Bush Prairie Wheat Star of 1876 Centennial Exposition
W O Bush son of George Bush a pioneer colored man grew the best wheat at Bush Prairie near Olympia. The grain won the gold premium at Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition 1876 and wheat remains in the Smithsonian. Bush and companions faced Oregon's racism while settling in Puget Sound country.
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Bush Prairie
Thurston County
Pioneer
Washington
Philadelphia
W. O. Bush
George Bush
Puget Sound
Olympia
Smithsonian Institute
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Bush
Dalles
Washougal
Cowlitz
Budds Inlet
DesChutes
New Market
Tumwater
Walla Walla Hosts Yakima Tourney Challenge by Mayors
Yakima Mayor-elect Rovig leads a delegation to Walla Walla January 8 for a handball challenge with local businessmen. Rovig challenges Mayor-elect Ben F. Hill, and the match is accepted.
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Walla Walla
Yakima
Rovig
Ben F. Hill
Commercial Club
Treasury certificates subscriptions exceed initial issue
Secretary Houston announced over-subscription totaling more than 700 million dollars for two issues of treasury certificates offered last week. The combined issue was about 500 million dollars, and the surplus signals strong investor demand. Oak Park may seek airplane patrol to curb noisy flyovers and bottle tossing by alleged prohibition officers.
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Washington
Houston
Treasury
Chicago
Oak Park
Joy
League plan seeks immediate general armament limits
A League of Nations disarmament plan urges the council to pursue an immediate worldwide armament halt. Across the country, reports cover a San Diego seaplane flight to Balboa, a Boston College chevron scheme for secretarial students, and various economic and aviation moves shaping early 1920s policy.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Boston
Boston University College of Secretarial Science
Goat Breeding Industry Promises Seattle Show Next Spring
M. P. Eggers of Maltby Snohomish County advocates goat breeding as a business, running one of the nation’s three largest herds. His plant on logged-off land features low odor barns for milk goats and rams, with milk sold to dairies for butter. Eggers, once a Tacoma fish merchant, hopes to expand into retail markets and host a goat show in Seattle next spring.
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United Starates
Seattle
M. P. Eggers
Maltby
Snohomish County
United States
California
Cooke County Hospital
Chicago
Eggers
Tacoma
Christmas Trade Lifts Merchants as Prices Settle
Weekly trade centers report good Christmas business with prices still settling and buyers cautious about waiting. Iron and steel prices fall to 53.57, West Coast lumber output drops 38 percent, and sugar and eggs show declines amid market adjustments.
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Steel Corporation
Goat Pen Stand Cleans Easily With Hinged Box Shape
A built in pen for the goat is shaped like a box and raised about a foot off the floor by a neck yoke. The entire stand is hinged to the floor and can be turned up for washing. Mr. Eggers keeps the area spotlessly clean.
No Fare Boost In Utah And Illinois
Interstate commerce carriers report to the I C C that Utah railroads lost 2 million dollars and Illinois lines 4 million dollars due to failure of state commissions to raise passenger and freight rates to the new interstate level.
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Utah
Illinois
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
President Buys Washington Home for Post Presidency
R W Bolling announces that President Wilson has purchased the former home of Henry P Fairbanks as his permanent residence after retirement on March 4. The decision secures a dignified residence in Washington for the former president.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
Hart
Washington
Wilson
Henry P. Fairbanks
R. W. Bolling
Bank clearings for week ending today across major cities
The New York report shows weekly clearings for principal U S and Canadian cities compared with the same week in 1919. Details list percentage changes and include figures for several financial centers as reported by street-rate data.
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New York
United States
Canada
Radstreets
Pet. Pet. Inc. Ee
Common sense seen as widespread except among great men
A remark noting that common sense tends to be universal but is said to falter among exceptional or eminent individuals. The quote reflects a skeptical view of extraordinary figures’ judgment compared with ordinary reasoning.
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Michael T. Simmons
James McAllister
David Kindred
Gabriel Jones
Missouri
Northwest News
Board of Public Works
W. H. Searing
Federal Power Commission
Coquille and
Rogue Rivers
Oregon
Interior Payne
Merrill
Coquille
Spokane
Lympia
Earl A. Fry
Washington State Sportsmen's Association
E. D. Hodge
J. W. Kinney
Cle Elum
D. W. Kimball
Vancouver
John Barnes
Fred G. Anderson
Victoria
B. C
Prince Rupert
Swanson Bay
University of Washington
University of British Columbia
Karl Leib
Blyn
Clallam County
Bert Burg
Sequim
San Diego
Cal
Balboa
Canal Zone
United States Steel Corporation
Fort Worth
Tex
Mexico
Tampico
Mexico City
Berlin
Germany
Omaha
Neb
The
Union Pacific
Idaho
Missouri River
Los Angeles
America
Frank Clark
San Francisco
High Seas
Madawaska
Sierra Nevadas
Fresno County
American Red Cross
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Metropolis
D. C
Timothy
Eyes
Wia
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Atlanta
New Orleans
Richmond
Louisville
Foreign Exchange Dept
Liberty Bonds
Scandinavian American Securities Corporation
Main
Third Avenue
Seattle, Wash
Fashions
First Ave
Seattle, Wase
Chauncey Wright Restaurant CO
Hazen J. Titus
L. C. Smith
Piatt Wonder
Christ Olson
First Ave. So
J. A. Sundwall & CO
2Nd Ave
Col. Madison
Press of
Post - O. Hart
University ST
F. D. Stevens
Stevens
Marion
Northwest
General Distributors Corporation
Eleventh Ave
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