Biggest timber deal in years involving Ogden men
The Portland Journal reports the largest timber deal in years, with David C. Eccles of the Oregon American Lumber Co purchasing about 550 million feet of timber from Joan Dubois of the Dubois Lumber Co. for under four million dollars. The timber spans Clatsop, Tillamook and Columbia counties, with plans for a railroad to tap the resource and a new mill at tidewater on the Columbia River. Eccles says the investment is for immediate development, not speculation.
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David C. Eccles
Portland Journal
Oregon-American
Joan DuBois
Dunois Lumber Company
Bank of California
San Francisco
Clatsop
Tiletallook
Columbia Counties
Sr. Eccles
Faul C. Astes
Port Lind mi
Oregon Americane Lumber Company
Tidewater
Columba River
Eccles
BEC
Joan Dullois
Comet Mountains
Datola
Paul C. Bates
Portland
David C. Teelen
Privitere
J. K. Gable
Mullins Company
Charles T. Early
Oregon- American Lumber Company
Acctes
Oregon
Northwest
Columbia Siver
Oregon-American Tumber Company
West
Hls
Wyoming
Inorden
Utah
Bumpter Valley
Mount Mood Railway
Hood River Valley
Waker
Austin
Batessille
Sumpter Valley
Lee
Hood River
Inglis
Columbia River
DuPois
Kerry Railroad
Lower Columbia
Pacide Railway & Navigation Road
Tillamook Moe
Abe Kerry
Columbia
Tillamook
Oregon-American Lumber Company
Utah Corporation
Battery Bien An Inspection By Colonel Watermann
Official inspection of Battery 0 Utah Field Artillery was held yesterday morning. Col J C Watermann led 148 Ogden volunteers through roll and maneuvers with Jordan Narrows absent only for a brief period. Officials expect Lottery B to be accepted as a federal unit and called into service on August 6. The full company plans to assemble August 4 at the armory to receive new equipment and be sworn in the next day amid a city parade and public demonstration. Citizens urge a brief ceremony with local groups participating.
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Utah Field Artillery
J. C. Watermann
U.S. A
Ogden
Hoe
Carp
Jordan Narrows
Assusrance
United States
Athcurt
Glaumann
Farley
Sherwood
Lawrence
Short Line Manager Returns From Coast
H. V. Plath vice president and general manager of the Oregon Short Line railroad arrives in Salt Lake City by private car from Los Angeles after talks with Southern Pacific officials. They discussed adding passenger facilities for patrons of both roads and near certainty exists that the East Lake Route will enter the Southern Pacific Terminal in Los Angeles.
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Short Line
Coast Salt Lake
V. Plath
Oregon Short Tno Halliroad Company
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railroad
Reland
East Lake
Southern Pacific
Platt cites swift prep for troop transport merger plan
A statement by Mr Platt yesterday said haste will be used to ready equipment for moving United States soldiers to designated points. He promised readiness when official orders arrive. The note referred to potential appointments by the board for coordinating terminals. The plan aims to ensure troops can move without delay upon authorization.
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Platt
Schools Delayed to November to Aid Farm Labor
Weber County Farm Bureau directors urge delaying school openings, especially upper grades, until November. Teachers and pupils would work on farms and other rural tasks to boost conservation and production, reflecting desire to align schooling with labor needs in cannery season.
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Childern
Weber County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Peverul
Ge Coun
Massive Southern Pacific shipments head east
Southern Pacific announced record consignments including one hundred thousand coffee worth about 2,000,000 destined for the American army. The line also handles 140 carloads of Hawaiian sugar bound for Brooklyn and Philadelphia, plus a special train with twenty carloads of tobacco and silk tied to a passenger schedule, signaling gigantic wartime logistics.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Catalogue of the College at Logan opens September 10
The 1917 18 Utah Agricultural College catalog notes the year begins September 10, a Monday start after a 25 year Saturday precedent. It lists new faculty including Mat Henderson in sociology and entomology, Merrit in horticulture, Raven Dil in home economics, Sten Kay Hi as adviser, plus Gardner Cor Cor Thomas Nichots Sullivan Abell Wittwer Argyle Wrigley and White in various departments.
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Utah Agricultural College
Sual
W. W. Henderson
C. Merrit
Alice Raven
Dil
Lizair StcKay Hi
Ate George Gardner
Saatsty Ant
Misa Jean Cor
Unrest in Spain Amid Political Tensions and Memorial Notes
Fragmentary wartime style report notes unrest in Spain with references to Madrid and Barcelona. A memorial mention, a note about parliamentary doubts, and a vague Catalonia connection appear alongside disrupted observations about a woman’s photograph and birthday amid denials.
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Queenstown
Maily
Macedon
Madrid
Barcelona News
Luntanta Vietima Ta
Nota
Enelas
Alao Coq
Catalonia
Haina & Woman
Monuments Sought for Titanic Graves and Autonomy Pleas
A memorial campaign aims to mark graves of victims from the 1915 sinking near Lyaltania with a marble cross and earth mounds. Debate grows over wartime neglect and a proposed monument as defense groups clash with organizers rallying army support. Separate push from Catalan legislators seeks provincial autonomy and calls Parliament in Barcelona, but the government refuses to convene.
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Barcelona
Thes
Peace Desires By Austrians Reported From Vienna
Vienna reports the Austrian parliament's upper and lower houses have adopted a joint resolution seeking peace within the country and cooperation with the Czechs without sacrificing other national self-determination. Bohemian autonomy would not be recognized, and rising Czech sentiment motivates the move amid German Austria militarism.
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Lt In
Vienna
Raya
The Slackers
A Cassell's Saturday Journal fragment notes visitors seeking peace and meditation during the week, with a sexton remark about two individuals caught there recently.
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Sexton
Cassell
Saturday Journal
How To Overcome Foot Troubles Eventually
A readable guide discusses foot troubles and their relief with proper footwear and care. It emphasizes careful selection of shoes, medical tips, and practical steps to reduce pain and improve mobility. Readers are urged to seek Dutch or professional advice for persistent symptoms.
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