Alfalfa prices and regional notices in Washington state
State brief reports alfalfa hay in the Toucnet district near Walla Walla at 13 dollars a ton, plus multiple regional mentions. The Milwaukee railroad leaders tour Seattle while a Masonic home site in Puyallup is donated, and other local developments include a Chehalis dairy purchase, a Seattle police shooting, Forts Puget Sound assignments, wage strikes at Tacoma, and a massive field fill project near Ayer Junction.
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Toucnet
Walla Walla
A. J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Seattle
Milwaukee
Masonic Grand Lodge of Washington
Masonic Home
Puyallup
S. E. Peterson
Princeton
D. W. Boone
Chehalis
W. H. Cunliffe
Summit Avenue
Columbia Streets
James R. Pourie Keen
Forts Flagler
Worden
Lawton
Ward and
Casey
Puget Sound
Long
Philippines
Tacoma
Orient
Milwaukkee
Mayor Backs Wood Block and Calls Election
Centralia and Walla Walla report clashing moves over paving and governance. Guerrier refuses to sign a bithulithic contract amid a wood block petition fight. Tausick is ordered to call a special election on the commission form question. Supreme Court likely to rule before voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Warren Construction Company
Guerrier
Walla Walla
Superior Court
Tausick
Brents
Supreme Court
Ex-Chief Wappenstein's Two Indictments Dismissed
In Seattle the two indictments against ex Chief of Police Wappenstein for extorting from Pacific Coast Company and for allegedly soliciting and accepting a $2500 bribe from Gideon Tupper and Clarence J. Gerald were dropped from the June 26 trial calendar by Judge Main. Prosecuting Attorney Murphy substituted the gambling club case indictment for the latter.
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Seattle
Wappenstein
Pacific Coast Company
Gideon Tupper
Clarence J. Gerald
World News In Briefs From Across The Globe
Twenty year old and older workers in Britain earn under seven and a half dollars weekly according to House estimates. A second trial tied to Ohio's bribery scandal indicts 13 senators and a senate employee. Kansas Supreme Court bars three subsidiaries from Standard Oil forming a monopoly. Chicago chief warns women and police escorts may be provided at night for safety. Germany disclaims responsibility for the steamer with Cipriano Castro aboard seeking Venezuelan revolution. Chicago suffragists threaten to march unless allowed representation in the parade. Oregon lumbermen expect stiffer competition from Washington mills lowering shipments to California and beyond. Upcoming conventions include North American Baptist, Baptist World Alliance in Philadelphia, Sunday School Association in San Francisco, and Intermountain Good Reads in Pocatello.
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Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Third Division
Circuit Court of the United States
Centralia
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Madison Park
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
British Columbia
Pacific Northwest Association
Seattle Athletic Club
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
Portland
Vancouver Athletic Club
Vancouver
B. C
Stanwood
Senate
Tacoma Commercial Club and
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Puget Sound
Ohio
Kansas Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
McWeeney
Chicago
Grostuck
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Sane Fourth Committee
Washington Mills
California
Winlock
North
Southern Pacific
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
North American Baptist Convention
The
Baptist World Alliance
Philadelphia
International Sunday School Association
San Francisco
Intermountain Good Reads Association
Pocatello
Noted figures in brief: Lee on trial for abduction in Chicago
Evelyn Arthur Lee founder of the absolute life cult is on trial in Chicago charged with abduction. James J. Hill, railway magnate, calls opposition to Canadian recipro “ghost dance” in remarks on trade ties. John H. Seymour, SF police chief, resigns after charges dismissed. Cardinal Gibbons praises woman suffrage at St. Joseph’s Baltimore. Edgar S. Cooke pleads not guilty to $24,000 embezzlement from Big Four Railroad. Schwab confirms steel trust meeting between Morgan and Carnegie as Gates testified. Carl Ap Rhys Pryce, British officer, arrested in San Francisco for neutrality law violations.
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Evelyn Arthur Lee
Trai
Chicago
James J. Hill
John H. Seymour
San Francisco
Cardinal Gibbons
St. Joseph's College
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Big Four Railroad
Charles M. Schwab
J. P. Wlorgan
Andrew Carnegie
Steel Trust
John W. Gates
Stanley Committee
Washington
Klickitat Project Large With Big Storage For Yakima Lands
Maps filed at the U S land office show a large Klickitat storage project on the Yakima Indian reservation. Sites at Fish Lake and Klickitat hold 25 330 and 137 216 acre feet respectively. Elevation 3670 feet. dams to be heavily masonry built.
