World News Briefs From A Busy Week In 1917
A condensed weekly roundup notes a Chicago plan for a hotel for working women, New York streetcar strike pauses, Austro Italian front bombardments, and the Memphis wreck being salvaged by U S transport. It cites a Medford man injured by dynamite cups, a Seattle liquor seizure, large crowds at a Marshfield circus, and presidential nominations for Brig. Gen. Porahing. Reports mention limited engagements outside France, Russian offensives and mutinous troops, and Balkan/Constantinople notes amid broader war coverage.
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Chicago
New York
New York City
Trentino
Eng
Earl of Banex
Tran Nes Hs Wen
Adela Grant
Beach Grant
Seattle
Petersburg
Alaska
Coon County
Marshfield
France
Berlin
Volhynia
Galicia
Petrograd
Russiian
Teuton
Constantinople
Éayo
Overnons
Tell
Combles Falls as British and French Sweep From Three Sides
British and French forces captured Combles after a three front assault following Morval and Frogincourt, driving Germans from a fortified line and seizing Thiepval and Gueudecourt. German casualties were heavy, with over 1200 prisoners taken by the French and more than 1500 by the British. Large booty reported.
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London
Combles
Proach
Bapaume
Peronne
Somme
Morval
Frogicourt
War Office
Ancre
Gueudecourt
Thiepval
Les Bouefs
Sir Douglas Haig
Zollern
Five Hundred Vilistas Executed in Chihuahua City
Military headquarters report that five hundred Villa adherents have been executed in Chihuahua City following the Villa attack. General Bell Jr. confirms mass executions and captures, while additional prisoners are taken as the Carranza authorities report Icelandic crew involvement and cargo recoveries aboard vessels returning from the area.
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Chihuahua City
George Bell, Jr
Allyn
New York
Gullfors
Bell
Arena
Juster
Juarez
Villa Force
General Bell
Mebachine & Boy
Chihuahua
Villa
Pretorion
United States
Trevino
Acta
Iceland
Allied Powers to Clamp Down on Shipping Costs
London and Washington report rising shipping controls as Allied powers plan stricter measures to conserve tonnage. Lord Robert Cecil says neutrals and entente trade will be prioritized, with a forthcoming British response to the American protest on mail seizures and blacklist policy. In Oregon, Ochoco irrigation district advances a 23,400 acre project with a 47,000 acre-foot reservoir, while Crook County faces a Supreme Court ruling over unpaid salary and water master duties. Grocery prices soar with winter cost of living seen rising sharply across foods, cotton goods, woolens, and footwear.
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London
Robert Cecil
Inter
Robert
Lord Robert
Great Britain
Washington
Washington, D. C
Neizuren
State Department
Traveray
Prinevilla
Ochoco Irrigation District
Prinaville
R. W. Rea
Ochoca
State of
Oregon
Ochoco
McKay Creek
Ochoco Creek
Chicago
Coquille Plans Corn Show Festival This November
Coquille will stage its annual corn show on November 10 and 11. The event, building on last year’s success, aims to boost local agriculture and showcase improved exhibits. In 1915 Minnesota corn won top honors with visiting experts declaring it best suited for the region.
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Coquille
Coquille Valley
Minnesota
Coyotes Menace Millican Valley Attacks Reported
Millican residents report coyote threats to settlers with several attacks noted. P B Johnson, pontmaater at Millican, cites recent incidents including a ranger waking to a coyote near his hand. In Astoria, army officers led by General Bell arrived for inspection and data gathering on fort facilities and accommodations. Hood River fruit official W Schleaumer tours local growers to distribute market information. Eugene sees Willamette Pacific move first stock train from Marshfield to Portland, carrying Denant cattle to Eugene.
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M. D. Wiant
Mae
Astoria
J. Franklin Bell
Bibert
Coast Artilley Diatrict
Ata
Wednane Jay
Ludlow
Hie Staf
James Fornanca
Forte
Hood River
W. Schleaumer
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Ean
Spokane
Fruit Growers’ Agency
New Road
Willamette Pacific Railroad
Eugene
Marshfield
Portland
Mrytie Point
Denant
Whitman Leads in New York Republican Gubernatorial Primary
New York vote totals show Whitman leading in the Republican gubernatorial primary with 218,789 to Bennett 89,988 as 864 districts remain. Progressive totals show Whitman at 10,288 against Samuels sonry and two U S Senate contests report Bacon over Calder 194,817 to 1,487 and Conway 42,166 to McComb 41,771 with limited district counts still in.
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New York
Charles
Whitman
William M. Bennett
Mr. Whitman
Samust Sonary
United States Menate
William M. Calder
Robert Bacon
William F. McComb
Thomas F. Conway
United States Senate
Four Attacks Reported On Guadalajara and Other Cities
Reports received Thursday by General Jacinto B. Trevino described simultaneous attacks on Guadalajara, Tampico, and Vera Cruz on September 6, all repelled promptly with casualties. Trevino put killed and wounded at 68 for government forces, 200 to 260 for Villa cavalry, and 94 prisoners captured and executed. bandits said to be regrouping near the Sierra de la Silla with about 160 wounded lacking care.
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Chiluahua
Guadalajara
Jampico
Vera Gra
Villa'n Hidalgo
Thin City
Jacinto B. ‘Trevino
Citien
Trevino
Villa
Bierre de la Silla
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All Nations
Pacific Northwest
Medford
Memphis
Santo Domingo
Prairie
Edlefsen
Mr. Hood
Bakar
Porahing
Morloo
Mills
Nartad
Elanders
America
St. Louis
Prograss
Canada
Norfolk
Michigan
Hampton Roads
Philadelphia
Rolf W. Cooper
Naval Hospital
U. S
War Trade Office
Water Master
Prineville
Supreme Court
George H. Brawater
Crook County
Dutty
Gofal Bell
Seattie
Iant
San Francisco
Lanai
Itman
Nevada
H. J. Loréntzan
Honolulu
Waid Lorentzen
Foss-Winship
Barcett
Athena
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Athena Labor
Northwest
Waitsburg
Dell Bros
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