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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1914
Page
3
Will E. Purdy, a Newberg resident, declares he will support good bills from any party while opposing bad laws, pledging to stick to his stance regardless of party endorsements. Paid advertisement.
T B Handley born in Oregon thirty three years ago spent life in Tillamook and Yamhill counties. He served in the legislature last session as chairman of Commerce and Navigation and member of Judiciary and Forestry committees. The Republican county central committee cites him as an able conservative legislator who would keep appropriations down and oppose useless laws.
Hattie Rea aged 25 transfers to Robert A Jaym 55. Mary Elizabeth Shaneer to Albert T Yocom with legal age. Lillian Nowak 25 to Frank P Wie 30. Lucille Verne receives Frank Compton with legal age.
Allied reports confirm Antwerp fell to German forces after prolonged bombardment. British naval brigades aided the defense with heavy guns, two reaching Ostend safely while one was cut off near Lokeren and 2000 men interned in Holland. Cathedral Notre Dame reportedly remained undamaged despite air raids.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Ghent in German hands with Uhlans near Selzaete. The German commander orders 6000 troops to be quartered in the village as part of the occupation.
German airmen dropped a volley of bombs on Paris Sunday hitting several quarters. Four civilians were killed and 20 injured, including 12 women and girls. Property damage was minor and a pennant read We have taken Antwerp, your turn.
Germany imposes a 20 million pound war indemnity on Antwerp amounting to about 100 million dollars, with a population around 292,000. General von Bessler proclaims protection for civilians and property if citizens avoid hostilities, while some fires are set and public buildings damaged. Civic guards not disarmed and males 18 to 30 not taken prisoner per capitulation terms.
The federal district court dismissed Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America suit against Secretary of the Navy Daniels and four naval advisers to stop closing wireless stations at Siasconset Massachusetts and Sea Gate New York. The injunction request was denied.
The passage ties farming to the origins of gentleman scholars and patriots, noting that some of history’s earliest elites were farmers and that modern farming yields significant intellectual contributions. The idea links rural life with notable ideas across time.
Washington officials report leadership aims to wind up the current session by next Saturday night with the president promising no return until December. The war revenue bill faces possible delays until after a senate vote and conference, while Alaska coal land leasing and Philippine independence measures move forward in Congress.
Former senator William Lorimer, ousted over an alleged invalid election, faces federal charges of misapplication of La Salle Street National Bank funds where he served as president. The case links Lorimer to bank misuse amid post scandal scrutiny.
The Louis Courier recounts a bitter exchange with a French professor who hurls insults like Jacobin rebel plagiarist thief forger leper madman calumniator libeler at the author in a sharp rebuke. The piece frames the professor’s insult as his sole method of expressing agreement.
Earl A Nott outlines his bid for state senator from Yamhill County. He offers views on Prohibition amendments, centralized government, gubernatorial veto on items, semi annual tax payments, careful legislation, and opposition to log-rolling. He emphasizes local roots and a pledge for better government.
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