Rate Battle over Interstate Commerce Bill Sparks Rail War
Washington DC Dec 10 A fight over railroad rates begins as Senator Cummins of Iowa introduces a radical interstate commerce act bill. It seeks a uniform freight classification, plan for rate statements, and allows the ICC to fix minimum and maximum rates. The measure also limits capital stock issuance and restricts carriers to common carrier duties after 1911.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Cummins
Iowa
Cummins
Elkins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Russell to Take Up Residence on Nine Acre Miller Street Tract
Ed S. Russell plans to move next summer to a new home on a nine acre Miller street tract purchased yesterday from H. C. Hastings. The land is young, with three year old Winesap trees, and the price was around $15,000. Russell intends to build a handsome house next year and reside there permanently once finished.
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Ed. S. Russell
H. C. Hastings
Miller Street
Mr. Russell
Cotton Market Jumps After Government Crop Report
New Orleans and New York reports describe a sharp rise in cotton futures after the government crop estimate. In New Orleans the May contract jumped to 16 cents while the New York market surged about 40 points to 15.80 dollars.
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New Orleans
May
New York
Family Burned To Death In Kansas House Fire
In Wayne near Concordia Kansas a crude oil stove exploded burning a house. Mrs Frank Hicks and four children perished. Mrs Hicks saved the infant before dying. Mr Hicks suffered severe burns while attempting to fight the blaze. Also notes a son born to Mr and Mrs Gustave Urban in South Methow Street.
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Concordia
Kan
Wayne
Here
Frank Hicks
W. T. Clark
Billings, Mont
Gustave Urban
South Methow Street
Wenatchee to Honor C W Wilmeroth as Desirable Citizen
Chicago November 25 Wenatchee is set to claim C W Wilmeroth as a citizen. A pioneer fruit man on South Water street he heads the Wenatchee Commercial club exhibit at the Coliseum and his apple display wins praise at the Land and Irrigation show. He has 32 years in the fruit trade and has exhibited prize winning apples in Minneapolis and Chicago. Wilmeroth plans to move to Wenatchee with his family to continue in fruit trade and he is lauded by Wenatchee merchants for the loss to Chicago’s street corner.
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Chicago
Wenatchee
C. W. Wilmeroth
Wilmeroth
South Water Street
Wenatchee Valley
Minneapolis
Wenatchee Theatre Bills Draw Strong Week
An exceptional bill draws good business at the Wenatchee theatre this week with Mons Le Hart from Rochester as headliner. A ROCH est monologist keeps the audience roaring with a fine bass voice while the films deliver comedy and human interest though the first picture moved too fast. The absence of an illustrated song is noted but not regretted by regular patrons.
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Wenatchee Theatre
Mons le Hart
Rochester
N. Y
Willie Hogg Dies After Sudden Illness In New Orleans
Willie Hogg once pitched for Spokane and later spent five seasons in the New York Americans. He died yesterday morning in New Orleans after a sudden collapse, shocking friends in and out of baseball. He had played last season with Louisville, displaying regained form.
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Willie Hogg
Spokane
New Orleans
Hogg
Northwest
New York Americans
Louisville
Wenatchee Commercial Club to Hold Regular Meeting
The Wenatchee Commercial club schedules its regular monthly meeting for Monday night. President King is expected to be absent, but organizers urge a large turnout from members and invited guests.
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Wenatchee Commercial Club
King
Sheriff Ferguson Delays Response to Executions Invite
Sheriff Ferguson sent regrets after receiving an invitation from the warden of New Westminster Penitentiary to witness the December 16 execution of T. Yoshikawa at 7:45. He conveyed his regrets.
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Ferguson
New Westminster
T. Yoshikawa
President Will Go Into Strife In Conservation Row
Washington dispatch notes The Washington Times predicts President will address the Pinchot Ballinger controversy in his coming message with Wickersham's report used to denounce critics. Interior officials offer no confirmation. Hugh Todd of Whitman county pursues a Third district congressional bid after law study at Georgetown. Todd plans a Colfax return next June if the race appears favorable. Todd, born in Cheney, has lived in Spokane, Lincoln and Whitman counties.
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Washington
Washington Time
Ballinger
Wickersham
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
Todd
Hugh Todd
Whitman County
King County
Olympia
Poindexter
Georgetown University
Colfax
Billy Goodyear
Bill Dunphy
Deep Creek Jones
Mr. Todd
Cheney
Spokane
Lincoln
Whitman
Railroad Baby to Wed As Recovery Nears in Seattle
Seattle telegram reports the railroad baby and mother recovering from a winter incident near Scenic on the Great Northern line. The German groom-to-be races westward as the bride’s sister hosts a wedding soon after the mother and child regain health.
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Seattle
Germany
Great Northern
Leavenworth
McCally Entertainers To Aid Free Reading Room
The McCally Entertainers perform December 16 under the W C T U auspices for the Free Reading Room fund. The varied program includes vocal violin and piano solos burlesque readings and readings. The appeal asks for a good house to replenish magazines and books and sustain the reading room.
