08 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1919
Page
1
Washington July report claimed Postmaster General Burleson offered to retire and quit politics after the AFL Atlantic City convention. Burleson denied the resignation rumor and said there was no truth to the claim. The White House and State Department noted no decision had been made.
A riot in Fiume between French soldiers and Italians left ten French soldiers dead and twenty wounded. A clash began when drunken French troops fired on a crowd, triggering a broader confrontation that included attacks on Italian and merchant marines as orders were restored.
A garbled fragment mentions Charlie Chaplin Jr arriving with a cost of ten thousand dollars. It references figures like Angieues and Joly, a half-remembered scene around a bet, and a mention of a world where a girl named Min Chaplin might be involved, but many words are indecipherable.
The R-34 submarine mission is postponed to 6 AM due to engine overhaul work. Commander Seo reports the ship will sail past New York after initial maneuvers, with the aircraft carrier and the crew awaiting orders and no casualties reported.
Washington hearing reveals a covert wartime body sanctioned by the administration. Chairman Grohe cites a council advisory commission with broad powers, secret meetings four months before entry, and claims of censorship and political manipulation shifting power away from Congress and into executive hands.
Ida M Tarbell headlines a Chautauqua program tonight featuring soprano Coloreth and other performers including Mary Adele Inve. The evening blends musical items and dramatic readings with a lecture by Tarbell and a concert prelude.
Plans and specifications for a proposed Elks building arrived from Portland architect A F Dowle. The building committee announced bids would be invited for a combined home and store area plus a modern theater, with local contractors encouraged. Bids to be opened after a fixed deadline, with possible start within a month.
London reports suggest Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz could be indicted for Germanys submarine warfare. A British cabinet minister aide hints a grand jury in New York or Chicago may indict Wilhelm in absentia and seek his extradition from Holland or another neutral country.
County officials announce funding for the Teel project, with work set to begin next Monday. The long planned tunnel will be built by the Teel district through the county treasury to defray expenses, with a $890,000 budget and contractors named. The project officially certified in July, funds delayed by holidays, and work to include a 12,441 foot tunnel, two drilling engines, and round-the-clock crews. Headquarters for South End work at Pilot Rock, with completion aimed for March 1, 1921, and contractors Rajobe, Robert & Winters contracted to start next Monday or Tuesday.
Fragmentary report references authority and motions tied to a national situation. Mentions a person placed under orders by legal power and an organization acting in a formal capacity. Readable names and concrete actions are obscured in the text.
An unclear regional report notes actions in Lansing and Washington this week. The text mentions a secretary named Favela facing a sell fee and a potential treaty decision. Didier Secretary of Sue Polk is expected to travel to Paris to discuss reformation considerations.
LANDON, Taly comments on President Wilken’s return to Aurerfem, claiming the Pehdn treaty is a mounting travesty on the polite and perlate neermme Lo pawoe. He argues that the only hope is to redirect funds to prevent a defeat seen as an international turning point.
President Wilson, back in America, confronts major tasks including Berlin diplomacy, lifting war precautions, and refining railroad policies. Key items before Congress involve agriculture appropriations and ongoing campaign chatter, with uncertainty over a possible second term.
Unclear OCR reports a large July arrival of the George Washington in New York harbor. President Wilton’s ship passes Liberty Island at 2:25 pm amid cheers, with escort vessels, seaplanes, and a huge crowd along Battery Park and waterfront. Police deter photography and flowers. harbor towns prepare for the welcoming procession into the city. The voyage included Ambrose Light, Hoboken slip, and a full ceremonial escort.
The report notes West End yields averaging over 20 bushels amid ongoing harvest as fields near Kehoe Nojitt Youkung reach maturity. Grain grades include No 2 with testing BA pounds, while pilots Rock shows no cuttings yet and Dihes work on the reservation is expected to begin. Harvest ripens slowly in Hells and northeastern sections with promising yields anticipated two weeks before full harvest.
Newport July 1 After two years absence deep sea fishing will resume. Captain Zonas Copeland plans to fit out a vessel commanded by Captain Trace Davie Yaquina bar pilot. The voyage will target sea lion caves at Heceta head to trap sea lions for sale to biological gardens.
In Rome today anarchists allegedly plotted to store grenades at Plotralata fort and attacked a wine shop to plan arson. Simultaneously workers seized food, half-price sales and looting spread through Milan as police faced mass arrests and injuries.
Freewater and Milton seek to pave roads between Pendleton and Walla Walla. City engineers report progress on road work with county and state coordination. The effort aims to improve Thompson Creek area routes and connect edge-of-town paving to the highway line.
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