British Balkan Offensive Expands as Allies Push Fronts
British and French forces press in the Balkan and Somme sectors. British across the Struma River attack Bulgarians at Nivolgen and Karadjaquoll amid heavy fighting. German counterattacks near Ginchy and Combles repelled as Allied trenches are raided and prisoners taken. Fronts on the Danube and Florina remain active with ongoing bombardments and advances.
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Cree Struma
Bridah
Hakan
Paris
Balkan
Struma
Nivolgen
Karadjaquoll
Vhaulnes
Ginehy
London
Douglas Haig
Mouguet Farm
Neuville
Stviast
le Foes Canal
ED Keen
French War Office
Initiah
Balonski
al- Hed Lot
Emork
Pakenoher
Florina
Heallin
Ginchy
Combles
Germany
Herney
Somme
Trunk Containing Liquor Taken by City Officers
A steamer trunk holding four gallon bottles of whiskey and two quarts of alcohol was found concealed in the county courthouse. Chief Tom Gurdane and Officer Nash confiscated the liquor this morning while awaiting state investigation. The trunk, traced to Pendleton, had reportedly left two weeks earlier and returned last Friday from Utah.
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Count Court House
Tom Gurdane
Pendleton Atetlon
Utah
Gurdane
T D. Taylor
Parks Antismoking Rule Bans Sport Officials
Park announced a sweeping anti smoking policy affecting athletes and student body officers. Anyone found smoking or drinking could lose their position and any game may be forfeited if a player is caught smoking on a trip. The move has sparked speculation about enforcement though many athletes support the act.
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Hich
Inw
Lee Caldwell Crowned Champion Bucking Contest Hero
Pendleton rider Lee Caldwell added another title to his string by winning the South weet bucking contest in Denver City Kansas. A telegram to Hamley Co announced his victory and his planned return home. He already holds Canadian and Northwest titles and is hailed as the leading bucking horse champion across Oregon Washington Idaho Utah Nevada and Montana.
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Lee Caldwell
Pendleton
Hintone
Oarden City
Kansas
Hamley &Co
Caldwell
Mio Jaw
Emory le Grande
Perides
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Uigh
Nevada
Montana
President Wilson visits sick sister in New London
Long Branch, Sept 11. President Wilson Mrs Wilson and Secretary Tumulty left the summer White House en route to New London to see Mrs Annie T Howe Wilson's sister who is seriously ill They motored to New York and Wilson cancelled all engagements for the week They will stay indefinitely New London Sept 11 Mrs Howe spent a comfortable night but is growing weaker Doctor plans held a consultation in the afternoon.
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Long Branch
Wilson
Mra Wilson
Tumulty
New London
Annié T. Howe
Slater
New York
Mia Howe
Phonelans
First School Day Attendance Reaches New High
Students return to multiple city schools on the first day of classes with the morning count rising across facilities. High school enrollment nears 300 with Washington Hawthorne Lincoln and Fields schools showing varied early totals as teachers begin orientation and class rosters.
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Washington
Hawthorne
Lincoln
Fields’ School
Matt McGrath fractures spine in fall at doors
New York report says Matt Mc Grath, famed Irish American Athletic Club talent thrower, suffered a fractured spine after an 18 inch fall while attempting a door on his playoff bent.
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New York
Matt Mc Grath
Surgeons Strive to Save Boy’s Leg After Shark Bite
New Brunswick New Jersey Sept 11 Joseph Dunn of New York is slowly recovering at St Peter's hospital after a Matawan Creek shark attack on July 12. Surgeons are fighting to save his severely mangled left leg as letters from across the country prompt the family to publicize his improving condition.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Joseph Dunn
New York
Matawan Creek
St. Peter's Hospital
Euter
Large Warehouses at Adams Burn With Vast Wheat Loss
Fire destroyed two large storage warehouses at Adams, burning from 125000 to 160000 bushels of wheat and extended to three railroad boxcars and a power line. One warehouse belonged to H W Collings, the other to Casper Woodward, both adjacent. Salvage possible for some wheat. damage totals run to thousands of dollars with Pendleton in darkness for hours. The blaze was reported after a westbound freight passed, with theories ranging from lightning to careless smoking. Mrs. Spencer recalls smoke from under the roof as the engine passed.
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Adama
H.W. Collings
Casper Woodward
PF & L Co
Pendleton
Darknent
Fternoon
Round-Up lodging offices open for Pendleton visitors
Accommodation headquarters for the Round-Up are opened in Pendleton under Director Dean Tatum. B Bulley leads a team to list spare rooms with telephone 604 for availability. The system and prices remain the same as prior years as crowds grow and demand rises next week.
