Powerful interests seek to crush federal reclamation plan at Spokane meeting
The article reports that Senators Aldrich and Pearce and the New England delegation back powerful forces aiming to defeat the United States reclamation service. At the National Irrigation Congress in Spokane the plan for interest‑free loans to build reclamation plants faces strong opposition and possible new tactics. Delegates from moisture districts will attend, signaling a heated session.
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Aldrich and Pearce
New England
Congress
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Harvest laborers seek three dollar daily for 10 hours in eastern Washington
Harvest laborers in eastern Washington seek three dollars per day for ten hours as the wheat harvest looms across thirteen counties with an expected crop of thirty seven million bushels. Previous 1908 wages ranged from two fifty to seven dollars, with shifts from dawn to dusk. Farmers anticipate no trouble securing help this season. The Washington and northern Idaho Farmers Union, via Y C Mansfield of Endicott, warns millers that Bluestem wheat prices must exceed Club or Turkey Red by at least ten cents per bushel or growers will establish terms themselves.
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Washington
Farmers’ Union of
Idaho
Y. C. Mansfield
Endicott, Wash
Oregon
Neenah Court Controversy Over Courtship Affair
A Neenah Wisconsin note details John Bousfield, a young farmer, courting Pearl Osborns, a neighbor’s daughter, for months. He escapes rebuke as he passes her, yet faces a dispute over a presumed romantic advance and public decorum.
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Neenah
Wis
John Bousfield
Miss Pearl Osborns
Manly hug turns dangerous in awkward encounter
The excerpt describes Pearl taunting her partner about not hugging hard enough and challenging him to give a real hug. He complies with a manly hug that ends up breaking two ribs, illustrating a humorous yet potentially harmful exchange and showing Bousfield as careful rather than bashful.
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Pearl
Bousfield
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W. Rouse
South Carolina
Reclamation Service
United States
H. Kaminski
I. Hazard
W.d.morcan
Presiden
Bank OF Georgetown
Martin Realty Corp
W.T. Martin, Pres
L. Gluck
Treas
Lavadura Chemical Company
Louisiana Exposition
Hamilton Silver Ge
Muncie
Indiana
Hamilton’ Silver Co
the Daily Item Co
Dunmore
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