World News Briefs From All Nations and Regions
A collage of terse items reports cattle losses from toxic weeds along the Klamath river, an explosion in Butte kills miners, and a bank robbery near Renton ends in flight. Texans kill ten Mexican bandits tied to a train robbery. Expos at Panama Pacific, cotton trade curbs, ship captures, stock trades, trials in London, and Balkan warfare chatter fill the week’s world happenings.
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Klamath River
California
Butte
Mont
Bigie
Loudon
Wash
Rome
Meqcan Bandits Wreck Train and Burn Turret at Brownsville
Brownsville Texas reports Mexican bandits halted a St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train early Wednesday. Two killed and several injured as bandits fled into brush after setting the train on fire. The raid delayed communications with troops nearby and disrupted patrols along the border.
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Brownaville
Tex
St. Louis
San Francisco
Kendall
United States Cavalrymen
Mocate
Viarry Wallis
Morgan
Pitana
San Diego
Merwe Mae
Brownsville
Villa Nueva
Skeleton found in forest linked to missing local figure
A reed skeleton discovered Wednesday in a bear trap site in a remote forest is believed to be a once well known character who had a cabin at a creek bend about a mile from the discovery. The skeleton location lies midway between here and Glen.
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Here
Glen
Churchman Rejects Lusitania Tablet Inscription
Sir Philip Wilbraham of the Diocese of Chester refuses to allow a memorial tablet in a London church. He says a church is not a place to perpetuate hatred. The inscription would refer to the Lusitania sinking by a German torpedo. The decision is disputed.
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London
Philip Wilbraham
Diocese of
Chester
Ali Church
Lusitania
900 Tine of Oplum Served Beattle Wash Wyght
A local report notes the serving of 900 pounds of smoking oplum in Beattle Washington, valued at a substantial sum. The item highlights the unusual quantity and regional market interest.
Thugs Bind Man To Track After Robbery Bid
A man was bound to a railway track by assailants in a failed robbery attempt. He was found by witnesses and taken to a hospital for treatment. Police investigated and searched for the attackers as the victim remained under medical care.
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Man
Oregon State News Uses Loganberries In National Budget
Oregon Agricultural College officials declare Loganberries are genuine Loganberries, not Phenomenal berries, influencing horticulture. In Washington, four hundred million dollars is proposed for national defense to boost army and navy, with plans for a stronger naval program and larger peacetime military.
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Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallia
L Lewis
Agricultural College Department of Horticulture
Luther Burbank
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Si'la
United States
Hes
College Bred Beef Cattle Bring High Market Prices
Vallian Kansee City market reports note unusually fine quality of three carloads of Shorthorn steers finished for market on the Oregon Agricultural branch station farm at Union marketed this fall. The three payloads averaged 1307 pounds and sold at a lump rate of 4.80 per hundredweight. The shipment showed remarkably good candling and gains, with barley feeding contributing to the strong performance.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallian
Kansee City
Oregon Agricultural Branch
Union
Tiene Coy Ware
Women Raise Cash for Gils Hall at University of Oregon
Progressive women in Eugene raised about $200 bringing the total to roughly $1,700 for a memorial building at the University of Oregon. Nearly 1000 people attended the novel fundraiser at the university, which featured a soup table and a progressive dinner route ending with dessert.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Memorial
State to allot funds for road repair in Washington County
Washington County court members urged the state highway commission to set aside about 10,000 dollars for repairing six miles of road between Hillsboro and Protestant Grove in Washington. The request follows the highway map plan presented during the administration of Commissioner Bowlby.
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Salem
State Highway Commission
Hillaboro
Purest Grove
Washington
Bowlby
Markets for potatoes and milk byproducts noted in university bulletin
A Milk Bulletin from the state university at Eugene previews markets for potatoes and milk by products. The report mentions live counts between bulletins and references late election law rules and the 1016 session laws, with emphasis on growers and agricultural trade.
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State University
Eugene
Polk Named Counselor to State Department War Plan Discussed
Frank L. Polk city corporation counsel named counselor of the state department. A Yale and Columbia Law School graduate and Spanish-American War veteran, Polk backs a conservative, balanced approach. Plans include a large reserve and short-term enlistment for military training, tied to wartime mobilization and honor for fallen heroes.
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Frank L. Polk
New York City
State Department
Yale
Columbie Law School
Corea Eee Et
Deer hunter struck by bullet in Oregon forest
Jamie W. Pickett of Glendale was hit in the heart by a stray bullet while deer hunting near Roneburg Oregon. His watch saved by being in his pocket as the weapon tore his license to shreds. In El Paso customs officials refused a shipment of powder on Thursday.
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Roneburg
Jamie W. Pickett
Glendale
Mr. Pickett
el Paso
More Slitigh Gold Arrives in Bangor Shipment From London
Bangor reports another shipment of gold arriving from London bound for Halifax. The arrival underscores ongoing trade movements with British markets and highlights regional involvement in precious metal flows.
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Bangor
London
New
Halifax
Edwin Gould at Play Mackausen No Boot
The article discusses Scottish and Germanate names in wartime figures, noting misperceptions about General Mackensen. It cites the Norwegian pianist Gries as an example of name transformations and traces the Mackensen origin to the Bolling.
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Mackausen
von Mackausen
Holland
Gries
Mackenses
Mackensis
Rat Mackensen
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