Diplomats See Test in French Parley Over Tariffs
European diplomats in Washington view the French American tariff talks as a test case for Europe’s complaints about high U S tariffs and agricultural quarantines. They agree a broader treaty drive with other nations is unlikely to move quickly until this dispute is settled. They also say a tariff war is intolerable to all governments.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
France
United States
Europe
U S Judges Confer On Coast Problems
Senior judges from the nine federal circuit courts meet in Washington presided by Chief Justice Taft to discuss speeding decisions, reducing delays, and funding issues that push cases into next sessions. Deficiencies in funding postponed cases from March to July, with many docket items carried over.
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Washington, D C
Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Mayor Convicted in Indianapolis Corrupt Practices Case
Indianapolis mayor John Duvall found guilty of corrupt practices act violations and fined 1000 dollars with a 30 day jail sentence. Convicted over a 14500 dollar bribe from contractor William H. Armitage during the 1925 campaign for three municipal appointments.
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Indianapolis
John Duvall
William H. Armitage
Duvall
Indiana
D. C. Stephenson
Alleged Liquor Ring Broken Up In Midwest
Federal authorities indict 99 persons across Indiana Illinois Kentucky and Missouri in what is described as one of the nation’s largest liquor rings dismantled in the midwest. The crackdown targets bootlegging operations spanning four states.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Ilinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Back From an Interesting Frip Through Alaska
Mr. and Mrs. Homer I. Watts return from an Alaska journey reaching Fairbanks by a government rail line. They report agriculture near Fairbanks, 110 day crops, 90 degree summer heat, and cariboo herds alongside the road. Mr. Watts considers a hunting trip for brown bear trophies next year.
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Homer I. Watts
Alaska
Fairbanks
Watts
Territory
Ocean Not Level Says Mean Sea Slopes Worldwide
A Popular Science Monthly report from Washington notes the sea is not level but gently slopes. They cite measurements: Biloxi Mississippi mean sea level 2 cm below Galveston Texas. St Augustine Florida 24 cm below Culveston. Portland Maine 37 cm below all.
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Svienece Monthly
Washington
DB. C
Aversa
Thea Coast and Geodetic Survey
Biloxi
Miss
Galveston
Texas
St. Augustine
Mia
Culveston
Portland
Maine
South Dakota Protest Over Hill Merger Declared Adverse
The South Dakota Board of Railroad Commissioners filed a petition of intervention with the Interstate Commerce Commission, arguing that the proposed Hill lines merger would harm weaker lines serving South Dakota and would not be in the public interest.
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Pierra, &. BD
Hill Lines
South Dakota
South Balcatg Board of Raftroed Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
World Series Opens October 5 in Chicago
The first game of the world series will be played on October 5 in the city whose club wins the National Baseball League pennant. Representatives from the National and American leagues and Baseball Commissioner K M Landis announced the plan aim to confirm the schedule and format.
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Chicago
K. _M. Landis
Democrats Endorse Al Smith At Utah Meeting
Delegates from nine states endorsed Alfred E. Smith for the 1928 Democratic presidential nomination at a Utah gathering. The gathering formed the Al Smith for President association of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific states and debated tariff unity while failing to decide the two thirds rule. Utah’s John H. Moyle and Joshua Greenwood opposed Smith, saying they could not endorse him and that their state did not share a western wave for Smith.
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Utah
Butts
Montana
Denver
Alfred FE. Smith
New York
al Smith
Association of the Rocky Mountains and
Committee On Order of Business
Smith
John H. Moyle
Salt Lake City
Dudge Joshua Greenwood
Moyle
al Smith Tor
Sea Captain and Family Visit Dudleys at Bingham Springs
Sea Captain and Mrs George Seeley of Seattle arrived early in the week and are being entertained at the Bingham Springs summer home of Mr and Mrs FE A Dudley. Mrs Seeley is Mrs Dudleys sister and with her husband makes an annual visit to the Dudleys and visits Mrs W M Peterson of Pendleton and her daughter Mrs S D Peterson of Milton.
