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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
1
Oregon news notes memorialize America's war dead in Europe with ceremonies and decorations. The report lists local officials, civic groups, and state events as communities honor fallen service members, alongside notes on public works and local governance.
Polish forces report intensified fighting along the northern front with Russian Bolshevik reinforcements in motion from the Dnieper to the Pripet, about 20 miles. A column west of the Berezina river claims 400 Cossacks among recent captures. Assistant Attorney General nominee Annette Abbott Adams of San Francisco becomes the first woman to be appointed to the post, while a pension bill for Spanish War veterans advances in Congress.
Syracuse report: Weed's Incorporated and Binghamton clothiers convicted in a United States court under Justice Martin Z. Manton. They faced a single count each in a federal indictment charging profiteering. court imposed a 31 000 dollar penalty on the firm.
Moscow Idaho bankers plan the 16th annual convention June 4 to 6 with main events including a Grand Army of the Republic encampment at Astoria on June 8. About 1000 visitors from various parts are expected over the three day gathering.
Notice to water users requiring payments by the 10th of each month in advance. Irrigation charges start in June with priority to early entrants if water is scarce. The collector will be at Goodwin's drug store on the 9th and 10th each month for receipts, or payments may be made anytime before the 6th. Delinquent accounts must be settled at once by order of the Council.
A Missouri man Ja J. Wainscott, wealthy landowner, faces divorce after a woman claiming to be his first wife appeared. She says they wed in 1874, changing his life and assets, while legal battles loom over property and marriage annulment. Navy budget figures and San Francisco Bay projects are noted in a broader Washington update.
Athena residents host visitors from Vancouver and Portland relatives attend St Pauls school commencement. Frank Rogers and others travel from nearby ranches. Walla Walla Rod and Gun Club announces trapshooting event June 18 14 15 16. gypsies leave town after brief appearance. locals plan park cleanup and a farmers picnic at Mission on the Umatilla river.
Washington reports President Wilson will demand a Batum corridor for Armenia as the Allied Supreme Council considers Batum a key port on the Black Sea and a terminus for interallied pipeline links aiding Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Attorney General Palmer told a House committee that former official Loui F. Pont showed a perverted sympathy for criminals. He criticized Post for using a self willed substitute of his own viewpoint to serve public law while addressing Revolutionary government attempts to rid the country of dangerous aliens.
Gaston Chevrolet in an American designed car captured victory in the eighth 500 mile automobile race before a record crowd of 125000. Time 5:40.16.14 and average speed 88.16 miles per hour mark a historic second best in the event.
The cabinet signals intent to renew and revise the Anglo Japanese accord. Britain reportedly agrees to maintain the framework with modifications, according to Yomiri Shimbus.
Chicago reports delegates from all states arrive for Republican national convention planning. Campagin managers align speakers as Wood and Hoover camps appoint leaders and arrange speeches and campaign offices. Delegation size questions challenge seating and unity amid faction tensions.
The House approves a Soldier Relief Bill 280 to 02 proposing cash bonuses for veterans and servicemen, with payments up to $200 for those who served in the U S and up to $25 for overseas service. The bill funds come from new taxes, and goes to the Senate where action is unlikely before national conventions.
Governor Olcott requested Henry J. Schulderman resign from his state office and secretary of state run. the letter says resignation becomes effective at once. T. B. Handley of Tillamook is named as Schulderman’s successor, per the governor’s announcement. A Pendleton deal, the Cunningham Sheep Land Company sale, is reported as one of the region’s largest timber or land transactions, valued at about a half million dollars, including 26 000 acres of land and 14 000 head of sheep.
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