Borah Disarmament Amendment Adopted by Senate
The Senate voted 74 to 0 to adopt the Borah disarmament amendment targeting a conference with the United States Great Britain and Japan to curb naval building. It awaits House concurrence and faces related opposition over a Alameda naval base setback after Senator Ball announced no further rescission effort.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Great Britain
Japan
House
Capitol
Flarding
Alameda
Cal
Ball
Delaware
King
Utah
Government Seizes Bergdoll Property in Germany Draft Evader Case
In Philadelphia the property of Grover C. Bergdoll, a draft evader now in Germany, was seized by Colonel Thomas W. Miller under President Harding’s order. The seizure included his mother Emma C. Bergdoll and brother Erwin Bergdoll’s properties, with a five day deadline for an account of all Grover’s assets in the United States. The estate is valued at about 386 226 dollars if unspecified assets remain.
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Philadelphia
Grover C. Bergdoll
Germany
Thomas W. Miller
United States
Harding
Emma C. Bergdoll
Erwin Bergdoll
Army
Leavenworth
Kaw
Heredoll
Grover
Beredoll
Grover Bergdoll
Seven Die as Army Plane Crashes Near Indian Head
Seven men perished in a Curtiss Sagle ambulance plane wreck near Indian Head Maryland, in a violent storm. Five were Army air service officers and two were civilians, the crash described as the worst aviation disaster in U.S. history with all aboard killed. The aircraft, returning from Langley Field, struck nose first and the 400 horsepower Liberty motor crushed the cockpit.
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Washington, D. C
Indian Head
Washington
Army Air Service
United States
Langley Field
Newport News
Potomac
Indictments in Building Scandal Target 190 Industry Figures
One hundred ninety men including building material dealers contractors and union chiefs are indicted after legislative and grand jury investigations into corruption in the building industry.
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Thirago
Triton
Carelessness With Forest Fires Costs Northwest
News from Bend Oregon reports two campers fined five dollars each for leaving camp fires burning on the Deschutes National Forest. A Mabton Washington man paid thirteen hundred fifty dollars in damages plus a hundred dollar fine for a fire near inflammable material. A Portland federal jury found Lorenzo E. Dole guilty of malice for setting a Siuslaw forest fire. Forest officials urge continued vigilance and Forest Protection Week amid ongoing cooperation with law enforcement. In local notices W L Avant led a wedding sing at a ceremony in Gooseneck and Miss Isabella Blair taught nearby the same term. The groom James William Armitage and bride likely to reside and teach locally.
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Portland
Forest Service
Bend
Oregon
B. J. Serpenter
George Ludouwitz
Fall River
Deschutes National Forest
Sawyer
Okanogan Forest
Washington
A. L. Arneson
Mabton, Wash
National Forest
Arneson
Lorenzo E. Dole
Siuslaw National Forest
Northwest
Gooseneck
Buell
Isabella Blair
B. B. Blair
Little Open Air
Supt. Wills
E. B .Pace
Two Weddings of Local Interest in Eugene
Monmouth Herald reports two weddings of local interest in Eugene. Francis Arant and May Morris wed in the Christian church with Rev. F. B. Stivers directing the ceremony. Arant will complete ministry studies in Eugene and has preached in Brownsville while attending school.
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Monmouth Herald
Francis Arant
Eugene
A. M. Arant
University City
Christian Church
Christian Church of
F. B. Stivers
Monmouth
May Morris
Bertha Morris
California
Arant
Brownsville
First National Bank of
Arani
Stengra
Dallas High School Graduation Set for June 10
Dallas High School will hold its annual graduation exercises on June 10 at the school. B F Irvine editor of the Oregon Journal will address the class. Graduates include Ira Harrington George Ramsey Maxwell Robinson Alli Liswig Juanita Morrison Charles Jr Lucia Card Lawrence Smith Homer Bursell Alta Wilson Merritt Hart J Donald Kroeker Anna Kraber Robert Balderree Jr Beasie Syron.
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Dallas High School
B. F. Irvine
The
Oregon Journal
Ira Albert Harrington
George Richard Ramsey
Maxwell J. Robinson
Alli Sofia Liswig
Juanita M. Morrison
Charles Edward Jr
Lucia Luciel Card
Laurence J. Smith
Homer G. Bursell
Alta E. Wilson
Merritt E. Hart
J. Donald Kroeker
Wine Found in Tree on Capitol Grounds
Salem workers unearthed a hidden port wine flask from a tree on the state capitol grounds. The bottle had aged with the tree, its bark grown around it, after which it was turned to George Dunsford who reportedly destroyed the liquor to shield officials. The second fragment features Farmer Corntessel answering a question about hay and its rising price.
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Salem
State Capitol
George Dunsford
Dunsford
Trading with the Enemy Act staged by farmer buyer
A farmer selling a sheep at current price and then purchasing six mutton chops from a butcher frames a staged scene under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
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Eda
Standard Oil Company
Board of Lubrication Engineers
BORAH
Powers
Puller
Fullers
Phoenix
W. P. Fuller & Co
Renta
Vers
Fuller House
San Francisco
Westeo
M Foots Pee Aorta Une
Craven Hardware
Great Northern
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Great Falls
Mont. Hillyard
Wash
Delta
Paris
France
League of Nations
University
W. L. Avant
Oregon City
Capitol Grounds
Farmer Corntessel
Marion
Illustrated
Chas. M. Talmage
Mgr
Warren Gray
Box O
Rte
Jefferson Oregon
Gochnour & Sudtell
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