Oregon News Notes General Interest Highlights
The column lists diverse Oregon events and happenings from state fairs to agricultural courses. Highlights include the Columbia county fair dates, college dormitory issues, road openings, forest patrol activity, fishing and hunting matters, public notices, and notes on traffic, public services, and a forthcoming Americanization day at the state fair in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oremon Agricultural College
Jackson County
Jacksonville
Medford
Clyde Pink
KE Goodchild
Lakeview
Link County
England to Free Egypt Says London Times
The London Times reports Britain will not recognize Egyptian independence, outlining a settlement after talks with Viscount M ihor and Egyptian delegation led by Said Zagloul Pasha. Egypt would acknowledge British control in the Nile valley, allow a British garrison in the canal zone, and foreign relations would remain under British influence. Capitulations would be abolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Times
Great Britain
Nofeed
Egypt
Viscount Mihor
Feyet
Ad Ap
Said Zagloul Pasha
Torm
Valley of the Nile
Agrew
Canal
France Eyes U S Army Help as War Plans Highlight Facts
Captain Andre Tardieu asserts France supplied 80 percent of U S Army airplanes 60 percent of war supplies while 0 of wanes is noted. Mate Marahal Foch plans a visit to the United States when European aviation permits, in response to a banquet invitation. Supreme Knight Flaherty of the Knights of Columbus relays the remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guna
Mate —Marahal Foch
United States
Flaherty
Knights of Columbus
Revonse
Andre Tardieu
France
Poland Cautioned Over Counter Offensive adjacent to Russia
Washington cautioned Poland not to let its counter-offensive approach the ethnographic boundaries while Britain joins the US in pressuring Poland. Officials say Poland intends to heed the advice amid tensions with Bolshevik Russia. In Oregon and Washington, Pendleton Spokane trains ran late last week. A fruit express between Walla Walla and Pendleton replaced many passenger and express services to ease delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusele
Washington
Poland
Great Britain
United States
Porland
Offiellts
Pendleton-Spokane
Walla Walla
Pendelton
Weston Echoes of 1920 gathers from Weston and Athena notices
The Weston Athena column reports deaths, illnesses, and community news. Mrs. Phillips arrives with family in 1801 and dies in 1910, others recover from ailments, a J C Penney store move is planned, and local schools and harvest adjust to rain. Roy Cannon and Hazel Burton updates, plus rainfall disrupts farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Worthington
Eon Emery
Athena M
Pendleton
Florence Killian
Vanayelo
Spokane
L. J. Foss
George Banister
Banister
C.H. Kreigh
Pasadena
California
Melville Johns
W. Emmet
J. C. Penney
Middle West
Quincey Miinol
Katherine Sharp
St. Helens
Oregon
Ed Morrisette
Walla Walla Hospital
Athena
J. C. Baddeley
Roy Cannon
St. Mary's Hospital
Camp McDougal
Welton Read
Welton
W. E. Bennett
Portland
Bennett
Reed College
Hadley
Bern Banister
Arizona
Walla Walla
Oregon Public Service Commission Sets 25 Percent Rail Rate Increase
Salem Oregon announces that interstate rail rate increases of 25 percent will take effect August 26 in Oregon. The Oregon Public Service Commission approved the tariff aligning with actions by Washington Idaho and the ICC after a Seattle meeting. The commission warns the moves do not fix reasonableness of rates and do not bar shippers from challenging any new rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Or
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oregon
Oregon Publicary Jon Commission
Public Service Commission
Washington
Idaho
Seattle
United States
Commissionera
Tate
Oregon Commission
Public Service Panel Sets Sept 7 Hearing on Henry Tariff
The Washington Public Service Commission will hold a hearing in Olympia in the senate chamber on Tuesday September 7 at 10 a.m. The Henry tariff No LA filed by railroads seeks to raise class and commodity rates for local shipments west of the Cascades with some increases up to 100 percent. A second hearing will review the American Railway Express Company rate application on September 17 at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam A. Koser
