Rail unions back Wilson plan as rail chiefs resist
Washington reports six hundred forty railroad workers voted to accept President Wilson's wage proposal while railroad presidents remain firm against it. A joint conference with railroad managers is scheduled for tomorrow as Wilson seeks arbitration and a standard eight hour day.
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Wilan
Wilton
Typhoid Warning in Pendleton Water Supply
Typhoid warnings issued after several cases traced to contaminated well water. City physician reports all customers of a well used by residents tested positive or at risk. City water remains under boil order until further notice. residents urged to boil well water or rely on city supply.
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Simople
Hattery Wari
Authorities Seek Radial Step On Infant Travel Health Certificates
Health authorities in forty states push closer surveillance of infant travel amid a plan to require health certificates for all children under eleven traveling within the United States.
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Wontates
Washington
Runaway Lad Located Here After Escape
Melvin Hendricks, an alleged runaway youth, was arrested by Officer Frank Nash after claiming he fled from a Girls and Boys Aid society home in Portland. He said he escaped with two older boys from the Dalton ward about five months ago, and the other boys were sent to a reform institution. Juvenile Officer John Halley Jr will inform Portland officials or the county judge of the arrest.
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T Sear
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Nash
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Dalton
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Wanlo County
Two Men Claim Shot at Once in Bear Wallow Deer
Gene Blanchett and Ed Gramer reportedly shot at the same five point buck in Bear Wallow country yesterday. Neither man can claim sole honors as both fired at exactly the same instant, according to local reports from Tarlir Hardware Company.
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Ed Gramer
Bear Wallow
Tarlir Hardware Company
More Entries For Round-Up Cowboys Relay Race
The Round-Up Cowboys Relay Race draws more entries than ever with around a dozen relay teams expected. Contest offers $1000 purse for the cowboys relay and $750 for the daddies event. Notable participants include Holme polo team, Ruth Porter of Toypenivh Washington, and Fat Mecarty among others, with plans for travel arrangements and a strong lineup anticipated.
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Horthwoest
Holme
Willan McMurray
Reneral Parrentér
O.W
Texas bank cashiers and $100000 missing
Banking Commissioner Patterson to investigate the Peoples State Bank of Longview after a brief run on the bank. Two suspects, Campbell and Bodenhelm, are detained as investigators seek the missing funds and the fate of other linked persons.
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Tex
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Canhfor
Campbell
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Bodenhelm
Patterson Laen
Alletin
Round-Up Room Reservations Rapid as Show Looms
With the Round-Up only five weeks away inquiries flood the handout and HQs for room space. Men seek lodging for several days around July show week. Vacancies or help with cueing are welcomed as callers pledge support to ensure ample meals and lodging for the immense 1914 crowd.
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Prospecting tour finds no gold in Bull Rein district
Hu reports conducted a prospecting tour in the Bull Rein mining district and notes no gold was found. Dates and plans for future surveying are hinted but no specimens or results are recorded.
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Pehurot Mastinlaht
Ihrermonihe
Bull Rein Raining
Sleepwalking Brother Shot In Oregon Incident
In Helens Oregon Chauncey Bimith shot his brother Walter while Walter slept. Chauncey confronted the presumed intruder with a shotgun missing his target and striking Walter in the right leg. The wounded man was rushed to hospital where doctors faced possible amputation.
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Ore
Chauncey Bimith
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Wilson vetoes army appropriation over articles of war
President Wilson refuses assent to the army bill objecting to exempting retired officers from the articles of war. He says the exemption is unconstitutional and delays defense funding. House moves to erase the war references as a new bill drafts.
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Itr
Chainman Hay
Washington
Congress
Army
Gulf Storm Heads Toward Gulf Cities
Aug 18. Gulf hurricane warnings as the storm moves from Brownsville toward the coast. Galveston reports a forty mile gale and a high tide at the sea wall while trains run to shuttle Galveston residents inland. Noisy wires down between San Antonio and Brownsville.
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Houston
Galveston
Brownsville
Father Kills Man Who Attacked Girl in Greeley
In Greeley Colorado on August 18 Conrad Gissek surprised Den Van Herpak during an attack on his daughter Kathe Gimek. Gissek shot the attacker with a rifle and killed him as authorities prepared to file charges.
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Colo
Conrad Gissek
den van Herpak
Kathe Gimek
French Retake Fleury From Germans After Bloody Fight
British and French forces report gains across northern and eastern fronts. French recaptured Fleury amid heavy street fighting. Germans could not reinforce as French advanced near Tilaumont. Russians claim progress toward Korotkeno, Lystey, and Stary southwest of Stanislau amid Austrian, German, and Turkish actions.
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British seizure noted near Martinpuch and repulsed attacks
Berlin reports acknowledge British forces seized the German frontline south of Martinpuch while other local attacks were repelled. The dispatch notes a drawn battle in the region as fighting continued without decisive gains.
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Martinpuch
Hughes Urges Unity Among Americans in Calif.
Dixon Calif Aug 15 Hughe s urged cooperation and unity to remake the United States the foremost nation He spoke from the rear platform at Woodland Davis and Sutton en route to San Francisco He said he wished to serve the American people to his best ability
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Sutton
San Francisco
Four Gents Advance in Chicago Market Report
Prices today show movement with Chicago market activity and Portland prices rising. Open highs and closes listed for wheat and related commodities, noting shifts in futures and spot figures across Manitoba and western winter wheat markets.
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Liverpool
Manitoba
Philippine bill passed by House heads toward Wilson signature
The House voted 34 to 27 to pass the Philippine bill. It increases independence and has already cleared the Senate, now awaiting President Wilson’s signature.
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Washington
DIL
Senate
Wilson
Escaped Madman Is Caught at Portland
Portland Aug. 15 Patrolman Smith arrested John Thompson, an Dinath escaped from the Balemary lum. He is held in the county jail awaiting asylum officers. Thompson denied being a dangerous lunatic and said he fled to see his son. He denied any plan to kill his wife, claiming if he intended to kill her he could go to Milwaukee.
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Old Guard Behavior Plagues California in Doubtful List
Ashland Oregon reports Charles F Hughes warns that old guard maneuvering within the Progressive and Republican factions risks California’s November prospects. Johnson, Rowell, and Keeling distance themselves from Hughes tour stops in Oakland San Francisco and Sacramento as party leaders seek a compromise and avoid Progressive involvement.
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