Oregon News Notes of General Interest
Multnomah approves spending about 500000 on roads in Portland area. Oregon derian convention to meet in Portland January 10 11 and 12. Pacific Trimple and Thegraph company service discontinued at Trooks Marion county. Drowning of Hilliard Malley and Lane Thornton in Goose Lake during fishing. War department fraternities prohibition order rescinded. Fourth Oregon slain officers training camp postponed. Inmates at Salem penitentiary inoculated for influenza spread. Klamath Falls tax rate may drop 3.8 mills. Oregon butter and cheese makers hold December convention in Portland with $350 in prizes. Trappers active statewide season runs through February 1 1919. War workers in Oregon to be employed via state highway commission. Portland boiler makers union maintains Saturday half holiday. New postmen appointed in Oregon. Convicts captured at The Dalles after escape from Rho phone Idaho jail. Supreme court power to summon circuit judges extended. Small railroads denied 24 hours free interchange time. Marion County cattle and oilseed prices cited. War savings stamp progress across counties. Telephone rate hike opposition and possible consolidation studied in Albany. Independent colleges group to meet at Newberg November 24 25. Rogue River Valley Canal company expands irrigation near Medford. Milk goat project plans and boy and girl goat clubs support. Efforts to block Pacific Telephone rates and preserve Portland license. State highway bonds and projects discussed in Portland with several counties to benefit. Barley cottonseed meal substitute advised for stock feed. Pacific Northwest spruce and fir wartime production orders halted. Food administration flour and sugar orders clarified amid market changes.
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Multnomah
Oregon Derian' Conareme
Portland
Pacific Trimple
Thegraph Company
Trooks
Marion County
Hilliard Malley
Harry Hattey
Lane Thornton
A L. Thornton
Lakeview
Goose Lake
War Department
Oregon
University of Oregon
State
Salem
Klamath Palle
Coon Bay
Saweillla
Chip Verde
Allied Tie
Oregon Butter and Cheese Makers’ Organization
Meet m
Carl Shoemaker
Fish and Game
Seaon
United States Army
Colfom
Clackamas County
Charlee
Hunters
Idaho
C. W. Carey
Frank Bullivan
Edward Ailler
Supreme Court
Eli Ae
Committee On
Public Service
Corey
Alshton
Alito
Nolids
Ty Henry Sfeed
Albany
Independ Colleges
Newberg
Olaht
Mate
Kogne Fiver Valley Canal Company
Medford
Butte Creek
Oregon Agricultural College Extension
Seymour
Portland Clearing House
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
Public Service ‘Combinaion
Stepcare
Ie Moe
Capital Issues Committee
Ite
State Highway Commission
State Highway
Tesuea
Douglas
Josephine
Jackson
Hood River
Waar
Columbia River
Mos
Oregon Agricultural College
Pacific Northwest
Vancouver
Wanh
Food Administration
van Baur
Kaiser Abdication Rumors Spark German Return Plots
London reports rumors that former German emperor William II may return to Germany. The Berlin Legal Anzeiger hints entry would not be refused, fueling fears of a reactionary plot. The Daily Express links Abdication delays and names Hindenburg and Baden, while Allied diplomats warn of a provocation to trap the Allies.
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London
William Hohenachlern
Germany
Berlin
Anseiger
Expresa
Kert
Maximilian of
Baden
Marshal von Hindenburg
Mmpharis
Robert Cecil
Express
Lumber wages to be continued by Northwest lumbermen
Portland leaders of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association vow to keep wages at wartime levels despite uncertain prospects. The group, including representatives from Oregon and Washington, urges wage stability as essential to the industry’s organization and future.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington
Tha 'Egseaters
Loyal Legion of
Tasker
Wilan
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Northwest
Markets Timbered Values From Portland Oats and More
The Portland markets list oats at 864 per ton for No 2 white food and barley at 50.25 per ton standard feed. Corn whole cracked and other grains show varied quotes. poultry items include hens at 68 cents per dozen and turkeys at 103. Roosters ducks and geese appear with small fractional prices, potatoes at 1.75 per hundred, and miscellaneous livestock figures.
