Death of Clyde Davis Near Dryden Stirs Community
Clyde Davis 27 was found dead in his cabin near Dryden Washington Tuesday evening. A scalp wound and potential strangulation raise questions of suicide or murder with no clear cause. Postmortem failed to determine death. motive and instrument remain unknown.
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Clyde Davis
Dryden
Wash
Ray Woodruff
Davis
May
Kenyon
W. M. McCoy
Wenatchee
Rev. Davis
Congregational Church
Rosedale
W. V. Davis
Mr. Davis
Mountain goat hunters roam Icicle River range
Six young men left last Saturday with guns and bedding hoping to summit the Cassade range for game. By Monday three goats were already bagged and the party, led by R F Taylor, plans to return Sunday. Also notes unofficial election tallies by county show Senate Republicans 27 Democrats 6 Progressives 8. House Republicans 75 Democrats 15 Progressives 6. one vacancy and one nonpartisan.
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Icicle River
Cascade Range
R. F. Taylor
Harry Wall
Art Wilder
C. A. Hayden
Louis DeBlois
Taylor
Senate
House
Boil Drinking Water in Gosteriferous Regions
Dr. D C Hall of the University of Washington urges boiling or iodine treatment of drinking water in goitre epidemic areas. His conclusions come from a study of 3339 University of Washington students and were reprinted from Northwest Medicine. The article targets medical professionals.
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D. C. Hall
Department of Physical Training
University of Washington
King County Medical Society
Northwest Medicine
Hall
Northwest
Governor Lister Praises Prohibition Result and Calls Unity
Governor Lister appeals to Washington voters to accept the prohibition passage, enforce the law, and focus on state development. He notes the measure’s January 1 1916 start and urges opponents to avoid agitation. A Seattle bank predicts a rapid U S economic upturn as a result. Seventy five horses have been parched in the Walla Walla valley for the Irish army.
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Lister
State of Washington
Walla Walla Valley
Last Tuesday's Primary Election Voter Turnout Spotlight
Voters turnout higher in city election than in state primary with a tabulated results printout. Four candidates contested for city clerk, while ward contests determined council seats and a health officer race between Dr. Judah and Dr. McKeown. A recount may be sought for the second ward nomination disputed by sticker ballots and a caucus secured the doctor on the regular ballot.
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Campbell
Woldenberg
Featherstone
Imbleau
Weigand
P. A. Snyder
Dr. Snyder
Supreme Court
Judah
McKeown
Ward
Producing Gas From Wood Waste Across Regions
Forest Service estimates 1.5 million cords of wood waste yearly in the Pacific Northwest could yield 195 billion cubic feet of producer gas and 1,125 million kWh. France Sweden England India and Mexico operate plants. in the US some in the south and southwest. Wood gas shows advantages over coal including less ash and tar and steady quality at low cost per horsepower hour.
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Forest Service
Pacific Northwest
France
Sweden
England
India
Mexico
Watering Places Improve Arid Forest Range
Farmers Bulletin 592 outlines methods to create reliable stock water supplies on National Forests. Cattle need 8 to 10 gallons daily while sheep require 0.5 to 2 gallons. Techniques include cemented springs, troughs, swamp channels, dirt reservoirs, diagonal Furrows, and wells. Between 676 projects have been developed with many by the Forest Service and users. Washington state and Olympic lands face lieu-land exchanges to compensate for forest reserve losses.
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Ture
Forest Service
Oregon
Washington
Farmer’s Bulletin
Superintendent of Public Documents
Washington, D. C
W. W. Tanner
Olympia
State of Washington
State of
Congress
National Apple Show Opens Next Monday in Spokane
The Seventh National Apple Show and Fruit Products Congress opens Monday morning November 16 in Spokane. Over 100 leading fruit growers and marketing experts plus about 400 orchardists will attend with officials from the United States Department of Agriculture and western provinces. Programs run through Saturday with sessions on pruning, diseases, packing, by products, and marketing. strong emphasis on new grading rules and market expansion.
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Spokane
Northwest
Gordon C. Corbaley
Northwestern
Fruit Products Congress
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Department of Agriculture of
British Columbia
Paul H. Weyrauch
Walla Walla
Angell Seen as Top Choice for Presidency at Seattle University
Regents have not decided but one or two members indicate Dr James Rowland Angell of Chicago University is at the top of the preferred list for the Seattle presidency. Angell, a leading educator, was in Seattle last week consulting with university authorities on current problems.
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Board of Regents
the State University
James Rowland Angell
Chicago University
Angell
Seattle
Supreme Court to Rule on Wellington Snowslide Case
The Supreme Court will decide if the Wellington snowslide five years ago was an act of God in granting a rehearing in Topping v Great Northern. The ruling will determine liability in railroad damage suits worth hundreds of thousands of dollars after a department hearing previously found no fault.
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Supreme Court
Wellington
Topping
Great Northern
Corn Growing in the Northwest Advances in Agriculture
The Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Co promotes corn cultivation in Washington and Idaho to diversify crops and boost forage and dairy production. Demonstrations show seed adaptation and higher yields, with Yakima Valley growers already surpassing Mississippi seed stock. The 1914 Walla Walla corn show runs November 25 to 29 with cash prizes, while statewide accident reports in 1914 trend lower than 1913 due to safety campaigns.
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Pacific Northwest
Washington
Idaho
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co
Yakima Valley
Mississippi Valley
Walla Walla
Washington marks 25 years of statehood Admission Day
Wednesday November 11 observed as Admission Day and the twenty fifth anniversary of statehood. Governor Lister urged organizations to mark the date by recounting Washington’s progress over the past quarter century at their meetings.
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Washington
Lister
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United States
Full Citizens
Portland
Labor
Farmers
Department of Agricul
Industrial Insurance Commission
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