Allies bombard forts in The Narrows amid slow weather
Allied fleet actions in the Dardanelles resumed after poor conditions, with ships silencing Turkish batteries on Renkus heights. German and Austrian reports claim limited damage while noting difficult fighting in Lorette, Champagne, Vosges, and Steenstraete's vicinity. Russian front updates show shifts near East Prussia and along the Sywalki line as Germany concentrates on defense. Greece may join the Allies amid political intrigue surrounding King Constantine and Venizelos.
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Dardanelles
Wree
Athens
Narrows
Renkus
Berlin
Constantinople
France
Lorette
Champagne
Souain
le Mes
Steenstraete
Dixmude
Reichackerkopf
Poland
Petrograd
East Prussia
Augustow
Iomza
Ostrolenko
Przasnysz
Rawa
Nowomiasto
Sywalki
Simno
Marianpol-Virzbalova
Eideunen
Grodno
Augustowo
C. A. Smith Timber Co Sells Linn and Lane Lands
In Albany Oregon on March 8 the C. A. Smith Timber Company of Minneapolis sold its entire Linn county holdings to Continental Timber Land Company for 147 500 dollars. The deal covers 45 405 acres of timber land and marks a key step in refinancing efforts by Smith and his creditors.
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Albany, Ore
C. A. Smith Timber Company
Minneapolis
Linn County
Continental Timber Land Company
Delaware
Linn and Lane
C. A. Smith
Coos County Fire Patrol Association Historic Patrol Details
The 1914 State Forester report notes the Coos County Fire Patrol Association as one of the oldest in the state, patrolling Coos county, Curry county north of Sixes river, and part of Douglas county west of the Townships 8 and 9 line. The association lists 471,010 acres with a two cent per acre assessment, with 58,840 acres patrolled under a compulsory program. Field work was overseen by a jointly funded supervising warden, and 23 patrolmen were paid from association funds.
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State Forester
Coos County
Association For Patrol
Record of Pacific Lorelei cow's 107 day dairy total
J. F. Van Teuven of Cedar Hill Dairy near Bandon owned the Jersey cow Pacific Lorelei. Over 107 days from Oct 15 1914 to Feb 1 1915 she yielded 263.9 pounds of milk 3953 pounds fat 34.65 dollars butterfat value 155.85 dollars profit. Average test 5.2 percent butterfat 2.47 pounds per day. Milk sold at 10 cents per quart in Bandon. Record submitted by George R. Johnson tester in charge.
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Pacific Lorelei
Jersey
J. F. van Leuven
Cedar Hill
Bandon
van Teuven
Myrtle Point Beats Coquille In County High School Clash
Myrtle Point defeats Coquille 22 to 21 in a county high school basketball game at Coquille. Referee H Adams and umpire E Leslie officiated with Oerding and Hall scoring. The night included a second-team contest and plans for upcoming games as the season winds down.
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Myrtle Point
Coquille
Marshfield
H. Adams
E. Leslie
Oerding
Hall
Stanley
Davis
Akers
Hooten
Byler
J. Leslie
Howard
Coquille High School
Myrtle Point High School
Coos County
Oaks Pavilion
North Bend High School
Happenings and notes from coast to coast
Values of gold and silver produced in the United States up to 1914 are tallied by the Geological Survey. A Swiss family gathering in Biel features four brothers in uniforms of four nations. An elderly Michigan widow who died in a hut near Masonville sparked questions about her life. A Northwest livestock event in San Francisco is set for March 23 4 56. Western railroads order lumber. brush land on Cascade slopes may host goats to curb fires. Jersey cattle sale planned for May 12 near Independence. Henry Miller pioneer of Coos Bay dies aged 96. Southern Pacific Day observed at Panama Pacific Exposition. Rumor about a Greek incendiary denied. fire origin remains under investigation in Coos Bay area.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Alaska
Max
Herbert Berthold
Richard Klingenstein
Biel
Switzerland
Patrick O’leary
Cher
Masonville
Delta County
Michigan
Chicago
Oregon
Northwest
San Francisco
American Livestock Association
United Stats
West
Western Railroads
Union Pacific
Portland
Cascade Range
Independence
Jersey
Polk County Jersey Breeders Association
Henry Miller
Coos Bay
Coquille
Ife
Larson Slough
Germany
San Fancisco
Veteran Corps of the
Railroad
California
Nevada
Mark Hopkins
Leland
Stanford
Charles Crocker
C. P. Huntington
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific
Portland Rose Festival publicity campaign sets record
Portland officials announce a sweeping publicity drive to promote the Rose Festival of 1915. Lloyd McDowell says the city mobilizes behind the effort, with east and midwest tourists targeted and widespread press interest anticipated to surpass prior years.
Toast by minister on editor’s salvation from presses
A minister at a editorial convention offered a toast praising editors with quips about saving them from starvation by paid papers and from bankruptcy through advertising. He urged sending clear correspondence and even jokingly advised burying the editor to prevent mistakes, noting dead people never err.
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Pssible
War Vessels Sent to Vera Cruz Amid Mexican Tensions
Late dispatches report the evacuation of Mexico City by General Obregon’s forces began by Monday night. The Des Moines neared Vera Cruz but was ordered back to Progreso amid Carranza export embargo frictions. Rear Admiral Fletcher planned to send a flag officer to Vera Cruz while a broader naval buildup off Guantanamo and Key West signals a major U.S. readiness show.
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Counsul ‘Silliman
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Obregon
Des Moines
Progreso
Carranza
Genral Carranza
Mexico City
Fletcher
Guantanamo
Himslf
Huerta
Daniels
Mexican Gulf
Caribbean Sea
Cuba
Key West
William Pentland returned from Idaho with deputy
Deputy Sheriff W C Laird arrived from Couer d Alene Idaho with William Pentland, the man charged in the poisoning case against Mr and Mrs Russell. Preliminary hearing expected soon. Attorneys Pulford and Pierson retained to defend the Russells.
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W. C. Laird
Wiliam Pentland
Clarence Russell
Arthur Russell
Couer d’Alene
Idaho
Pulford & Pierson
Russ
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