President Declares State of War With Germany
President Wilson signed the declaration that a state of war exists between the United States and the German empire. Congress approved a joint resolution to prosecute the war and to mobilize defenses, with plans for bonds and military measures as the nation prepares for total war.
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Eaatérn
Wilson
United . States
Seraisemerin
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
Missouri Senator Stone Warns On War Vote
The injunction of Senator Stone of Missouri chairman of the foreign relations committee is issued tonight. Although he spoke and voted against the war resolution, Sen.
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Stone
Missouri
Cairman
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Newspaper ads key to county fair publicity says survey
A survey of 200 county fairs across 24 states shows 92 percent used newspaper advertising, with an average county advert budget just over 220 dollars. About 60 percent used billboards and similar numbers used movie slides, but most successful fairs credit paid newspaper ads as the main crowd draw.
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New York
Missouri Urged to Back War Effort with Volunteers
An address to Missourians calls for unity as the United States declares war. The speaker urges support for the government and to close all differences, urging Missourians to meet the war quota through volunteers rather than conscription.
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Ator Stone
Missouri
United States
Congress
Recruits Sent to Mobilization Camp at Helena
A group of five or six men born in Gurwen with two Pwllheli or Swaney listed as in charge. One recruit is Irish. A number of these recruits have been sent to the mobilization camp at Helena.
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Swaney
Helena
Kay Urges Curtailment of Food Trusts and Speculators
State Treasurer Kay appeals to the Oregon delegation in Congress to pass anti monopoly and anti speculation legislation to curb price gouging. He cites paper and wool shortages, high costs of shoes and apparel, and warns that without relief monopolies could enslave the public.
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Salem
Congress
Kay Ina
Ted
Oregon
Timi Kay
West
Myrtle Point Boys Apply to Enlist in Navy
Three Myrtle Point youths Alfred Sturdivant Arthur Smith and Lawrence Machado have filed Navy enlistment applications with Postmaster Fensler. They expect to be summoned to a recruiting office in Eugene since Marshfield’s office closed. A farewell dance at Hermann hall is planned next Saturday.
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Myrtle Point
Fensler
U. S. Navy
Alfred Sturdivant
Arthur Smith
Lawrence Machado
Eugene
Marshfield
Gome
Hermann Hall
Cartoon shows Wilson waving flag of money and debt
The Urk cartoon in Berlin Tageblatt mocks President Wilson by depicting him saluting a large American flag whose stars are gold dollars and stripes are bank notes. The caption says Money alone does not give victory look at England.
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Amsterdam
London
The
Urk
Berlin Tageblatt
Wilson
England
German American Club Disbands After U S Declares War
Marshfield April 7 local German American Club trustees announce war unity pledge and loyalty to the United States. They resolve no meetings during the war and turn over hall keys and funds to Owl's Lodge trustees for safekeeping until peace returns. Signed by Carl L. Albright president and other officers.
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Pag
Coos Bay
Xub.s
Germany
United States
United States of America
Owl’s Lodge
Carl L. Albright
Geo
Moose Lodge Planned in Myrtle Point This Week
John Durham and Tom Durham urge local attendance as the Loyal Order of Moose organizes a new lodge at Lundy Hall in Myrtle Point. Charter members expected to number between fifty and sixty. event set for Friday evening to advance the lodge creation. Independence veteran James B. Elkins dies at 95 after a life spanning 1843 arrival across the plains. He expressed future Pioneer League goodwill before illness.
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John Durham
Tom Durham
Lodge of Moose
Myrtle Point
Lundy Hall
Durham
Independence, Or
Independence
James B. Elkins
B. Mi Estes
Plains
Civic League
Pioneers
Elkins
Portland Union Stock Yards Market Report Signals Strong Demand
In Portland on April 10 1917 cattle sales ran about 700 head with a brisk market and higher prices. Prime beef was scarce. feeding cattle and stockers sold from 7.00 to 8.75, killers 8.75 to 9.25, and a lone 1300 pound steer at 9.75. Hogs hit 14.50 to 14.65 for best light hogs, with pigs 13.00 to 13.50. Cows and bulls showed firmer demand with higher bids.
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Portland Union
Stock Yards Market
Portland
Socialist convention debates wartime action
A special session of the National Convention of the Socialist party in Louis met with about 200 delegates. Temporary chair Morris Hillquist urged financing the war from those who can pay, not workers, and predicted revolutions in Germany and Austria Hungary ending the war through social upheaval. He condemned what he called vulgar patriotism and asserted America must protest the butchery.
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Dat
de Louis
National Convention
The
Socialist Party
Germany
Morris Hillquist
New York
Austria-Hungary
Hillquist
America
Percy Moves Chop-House to Shine Building
Percy Peel relocates his chop-house and restaurant from the Leep building to the Shine building, first door west of Miller's Confectionery, on Monday evening.
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Percy
Percy Peel
Leep
Shine
Miller’s Confectionery
Portland to Host Statewide Good Roads Rally in April
The Legislative Good Roads Committee plans a statewide rally in Portland on Saturday April 28 inviting all road bond bill supporters to send representatives. Transportation firms will offer reduced travel rates. Astoria and Eastern Oregon boosters may charter boats or trains with bands. Preceding meetings occur in Coos County, Myrtle Point on Saturday April 21.
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Legislative Good Roads
Portland
Astoria
Oregon
Good Roads
Pacific Northwest
Coos County
Myrtle Point
Eight baby coyotes bring bounty in Oregon hunt
In Roseburg Oregon on April 8 eight baby coyotes were brought in to received bounties totaling 160 dollars by J L Wilson and W P Wilson of Olalla. Five were alive eyes closed one morning hunt earned payout. mother coyote shot but escaped near Olalla post office.
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Roseburg
J. L. Wilson
Olalla
Olalila Post Office
Senator Lane Ordered to Rest After Illness
Senator Harry Lane of Oregon, gravely ill, went to Tokoma Sanitarium near Washington for complete rest. He ignored calls to resign for a week, stayed in the Senate through the war vote, and now faces a general breakdown with a 15 pound weight loss.
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Invento
Washington
Jori Tien Seo
Harry’ Lane
Oregon
Tokoma Sanitarium
Senate
Lane
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