Special Session Considered by President Coolidge
President Coolidge weighs calling a special session of Congress this fall to address contested Senate election cases from Illinois and Pennsylvania. Senate leaders foresee a lengthy process for contests initiated by the campaign funds committee led by Senator Reed. Coolidge believes flood relief alone does not require a session.
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Senate
Coolidge
Washington
Smith
Illinois
Ware
Pennsylvania
Reed
Missouri
Congress
Calles Seeks Amicable Settlement Over Mexico US Oil Law
Mexico City President Calles expresses hope for an amicable settlement of disputes with the United States over Mexico's land and petroleum legislation. He says Mexico is ready to consider concrete cases of aggression in a spirit of justice, noting no current actions have clearly challenged foreign investment, while foreign capital has shown conduct unacceptable to an independent nation.
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Mexico City
Calles
Mexico
United States
Garrity Heads Veterans Commanders Election
Detroit Michigan John J Garrity of Chicago was elected commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans on the first ballot at the encampment. Resolutions urged preventing a mood recurrence, expanding hospital care for veterans of all wars, and endorsing Winfield Scott as commissioner of pensions and General Frank T Hines of the veterans bureau. Cuba was invited to hold the 30th annual encampment in Havana next year by unanimous vote.
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Detroit
Mich
John J. Garrity
Chicago
United Spanish War Veterans
Mississippi Valley
Winfield Scott
Pensieng
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Bureau
Cuba
Havana
Shasta Limited Derailment Injures Three in Zamora
A broken rail caused the derailment of the Southern Pacific Shasta Limited near Zamora, Woodland California, injuring three passengers. Among the injured were Mr and Mrs Briggs of Berkeley and Mrs Louise Dorway of Vancouver, all taken to a local hospital with non serious injuries.
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Shasta Limited
Woodland
Cal
Zamora
Here
Southern Pacific
EB. Briggs
Berkeley
Louise Dorway
Vancouver
B. C
Alaska Packers Accept Closing Rule
Representatives of 34 Alaska packers meet in Seattle to accept the fall salmon season closing rule issued by federal fisheries commissioner Henry O Malley without protest. The action follows the ruling affecting Alaska fishing.
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Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Henry O'Malley
Federal Commissioner of Fisheries
New Settlers for August Total Forty-Seven in Oregon
Portland reports 47 new settlers added to farm home purchasers records in August bringing the year total to 397 families investing 1 476 424 dollars in Oregon farm lands. Over the past three years 2861 settlers have invested 12 043 317 dollars occupying about 65 000 acres. inquiries total 75 137.
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Portland
Land Settlement Department
Oregon State Chambers of Commerce
Oregon
Oregon Development Fund
Department
East
Middle West
Canada
Governor Grants James Willes Another Reprieve
Governor Patterson extended the death sentence reprieve for James Willes at the request of Judge Percy Kelly. The reprieve expires midnight October 2 and will continue until courts rule on habeas corpus for Kelley, as Kelly urged no difference in culpability between Willes and Kelley.
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James Willes
Patterson
Percy Kelly
Marion County Circuit Court
Kelly
Willos
Ellsworth Kelley
Willes
Kelley
Pioneer Lady Loretta OHarra Dies at Weston Home
Mrs Loretta OHarra of Weston dies after weeks in critical condition. Widow of J M OHarra she is survived by a number of sons and daughters. Burial took place in Weston cemetery Monday.
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Loretta O'Harra
Weston
Pea Ridge
J. M. O'Harra
John Davison Reports San Francisco Business Drought
John Davison returned to Athena after two weeks in San Francisco. He observed the city has more empty business buildings and Bay Area residences show an overplus of vacant houses, suggesting a widespread housing and commercial vacancy.
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John Davison
Athena
San Francisco
Davison
Bay City
Wet Harvest Delays Hit Palouse Wheat Fields
Workers in the Palouse wheat region report extended rain hampers harvest. Many laborers have returned home while grain remains uncollected and months of work lie ahead in the droughty season.
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Palouse
Camp outing for six boys at Umatilla forks river
Pastor Dwight L. Hackett of the Christian church sponsored a camping trip for six Sunday school boys. The camp took place a couple of days last week at the forks of the Umatilla River.
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Dwight L. Hackett
The
Christian Church
Umatilla River
Athena Students Lead Umatilla County In College Registrations
Athena school tops county in 1925 1926 for students entering higher education. This year 21 Athena pupils will enroll in colleges normal schools and universities including ten to University of Oregon five to Cheney Normal and one each to Monmouth Linnfield and Willamette with two to Oregon Agricultural College. Names listed for each institution include Beryl Hodgen Roland Kretzer Dale Stephens Wilber Harden Fred Radtke Norman McIntyre Dorsey Kretzer Lois Johnson Blanche Johnson Lois McIntyre Dorothy Lee Margaret Lee Arthur Taylor Dalbert Taylor Melvin Coppock Roma Charlton Belle Anderson Reeve Betts Elsa Ringel Granville Cannon.
