World War I Frontline Dispatches From August Fronts
Reports from Aug 1 describe Japanese forces renewing attacks on our southern front with strong reinforcements and a determined rear guard. A Russian division halted enemy advances near Simun Cheng while Japanese landings occur at Yinkow under naval cover. McCormick travels to St Petersburg amid shifting fronts. foodstuffs warned against contraband as protests rise in London.
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Parisbad
St Petersburg
Hai
Simun Chung
Taku San
Oku
Een Simun Cheng
Hai Cheng
Simun
St. Petersburg
Yinkow
London
Earl Perchy
Theovernment
Oregon official cleans land titles for canal right of way
Portage Road deputy attorney general fheral of Oregon, in The Dalles, aims to clear records on lands secured by the Celtio canal commission for the right of way. Farmers long on the farms seek perfect titles though some have relied on statutes of limitations, but the government requires defect-free titles deeded before construction begins.
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Portage Road
He van Winkle
Fheral
Oregon
Dalles
Celtlo Canal Commission
United States
Walla Walla Leaman
Talk of Lynching In Lewiston Over Unprovoked Killings
Lewiston Idaho August 1 strong talk of lynching Rudolph Witter after he killed L Watter and Christopher Lang and wounded Langs 14 year old son at St Idaho on Thursday. The crime is described as unprovoked and old blooded. Witter who was confined at Golden male camp has refused to talk since capture.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Rudolph Witter
L. Watter
Christopher Lang
Od Lang
St. Idaho
Witter
Golden Male
Ipsul
Creffield collapses in jail after months on the run
Portland August 1 Joshua Creffield leader of the Holy Rollers religious sect collapses mentally and physically in jail after three months eluding the law. Mob threats were made to hang him and he was secreted in a pit under his father in law. Roy Hart his brother in law is credited with discovering the emaciated fugitive who survived on scarce food.
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Joshua" Creffle
Holy Rollers
Aect
Corvallis
Mote
Roy Hart
Hart
Mr. Hart
Creffield
Cholera, Plague Reported Amid Asian Health Alarm
Washington reports about 20 weekly plague cases in Hong Kong and cholera's appearance near Hong Kong. Health officials warn the cholera outbreak could threaten the Philippines amid growing regional danger.
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Philippines
Washington
Hong Kong
Bootlegging Suspects Plague Lehman Springs Resorts
A notice from Lehman Springs and summer resorts reports illicit whiskey trafficking with several suspects under scrutiny. Deputy U S Marshal needed in Pendleton as commissioner Hailey laments lack of power to file complaints and limited Portland deputies. No arrests yet. mills open in Fall River, Mass with no major developments foreseen for 10 days.
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United States
Pendleton
Hailey
Lehman Springs
John Hailey
Portland
Oregon
P. A. Worthington
Idaho
Mare
Textile
Fall River
Mass
Gunning for Frogs Becomes Mountain Resort Sport
In the Blue mountains a new pastime, frog hunting, amuses locals with no legal risk. Dr. T. M. Henderson and John Jordan bag 64 frog pairs at Meacham using a small target rifle. They celebrate the sport and note the local ponds yield abundant frogs not of bullfrog type.
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Blue Mountains
T. M. Henderson
John Jordan
Meacham
Dr. Henderson
Striking Employes Begin Warfare On The Packers
Reported across multiple cities the strike of packing house workers escalates as committees push action, arrests for employing underage labor are recorded, and nonunion men are housed in disputed facilities while authorities claim control and injunctions are sought by packers.
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St. Jo
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Chicago
Ave
Board of Control
Morris
Donnelly
Butchers’ Union
Barber Law Upheld by Oregon Supreme Court
Salem August 1 The Oregon Supreme Court reversed Multnomah County Judge George, upholding the barber regulation law in the Briggs case. Briggs was convicted for operating a barber shop in violation of the trade law. The trial court had held the law unconstitutional. The higher court ruled the law constitutional.
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Salem. Or
Supreme Court
George
Multnomah County
Board of Barber Examiners
H. L. Briggs
Mining Slump Hits Oregon Greenhorn District
W Bracking reports Baker City mining districts unusually dull with payroll cuts at Bonan 8 and North Pole. Columbia reduced to one third, Oregon Lumber Co. saved 2.5 million feet but shipped 600k, possible shutdown Sept 1, risking 200 to 300 jobs. Greenhorn district averaging fewer than 100 workers.
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W. Bracking
Baker City
North Pole
Columbia
Oregon Lumber Co
Greenhorn District
Pioneer Druggist Sells Weston Store to Cockerline
After 15 years of steady work G A R McGrew sells his Weston drug store to M J Cockerline of Salem. Inventory is being taken, and the new proprietor will take charge early this week. McGrew retains town property interests and remains a respected civic figure. Cockerline, a capable druggist with a wife and three children, will move to Weston.
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G. A. R. McGrew
Weston
M. J. Cockerline
Salem
McGrew
Cockerling
Soil of Umatilla County Compared to Sicilian Lands
Smithsonian analysis of soil near Weston shows Umatilla County soil matches Sicily’s volcanic ash fields. Dr J Smith notes Sicily’s wheat history of 2000 years with no added fertilization beyond inherent soil nutrients. Eastern Oregon’s grain prospects thus appear stable despite time.
