Historic session yields sweeping reform legislation
The session produced broad measures from railroad rate reform to pure food and meat inspections and naturalization changes. The President led direct pushes for key laws while Congress balanced executive influence with opposition. A letter from Thornton Read seeking news from Kennewick 1905 adds a personal note amid weather and fair coverage.
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Panama
Congress
Congres
Cantes
Con- Wess
England
Thornton
Kennewick
Jimetoth
Tim
Mutiny on the W. R. Todd ends with arrest
Mutiny aboard the W. R. Todd led cook Charles Merkley to threaten the mate with a butcher knife at breakfast. Trollinger swore out a warrant. Merkley faced a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Superior Court with a $1000 bond.
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Charles Merkley
Todd
Wuenive
Trollinger
Hiarrest
Richardson
Superior Court
Northern Pacific adds through chair car and Pullman options to No 4
The Northern Pacific Railway reports through chair car standard Pullman and Pullman tourist sleeping cars on train No 4 to Kansas City and St Louis via Billings and the Burlington Route. Doube daily service to Missouri river points introduced. For details contact agent Tyhewris or A G P A C W Diegel Portland Oregon.
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Northern Pacific Railway Co
Kansas City
St. Louis
Billings
Burlington
Missouri River
Tyhewris
C.W. Wiegel
Couries van Paper
A.D. Charlton
A. G.P. A. de Portland
Meadow Road Work Showcases Cedar Shell Surfaced Meadow Road
Engineer Townsend explains plans and methods used on Meadow and Beesleys Point-Ocean City routes in Cape May County New Jersey. He describes building with cedar piles oyster shells and gravel to form elevated sturdy crossings and a protective curb to resist tidal wash.
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Stillwell HL. Townsend
Board of Freeholders
Cape May County
N. J
Mery
Rio Grande
Holly Beach
Five Mile Beach
iIneadow
Beesley’s Point
Ocean City
Salt Meadow
Buck Hill
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Kennewick Washington
In the Superior Court of Washington Spokane County estate of Elgin W. Stapp deceased. Jesse Gentry administrator will sell at public auction in Kennewick Benton County on July 21 1906 at 10 a m Lot 7 Block 1 First Addition Kennewick for cash with a 0 percent deposit required at bidding Merritt & Merritt attorneys for administrator.
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Superior Court
State of Washington
Spokane
Elgin W. Stapp
Kennewick
Benton
Jesse Gentry
Merritt & Merritt
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Conjust
Yar
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Fair Management
Fruit Department
Mutiny On
W. R. Todd
North Yakima
Kennewick Fruit Growers’ Association
W. 8. Jenkins
General Commission
N. P
Attenton
New Jersey
Shamrock
G. D. Hunter
Yakima ST
Kennewick-Pasco
W. B. Muir
Gevurtz Fournanee Company
First St. Portland, OR
Howard & Swingie
Pendleton, Ore
Kennewick, Wash
Northwestern Mutual Fire Association of
Seattle
Fred Kurtzman
Agt
Paseo
Wash
Kennewick Lodge
A. M
J. Sercombe
W. M. Volney
B. Cox
Seey
McCall's
The
Kennewick Land Co
Cascade Lumber GO
S. G. Warp
Columbia Commission Co
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co
A. Rasmussen
H. E. Baldwin
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