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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
2
President Yuan Shi Kai died in Peking after stomach trouble and a nervous breakdown. Premier Tuan Chi Jui notified Vice President Li Yuan Hung of the succession. Quiet spreads as Li Yuan Hung prepares to assume the presidency, aligning with Southern leaders.
Judgment for 711,828 against the United States granted to the Mille Lac tribe of Chippewa Indiana Minnesota. Award covers 1692 acres of land and 202,918 for timber taken plus interest. Proceedings stem from land and timber seizure by the government and Minnesota homesteaders.
Pablo Lopes, Villa’s top lieutenant in the Columbus raid, was executed by firing squad in Chihuahua City after his conviction. The ceremony took place Tuesday as constitutionalists carried out the sentence for his crimes.
Italian forces repulsed Roman Austro Hungarian efforts in the Gurina valley near Conz Zagna with heavy losses reported by the War Office. The defense preserved key Italian positions despite vigorous assaults and an important counteraction.
President Wilson delivered a Memorial Day address in Washington at Arlington National Cemetery urging Americans to place the nation first and support voluntary military service while defending a proposed alliance of nations to safeguard world peace. He urged unity among native and foreign born citizens and warned against entangling alliances and unworthy aggression.
The Boise Idaho mayor is ousted by recall amid global tensions. Reports note Austrian troops aiding Germany in Verdun and Carranza demanding withdrawal of American troops. The week also records 20 killed or wounded in Maracaibo Venezuela, and other war era dispatches across Europe and the Americas.
Four people died and several injured when a wooden awning collapsed in front of a Dallas store during a preparedness parade. The structure gave way as a crowd surged toward a band, bricks and mortar ripping from a wall behind the awning.
London reports further French lines faltering as German batteries along the widest west Meuse front push into fresh positions to resume grinding operations. Paris confirms retreat from the Bethincourt Cumieres road with losses in the Caurettes wood near Cumieres and on Lac Mort Homme slopes.
In the House of Commons Captain Ernest Pretyman said no actual shortage exists but high prices stem from wartime demands. The government is reviewing the situation as the People of the British Isles may face meat rationing.
District forester George H. Cecil reports that the Whitman National Forest in northeastern Oregon, covering about 879 218 acres with 2 742 acres set aside for later examination, is designated chiefly for forest purposes and not suitable for agriculture. The Blue Mountains area holds about four billion feet of timber, predominantly western yellow pine, with limited agricultural value due to rocky shallow soils and harsh climate including heavy snowfall and frequent frosts.
Marshfield George W Suydam kept woods in a secret preservative for 27 years showing treated samples remain sound while untreated wood rotted. L E Swan of Detroit bought half interest in the process to finance its exploitation after investigating in Curry county.
Voters in Malheur valley approved an irrigation district by an 84 to 1 vote Saturday. The district plans a Riverside dam to store 200000 acre feet of water and expand cultivation by 25000 acres. Oregon Western Colonization Co. owns 10000 acres. directors include George McLaughlin R E Weant James Harvey W Mallett A W Trow and treasurer T W Halliday.
The Oregon State Bankers Association formed a new organization embracing Jackson Klamath Curry Lake and Josephine counties. J. W McCoy cashier First National Bank of Ashland was elected chairman W. H Gore of Medford vice chairman Marshall Hooper Grants Pass secretary and treasurer. Meetings will be held semi annually.
Chicago led a vast preparedness demonstration with about 180,214 in the streets, nearly 1.1 million watched. Portland reported 15,000 to 20,000 marching, while Rhode Island had 62,522 in a living flag event. Hartford and St Louis timed parades with 17,000 and 50,000 respectively, signaling nationwide resolve.
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