True to His Lost Love Walia Wat
The will of Hermingile Bernier who died at 76 last week was probated in the Superior Court. It disinherits two brothers and one sister, leaving the estate to Mrs. Mary Church, formerly Miss Mary Donnette. Fifty years ago Bernier and Frank Curran vied for Donnette. Curran won, and Bernier vowed never to marry, a vow he kept until death.
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Walia Wat
Hermingile Bernier
Mary Donnette
Hermingile Bern-ier
Frank Curran
Curran
Bernier
Lillian B. Wyman
Nor Mead
Washington, D. C
Governos
Roosevelt
Danville
Kettle River
J. W. Peck
Moxee
Abel Pease
Chehalis
Morton
Lewis County
E. Knittle
Amos Todd
Pioneer Sheet Metal Works
Seattle
Eagle Street
Paul Huber
Harry Martin
Cashmere
Starbuck
J. J. Zink
Gore
Seattle Senator Receives Half of Sullivan Estate in Litigation
Senator Samuel Piles of Seattle gains one half of the John Sullivan estate valued around 31 million after eight years of court battles. Sullivan died intestate eight years ago with no known relatives. claimants crowded in from many places until true heirs were located in Ireland and an agreement was reached.
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Seattle
United States
Samuel Piles
John Sullivan
Sullivan
Piles
Ireland
Senator Piles
Pacific & Southeastern Railway Plans Form in Tacoma
Tacoma becomes the headquarters and terminus for a new Pacific & Southeastern Railway built east from Tacoma. The company will use six hundred acres of tide lands as terminals with a $15,000,000 capital stock. Route selection and partial surveys are completed and officials are rushing line location.
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Tacoma
Washington
Pacific & Southeastern Railway
Bail Surrendered Cashier in Blaine Bank Wreck
C Mathis, once cashier of the Exchange State Bank of Blaine, awaits trial after being surrendered by bondsmen who say he planned to flee the country. He was arrested in Ashcroft British Columbia last December while heading East after the bank closed. Depositors have recovered five percent of deposits.
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Bellingham—Oo
C. Mathis
Exchange State Bank of
Blaine
Mathis
Ashcroft
B. C
Yakima Marshal Gravely Wounded in Village Fight
Yakima City Marshal Clarence Adams was fatally wounded in a Friday dawn confrontation with Yakima Indian Bill Dixon. Dixon stabbed Adams with a large jackknife, the blade entering the skull. Adams knocked Dixon unconscious, Dixon under arrest for attempted murder. Adams’s prognosis is doubtful.
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Yakima
Clarence Adams
Yakima City
Bill Dixon
Girl Breaks Quarantine to Seek Mother Home
Helen Ford a 20 year old Yakima girl quarantined in Seattle for scarlet fever bolted the quarantine and headed home. She was arrested on arrival by the city health officer and quarantined again. She was sent back to Seattle Friday to appear before Secretary Hege of the State Board of Health to show cause why she should not be fined or imprisoned or both for violating the law.
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Yakima
Helen Ford
Seattle
Hege
State Board of Health
Sale of liquor on Yakima reservation allowed by treaty
Investigation indicates no treaty provision banning intoxicants on the Yakima reservation, unlike the Nez Perces agreement. Therefore the Federal Supreme Court decision affecting Minor interests on the Nez Perces reservation does not apply to Yakima.
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North Yakima
Yakima Reservation
Nez Perces
Federal Supreme Court
Body Found in City Reservoir In Burnett Case
Police and bloodhounds traced Edward Fenazi from Burnett to a city reservoir used for drinking water where his body was recovered on Friday. Fenazi, who had been missing for a week, had reportedly argued with his father over money matter prior to his death.
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City Reservoir
Tacoma
Edward Fenazi
Burnett
Fenazi
Colfax Heating Plant to Be Replaced and Other Washington Notes
Colfax to add a new heating plant while Touchet farmers report rain shortages harming crops. Senate approves 200100 for Everett public building. Aberdeen hosts Christian Endeavor Western Washington session. Weather, accidents, and local developments across Tekoa, Danville, Moxee, Snohomish, and Spokane feature storms, river rises, a jail detainment, and a ship fleet fundraiser near Seattle.
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Colfax
W. J. Reed
North Pun
Tekoa
United States Senate
Everett
Christian Endeavor Convention
The Herald to the most widely read paper on Gray's Harbor
Wise advertisers know it.
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the Herald
Gray’s Harbor
Dirt Road Building How Dragging Man Benefited the Highways
A Wisconsin county article praises native earth road building via road dragging. It describes drag designs, two-team operation, and the roof road concept that channels water to sides. It notes winter work on frozen soil, results on long test stretches, and tools including road grader harrow and drag.
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Wabash County
Allendale
Hiram IV. Shepard
Woman's National Daily
Wabash
Wandering Painter Outsmarts Farmer With Oil Trick
A wandering portrait painter confronts a farmer over a bogus olive oil scam. The farmer recalls a long legged fox eared stranger who sold sewing machine oil as olive oil, then departed in a cloud of dust.
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Chicago News
Haiti’s Legion of Honor Adopted in 1849
Paris Gaulois notes that Haiti created an order resembling Napoleon’s Legion of Honor after Emperor Faustin Soulouque declared himself Faustin I in 1849. The system used identical insignia and distributed honors broadly, causing embarrassment to the French government until Soulouque’s death resolved the issue.
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Haiti
Legion of Honor
Soulouque
Faustin I
Napoleon
Paris
Senate measure mocked by congressman with old Washington tale
A well known congressman criticizes a senate proposal saying it fails the need. He cites a Washington anecdote about a blacksmith's wife who sews the buttonhole when the actual button is missing, implying the measure patches symptoms rather than fix the problem.
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Senate
Washington
Not a Real Father Says Little Ethel
In a humorous exchange from Punch, Little Ethel quips that Mr Rich could not be from dust, joking that papa says he sprung from nothing. Mr Rich replies gently that not all are made of dust.
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Ethel
Mr. Rich
Truthful Boy
A short exchange between a man and boy about honesty and a supposed punishment. The boy recalls his mother wanting an apology to his teacher after playing hockey when he did not. The dialogue reflects themes of truthfulness and discipline.
Story of Henry Clay Hidden From Public View
An anecdote recounts Henry Clay traveling by stagecoach after his presidential nomination. Two Kentuckians discuss his political turn and wealth, noting he might have been richer in stock raising. Clay admits the truth of their comments and escapes at the next stop to avoid embarrassment.
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Henry Clay
Washington
Starry Clay
The Making of Diamonds
The article explains that diamonds can be manufactured by using an electric furnace to apply high heat and pressure. Moissan reportedly dissolved sugar in molten iron and subjected it to pressure, illustrating that diamond is crystallized carbon and can form from carbon under extreme conditions.
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Moissan
Borneo
Brazil
India
South Africa
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Truthful Boy
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Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
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Fred Hewett
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