Smith Tweedt Wedding Continues In Small Town Pages
The ceremony was performed by a clergyman in a small setting with about twenty relatives present. Fred W. Tweedt served as best man and Miss Mabel Smith as bridesmaid. A wedding dinner followed and the couple departed for a tour to Portland and San Francisco before settling in Reed Block apartments after October 1. Louis Tweedt, an electrical engineer, is praised for honesty and competence by colleagues and townspeople alike.
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Eran Church
Fred W. Tweedt
Mabel Smith
Louis Tweedt
University of Idaho
Light Company
Louis
Notice to Pay Up Owing to Improvements in My Shop
Business owner E K Carnahan asks debtors to settle post due bills within the next two weeks due to shop improvements. The notice calls for prompt payment to cover outstanding amounts.
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E K Carnahan
Engineer Jack Bushnell Drowns in Columbia River Rescue Effort
Engineer Jack Bushnell aged about 28 drowned in the Columbia River near the dock while attempting to swim to aid Hiram Humphrey in a rowboat struggle against current and wind. Bushnell removed his shoes and coat before entering from the Island point. cramps halted him before reaching the old piers. The Todd watchman and Lois Taylor aided the boy before Bushnell vanished. Humphrey drifted ashore at Pasco. Bushnell’s brother-in-law Townshend and a town search party pursue the body as authorities continue recovery efforts.
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Jack Bushnell
Columbia River
Bushnell
Hiram Humphrey
Todd
Lois Taylor
Humphrey
Pasco
Bushell
Townshend
North Coast Bridge
Press
Teachers Institute in Prosser Draws Wide Attendance
The Prosser Teachers Institute, arranged by county superintendent Miss Goff, features talks by Edward Sisson on Educational Situation and The Personal Ideal, Beattie on The Teacher's Interest in the Weed Problem, and others from Cheney Normal and Ellensburg Normal. State and local superintendents preside and Dewey speaks, with the event seen as highly beneficial ahead of the new school year.
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Prosser
Goff
Edward ©. Sisson
State University
Beattie
State College
Johnston
Cheney Normal
Department of Reading
Lewis
Kennewick
Dickson
I. E. Klemme
Ellensburg
Homestead Applicants Compete on White Bluff Quarters
The Kennewick delegation secured residence on homesteads near White Bluff at midnight drawing multiple claimants. R L Leitch and Marion Leitch face competition on adjacent quarters while J E Plummer and W A Hawes each contend with several rivals. One claimant reports a runaway incident as a shack moved to a new location. Frank Swingle stands with no opposition on his quarter.
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Kennewick
White Bluff
R. L. Leitch
Marion Leitch
John Mounsey
Frank Swingle
North Pole explorer Cook hailed in Copenhagen ovation
Dr Frederick A. Cook, who claimed to reach the North Pole on April 21, 1908, was greeted with an ovation in Copenhagen. He said he left documents and a diary to prove his claim, stated observations, and offered to submit them to any geographical society. He described ice conditions, temperatures, and daily travel, noting a bear track at 83 degrees and a diet of dried meat and beef tallow.
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Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Crown Prince
Christian
Denmark
Maurice Egan
Cook
Geographical
Geographical Societies
Sweden
Norway
Belgium
Ballinger May Advocate Forestry Shift to Interior
Beverly Mass September 6 rumors swirl around Secretary Ballinger visit as he brings President requested reports. He says Interior Department officials have nothing to fear and hints circulate that the forestry service could move from Agriculture to Interior.
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Forestry Service
Interior Department
Beverly
Mass
Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior
Peary Reaches the North Pole In Historic Find
Reports from Indian Harbor and Cape Ray announce Commander Peary has attained the North Pole after years of Arctic research. Simultaneously Dr Frederick Cook in Copenhagen reacts with cautious interest and hopes Peary’s claim confirms his own.
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Peary
New York Times
N. Y
Pole
Chateau Bay
Shingle Weavers Strike in Chehalis County
Shingle weavers in Hoquiam and Chehalis County plan a shutdown after a Sunday union meeting. Manufacturers reject wage hikes, warning mills will close indefinitely and an open shop edict will follow any strike.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Chehalis
Surplus Cars Shrinking As Railroads Brace for Harvest
Chicago September 7. Railroads rush orders for thousands of cars but fear insufficient equipment to move crops and growing shipments. An American Railway Association bulletin shows idle cars reduced by 40000 in the fortnight before September 1, the smallest surplus since last October. Northwest roads urge dealers to rush coal supplies as grain season nears.
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Chicago
American Railway Association
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International Bank
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the Teachers’ Institute
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Explorer
DR. Frederick &. Cook
Ballinger
Evador
New York
Labrador
Feary
Robert E. Peary
Pennsylvania
Bowdoin College
Navy
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First International Bank
S. M. Lockerby
C. W. Lockerby
Vie
H. E. Johnson
W. H. McClaskey
Ass't
Cali
Columbia
Columbia Cafe
W. E. Mack
Prop
Front St
Kennedich
Chas. H. Colllal
Finley
Julius Jacot Finley
Addiel
Ul & Co
Whicher
Ney
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