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Athena School
Umatilla
Athena
University of Oregon
Cheney Normal
Willamette University
Dorothy Lee
Margaret Lee
Arthur Taylor
Dalberth Taylor
Melvin Coppock
Monmouth Normal
Roma Charlton
Linnfield College
Belle Anderson
Oregon Agricultural College
Elsa Ringel
Granville Cannon
Reeve Betts
Drowning Death of Charles Nelson Jr in Idaho River
The seven-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Nelson formerly of Weston drowned Friday in the Coeur d Alene river near Harrison Idaho where his father works as 0 W section foreman. He disappeared from home and a days long search failed to find him until the river was dragged on Monday night. The body was shipped to Weston and funeral services were held at the Nelson home Wednesday afternoon.
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Charles Nelson
Weston Leader
Charles Nelson Jr
Weston
Coeur d'Alene
Harrison
Idaho
N. H. Nelson
Long freight train at Weston depot with prune cargo
The Leader II pulled 77 cars and three locomotives through Dry Creek hill at Weston on Thursday. A following 06 car train loaded with prunes from Walla Walla valley headed toward the Atlantic seaboard, with Keith cars switched to the Oregon Special bound east.
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Dry Creek Hill
Weston Depot
Walla Walla Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Keith
Oregon
Portland Student Leper Taken to Isolation Hospital
A 19 year old student named Harry Wong from Atkinson school North Portland was moved to the city isolation hospital after being declared ill with leprosy. He arrived in Portland from China two years ago to study.
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Portland
Harry Wong
Atkinson School
North Portland
City Isolation
China
Eagle Hollow Road Progress As Thorn Hollow Extension Advances
The Eagle Hollow extension of the Athena Thorn Hollow road advances with fenced right of way from Thorn Hollow to Wild Horse market road. Surfacing with crushed rock continues, while Thorn Hollow grade from the canyon to the Umatilla river railroad crossing is finished and rock paved. The county court notes extensive Thorn Hollow district road work this season and bridge relocations along with Adama road repairs.
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Eagle Hollow
Athena-Thorn Hollow
Thorn Hollow
Wild Horse Market
Union Pacific
Umatilla
Adama
Picnic Held by Missouri Folk in Walla Walla
About 250 residents attended a city park picnic organized by Missouri folk. Will Campbell served as a judge during the program and Mayor W Hi McCrockey, W B Howard, and Russell Blankenship gave talks after the basket dinner. The event featured songs and stories and concluded with a short program.
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Will Campbell
Missouri Folk
Walla Walla
Campbell
W. Hi. McCrockey
W. B. Howard
Russell Blankenship
Park Work to Start in Washington School District Plot
The seven acre tract bought by the city will be cleared and graded this year. Water pipes will be laid as the project begins this fall under the Women's Park and Civic Arts club of Walla Walla.
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Washington School District
Women's Park and
Civic Arts Club of
Walla Walla
Auto Wreck Near Hood River Kills Two
A crash on a curve near Hood River claims the lives of Mrs. Margaret Creasy 44 and Jack Powell 18 months. The Powell family and others from Portland were returning from Goldendale Washington when driver A. F. Danner veered to avoid a truck, destroying the car. Several others including R K Powell and Mrs. Powell suffer cuts bruises and shock. Mrs Creasy was visiting from Los Angeles. Mr Danner drives the family vehicle. Powell belongs to the law firm Chamberlain Thomas Kraemer Powell of Portland.
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Hood River
Jack
Twitt
R. K. Powell
Della Danner
Athena
Margaret Creasy
Jack Powell
A. F. Danner
Robert Powell
Powell
Bert Danner
Creasy
Portland
Goldendale
Washington
Charles Dudley
Danner
Los Angeles
Chamberlain, Thomas, Kraemer & Powell
Boy Injures Eye with Knife in Accident
The junior, youngest son of Mrs. Ida Banister, accidentally stabbed his right eye with a knife this week. Doctors found the injury very serious at Walla Walla for examination, and it is uncertain if sight can be saved.
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Ida Banister
Walla Walla
Camp Lewis Becomes Fort Lewis For Permanent Post
The War Department announced the name change from Camp Lewis to Fort Lewis in line with policy to designate permanent military posts as forts and reserve the term camp for temporary establishments.
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War Department
Camp Lewis
Washington
Fort Lewis
Camp
Rain Ends Dry Spell Aids Weston Mountain Potatoes
The first fall rains end a lengthy dry period and arrive as a boon to potato growers on Weston Mountain where late planted acreage benefits from the moisture.
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Weston Mountain
Well Known Woman Rider Detained in Lakeview Jail
Lorena Trickey, famed rodeo rider, is held in Lakeview jail for questioning in the murder of her husband Slim Harris. Manuel Morris, a jockey, and others are also detained. no link yet proven to the stabbing near the rodeo grounds as authorities pursue ongoing investigations.
