Banner Year for Immigration to the State Begins
Since March 1 a steady flow of immigrants travels to Washington', with Burlington reporting nearly 20 cars into the eastern part of the state. Settlers plan homes near North Yakima, start fruit plots, and establish chicken ranches as Great Northern and Northern Pacific advertise eastern recruitment. Reports say hundreds of thousands arrive in New York seeking homes.
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Burlington
Washington
Yakima
Great Northern
New York
Parolee Missing After Escape From Walla Walla Prison
A colored convict from Cowllite county who broke his five year parole in 1008 disappeared after guards sought to return him to prison. He had been working as a porter at a barbershop and began drinking, using abusive language toward employers. Morning and night trains run to Anacortes via Great Northern railway, leaving Seattle at 8 30 a. m., 45 p.m., effective Sunday, April 2.
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Walla Walla
March
St. John Hall
Cowllte County
Rees
Anacortes
Great Northern Railway
Seattle
Uncle Sam Will Save the Lobster
A lobster hatchery will be built at Boothbay Maine funded by a congressional appropriation to prevent lobster extinction. Dr Mead and US tax officials will pilot large scale hatchery methods derived from Rhode Island studies to hatch and rear Homarus Americanus fry in moving water to prevent smothering and provide release of 1 000 to 6 000 juveniles at varied locations.
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Washington, D. C
Sam
Ufe
Hoothbay
Congress
A. Dd. Mead
Brown University
United States Tax Commission
Rhode Island Commission On Inland Fisheries
Mead
Alice
Penbreath to be extradited in Vancouver case
N T B Penbreath, jailed on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses in Vancouver, B C, waives fight against extradition. He declined to challenge via habeas corpus as Judge Hanford set the matter for return next day after detectives backed by Vancouver authorities arrested him March 25.
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N. T. B. Penbreath
Vancouver
B. C
Hanford
Penbreath
Freeman
Hubbard
Scott
British Columbia
Davie
Magoon Named Governor of Canal Strip in Veep Policy Shakeup
President Roosevelt plans a major reorganization of the canal system and is near selecting Charles B. Magoon as Governor of the canal strip. Magoon, under 40, would likely serve about ten years and is noted as a capable administrator after studying Central America laws and conditions. In a separate Los Angeles incident, coroner's jury charged S B H Hook with manslaughter in the death of Margaret Burt, struck by Hook’s car as she alighted from another vehicle.
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Washington
Tis
RooneyVelt
Chas
BK Magoon
Maroon Ia
America
Atrip
Los Angeles
S B H. Hook
Margaret Burtwintle
Hook
W8. Hook
Los Angeles Traction Company
Robbed Island farmer beaten and robbed on Rainier Boulevard
F. L. Lerned, a fashion Island farmer, was attacked by two masked highwaymen on Rainier Boulevard south of Jackson Street. One robber had a revolver and Lerned was struck on the head, with blood streaming from a cut above his left ear. He reported the hold up to police and, with City Detective Easson and patrolmen, searched the lower city for the suspects but found no results.
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F. Ll. Lerned
Fashion Island
Rainier Boulevard
Jackson Street
Lerned
Easson
The Man Who Wants to Give Russia Liberty
M Yermoloff recently named minister of agriculture faces a hard task in Russia. He has drafted a western style constitution for the czar to consider, though not signed. The czar has seen it and is to consider it in noncommittal terms.
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Russia
ST. Petersburg
M. Yermoloff
Yermoloff
Bargain Catalog Teems With Stockings Razors and Linens
A vintage sale listing advertises 10 cent babies and Misses stockings in black ribbed cotton, 20 cent women's seamless stockings, razors at 50 cents, razor strops, shaving brushes, hair brushes, waist sets, white lawn, linen napkins, nurses gowns and waitresses suits, dress ginghams, petticoats, gold pens, curtains and curtain rods, cushion covers, rug ends, and cambric at reduced Saturday prices. Multiple items include after 6 Saturday pricing and emphasis on quality and variety across fabrics, home goods, and personal items.
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Stockinger
Berkeley Cambric
Eacaas
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Karpen
Ostermoor
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Dietz & Metzger
Rand-Leopold
Stransky
Majestic
Beckwith
Royal Granite Steel
Berlin
Abe
Frederick& Nelson
Incorporated
Second Ave
Madison and
Spring Sts
RED Cross
White
Bartell
Vicky
Kissengen
Birney
Warner
Ie ‘Pierce
Hood
Carcarets
Carter
Price
Dr. Lyon
Packer
Lister
Tell
Mennen
Palmer
Pata
Uncle Sam
Canal Strip
Fritz Kreisler
Grand Opera House
Ladies’ Musical Club
Mr. Kreisler
Steinway
Sherman, Clay &Co
Second Avenue
San Francisco
Cal
Oakland
Yesler
A. Bridge & Co
Java
Rhodes Bros
Nordhoff & CO
The
Talk of
Paris
Rim
Habanitas Cigars
Cremo Cigars
Cabanola Cigars
James G. Blaine
Toba
Sekaabs Banaa
Vrooman
Ingram
Quiry No
2Nd Ave
Stone
Fisher & Lane
RED Front Furniture CO
First Ave. South
Heady’s Barber Shop
Cor
First Ave
Washington St
W. B. Hutchinson CO
Lisle Holiery
Hercules
Haviland China
California
Toy Department
Grete
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