Germany Rebuttal on Lusitania Sinking and U S Reply
Washington reports Germany defends Lusitania sinking as self defense with claims the liner carried munitions or acted as an auxiliary British cruiser. It asserts Canada troops and war material aboard and blames British owners for provoking attack. The note remains interim, awaiting further facts and U S responses. In Berlin, cases of Gunflight, Cumbing, Falabs noted, with indemnity offered for non hostile attacks on neutral ships. Washington awaits final decision on U S demands as Wilson’s position remains firm and Bryan silent.
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White House
Berste
Pestens
Lusitania
Fifteen Tons of Russian Dynamite Explodes Off Seattle
Fifteen tons of dynamite on a scow anchored in the waterway exploded at 2 a m near Seattle causing about 40000 in plate glass damage. An unidentified watchman guarding the explosives is missing and likely killed. Lillico Launch & Towboat manager said the guard was hired Saturday and two men guarded the scow. Officials suspect malice, not accident, in the blast. The dynamite was destined for Vladivostok aboard the Hazel Dollar. the Russian consul warned of an intended blast prior to departure.
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Tacoma
Lillico
Russia
Vladivostok
Tatoma
San Francisco
Bringhurst
Late Legislative Measures Take Effect Across State
Content outlines new safety duties for employers, rename of the Railway Commission to Public Service Commission, standard food refrigeration rules, differential 6 percent state grants for home made goods, school law changes including salary equality for women teachers, birth record requirements, and changes to trading stamp and coupon practices as tobacco stores issue cash redeemable certificates. Constitutionality challenges anticipated by affected companies.
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Parsons
Echoola
Portland
Railway Renews Work Near Natron and Mapleton
A Eugene crew of 40 resumes operations in the Willamette Pacific gravel pit near Natron with trains to haul rock from the Upper Willamette to the Lower Siuslaw for concrete piers on the Siuslaw bridge. Additional crews, 40 to 50 strong, will work this week for the Southern Pacific on the Willamette River wagon road and to restore a roadbed for the Natron extension as court orders dictate.
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Willamette Pacific
Natron
Willamette
Siuslaw
Siuslaw Bridge
Mapleton
Havest
Southern Pacific
Willamette River
Circuit Court
Natron Extension
Red Cross urgency spurs Oregon aid for Mexico
Letter from acting Red Cross chairman notes Mexican women and children facing starvation. Governor Withycombe plans to confer with the society head and appoint a special Oregon committee to organize relief efforts, urging immediate gifts and public support.
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American Red Cross
Oregon
Withycombe Anid
Mexico
Mont
Eight Thousand See School Work in Oregon City Exhibit
Eight thousand pens viewed the three Oregon City public schools exhibit before closing this week. Display totals range 12 000 to 16 000 pieces from first grade line drawings to high school projects. The annual exhibit shows the scope of local school work with entries from each room and nearly every pupil. Florence Club Is Alive in Florence with 5000 Commercial club members claimed as the world’s largest per capita. Eugene with 560 members challenged Portland’s claim. Ashland appointment made Chester Stevenson named Springs commissioner succeeding R A Winkler by confirmation. Tillamook Springs development grant debated city hall project vote result 14176 000 111 in favor 118 against.
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Florence
Portland
Eugene
Pera
Ashland Springs
Ashland
Chester Stevenson
Springs Commission
R. A. Winkler
Tillamook
Bar Soundings Taken Off Astoria by U S Engineers
Under Assistant Engineer Michael a unit of United States engineers has been taking soundings on the bar from the steamer H Mendell over the past days. Work likely to continue through the week. Indications show improvement in the channel since the Chinook dredge began this season, with 100 900 cubic yards moved seaward by current and tide.
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Astoria
Michael
United States
H. Mendell
Oregon and Westport highway work resumes at once
State highway engineers and Peterson & Johnson resume construction on the Columbia highway segment between Astoria and Westport. Camps are set, crews assemble, and $61,000 is the estimated cost, with $26,000 advanced and $36,000 appropriated by the state for summer travel readiness.
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Astoria
State Highway Engineers
Peterson & Johnson
Westport
Timmake
Ales
Room Rocks Under Mourners In Buck Mountain
A mining hamlet east of the city reports surface subsidence cracking foundations and fears homes from Lehigh Valley Coal Company may be swallowed. At Mine Foreman Morgan Beddow’s house mourners gathered as the earth shifted, slush and rock flooding underground. Mahoney City Dispatch to Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Morgan Beddow
Todaw
Mary Smith
Mahoney City
Philadelphia Inquirer
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