Social and Personal notes from Pendleton era society
Social and personal items list weddings births and travels including Mere Stetina P s illness recovery at 82 Virgen hospital visit by Mina Gibba to Portland for training. Mentions Alles La Valle Rogers and Lievd Rithées wedding near Hole Idaho. Couples Jones Wood and other local names travel for funerals and visits across Pendleton and surrounding towns.
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Mite Vielen Gibbs
Dendeion Bieh School
Portland
Virgen Hospital
Mina Gibba
Wes
Mra Water Smith
Alles la Valle Rogers
Lievd Rithées
Bttcher
Stanffel Standard
Afr
FM. Rogers
Hole
Idaho
Death of Sergeant John Fitzmaurice Listed in France
Miss Maurice Fitzmaurice of Pendleton confirms the death of her brother Sergeant John Fitzmaurice in France on January 2. A member of the 63rd Regiment Battery PF Artillery, he enlisted from Seattle and served overseas after the war began. He succumbed to spinal meningitis at age 34, after participating in major battles and was believed to be bound for Germany with his company. His sister plans a brief visit to Condon before departure.
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France
Pitemaurice
John Fitzmaurice
Fitemaurice
63Rd Regiment
Seattle
War Department
Borah Speech Attacks War Spending and Privilege
Senator Borah denounces wartime expenditures as wasteful and politically motivated. He warns of a fight between government and people, cites taxed Americans funding liberty bonds, and calls for restraint and economic fairness amid perceived profiteering. He links Russia, revolutions, and oppression to current policy and urges disciplined fiscal action.
Train Collision Kills Twenty One Near Batavia
Batavia N Y Jan 14 Twenty one persons were killed and three seriously injured in a rear end collision on the New York Central railroad at South Berns nine miles from Batavia at 9 36 Sunday morning. Train No 1 known as the Southwestern Limited ran into the rear of train No 13 the Wolverine as both were passing a Brandyville section bound for the run up a steep grade between Byron and Batavia.
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Batavia
Pereanes
New York
Wives of soldiers face small allotment checks
In Washington on January 14 the government reported that out of 3,500,000 checks issued for November and December dependents’ allotments and allowances only about $20,000 have been paid. Secretary Glass said all October allotments had been paid and the two most recent months’ checks would be issued by the end of January.
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Washington
Pourdiere’ Pas
Glass Eid
Versailles Scene of Triumph and Defeat
French envoys signed preliminaries after the German proclamation of the empire on January 18 1871 in Versailles. King William I and Crown Prince Frederick led a ceremony with a religious service and a patent forming the empire. Prussian leaders celebrated while Thiers and Pawre negotiated with German envoys in Paris. France ceded territory and paid large indemnities amid occupation.
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Versailles
France
William of
Prusia
Bilomarek
Wiliam
Frederick
Plamarek
Malte
Empire
Bisnarek
German Empire
Gramd Duke of
Badan
Rue de Provence
Vereiltow
Thiers
Aleie
Mitch
Lorraine
Birge
Fire in France destroys Y. goods parts
Fire in France caused substantial damage to a warehouse at Vallette range, destroying millions in goods and inventory of the V. M. L. O. A. at the site. In Dallas Oregon on January 14 a telegram from Captain John Perry of the U S Army in France said he was returning home and his wife had been notified.
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Ba Vilette
Ocular
Dallas
Ore
Dallan Thin Weole
John Perry
United States Army
France
Dowth tale hints at Blinn poetry and Chapman undertakings
Fragmentary text suggests a historical item mentioning Blinn Poetry and Chapman, with unclear context. The readable bits imply discussion of undertakings or events in a community, possibly a legal or civic notice, but details are obscured by garbled OCR.
Elopers Park Badly Only Percent Prove Happy
January 13 report from San Francisco notes runaway elopements lead to 95 percent ending in annulment or divorce. Judge T. F. Graham, known as The Great Reconciler, cites court experience as basis for his statistic. He urges restraint for couples considering elopements and warns against vanity or mere romance. Also in Washington, Senator Smoot introduces a bill for Theodore Roosevelt’s pension and free use of the mail.
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Ban Francisco
F. Grayham
Graham
Perrone
Sinn Fein Leader Plunkett Noted Despite Earlier Prison
Article references ongoing Sinn Fein activities and notes Plunkett as a key figure. It mentions his prior imprisonment in England under the Defense of the Realm Act and his recent release. The piece emphasizes his continued influence amid political actions.
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Sinn Fein
Plunkett
Heecause
England
Food supply to sustain enemy until February fifteenth
A Vienna dispatch reports that the enemy is provided enough food to endure until February 15, citing a statement from an official in Vienna. In Detroit, Edward J. Doyle, prominent Knight of Columbus and former banking commissioner, died from injuries after a car accident. The Academy of Moral and Tolitarian Colonists announced a relief aid package of 16,000 francs for sufferers in the Sudan and Belgium, revealed at their meeting.
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Main Bon
Jon
Wiensend
Germany
Anstein
Vienna
Detroit
Mich
Edward J. Doyle
Knight of Columbus
Amarican
Wate Banking
Academy of Moral and Tolittent Roloneyt
Surtern Prange
Helaium
Ayaday
Hoover Gives PRIA Por Rela Work Pari
Herbert C Hoover, the food administrator, is identified as the key figure in directing relief or related work for the Paris effort. The brief item notes his involvement and assigns him responsibility within the agency, signaling ongoing administrative actions.
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Hoover
Pria Por Rela
Hypo Appropriations Pass House Despite GOP Pushes
Washington report states the CU today passed appropriations totaling about 77 million dollars. Republicans aimed to remove certain provisions, but efforts largely failed as the bill moves to the Senate.
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Washington, Jan
Ihemin
California senator urges rapid withdrawal from Russia
Sensier Jolmeon of California introduces a senate resolution calling for the swift withdrawal of American troops from Russia amid ongoing tensions. The proposal seeks to accelerate troop redeployment and stress a change in policy.
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Washington
Sensier Jolmeon
California
Senate
Thussia
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Theodore Roosevelt
George N Plunkett
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