Oregon Roads 10 Drop Rate Requests Ahead of Hearing
Oregon public utility commission officials in Salem expect Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a 15 percent rate increase for railroads serving Oregon. They say carriers may drop rates on some commodities while defending a July hearing in Portland.
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Oregon
Salem
Ordone
Eitho O
Indemiate Commore Comemination
Chatemac Racker
Oreton
Ermine Commission
Onston
Oremen
Portland
Fondamenutnus
Ora
Dale Hinkle Receives Second Lieutenant Commission
East Gregorian Apecal. June 30. Mr and Mrs J T Minkle announce their son Timle Hinkle has earned a second lieutenant commission in the Teor Kewrve Corn at the Presidio training camp San Prandl oo. He was a student at Reel College Vortend for the past two years and had little prior military experience. Letters say training was pleasant after initial hardships.
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Uarmiston
Mere J T. Minkle
Tmle Hinkle
San Prandloo
Mfinkle
Reel College
Best Vice President State Medical Association Meeting
Portland date June 2 Dr J A Resto Pendleton was elected first vice president of the Ongon Site Veter Asociation Bere toting. Marcheietd straw of became president as the convention adjourned. The report notes formal proceedings and leadership changes. The piece also mentions Washington dispatches about a treaty and a wartime decree affecting a diplomatic credential.
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Portland
J. A. Resto
Pendleton
Pershing and Sibert Meet at French Port
A fragmented report describes Pershing and Sibert meeting at a French port amid Allied plans. The account notes French leaders aiding the American mission and references mobilization actions and ceremonial gatherings.
Construction Starts Tuesday on Wild Horse Road
The Warren Construction Co won a state contract to start ten miles of Wild Horse Road work next Tuesday. Completion is planned before the round-in. The highway commission also authorized erosion work on Cabbage Hill and cooperative planning for the Pendleton to La Grande highway with Union and Umatilla counties.
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Hordaurfacs
Warren Construction Co
Yvesterday
State Highway Commission
Stsnion
Highway Commission
State Commietion
Yeterday
Union County
Mot Lake
British Gain Another Mile On Lens Line Home
June 10 to 26 reports show British advances along the Lens line with a new mark in the recip. Allied forces face heavy fire as Austrians and Italians engage in a rugged battle near Siont Crtlgere, with intense shelling and widespread bombardment impacting both sides.
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Siont
Balthe
Ausisiane
Isioceweive
Bleerie
Vike
Acai
British gains and German counterattacks near Lens and Verdun
Dispatches describe the British advancing in Lens and near Avion, with Haig reporting bold operations and the main breakthrough centering from Hatlefront. In Verdun sector, German assaults were repelled after a violent night assault. casualties were heavy and ground limited to a small area west of Dwad biome hill.
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Avion
Paris
Verdun
Dwadbiome Hill
Masked Men Rob Russian Bank Amid Deathly Clash
Masked robbers struck a Russian bank, killing and wounding guards as they forced hostages to reveal valuables. The incident raised fears of a growing death squad linked to labor discontent and wartime tensions.
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Legion OF Death
Railroads Denied Large Freight-Rate Increase in U.S. Action
Washington June 30 The Interstate Commerce Commission refused a 165 percent freight rate hike petition. It approved 14 percent in class rates, about four percent overall. Railroads claimed prosperity but were deemed to have ample capital. wartime conditions were not a valid justification for higher charges.
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Washington
Intertale Commerce
Diehard Arced
Dreadnought 18 Believed Proof Against DIVERS
Camden June 30 The dreadnought Maho sister ship to Pennsylvania and Mimicapp is moored at New York shipyard. The ceremony included a band and a salute as the 22 000 ton ship slid into the water. Naval officers claim the vessel is ready for service. Henriett Simmons sponsor for Governor Moses Alexander of Idaho. The Idaho class will be armed with 14 inch guns and torpedo tubes.
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Camden
Pennsylvania
Mimicapp
America
New York Shipbuilding Company
Downe
Wompans
Owlne
Cerininy
Mire
Henriett Simmons
Grandfauchieur
Moses Alexander
Idaho
Bankers Form Local Committee for Training Camp
A local committee of bankers led by Wo Thompson and M Hct with A Martman and J Bo McCook officers will handle applications for entry to the second Military Training Camp in San Francisco starting August 27. The group invites those seeking to attend to contact the committee for full information and current requirements. Cr K Crha ston, Secretary of the Commercial organization, will assist.
