Oregon Notes Highlight Local War Efforts And Industry
Oregon counties organize home guards and road contracts, port and railway projects advance, and public wage and labor measures are debated. Beaverton starch plant opens, Portland terminal construction begins, and a plan for cooperative grain elevators is drawn. Government urged grain and dairy boosts, with forest fire protection and manganese ore interest fueling regional activity.
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Oregon
Charles J. O'Reilly
Haker
Lincoln
Neb
J. Henry Tiehn
Denver
Coldicoeen
Etrahorn
Pacific Ports
Plana
Klamath Falla
Miami Quarry Company
Yaquina Bay
Pacific Coast Starch Company
Beaverton
Germany
J. A. McEachern Company
Heattie
Portland
St. Johns
State Highway Commission
Supreme Court
Fulton
Buard
State Penitentiary
A. W. Blue
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Upton
Grants Pass
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Swift & Company Denies FTC Violations and Defends Actions
Swift & Company states there is no basis for alleged law violations attributed to the firm by FTC agents. The letter asserts no fraud, improper storage, or false entries, and defends conferences with price discussions as aligned with Food Administration and Council guidance. The company pledges continued cooperation under government direction to boost production and aid the Food Administration.
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Federal Trade Commission
Swift &Company
Swift & Company
Fragmentary OCR Poetry Note From An Old Page
A fragmented text fragment appears to reflect personal musings or poetry. It mentions misery and a place or plate with unclear proper nouns like Lenora and Mienee, suggesting a domestic or reflective mood from an old page. The readable bits hint at sorrow and memory.
Coal Under Stricter Federal Regulation Announced
Washington reports President Wilson will license all coal and coke producers and dealers starting April 1. The fuel administration imposes strict controls to curb middlemen profits while exempting miners and coke manufacturers. Retailers remain unaffected for now as supplies are ample and warm weather approaches.
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Washington
Wilson
Fuel Administration
Fragmented notes reflect a stray line about Ipman and pockets
Incomplete OCR style lines discuss Divan Ipman and a stray phrase about a save and a pocket. The text appears as garbled newspaper filler with no clear event, date, or location to anchor a full story.
Brief War News and Domestic Politics Highlights
War notes report Charles Gordon of Iowa wounded in action awarded the cross of war by France. American aerial observers form a squadron under a French captain. Labor unrest and strikes loom in Europe with Serbia rejecting offers from Austria Hungary and Bulgaria. Soviet Congress dissolves amid peace treaty with Germany. American troops press German positions at Toul. Wisconsin Republicans report primary results. Taft urges a 5,000,000-man army. Americans held for ransom in China. Tax slackers face prosecution. western farm labor surplus noted. Margaret Wilson to France.
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Iowa
France
Deth
Aneteia
Hungary
Metapest
Vienna
Serbia
Aumstrise
Bulgaria
Germany
Moscow
Toul
Markets Summary from Portland and Seattle Prices
Markets list grain feed oats corn and hay prices, butter and eggs per unit, potatoes per hundred, Yakima and Seattle dairy and poultry figures. Includes live and dressed turkeys, ducks and other poultry with various per pound or per unit rates across Portland and Seattle markets.
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Yakimas
Seattle
Medinen
Americans Reach First Permanent Front Advance in France
Army forces advancing northeast of Madopeiliers Laneville areas push out from trenches, consolidating positions with fortifications. Despite heavy German shelling using mustard and phosgene, American and French troops hold higher ground after raids and artillery, threatening German plans on the Lorraine front.
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Ene
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Tmhi
Laneville Asctir
Baedon
Coors
Toul
Lenerile
Lorraine
Pershing
America
Secretary Baker Visits Giant American War Depots in France
Secretary of War Baker toured vast French American depots and interior warehouses where reserves are assembled for the front lines. He spoke with private soldiers praising housing feeding and readiness. The hospital under construction will hold 26000 beds, the largest in the world. The British hospital will follow with 16000 beds.
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Baker
Frances—Newton D. Baker
France
American Tanker Sinks U Boat After Hour Battle
The American tanker Paulsboro of the Vacuum Oil company engaged a German submarine off an Atlantic port. After an hour of combat, officers report the U boat apparently sunk beneath the sea. The report includes constitutional notes from Washington on Idaho driving restrictions.
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Paulsboro
Wacuum Oil Company
Washington
Idaho
Seattle
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