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Portland
Vie Butler—Creamery
Sugar order expands per person allotment and substitutes
The article notes the sugar order allows an extra pound per capita or four pounds per person monthly. It mentions a week ending November 14 with five fatalities and 22 total accidents, listing names and trades tied to the incidents.
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Frank ©. Baldwin
Kaappa
Charles A. Brooks
Storia
Ray Norton
Coquille
Vnggine
Witla Pinkerton
Mlamath Falla
Ambering
Benjamin J. Ward
Astoria
Allies to Seize German Fleet Under Armistice Terms
Estimates of German debt to France run to 340 million francs with interest from 1871 indemnity and 140 billion francs for present war losses. Germany and Austria would owe more for damages, shipping, and reparations, though allies hold limited shipping capacity. Government warns U S on German propaganda revival. Joseph F. Smith, head of Mormon Church, dies in Salt Lake City. German fleet to be in Allied hands by Saturday per armistice terms.
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Paris
Germany
France
Austria
Washington
United States
Department of Justice
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Joseph FP. Smith
Church of James Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
London
Volunteers Call For 6000 To Crew Ships In France
The Shipping Board announced a volunteer drive inviting 6000 men aged 18 to 38 to train aboard ships in Boston San Francisco Seattle New Orleans and Cleveland for one week. Enlistees may join the merchant marine after peace and the army return. Deputy Sheriff Killed By Robber In Portland Oregon Frank W Twombley was shot dead at Union Avenue and Portland Boulevard after pursuing a robber who had robed a bridge tender and fled with 123 dollars. Oregon State Engineer resigns Dr John H Lewin resigned to become chief engineer and manager on the Warm Springs Irrigation project in eastern Oregon.
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Washington
France
Shipping Board
Booton
San Francisco
Seattle
New Orleans
Cleveland
Portland
Frank W.twombley
Union Avenue
Portland Boulevard
G. Herrman
Oregon
Twombley
Salen
John H. Lewin
Tusday
Withycombe
Lewis
Warm Springs
Influenza Toll Exceeds WWI Casualties, Census Reports
Census Bureau unofficial estimates show influenza and pneumonia deaths in 44 cities totaling 82,506 from Sept 9 to Nov 9, surpassing total American expeditionary force casualties since landing in France. Officials peg overall AEF losses around 100,000.
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United States
France
Census Bureau
Canadian Soldiers to Have Fatma Winnipes
Canadian forces plan to grant land to returning soldiers in the north west. The report notes many have married English and French partners and are applying for homesteads. A movement aims to establish new colonies across the region to improve settlement and prospects for veterans.
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Winnipes
North
Weat
Alroady
Lore’ Cotonies
Crown Prince Interned in Holland Admires American Music
Former German crown prince Frederich Wilhelm Hohenzollern is interned at Swaelmen Castle near Urmond in the Netherlands. He has become a great admirer of the “Jazz band,” a fact cited as evidence of affection for America despite potential questions of taste.
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Holland
Amaterdam
Frederich Wilelm Hohenzollern
Swaelmen Castle
Ruremonde
France
Jaze Band
America
American Third Army Marches Toward the Rhine
The American Third Army, designated as the army of occupation under General Pershing, moves from France toward Germany at 5 30 am. Rules forbid fraternization and looting as the advance lines extend from Mousson to Thisucourt, Luxembourg, Briey, and toward the Moselle with Longwy among key towns in Allied reach.
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Parin
Pershing
Third Army
Dickman
France
Germany
Mouson
Thisucourt
Luxemburg
Briey
Moselle
Longwy
German Appeals Unnecessary in Food Aid Controversy
Washington reports that German provisional government seeks direct public appeal for food through a commission. Officials say no food from America will be given away without payment. President Wilson pledges help for civilians, with Entente support and plans to use future stocks with economy in distribution.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
Supreme War Council
America
Austria
German mission proposed to the United States
Berlin reports a German proposal to send a mission to the United States to present conditions in Germany and pledge steps to produce foodstuffs. The message to Secretary Lansing urged Wilson to support peace delegates for The Hague and suggested Hoover aid German relief efforts.
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Berlin
Wiremss
London
Wilson
Parmission
United States
Lansing
de Soll
Hague
Herbert ©. Hoover
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