State News Briefs Include Elections and Local Projects
State superintendent Doty predicts a close county unit local option vote with a 46 to 37 split and 11 unsure. Ballinger awards Nelson Rich a contract for 40 miles of laterals on the Wide Hollow Yakima project. smaller Prosser division and Sunnyside bids go to locals. Major cases include desertion verdict, a Seattle hotel robbery, and the hunt for “Old Sleuth” in the Blue Mountains. Spokane talks unite Pete and John Sandergrath. highway officials praised. a Tacoma roundhouse explosion fatality. court reversals on a 1909 athletic meet injury. Pullman builds a new rifle range. and county plans a miniature ballot election for a drainage district near Cheney with 14 eligible voters, possibly 18 if women vote.
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Boyd P. Doty
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Ballinger
Nelson Rich
Prosser
Wide Hollow
Yakima
Sunnyside
Supreme Court
Seattle
Bertha M. Parks
Couger
Blue Mountains
Pete Sandergrath
Spokane
John Sandergrath
Hiversburg
Germany
Rhine River
A. P. Gillette
J. J. Donovan
E. E. Beard
M. E. Hay
H. L. Bowlby
Washington Good Roads Association
Walla Walla
Northern Pacific
Tacoma
Charles H. Mann
Matthew Dow
Matthew Dow & Co
King County Superior Court
Cecil Thornton
Pullman College
War Department
Peter J. Hennessey
Cheney
National and local political and legal briefs across U S events
A sweep of items includes the interstate commerce commission to probe Pullman rates in Chicago, Tennessee 1909 whisky ban upheld, a Baltimore Democratic conference planned for January 17, Milwaukee hosts the first municipal dance, and price shifts from rail freight noted by Henry C. Barlow. Also government tax secrecy ruling, Army Engineers project funding, Connie Mack in Rome, California bribery conviction, death of Moses E. Wetmore, and Harry Orchard’s parole denial and prison fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mack
Champ Clark
Milwaukee
America
Henry C. Barlow
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Connie Mack
Philadelphia American League Club
McGillicuddy
Rome
California Court of Appeals
Superior Court
Abraham Reuf
Moses E. Wetmore
National Democratic Committee
W. J. Bryan
St. Louis
Harry Orchard
Frank Stunenberg
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
Orchard
Oberammergau Passion Play Draws World Interest
The Oberammergau Passion Play, staged every decade for nearly 300 years, returns May 16 with 3 May performances and extended summer runs. About 250000 visitors expected. lodging is home stays in the village, no hotels, with tickets tied to registered beds, prices 50 cents to $5 for seats and $3 to $5 daily lodging.
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Oberamergau
Bhighlands
Oberammergau
Munich
Germany
Tyrol
Venice
Bremen
Hamburg
Lutterdam
Vstors
Joseph Mayer
Christ
Ober
Mergan
Passion Play And Its History
A feature recounts Oberammergau’s Passion play its history and principal figures Anton Lang and Ludwig Lang. It notes the strong physical demands on performers the community structure rehearsals costumes and funding and the unique village constraints and religious zeal behind the production.
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Mayer
Anton Lang
Pontius Pilate
Christ
Oberammergau
Lang
Mathilde Rutz
Anna Feunger
Wang
Ludwig Lang
Pasteurizing Milk at Home Using Bottle Method
Simple home pasteurizing method using bottles in a pail. Heat water to 150 to 155 degrees F with a thermometer in the milk, hold 20 to 30 minutes, then cool gradually and store at the lowest feasible temperature.
Bolivia's Electrical Storms Across The Plateau
Bolivian topography causes frequent electrical phenomena on the Alti planicie and in valleys. Summer and winter storms build lightning on the plateau, with violent detonations and hurricane like winds near the eastern tablelands during the rainy season.
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Bolivia
Grand Plateau
Tablelands
Vacation by Think A Practical Guide to Personal Rest
A compact exhortation to claim personal vacation time. It urges setting aside a month if possible, eliminating work tasks during evenings and Sundays, and forming a vacation club. The piece advocates pursuing pleasure, joining others, and filling free time with activities like singing or painting while appreciating nature.
Angel and the ass retort in Tit-Bits anecdote
A misstep on stairs injures decorum as a man jokes about a donkey. The gown-treader smiles and replies that the angel stood in the way and the ass spoke. The exchange, cited from Tit-Bits, preserves witty social repartee.
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Balaam
Touching Exchange in London Telegraph Dialogue
A dialogue contrasts a fragile youth with a brash companion. Simon remarks on the youth’s fragility and hesitation to touch him, while Sam notes the other would touch you if he were broke. The exchange captures social tension and wit in a London setting.
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Jack
Sam
London Telegraph
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Pullman Company
Tennessee Supreme Court
Tennessee Legislature
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Board of Army Engineers
Taft
Atelie
Jesus
Christ Before
King
Herod
Biggs
Wisconsin
State Street
Sphinx
the “Tribune
Lynden
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