Fire devours 1000 acres of wheat near Prescott
Walla Walla July 22 Nearly a thousand acres in the Prescott district were destroyed by a daytime blaze that burned three farm crops. The total loss is estimated at about 75000 dollars. A strong afternoon wind fanned the flames and hampered fire fighting as hundreds of men battled for hours with limited telephone service and scarce help. About 350 acres burned on the Peter Allinson ranch, 460 on the Von Atkinson farm, and 260 on the James Sterling farm. Landowners named include John Stone and Mrs.
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Walla Walla
Almeet
Peter Allinson
von Atkinson
James Sterling
John Stone
Mra
Forest Fire Races Through Woods South of Ukiah
Oregonian Special reports a vast forest fire south of Heresprend racing at about one mile every five minutes. Albert Peterson quotes the pace as crews and rangers battle the largest blaze the region has faced. Pendleton guards add fifty fire fighters and sixty more are due as the effort continues for two weeks with air and ground support.
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Ukiah
Ukinh
Albert Peterson
Walter Allison
Pendleton
Fever Outbreak Reported From Future Peru
Report from Future Peru notes yellow fever breaking out in the area near Guayaquil and nearby towns. The message mentions many cases and a diarrheal illness accompanying the fever, indicating a growing health concern and urging caution for travelers and residents.
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Guayaquil
Future
Peru
Hauber Fire Destroys Crops in Wuranee District
A large blaze in Wuranee District engulfed crops and消防 crews battled a fire reported as larger than a previous Finnile Grove event. The earlier fire burned about 750 acres, and officials warn of extensive damage to farmland.
Court Rules for Attorney General in Land Suit
Salem July 1 Judge Higgs of Harney county circuit court ruled the attorney general acted within his rights in granting a demurrer for the case brought by ex Attorney General Crawford to recover about 26 000 acres from Pecble Livestock Trust. The supreme court opinion allows Attorney General Brown to proceed with a new complaint after the demurrer’s disposal. The suit traced to 1914 when Crawford filed to reclaim school and swamp lands in Harvey and Grant counties, with swamp lands tied to H Owen the swamp land angel.
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Salem
Judew Dalton Higgs
Harney County
Gleneral Crawford
Pecblé Litestem Company
Oregon
Livestock Company
Brown
Supreme Court
Crawford
Wen
Harvey
Grant
H. Owen
Hinds
W. &. Toddhunter
Idubn Devine
Forest Fires Near Elgin Threaten Timber Losses
Union County forests burn around Elgin and Palmer Junction with multiple small fires over days. A blaze in Grande Tronde Lumber Company timber near Palmer Junction caused about 2000 dollars in standing timber loss before being controlled. other fires involve George Palmer Lumber Company timber, with crews fighting flames for days.
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George Palmer Lumber Company
Valier
Elein
Mother 80 Fetes Sons On Return From War
Mrs. Mary Partridge eighty celebrated at the Hotel Vendome in San Jose after four sons returned from France. She held grandchildren and noted the family’s parade sighting on Market Street. The banquet honored Albert Henry Hiram William Partridge and grandsons Amos Henry Miram Albert Wilkinson with shared smiles and dinner plans.
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San Jose
Mary Partridge
Hotel Vendome
France
Patridwe
Soi Jose
Shoe
San Franchco
Market Street
Partridge
Albert
Henry
Hiram
William Partridge
Amos
Miram
Albert Wilkinson
Moonshine Fights Break Out in Newport Skating Rink
Two fights erupted in Newport on a Saturday night as a drunken man attempted to skate after overindulging. He attacked Errol Byres with a whiskey bottle during the altercation, then fled town in a motorized vehicle.
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Newport
Leary
Errol Byres
Fire in Laboratory Causes Minor Damage
Thomn Edieon, an electrical worker, formed a bucket brace in his laboratory when fire was discovered. A watchman alerted responders and the fire was quickly extinguished with only minor damage reported.
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Bart Ofange
Thomn Edieon
Malaria Strikes British Marshal Amid Peace Parade Fallout
London reports Sir Douglas Haig, the marshal, stricken by malaria with physicians deeming the illness not seriously alarming. The ailing leader's condition casts a shadow over the ongoing peace parade as officials seek to reassure the public and manage morale.