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Umatilla County
Henry
Smithtonian Institute
Washington
DD. C
Laslands
Sicily
J. Smith
Oregon
Inland Empire
Weston
Sicilly
Freedom of the Press and local business news
Freedom of the Press note criticizes advertiser subscriber tensions as editor Noblett bears the sting of imagined injuries. The Kerr Gifford Warehouse Company is incorporated in Portland with $100,000 capital. Founders include Peter Kerr, Thomas Kerr, Andrew Kerr, and J C Flanders.
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Kerr Gifford Warehouse Company
Portland
Peter
Thomas
Andrew Kerr
J. C. Flanders
Slocum Officers Plead Not Guilty in Federal Court
Barnaby, Atkinson, Dexter of the Knickerbocker Steamboat Co along with Government Inspectors Lundberg and Fleming faced arraignment in federal court. All pleaded not guilty. Barnaby’s bail set at 2000 dollars and others at 1000 dollars. The case centers on alleged misconduct linked to the Slocum incident reported from Gail, New York, in August.
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Barnaby
Gail
New York
Atkinson
Dexter
Knickerbocker Steamboat Company
Awahere
Slocum
Lundberg and
Fleming
Cour
Sinn
Regatta Opens as White Heather Takes Lead
Regatta week starts in Cowes with king and queen present. The first race for yachts over 700 fans was won by Plants Ingomar, but On a Time’s handicap placed White Heather first, then Lilttle, Ingomar, and Meteor. Also notes new X ray cures for leukemia from Turin and a Norse whaler finds a 1898 letter bottle north of Spitzbergen.
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Plants
Ingomar
Cowes
Plants Inegomar
Brn Liltle
Meteor
Christiania
Spitzbergen
Andre
Ex Governor Pattison Dead in Philadelphia Pneumonia Morning
Former Governor Pattison dies in Philadelphia after a morning illness attributed to pneumonia. The death ends a long political career with Pattison serving as a noted state leader and public figure.
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Pattison
Philadelphia
Pendleton Man Appointed Eastern Oregon Special Deputy Warden
A. W. Steele of Pendleton is named special deputy game and forestry warden for Eastern Oregon to succeed A. W. Nye who resigns. Steele, previously a field deputy for two years, will start duties on September 1. Nye becomes librarian and corresponding secretary of the Commercial Association after a year of active deer protection with 15 convictions out of 17 arrests.
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Steele
Nyele
Commercial Asociation
Nye
O F Steele
Pendleton
Oregon
A. W. Nye
C J. Smith
Ankonper
Heppner
Parker A Victim Of Heat In Beopus
Beopus Aug 1 Parker endured the year’s hottest heat wave wandering the forenoon between a horseback ride and a visit to the Kew Melde. The judge’s only visitor, a book agent, sold him a set of Jefferson’s writings though the candidate already held several volumes.
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Beopus
Parker
Jefferson
Wronged Woman Seeks Adress Relief in Abuse Suit
Ellen J. Sams of Weston sues Charles A. Sama for divorce and immediate relief alleging repeated beatings threats and abduction of their six children. She seeks $200 immediate relief and her statutory share of the property including $2000 held in bank and about $1500 other assets, with the court to grant further support as needed. The case was filed in circuit court by the firm Harley and Lowell.
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Ellen J. Sams
Werton
Eilxa J. Same
Charles A Sama Waa
Walla Walla
Wash
Same
Roy
Sams
Weston
Farmers’ Bank of
Harley & Lowell Rg
New York Managers Seek Wage Cut From Musicians
The New York Theatrical Managers Association opened a convention at the Academy of Music to compel union musicians in major cities to accept lower wages and address grievances. Managers claim musicians must accept a baton guided schedule or quit houses they control. A fair wage schedule has been drawn, and adoption is expected, signaling a likely clash with musicians before the fall theatre season.
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New York
Thle
United States
Canada
New York Theatrical Managers’ Association
Academy of Music
Parcels Post to Japan Enters Into Effect
The parcels post treaty between the United States and Japan went into effect today. Postmaster General Payne and Japanese representative Count Takahira announced a maximum weight of four pounds six ounces for mail and a rate of twelve cents per pound for the service.
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Japan
Waatingiton
Payne
Belale
United States
Minimer
Takahira
Summer School of Theology Opens at Sewanee
The University of the South begins a four week summer school of theology with university faculty plus instructors and lecturers including Heckwith Rev D Wa of Atlanta and Warden Bil sbury Divinity School, under promising auspices.
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Sewanee
Town
University of the South
Hop Heckwith
Atlanta
Bilsbury Divinity School
Assassin Von Piehve's killer dies in exile
In St Petersburg Anglia the assassin le Porownoff, who planted the bomb that killed Von Piehve, died from injuries from the blast. He spoke nothing before death and his real name, plot, and accomplices remain sealed. Police expect no further disclosures.
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Ang
le Porownoff
von Piehve
Bajar Sea
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