fifty nine cars of prunes shipped from the Walla Walla valley Tuesday raise the season total to 756. Approximately 150 cars remain to be shipped and the pace will depend on market prices in the coming days.
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Walla Walla Valley
Youth held for investigation in Chicago man murder case
A youth who claims to be James Parker a Chicago metal worker is held at Corvallis after police detained him on suspicion of being Harry Hill of Streator Illinois wanted on a charge of murdering his mother. Miss Edna Hanna of the Malen Burnett School of Music was in Athens from Walla Walla yesterday.
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James Parker
Chicago
Corvallis
Harry Hill
Streator
Ilinois
Edna Hanna
The
Malen Burnett School of Music
Athens
Walla Walla
Market News Service Aims to Aid Every Farmer Nationwide
The United States operates a million-dollar market news bureau funded by Congress. It aggregates data from radio cables and telegraph networks, with 7351 miles of government telegraph wires and 2000 reporters. Eastern supplemental reports arrive daily, and international data comes from the Rome institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Billy Pinkerton Injured Falling From Building
While helping remodel the Arthur Douglas home on Fifth street Billy Pinkerton fell from an upper story when a door swung over the edge. A hinge caught in his overalls and he tumbled to the ground striking his nose and peeling the pro boscis.
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Arthur Douglas
Fifth Street
Billy Pinkerton
Billy
Accident Victims Die on Hot Lake Road Crash
R L Hite of Spokane and Mrs Marjorie Wykoff of La Grande died at Hot Lake Sunday from injuries suffered in an auto wreck late Friday on the Old Oregon Trail highway near Hot Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Hite
Spokane
Marjorie Wykoff
la Grande
Hot Lake
Duff Goes Great Guns for Boise Team in Three-I League
Duff, the lean Freewater, Oregon, pitcher, dominates Boise Braves in the Three-I League. By August 11 he had 18 wins against two losses with five shutouts and a 19 earned run total allowed in 20 games. He fanned 117 and walked 24, including back to back July 4 and July 10 shutouts. He won his tenth straight start, with seven earned runs in 93 innings, while Jad hit .353 for the Freewater farm team.
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Duff
Jad
Waitsburg Woman Leaves Churches Money
The late Mrs. Mathilde Preston of Waitsburg wills estate valued at 150000 to fund Presbyterian missions and church work. She leaves 32000 to the foreign and national mission boards, 1000 to Waitsburg and Walla Walla churches each, 1000 to the National Relief work, and 1000 to Whitworth and Whitman colleges.
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Presbyterian Church
Mathilde Preston
Waitsburg
Preston
Foreign and National Mission Boards
Shhurch
Walla Walla
Whitworth College
Spokane
Whitman College
Athena Schools Have Bright Prospects
Prospects are bright for a successful year in the Athena schools with an experienced staff for the high and grade schools. The district will use bus transportation from District No. 29 to the Athena campus and resume the manual training program as part of a strengthened curriculum. The opening on September 6 will be led by Lee A. Meyer with a multipurpose faculty including Mildred Bateman, Clarence Toole, Harold Frederick, and Dorothy Brodie bringing expertise from Oregon University, Washington State College, and other institutions.
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Athena
Nwn
Lee A. Meyer
Marshfield High School
Indiana University
Chicago University
Indiana
Iowa
Washington
Montana
Oregon
North Central High School
Spokane
Marshfield
Mildred Bateman
Oregon University
Phi Beta Kappa
Milton
Clarence Toole
California University
Prairie City
Portland
Harold Frederick
Washington State College
Newport
Chehalis
Dorothy Brodie
Eugene
Oregon Wild Horse Herds Threatened by Thirst and Roundup
Deschutes and Crook counties face mass deaths as water dries up due to irrigation. A. L. Cross of the Oregon Humane Society cites hundreds dead. County Judge N. J. Biggs plans a joint round-up to ship horses to Portland for slaughter and flesh to France and Belgium.
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Deschutes
Crook Counties
A. L. Cross
Oregon Humane Society
Portland
France
Belgium
N. J. Biggs
Crook County
Humane Sociey
Deschutes County
Ancient Skulls of Huge Bears Found in Fort Rock Caverns
Walter J. Perry of the Deschutes national forest found a well worn small bear skull under the ice of a lava chamber in Fort Rock country. Large bear skulls indicate these beasts lived in Central Oregon and used the lava chamber as a den during lava floods. The skulls will be sent East for species determination.
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Fort Rock
Oregon
Walter J. Perry
Deschutes National Forest
Body of Brownlee Fails Search on Mount Hood
Seventy five experienced mountaineers combed Mount Hood's snow banks from Zig Zag glacier to upper Zig Zag canyon for Leslie Brownlee, a Portland youth missing since January. Fog hindered scanning while searchers preserved hope not to find the body this year.
