Commercial Club Meeting Discusses Roads and Census
The Commercial Club discussed road improvements and a national Good Roads meeting, planning letters to county officials and urging attendance in Portland. A committee was formed to pursue 20 000 pieces of literature, and five members were named to oversee state census enumeration to ensure no one is missed.
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Turner Oliver
Pendleton
Portland
Oliver
la Grande
Edwards
Cvuwesy
Middle Western
Observer
Decisive Battle Expected in Japanese Russian Clash
Reports from the Scripps News Association indicate a general engagement between Japan and Russia is imminent. General Oyama deploys heavy forces against the Russian left and concentrates along the center while Linevitch’s wing readiness remains unclear.
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Gtnsha
Oyama
Linevitch
Territorial debt refinanced in Hawaii by Scripps press
Secretary Atkinson of Hawaii reports closing negotiations in New York for refunding eight hundred thousand dollars of the territorial debt after conference with multiple departments. The deal secures new terms to ease fiscal obligations for Hawaii.
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Washington
Atkinson
Territory of
Hawaii
New York
Breaks the Record at Morris Park by Louis Chevrolet
In the opening of the Motor Racing Club event at Morris Park NY on May 20 Louis Chevrolet driving Plat with ninety horsepower lowered the mile record to 52.8 seconds, surpassing the previous mark of Oldfeld.
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Hy Scripps News Association
Morris Park Race Track
Motor Racing Club
Louis Chevrolet
Oldfeld
Transport Buford Floated After Mindanao Grounding
General Corbin reporting from the Philippines says the transport Buford, damaged near Malabang Mindanao, was floated on May 10. The vessel sustained only slight damage and remained in service.
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Washington
Corbin
Philippines
War Department
Buford
Malabang
Mindanao
Inspection on May 20 Ends on Cruiser Guy Chen
Admiral Dejon Quires completes inspection on the cruiser Guy Chen and signals plans to inspect the coast again to assess French neutrality compliance.
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Baig
Dejonquires
Guychen
Bank officials indicted for embezzlement and false returns
Fort Worth Texas May 2 O J Lowden O W Steffins and WH Thompeos president vice president and cashier of the American National Bank of Abilene have been indicted by the Federal Grand Jury for embezzling bank funds totaling about six hundred forty five thousand dollars and for making false returns to the comptroller of the currency. It is alleged the money was invested in cotton speculation. Lowden was the Republican candidate for governor in the last campaign.
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Fort Worth Tex
O J Lowden
W Steffins
WH Thompeos
American National Bank of
Lowden
French Fear Japan in Indo China Defense Push
Deloncle, deputy for Indo China, submits to a parliamentary committee a report on strengthening Indo China defenses against a potential Japanese invasion. He warns that Japan is the primary threat, with China as a possible ally, and urges large sacrifices to ready Indo-China for war.
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Paris
M Deloncle
Indo China
Indo-China
Japan
China
McArdle Elected President of Amalgamated Iron and Tin Workers
McArdle, from Muncie Indiana, won the election for president of the Amalgamated Iron Steel and Tin Workers Association defeating Theodore Shaffer in what was announced in Detroit mid May.
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Detroit
McArdle
Muncie
Indiana
Amalgamated
Associated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Theodore Shaffer
Marble workers strike halts operations at New York yards
A May strike by several hundred Marble workers at Goripps News Association in New York blocks access to major marble yards. Strikers demand shorter hours and higher wages, impacting city yards as negotiations begin.
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New York
Chicago Strike Seems Settled
Chicago workers return to work after a settlement announced by attorney Levy Mayr on behalf of the employers. The April 6 strike involved 37,772 workers with 8 deaths and 150 injuries. costs include police and city expenses. The agreement awaits ratification by joint councils tonight before full resumption of deliveries.
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Employers Association
Abea
Teamstera
Montgomery Ward and Company
Ons O’clonk
Ib Wau
United Employers Association of Wood Industries
The
Feed Dealers Association
Steamer Reports Sighting of American Yacht Apache
The steamer Prinonea Alice reports sighting the American yacht Apache yesterday sixty seven miles east of the Nantucket lightship. The yacht was running due east at the Mine and all canvas was torn.
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New York
Nantucket
Murder in the Second Degree Verdict in McHiain Case
A jury at Enterprise finds J H McHiain guilty of murder in the second degree for killing Chas Trost near Grossman last April. Initial ballots favored first degree but shifted to second after late deliberations. sentence set for next Monday. Jury members named include Polk Mays J D McCally George Gowing Robert Scott Wayne Wade and others.
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Polk Mays
J D McCally
George Gowing
Robert Scott
Wayne Wade Wm Cook
Riley Cook
Gus Schleur
Jan Hartshorn
Frank Wright
John Rankin
J D Wood
War Vessels Ordered by Scrippa Nowe Association
Vienna May 20 Avateia has ordered six torpedo boat destroyers and ten torpedo boats to be built for the Bhan Art na fleet. Each vessel will be built to Hungary with a total cost of three million dollars.
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Vienna
Acetrian
Avateia
Ae Skblibie
Hungary
Population figures show ward 4 lead in La Grande census
An Observer report summarizes noon census estimates for La Grande showing ward 4 north of the railroad leading with about 1100 residents. Officials Owsley Rogers and Newlin report ward totals by number, with a citywide gain of roughly 650 since 1900, about 23 percent.
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Chas. Owsley
Warde Land
Adna Rogers
Cheater Newlin
Owsley
la Grande
Can't be Taxed
San Francisco May 20 In an opinion at the instance of the air city attorney Long stated that the 180000000 bonds to be made by the Southern Pacific under consolidation three years ago in which all the lines in this state and those previously incorporated under Arizona and New Mexico laws were incorporated under California laws cannot be taxed as a direct tax is paid upon the lines in the state and the two territories where they lie
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Porppa News Association
San Francisco
Long
Southern Pacific
Arizona
New Mexico
Lawa of
California
Gaillone Town Hailed for Defending Refugees Amid Siege
In Gaillone Macedonia two thousand Albanians besieged the town. Eight hundred soldiers sought refuge there while residents defended them. A relief convoy has been dispatched to the besieged locality.
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Belgrade
Gaillone
Macedonia
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Saat Bights
Bscripps Newa Association
Scripps News Association
Kerippa News Association
Goripps News Association
Lewis and Clark
Peters Shoe GD
St.louis
Ana
Chicago
Merlops News Association
Levy Mayr
Employer Association
Essime
Teamster's Committee
Teamster's Joint Council
Ont
Meyer
Iain Moaue
Businee
Patrick, E Blackwell
Joseph H Gough
Makaton
Scrippa Nowe Association
Boripps News Association
Undertakers
Oregon
Montana
Lewis Building
Sommer House
Selder
Candy Store
the Beat
Newlin Drug CO
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