Bandits Taken as U.S. Troops Press For Mexico Withdrawals
Two bandits believed linked to a kidnap gang were captured by American troops south of Candaria as the hunt across the border continues. Army officers expect the eighth Cavalry to withdraw from Mexico soon if the trail cools. Carranza officials urge withdrawal while expressing trust in President Wilson and the United States. Deputy reports quote tense exchanges and ongoing patrols near the border with further operations possible if bandits reemerge. Captain Mathick's unit remains in position, chasing the bandits with no sign of ending the hunt.
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San Thtonto
Candaria
EL. Pabo
Tex
Mexico
Presidio
Mathick
Pay Bills or Water Shut Off Warned by City
Water customers with unpaid bills are urged to contact the city water office before week’s end to avoid service suspension. J R Team, cashier, notes the monthly due date is the tenth and warns it is poor business to provide water free. delinquent accounts face shutdown unless paid, with a $1 restoration fee.
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Bethe
J. R. Team
Ream
Iron Workers Strike in Honolulu Deepens Union Tensions
In Honolulu on August 21, iron workers launched a strike demanding reinstatement of discharged union men. All city iron works halted as talks stalled, marking the second such strike in the islands' history, with the deadlock unfolding amid a tense labor climate.
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Honolulu
Islands
Elght Hondred Iron Workers
Elanda
Nia Wll
Wilson Declares No Peace Before Ratification
Aug 21 report from Miles City and Washington states President Wilson says he has no power to declare peace before the Senate ratifies the treaty. He warns a peace declaration would harm national honor. Administration leaders press for ratification without reservations amid strong opposition.
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Washington
Mall
Wilson
Senate
Germany
Strawney
Wilcona
Benator Pittman
Pittman
Hitchcock
Bortih
Johnson
Field Day Plan for Hermiston to Boost Station Work
Hermiston Commercial Club appoints Tom Frasier Fr Kingsley and W W Ilisley to organize a 1915 Field Day on September 27 at the Hermiston Experiment Station. Committees will select farmers and women from the west end to join Mr Bennion and Miss Harmon in mapping a program including a picnic lunch a demonstration of cookers and refrigerators and an afternoon program. The event aims to popularize the station and encourage farmers to adopt the station experiments.
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Hermiston Experiment Station
Dea
Tom Frasier
Fr. J. Kingsley
W. W. Ilisley
Hermiston Commercial Club
Pred Hennion
Commercial Club
Bennion
Mise Ila May Harmon
Hermiston
Homant
Dean Cordrey
Profesor Powers
C. A.cy
Miss Harmon
Bennian
Butchers Refuse to Sell Meat by Telephone Orders
In Delleville Aug 21 housewives cannot order meat by telephone. The butchers union voted to not answer any Bell telephone in the shops where they work and to refuse filling any order that comes in by phone. The Retail Clerks Union backed keeping Bell phones out but declined to strike unless employers remove the phones.
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Delleville
Butcher
Confession Ties Bolshevik Plot to Imperial Restorers
In Stockholm Aug 21 Hadji Lashet and several Russians confess to forming a military organization to restore the Imperial family. They admit killings were carried out in its name to attract European attention to Bolshevik terror. Ardaxieff is named as a Bolshevik commissary and key instigator. Calve che, a former sailor, deserted the Russian fleet. The group vows to stay true to the oath and to strike at Gelgotha amid czarist aims.
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Stockholm
Hadji Lashet
Nikola Ardasjov
Calvvo
Hadj Lasher
Ardaxieff
Molshevik
Feodoroff
Marraches
Calveche
Pendleton Moscow Local Phone Office Silent on Wages and Revenues
Local councilmen appointed a committee to investigate telephone rates and employee wages in Pendleton. Superintendent J A Murray refused to disclose local office data, citing records from the Portland office. The committee pressed for facts, noting a $1.15 daily wage increase but no salaries or revenue totals were provided. The report suggested the company hides information from municipal authorities, and the findings were sent to the Public Service Commission. Pendleton will be represented at the Portland hearing on August 27.
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Theookage
Pendleton
Frojtil
J. A. Murray
Public Service
Portland
Pendleton Post Forming American Legion Branch
Pendleton residents form an American Legion post name Pendleton Post. A second meeting set by laws patterned after Portland and state guidelines. Attendance small. plans paused until September 3rd with future meetings likely Sundays. Also Chicago strikes 700 painters and cleaners leaving 2000 out of work over wage demands.
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Pendleton
American Legion
Rome
Pendleton Pot
Portland
Pointer from Gilliam County Visits Lexington
W. E. Pointer of Gilliam County is visiting Lexington, coming over to meet local contacts and discuss regional matters.
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W. EK. Pointer
Lexington
Gilliam County
Blaze From Abandoned Camp Fire Spreads Across Forest
A camp fire left burning started a 3,000 acre blaze in the central Wenaha forest area east of Toll Gate on the Oregon side. Jonick Ross pleaded guilty in Pendleton to starting the fire and was reprimanded. Firefighters, aided by forest officials, struggled as multiple fires raged amid strong afternoon winds. Firefighting efforts continued across Wenaha and adjacent forests with crews from Pendleton, Wallowa, and other districts aiding. Local authorities report critical conditions as additional fires threaten nearby regions.
