Tragic Lamp Cord Accident Claims Richland Girl
Allie Marchere Fish thirteen dies after electric lamp cord shock in Richland while helping mother prepare dinner. Inquest finds no fault in wiring or local voltage. power company cleared. Funeral held at St. Joseph's Church with burial in Riverview Heights.
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Allie Marchere Fish
David Fish
Richland
Fish
Justice C. Staser
Walla Walla
Longmuir
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Jones
Pasco
Riverview Heights
Cotton- Wood
Idaho
Kal Lake
License Renewed for Kennewick Hotel Bar at City Council
The Kennewick Hotel bar received a one year liquor license renewal at the city council meeting Tuesday night. Council approved the renewal and accepted Mr. Claussen’s thousand dollar check.
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Kennewick Hotel
Claussen
Quiet Wedding of Grace Richardson and Archie Brown in Pasco
Miss Grace C Richardson and Archie C Brown wed at Rev H M Byrd's Pasco home on September 17 1910. They left for Tacoma on the noon train for a Coast honeymoon. The bride, Kennewick Valley Telephone chief operator, is the daughter of Mrs R F Richardson. The groom, formerly with the telephone business, now runs the Pastime billiard room.
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Archie C. Brown
H.m.byrd
Pasco
Tacoma
R. F. Richardson
Kennewick Valley Telephone Company
N P Willing to Guard Crossings with Bells or Gates
The Northern Pacific claim agent visited to discuss safety devices at two dangerous crossings. He said the company would install gates or bells, with towns preferring bells. The council approved a bells trial, with gates as a backup, and asked Cascade Lumber to move a building to improve track view.
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Northern Pacific Company
Cascade Lumber Company
O W R N Gives Cup At Grape Carnival
The O W R N company donated a silver loving cup for the Second Annual Columbia Valley Grape Carnival. After mislaid letters and a remark by Agent Thomas, Superintendent Van Dewater ensured the cup was displayed in Stewart & Reser’s window with other cups from S P S and Great Northern. Grape growers anticipate keen competition to win the trophies.
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O-W. R. & N. Company
Columbia Valley
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
van Dewater
Thomas
Stewart & Reser
Great Northern
Hill
President Hill
Great Northern Railway
Andrew Burns
Burns
Speegle Trade Gives Idaho Store to Campion
Speegle has traded his variety store to John Campion of Coeur d Alene Idaho for property in that city. Mr Campion took possession of the store the first of the week.
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S. Speegle
John Campion
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Campion
N P Gets Spur Privilege For New Warehouse Spur
An ordinance passed Tuesday grants a strip of right of way to the Northern Pacific for a spur track to the new warehouse and to serve the mill.
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Northern Pacific
Queen Roumania Begins Rule Over Happy Subjects
On the first day of the Second Annual Columbia River Valley Grape Carnival exhibitors worked late to complete displays due to circumstances beyond the Carnival management’s control.
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Roumania
Columbia River Valley
Coronation and fair build up in Yakima Valley carnival week
The big tent was erected Sunday night and decorated by Wednesday night with bunting and arc lights. Delegates from Yakima Valley Federations visit by train, attend a 2:30 p.m. meeting, auto tour, and a 6 p.m. Presbyterian dinner for about 100 attendees. The crown event Queen Roumania I is crowned at 8:30 p.m. with a royal procession, Miss Ethel Tompkins in court robes, and a large crowd cheering.
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Thos. McKain
March
Yakima Valley Federation
Federation
Presbyterian Church
Roumania I
Front
Washington
Scott Henderson
Marshall
G. E. Hanson
Ethel Tompkins
Georgia Bower
A. R. Gardner
Oldrich
Kimble
Cooper
Orr
Brown
Oliver
Trenbath
Busby
Skirving
Copeland
Frances Weisenberg
Helen Hanson
Wilma Hoyt
Dorothy Schlund
Glenn Johnson
Elmer Crosby
Howard Beste
Loyal Short
Luella Johnson
Kennewick
Black for Governor In Tight Democratic Ballot Count
Ten days after the primary the Democratic ballots remain incomplete. Judge W. W. Black of Everett is poised to win the governor nomination by about 500 votes, with Lester P. Edge of Spokane likely defeating Harry Collier of Tacoma for lieutenant governor by a similar margin.
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W. W. Black
Everett
Lester P. Edge
Spokane
Harry Collier
Tacoma
City Eyes Permanent Pavement for Main Streets
Council considers broadening Sheppard proposed pavement from Front to Washington and Second to the alley. The measure aims to cover the fire limits and Washington to the ditch, with 36 foot wide roads to reduce long term maintenance costs. Farmers and merchants favor rapid progress.
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Sheppard
Washington
State
City backs compressed air siren for fire alarm system
The fire committee, after visiting Walla Walla, reports the siren will clearly achieve its aim to alert residents during a fire. Bids from two local firms were read, both including an automatic air tank and motor driven whistle. Action was deferred to allow figures on installing similar equipment elsewhere.
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Walla Walla
Beach Addition Water Mains Set to Begin
City council inquiry on Pacific Power and Light water works finds that laying will start the first of the week. Two car loads of four and six inch pipe have waited six weeks in the streets. The project will boost fire protection and improve service for patrons with several hundred feet of four inch mains replaced by six inch lines. A main will reach the warehouse and mill with a hydrant placed nearby.
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Pacific Power & Light Company
Longmuir
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Grace C. Richardson
N.P
Speegle
N. P
S. M. McKee
Selah
Chas. Mason
Robert Schleicher
Lewiston
J. B. Olinger
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Association
Kennewick Band
Romania I
Pat
C. F. Breithaupt
Richland Nursery Company
Wm. Meikle
Kennewick High School
A. Vanholderbeke
H. W. Desgranges
The
Carnival Association
Richland Band
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