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George Seeley
Seattle
Bingham Springs
FE. A. Dudley
Entertain Chapter Official McKenzie Chapter Honor Visit
The McKenzie Chapter C E S will honor Associate Grand Matron Mrs. Bess Felters of Astoria with a 6:30 dinner at the Athena hotel followed by a Chapter session at Masonic Hall. Mrs. Felters stays with Mrs. F B Redtke, Worthy Matron of the local chapter.
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McKenzie
Bess Felters
Astoria
Athena Hotel
Masonic Hall
Hodgen Leads Oregon as Star Guard Captain
Rory Hodgen, 21, captain and guard of the Oregon football team, praised as a natural lineman by John J. McEwan. Once a back, Hodgen is among Pacific coast’s top guards and eyed for national honors this season. Also noted, Athena students Kenneth Hedgen and Ray Dudley pledge Sigma Nu at Oregon.
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Eugene
Oregon
Jis
Rory Hodgen
Hodgen
John J. McEwan
West Point
McEwan
Pacific Coast
Athena
University of Oregon
Sigma Nu
Kenneth Hedgen
Ray Dudley
Lewiston Driver Crashes At Service Station
A car owned by T. W. Cole of Lewiston Idaho bumped a gas pump at the Preathge Service Station. The accident damaged the pump crumpled a fender and bent the front axle. A female passenger was driving.
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T. W. Cole
Lewiston
Idaho
Preathge
Wheat sales gain pace in Umatilla county bumper crop
Pendleton grain man Henry Collins says 45 to 60 percent of the wheat in Umatilla county has been sold. The county yield is estimated near 7,000,000 bushels with exceptional results in lighter lands signaling a bumper crop this year.
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Umatilla County
Henry Collins
Pendleton Grain Man
Henry Ford Seen as Soviet Russia’s Dream Visitor
The piece argues Henry Ford would be welcomed in Soviet Russia with open eyes and open factories. It suggests a visa, a special train, and protection, as leaders and workers alike view him as a miraculous model of modern industry. Ford’s visit is portrayed as a historic joke and a potential turning point.
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Moscow
Henry Ford
Soviet Russia
Russia
Soviet Union
Ford
Detroit
Mignonette Rebekah Lodge Opens Fall Session
The Mignonette Rebekah lodge held its first meeting after summer vacation with business conducted and key plans formed. The next gathering is set for October 11 at 8 o clock, and all members are urged to attend for important discussions.
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Mignonette Rebekah Lodge
Death of Charles Bone prompts Spokane trip for sister
Mrs Lila Kirk travels to Spokane after brother Charles Bone dies of heart failure. Bone leaves a wife and two children, with one son and two others listed as survivors.
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Lila Kirk
Spokane
Charles Bone
Mr. Bone
Athena High edges Wa-Hi freshmen 7 to 0 in opener
Coach Toole's grid Colts held Wa-Hi to a single touchdown as athena eleven, despite limited practice and translated signals, kept the game close until late. The 7 to 0 defeat showed promise for a fast lightweight squad as Athena travels to Waitsburg today for another matchup and a busy schedule ahead.
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Toole
Walla Walla
Athena
Waitsburg
Waitsburg High School
Three Fine Pictures at Standard Theatre
Three fine pictures come to the Standard Theatre with shows tomorrow Sunday and Wednesday. Tomorrow night features George Jessel and Patsy Ruth Miller in Warner Brothers war comedy drama Private Izzy Murphy. Sunday night Ken Maynard stars in The Devil’s Saddle. Wednesday’s big mid week offering is Ben Burbridge’s The Gorilla Hut set in African jungles with thrilling adventure.