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Klickitat Project
Yakima
United States Land Office
Fish Lake
Klickitat
Yakima Indian Reservation
Insurance terms clarified agent versus solicitor
Olympia insurers debate the meanings of agent and solicitor as the state insurance commission explains that an agent represents the company while a solicitor represents the agent in a formal definition issued from Olympia.
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Olympia
Insurance Commission
Tacoma Reform Shakes Police Rules at Annex Cafe
Chief Fraser assigns two officers to continuously supervise the Annex Cafe. They will patrol the cafe 16 hours daily in uniform, one from 8 PM to 11 PM and the other from 11 PM to 7 AM, reporting on conditions with half hour walks.
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Tacoma
Fraser
Fire Burns Sylvia Shingle Plant Near Montesano
Fire destroyed the Sylvia Shingle Company mill three miles north of Montesano. The origin is unknown. The kiln and entire establishment are a total loss with shingles in the kiln and an estimated $50,000 loss.
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Montesano
Sylvia Shingle Company
Wireless Station Site Sought on Grays Harbor
Aberdeen reports a wireless station to be set up on Grays Harbor likely here after Hoquiam proved too costly a location. The move suggests securing a suitable site is challenging and expensive in Hoquiam.
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Tligh Price
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Hoquiam
Horton Accused of Water Receipts Shortage
Spokane police seek C. E. Horton former chief clerk of the water department charged with embezzling city water receipts totaling 89 dollars.
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Horton
Spokane
C. E. Horton
Spokane Water Department
Indiana Grand Jury Indicts W. J. Burns in Kidnaping Case
Indianapolis report says Detective William J. Burns was indicted on kidnaping charges tied to the removal of John J. McNamara to Los Angeles over alleged dynamiting ties. McNamara faces conspiracy indictments related to the Industries Iron Works and Pekin Union Railway blasts, plus a possible deputy sheriff Hossick of Los Angeles named among the eight indictments.
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Indianapolis
William J. Burns
John J. McNamara
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
McNamara
Burns
Industria Iron Works
Peoria
Pekin Union Railway
Peora
Hossick
Los Angles
Shasta Limited Mail Car Looted at Yoncalla Stop
Two men about 28 robbed the mail car of the Southern Pacific Shasta Limited as it left Drain Oregon. They held clerks at gunpoint, looted the car, and forced the train to a stop at Yoncalla before escaping.
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Drain
Southern Pacific
T* Shasta Limited
Yoncalla
Coronation Is Cynosure of Brilliant Westminster Ceremonies
London crowds focus on Westminster Abbey as King George and Queen Mary are crowned amid elaborate ceremonies. A week of pageants follows with royal guests arriving, including John Hammond the United States special ambassador making a formal entry.
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London
Westminster Ab
Mary
Don
John ‘ Hammond
United States
City
Markets in Portland report varied agricultural prices
Wheat prices show Blue stem 98c Club 86c red Russian 85 87c in different listings. Barley at 27 per ton, oats No 1 White 28 per ton. Timothy hay in Eastern Oregon 621 mixed 19 alfalfa 13. Butter 24c Eggs 21c. Hops 1910 23c 1909 15c contracts 25c. Wool Eastern Oregon 10 16c Willamette Valley 14 16c. Mohair 37 percent.
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Portland
Oregon
Local farm prices list grains hay butter eggs
Prices listed include oats 28.50 per ton hay Timothy 24 per ton alfalfa 17 per ton butter Washington creamery 25c eggs Selected local 26c.
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Washington Creamery
Diaz Justifies Mexican Rule and Leaves for Switzerland
Corrunna Spain reports General Diaz in a weakened state after resigning as Mexican president. He issued a formal statement defending his administration and criticizing compatriots as ungrateful. Diaz then traveled to Havre and with his family to Switzerland.
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Corrunna
Spain
Diaz
Mexico
Havre
Switzerland
Pacific Northwest Consular Corps holds annual reunion
Twenty eight officials representing the Consular Corps of the Pacific Northwest attended the annual reunion. The gathering showcased cross border diplomacy and regional cooperation among diplomats from major cities and ports.
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Consular Corps
Pacific Northwest
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State News
North Coast Railroad
Field’s Gulch
Ayer Junction
Ayer
Wash
Raymond
Weaver
Connell
Wightman
C. M. Fassett
Great Britain
House of Commons
Carl Ap. Rhys Pryce
Elliott
Ing Cafe
Indiana
Grand Jury
W. J. Burns
Shasta Limited
Deering
Walter A
Bauman Implement Co
Lynden, Wash
Willamette Valley
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