Bootlegger Barker Held Near Baker in WA Theme
Northwest Yakima Canutt linked to bootlegging ring after a chase near Sulton Creek south of Baker. Arrests of Young Olson and Shofty Alexander followed a pursuit through Baker into Sunngalope, ending with shots, arrests, and reports of $409 worth of liquor. later, Portland news notes Oregon restaurants defying wheatless meatless rules and birdmen recruiting for aviator squadrons at Camp Lewis with fire department setup and travel delays due to public behavior and schedules.
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Neleon
Baker
Sunngalope
Eleo
Joeties
Alexander Ie Eard
Feqwers
Vancoever
Wash
Northwest
Signal Cart
Mleque
Portland
Germany Planned for Revolt of the Hindus
Franciscan report details a 1913 through 1944 world movement for Indian liberation from Britain. The plan allegedly involved safe passage for Hindu prisoners to Germany and Turkey aided transportation via the Suez Canal, with German government financing. United States District Judge Preon described the conspiracy in federal court.
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Ban Francisco
India
Gritain
Prore
Germany
Turkey
Iniat
Ruee Canal
United States
Alarny Preon
Railway leaders meet to avert wartime strikes in Washington
Four railway brotherhood presidents meet with federal mediators Chambers Knapp and President Wilson in Washington. A wartime no strike pledge is expected to emerge from the conference as talks open this afternoon.
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Washington
Railway Brotherhood
Chambers
Knapp
Wilson
Baseball Leagues Face 1918 Standstill and Exemption Plan
Chicago and Washington reports say American and Major League officials warn programs may halt in 1918 due to war service and low patronage. Proposal calls exempting 14 players per major league team, with broader exemption seen as necessary to sustain baseball amid military demand. Crowder's office views the plan as a troubling precedent for wartime policy.
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Chicago
Ron Johnson
American League
United Press
Atie
Joan Oflavers
Ite Raft
Students Want Kerr to Stay At ATO
At a mass meeting in Corvallis on November 22 the student body adopted resolutions urging President Kerr to remain at Oregon Agricultural College. Kerr was offered the presidency of Kansas State Agricultural College last week. The campus plans celebrations and processions involving students and faculty upon his return to Corvallis Monday.
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Kerr
ATO, A. C
Corvallis
Sev
Ren Lions
Ato
Kerr Wan
Kanink Agricultural College
Hhibe
Rivers
A. C
Red Cross Meeting Scheduled in Pendleton
The Umatilla County Chapter of the American Red Cross calls a meeting in Pendleton on Monday November 26 at 5:20 p.m. in the Umatilla County Library club room to elect the executive committee for the coming year. The November 1, 1917 nominations were accepted and one member from each auxiliary authorized.
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RED Cross
Umatilla County
American Red Crome
Pendleton
Execuve Committee
Cimeminiee
Mt Fel
Mie H. HD Hattiery
J.&sie A Vert
Savy
England fashion note on Misie Stelin Fewer relative
Mise Stelin Fewer, grand niece of Sir Alfred Tennyson, appears in London as Penlaie Moin in the magazine Billoted. Her elder sitter Mika FY Tennysorn Juke collaborates. The costume she wears in the state has made a strong impression, with fashion editors predicting growing popularity for women in England.
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Mise Stelin Fewer
Sir Alfred Tennyson
London
Penlaie Moin
Mika FY. Tennysorn Juke
England
Baker County Libel Suit On $30,000 Filed in Oregon
In Baker County Oregon a libel suit for $30,000 was filed in circuit court. Plaintiff J B Meacham recalls and county judge, vs Robert Service A S N Shele Norman Elliot Henry Wendt Carlile P T Nots Walter Meacham and Wm Calder. The case centers on sworn affidavit statements related to improprieties with Lola Baldwin and J G Kilpack of Portland. The trial date was set for later proof and a jury of 15 was selected.
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Baker
Ore
J. B. Meantch
Baker County
Robert Service
A. SN. Shele
Norman Elliot
Henry Wendt
Carlile
P. T. Nots
Walter Meacham
Ww. C. Calder
J. Tl
Ludge M. D. Difford
Willim
Smith
Women Soldiers in Petrograd Defend Winter Palace
Reports describe members of the Death Battalion, Hunsian women troops, defending Petrograd during a Bolshevik revolt. The Kerensky government forces reportedly faced rifle practice instruction and engaged Maximalist troops as several Teрevsky refugees sought four hours of shelter within the Winter Palace.
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Petrograd
Taratton
Tion
Kerensky
Winter Palace
Trial date looms as jurors drawn for case
The jury is to be sworn and both sides have submitted numerous witnesses. It is expected the trial will proceed within weeks and a verdict may hinge on key testimonies and evidence presented.
Villa Men Kilda holds fifty captured soldiers in El Paso battle
Nov 2 reports from El Paso say villa bands seized an improvised force of fifty soldiers and captured them near Chibhuahum City. American dispatches from the south describe the raid and the subsequent report of the capture.
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EL Paso
Chibhuahum City
Jamie Cures Many Debilitating Ailments With Hood's Sarsaparilla
A fragmented ad copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure all for a range of illnesses. It claims Jamie treated symptoms from worm infestations to kidney issues and general debility, presenting a medical miracle tone for the era.
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Hood
Jamie
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