Mexican mediators propose new plan for Mexican problem
Niagara Falls Ontario reports mediators outline separate talks between Americans and constitutionalists with Justice Lamar and Lehmanag continuing discussions with Huerta delegates. Washington hints at inviting Carranza to Niagara Falls to confer, as plan seeks board approved agreements toward pacification.
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Ont
Justice Lamar
Frederick W. Lehmanag
Huerta
Mediation Board
Naon
Argentina
Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Carranza
N. Y
Rumor on Provisional Presidency Denied by Villa
In Torreon rumor spread that General Angeles was named provisional president by Villa and that General Chao had been executed, but Villa denied the claim. He stated he had heard nothing about General Angel oa’s dismissal from Carranza’s cabinet, as reported at Saltillo.
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Torreon
Coahuila
Angeles
Villa
Chao
General Angeloa
Carranza
Saltillo
Shingle Makers Plan Wage Cut to Fight Foreign Competition
A Seattle meeting of Washington shingle manufacturers discussed methods to compete with British Columbia rivals. The group decided the best approach is to reduce the wage schedule, with a new pay scale possibly starting July 1. The committee did not mandate a schedule, leaving it to each producer to decide.
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Seattle
Wash
British Columbia
Butte Miners Form Independent Union
Seceders from the Western Federation of Miners in Butte Montana have formed an independent miners union. They elect M. McDonald as temporary president and reject President Moyer’s peace overtures. A mass meeting drew about 6000 miners as the split with the federation deepens.
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BUTTE
Mont
Western Fedration
Meyer and Associates
M. McDonald
Moyer
Offar Coipromise
County Gleanings from Whatcom County
Reports from Whatcom County note a successful Bellingham rose show and anticipated Glacier coal land rulings. Harvests, berry prices, oil prospects at Birch Bay, and a projected state power plant are reported along with numerous local notices.
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Birch Bay
Morrison Brothers
Whatcom County
Gordon Craig Begins in The Tribune
The Tribune notes the serial story Gordon Craig starts in the July 3 issue, inviting readers to follow the unfolding tale. The item highlights the new instalment and encourages engagement with the ongoing narrative.
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Gordon Craig
the Tribune
Washington voters face anti-fee measure for job help
Initiative Measure No 8 bans charging fees for securing employment or information. It sets penalties up to 100 dollars fine and 30 days in jail for violations. The text describes widespread abuse against itinerant workers in Washington including logging camps and canneries and argues the need to protect seasonal workers from extortion.
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State of Washington
Seattle
Washington
Builders’ Exchange of
Spokane
Abolition of Pay Employment Offices Urged Against Seven Sisters Plan
Advocates of Initiative Measure No. 8 argue against pay employment offices noting abuses at Seattle agencies. Illustrations cite Cosmopolis mill using contracts, bunk houses, company stores, and firing workers for inefficiency to keep wages low. A Seattle rail tunnel project also relies on agency workers paying fees and fares.
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Psy
Seven Sisters
Pay
Cogmopolis
Seattle
Cosmopolis
Chey
Opposition to Initiative Measure 8 on employment agencies
Frank M. Dallam argues against Initiative Measure No. 8 which would ban fees from job seekers and allow only employer fees. He contends the bill harms honest agents and reduces access to employment services, warning it would drive agencies out of business and impede worker employer matching.
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E. B. Ault
Frank M. Dallam
Lynden Cannery Runs At Full Capacity Amid Berry Boom
Lynden cannery operates at full capacity meeting a regional berry market. Growers praise conditions though wish for higher prices. Potential land value rises with successful season and expansion of berry acreage. The area aims to rival Puyallup and Vashon Island districts as Lynden grows into a major Pacific Northwest fruit hub. The cannery ships last of association cherries and black caps to Seattle.
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Lynden Cannery
the Tribune
Pacific Northwest
Puyallup
Vashon Island
Puyallup Valley
Nooksack Valley
Lynden
Fruit Growers Association
Seattle
Cannery benefits from barreled berries for syrup
Farmers shift to barreling strawberries on fields to avoid cannery handling. Cannery contracts 300 barrels under this method. First raspberries arrived from George Frick's field early last week and many more are arriving this week.
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Cannery
George Frick
Grand Summer Nights Festival Promises Seasonal Spectacle
Preparations complete for the Wa ples and Serrurier lawns event billed as the event of the season. Admission 25 cents adults, 10 cents ages 6-14, under 6 free. Lanterns light grounds with red fire and a full musical program plus varied amusements. rain will postpone to a future date.
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Waples and Serrurier
C. B. Sampley
D. Mulder
P. A. Wright
Mark Hammond
Massa
Rose
Agnes Edson
Fourth of July Picnic Held by Holland People
The Holland community will hold its annual Fourth of July picnic in the park near the depot with a forenoon program and an afternoon for mutual conversation and games. Fireworks are forbidden and a marshal will enforce order. Evening program by the youth, and concessions including lunch stands on site for attendees.
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Whatcom County
Otley's Park
Lake Whatcom
Peter Zobrist
Sumas carnival week to feature races boxing airship flights
A weeklong celebration in Sumas runs June 29 through July 4 with a carnival and free races tug of war and airship flights. Special B N railroad fares July 3 4 and a midnight train from Sumas to Bellingham are planned. Honorable Ole Hanson and Lin Hadley may ride in Curtis biplane and speak July 3. Over 100 baby show entries are expected.
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Sumas
Bellingham
York
Seattle
Northwest
Ole Hanson
Lin Hadley
H. K. Munter
Curtis
Smuggling Ring Busted by Federal Grand Jury in Seattle
Seattle police report four men including Wing Mec Knight Lyts and Mc Pherson arrested on secret indictments for conspiring to smuggle aliens into the United States. Wing bailed at 3000 dollars. the others are jailed awaiting bond. More arrests expected as investigation widens to Pacific coast cities.
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Seattle
Lew Wing
A. D. MecKnight
Charles Lyts
Nelson McPherson
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Wing
Pacific Coast
Creek Water Contaminated Warns Residents Near Walla Walla
Signs warn against using Mill Creek water below the city after sewage contamination. County Health Officer R. W. Smith found about 100 idle men camping by the stream using the water for cooking and drinking, raising fears of a typhoid epidemic and related costs.
Orchard Blight Fought at Sunnyside Pear Orchard
In Sunnyside heroic measures are used against blight in orchards. The pear orchard of W Funk, once valued at about 500 dollars per acre two or three years ago, had every tree dug out by the roots as part of the control effort.
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Sunnyside
W. Funk
Washington Brieflets: cholera, tragedy, fair rule, lands survey
Dr. Carl Cozier reports hog cholera remains contained in Washington as meetings end in Walla Walla. A fatal blast near Three Tree Point kills John Baughman. David Follette survives with injuries. Whitman county caps fair funding to bar fakers and carnivals. Governor Lister seeks continued $100000 land survey funds to open unsurveyed Northern Pacific lands for settlement and tax assessment.
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Carl Cozier
Bellingham
State Veterinarian Association
Walla Walla
John Baughman
Three Tree Point
Seattle
David Follette
Baughman
Whitman County Commissioners
Whitman County Fair Association
Colfax
Washington
Lister
Congress
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Nooksack
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Priscilla Berg
Nooksuck
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Irving Berlin
Waltz
Nat Osborne
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