British storm Contalmaison and advances in Frace
British forces stormed Contalmaison village as Allied offensive advances. Haig reports 184 prisoners taken and heavy fighting in Mamet wood. Twenty two fortified villages captured in ten days with Peronne nearly within reach as Verdun actions continue.
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Pendleton Urges Aid for Border Men Families
Governor Withscombe asks Pendleton to join the Oregon Patriotic League to coordinate relief for families of men on the border. He notes soldiers have left home with militia to the Mexican border and urges a state wide effort to supply support without duplication.
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Oregon Fatriotic League
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Uhla Ovenines
Pulita
British Ships Sunk by Austro-Hungarian Novara at Otranto
Wireless dispatch from Berlin reports four, possibly five, armored British patrol boats destroyed by the Austro-Hungarian cruiser Novara at Otranto. All patrol boats were sent to action after explosions. Five British ships are listed as prisoners or captured in the group.
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Berlin
Sayville
Novara
Otranto
Asudrian Admiralty
Tercne
July Options Touch Mark of $1.09 Today
An irregular market note reports July options reaching a mark of $1.09 with mixed movement across highs and opens. The bulletin references prices, futures data, and commodities trading in CL and wheat, noting minor shifts and regional quotes including Oregon and Liverpool markets.
Berlin predicts peace talks after failed offensive
Berlin dispatch reports well informed Germans see the failed offensive ending in defeat within weeks and expect peace negotiations to follow. British advances north of the Somme are described as costly and ineffective, while German opinion insists on forcing an end to the Allied assault and peace without further slaughter.
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Werlin
Berlin
Somme
Pleardy
France
Flanders
England
Mirviily Lowe
Harvest in Umatilla County to yield record crops
Local reports forecast a larger harvest in Umatilla County than anticipated a few weeks ago. Wheat and hay ripen rapidly, with barley and corn also progressing. experts project yields exceeding prior expectations, though regional conditions and hot winds may influence final results.
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Umatilla County
Ella Gandia
Ue Wari
Johnston Named Colonel of Twelfth New York Infantry
New York July 11 authorization has been given Captain Gordon Johnston of the Eleventh United States cavalry to accept a commission as colonel of the Twelfth New York Infantry. He has served as chief aide to Major General Gordon Wood. The colonelcy was offered after the officers and men of the regiment urged retreat of officers. Johnston is the son of the only surviving major general of the Confederate army. His family hails from North Carolina though they later moved to Alabama, where his mother became a regent of Mount Vernon.
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New York
Gordon Johnston
Eleventh
United States Cavalry
New York Infantry
Johnston
Twonard Wood
Tle
War Department
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Caroine
Eon
Alntlaimoea
Ile
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Mount Vernon
Suffrage Leader Hee and President Wilson Speak in Washington
President Wilson spoke at the dedication of the American Federation of Labor home in Washington when Mabel Vernon, a Nevada suffrage leader, teased him. Vernon admitted at the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage headquarters that her action was part of a plan that Wilson did not continue.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Mle
Mabel Vernon
Nevada
Miss Vernons
Apes to be used by doctors to study paralysis
An article reports the push to use apes in medical experiments on paralysis amid rising infantile paralysis cases. Brooklyn records multiple deaths and new infections. agencies consider shipping in apes for research while towns protest.
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New York
Brooklyn
Baker Asked to Explain Charge Against Office
Secretary of War must tell if railroads used dilapidated cars to transport militia to the border. The House votes unanimously to compel Baker to state how many Arizona Texas and New Mexico militiamen failed to report for duty and how many were discharged from service. A resolution to fund $300,000 to bring Americans from Mexican disturbances drew sharp criticism of the administration and the president’s policy.
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Washington
House
Baker
Texas
Pennsylvania
Gardner
Arizona
New Mexico
Mexico
Precautions Considered In Infantile Paralysis Crisis
Wealth officers from Washington British Columbia Maine Oregon and California may meet in Portland to set up measures preventing an infantile paralysis outbreak on the Pacific coast. A Seattle conference opened today as state health officials outline statewide quarantine regulations following talks between the governor and authorities.
