1914

August 2014

August 10, 1914

Heritage Center2020-03-11T10:35:31-07:00August 10th, 2014|Categories: World War I in Marion County|Tags: 1914, College Tuition, Oregon Agricultural College, Swiss Americans|

by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent War dominated the front page. Names and geography new to readers had to be [...]

June 2014

June 29, 1914

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:19-07:00June 29th, 2014|Categories: World War I in Marion County|Tags: 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Cherry Fair, Cherry Festival, WWI|

By Richard Van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The lead headline read “Assassin’s Bullet Strikes Down Archduke Ferdinand of Austria” Assassin jumps on Running Board of auto [...]