Taft Tour Expected to Answer Key Economic Questions
As Taft begins a two hundred speech tour, Western voters demand clear stances on tariff policy reciprocity central banking and Wall Street influence. They seek explicit positions on conservation public lands Alaska coal fields forests railroads and natural resources development.
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Taft
Aldrich
Winona
West
Congress
Tariff Board
Dingley
Payne
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
New England
Richard Achilles Ballinger
Northwest
Poindexter
Senate
Alaska
Mr. Taft
Guggenheim and
Morgan
Chelan County Land Value and State Road Controversy
The state highway board awaits an attorney general ruling on Great Northern Railway’s bid to purchase state highway No. 10 from Wenatchee to Pateros along the Columbia River. Costs exceed $25,000 with remaining funds spent on the Methow river project. Abandonment is favored by the board, though legal action may follow if needed. Chelan’s school district valuations and county bonds are reported, with 1911 Chelan figures: $14,172,469 assessed value, 7.28 mills levy, $248,770 bonds. Statewide improved lands total $144,922,254 with $22.72 per acre average. Whitman leads in value, King second. Franklin has lowest average, Wahkiakum lowest aggregate.
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State Highway Board
Great Northern Railway Company
Wenatchee
Pateros
Columbia River
Methow
Bellingham-Skagit
Great Northern
Snoqualmie Pass
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound
Joseph M. Snow
Highway Board
J. M. Layhue
Chelan County
State Tax Commission
Washington
Whitman County
King County
Franklin County
Wahkiakum
Spectator Outlook For A Generous 1894 Wine Vintage
The summer heat promises a bountiful year across wine regions with thorough grape maturation and fewer pests. Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux vintners anticipate a superior vintage surpassing 1893 with rich bouquet while southern producers boast wines fit for millionaires.
Women's Day at Puyallup Valley Fair
The Valley Fair in Puyallup runs October 2 to 7 with October 5 set for Women s Day. Noted speakers, vocal and instrumental music, and a Made in Washington exhibit will entertain and inform. A harvest home picnic dinner in a large tent from noon to 1 30 pm invites all ages. bring knives forks spoons and dishes. Season tickets cost 1 25. general admission 35 cents. rail excursion offered.
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Puyallup
Horticultural Hall
Washington
Commonwealth
Food costs rise grip households amid global unrest
The article notes high sugar coffee and potato prices while China and France face hunger and riots. Experts say the US may see higher prices than last winter but not widespread deprivation, with September showing better conditions for consumers aside from a few staples.
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China
France
Stephens Brothers Locate Mining Claim In Icicle Canyon
The Stephens Brothers located a mining claim in Icicle canyon about five miles from town. Initial assays by a Denver firm show 23.55 dollars in gold and silver from near the surface, with a second assay twelve feet down returning 40.35 dollars. They plan to drive a tunnel to further develop the property.
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Stephens Brothers
Icicle Canyon
Denver
Water questions and estimates for Leavenworth system
W C Woldenberg reviews water supply needs citing 1895 per capita use and compares eight and ten inch pipes with head pressure from Snow Creek. He recalls 1909 estimates and notes absence of current itemized costs while defending the town's bond plan and urging purity and fire protection.
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W. C. Woldenberg
United States
Canada
Knichling
Seattle
Leavenworth
Hill Brothers
Snow Creek
Record Apple Shipment Deal Sets Seattle Market Record
J B Powles and Co secures a 58 carload order of Washington apples from an Australian New Zealand supplier, totaling 28 200 boxes. Initial eight carloads from Vancouver were Yakima Jonathans, with remaining shipments on seven steamers to San Francisco Vancouver Sydney and Auckland. Apples will be reshipped across the South Seas including Africa with Winesaps and Missouri Pippins in four and a half to five tier packs. Last year the firm shipped about 20 carloads to Australia and New Zealand, and the bigger order comes as the Antipodes season ends.
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Washington
Seattle
J. B. Powles & Co
New Zealand
Vancouver
B. C
San Francisco
South Seas
Africa
Sydney
Auckland
Australia
Livery Firm Change Hands in Local Transition
Messrs B C Rutherford and J W Burns took over the livery business from Dude Brown this week. The deal includes two barns buggies hacks and horses with the goodwill of the old firm. Rutherford and Burns already run a successful feed and grain operation and plan to expand rolling stock as Leavenworth grows.
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Messrs
B. C. Rutherford
J. W. Burns
Dude Brown
Messrs. Rutherford and Burns
Leavenworth
Novelty Ball At Opera House
Mrs. Mabel Hutchings presents a novelty ball at the opera house on Saturday evening September 23 with the Searchlight two step as the feature. The Hutchings orchestra will hold weekly dances through winter, each week introducing a new novelty while keeping a respectable, whistle free program.
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Mabel Hutchings
Opera House
Citywide water system debate prompts delay and public meeting
In a letter to the council the writer urges delaying the water ordinance. He suggests comparing estimates with material and labor costs to gauge feasibility for a system costing around fifty thousand dollars. A mass voter meeting is proposed before further action, with continuation promised next week.
Washington News Highlights Insurance, Demographics and Education
The report shows Washington state receipts from the insurance department reaching 297 813.69 by September 1, up 13 333.76 from 1910. Insurance officials celebrate Washington as 1912 convention host with billions in potential investments. Washington boasts low mortality and favorable western health rankings per Census data. A November 14 local option election is planned for King County outside several towns. The University of Washington starts a joint arts law seminar with fellowships and graduate assistantships. Milo Maize touted as a viable dryland corn substitute for Inland Empire. State board of control secures cheaper sugar bids despite higher prices elsewhere.
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Insurance Department
Shhively
Washington
Insurance Commissioners
West
Washington Securities
King County
Seattle
Kent
Auburn
Snoqualme
North Bend
Kirkland
Issaqueh
Bothell
Renton
The
University of Washington
State of Washington
Amateurs Shine at Scenic Theater Show with Notable Cast
Last Friday evening's Scenic theater amateur show drew a good audience and strong applause for all acts. Participants included Ella Kirtley Ornette Peterson W B Simpson Baby Mae Rippe Magdalene Sadoske Arthur Babst and Baby Reatha Hutchings with a one act piece The Canceled Debt. A follow up amateur show is planned for tonight promising similar quality. Also the Oregon Washington Railway new line into Grays Harbor will be inaugurated on Saturday September 23.
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Ella Kirtley
Ornette Peterson
W. B. Simpson
Baby Mae Rippe
Magdalene Sadoske
Arthur Babst
Reatha Hutchings
Oregon- Washington Railway & Navigation Company
Grays Harbor
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
G. N
Echo
Roy Zahren
Leavenworth Livery and Transfer Co
Opera
Pacific Northwest News
Union
Census Bureau
New Hampshire
Pacific Northwest
Milo
State Board of Control
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