Mansfield Again Heads League
Portland George A Mansfield of Medford was re elected president of the Oregon state farm bureau at its second annual convention in Portland. The closing session outlined plans to cover every county with local groups and praised cooperative marketing success. Fifty delegates from 16 counties attended as resolutions backed arms limitation and disarmament efforts.
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Portland
George A. Mansfield
Medford
Oregon State Farm Bureau
Bureau
Multnomah Hotel
Lincoln
Coos
Polk
Yamhill
W. H. Smith
Wasco
Frank MecKennon
Union County
E. C. Brown
Clackamas County
A. E. Wescott
Washington County
Farm Bureau
Harding
George C. Jewett
Northwestern Grain Growers’ Association
Oregon
New York
A. L. Upton
Pacific Co- Operative Poultry Producers’ Association
Oregon Wool and Mohair Growers
R. A. Ward
Morrow County
P. O. Powell
Polk County Bureau
Oregan
Non-Partisans to Convene State Convention in Portland
The Oregon Non-Partisan League will hold a state convention in Portland on Tuesday November 14 to perfect a statewide organization and decide on launching a state paper. Dues drop from 18 to 12 dollars a year and invitations go to Grange Farmers Union Farm Bureau and labor groups to join, with the league described as political yet supportive of cooperative groups through favorable laws.
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Oregon Non-Partisan League
Portland
H. H. Stallard
The
Grange
Farmers’ Union
Farm Bureau
Labor Organizations
Stallard
League
Calves Keep Growing Through Winter With Hay Rations
O A C Experiment station advises keeping calves growing during winter. A satisfactory ration for young stock includes hay with roots or silage to support growth.
Roseburg Loses Bond Issue For Water and Light Holdings
For the fourth time Roseburg voters rejected a proposed 500000 bond to acquire the city’s water and light system holdings.
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Roseburg
Water and Light System
Japan Cabinet Resigns After Premier Hara Assassination
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet resigns following the assassination of Premier Hara. Acting Premier Uchida says no immediate government or policy changes will occur ahead of the Washington armament talks. The attack occurred as Hara left a station before boarding a train to Kyoto when a youth stabbed him near the heart.
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Tokio
Hara
Uchida
Kioto
Senate to Probe Hanging Charges by Georgia Senator
A special senate committee will investigate charges by Senator Watson that American soldiers in France were hanged without trial and shot on officers orders. The inquiry was unanimously ordered after a three hour debate with wrangling over the resolution wording. Watson attacked General Pershing and Secretary Weeks while reiterating claims about nurses being used as courtesans.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Watson
Georgia
France
Weeks
Pershing
Wage reductions decided by western railroad managers
Chicago. Managers of the western railroads including Santa Fe Great Western Rock Island Northwestern Union Pacific Northern Pacific and Great Northern met to post notices of a 10 percent wage cut across all departments. Committees will draft notices for an early labor board hearing, despite the board awaiting working rules and schedules first.
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Chicago
Western Group of
Santa Fe
Great Western
Rock Island
Northwestern
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Labor Board
Bandit Robs Oregon-Washington Limited Near American Falls
A masked bandit armed with two pistols robbed six passengers aboard the Oregon-Washington Limited No. 17 six miles west of American Falls Idaho at 7 30 Monday night taking 434 50 in cash and jewelry from the observation car passengers.
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Idaho
O-W. Limited
Boise
Oregon Short Line
American Falls
Six Die in Breathitt County Election Feud at Clayhole
Six men were killed and five wounded in an election fight that erupted shortly after the polls opened at the Clayhole voting precinct on Troublesome Creek in Breathitt County Kentucky. Local authorities reported the clash occurred about fifteen miles from Jackson. The incident followed contentious polling hours as tensions flared among rival groups.
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Jackson
Clayhole
Troublesome Creek
Breathitt County
Mrs Southard Found Guilty in Poison Murder Trial
Lyda Meyer Southard convicted in district court of murder in the second degree for poisoning her fourth husband Edward F. Meyer. Jury sentences her to a term ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment in Twin Falls Idaho.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Lyda Meyer Southard
Edward F. Meyer
Rambos recount Near East relief work and refugee aid
W G and Mrs Rambo returned from Asia Minor where they managed an orphanage at Harounie near Tarsus. They aided Greek and Turkish war refugees in Mersine Batoum and helped load them for transport. Near East Relief acknowledged their service with thanks and a substantial donation from Queen Sophie of Greece.
