National Forest Playground Gains as Recreation Booms
Americans flock to national forests for health and leisure with a 406 775 total recorded last year. The article notes rising visitation, diverse uses from camping to hunting, and major sites like Pike Peak and Grand Canyon. It highlights park services, trails, roads, and telephones aiding access, predicting a potential million visitors yearly.
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United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Alaska
Coconino Forest
Arizona
Angeles
California
National Forest
Montana
New Mexico
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Washington
Cinder Cone
Gila
Grand Canyon
Jewel Cave
South Dakota
Lassen Peak
Cascades
Pinnacles
Tonto
Tonto Forest
Glacier Park
Petrified Forest
Oregon Caves
Cotton Seed Oil Gains Favor as Table Oil Abroad
The article notes focus by the agriculture department on cotton seed products and commerce department efforts to expand markets for cotton seed oil. It highlights growing esteem for cotton seed oil as a table oil used in olive producing countries, with Spain and France imposing denaturing and duties respectively, and Italy taxing at 6.85 dollars per 220 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Turkey
Scandinavia
Bulgaria
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
Spain
France
Italy
Esperanto Faces Hurdle in Washington School Curricula
After the International Congress of Esperantists in Washington, officials consider replacing or adding languages in public schools. Officials note French and Spanish are deemed more essential, making Esperanto unlikely to be adopted, though interest in the movement and its study remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Congress of Esperantists
Washington
Board of Education
Negro Advancement Evidenced by National Meetings and Government Roles
The National Medical Association of Negro Physicians opened sessions in Washington on August 23. Soon before, the Negro Elks held their national convention in Washington. Negroes are increasingly educated and hold government positions as Civil Service exams are open to all races. The treasury registrar is a negro and Taft and Roosevelt supported colored representation on pay rolls. Negroes often prove efficient in public service.
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National Medical Association of Negro Physicians
Washington
Negro Elks
National
Civil Service Commission
Registrar of the Treasury
Taft
Roosevelt
U.S
Ee Direct
Canally
Chicago
Sheeran Enravicy
Oden
III
Land Clearing Costs in Clallam County Reach 6438.14
A Seattle man describes clearing 200 acres of stump land in Clallam county for 8 638.14, about 43.25 per acre, with labor and materials itemized. The report notes modern clearing advances for the northwest and mentions a Hoquiam reservation whale carcass dynamited after blubber removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Clallam County
Northwest
Pacific Northwest Commerce
Chehalis votes on saloon abolition in county outside towns
Chehalis voters consider a county wide election on abolishing saloons outside incorporated towns. A petition with 900 names is presented, with 800 required to submit the question for a public vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chehalis
Canada may join United States on new inland highway
An American deputation and the Nelson board of trade urged Sir Wilfrid Laurier to back a waterway linking the Rockies with New York and London. The plan envisions a 750 mile open Columbia river from source to sea, 150 miles within Canada, to create a joint North American commerce corridor after the Panama Canal. Laurier said the idea appealed to him and that Canada might favor the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrid Laurier
Nelson
B.C
Columbia
Panama Canal
Rockies
New York
London
United States
Washington
Oregon
Wilfred
Democrats Convene in Tacoma Set for September
The state Democratic convention will meet in Tacoma on September 26. Delegates were chosen by county committeemen from the September 13 primaries. The body will nominate supreme court judges, with two likely candidates named Judge Jeremiah Neterer and William Hickman Moore. The convention may decide on further nominees if eastern Washington demands. The campaign aims to be dignified, with a party platform to be adopted and primary results influencing fall issues.
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Tacoma
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Jeremiah Neterer
Superior Court
Whatcom County
William Hickman Moore
Seattle
King County
Washington
Judiciary
Seattle Exposition Benefits Rally Northwest Ahead of 1914
A Seattle chamber of commerce reply to Winnipeg confirms strong benefits from last year’s A Y P A exposition. Tourist travel is up, bank clearings to Sept 1 total 398 million dollars, and Seattle’s building Permits and rents show tight markets. The city’s school census and voting population are at record highs.
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Seattle
Northwest
Winnipeg
Real Estate Transfers Across Chelan and Wenatchee Listings
A cascade of property transfers includes Jennie Larson Sinclair to H R King of lots 5-6 block 18 Chelan for 275 dollars and multiple transfers in Wenatchee and Leavenworth. Transactions cover waterfront plots, tracts, and fractional acres with prices from 1 to 24 thousand dollars, involving sellers and buyers such as Lake Chelan Land Co, Wen RE I Co, C W McMullen, Edith Poe, and J A Gellatly among others.
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Jennie Larson Sinclair
H R Kingman
Chelan
R P Harris
Lake Chelan
L L Harn
E P Carpenter
Dickson’s
Wenatchee
E A Wyman
C C Bacon
Fairground
Paul Weigand
E W Johnson
Leavenworth
W F Clay
John T Ford
Alonzo Nuetzel
Ella L Miller
U Sto T E Smith
C H Ballard
Minerva Boyd
R Musser
M A Larson
Capital Hill Plat Mission
Edith Poe
Wen RE & I Co
Millerdale
C F Black
Peachey
H B Kinney
W H Foster
Wenatchee Park
Jay Wyckoff
W G Chapman
E F Cadman
Katherine Merriam
A A Pesch
M F Peake
A B Flagg
P J Hamstrom
Adda Mahar
C T Benjamin
Cascade Gardens
Louis J Crollard
W B Gregg
Alex Brons
L J Crollard
E H Warren
C W McMullen
Wen Dev Co
Cora
Ridgway
Col Bridge
Ad Wen
Hugh W Fletcher
C M Olesen
W W White
Orch Co
J A Gellatly
W H Sharp
Gellatly
H W Fletcher
J A Wallace
G D Brown
Vromans
Mary Kellum
Thomas Burke
Asto J C Lloyd
J R Campbell
H W Patrick
Sunnyslope Farms
Federal control favored at Conservation Congress in St Paul
The National Conservation Congress in St Paul voted for federal management of water power sites. Western governors who backed state control in Salt Lake City failed to carry the day. Noted figures including Col Roosevelt Taft and James J Hill spoke as the gathering touted abundant resources and prudent use. The article recalls the historic state rights dispute and predicts Federal prevailence again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Northwest
Salt Lake City
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
James J. Hill
Advertised Letters Remaining in Post Office Sept 5 1910
Postmaster J C Davis lists uncalled advertisements with names including F W Byrne, Martin Cox, Ray Durr, Chas Dean, Jos Fugio, Walter Graham, Sarah Jordan, C J Lenn, L L Lyman, B G McBrown, Mrs Mary L McKellips, W R Scott, Osborn Skiles, Harriet N Skiles, Arthur South. In calling for same, say advertised.
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Hoquiam Reservation
Canada
Columbia River
Northern Pacific
Spokane
H. T. Crowley
Chelan County Abstract Company
the Conservation Congress
Miles Poindexter
the Twentieth Century Magazine
B. O. Flower
Bristow
Cleo C. Hardy
John D. Works
San Francisco
Marsden Manson
Ellis Meredith
John M. Stahl
Robert L. Owen
2&C
Echo
Twentieth Century CO
Park Square
Boston
Mass
Twentieth Century Magazine
the Echo
Fio
Mt Wheat Harrington Wash
Harrington Wheat Belt
Harrington
the Leavenworth Mercantile Company
Graham
Ste
Echo Press
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