Congress Begins Third Session In Washington News
Congress opens its third session with Senate debates on immigration literacy tests and seven annual supply bills to rush before Christmas. President Wilson delivers the message as preparations for war inquiry gain momentum. Secretary Lane urges Oregon irrigation and reclamation funding across multiple projects in the West. A constitutional amendment for national prohibition is likely to be voted on, though not yet in the plan.
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Washington
Atlidon
Cnrne
Senate
Senate Committee On
Armen Sanieeinsen
House
Congress
District of Columbia
Wilson
United States
Capitol
Lodge
Gardner
Lane
Oregon
Interior Department
Umatilla
Klamath
Sunnyside
Yakima
Tieton
Okanogan
Idaho—Boise
Minidoka
Jackson Lake
Two Slain in Court by State Parent Cashmere Wash
In Cashmere Washington Harry E. Carr of Leavenworth shot and killed C. D. Franklin who faced a trial for assault on a girl. A stray bullet struck juror J. C. Parsons in a crowded courtroom where jurors were seated awaiting the trial. Franklin was to be tried for an offense related to the case of which he was accused.
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Coart
Parent
Cashmere
Wash
Harry EB. Carr
Leavenworth
C. D. Franklin
Carr
J. C. Parsons
Franklin
Lodz Taken by German Forces in Poland
German army reports indicate a victory at Lodz in northern Poland as Austro-Hungarian and German troops push southwest of Piotrkow. Lodz, a major fortress and Russian Poland manufacturing hub with textile mills, flour mills, dyeing works, brickyards, machine plants, and breweries, hosts Poles, Germans, and Jews.
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Poland
Eltya
Sete DB Pet
Abyssinia declines Anglo French troops demand
Berlin reports Abyssinia has refused the request by Britain and France to send troops to aid in Egypt as the Turke faced conflict, complicating diplomacy and regional security.
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Berlin
Rome
Abyssinia
Egypt
Germany bans liquor sales in eastern provinces order
Amsterdam reports that Germany issues an official ban on the sale of alcoholic liquors in its eastern provinces. The decree mirrors czarist restrictions and aims to curb distribution within Regierungsbezirke. The move signals a tightening of control over beverages amid regional tensions.
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Amsterdam
Germany
French Advancing in Alsace Lorraine Amid Snowbound Front
Dispatches from Geneva report renewed action as French and German forces clash in Upper Alsace and Lorraine. French batteries are stationed southwest of Pfetterhausen with entrenched positions and barbed wire obstacles along the Swiss frontier.
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Geneva
Paris
Lorraine
Burnhaupt
Thane
Cap- Voeges
Tete de-Faux
Col-du-Bouhomme
Alsace
Paria
Temps
Federal Council
Upper
Pfetterhausen
Rechery
Switzerland
Ship Brings Christmas Gifts to Marseilles Children
The United States naval collier Jason arrived in port at Marseilles via Paris and unloaded 50 wagonloads of gifts for local children whose fathers are dead wounded or serving on the firing line.
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Marseilles
Paris
Jason
British Italian Protests Over Arizona Law
Washington officials received formal protests from the British and Italian ambassadors against the Arizona law. The British envoy said British subjects would challenge the law in court and cited equal protection under the US Constitution. The Italian protest rested on the 1871 US Italy treaty.
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Washington
Department
Arizona
Hunt
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Cattle Plague Under Control Says Agriculture Officials
Officials of the department of agriculture say foot and mouth disease among cattle will be completely controlled by the first of the year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
National Defense Urged by Civic Federation for Preparedness
The National Civic Federation adopted resolutions calling for a U S council of national defense to study decide and report needed legislation to strengthen defense without waste The proposal aims to boost efficiency of land and sea forces and establish a clear defense policy Dr Jordan opposed the attack on military inefficiency while asserting the value of equipment Janitor Confesses Murder of Child in Sacramento California David Fountain janitor at a local church confessed to killing 10 year old Margaret Milling last Saturday afternoon
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New York
United States
Council of National Defense
National Civic Federation
Congress
Jordan
Sacramento
Cal
David Fountain
Yeald Margaret Milling
Washington State Plans Bond Purchase for Clarke County Bridge
Vancouver report states Washington will buy 250000 dollars of Clarke County Interstate bridge bonds. The notice to county auditor W N Marshall came in a letter from Edward Meath the state treasurer.
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Washington State
Vancouver
Wash
Clarke County
W. N. Marshall
Edward Meath
Villa to Attack New Rebel Chief
Washington reports from border sources say Villa plans a large force to crush the Chihuahua rebellion led by General Salazar. A pact with Zapata is credited, aiming to combine against Carranza forces with columns of 18 000 and 19 000 troops marching to Vera Cruz and the west coast, then Saltillo and Tampico.
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Washington
Mexico
Villa
Chihuahua
Salazar
Huerta
Texas
New Mexico
Zapata
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Saltillo
Tampico
French Cabinet Returns to Paris for Early Government Reestablishment
The French cabinet members are returning to Paris where it is expected the government will be re-established soon. The move signals a quick resumption of formal authority after recent upheaval.
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Paris
Bordeaux
The Markets Portland Wheat and Alfalfa Prices
Portland markets note small wheat prices with Wheat-Club at 1.16 and bluestem at 1.18 while alfalfa is listed at 13.00. The terse listing reflects commodity quotes and farm product values in a brief market roundup.
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Portland
Wheat—Club
Market Prices For Cattle Wheat Hay And Eggs
Prices listed include cattle at £ f and grain like Wheat Bliestein at $1.17 and club at $1.14 with red Russian at $1.09. Hay Timothy $15 per ton and alfalfa $13 per ton. Butter Creamery 365c and Eggs 40e.
Russian and French Offensives Shift in War Fronts
The report describes a possible Russian pivot from Central Poland toward Cracow and Breslau with Galicia reinforcement. In the west, Allied assaults reappear in Flanders Alsace and Lorraine while German forces defend near Metz. Heavy actions concentrate around Altkirch Merbahzen Demerkirch and Vosges as French push to breach Meuse fortifications.
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Poland
Gere Roca
Cracow
Germany
Silesian
Breslau
Galicia
Flanders
Paris
Alsace
Lorraine
Berlin
Meuse
Metz
Verdun
France
Belgium
Russia
Upper
Basel
Swiss
Altkirch
Aean
Belfort
Mets
Muelhauzen
Damerkirch
Sennheim
Vosgas
Tren Charged It and Store March In Fury
Fragmentary OCR text describes a confrontation involving a person named Tren and a store, with confusion over payment and a tense march or confrontation. The item appears to be a local incident report with unclear details and several garbled phrases.
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Lodz
Kaizer
Alsace-Lorraine
Henry Morgenthau
Phopo
Turkey
National Defense
Civic Federation
Nayberger
Mammoth
Earth
D. M. Nayberger
Mcminnville
Tren
Santa Claus
Hodson
Newberg
Parlor Pharmacy
Rexall
Lowney
Lynn B. Ferguson
First St
F. J. Kelley Plumbing Co
First Street
Newberg, Oregon
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