Dining Car Service Expands in Alaska and Coast Defense News
Dining car service on the Copper River and Northwestern line now operates out of Cordova with good passenger reception, signaling Alaska’s progress. Washington plans to safeguard policyholders against unlicensed agents, while tuberculosis education expands via Beals leaflets engaging schoolchildren. Alaska faces coal land delays, but copper and oil outlooks persist. Two submarine destroyers for Puget Sound are bid by Moran Company at 1 million dollars, to be completed in a year with tight secrecy. University of Washington reintroduces compulsory drill with a War Department building for the student regiment and a campus military band.
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Alaska
Copper River and Northwestern Railway
Cordova
Bethesda S. Beals
Washington Association
Miss Beals
Katalla
Uncle Samon
Puget Sound
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Moran Company
Seattle
Nebraska
University of Washington
War Department
A Cashmere Girl Runs Away From Home to Vancouver
Miss Julia Sullivan of Cashmere aged 19 ran away a week ago to Vancouver Washington to work in a store. Friends say she was whipped by her parents and she left after claiming abuse. She was traced to Vancouver and held on her mother's advice to return home. She is with her mother on Puget Sound and plans not to return home, having kept company with Warren Smith to Seattle.
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Julia Sullivan
Cashmere
Vancouver
Wash
Miss Sullivan
Warren Smith
Seattle
Bryan Praises Wilson After Jefferson Dinner in Burlington
William Jennings Bryan voiced unqualified endorsement of Gov. Woodrow Wilson’s administration after a Jeffersonian dinner in Burlington New Jersey. Senator James E Martine called Wilson the likely 1912 Democratic presidential nominee and vowed tariff reform. The crowd lauded Martine and Wilson as Bryan recalled Roosevelt era cartoons and praised direct election and recall measures. Mr and Mrs Will Greve visited from Merritt to attend the ball game.
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William Jennings Bryan
Burlington
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
United States
James E. Martine
Col. Bryan
Wilson
West
Senator Martine
Washington
Martine
Maine
California
Col
Bryan
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Ledger
Leavenworth Defeats Wenatchee In Tight 4 3 Victory
Leavenworth wins the second game of the series 4 to 3 as Heidrick scores the winning run in the tenth inning after a 3 3 tie. Connor suffers 14 stitches and vows to return. Killalay earns 14 strikeouts for Leavenworth while Foster is briefly in relief for Wenatchee.
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Wenatchee
Ball Park
Leavenworth
Heidrick
Souder
Connor
Foster
Cubs
Kyle
Keppler
Tholin
Kelso
Quigley
Mahoney
Judd
Killaly
Fuller
Warren
Packingham
Killalay
Miller
Red Apple
Keppler shines as captain joins strong Ames team
Keppler returned at third and impressed fans with solid play as Ames aims to top last season's 22 wins in 25 games. Butch Belford and ex-Cub Walter Thornton may bolster the squad this week or this summer, while Wenatchee fans complain about umpiring and Souder's incident but Ames keeps faith in their stickling star.
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Keppler
Kep
Butch Belford
Cubs
Walter Thornton
Chicago Cub
Everett
Hotel West Bar opens without license sparks license dispute
J G Fritz owner of the Hotel West Bar in Toppenish was jailed after opening a saloon without a license. Police Judge Ferguson bound him over for trial as questions swirl over council rescission of saloon licenses and renewed permits for six of ten. George Casey had not signed the conduct rights. Mat Poyner also opened and was arrested while contesting the council action.
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Hotel West Bar
J. G. Fritz
Ferguson
George Casey
Mat Poyner
State Officials Issue Opinions On Tax, Bonds And Salaries
The attorney general issues opinions limiting county contracts for road work, taxing banks on market value, and county bond payments only with autho rization. He says the eight hour law excludes some state workers, and clarifies highway commissioner residency and pay. Also notes Mrs. Deed H Mayor's visit to Wenatchee.
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Yakima County
Attorney General’s Office
W. R. Roberts
State Highway Commission
Oregon
Washington
W. V. Tanner
Tanner
Hay
Utilities commission to be organized under railroad board
The railroad commission will form a new utilities commission and assign its investigative duties to A. W. Perley state track inspector to handle complaints about stations and train service and grade crossings in isolated areas. Perley names George Barnhart of Spokane as deputy with focus split between Western and Eastern Washington under Perley supervision.
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New Utilities Commission
Railroad Commission
A. W. Perley
Perley
George Barnhart
Spokane
Washington
Tacoma
Seattle
Mr. Barnhart
Mr. Perley
Mystery Pants Guess Sparks Small Town Contest
A local clothing shop ran a window guessing game offering fourteen pairs of Dutchess pants valued at 2.50 to 10.00. The winner, who correctly guessed the total value, set his estimate at 114.25, an overage of 50 cents. The tale links practical thrift with local anecdotes and upcoming lectures on tuberculosis day.
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Sharman
Abraham and
Isaac
Atlantic Ocean
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Will Greve
Merritt
Wenatchee World
Ames
Fuller Quigley
Killilay
Conner
Ben Moore
Green
Wenatchee AB
Perry
Marney
Hotel West
Aven
State Capitol
Sme Echo
Olympia
State Tax Commission
Spokane County
Thurston County
Bucoda
Chelan County
Deed H. Mayor
The
J. S. Judah
Congregational Church
Don Thomas
P. F. Conley
Montana
Idaho
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