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The Oregon News, 1915 New Year's Edition

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The Oregon News was founded in 1909 in Portland, Oregon, by Toyoji Abe, and later published by Iwao Oyama as the Oshu Nippo from 1917 until December 7, 1941. Mr. Oyama was arrested by the FBI on the afternoon of the attack on Pearl Harbor; the printing press was confiscated and never returned. The paper was reestablished by Mr. Oyama after the war but not in the same format.

The issue featured here is from the New Year's edition, 1915. At this time, the paper was private, sent by the S. Ban company to all of its laborers working in the western states. Photo courtesy of Homer and Miyuki Yasui.

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