Miles Poindexter Headlines Insurgent Rally in Bloom's Hall
Miles Poindexter spoke at a large Bloom’s Hall gathering in Chelan County praising Roosevelt principles. Judge James H. Chase and T. H. Atkinson, both local political figures, lauded Poindexter and attacked graft while pledging reforms. Poindexter defended his record on administration bills and urged support for progressive ideas against the Aldrich Cannon faction.
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Miles Poindexter
West
United States Senate
Bloom’s Hall
Deed H. Mayor
The
Echo
James H. Chase
Cashmere
Chelan County
Chase
Roosevelt
T. H. Atkinson
Atkinson
Republic
Olympia
United States
Apple Canker Disease Under Control in Local Orchards
Prof R Edward Trumble reports a new apple canker cytospora leucostoma identified in the region. After testing and twelve spray trials, summer treatment with Bordeaux mixture at repeated intervals shows most trees recovering and cankered areas greatly reduced.
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Trumble
R. Edward Trumble
Wenatchee High School
Fungus Identification Notes On Canary Orchard Canker
Letters from 1910 discuss diagnosis of a cytospora related canker affecting Oregon apples. Dr Humphrey notes possible diaporthe parasitica similarity and lack of asci, while Darlington correspondence suggests cytospora leucastoma or close relative as a facultative parasite linked to winter injury and bark conditions.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry Fruit Disease
Washington, D. C
R. Edward Trumble
Wenatchee
Wash
United States
Rocky Mountain
Oregon
M. B. Waite
State College of Washington Agricultural Experiment Station
Pullman
R. E. Trumble
Trumble
H. B. Humphrey
U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry
Medford
Ore
Rogue River Valley
P. S. Darlington
Mr. Darlington
Prominent Candidate Wm L LaFollette Visits Spokane Area
Prominent progressive republican candidate Wm L LaFollette of Pullman Washington attends a Poindexter meeting in Spokane as a guest. He is noted as an educated affable pioneer farmer with wheat interests and four sons in college. A Seattle chamber tour for 100 business men travels September end through Grays Harbor South Bend Portland North Bank Kennewick Pasco Spokane to North Yakima Ellensburg and home over five days with Rotary Club participation planned.
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Wm. L. LaFollette
Pullman, Wash
Poindexter
Pullman
Seattle
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Grays Harbor
South Bend
Portland
North Bank
Kennewick
Pasco
Spokane
Northern Pacific
North Yakima
Ellensburg
Rotary Club of
Insurgent politics plea from Robert Moran to Miles Poindexter
Robert Moran writes from Rosario Washington August 26 1910 praising Miles Poindexter and urging reform toward a government that serves all people. He laments a shift toward wealth concentration and trusts under tariffs while calling for a party of the people and a constitutional reformation led by Roosevelt era ideas.
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Robert Moran
Miles Poindexter
Rosario
Wash
Spokane
Friday Harbor
United States
Republic
Republican Party
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington school opens with hopeful enrollment and faculty
School opens on Monday Sept. 5 with 250 pupils and plans for robust attendance. The staff includes Miss Amos, Miss Canby, Mrs. Moore, Miss MacNeil, Miss Jewell, Miss Noble, Miss Payne, Miss Hinman, and Miss Whaley assisting Mr. Moore at the high school. The building is cleaned and ready for a prosperous year. Washington fruit prospects look strong with Wenatchee Valley output projected at 2.5 million dollars as railroads prepare to ship vast volumes. Ellensburg normal school starts its 20th year Sept. 14 offering teacher training plus domestic science and manual training supervision.
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Miss Amos
Miss Canby
Moore
MacNeil
Miss Jewell
Miss Noble
Miss Payne
Hinman
Miss Whaley of
Chelan
Miss Whaley
University of Washington
Washington
F. W. Graham
Northwest
Great Northern
Wenatchee Valley
Graham
Wenatchee
Ellensburg
Appointment of Ernest Peck as Superior Judge
Ernest Peck of Oroville is appointed superior judge of Okanogan and Ferry counties, succeeding the late Judge E W Taylor. The appointment elevates Peck to the bench to serve the two counties.
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Ernest Peck
Oroville
Okanogan
Ferry Counties
E. W. Taylor
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