Oregon News Notes of General Interest
Benjamin Mannan a planear rave dorm owner of Eugene died at his home in Eugene at the age of 35. Turkey prices in Roseburg market listed as 41. Route pound. State board of pharmacy names Edwin M. Nash of Portland as member. Iva Langley of Dixon Creek killed by unidentified shooter in Rye Valley. Lake County beef stock sale 39 head at Summer Lake to W. G. Mons at 110 rents per pound. Influenza causes cancellations of teachers exams in multiple counties. Oregon tax commissioner reports total assessed valuation at 1 7,681,906.97. Public food service restrictions discarded following federal guidance. Deschutes County Farm Bureau organized at Redmond. Willamette river fishing ban tightens with new year. Oregon highway and public service finances outlined in biennial reports. Severe influenza quarantine hits towns. theaters dances churches closed. Willamette river fishing restrictions upheld under 1917 act. Fourth class postmasters appointed in several counties. Forest fires cause $734,602.25 loss. salvage possible on 644,683,000 feet. Fruit shipments rise with evaporated fruit market. Salem Fruit Union aims to clear orders by Feb 1. growers to receive up to $160 per ton. Oregon to receive $857,587 annually for education under federal plan. Rivers and harbors bill potentially funds Oregon projects. new projects listed.
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Hunger map shows Europe strained by famine and American aid
A postwar hunger map highlights Belgium, northern France, Serbia and others in peril as famine looms across Europe. The United States must export at least 20 million tons of food to avert broader unrest, with reforms guiding relief programs and port shipments.
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Peace Conference Details Amid Wilsons France England Trip
Paris reports the president views the peace conference as developing toward a broader treaty including freedom of the seas and a league of nations. He and French and Italian leaders stress a wide agreement. The trip includes Chaumont visit, Christmas with doughboys, and a Buckingham Palace dinner with King George and Queen Mary.
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Mealy
England
Chaumont
Wilson
Grayson
Ara Wilson
Wilsons
London
Buckingham Palace
King George
Mary
Germans suffer two million dead in war toll report
The Cologne Gazette estimates German casualties will reach about two million dead. Other notes cite the occupation of Eger and Reichenberg isolating German Bohemia, Armenia declared independent in Paris, and Berlin facing high unemployment with factories closing.
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France
Air Service
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March
War Department
Dickman
Senate Divides On Revenue Bill Amendments
The senate narrowly approves changes to the 1920 revenue bill amid party lines. It cuts war profits taxes, lowers corporate and individual rates, and reduces overall revenue projections to about 6 billion for 1919 and 4 billion for 1920, sending the measure to conference with plans for final enactment next month.
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Banks' U S Resources Reach New High on November 1
Washington reports national banks held 1 404 000 000 in resources as of November 1, a record high and up 1 777 799 000 since August 31. Williams notes these resources exceed those of major foreign banks and nearly match all state and trust banks combined. He adds five year growth outpaced the prior 25 years.
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German Fortress Ehrenbreitstein Seized by Americans
Coblenz reports the German fortress Ehrenbreitstein on the Rhine is now held by American troops led by Col. Robert Bogers, a West Point graduate of 1903. The 100 acre site on a rocky promontory will host regimental HQ for the first pioneer infantry and two battalions of pioneers.
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