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Portland
Ore
Washington
British Columbia
Maio
Oregon
California
Pacific Coast
Seattle
State Health Board
Bulgarian Ruler Urged to Send Troops Against Russia
Rome dispatch: Kaiser Wilhelm and Archduke Joseph asked King Ferdinand to deploy Bulgarian forces to push into Galicia and Wołyn while Russian and Italian actions risk drawing Romania and Greece into war. Ferdinand warned that pulling back could invite a large Allied attack. Russian pressure has forced Austria to move divisions from Trentinen and Cyrallinn to other fronts.
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Kaiser Wihelm
Fratg Joseffie
Riimest
Ferdinand
Pulearin Treopa
Weotind Fronte
Geneva
Roumania
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Roumana
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Verdinand
Tonto
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Onika
Promite
Treaty inquiry prompt seeks open door for American business
Washington July 11 Senator Lewis introduced a resolution directing Lansing to report whether the Russo-Japanese alliance is not likely to close the open door in Hawaii and disrupt American business interests It is understood the treaty contains important secret provisions and that the United States is chiefly concerned with them.
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Washington
Lewis
Lansing
Hlfla
Distrer
Wilson to stump for reelection in brief campaign
President Wilson is weighing a brief stumping tour in support of his reelection bid. Democratic managers plan to discuss whether he should travel the Pacific coast and make a few public appearances. The plan follows internal invitations and uncertain timing as the campaign season moves forward.
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New York
Preadent Wilson
Utle
Hue Siwaye
Pacific Coast
House Adopts River and Harbor Appropriations Report
The House this afternoon adopted the conference report on the rivers and harbor appropriations and emorize one of nearly forty Appropriations items. The action occurred in Washington on July 11 as lawmakers approved the measure advancing funding for waterways and related projects.
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Washington
House
Mutiny at Chihuahua Garrison Shifts to Villa Side
Reported mutiny at Onrruna garrison Chihuahua shifts by war department toward Villa alliance. Secretary Baker faces charges over department actions as the incident tests relief efforts and local harvest plans edge toward delay. Pendleton urged to join the relief movement as events unfold.
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Ceneral
Onrruna
Chihuahua
Villa
Baker
Department
Forever
Pendleton
Jon
Russians to join western assault in France front
Paris dispatch reports Excelsior hi Che Risedan contingents sent from Camp Bremmaille to join French forces at the front. Russian troops, gathered in Moscow, traveled 17 600 miles via Port Dufny and Millehuri to reach the Marseille region between April 20 and May 5. The Moscow assembled force reportedly numbered about 25 000 men with potential for larger followings.
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Excelsior Hi Che
France
Camp Bremmaille
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Marselles
Moscow
Port Dufny
Millehuri
Census first report in octavo volume of 64 pages
The early census documentation appears in an octavo volume of 64 pages. The contemporary note mentions a bureau issuing 19 quarto volumes now, totaling more than 400 000 copies.
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Netaré Buréau Lesues
New Army Gathering Amid Villa Rally in Guerrero District
Reports from El Paso say Mexicans flock to Villa's standard and hundreds desert Guerrero villages to join his rumored force. Carranza officials deny a revolt, while the district becomes a hotbed of Villa sentiment as rains flood parts of the frontier.
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Guerrero
Villa
Chihuahua
EL Paso
Carranza
Villata
Allied Embassies Protest Diver as Merchantman
Allied embassies in London Paris and Washington vow to prevent U S recognition of the Deutchland as a merchantman and curb a sale of freighters amid protest over the submarine’s status. In Rio Janeiro an official paper says a sister ship of the Deutschland could reach soon and prompts a government response.
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Diver
England
France
United States
Harckley
Rio Janeiro
Anmarticial
Deutachland
Atlaatic
Wey Daye
Landscape Artist Criticises Poles and Overhead Wires
An early feature discusses a landscape artist criticising utility poles and overhead wires. Portland adviser J. Hardette weighs in on urban design of parks and streets, praising underground wires and improved aesthetics. The piece notes public works aims to reduce visual clutter and enhance city beauty.
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J. Hardette
Portland
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