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Wengha Forest
Oregon
Jonick Ross
Leeser
C. M. March
Row
Pendipton
Kavanagh
Forest Service
Wenaha
Wenwho
Eli
Summerville
Whitman Forest
Whitnan
Umatitia
Damwaisie
Reslen
Hidawes
Clearettio
Charges by Packers Over Groceries and Food Control
Washington reports allege big meat packers dominate groceries and substitutes to raise prices during wartime. Dr Lewin Haney cites Southern Wholesale Grocery Associations as witnesses. Fernald defends packers in Senate, arguing fair treatment for all licensed enterprises.
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Washington
Darwen
Packere
Seri Ayer Inia
Lewin Haney
Haney
Southern
Sanoci«Ations
Kenyon Packer
Wat
Fernald
Senate
Bimecht
Clothing In Food Control Act Extension Discussed
Washington August 21 Extension of the federal food control act to include wearing apparel and grant the Department of Justice power to act against profiteering retailers faces the House Agricultural Committee. The measure broadens enforcement of price and distribution controls amid wartime concerns.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Norkgread
House Agricational
Labour party manifesto calls broad price relief program
The Labor forty life publiched a manifesto inviting the people to join in a general movement against high costs. It urges requisition of wheat sugar milk and butter and fixing prices for goods while pushing government control of prices for cloth and shoes. It also proposes international price coordination and aid for devastated countries through international coin and transport tariffs.
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Broubless
Anm
Forty Life
Concert Fate Hangs on Band Funds in Local Club
Uncertain if tonight's concert proceeds as leaders dodge definite money details. Commercial Association to deliver 987 to secretary this afternoon. band members wary until funds arrive. Provisional odds favor a show, with tensions over who pays and who plays dictating possibilities.
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Bend
Cahirman Erteevelt
Sawyer
R. Chlapek
Chia Dek
Chinopek
Roonevelt
Han
Airplane Arrives Sparks Bend Flight Exhibition
A Curtiss type plane arrives in Bend with Bemate of Portland crew assembling it today. Joy rides priced at 10 dollars await curious visitors, led by former overseas pilot Archie Roth. Mayor J T Vaumthan is invited, along with other prominent locals, to view the display.
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Jones
Rt Co
Portland
Archie Roth
Will Rondie
J. T. Vaumthan
City Votes on Parking on School Grounds and Street Plans
City actions include using school grounds for Round-Up parking with guards hired nightly and janitors on duty by day. A council resolution to Congress attacking profiteers is requested, Main street public meetings ban remains, and Garfield street paving plans are reviewed. The gasoline ordinance is enacted after a mayoral tie vote, with City Attorney affirming the ruling.
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Sittos
Congress
Portland City Commission
E. P. Parker
Main Street
Warnot
Garfield Street
Mark
Raley
James A. Fee
Wagoinelljinen
Crowds Predicted Big For Coming Round-Up
Promoters claim crowds will exceed past events as Pendleton Merchants Association reports strong ticket sales and reservations for the three day Round-Up. County groups note high interest with four men selected for the event lineup and notable demand across sectors.
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Bhaey
Gramtet
Citizens Walked to Work in Drizzly Gala
In a drizzling morning, citizens walked toward downtown in a calm street scene. A small crowd gathered near the cross streets as banners waved and neighbors chatted, reflecting a town-wide moment of quiet solidarity.
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Sashville Clperen Wamlek
Sastivilar
Citisens
Gerk
Mexicans Seized for Robbery U S Oil Companies
Washington Aug 21 Protest against the American invasion of Mexico will be made to the state department by the Mexican ambassador tomorrow, with Mexican officials and newspapers urging a better U S Mexico understanding. In Laredo Texas charges accuse Carranza troops of robberies of American oil interests and arrests of suspected soldiers. Reports say Mexican agents posing as soldiers have operated in border commands for weeks, while governors and officials call for nonviolence amid war fears.
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State Dept
Washington
Mexico
Mexican Foreign Office
Mexico City
Merton
United States
Laredo
Texas
Ave
Carransiata
Americas
Tampree
Meatoan
Zambrano
Ginpatehes
Rafael Nieto
Secretary of the Treasury
Peter Crone
San Lot Poser
Elenor Requerre
Darraga
Carravista
Nieto
San Poteoal
Derranga
Troops Called Out in Indiana Strike
Hammond Indiana August 21 Officials feared a new outbreak when 400 militiamen arrived at the Standard Steel plant to quell rioting strikers but no trouble had occurred. Many foreign born workers persisted in striking after rejecting the company's compromise. state officials consulted the governor and called for troops as the situation extended beyond their contracts.
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Hammond
Ind
Standard Steel Company
Powitio
Tan
Colety Officinale
Valuable Express and Mail Stolen on Southern Train
Three masked bandits robbed a Nashville Illinois express train today hijacking and escaping with valuable mail and express packages. The incident occurred near Leteleville as the train traveled toward Columbia, with authorities seeking suspects and motive.
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Southern
Nashville
Alex
Pearl Harbor Dock Opens in Ceremony
A garbled account reports an official ceremony at Pearl Harbor marking the opening of a new dock and gate. President and officials are described in broken lines as acknowledging the access for merchant ships and warships alike, with references to hosts and dignitaries.
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Pos Olulas
Josent
CC Ff. Nave
Harber Drydowk
Hondrets
Yehites
Hhawalhts
Jajah
Taniele
Friends the Cerretary
Tie
Horder
Train derailment near here injures Norfolk Western workers
A damaged railway incident occurred when a freight train on the Norfolk Western line derailed near here. One brakeman and another worker were injured in the crash, with rescue teams responding promptly to the scene.
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Thain Denman
Norfolk Western
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