Army aviator missing after Colorado River crossing near Sierra May
SAN ANTONIO January 17 Colonel Richard J Wilken commanding at Yuma Arizona telegraphed southern department headquarters that army aviator Bishop and Lieutenant Robertson may have been seen after crossing the Colorado River near Sierra May or Wilsons message adds will keep the rat Thursday. Tin Y-Three units United States army aeroplanes left early this morning to hunt Bishop and Robertson having orders to continue the search with their gas equipment exhausted. It is the first vital manhunt in blazing. A new aviation supply base was established at McKinnon’s ranch thirty miles southwest of here a week today since the aviator disappeared. They are probably dead red tape delayed starting use hours after the war department permitted them to fly over Lower California. bad weather delayed the start.
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San Antonio
Richard J. Wilken
Manding
Yum
United States Army
Bisop
Roberton
Blatery
McKinnon’s Ranch
Here
California
Walter Gillette of Echo Is Dead
Walter B. Gillette, a long time resident of Echo, died in Portland from complications of Bright's disease at 281 Park Street. He was 46, survived by a wife, four brothers, three sisters and two daughters. His brother George Gillette, former Western Union manager in Pendleton, among siblings listed. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Oregonian
Poho
Ore
Woerd
Portland
Walter B. Gillette
Beho
Keleht
I G
Park Street
George Gillette
Western Union
Pendleton
Gillette
Miller Oillntte
Hy B
Mia Elta Phreare
Mies Meta Gillette
Mae
Four Year Old Traveled Alone from Cheyenne to Pendleton
Four year old Luke Erwin Brattch left Cheyenne Wyoming and rode to Pendleton to visit his grandmother Mrs Jonnie Myers of 314 Tustin Street. Trainmen assisted him and kept him safe during the journey. The boy plans to return alone.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Luke Erwin Brattch
Pendleton
Mra Jonnie Myers
Master Statich
Wilson to take oath on regular inauguration day
President Wilson will be sworn in at the White House on Sunday, with Chief Justice White administering the oath. An inaugural ceremony is planned for Monday before the Capitol where the president will again take the oath. Senate, House, and public will be present to avoid any violation of law.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
White
Supreme Court Thenaugural Ceremonian
Drew
Senate
House
Thomay
Jackson County
Gore
Make-Up Exams for County Eighth Grade Pupils
Examinations for pupils who failed to reach passing grades in geography and physiology at the last exam will be held tomorrow and Friday across the county.
German raider sinks many ships in south Atlantic raid
Believed German raider Vineta has destroyed twenty three merchantmen, with reports of nineteen steamers and two French schooners sunk near Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro. Survivors claim up to four hundred perished, and the raider is said to still operate with twelve cannons and four torpedo tubes.
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South Atlantic
Buenos Ayres
Vineta
Germany
Pernambuco
Atte Bubon
Rio Janeiro
Voltaire
Drina
Dramatist
Randorshire
Samara
Ortega
New Portland
Nesser
King George
Yarrowdale
St. Hiodor
Michanethiel
St. Sael
Snowdon Range
Nount
Gailey
Hammersshus
San Giorgio
Semple
Nantes
Asnieres
Emden
Moewe
Kron Prinz Wilhelm
Prinz Eitel Freiderich
Tintos
Santiago
Chile
Falklands
German raiders claimed three steamers sunk in raid
London reports the admiralty says raiders sank Mount Temple Georgic and Munich adding to ships already reported lost. Georgic a White Star freighter among world's largest merchantmen. Warnings of prize crews on captured ships raise fear of a growing raider fleet. Also notes Halting of Belgian relief cargo on Samland and widespread missing vessels as raid reports continue.
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London
Admiralty
Mount Temple
Munich
Atlantic
Buenos Ayres
South Atlantic
St. Theodore
York
Samland Artying
Rotterdam
United Proms
Voltaire
Georgie
Belgravian
Bellerophon
Hallbjork
Moldavia
Raider Vince Reported Attacking Rio Janeiro Steamer Fleet
Vinex reports from Rio de Janeiro on January 1 note a raider claimed to be named Vince attacked twenty steamers. Officials confirm incoming messages describe the raid and list Vince as the attacker.
