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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
4
A fragmentary verse recalling a lad lost at sea, invoking Robert Louis Stevenson and the sea’s memory. The text mixes mangled lines with references to islands, rain, and longing, portraying a boy named Merry or Merry of the sea and a poetic elegy for youth.
Endletons July Fourth celebrated with fireworks causing chaos and danger. Thousands faced disturbances from firecrackers big and small and incidents of hoodlumism. Accidents and near misses marred the day as Main street traffic and crowds risked safety.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, with the President's approval, calls a July 2 conference at the Treasury in Washington with life insurance companies to discuss insuring officers and men of the Army and Navy. The War Risk Bureau already covers merchant seamen. panelists will weigh extending federal powers or combined agency options to protect military families. The aim is a broad, humane system ensuring support for dependents if sacrifice occurs.
J A Bota from Helkix was here yesterday. A C Fulford of Beho spent the Fourth here. Jaeper Templeton of Kehoe visited the city. Floyd HM of Walla Walla was Pendleton visitor over the Fourth. Mr and Mrs Thomas Hawthorn of Irrigan are visitors today. Lt Downing of Stanfield was up from the west end yesterday. Walter Cadman deputy county clerk at Walla Walla is here today on a short visit. Glenn D Hart Harvester cigar representative attended as a Fourth of July visitor. Mint Hianche Jones returned from Portland with Wilting line before Stoke Shaw Mike GilbDous Gutpalate Chip. YOUNGBTOWN OH duly 6 Mike MPbeneau Sewal it-priintend George Chip of New Castle Pa in e-rownid boat at Wiieht Meld Coudny Oihbhone was master of the situation The Highput and was never in alitiger.
In Pendleton a public event featured a foggy morning crowd and two men who kept their hats on during the band playing The Star Spangled Banner. A note on the 28 Years Ago column recalls a fireworks display on the north hill with George and Hob mentioned. The piece casually references obtaining money under pretense in relation to the Battle of San Juan. The Newton paper notes no navy brother in the United States.
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