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Wo. Thompson
M. Hct
A. A Martman
J. Bo McCook
Iollor
San Francisco
Cr. K. Crhaston
Sept Options at 1.82 at close summary
Fragmented market note shows Sept options at 1.82 close and June 30 figures. Mentions Portland and July price range with scattered numbers. unreadable lines suggest stock or commodity quotations without clear names or dates.
Umatilla County Exemption Board Formed Today
Umatilla County organizes an exemption board led by Sheriff T D Taylor clerk HR Ty Brown and Dr E A McFaul after the draft law. They have not received concrete instructions and likely have no duties yet. Copies of registration cards were made and sent to the Adjutant General White. Washington will assign numbers for a July drawing. the exemption board will act on those chosen. Some men will be exempt based on dependents and religious beliefs, while others essential to vital war efforts may be exempted.
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T. D. Taylor
Ty Brown
ED. A. McFaul
Umatilla
White
Washington
Pure Bred Beef Bought To Build Up Local Grades
Bert Whitman of Pendleton Meat Co buys 27 head of pure Dred Beach Shorthorns in Chicago and Midwest to raise beef standards. Part of the herd foundation will back James Sturgis ranch at Fairhart. rest kept by the company. Bulls and cows purchased from Carpenter & Rome and Prather & McAllister. The Chicago sale drew 334 head with total receipts of 262000 dollars. Pendleton shipment to Coen River Wyoming arrives in a week.
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Helfere
Carpenter & Rome
Prather & McAllister
Chicago
Stork Wold
Adlies Hetted
Anita
Pendleton
Coen Hiver
Wyoming
Pendleton hosts Oregon editorial convention trip to Wallowa Lake
The Oregon State Editorial Association plans a Pendleton hosted convention July 13 to 15 with a boat ride to Wallowa Lake aboard the deluxe JWB&N train. Attendees include 180 to 200 visitors plus locals, with events from a Friday business session to a banquet and a Round-Up film at Arcade theater. Mechanics, committees, and local hosts coordinate hotel meals and social activities among Commercial Club leaders and women’s committees.
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Oregon State
Pendleton
Wallywa Lake
J.W. BR & N. Schemial
Buple- Woodman
Lake
In Grange
pPulliniors
Voller
Probinenes
Lod Ang
Unese
Wallowm Lake
Wallowa
Intertainment
J. FL Robinson
J V. Tallman
Ceounty Amery
Library Club
Wincheon
Commercial Club
Keb Aldrich
William Lowell
Oregon
Umatilla
Arcade Theater
Noted naturalist draws crowd at Chautauqua concert
A large audience gathered at Chautauqua for an afternoon program featuring the Smith Spring Homes Company humorous lecture and a concert by the Devenny Quartet. The quartet opened the show with vocal pieces and violin interludes, earning applause from the attentive crowd.
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Chautauqua
Smith-Spring-Homes
Devenny Peetival
Atte Planie
Ares
Feviure
Crewncey Hawhite
Hestonie
Kinetics
Greece Prepares for War Declarations Against Germany
Greece moves toward formal war against Germany with recalls of diplomatic staff and a unified army plan. Athens expects Germany to declare war soon, with about three hundred thousand well trained troops projected to engage in Macedonia. Greek forces, largely veteran Balkan war soldiers, face months of consolidation amid royalist and civilian divisions.
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Athens
Greece
Germany
Macedonia
Churches Plan Union Services for Next Month
A fragmented church meeting plan outlines July union services on Sunday evenings at multiple churches. Speakers listed include Rev. E Bapder and Rev. KR BE Cornell, with topics and dates across Mereodiet, Bantie, and Christian churches.
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Bible Teria
Camedey
Bapder
Preedeman
BE Cornell
Bantie
H Hobell
Christian Chute
Terger
Marshall Spell Promoted Second Lieutenant of Cavalry Troop
The fragment notes Marshall Spell becoming a second lieutenant in the cavalry unit, detailing prior service as a noncommissioned officer and outlining expected duties and future training within days. The text also mentions Captain Caldwell and references other named officers and recruits in the same unit.
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Marshall Spell
Cavalry
Lee Caldwell
Ty F. O
Etreette
Mveley
Caldwell
Minter
Ferkee
James Meetz
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