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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1917
Page
6
The Baker Herald notes a wartime slump in the automobile business, yet Pendleton and Uma tilla county show many new cars. Union and Wallowa counties also display optimism from a recent showing. Mining brisk and farm prices strong suggest Baker remains hopeful for growth.
A New York writer contends the war will reshape U S politics with the Democratic Party gaining enduring prestige and influence. The piece notes wartime issues will dominate elections for years, while foreign-born Americans gain equal status and loyalty in a melting pot. It also mentions Wilson’s food administration stance and market signals amid Russia’s internal turmoil.
A scaffolding collapse during work on Warone project killed a laborer whose identity remains unknown. The scene left a grieving wife, a grieving family, and a frightened child as investigations begin into the accident that halted traffic and raised questions about safety and oversight.
A faction fights on until a dictatorial power is established. The group's persistence underscores the struggle for control and the early consolidation of authority amid growing resistance.
State Editorial Association gathering in Pendleton drew editors and wives from Oregon towns. amid lively hospitality, humorous antics, and campus at Wallowa Lake. prominent figures included Elbert Bede and Phil Pates. business sessions occurred in Pendleton Public Library with A. E. Woodries presiding.
Fragmentary text from a Fort Sheridan training camp note mentions students and seminars. The legible items include references to vaulting seminars and phrases about English language usage and fru lhig, but most content is unreadable.
The business show will be held September 22 this year and you ought to go. Tea worth while.
A member of Troop P trudges on despite long distances following a plow, showing unwavering commitment amid arduous travel.
Washington reports a wartime plan where German submarines will not be allowed to sink gold shipments. The war and treasury departments propose a scheme with French government aid to fund troops. Soldiers may receive stipends in French currency with exchange allowances.
A fragment from the Camas Prairie area notes a local justice judging whether a law is worth a cent. The piece mentions Palley, Raley, and Crews and a hunting cruise on the reservation yielding two and a half dozen young curfews. A Nolin rancher laments crop expectations. The old courthouse is described as deserted as town bustle faded. Post office seekers were diverted to the cow pound amid confusion over Hendricks’s impounding.
A fragment discusses United States credit vouchers for remitting pay home, noting duplicates to protect against loss on a steamer disaster. It argues independence day should be celebrated together by democratic allies, and claims neutrality is irrelevant to the war effort.
The note mentions a busy Thorn Hollow river swimming hole, Mrs George Palmer Mutnas praised as the coast's second best woman swimmer after a recent editorial convention, Trace Bakers with registration number 22 listed, and Rattlemake Pete as Troop DT member. Additional odd details describe semaphore signals and draft geography studies, with Pat Camham failing to take.
A blurred photograph caption lists suspects as Harry Petiel Irving Bondparth and Anthony Melcher, alleged to be involved in a secret information scheme with a company connected to covert rents and unnamed operatives. The source text is garbled with numerous misspellings.
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