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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1918
Page
12
In Hempstead New York on May 17 Captain Hernati a famed Italian aviator died when his airplane crashed after a wing collapsed He had won a contest against an American airplane and fell about 100 feet He was noted as pilot of the Caproni triplane and his greatest flight carried ten passengers
Colfax Wash May 16 An Independent garage employee Joseph Melclear leaped onto a runaway car on a steep hill near the Congregational church and jumped to the running board to seize the steering wheel. He halted the vehicle before it reached busy street traffic avoiding a serious crash.
A vehicle crashed into buildings and passing cars while maneuvering through a busy street intersection toward the river. The car leaped into the water after passing through the intersection. No injuries were reported and the star was not damaged.
A sequence of deeds records transfers in County Real Estate, naming parties such as Chas B Imacet ux to Albus M DeBpain for 154.55 dollars with specified north west and sections, Buckner to Laura A Roy for 1100 dollars of lots in block 184, Carlstrom to Directory of School District 45 for 500 dollars including multiple lots, and several other transfers involving Adams Holdman and J. Altman Yeager among others, with parcels described by section township and range and including School District properties.
Paris May 15 The hospital near the front founded by Dr Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute has been persistently bombed by German aircraft and is now nearly destroyed though it flew a large red cross and bore a white crow marking. Two doctors were lightly injured while the wounded were moved in early April. Dr Carrel plans to reinstall the facility in Paris or its suburbs.
In Chicago today several tons of babies between two and five years old were weighed at the opening of the Baby Year campaign under government direction. The babies are being examined and classified by a questionnaire system like the army draft to guide a nationwide welfare program.
Sauvation for wa henors Chicago May 15. Men who die on the battlefield will be strained. Dr. John Thompson, secretary of the city mininationary and church extension, told Methodist ministers that those men are truly dying for mankind on with home christ. The mid, Ttegulation Change Pies Washington May 15. The house pameed One bill registering 21 year olds for wintery service. It goes to the President.
A local council panel in Washington discusses appropriations totaling 185 050 000 in a move shaping funding for state projects. Officials weigh fiscal impacts and prioritization of programs amid ongoing budget negotiations.
Rome May 12 An Italian warship penetrated patrol Tuesday and torpedoed an Austrian vessel of the Veribusulpia type official reports say. The attack occurs amid ongoing hostilities in the region with no further details released.
Pendleton Oregon on May 16 Four cents eighteen silvery characters note merchants forming a cooperative list of area stores including Gray Brow Grocery Standard Grocery Co Dean Tatum Co Hub Paris Gayres Workingman’s Co Max Baer Pendleton Trading Co Conroy’s Cash Grocery Co and others pledging service through a community exchange.
London reports May 17 as Minister of Blockade Cecil declared in the house of Commons Britain aims to retain Russia as an allied country both during and after the war. He said Britain will do all in its power to support Russia and keep it from becoming a German ally or an impossibility.
Washington May 16 The New York mail plane lost its way in heavy weather and landed hard near Bridgeton New Jersey. The machine was damaged but Pilot Howes was not seriously hurt. The mail was diverted to Philadelphia and a substitute plane proceeded.
May 14. Near several French cities the American army is building hospitals with 20000 beds near one city 7000 near another 6000 near a third. Regular French hospitals total about 1000 beds. The plan intends one bed for every five soldiers noting only a fifth need hospitalization. Most wounded recover with hospital care. The army has equipped hospital trains to move wounded quickly to convalescent facilities in the United States.
May 16 Tacoma. A Japanese man, Motharu Araki, is held for investigation after attempting to flee from pursuing officers. He leaped from a bridge during transport, landing in the water 75 feet below, where officers recovered a paper from his pocket with contents not disclosed.
Philadelphia May 15 Fifty-year old China pot product is sold by Le Simmers agent of the State Dairy and Fowl Commission. Fifty-year-old age is noted though craft and period plans puzzled officials. Fifty cases of time were stored, about fifty seconds to taboos, allegedly in airtight cans at Reading Terminal plant for future sale. The product was officially described as canned.
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