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VINEX
Rio DE Janeiro
Vince
Nineteen Reported Lost From Freighter Voltaire
New York officials of the Lamport and Holt line reported nineteen lives lost in a Voltaire incident. No details on recipients of the information or confirmation of casualties were provided, and the source did not identify who received the report.
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New York
Lamport, Holt Line
Voltaire
Col Cody Estate Valued Near Sixty Six Thousand
The estate of Col William F Cody Buffalo Bill who died here Wednesday was estimated at not to exceed 66000 by Judge W L Wall. It includes a small ranch near Cody Wyoming and an equity in a hotel in that town. Delegations from Wyoming and Nebraska regulators attended the funeral Sunday.
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Denver
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
W. L. Wall
Col. Cody
Ticonsinta
Cody
Wyoming
Nebraska
Mount Lassen Erupts Again With Large Ash Cloud
Redding reports Mount Lassen unleashes its most spectacular eruption since May 1915. The crater opens at 10:15 AM, sending inky smoke and nine conical plumes rolling southeast. By 11:00 AM the smoke cloud is twenty miles away. The display is described as awe inspiring.
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Redding
Mount Lassen
Funeral of Dewey Set for Saturday in Washington
The nation mourns Admiral Dewey as a funeral is planned for Saturday. President Wilton and high naval officials will attend. Daniels appointed naval officers, sailors, and Marines to guard the body. Twelve hundred Annapolis midshipmen will form an honor guard for the procession. Northern waters sailors ordered to Washington to march behind the caisson. Congress adjourns to Saturday. government departments to close during services in the Capitol rotunda. Honors similar to Lincoln Garfield and McKinley will be accorded.
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Washington
Dewey
Wilton
Daniels
Bighoat
Koard Dever
Annapolla
Watera
Caiseon
Capitol
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Widow of Captain Martin Dies in California Fire
Marcella Martin widow of Captain William Martin dies in California from injuries in a dwelling fire. She will be buried beside her husband in Olney cemetery in Pendleton after arriving from Yreka. The couple had no children and settled in Pendleton after a long migratory life tied to mining and the Indian wars.
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Yreka
California
Lowell
Marcella Martin
William Martin
Mra Martin
George White
Pendleton
Heap
William Martin Les
Olney
Campz Prairie
Captain Martin
Wee Marcella White
Reamker
New York
Coffin
Oregon
Virginia
Famou Waldo
Sinklyon County
Granite Créok
Grant County
Brown
Webb and
Thompson Streets
Willamette Valley
European Peace Move Under Senate House Leadership
Washington reports say Secretary of State Robert Lansing and key congressional chairmen Henry D. Ploud and the Senate Foreign Relations committee are assessing the next steps to back the president's drive for European peace. Congress must win their support before action, with prospects tied to early moves in this legislative session.
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Robert Lansing
Finator
William J. Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Henry D. Ploud
House
Hiveider
Europe
Leak committee adjourns without witnesses in Washington
The house leak committee adjourned until tomorrow with no witnesses appearing. The panel sought an appropriation and permission to employ counsel and extend the inquiry for one month. Hughes was suggested as the committee’s guidance. The house granted all requests.
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Washington
House
Hughes
Blige Gested
Wheat crop in Umatilla county nearly cleaned up in 1916
Umatilla county reports the 1/14 wheat crop nearly sold out after heavy buying over the past days. About 200,100 bushels have changed hands since the movement began last week at 1.85 dollars per bushel for club wheat. A few small lots remain aside from spring seeding stock. Farmers who held portions of their wheat during the selling surge recently sold as the market dipped from 1.50 to 1.25 dollars before rebounding.
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Umatilla County
Fi le
Raider causes wheat selling price rise
A terse, OCR fragment notes a raider causing wheat selling prices to rise with scattered place names and dates. The readable parts indicate Chicago, Portland, and May-June 1594 references, but details are fragmentary and unclear.
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Bright
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Pendleton, Ore
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Murat
Danton
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France
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Lassen
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