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Near East
W. G. Rambo
Rambos
Baker
Harounie
Tarsus
Saul
Apostle
Rambo
Mersine
Mrs. Rambo
America
Batoum
Black Sea
Sophie
Greece
School Help Is Urged In Near East Relief Drive
Commissioner Claxton appeals for school support to the Near East Relief. He urges teachers and students in public and private schools to fund food clothing and care for war victims in Near East nations, noting shared humanity and solidarity.
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United States
Near East
Armenians Shown as Industrious, Suffering under Turkish Tyranny
Viscount Bryce of England hails the Armenian people as industrious and intelligent and progressive in Western Asia. He warns that the destruction of half the nation by the Turks harms civilization and notes hundreds of thousands of children suffer, urging aid as a lasting service to afflicted regions.
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Viscount Bryce
England
Western
Asia
Gown Alleged to Have Been John Wesley's Preaching Dress
The Wesleyan Methodist Connexion reports a gown claimed as John Wesley's preaching garment with wear and color loss. A donor also presented slippers Believed linked relics include Wesleyan slippers and the future Charles Wesley study desk will join the museum collection as international visitors show keen interest in early Methodist history.
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London Daily News
John Wee Fey
Hornes
John Wesley
Weasley
Wesley
Great Britain
Ireland
Wesley Museum
Joby
Charles Wesley
John
Dominions
United States
Blackbird Takes Thrush Nest In Ivy Wall
A garden observer reports a thrush nest in ivy on a sunken wall with two thrush eggs and later four blue blackbird eggs. The sitter appeared to be a blackbird and a cat may have disturbed the nest, raising questions about nest takeover.
Generous Tips Highlight Spending Habits in New York
A New York head waiter recalls a spendthrift scene at a fine restaurant. A young man from Hohokus boasts about tipping and flung money cash to waiters, including a $2 bill and a half century note, while a socialite couple left modest gratuities amid the table chatter.
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New York
Armillionaire
Hohokus
Walter
Eve as Idealistic Woman in Italian Choices
A TOMAN paper reported a vote on women’s roles. Eve was cited as ideal for her lack of competition, while many women chose to be Rye or Mary Magdalen, seeking forgiveness and heavenly joys after worldly sins.
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Eve
Toman
Lome
Rye
Mary Magdalen
Boung
Cave Den yields ancient relics in Austrian cave find
Discoverers uncover the Dragon's Den cave near Mixnux in Austria. Excavations reveal phosphate deposits and evidence of early human occupation in a side chamber 1000 yards from the entrance. Quartz tools and bones are among the recovered artifacts.
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Austrian
Mixnux
Western lumber industry dominance grows in 1920
The 1920 data show Pacific and Rocky Mountain states delivering 80.6 percent of U S lumber output. Washington leads in production, Oregon moves to second displacing Louisiana after fifteen years in the backseat, while California sits fifth as western states retain 60 percent of aggregate payrolls. Western sentiment favors measures to protect and grow the industry.
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Pacific
Rocky Mountain
Washington
Oregon
Louisiana
California
Oregon Industrial News Highlights and Policy Shifts
Ashland raises 160000 for a new hotel project while Grants Pass farmers approve a 25000 irrigation bond to water 1000 acres in Fort Vanney. U S expenses set to cut 430000 with a 1 million figure noted in 1922. Southern Pacific cuts freight rates by 20 percent amid broader western reform trends.
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Fort Vanney
U. S
Milton
Southern Pacific
North Dakota
Your Home Paper Week Highlights Town News Power
The piece extols the town newspaper as the community’s vital voice and gauges a town by its home paper. It notes editors’ hard work, calls for local support to sustain quality reporting, and warns against free publicity schemes that underpay printers. It praises editors as faithful community servants.
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Portland Journal
Edi
Cominy
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Mansfield
State Farm Organization
Japan
Viscount Uchida
Will
Mrs. Southard
W. E. Rambo
Wife
Claxton
Commissioner of Education
Washington, D, C
Angush
Oregon Industrial News
Ashland
Dewichates County
Dallas
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