Striking telegraphers halt Great Northern and Northern Pacific traffic
Union telegraphers for the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railway system walk out after negotiations falter. Disputes include reinstatement of three discharged workers, higher wages, shorter hours, and overtime pay. Public impact hits heavy passenger and wheat freight traffic amid a broader push for government rail ownership ideas.
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
Pres. Perham
Two Delegates Named From Kennewick At Irrigation Congress
Governor Mead appointed delegates to the National Irrigation Congress in Portland and Otto L. Hansen and G. FE. Hansen of Kennewick are among the honored. The Kennewick contingent includes E. D. Reiter Avrid Rydstrom A. E. Barnes J.R. Stevens John T. Welsh E. M. Rands Gilbert Hunt Q. A. TFeehter J Hl. Bloedell C. E. Fell R A Ballinger J W Romaine George Emerson Rev A. H Hause John E Humphries Crevage P Wright Wm Jones Floyd L Daggett W J Davenport TE Head Jey.
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Mead
National Irrigation Congress
Portland
Otto L. Hansen
G. FE. Hansen
Kennewick
E. D. Reiter
Avrid Rydstrom
A. E. Barnes
J.R. Stevens
John T. Welsh
E. M. Rands
Gilbert Hunt
Q. A. Tfeehter
J. Hl. Bloedell
C. E. Fell
R A Ballinger
J W Romaine
George Emerson
A. H. Hause
John E Humphries
Crevage P Wright
Wm Jones
Floyd L Daggett
W J Davenport
TE Head Jey
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Big Bend
Creston
Washington Grain & Milling Company
Puget Sound Warehouse Company
Davenport
Farmers’ Warehouse Company
North Yakima
Barnum & Bailey
B. G. Fuller
East Post Office
California
Kennewick’s
Hanson-Righ Inv.co
Cosgrove & Hanson
Washington
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Swenton Water
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Columbia and Yakima Rivers
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