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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1917
Page
2
Revos AIRS March 17 says a communication to London was cut by an earthquake event. Report notes a German raider scarred the line and details a mix of local notices about marriage licenses and personal mentions amid wartime chatter.
In New York on March 1, Pamela Wellesley widow of Weird becomes the mother of the bridegroom's wife as Loni Saerse Wieldies, Wellington's youngest son, marries Loube Sete Pamela Wellesley, widow of Weird, a brother of the bridegroom.
Secret service observers focus on a circle and arrow marked area of 208 acres in the jYlltaxe of East Finnhill, sixteen miles from West Point and about fifty miles from New York City. The plan allegedly used part of 380,000 from a German agent named vom Igelpa, now en route to Germany with von Herne lorff. Authorities fear the base could be used for an attack on New York City and Jersey City during wartime.
Rev J B Snyder leads special meetings at the Presbyterian Church drawing growing crowds each night. He emphasizes a right about face and Redeemer necessity, citing that what one sows one reaps. Thursday night sermon targets moral outcomes and young people heard a notable address with a duet by Hazel Koch and a contribution by Mr Peters.
An announcement notes that the late David T. Watson of Pittsburgh, a Pittsburgh attorney, left a will directing his art collection be sold. Proceeds benefit a home for crippled children at the old Watson homestead on Rewlohbey Heights. The Waylon collection has recently exhibited at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh.
Kingston dispatch says Tony Denier, famed for 40 years as the original Humpty Dumpty clown, died after an icy fall. He was an almshouse inmate since June and had retired as a clown years earlier. Details on ages and circumstances are given in the report.
An article notes households and businesses turn to burning finely powdered coal dust in two gallon jars as a substitute for gas or electric heating due to fuel shortages. The method involves slow combustion in a jar placed near openings, with tar heated to heat rooms for 24 hours before repeating.
Washington March 17 The state department said American mining properties in Mexico may be restored if accompanied by proper data and a statement on how the mining operations interrupted by the revolution can be resumed. Ambassador Fletcher was to be informed that such extensions would be granted with the necessary details.
Nohpole Washington March 17. Mrs Wilmer Branch 18 a bride of two months aboard a vessel on the James River near Richmond leaped into the river at night and drowned. The captain testified Branch and his wife had been drinking bay rum. Branch denied his wife was hysterical. He was held for mental examination as court heard the case. Some men have courage only when they confront tempters.
In Washington on March 17, notable figure Temple Higgs, a veteran guard, led a risky scoring push as a pivotal moment emerged in the national spotlight amid intense campaign rhetoric and mounting pressure from supporters and rivals.
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