Alaska Yukon Fair launched at Seattle banquet
Seattle April 12 Alaska Yukon fair formally launched at a Washington hotel banquet attended by Seattle and Yukon business leaders. Judge Ballinger presided and I A Nadeau headed a committee to organize a future meeting while Gov McInnes and Dr Alfred Thompson coordinated with Ottawa. Attendees pledged financial and moral support to the exposition.
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Seattle
Washington Hotel
North
R. A. Ballinger
I. A. Nadeau
Chamber of Commerce
McInnes
Yukon Territory
Alfred Thompson
Yukon
Ottawa
Sheffield
Alaska Club
Fair to Be Capitalized at Half a Million
Seattle April 14 The Alaska Y ukon exposition committee chaired by J A Nadeau and including H F Grant J E Chilberg J S Goldsmith and R A Ballinger met at ex Mayor Ballingers office to decide capital stock at 500000 The incorporation papers will be prepared by Judge Ballinger Another meeting will be held early next week to call fifty trustees and begin actual work
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Seattle
J. A. Nadeau
H. F. Grant
J. E. Chilberg
J. S. Goldsmith
R. A. Ballinger
Ballinger
Cyclone of socialism looms in senate rail tension
In Washington on April 11, senators Mce Laurin and Morgan debated railroad rate reform with Laurin backing court review of interstate commission decisions and Bailey act support, while Morgan opposed Hepburn-Dolliver and warned of a coming cyclone of socialism from railroad control. He urged state-led road control and limited federal help without rate regulation.
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Washington
MceLaurin
Morgan
Senate
Mississippi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mie
United States
Federal Expert Seeks Sugar Beet Seed Contracts in Pullman
W. W. Tracey of Washington D C completed a two week survey in and around Pullman to assess soil and prospects for growing sugar beets for seed. He found tracts suitable for seed production and will report to Washington with likely government contracts. Seed production spans two years with first year planting and fall storage then spring replanting at wider spacing.
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Pullman
Wash
W. W. Tracey
Washington D. C
National Capital
Tracey
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Feeding Experiment Lets Pullman Steers Show Profit
At Washington State College experiment station twelve steers fed in three groups over ten weeks, barley and hay, wheat and barley, or wheat and hay. Each reached about 1100 pounds. six sold at four cents a pound. Despite high feed costs, Prof. Linklater reports a fair profit and meat quality tests proceed. In New York, Senator Platt won’t seek reelection in 1909.
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Pullman
Wash
Washington State College
Linklater
Department of Animal Industry
Gesture of the Glass: A New Theory of Drinking Posture
A New York Sun report argues that the common pose of lifting a glass with the third and fourth fingers extended is not mere affectation but an unconscious, automatic habit. The social effect is incidental, the motion easing tipping and reducing muscular effort, with occasional exaggeration for display noted.
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New York Sun
Love's Graduate and the Providence of Her Heart
A poetic meditation on love and possession, asserting that beauty and lips hide a loyal soul known only to one chosen beloved. The speaker declares a Providence divine crafted the beloved for him and claims exclusive claim to her heart. Spectator.
Billy and Septimus Swap Advice in Rainy Love Tale
A brisk walk with Septimus Warriman reveals old memories of youth and courtship. Billy explains a soap wrapped package in his overcoat and the two share a vivid spring moment ending with rain and a failed shelter attempt.
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Illy Cilepstow
Billy
Septimus Warriman
Lep
Pooley
Septimus
Castile
William
Weathered Hat Misadventure Ends In Quiet Reflection
Septimus recounts a rainy misread of plans with a young woman. A hat, a floodlit shed, muddy boots, and cold weather lead to tension and a plan to mend the rift with a letter to the intended fiancée. Billy suspects a future Mrs Sep.
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William
Billy
Septimus
Remarkable old lady teaches women fitness for aging
A 65 year old woman, previously overweight and aging, adopted physical culture. She reduced her diet, stopped coffee, embraced outdoor activity and deep breathing, and now maintains trim form, clear eyes, and sharp mind while teaching others to control body and mind for graceful aging.
Speckled Tobacco and the Foolish Marker of Quality
A Chicago Chronicle whimsy explains why little yellow specks on cigar wrappers mislead buyers. It guides readers through Cuban tobacco fields and refutes the idea that specks signal excellence, likening speck sellers to freckled salesmen.
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Cuba
Chicago Chronicle
Professional Cards Include Multiple Doctors and Offices
A compilation of doctor listings shows Paul Smits M D with office at Aberdeen General Hospital and multiple hours and telephone numbers. Additional entries cite Hayes and Hayes Building offices in Tacoma and other surgeons offering gynecology dermatology and genitourinary surgery with addresses and contact details.
Train Schedules For Hoquiam Ocosta And Pacific Line
Timetable fragment lists departures and arrivals for Hoquiam Ocosta and routes from Portland Tacoma Seattle and all points east. Times include 7 15 p m 9 40 a m 90 0 a m 8 16 p m 8 10 p m 3 45 p m 31 0 p m and 9 00 a m.
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Portland
Tacoma
All Points East
Hoquiam
Seattle
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Alaska-Yukon
Enterprise
Alaska-Yukon Exposition
Northern Pacific Irrigation Company
Columbia River
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Jones
Whitman
State College
Senator Platt
New York
the Herald
T. C. Platt
Love's Graduate
Mollie
Sep
Chicago Daily News
Paul Smits, M. D
DR Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
Heron Streets
Everett E. Lane, D. D. S
Hayes & Hayes
M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
G. Kinnison
Market Street
Warren Brown
Pacific Ave
Co. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
G Street
R. 4. Fox
Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Jesse F. Murphy
U. S. Land Office
Olympia
Continental Saloon O. C. Vammen
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Andrew Blum
W. Johnston Transfer Co
S. F Street
Roslyn Coal
Aberdeen
J. M. Lupton
Mgr
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
Cocosta
H. B. Elder
N. P. Ry
A. D. Charlton
N. P. Ry. Co
Portland, Oregon
Canadian Pacific
F. C. Collins, T.P.A
John Halstead
F.&p.a
Phil S. Locke
Grays Harbor
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
The
C. E. Burrows Co., Agts
Kenilworth
W. Heron Street
C. C. Sargent
Samson’s Hotel
Tacoma, Wash
Swan Samson
Westport, Wash
Mrs. Mary Smith
Wm. Ziegler
Boot and Shoemaker
Jeff
William Ziegler
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