A Frank Confession of Republican Drift Across the Nation
The Yakima Republic voices frustration with the party's shift toward corporate interests and tariffs. It contrasts old line figures like Aldrich with insurgents La Follette Dolliver and Cummins. The piece notes Taft’s defenses of the income tax and tariff pledge, and predicts a growing public push for candidates and principles over party labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
LaFollette
Dolliver
Cummins
Boston
Taft
Winona
Denver
Republican Party
Cannon
Steel Trust
Standard Oil
Teddy
White House
Seattle
Canada
The
Gulf
Yakima Republic
Cruiser offers to climb Mt McKinley for $10 000
Paul De Champlain head timber cruiser of the Milwaukee Land company says for 10000 dollars he would guarantee a Mt McKinley ascent with a visible staff and flag left at the summit. He notes previous Alaska experience and one summer near the mountain. Also small Aberdeen lot ad and a cash plan offer.
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Centralia
Paul de Champlain
Milwaukee Land Company
Alaska
Mount McKinley
Taft era land fraud claims shake Interior
L R Glavis former chief of the land office exposes alleged Alaska coal land frauds in Collier's Weekly. Ballinger plans libel action while Taft weighs replies as Pinchot and Ballinger clash and pressure mounts on the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
Alaska
Ballinger
New York
L. R. Glavis
General Land Office
Guggenheims
Department of the Interior
Gravis
Land Office
Taft
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Col Yer
Glavis
Colliers House
Seattle
Pinchot
Los Angeles Voters Face New City Primary
Los Angeles holds its first election under the new city primary law to fill all offices. A large slate of candidates is listed for various posts including seven for mayor and twenty seven for the board of education, with no party labels on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Board of Education
Suffrage of the People
Aberdeen Steam Laundry Price List for Rough Dry
The Aberdeen Steam Laundry publishes a rough dry price list detailing garment types and charges. Items include shirts and linens with per item rates and service notes for quick turnaround.
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Tell
Aberdeen
Milwaukee Won't Raise Forest Product Rates
Reports from Seattle Spokane and Olympia detail assurances from A J Earling head of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul that Milwaukee rate levels for forest products will not rise despite actions by Great Northern and Northern Pacific. The Hill lines challenge interstate commerce commission authority while federal courts consider cost justification. In Spokane I W W street speakers refuse to eat until others are fed, with five leaders under trial for conspiracy housed at Fort Wright if needed.
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Seattle
C. F. White
Grays Harbor Commercial Company
Metropolitan Building Company
A. J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
Washington
Hill
Harriman
Mr. White
East
St. Paul
Earling
Interstate Commission
Hill Lines
White
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spokane
City Board of Education
Franklin
Olympia
TI. M. Howell
War Department
Washington, D. C
Fort Wright
Howell
Washington Labor Indorses Gompers at State Convention
The Washington State Federation of Labor sets January 11 for its annual convention in Hoquiam. Secretary treasurer Charles Perry Taylor will notify affiliates this week. The council plans to discuss Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and James Morrison imprisonment for contempt of court and endorses their actions. The federation has grown from 150 to about 195 unions, aided by resumed business activity after financial stringency.
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Seattle
Washington State Federation of Labor
Charles Perry Taylor
Hoquiam
Taylor
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
James Morrison
Mr. Taylor
Labor Temple
Walla Walla
Wireless goes wild on Seattle harbor signals
Capt Herman Schroeder of the German cruiser Arcona cites wireless student signaling troubles that disrupt regular service for ships near shore and questions regulating practice. He notes similar issues on the voyage from San Francisco and calls for clearer rules to ensure usable circuits. The Herald reports the problem.
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Seattle
Herman Schroeder
Arcona
Schroeder
San Francisco
Aberdeen Progress: $1,000,000 in 10 Months of Building
The Seattle PostIntelligencer notes Aberdeen spent about $1 million on new buildings and improvements in ten months. The city, a growing manufacturing center with shipbuilding and expanding factories, expects heavier spending next year as population and payroll rise. A five story structure appears among new projects signaling metropolitan style growth and an upcoming skyscraper era.
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Aberdeen
Seattle P.I
Seattle
Successful Smokep Held At Pythian Temple by Aberdeen Militia
The Aberdeen militia Company G held its first smoker at the Pythian Temple on Tuesday night with Company IF of Hoquiam and many guests in attendance. Local theater entertainers performed a lively program including a rifle drill, solo numbers, a fencing bout, a private Dunlop sketch, a piano duo, and several musical numbers.
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Aberdeen Miltia Company
Pythian Temple
Company IF
Hoquiam
Quartette Bolos
Allan Austin
Eatdewees Gompadigs
EY Asi
Liuet
R. H. Pleet
Sesh
Weis
Dunlop
J. Gubbler
Eilers Piano Co
Comeau
Moch
Taylor
Brat
Coeveses Deveaux
Joe McDonald
ML Murray
Free Speech at Spokane Aims to Balance Liberty and Order
The Inland Observer argues that free speech is a constitutional right for I W W agitators and others, but urges Spokane to provide public meeting space to reduce restraint. It notes that banning meetings spurs further unrest, and suggests a designated square as a remedy to avoid harmful repression and further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrier's
Europe
England
Spokane
Inland Observer
Labor Demands Trial by Jury in Labor Injunction Fight
The American Federation of Labor urges an appeal to the U S Supreme Court in Buck Store and Range injunction cases and contempt proceedings. The federation council condemns labor injunctions and the denial of trial by jury and predicts re election for Gompers Mitchell and Morrison.
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Toronto
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Federation
United States Supreme Court
Buck Store
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Republican
Taft, Aldrich & CO
MT. Mckinley
North
Ellis Marten
South F St. Tf
Cook
PEARY
St. Louis
Washington Labor
Indorse
Gompers
Wireless
Northwest
Company G
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