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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
2
A horse running loose during a display at a Chicago theater caused chaos as crowds fled and a 10 year old boy clung to the lariat rope. The animal halted, the boy was unharmed, and officials praised responders amid a chaotic scene.
Roy Souits of America seeks a court order to compel a change of name and an accounting. The suit, filed in the supreme court yesterday, targets a rival group. The plaintiff claims public support is shifting to the opposing organization.
Amid a crowded roster of prominent national figures, Chas Evans Hughes Robert W Chambers Nathin Straus and Norman K Mack among others are named to New York State and New York City district exemption boards. Gen Crowder the provost marshal presides over the proceedings as details emerge from Washington.
Private Ratitlesnake Peto of Troop D writes a bold epistolary message to Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross urging caution as U S involvement grows. He blends humor and ribald history with warnings that Uncle Sam can muster vast forces and will act decisively, referencing Pendleton Round-Up and Berlin. The letter, sent from Pendleton, Ore, portrays wartime bravado in colorful terms.
Captain Ralph L. Tarlo an aviation instructor at Mintola Long Triand was killed Thursday when his plane dived from about a thousand feet. He taught hundreds of young men to fly in France.
Deputy sheriffs captured Pear Var and Miss Haynes after they were found embracing in a field near the California ranch hut. The 16 year old girl faced possible abduction charges while Var, also young, resisted separation as officers forced them apart. The couple claimed deep love and hoped for permission to wed despite housing with little bedding and grain bundles as shelter.
In London on August 1 a weekly tally notes some drop in merchant losses with eighteen British ships over 1600 tons reported sunk. No fishing vessels were lost, while motions of the Joes and other minor figures appear in the official summary.
A vintage home remedy touts lemon juice and orchard white to make a quarter pint lotion for bleaching freckles smoothing rough hands and brightening skin. Strain lemon juice, mix with three ounces orchard white, store, and apply daily to face arms and hands for a fragrant cosmetic boost.
Andrew Bonar Law told the House of Commons that German figures for merchant tonnage sunk by submarines and mines are inaccurate. The government will not change the weekly statement form, despite the admiralty report showing twenty one British vessels over 1600 tons sunk, three under 1400 tons, and one fishing craft, with average weekly sinkings around twenty one tons?
An accident near Grangeville Idaho involved a car carrying Hugh Taylor Fred Rothilsberg Miss Winnifred Rhoades and Ruby Erm Kag. The vehicle overturned on the road causing unknown injuries and prompting local responders to attend the scene. Further details on injuries or cause were not provided.
Report describes a Friday night crash in Grangeville involving Miss Krakau and two young men. Miss Krakau sustained severe hip injuries and possible internal damage while the others were scratched and bruised. The vehicle had right side tire punctures and flipped after a slight skid.
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