Current Week's Patchy World News In Brief
A collage of mixed items reports shootings arrests in Iowa and Tacoma liquor permits in one day, a retired admiral's death, a notable figure in Cheng Coan Hin, and a fish fry incident at Bonneville. Gasoline price shifts in Portland, real estate chatter in New York, Wilson's renomination bid, and submarine doctrine are touched on. Debates, suffrage groups, and a provocative totem pole in San Francisco appear alongside a Willamette site flood update and Harbor area basements.
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Bonneville
Portland
York
Bun Yat
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Embassy Involving Teutonic Authority Cited In Latvia Case
The report notes a proposed language by the German government and references a high Teutonic authority. The Latvia case is described as to be settled to the satisfaction of the United Nations or allied authorities, with expectations of resolution pending.
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Germany
Jenn Gov “Prem High Teutonic Authority
Laaitania
United
Conference notes mischief in Berlin as crowley speaks
Charles C Crowley cites States and Germany at a conference with Count von Bernatorif. A Berlin modification is described as not material. The officials seem to misinterpret the maire on the word assumes and secrecy persists.
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States
Germany
Count von Bernatorif
Berlin
Cale
Aspects of War WAL Be Considered by Cntesece of Mies
London reports a general allied conference in Paris to review political and strategic war aspects. Premier Asquith announced the plan in the House of Commons as part of an address on war credit. He warned that gains and burdens must be balanced to avoid long term strain on England. Two ships burning at dock in New York, the Pavific and Bolton Castle, with crew feared lost as blaze spread from gasoline laden cargo. A fire on the steamship Le Holland Avecaine was discovered in its cargo and investigated.
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Paris
House of Commors
Asquith
Beane Cole Fyeres
England
New York
Pavific
Bolton Castle
Jar of Barber & Co
Brooklyn
Janes
Jor Eee
Anarchist Suspected in Poison Plot Headlines Chicago Case
Report outlines an alleged anarchist plot involving arsenic in food, names university figures and a chef, notes suspected poisoning of Jean Crones and a plan to kill a noted Catholic leader, hints at police pursuit and gang activity.
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Bchuetler
Sags Sea
Jean Crones
University Club
Ural George
William Munderiein
Ee Ee
Ee Dan
Schuettler
Crones
Png
Sete
Vitios
Detec
Two Athletes Drowned In Willamette River Incident
Portland Oregon reports two canoeists drowned when their craft capsized in swift Willamette currents at a sudden river bend near Oregon City. Charles Patrick of 600 East Madison Street and Harry Gammie of 848 East Sixteenth North were lost, while six others survived with narrow escapes amid the Portland Rowing Club outing on Saturday afternoon.
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Portland
Ore
Valera Agg Egg Rence
Willamette Meas
Oregon City
Charles
Patrick
Madison Street
Harry Gammie
Ladd
Iton
Bown
Treasure Hunt Renewed Off Peru Coast
Treasure hunt resumes in the Pacific off Peru after an extended furlough, with plans to locate a rumored vast gold hoard believed buried at sea. The expedition centers on a lone searcher seeking the elusive treasure amid maritime hazards and fading hope.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Peru
Tax Sale Case Involving Southern Oregon Lands
Unpaid taxes for 1908, totaling five dollars per acre, prompted a suit against Southern Oregon tenants to force payment. The court examined assessment validity and considered appeals, noting discussions on Oregon and California grant lands and actions by Judge Hazleton.
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Wes Hands
Hazilton
Oregon
California
Grant Landa
State Land Board Holds Firm on Rigaton Project
The State Land Board stands firm on the Rigaton Project tract in Crook county near Bend. Officials plan to send J. E. B. Morson at La Pine to the Interior to seek a three year extension while awaiting more information. The Bend area includes about 74,000 acres and the board will require updated data before granting further action.
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State Land Board
Fim
Central Oregon Irrigation
Crook County
Bend
Scillas J
County Assessors Convene at Salem in Tuition Fund Push
Oregon officials gather in Salem as the county high school tuition fund law expands access to high school for thousands of children. The measure, championed by Commissioner Galloway, aims to tax automobiles by horsepower to fund public education efforts, with officials amid debate on implementation and equity.
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Salem
Oregon
Galloway
Timber losses under new forestry laws linked to Oregon burns
The text notes timber losses in Oregon rising to five years under old rules and cites figures from 1910. It mentions a 1911 forestry code and a 1913 compulsory fire law affecting timbered districts, with ongoing legal actions as Drinker faces a 50 day sentence and $65 fine for refusing to reveal alcohol sources in Baker.
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Ester Elliott
Oregon
Baker
Justice of the Peace
Hubbard
Charles Hischwell
Supreme Court
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