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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
2
A reflective piece on thanksgiving honoring life sorrow and joy and the role of God and community in prosperity. It notes gratitude for family friends fields and faith and reflects on national peace progress and moral renewal. It then reports Senator Samuel J. Cameron's funeral and changes in philanthropy comparing two New York magnates. A proposed Columbus Day holiday echoes state and federal action.
Samuel J. Cameron died in North Yakima after a life spanning from Scotland to the United States. He built a leading sheep business in Oregon, then moved to Washington to pursue horticulture and politics. He served in the state senate and led the Washington State Fair Commission, leaving a widow and three children.
Mrs. Fred D. Fisher arrives with 15 Manchurian larks destined for Oregon to thrive as a domesticated songbird. The birds, about the size of a lark with wrens coloring, are kept by Chinese in homes for their singing ability.
Two new design gasoline motor cars arrived this week in Portland for Harriman lines. One will run on the Washington Division of the O R & N and the other from Portland on the Southern Pacific to Willamette Valley points. The cars aim to speed service in populated areas with frequent stops and are expected to boost territorial development. Thursday November 11 marked Admission Day in Washington and was observed locally with flags and decorations at the request of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
New York state by legislative enactment made the 12th day of October a legal holiday. The act formalizes a day formerly observed in various locales with public offices and schools affected by the change.
In line with suggestions from the Washington Forest Fire Association the Milwaukee Railway will clear its right of way of dangerous brush and undergrowth. The railway commission weighs an order forcing similar actions by all railroads with some states already requiring furrow plowing to reduce fire danger.
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