Liquor Question Settled as Washington Legislature Stalls
Olympia the legislature made no votes or bills this week while debates focused on liquor and party reforms. A joint resolution pledging no special election for liquor bills passed, and committees began reviewing gubernatorial recommendations on education and a constitutional convention.
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Snoqualmie Tunnel Opens On Chicago Milwaukee Route
The Snoqualmie tunnel through the Cascade mountains on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line began service Sunday afternoon. The two and a quarter mile bore cost 2 500 000 dollars and is hailed as a major western railroad feat. In Pullman a city program curbs begging by directing seekers to a clearing house run by Bruce Lampson for assessment and aid.
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Bachelors to Lose Home in North Yakima
The Bachelors Club loses a key member as J. T. Urquhart owner of the Pioneer drug store plans to leave the club and move his household with his bride. He has leased the club house for years forcing the remaining members to seek new quarters or disband.
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Bachelors’ Club
Apple men form Northwest cooperative union to stabilize industry
About 200 fruit growers and selling agents from Oregon Idaho Montana Washington met in Seattle to approve a Spokane Apple Show committee report. If organized bankers will loan 1,000,000 dollars. The plan creates districts sending reps to a growers council which will appoint a central board to supervise selling agencies across Hood River Walla Walla Milton Dayton southern Idaho Spokane Moscow Garfield Wenatchee Cashmere Yakima Valley Western Oregon and Montana.
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Yakima Valley
Night operator shot in attempted N P station robbery
John Trimble, a night operator at the Northern Pacific station in Wapato, resisted two robbery attempts. He was shot in the shoulder during the second attempt, as the robbers gained control of a till containing 15 dollars and small change after an initial 12 cent haul.
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Wapato
John Trimble
Northern Pacific
West Gets Big Contract
Seattle firm lands a major Russian contract for 15,000 steel railroad cars worth about 10 million dollars. Consul Dogorav Lensky says the deal signals broader Russian-Northwest business prospects.
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Seattle
Dogoravlensky
Pacific Northwest
Train Hits Auto. One Killed in South Elma Collision
In South Elma an Oregon Washington train struck an auto stage killing Harry Beckwith age 18 of Elma and injuring T M Harris Oregon Washington agent at Saginaw and Charles Gordon of Lima the driver two others were seriously hurt and K W Mc Cauley of Elma suffered minor injuries.
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Aberdeen
South Elma
Harry Beckwith
Elma
T. M. Harris
Oregon-Washington
Saginaw
Charles Gordon
Lima
K .W. McCauley
Spokane Ex-Clerk Sought For Embezzlement Charge
A warrant was issued for Glen B. Derbyshire former county clerk charging embezzlement of six thousand dollars from county funds. He announced his retirement two weeks earlier and said he planned to go to Honolulu.
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Spokane
Glen B. Derbyshire
Honolulu
Capitol at Salem Saved From Blaze
Oregon's historic state house faced a fire Sunday after an oil explosion in the central heating plant near the basement. Quick response by state officials employees and the Salem fire department controlled the blaze before it spread.
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Salem
Oregon
Capitol
European Wheat Shipments From Chicago Reach Vast Total
Large European wheat shipments from Chicago indicate a wartime demand surge. Europe’s war call to wheat has reached about 200,000,001 bushels from the American crop since July 1, reflecting dramatic scale and ongoing supply pressures.
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Chicago
Europe
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