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Standard Theatre
George Jessel
Patsy Ruth Miller
Warner Brother
Izzy Murphy
Ken Maynard
The
Standard
Ben Burbridge
Market Report Shows Steady Wheat and Rye Amid Upturns in Grains
Last week the market for wheat and rye remained generally steady while barley and oats moved higher. Wheat activity was about double for the prior year with Milla as principal buyers and high protein premiums paid. Demand for high grade soft winter wheat remains below St Louis area needs, some Pacific Northwest wheat shipping in to augment supply. Corn weather reports were mixed and prices fluctuated. Bailey and vary rose on light receipts with active demand.
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Milla
St. Louis Territory
Pacific Northwest Territory
Bailey
Vary
Sam Hall Visits Centerville Farm Home Returns to Weston
Sam Hall, former Centerville resident now in Portland as a Union Pacific steel bridge foreman, visited his boyhood homestead at Tom Myers place recently, meeting Dr. Sharp before traveling to Weston to visit his mother's cemetery. A Christian church Bible school runs a six week auto race and car building contest to recruit members, with Buick, Hudson and Rep teams led by Mrs. Eager, Mrs. Thompson, and Mrs. Michener respectively.
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Sam Hall
Athena
Centerville
Sam
Tom Myers Place
Homer Watts
Rich Thompson
James Hall
Tom Myers
Dr. Sharp
Hall
Weston
Freak bet wins as wheelbarrow payout lands in Athena
A large wager on the Tunney Dempsey championship fight produced a win for Frank Ames from Leon Miller. Miller paid the bet in full by pushing a wheelbarrow with Ames as passenger down Main street and up Fifth Street to Ames home.
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Athena
Frank Ames
Leon Miller
Mr. Miller
Mr. Ames
Main Street
Fifth Street
Edward B Spafford Heads the American Legion
Paris reports Edward B Spafford of New York was elected national commander of the American Legion for the coming year. Mrs Robert Walbridge of Peterborough N H won the auxiliary presidency. Other national officers named include John T Raftis Ralph T ONeil Paul R Younts J M Henry and Dan W Spurlock. A resolution urged creation of a national aeronautics department with cabinet representation and opposed naval cuts unless others cut proportionally.
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Paris
Edward B. Spafford
New York
U.S. N
Mra
Robert Walbridge
Peterborough
N. H
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Spafford
Legion
Walbridge
Louise Fiscklen
Washington, Ga
John T. Raftis
Coleville
Wash
Ralph T. O'Neil
Topeka
Kan
Paul R. Younts
Charlotte
N. C
J. M. Henry
Winona
Minn
Dan W. Spurlock
Shreveport
Gill Robb Wilson
Trenton
N. J
Logan
Pelham Bissell
Bissell
Department of Aeronautics
Army
Navy
Navy chief eyed for discipline after critical article
Secretary Wilbur is reviewing the case of Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder for allegedly violating a naval regulation by publishing a military affairs article without prior secretary review. The piece titled The Navy Economy criticized administration and efficiency. No action has been announced.
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Washington, D. C
Wilbur
Navy
Thomas P. Magruder
Magruder
Fourth Naval District
Navy Department
Artic
Tunney Decision Stands in Dempsey Title Fight
Chicago boxing commission rejects Dempsey manager protest and upholds referee Teddy Barry's ruling that Gene Tunney remains the undisputed world heavyweight champion. The dispute centers on a long knockdown count and timing of the count, with observers citing Wilde rules and delayed start after Dempsey backed into a corner.
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Chicago
Gene Tunney
Dinole Boxing Commission
Jobo C. Righelwer
Claitsman
Wnn Ourne Od
Dempsey
Barry
Tunney
Cruil
Wll
Wilde
Comnileviewers
Benator Clark's Estate Draws International Attention
The estate of £45 060000 in New York York addresses loft by former United States Senator Willams Anthovy Clar of Butte Montana. He died March 2 1926 according to an appeal filed, with a judicial filing.
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New York, N. YA
United States
Willams Anthovy Clar
Butte, Mont
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Lloyd Barrett
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Rebekah Lodge
Athena High School
Wa-Hi Fresh
Market Review
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