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London
Douglas Hats
Hale
Aviator Sets Speed Record in Flight Up From California
Sacramento dispatch reports Lt Earl Neubig established a round trip speed record from Mather to Mortland Oregon and return totaling 10 hours 66 minutes The trip to Portland took 6 hours Minutes with Robert B Smith overseeing a war loan effort valued at 1 066 000 in savings certificates Neubig reported a hangfire between Roseburg and Grants Pass Oregon during the return leg and noted a five minute delay
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Sacramento
Cal
Matherfield
Here
Mortland
Earl Neubig
Portland
Robert B. Smith
War Loan Organization
2Th Federal Reserve Dhairlet
Traveport Athoy
Alanka
Countess Lazlo Szechenyi to Visit Newport Villa Colony
Reports say Countess Lazlo Szechenyi plans a visit to the United States to meet her mother Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt as a price treaty between the Allies and Austria nears signing. Her sister Countess Anton Sigray’s properties and stocks in the United States were seized in January 1918, part of alien property actions.
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Newport
Interrat
Lazlo Szechenyi
Austria
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Beecheng
United States
Anton Sigray
James W. Gerard
Employment of Tican at Medford Closes Indefinitely
Medford federal employment office the sole one in Southern Oregon shut down today due to missing federal funds. Superintendent Milton Jones can keep the office open at $3 a month from the county court, which had pledged $9 monthly until an appropriation arrived. During the period 2772 persons were placed in jobs.
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Medford
Federal
Oregon
Milton Jones
Yankees in Germany Begin Rapid Exodus
Report from Coblenz on July 23 notes Third Army personnel are hurrying to leave Germany. Casuals fill trains and sleeping car reservations to Party are booked a week ahead. Fifth division moved from Luxembourg Friday and Fourth division slated to leave the Rhine on Tuesday. Second division planned to depart the east bank of the Rhine July 15 bound for home.
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Germany
Coblenz
Bonday
Third Army
Luxembourg
Rhingewee
East Bank of
the Rhine
Swiss to repatriate German prisoners of war
About 200000 German POWs held in France will be sent home this week via Switzerland. Arrangements were set by German, French, and Swiss representatives in Berne for repatriation of prisoners in 1945.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
France
Berne
Switserland
Hero Invites Death To Visit Sweetheart
Geneva reports a young French soldier of twenty four who won the War Cross sacrificed his life for a chance to see his sweetheart. He vowed to cross the frontier to Switzerland despite a guard’s warning and was shot dead as he attempted to reach his beloved.
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Hero
Death
Geneva
Alice
Neivhotel
Switzerland
Congress Cuts Army Budget Clash Over Parismony
Washington July 24 The administration faces a battle over reducing the army to 225000 after September 30 within a 36000 man authorization. Secretary Baker testified before the House Military Committee that insufficient funding would fail to hold the current force together and warned further cuts would jeopardize the service. He cited planned retirements and aviation corps manpower as the primary path to balance appropriations and indicated no fixed date for repatriation of Siberian forces.
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Washington
Baker
House
Ucnigredia
Seni
James
Michigan
Siberia
Salem Residents Fly for Short Air Trips at $10
Salem residents enjoyed short airplane rides this Sunday aboard a plane owned by Lt Floyd Browne of Silverton. Lt J B Frangeen of Portland and Lt Harold L Cook of Salem piloted the flight, resuming after a two week break caused by a broken propeller blade from a rough landing. Passengers paid $1 per ride. Browne, a stunt instructor from wartime days, had worked on Argentina air routes and joined Salem’s Fourth of July celebrations. Cook previously served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Browne’s physician advised a temporary withdrawal from flying due to a nervous condition.
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Salem
J. BE. Frangeen
Portland
Harold L. Cook
Floyd D. Browné
Silverton
Army Aviation
Argentina
Cook
France
Browne
Linkage of Men in Alaska Reports Labor Shortage
In Juneau Alaska the Monthly Bulletin notes an unprecedented shortage of workers. Major quartz mines are short of men and unable to maintain output, as the bulletin explains, while many are flagged as unavailable or reluctant to work, creating widespread labor constraints across the industry.
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Juneau
Alaska
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