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East
Oregon
Ay Funlding
Dean Tatum
Exorme
Tatum
Pendleton
Bulley
Corpa
Frazier Home Fire Damages Residence In North Main Street
Fire at 6:46 PM damaged home of Mr. and Mrs. L G Pragier on North Main Street. Loss estimated $600 to $700 with attic and kitchen ceiling affected. Fire likely from attic wiring. Hartman and Mrs Adams found the blaze, Adama summoned help. Firefighters sprayed water due to lack of chemicals. other areas water soaked. no major structure loss. A separate alarm occurred near noon at O W RL freight warehouse with no damage.
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Mra L G. Pragier
North Main Street
Central Structure Collapse Drops 15 Feet Into River
A major hoisting accident saw a central structure give way, plunging 15 feet into the river during placement. The span had been hailed as a landmark achievement linking Canadian Transcontinental Railways between Halifax and Vancouver, prompting investigations into the failure and safety protocols.
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Halifax
Vancouver
Quebec bridge tragedy claims many workers and experts
Sept 11 reports say the central span of the Quebec bridge fell into the river while being hoisted. The five thousand ton span crushed and drowned numerous workers. A British German and American commission perished. Officials feared about twenty five dead, with divers inspecting the sunken span as rescue parties and officials tracked the disaster.
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Montreal
Quebec Bridge
Congress
Mulifaz
Vancouver
St. Lawrence Bridge Company
Fairbanks Starts Southwestern Tour With Springfield Speech
Chicago Sept 11 Charles W Fairbanks began his southwestern political tour with a speech in Springfield Missouri this afternoon. He is slated to speak tomorrow in Oklahoma City Lawrenc Kansas and Kansas City continuing a campaign swing through the region.
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Springfield
Kansas
Chicago
Charles W. Fairbanks
Oklahoma City
Lawrence
Kansas City
Regatta Chairman Pendleton Visitor
F C Harley chairman of the recent Astoria Regatta visits Pendleton with M H Squires of Columbia Fireworks Co Inc to interest Round-Up directors in a large fireworks display for next week's celebration They meet directors this afternoon Harley a realty dealer in the City By The Sea selected Pendleton girl as queen Squires previously handled Astoria fireworks including a notable wet head piece during the water festival queen Muriel Saling is the Pendleton Pageant figure
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F. C. Harley
Astoria
Muriel Saling
Pendleton
M. H Squires
Columbia Fireworks Co., Inc
Portland
Harley
City By the Sea
Squirex
Muriel
Man chooses simple life after opening his pened ehisto form
A man after age pened ehisto form shifts toward a simpler life focusing on basic routines and fewer possessions. The fragment hints at a personal turning point toward minimalism and contentment outside prior complexities.
Beaver Safe After Fire in Lower Hold
The coast liner Beaver reached San Francisco Bay safely after a fire in the lower hold was extinguished by the crew. Captain Mason reported no serious damage, flames found shortly after midnight and controlled within an hour, hold flooded, ship proceeded to dock.
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San Francisco
Beaver
San Francico Bay
Fiee
Kk. W. Mason
Mason
Bureka
Greece Accepts Allies Conditions Amid War Developments
Athens Sept 11 The Greek cabinet has formally accepted the allies conditions aimed at maintaining order. Reservists league headquarters were closed at Piraeus and Athens, and all Greek prefects were ordered to shut provincial reserve centers.
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Athene
Pireaus
Athens
Opening Day Attendance at New High School
Principal Drill reports morning registrations at the new high school show 275 to 300 students, many first time entrants and many from other high schools or freedmen. Auditorium to serve as study room and periods to include study time, aiming for a better system once full routine begins tomorrow.
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Teichers
Horey T. Drill
Three Cent Jump in Portland Bids
In Chicago on September 11, bid ranges show prices for September and December wheat options with notable premiums. Portland quotes reflect a $1.93 bid in bluestem, and Liverpool reports mixed wheat prices with minor shifts and local market activity.
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Portland
Prowlings Rise as Pendleton Police Struggle
Police report a surge in crime as the Pendleton force appears inadequate. An attempt to rob Donald Ross at 503 Oak Street occurred after a prowler climbed a porch at 10 20 pm and fled. A break-in at 1411 East Court Street yielded a few dollars. Residents fear the Round Up will worsen crime while one officer cannot patrol the whole city at night.
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Donald Ross
Oak Street
A. W. Depute
East Court Street
Trip
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Regatta Chairman
Pendleton Visitor
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