September 3, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Capital Journal headlines reported: ALLIES STRONGLY ENTRENCHED — FEEL SURE OF VICTORY Fighting Is Fierce on Part of Front [...]
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by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent CORPSES HEAPED IN WINDROWS Germans Charge in Face of Hurricane of Shrapnel and Rifle Balls THEIR RECKLESSNESS FAIRLY INCREDIBLE [...]
August 22, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent With the outbreak of war and bold headlines dominating the pages, the paper’s font changed to a bolder style. [...]
U.S. Indian Reservation Band
William Cournoyer — US Indian Reservation Band. Kathryn Gunnell Photo Collection, Willamette Heritage Center, 1999.006 P.1. This negative is part [...]
August 20, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Front page headlines: ROME FORGETS WAR ON DEATH OF POPE TURNS TO PRAYER Announcement of Death Not Made Public [...]
August 15, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Capital Journal, concerned that reporting the news was secondary to interests of the belligerents notified their readers: Even [...]
August 12, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “Home Looks Good To the Returning Globe Trotters” read the day’s headline describing the return of several hundred Americans [...]
Then and Now: Mill and Liberty Streets SE
The view from the Vern Miller Civic Center sure has changed through its history, here seen about 1970. Photo Source: Willamette Heritage Center: X2012.16.207. [...]
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July 30, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Capital Journal Headlines: Italian Feeling Against Austria Becoming Intense Compact Which Binds Germany, Austria and Italy an Unnatural One [...]
July 29, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Once the dominos began to fall readers had difficulty keeping up with the news. The Capital Journal reported “The [...]