San Francisco
Asec
Wagene Base Tourtete
Crater Lake
Horkleberry Mountain
Lost Lake
National Forest Service
Peadleton High School
Christian Johnson
Jane Johnson
Antonia
Lima
Peru
Grants Peel
Rogue River
Jack Rathie
Pendivtom
Taylor
Menti
John Laffonteau
Tower County
Idaho
Daha N. Thampson
Portland
Hood River
W. Hi, Bales of
Moblor
Foley Crank
Tillamook
G. W. Kable
Corvallis
Benton County
Chicago
Post Office Department
Oregon Growers’ Cooperative Association
public service commisnion # peition
Southern Pacific
Oregon Electric
Forest Grove
Imbler
Lloyd Larnon
Wayne Keown
Clarance Larsen
Haymond Wala
Mra
Charles Waloh
Swonpen
Cecil
Washington Public Service Body
Olympia
Wash
Public, Service Commission
Henry
Senate
Cascades
Commission
American Railway Express Company
Death of Amasa Phillips at 89 in Athena
Amasa Phillips died Monday afternoon August 23 at the home of Mrs. Rogers in Athena at age 89 1 14 after a long invalid period following a serious accident. Born July 10 1831 in New York he moved to Ohio at age four and later married Caroline Young of Ontario. The couple moved to Michigan where they pioneering life began and raised four daughters and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Weston
Oregon
Mee Phillips
Eltiact
Masonic Cemetery
Amasa Phillips
F. D. Watts
E. ©. Rogers
Rogers
Athena
New York
Ohio
Caroline Young
Ontario
Canada
Michigan
Acute car shortage harms Oregon hay farmers
Farmers in Boardman and Hermiston face financial losses due to a severe railroad car shortage. Public service commission officials are urged to intervene as railroads work to relieve the bottleneck impacting hay production in eastern Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astern
Oregon
Public Service Commission
Boardman and Hermiston
The
Service Commission 16
Bolsheviks Reported Captured by Polish Forces
Polish authorities say 35 000 Bolsheviks captured in counterattack near Mlawa and Premyas, with thousands of rifles machine guns cars and horses seized. Several Bolshevik soldiers killed and German officers reported. Red forces surrounded and struggling to retreat amid heavy fighting north of Warsaw.
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Waesen
Mlawa
Warsaw
Vistula
Prussia
Miawa
Red
Miana
Soldau
Modlin
Graudens
Dolsheviks
Bylaw
Plonsk
Suffrage Fight in Tennessee Brings Certification Split
Tennessee officials clash over ratification of the federal suffrage amendment. Governor Roberta certifies Tennessee’s ratification at 10:20 AM, sending the document to the Secretary of State. A chancery court injunction blocks certification to Washington, with Chief Justice Lansden reviewing the case and issuing a writ of certiorari.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Tennessee Constitutional League
House
Walker
Senate
Frank M. Thompson
A. H. Roberta
Tanneesee
Colby
Lanaden
State Supreme Court
Chancery Court
Washington
Lansdon
Mtorney General
Langford
County Chancery Court
Lansden
Supreme Court
Alaska paper supply limited to two million tons annually
A report to the Alaska bureau of the chamber of commerce by Colonel W B Greeley chief forester of the United States says Seattle and Alaska can furnish only about two million tons of paper annually without depleting resources. Greeley is in Alaska surveying pulp possibilities and argues Alaska’s forests hold the solution to the national print paper problem. southeastern Alaska forests could sustain twenty or more mills and replacement growth will cover demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Laska
Alaska
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Oregon News
Columbia County
Chipping Board
Tefuaal
Stumtor McNary
Admiral Denson
Abstrat
Pirwannt Valley
Maker County
Peter Sylventer
Ire Maetley
Rlchland
Sam. A. Koser
State Highway Commission
Herbert Geis
Charles Geis
Willamette River
Portland Railway
Light @ Power Company
Kptm
Oregon State Fyir
Salem
England
U. S. Army
Grose
Wallows Lake
Mia
Lillie Miller
Jeanette
Marshfield
Win
Bush
Marion Hansell
Tia
Dr. Smith
Claude Davis
J. C C. Davis
Davis & Davis
J. C. Davis
Weston, Or
C. Davis
Tt In
W. R
Jinks Taylor
Joe Manister
Stanfield
Huckleberry Territory
Hansell
Lela G. Saling
Ed Burtch
Henry Barrett
Burtch
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