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Lorena Trickey
Lakeview
Slim” Harris
Harris
Pendleton
Brown
Prineville
Mathews
Alturas
California
Manuel Morris
Morris
Charles H. Combs
Bernard
Combs
Athena Schools Hire and Return Teachers for 5th to 8th Grades
Mrs Rominger, formerly of Freewater, teaches fifth and sixth grades after two years at Pleasant View district. Milton I Miller returns to lead seventh and eighth grades after Cheney Normal schooling and coaching duties. Miss Louise Porter begins first year teaching third and fourth grades, from Freewater with Bellingham Normal. Miss Evelyn Sellers starts second year in Athena as primary teacher, from Spokane with studies at Whitman Cheney and University of Washington.
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Rominger
Freewater
Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon Normal School
Pleasant View
Milton I. (Pike) Miller
Miller
Cheney Normal School
Endicott High
Cheney
Miler
Louise Porter
Miss Porter
Bellingham Normal School
Evelyn Sellera
Athena
Miss Sellers
Spokane
Whitman College
Cheney Normal
University of Washington
Springs Season Nears Close at Bingham Springs
Manager Thompson, in Athena, said the season at Bingham Springs is nearly over with only occasional camping parties remaining. For next year the Thorn Hollow road to the springs will be improved.
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Bingham Springs
Reporta
Thompson
Athena
Thorn Hollow
Borah Opposes French Loan Refundment Strategy
Senator Borah, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged Secretary Kellogg to delay approving the flotation of any private French loans in the United States until France ratifies its debt settlement. He warned against premature approval and pressed for cautious involvement.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
France
United States
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kellene Borah
Bette
America
Apple Packers to be Closely Checked in Hood River
The Apple Growers association requires a clone check on all packers this year in Hood River Oregon. Only registered proficient packers may handle association apples and registration will begin with two weeks of instructions for prospective packers.
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Hood River
Apple Growers’ Association
A Daughter of Hill Attacks Merger Plan
Clara Hill Lindley and Erasmus C. Lindley sought ICC intervention against a proposed Northwestern railroad merger. They urged unification around the Great Northern Minnesota company to own operate and consolidate lines, arguing a Delaware paper entity lacks property and public benefit. They proposed issuing 250 million in stock for Northern Pacific stock rather than a Delaware carrier’s 500 million stock exchange.
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Washington, D. C
Northwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clara Hill Lindley
James J. Hill
Erasmus C. Lindley
New York
Great Northern
Lindleys
Minnesota
Northern Pacific
Delaware
German birth rate shows no increase
Geneva report notes Dr. Alfred Grotjahn of the University of Berlin says Germany's birth rate is stationary with deaths outnumbering births in major cities. He forecasts a continued decline and observes a shrinking aristocracy from over 20 000 knightly houses to about 800.
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Geneva
France
Germany
Alfred Grotjahn
University of Berlin
Grotjahn
Flying Princess Lost In Atlantic Rescue Efforts Fail
News reports the disappearance of the Flying Princess and her two escort pilots after their trans Atlantic air dash from Axavon England. Princess Lowenstein-Werheim, 63, born Lady Anne Saville, is married to Prince Ludwig Karl zu Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, a German noble.
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Ottawa
Ont
England
Princeal Lowenstein - Wersheim & Pagwenger
Lelie Hamilton
FP. F. Minchin
Royal Air Force
Axavon
Atlantic Ocean
Lowenstein
Anne Saville
Luiwig Karl Zu Lowenstein-Wertheim- Freudenbere
Gere Niin
Iowa Democrats Move to Nominate Mrs Woodrow Wilson
Mrs W E B Maulaby vice chairman says democratic women in Des Moines will seek the nomination of Mrs Woodrow Wilson for vice president. The announcement followed the closure of the women's Democratic headquarters at the Iowa state fair.
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Dex Moines
Mra
Woodrow Wilson
Lowa
Mira
W. EB. Maulaby
Oregon Butter Wins California State Fair Dairy Honors
Oregon butter exhibitor took first and second in the dairy division at the California state fair with blue ribbon honors. Washington earned third place as California showcased entries in Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Sacramento
Cal
Oregon Butter Exhiblio
California
Washington
Sawmill Plant Destroyed in Klickitat Fire Losses
Klickitat Washington report says the J Neals Lumber mill plant was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss between 160000 and 200000 dollars. Fire crews battled the blaze but the plant suffered extensive damage and the cause was under investigation.
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Klickitat, Wash
Pire
J. Neals Lumber Company
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President Coolidge
Garrity
Spanish War Organization
Weston Pioneer
Athena Grads
Lois McIntyre
Monmouth
Washington State College
Bobby Jones
Cho Henship
Joe Bickywecord
Boba Temes
Eagle Hollow Road
Lewis
Gen. Summerall
Charles P. Summerall
Fort Myer
Virginia
Ore
Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Wilson
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