Oregon News Notes of General Interest Highlights
Oregon reports heavy snow at California gulch head and a 40 percent road tax boom. Bakers mills supplied lumber. Albany census work. Clatsop berry plantings. Amity church project. Pendleton fundraiser for a colored church. Oregon banks order 7,000 farm ledgers. Portland auto crashes injure 191, seven killed. statewide horticultural exhibits. Clarke hotel fire. many updates on roads, meat, and rail cargo.
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Wilson Congratulates Coolidge on Election Victory
President Wilson telegrams Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge congratulating him on his reelection noting it as a victory for law and order. White House aides call it a historic gesture as officials pledge to unite Americans despite party lines.
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Engineers Decay Course Advisory Board Opposes Injunction
The advisory board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, representing about 5000 members, urged against immediate injunctions to curb the Washington crisis. They warned injunctions would worsen conditions and delay peaceful settlement of the coal strike.
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Coal Injunction Not to Be Vacated
Washington reports the government will not vacate the injunction against United Mine Workers officials. Assistant Attorney General Ames states the strike violates the law and the government cannot abandon its position in Palmer's absence.
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Women Rioters Clash With Deputies at Youngstown Plant
About 150 men tried to stop workers from entering the Youngstown Shoot and Metal Tube Co plant as deputies and rioters clashed. The scene unfolded amid labor tensions with repeated confrontations and arrests reported.
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Chamberlain and Baker Clash at Military Justice Hearing
Secretary Baker and Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, a Democrat, clashed sharply during a subcommittee hearing on the military justice controversy.
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Portlang Police Chief Resigns Reveals New Leader
Portland Oregon reports Nels F. Johnson resigns as police chief. Dow V. Walker, superintendent of the Multnomah club, is offered the position by Mayor Baker as successor.
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Japan hints at exit from Shantung soon
In a cautious statement Japan indicates withdrawal from Shantung will occur shortly though not immediately. Market chatter notes prices unlikely to drop soon despite lower corn prices as profits remain pressured and the industry hesitates.
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Miners Silenced by Restraining Order in Indianapolis
The UMWA strike was halted by a federal restraining order issued by Judge A B K Anderson. The government petition alleged union efforts to limit coal production and distribution. It cited wartime authority granting government control of fuel and food and warned of transport disruptions and cost to the public treasury. The order remains in force until wartime state of emergency ends.
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Allies Demand Reparations in German Treaty Protocol
The supreme council completed the protocol to the German treaty demanding reparations for violations of the attila Hce. Germany must surrender cruisers and destroyers sunk at Scapa Flow and provide floating dry docks lighters cranes tugs and other equipment equal in value to the first class battleships destroyed.
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Wyoming Sees Military Control Proposed by Fort D A Russell
Brigadier General Benjamin A Poors commander at Fort D A Russell asks a proclamation invoking military control of Wyoming at Governor Carey s request amid a coal strike. Five hundred cavalrymen are available and one troop has been sent to Rock Springs.
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Merchant tonnage to rival Britain by 1920 end
Senator Jones of Washington chairman of the senate commerce committee predicts American-flag ships will nearly equal British tonnage by year end 1920. He introduces a bill proposing an alternative plan for a permanent federal shipping policy.
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Onele Sam Makes It Warm For The Cold Storage
A quirky note highlights efforts to ease living costs and support hunger relief amid a scene of many strikers and no hunger strikes. Public appeal urges donations to keep the collection plate active.
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Refuse to Buy Movement Promoted by Treasury Official
Orris Lester urged a national “Refuse to Buy” campaign at the International Lyceum and Chantering Association conference. He argued households with midrange incomes should allocate 20 to 40 percent for food and 10 to 20 percent for clothing and shift to prudent purchases to curb living costs.
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Stockmen in Lake and Harney Stock Areas Stock Up For Winter
Lake and Harney counties accumulate hay for wintering stock as heavy snows threaten open range grazing. General cattle selling waned, choking the big livestock trade in the southern counties, and ranchers now seek one to two year old heifer calves to replenish herds amid rising demand.
Coolidge Leads Massachus set to record governorship win
The report highlights Calvin Coolidge's resounding victory in Massachusetts, tied with a strong Ohio statewide win for the Republicans. It notes Kentucky swung GOP and New Jersey returning to Democrats, with Maryland still uncertain.
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Nationwide coal strike hits 400000 miners and spreads
United Mine Workers declare a nationwide walkout with more than 401488 paid up members. States report varied turnouts from Illinois with 90000 to Pennsylvania 87000 and Wyoming 8000 as federal troops stand ready in several states including West Virginia Tennessee and Wyoming amid patrols and requests for support.
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