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Mount Hood
Leslie Brownlee
Portland
Mississippi Head
Troeh Wins Grand American Trap Championship at Vandalia
Frank Troeh of Portland won the Grand American trap shoot handicap championship in Vandalia Ohio with 188 in Class A. Will Kurtz of Monroeville New Jersey captured the all around title by breaking 957 targets. Troeh was second with 954.
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Frank Troeh
Portland
North America
Vandalia
Ohio
Will Kurtz
Monroeville
N. J
Huntsman Watts Displays Alberta Trophy Collection
Homer I. Watts, who hunted in the Peace River Country Alberta last fall, has received his mounted trophies. Fine head specimens of moose cariboo and mountain sheep are shown this week at the Rogers & Goodman store for display.
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Homer I. Watts
Peace River Country
Alberta
Mr. Watts
Rogers & Goodman
Pioneer Farmer Killed in Durkee Farm Accident
Albert Hindman aged 72 a Baker county pioneer was killed Sunday when a horse bolted at his Durkee farm striking him and knocking him about 15 feet He survived for four hours after the incident authorities reported the accident occurred on his rural property and he succumbed to his injuries.
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Albert Hindman
Baker County
Durkee
Million Dollar Fire Ravages Vindina Mexico District
A major blaze leveled part of Vindina in Mexico destroying a large block of homes and facilities. Officials say the fire caused extensive damage. a general officer reported the ruins were extensive and a rescue and assessment team was dispatched to the site.
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Caroige
Vindina
Mexicn
Elven Herewith
Dolding Eewerling
Ty Blocke
Memorial Spot Marked by Early Wallowa Settlers
Henry Schaeffer, a pioneer of Wallowa county, identified a historic landmark at the top of Wallowa hill. Chief Joseph once forbade white men to cross this deadline. Schaeffer, with Harley Horner and H. M. DuBois, visited the site to place markers.
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Henry Schaeffer
Wallowa County
Wallowa Hill
Joseph
Schaeffer
Harley Horner
H. M. DuBois
Washington DeMolay Opens Three Day State Conclave in Wenatchee
Delegates from all sections of Washington gather in Wenatchee for a three day DeMolay state conclave. Carroll Murray, Master Councillor and head of the registration committee, says arrangements will handle about 400 delegates. Delegates will be sent from two chapters in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wenatchee
Order of Demolay
Carroll Murray
Four Vessels To Lift 20000 Tons New Crop Wheat For UK
Port of Seattle records show more than 20 000 tons of new crop wheat to be lifted by four vessels bound for the United Kingdom and the continent before September 15. The port commission notes the shipments from its elevators as the harvest season moves forward.
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Port of Seattle
United Kingdom
Continent
Port Commission
Walla Walla Chamber Grants 400 For Landing Field Work
The Walla Walla chamber of commerce approves a four hundred dollar appropriation to level the new landing field for airplanes on the Veterans Hospital grounds near the city.
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Walla Walla
Internal Revenue Taxes Two Billion
Government tax figures show total internal revenue receipts for the year ending June 30 at 2,865,683,129 dollars, up one percent from the prior year. Tobacco taxes rose sharply due to cigarette production, while card tax collections increased and amusement taxes fell after the 1926 revenue act. New York led with 756,079,237 dollars in total taxes, followed by Pennsylvania, Illinois, and North Carolina. Oregon and Washington posted 6,711,706 and 13,864,424 dollars respectively.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Cabareta
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
North Carolina
Oregon
Washington
Mexicans Shoot California Girl in Mazatlan
Florence Anderson of Los Angeles died in Mazatlan after being wounded by Mexican train bandits Tuesday. The U S state department will press for swift capture and punishment if local authorities fail. American Charge Schoenfeld had reportedly made representations to Mexico City. The incident involved 11 Americans and several hundred bandits with high casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Florence Anderson
Los Angeles
Mazatlan
Lyes
State Department
Mexico City
Schoenfeld
Miss Anderson
Ivey
Memorial services planned for missing Dole Might victims
San Francisco citizens plan memorials for the missing men and one woman from the Dole Might tragedy aboard the Matson Miner Maul. The commemorations will occur 700 miles west of San Francisco on September 16 with flowers cast on the water and prayers as clergy and passengers sing. Litters were sent to relatives seeking suggestions and offerings for the sea burial.
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Pacific Ocean
San Francico
Bea
San Francisco
Hawaii
Clorey
Miers
Coolidge Discusses Columbia Basin Plan with Western Delegation
President Coolidge vows careful study of the proposed Columbia River Basin Fe d or mation project in Washington. The delegation, led by Senator Worley L. Jones, explains the plan and notes costs exceeding 100 million dollars. Coolidge seeks more information before support.
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Coolidge
Rapit City, & C
Washington State
Worley L. Jones
Washington
Coburnbin River
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Joseph Clark
Joseph Cle Coon
Tuskev
Boise
Athena Schools
Brownlee
Tia Juana
Internal Revenue
Treasury Report
California
Plan Fliers
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