Northwest Notes and Local Incidents From Northwest News
A jumbled roundup reports Killal by a train near Kennewick Washington with unknown cause. Dayton, Wisconsin votes to close saloons on June 16. a governor offers 500 reward for arrest in a child assault case in Wympla. Camas Washington reports Edward Hannaford killed at a paper mill just before shift end. Spokane dispatches note Hague tribunal counsel for fishery dispute. health note extols Chamberlains Liniment for rapid sprain recovery.
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Camas
Edward Joseph Hannaford
Yocall Slay Housband Kills Self in Seattle Shooting
In Seattle a woman named Anna Smith killed her husband at their home then shot herself. She died on the bed within moments. Autopsy could not determine cause. stomach contents sent for chemical analysis.
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Yocall Slay Housband
Self
Seattle
Anna Smith
Woman fires revolver after assault at Leavenworth boardinghouse
Mrs R Con Kiln of Leavenworth kept boarders was attacked by a man named Weaver at the boardinghouse. She dodged the attack, seized a revolver, and fired. the ball struck Weaver, who cannot live.
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Leavenworth, Wa
Wenatchee Trade Volume Surges in Recent Market
The Wenatchee area shows a total business volume around 8 million, comparable to the previous two years. The strongest rise is seen in the recent market, with sales in and around Wenatchee estimated at about 2.1 million.
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Wenatchee
Wenatches
Wenatehee
Tragedy in Stanwood: Man Dies After Refusal at Doctor's Home
Henry Fredpath of Everett went to Dr Hogan's home in Stanwood and, after being refused admission, swallowed carbolic acid on the back porch and died before aid could reach him. He had been an infant in Mrs Hogan's hands before marriage and was said to be despondent.
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Stanwood
Henry Fredpath
Everett
Hogan
Palace Hotel Burns in Pullman Fire
The Palace hotel in Pullman was destroyed by a fire caused by an overheated stove on the third floor. All inmates escaped and saved most belongings. The structure, owned by C. W. Nessly, valued at $12,000 with $6,000 insurance, was rented by ATL Daweon.
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Pullman
Palace
C. W. Nessly
ATL Daweon
North Yakima Selected as Division Point for Railroad
North Yakima will be division point of the North Coast railroad. Announcement states the iron garden will occupy at least a mile in length with fifteen tracks, round houses, repair shops, and more. The road will break its trade here and heavy engines for the mountain division will be quartered at this point.
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North Yakima
Yakima
North Coast Railroad
Lron
Joneth
Mountain Division
Moscow Fights Near Beer Ban Across City
Moscow moved toward a stricter alcohol ban as residents consider an ordinance prohibiting the sale of Nearbeer and Beertne and all similar beverages. Earlier actions closed remaining saloons and enforced temperance convictions, with the city now debating further driest measures.
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Moscow
Retr
Modscow
Tda
Temperance League
Prunes for complexion great dope says actress
Miss Frankly Drew, known as the diminutive comename, promotes prunes for a youthful complexion. She appears in The Flower of the Ranch at the Oregon theatre on Saturday Jan 16, claiming prunes keep her skin rosy.
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Frankly Drew
Oregon Theatre
Miss Drew
Jake
Boy nearly choked to death in croup attack
A Jacksonville Town resident and father Chris Peterson reports his young son nearly suffocated during a sudden croup attack. After administering Chamberlain's Cough Remedy thick stringy phlegm was expelled and the child recovered. The remedy is sold by all reputable dealers.
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Chris
Peterson
Jacksonville
Chamberlain
House panel to investigate secret service spending
Washington Jan 11 A five member committee was appointed to probe secret service expenditures across departments under a resolution by Representative Tawny Minnesota. The panel includes Congressmen Olmstead Pennsylvania Currie New Hampshire Young Michigan Bartley Georgia and Bowers Mississippi.
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Washington
Tawny
Minnesot
Olmstead
Pennsylvania
Currie
New Hampshire
Young
Michigan
Bartley
Georgia
Bowers
Mississippi
Chamberlains Salve Promoted for Fever Sores and Skin Ailments
Fever sores and chronic sores should not be healed but kept in healthy condition with Cham berlain s Salve. It is praised as superior for this purpose and also excellent for chapped hands burns and skin diseases. Sold by reputable druggists. Also one unfurnished room for rent in the East Oregonian building with electric lights steam heat bath hot and cold water on floor and reasonable rates. Enquire at B C office.
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Chamberlain
East Oregonian
B. C
Mined Up Marriages Create Complex Family Webs
Philadelphia dispatch details a tangle of marriages linking a father, his two sons, and two daughters through successive unions with the Richmond and Dillinger families. The sequence leaves a web of in laws and relatives, including overlapping in laws across generations, with a large household in East Pine township.
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Philadelphia
Finley Tewrsly
Lucy
Jonnie
Difllinger
Chartes
David
Lucy Richmond
Richmond
David Dillinger
Jennie Richmand
Charles Dilinger
Pinles Township
Diltimer
Naylor Case Involves Detective Payment Question
A past issue notes a $800 bill for a detective used in the Naylor murder case. Commissioner Walker reminded that the investigator was hired by the district attorney and paid by the Naylor estate, a matter raised in the current controversy over billing for defective services.
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Ose
Naylor
Walker
Postponed Basketball Game Between Businessmen and Faculty
The planned basketball contest at the Commercial club gym between businessmen and high school faculty has been postponed. The new date hinges entirely on weather conditions.
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Commercial Club
Simple Remedy for La Grippe Warned Against
Coughs from grippe that may lead to pneumonia overnight are claimed to be quickly cured by Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package. The text urges taking Poleys Honey and Tar from Pendleton Drug Co to heal inflamed lungs and avert danger.
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Foley
Poley
Pendleton Drug Co
Governor Hughes Hosts Dinner at Executive Mansion
Albany January 12 one of the season s leading entertainments will occur tonight as Governor Hughes gives a dinner at the executive mansion to state officers and guests.
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Albany
Executive Mansion
Hughes
State finances show Irreducible School Fund gains and tax concerns
The report details receipts and disbursements through September 30 1908 and the current fund balances. It notes higher tax levy due to population growth and urges uniform assessments across counties to curb unequal taxation. It outlines irreducible school fund increases, investment distribution, and loan status, plus state lands and the desert lands program and asylum needs.
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Phow
Helpeacional Fund
State Land Board
Suite Land Agent
State Hand Board
Columbia Southern Irrigating Company
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Spokesman-review
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Husbind
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Tre Chirantes and Trust Com.mrty
Americ Sudny Company
Rowing
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University Fund
Los Angeles
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Walla Walla
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Southern |Pacific Company
R. Burns
Walla Walla, Wash
F. Schuyler
Pendlenon
W. J. Clarke & CO
Northwestern Gas & Electric Co
Orpheum Theatre
J. P. Medernach
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