Congress Opens Its Annual Session Amid Taxed Expectations
Congress begins the first regular session since Taft took office with focus on interstate commerce, natural resources, postal savings banks, and statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. Insurgents pledge loyalty to Taft while a major fight looms over a postal savings bank and ship subsidies amid bank opposition and public sentiment.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
House
Roosevelt
Arizona
New Mexico
Cannon
Mr. Taft
Swiss Forests Guarded For Growth Since 14th Century
Swiss forestry policy has long protected timber growth to prevent overcutting. The Sihl wald near Zurich and Bern’s forest ordinances, dating back 600 years, have guided land use, road building, and cattle shelter, with nurseries supplying millions of trees and a system classifying forests as protected or non protected.
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Switzerland
Bern
Sihlwald
Zurich
Alpine Republic
St. Gall
Canton of
Winterthur
Disappearances and river bridge disasters in Chelan County
O M Butler of Cashmere vanished Monday of last week and reportedly drowned in the Wenatchee river amid heavy rains that swept away the north half of a nearby road bridge. The same floods damaged the Dryden bridge and raised concerns over local apple trade shipments from J B Olinger for William Edmunds and a growing market optimism at Southampton.
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O.M. Butler
Cashmere
Wenatchee
Nahahum Canyon
Dryden
J. B. Olinger
William Edmunds
England
Mr. Edmunds
Great Britain
New York
Southampton
Lumbermen and Conservation Promote Odd Length Lumber Use
Pacific Coast lumber manufacturers unite to produce odd as well as even foot lengths for flooring and planing mill products to reduce waste. Forest Service cites 15 million board feet saved annually. reshaping may require 30,000 acres of timber growth. Retailers oppose, citing construction norms and consumer costs.
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Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
United States Forest Service
Portland
Forest Service
Conditions of the apple crop in October report
The October report of the United States department of agriculture shows current apple crop conditions on October 1, with a comparison to conditions a year earlier for the principal commercial states. An optimist says a man can whistle while helping his wife wash up the supper dishes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Song Birds To Be Released In Northwest Next Spring
Liberate a new Manchurian song bird species arranged for acclimation in the Northwest with high expectations they will thrive and become well known. Mrs. Fred C. Fisher, wife of the American consul at Niu-Chwang, recently arrived with fifteen birds. The birds resemble a lark in size and a wren in color and are valued for their songster ability.
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Wenatchee
Northwest
Fred C. Fisher
Niu-Chwang
Manchuria
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Postal Savings Bank
Sherman
Speaker Cannon
Swiss Forestry System
Chelan County
John Sweeney
Great Northern
Rock Island
Sweeney
W. D. Sappington
Clarke County
Chelan County Horticultural Association
Washington State Horticultural Association
County Society
Federal Congress
Spokane
Pacific Northwest
Winchester
Lumbermen and Conservation
Apple
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts - Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
California
United States
Housewives
Leavenworth Furniture & Hardware Co
Opera House
Hewett
Moving Picture Co
Edwina
the Hewett Co
Illustrated Singers
Mrs. Knicker
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