Kennewick Booster Expands Dock Operations and Berry Shipments
Kennewick booster Geo F Richardson leases the Kenneci dock to Kenneci Transfer Co and promises no dockage upriver plus improved freight handling. The strawberry boat Agnes makes its initial run to Hanford, then Kennewick and Richland landings carrying berries for eastern and western markets under contract with Richland Fruit Growers. Local ball club faced financial incentive offers during last Sunday's game.
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Kennewick
Geo. F. Richardson
Hanford
Kensick Transfer Company
4Ardson
Kenneci
Richardson
Hanford Columbian
Agnes
Allen’s
Thomson
Richland Fruit Growers’ Association
Richland Advocate
Richland
Drownings Reported After Coleman Dock Plank Fails
Two persons drowned and sixty passengers thrown into Elliot Bay when a gang plank at Coleman dock Seattle collapsed Sunday afternoon. Victims are Mrs Florence E Learned and Carl Bruder both of Seattle.
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Elliot Bay
Coleman Dock
Seattle
Flyer
Tacoma
Florence E. Learned
Carl Bruder
Fly Campaign Vision Aids Worcester Children
A June American Magazine article profiles Clifton F. Hodge of Clark University Worcester Mass who led Worcester children in a three week fly campaign. The plan uses outdoor traps and feeding flies to chickens to reduce disease risk and shows strong results though participation among local families was uneven.
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Clifton F. Hodge
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Hodge
Guy L. Hunner
Maryland
America
Gas City
American Civic Association
Washington
Washington Poultry Association elects officers
At the Washington State branch election H A Durr of Tacoma was named president R C Mounsey of Kennewick vice president H H Collier of Tacoma secretary and Chas L Creib of Seattle treasurer The executive board includes E H Rosencrans Colfax M E Taylor Winona A F Linse North Yakima H A Loundagin Pomeroy and Chas McAllister Seattle.
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Washington State
American Poultry Association
H. A. Durr
Tacoma
R.C. Mounsey
Kennewick
H. H. Collier
Chas. L. Creib
Seattle
E. H. Rosencrans
Colfax
M. E. Taylor
Winona
A. F. Linse
North Yakima
H. A
Absent-minded Professor Meets New Family Arrival
The absent minded professor is deep in a science problem when the nurse bursts in with news of a family event. The little stranger arrives and the professor ponders what the child wants, asking to question Tru about the request.
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Tru
Water routes beat all rail for Idaho Oregon wool shipments
Open River Transportation publishes a comparative tariff showing rail and water routes to Boston. Water route with port transfers and river navigation is generally cheaper, with The Dalles wool in sacks at 1.08 compared with 1.40 on all rail. Benefits extend through Idaho Oregon and eastern Washington with Panama Canal and river improvements cited.
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Open River Transportation Company
Boston
Open River Company
Portland
Isthmus
Gulf
New York
Snake
Upper
Columbia River
Idaho
Minidoka
Oregon
Washington
Columbia Rivers
Mail order price contrast in Oklahoma humor piece
A man in Oklahoma visits a local shop to buy a saw. He discovers the mail order price in Chicago is cheaper and endures added costs for postage money order expressage while the dealer insists on cash. In the end the buyer pays 1.67 dollars and waits two weeks, highlighting mail order friction.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
World of Trade
Trade wanted for town lots near Willa pa Harbor
Wanted trade of town lots on Willa pa Harbor for orchard tracts of ten to twenty acres near Kennewick Washington. Address D E Fessenden Raymond Wash General delivery 422 442.
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Willapa Harbor
Kennewick
Wash
D. E. Fessenden
Raymond, Wash
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Spokane Chamber of Commerce
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