Taft to Headline Seattle Exposition Visit
President William Howard Taft arrives for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle from September 29 to October 1. He will attend a Washington state building reception, be initiated into the Arctic Brotherhood, address a large crowd in the Natural Amphitheatre, and visit key fair sites. September 30 is highlighted as one of his busiest westward days with numerous public engagements.
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William Howard Taft
Seattle
Bill Taft
Taft Defends Payne Tariff as Best Yet
President Taft, in Minneapolis, praises the Payne tariff bill as the best Republican measure and says insurgents who opposed it abandoned the party. He hosts the Japanese Commercial Commission, pledges friendship, and toasts the Emperor. Governor Johnson’s illness colors the visit with sympathy.
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Minneapolis
Taft
Japanese Commercial Commission
United States
Japan
America
Johnson
Minnesota
Twin Cities
White House
Republican Party
Republican Platform Endorsement of Postal Savings Banks
A fragment notes a Republican platform bound every self described Republican to uphold postal savings banks hoping to meet a long felt national need. It reflects party consistency on financial policy without detailing dates or figures.
Oddfellows Grand Lodge gathers in Seattle crowd event
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows met at Oddfellows Temple Seattle with about 25 000 members attending from across the United States. A huge parade led by the patriarchs militant drew in excess of 20 000 regalia clad participants. Governor Hay welcomed delegates at Moore Theatre. Leading candidates for sovereign officers were John B Cockrum of Indianapolis and C A Keller of San Antonio Texas.
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Seattle
Wash
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Oddfellows
United States
Canada
Oddfellows Temple
Order
Patriarchs
Moore Theatre
Hay
Washington
Grand Lodge
John B. Cockrum
Indianapolis
C.A. Keller
San Antonio
Texas
Hill Aims South as Bax ter Joins Oregon Trunk
Hill in Missoula reports Jack C Baxter resigns from Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound Railway to join Oregon Trunk. Baxter will lead locating surveys for a route to San Francisco from The Dalles with headquarters at The Dalles Oregon Trunk.
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Missoula
Mont
Oregon Trunk
Hill Interests
San Francisco
Jack C. Baxter
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Dalles
One Man? Tacoma Hints at Nominating Candidate
Washington news brief reports a push for a united cross county caucus to select a Republican nominee for the Second Congressional District to replace the late Francis Cushman. It notes Pierce County may lose the bid if smaller counties stay united, with Olympia set for September 29 and delegates apportioned by county totals.
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Tacoma
Pierce County
Aberdeen
E. R. Finch
Finch
Second
Pierce
F. W. Cushman
United
Francis W. Cushman
Olympia
Chehalis
Clallam
Clark
Cowlitz
Mason
Pacific
Skamania
Thurston
Wahkiakum
Resignation and Franchise Dispute Spark Northwest Light Case
A resignation by Dr. Lane to Seattle opens a private practice while asserting harmony at a Yakima institution. The dispute centers on an ordinance wording about the Northwest Light and Water Company and whether a single word affects the city’s ability to buy the water system, risking a large financial difference depending on the spelling and interpretation.
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North Yakima
Northwest Light & Water Company
Railroads Taxed In Washington At Reduced Value
Secretary Kohrs of the state board of equalization announced figures showing railroads will pay taxes on but 94 million 567 thousand 690 dollars. The equalized actual value of railroad property was 220 million 842 thousand 729 dollars, but was reduced to match the board's assessed proportion for other county property.
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Olympia
Washington
Kohrs
State Board of Equalization
Dr Cook Demands Proof as Polar Claims Face Scrutiny
Dr. Cook, returning from the voyage to the pole, urged Americans to trust his conquest records and asked Peary to publish a preliminary narrative for comparison. He argued Peary has provided no verifiable proofs and challenged him to prove his own case.
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New York
Peary
General Funston Hurt in Fall at Fort Leavenworth
Brigadier General Frederick Funston commander of the Army Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth sustained a severe fracture of the right shoulder after stumbling on an uneven concrete walk while returning to his quarters in Leavenworth Kansas on September 18.
Northern Pacific to Fight Grain Rate Reduction in Washington
Northern Pacific will challenge the Washington Railroad Commission order cutting the grain rate by 123 percent. The railroad claims the reduction is prohibitive ruinous and confiscatory and plans to seek an injunction in federal court to block the change.
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Seattle
Washington Railroad Commission
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Lumber Rate Opposed by Spokane Manufacturers
Spokane lumber industry leaders oppose the Interstate Commerce Commission settlement. A Lumbermen's Club committee will study the basis of the agreement amid division among local manufacturers. Some favor 54 cents, others 43 1 3 and 45, while railroads push 45 cents and seek full payment.
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Spokane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lumbermen’s Club
Coal Land Case Probes Possible Alaska Crews Hearing
Taft's Ballinger Glavis ruling does not settle Alaskan coal land titles held by several syndicates led by the Cunningham combination of Seattle. USGS reports 6 billion tons of coal in Alaska with vast unexplored potential and superior quality. A Seattle hearing on the case is anticipated during Taft's visit.
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Seattle
Taft
Ballinger-Glavis
Ballinger
Glavis
Katalla
Alaska
Cunningham Combination
United States Survey of Alaska
North America
Pennsylvania
Prison Doctor Resigns From Walla Walla Penitentiary
Dr. Joseph L. Lane, the penitentiary physician for three years at Walla Walla, resigns to engage in private practice. The move ends his official duty with the state facility.
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Ernor Johnson
Bill
Bank Plenk
Oddfellows
Washington News
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Wt. S. Reid
Lane
DR. Cook
Big Oregon Nursery CO
Oregon
I. H. Cook
S.J. van DE Grift Contractor
Architect
J. van DE Grift
Leavenworth, Wash
Bea Bressed Pousrener
Anne
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L.D. Store Co., Agts
Funston
Beal Grain & Milling CO
Wenatchee
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Tigate
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Tumwater
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