Two Towns Saved By Breeze Shift
MISSOULA Montana July 23 A strong southwest wind shift aided firefighters across western Montana northern Idaho and eastern Washington. District Forester Rutledge says 612 fires since June 10 with 200 in the last ten days. Fires threatened St Regis and Stark but wind changes kept them from encroaching, while thousands of acres burned and millions of feet of timber destroyed.
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Associated Press
Missoula
Mont
No. 1
Forestry Service
Montan
Idaho
Forrester Rutledge
Montana
Rutledge
Spokane
Wash
Washington
St. Regis
Stark
Federal Forest Service
Forest Service
Weather Bureau
Golds Creek
Cabinet Forest
Thompson Falls
Gold Creek
Henderson
Lolo Forest
Muilan Gulch
Nine Mile
Nigger Gulch
Forest Fire Advances Toward Payette National Forest
Flames of the Johnson creek fire threaten the Payette national forest as a fire front nears the boundary. Officials C B Morse and Robert A Holley oversee the campaign from Boise with crews battling the blaze across six to seven sections and risking timber loss on Fitzum creek. A firefighting crew was driven from camp as efforts focus on holding the fire on ridges.
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Hughes Creek
Bitter Root River
Washington
Oregon
Boise
Ida
Johnson Creek
Yellow Pine
Payette National Forest
C. B. Morse
Robert A. Holley
Federal Land Office
Forest Plates
Bouthdrh Tdano
National Forest
Fitzum Creek
Falls Park Artist Plans Site Visit
An artist intends to visit Falls Park to plan for a fall installation. The visit aims to assess the site, gather inspiration, and coordinate with park officials on project logistics and timeline.
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Falls Park
Plans for Shoshone Falls Park Memorial by Florence Yoch
The executive board of the Memorial association will escort Florence Yoch from Los Angeles to Shoshone Falls to discuss improvements. They will inspect the site for best views, memorial placement, camping grounds, swimming pool and playgrounds, with plans to develop the park in four yearly phases funded by state appropriations and local subscriptions.
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Shoshone Falls Park
Florence Yoch
Los Angeles
Memorial Association
Miss Yoch
Cloucheck
M. J. Sweeley
Portland
Mueller Urges Hun to placate Belgians and seek peace
Weimar July 23 Dr Hermann Mueller foreign minister urged full execution of the peace treaty while pursuing revision. He called for sacrifices to win France’s trust, favored non intervention in Russia and friendly ties with Poland and Czecho Slovakia, and pushed for a German league of nations to bury the old alliance policy.
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Associated Press
Weimar
Hermann Mueller
National Assembly
Belgium
France
Mueller
Russia
Mote
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey
Pera
League of Nations
Riot Chaos Returns as National Capital Quiet Fails
Washington patrols consist of more than 2000 troops including cavalry infantry and marines amid renewed race riots. Officials hoped last night’s relative calm would hold after a fatal clash in which a white man was killed and another wounded by a black assailant. Rain again absent, fueling street activity.
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Washington
National Capital
Harris Admits Murder Of Neighbor In Utah Shootout
George Harris a Trout creek rancher in Tuab county Utah surrendered at Gold Hill sheriff's office admitting he shot and killed Jesse Cone a neighbor rancher and wounded deputy James Sabey The killing reportedly occurred Tuesday following a cattle dispute at the Harris ranch No further details available and a posse had not yet formed as surrender came in.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
George Harris
Trout Creek
Tuab County
Here
Gold Hill
Wendover
Jesse Cone
James Sabey
Harris
Cone
Harris Ranch
English Prince to Visit America
The Prince of Wales will visit the United States next month as a guest of the American government. He will first visit Canada, then Washington for a few days, at the invitation of President Wilson. The invitation was accepted with pleasure as a sign of close Anglo American ties after the war.
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London
Prince of Wales
United States
King George
Wilson
Washington
Canada
Earl Curzon of
Kedleston
Council
John D. Davis
Dominion of
Pacific Fleet Enters Caribbean Sea Aboard U S New Mexico
The Pacific Fleet reaches the Caribbean Sea after passing Nassau at 6 this morning aboard the flagship U S New Mexico. Admiral Rodman expects smooth passage through the Panama Canal as Captain Willard drills the crew daily.
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U. S. New Mexico
Avsoatnten. Press
Ute
Carribean Sea
Navassa
Island
Rodman
Panama Canal
Willard
New Mexico
Mexico United States Invasion Talk Dominates Mexico City News
El Universal issues seven column extra headlining United States preparations for armed intervention. Reports summarize incidents in Mexico involving Americans, the Tampico Cheyenne affair, frontier mobilizations, anti Mexican cartoons, and statements by Polk and Gen Leonard Wood. US occupation army officers reportedly study invasion campaigns in Germany.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
el Universal
Dickman
New York
Tampico
Polk
Leonard Wood
New York World
Germany
Taft proposes interpretive reservations to win ratification
Former President Taft outlines six interpretive reservations to the League covenant in letters to Hays, arguing broad Republican support and Democratic backing could secure ratification. Administration leaders remain hopeful but cautious, while Taft singles out Wilson’s partisan war conduct and urges a middle course amid Senate debate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
League of Nations
Taft
League
Itme
Wilson
White House
Whi ‘H. Hays
Lodge
Susely
Hig
Foreign
Trons
Megan
Kellogg
Shantung
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Near National Forest
Great Northwest Woods
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Hays
Bobh Wilson
Pai
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