President Advises Law Makers At Club Luncheon
Washington dispatch reports Champ Clark, likely next House speaker, answering questions on Republican defeat, Democratic prospects, conservatism versus progressivism, insurgent leaders, and tariff policy. Clark says July 1910 interview predicted November 1912 victory, cites high cost of living and tariff as factors, and supports gradual progressive reform plus tariff revisions.
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Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
Taft
Apple Show Trustees See Spokane Support For Chicago Exhibit
G C Corbaley, a trustee of the National Apple Show, says Spokane merchants and show trustees are pleased with the Chicago exhibition at the First Regiment Armory. Early reports were discouraging due to stormy weather and low attendance, but weeklong admissions reached over 50 000. The Chicago show is expected to lose about 5000, a deficit Spokane business leaders plan to cover. Spokane benefits are less direct than a home city event where visitors spend money locally.
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G. C. Corbaley
Spokane
Chicago
First Regiment Armory
Corbakey
Johnson Shows Wealth with $60,000 Property Option
Champion Jack Johnson secured an option on a property valued at $60,000 at State and Thirty first streets. The deal was expected to close that day and the site includes an auditorium two dance halls and several lodge halls. He reportedly has $165,000 in a local bank.
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Johnson
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Taft Debts and Good Roads Mentioned at Wenatchee Club
At a noonday Commercial Club luncheon in Wenatchee about 75 members heard President King pledge to guarantee 100 plates for every Tuesday gathering and that $500 in debts plus interest would be paid at the next meeting with a lottery for creditors. The Good Roads convention was discussed with Wenatchee urged to plan a harmonious year. Delegates praised Wenatchee’s hospitality, and publicity books and railroad maps were distributed. In Washington, Congress gave careful attention to President Taft’s message, though few expect quick action before the March 4 adjournment.
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Commercial Club
King
Good Roads
Stevenson
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Coburn
State Press Association
State Railroad Commission
Washington, D .C
Congress
Taft
Latta
Senate
Chamber
House
Census Returns Spark Reapportionment Debate in Congress
Washington notes an expected increase of 50 to 75 House seats from the 1900 census data, with total population near 92 million. The House, now 400 seats, may be reshaped, Democrats aiming to delay and later control the basis of representation. The report also covers Senate confidence in U.S. foreign relations, arbitration with Britain, and tariff negotiations under the 1910 law.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Congress
United States
Eddy Funeral Not Determined
Boston residents await final funeral plans for Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church. Her son George W. Glover travels from South Dakota and arrangements set for burial at Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge. The Chesterhill mansion holds the body as household members resume normal routine.
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Boston
Mass
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Church
George W. Glover
South Dakota
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Chesterhill
Bear Creek orchard sold for 300000 in Oregon
The Bear Creek orchards in the Rogue River valley were sold in Medford to Samuel Rosenburg of Seattle for 300000. The 237 acre tract is all fruit trees with about 175 acres of pears and the rest apples. The price averaged over 1200 per acre. The sale was arranged by John D. Olwell for a syndicate including Walter Olwell Clark and Myers. Rosenburg is a Seattle merchant and hotel keeper.
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Medford
Ore
Bear Creek
Rogue River Valley
Samuel Rosenburg
Seattle
John D. Olwell
Messrs
Walter, Olwell
Clark and Myers
Rosenburg
Fruit growing showcased at Minnesota horticulture meet
In Minneapolis on December 6 the 44th annual Minnesota State Horticultural Society meeting opens with a vast display of orchard and garden products. The exhibition features many fruits grown across Minnesota northern Iowa western Wisconsin North and South Dakota and Manitoba.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Manitoba
Nicaragua exile decree to invite return of exiled citizens
Washington December 6 General Es trade provisional president of Nicaragua plans to issue a decree inviting all Nicaraguan exiles to return home.
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Washington
General Estrade
Nicaragua
Holm shifts to Beard tract development in Ephrata
R. F. Holm withdraws from Holm Wells Nichols realty to devote full effort to Beard tract 400 acres. He will move his family to Ephrata on the first of the month and gain exclusive ownership to drive the enterprise, aiding Wenatchee and the valley with continued regional boost.
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R. F. Holm
Holm, Wells & Nichols
Ephrata
Beard
Mr. Holm
Wenatchee
Holm
Moses Lake
Northwest fruit growers seek central northwest marketing body
A 1910 letter from Medford Oregon urges Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers to convene a conference with associations across the northwest to form a central marketing organization for apples. It cites Wenatchee’s experience in crop distribution as evidence of need and asks for action.
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Wenatchee Valley
P. P. Holcomb
Wenatchee
Northwest
County Superintendent Bowersox Visits Schools at Dryden
County Superintendent Bowersox is in Dryden to visit local schools and assess conditions and programs. The trip aims to review facilities, staffing, and educational progress across the district.
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Bowersox
Dryden
Telegram Delays Photographer Bixler’s Trip to Funeral
J. B. Bixler, photographer at 210 First Street North, received a telegram announcing his oldest brother's death in Indiana. He planned to travel but could not reach in time for the funeral and remains at his studio.
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J. B. Bixler
Indiana
Mr. Bixler
First, Street North
Tax collection progress shows high recovery rate
Ninety two percent of this year's taxes have been collected. The total due was $354,840.24. To date $324,152.37 has been collected, leaving $30,687.87 still due, representing a little over eight percent of taxes not yet collected.
Blizzard Sweeps Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes
A blizzard swept the Atlantic seaboard and the lower lake region today. Canton York recorded twelve degrees below zero as the lowest temperature.
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Atlantic Coast
New York
Atlantic
Seabord
Lake
Canton
York
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