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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR shows postal and newspaper branding elements with unclear place names and stray lines. Readable bits point to a Pendieron post office entry and publication by a news company based in Oregon, with garbled street and date cues.
Poem praising the service flag and its symbolism for soldiers' families. A verse notes the flag speaks for a fallen soldier son and for wives awaiting husbands sent to war, honoring sacrifice and Patriot duty. Written by William Herschell in the Indianapolis News.
The original permit made mill company rights secondary to Indians and could be canceled by the interior department. A later congress act claimed to protect Indian use of the stream for agriculture, but the supreme court ruled the act actually deprived Indians of property rights, limiting them to drinking water use only.
A government program provides compensation if a soldier or sailor is killed or disabled. Wives remain unmarried to receive support, with payments from $25 for a widow to $57.50 for a widow with four children. Totals for total disability range from $30 to $75 monthly depending on marital status.
A Portland paper once vocal for war urges courage over fear as Oregon boys at Camp Mills endure sparse gear. It chides rival reports of mistreatment while stressing wartime hardship is expected and needed, urging resolve amid tensions and the home front.
The plan sets monthly payments up to 100 dollars for severe disability including loss of limbs or permanent bedridden status, with 20 dollars extra for cases needing a nurse or attendant if the worker has three or more children. Payments apply regardless of marital status.
Pendleton gains a boost for next school year as Superintendent Austin earns praise for a caliber not easily found, reflecting stability and leadership qualities valued by the district.
A late 19th century item notes a Christmas Eve ball by Milarkeys, with Mat Kelloggs and Johnny Craneford in attendance. It mentions a legal case with a first degree murder conviction and imminent execution, plus a Pilot Knob militia company formed with officers elected and 29 members in the unit.
Supreme Court Justice Tompkins granted a certificate to John Brie no Hahl United States Infantry as Second Lieutenant in the Army. Hahl, born in Germany, recently commissioned at Plattsburg and stationed at Dix Gump, declined the naturalization objection. The judge noted seventeen years in the United States Army and pressed for clarity on citizenship status.
A fragmented OCR item discusses repatriation of Allied German civilians, Germans in France, and women and children in German camps. It mentions Britain and colonial arrests and future talks on prisoner exchanges under an agreement.
Planters and refiners in Honolulu and San Francisco discuss increased sugar freight rates via the freight route by sea. The rate to New York via the Panama Canal is quoted as a base, with implications for ductile production and overall costs estimated around millions. The article notes strong activity in the sugar industry and questions about capacity and profits amid rate changes.
A woman from Enchant Pennsylvania describes severe crying spells and nervous illness ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits renewed strength and the ability to work, urging others to seek the remedy and even offering free advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
Havre France December 14. Reports say King Alfonso negotiates prisoner swaps as part of surrender terms. The negotiations involve exchanges and concessions pending formal ratification with allied mediators. The wording emphasizes cautious progress toward a settlement and release measures.
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