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McCally
Freight in local yards returns to normal conditions
This morning transfer men handled a large consignment of freight in the local yards. The lot contained carloads of hay coal lumber and merchandise as freight trains moved both east and west and conditions appeared normal again.
H. P. Klinestiver Visits M. Whitehill in Sheffield
Local resident H. P. Klinestiver of Sheffield, Pennsylvania is visiting acquaintance M. Whitehill. The social call highlights ongoing ties between the two communities and reflects common cross town visits.
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H. P. Klinestiver
Sheffield, Pa
M. Whitehill
Wenatchee Girls May Help Count Population
National census instructions invite Wenatchee and Chelan county women to serve as enumerators with no age ceiling beyond maturity. Supervisors may select for suitability, with roles for teachers farmers and other trusted locals. pay ranges from 3 to 4 dollars daily and a later practical exam to test how well candidates fill population schedules.
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Wenatchee
Chelan County
A. M. Storch
United States Department of Agriculture
Pioneer hotelman Brown sells Claibourne in Seattle
N. N. Brown, long a hotel operator and county pioneer, reports to the Daily World that he has sold his Seattle hotel the Claibourne and now resides at 8211 Wallingford Avenue. He says he may return to the hotel business.
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N. N. Brown
The
Daily World
Seattle
Claibourne
Wallingford Avenue
Mr. Brown
Demands for 100 percent wage hikes in rail service
New York December 10. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen officials announce wage increase demands could reach 100 percent, to be presented after January if workers approve. No strike is planned. 30 days notice to railroads is required. W C Brown, president of New York Central, says cost of living shifts may justify further raises, or not.
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New York
James Murdock
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Mr. Murdock
W. C. Brown
New York Central Railroad
United States
May Strike on Big Four Telegraph Operators
After days of fruitless talks a referendum on a strike is ordered by the Big Four telegraphers union. They demand 20 percent pay raise and inclusion of telephone operators interlocking tower men station agents and staffmen. General Manager Van Winkle says telegraphers already received two substantial pay increases and have been fairly treated.
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Big Four
Cincinnati
The
Opera
van Winkle
Cornell Now in Winnipeg After Blackmail Complaint
Seattle report says Harry Watson Cornell, who claimed NY governor Alonzo B. Cornell kinship, was found in Winnipeg employed in advertising schemes. Prosecutors deem the offense non extraditable and no trial will be pursued. Complaint by William Gottstein alleges Cornell threatened to publish a damaging magazine article unless paid.
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Seattle
Harry Watson Cornell
Alonzo B. Cornell
New York
Winnipeg
Liner
Cornell
John F. Murphy
Murphy
George F. Vanderveer
William Gottstein
Yesterway
Gottstein
Track prices listed for several wheat varieties in Portland
Portland Oregon December 10 track prices show Club Bluestem Red Russian Turkey Red Forty Fold Valley and other varieties quoted with prices ranging from 1.01 to 1.15 dollars per unit reflecting local market activity.
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Portland
Ore
Club
Bluestem
Valley
Klickitat irrigation project nears construction in Horse Heaven
The Klickitat river canal plan, spanning about 150 miles and serving 600000 irrigable acres in Klickitat and Benton counties, moves toward actual construction with eastern capital backing. Chief Engineer Rice outlines storage basins to create 300000 acre feet of irrigation water, with total cost estimated between 12000000 and 15000000 dollars. Large land deals accompany the project as Horse Heaven farmers pool lands and prospects of major transfers loom.
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Husunmy
Wash
Big Klickitat River
Northwest
Lniorse Heaven
Klickitat and
Benton
Horse Heaven
Camas Prairie
Rice
Klickitat
Klickitat County
Columbia River
Dot
Benton County
Horse Heaven Country
Hoover
Plymouth
Klickitat River
Mount Adams
Prosser
Horse Heaven Lands
West
Cunningham
Methow Canal sales surge with price advance and railway plans
The Methow Canal company reports strong sales this week as prices rise tomorrow. Great Northern officials bought 120 acres in Wenatchee and Spokane, with purchases by Seattle buyers and Wenatchee residents totaling over 200 acres. Buyers may inspect before May 10 and can accept, switch, or refund. Railroad surveyors’ activity hints at a Methow valley line, fueling new sales and price hikes of 25 dollars per acre, with more increases anticipated before spring.
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Methow Canal Company
Great Northern
Spokane
Furey-Culver Co
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Avenue
St. Paul
Seattle
Methow
Higher Freight on Autos Shocks California Dealers
San Francisco report says the Transcontinental Freight Bureau considered raising auto freight rates after its Chicago meeting. Proposed increases would lift California rates from $6 to $7 per hundred pounds for less than carload shipments and from $3 to $4 for others, with a $400 minimum for loads under 10,000 pounds. Local dealers plan a general meeting to discuss countermeasures as the Northwest faces even higher carload charges.
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San Francisco
Transcontinental Lines
Trans-Continental Freight Bureau
Chicago
California
Northwest
Gompers and Hawley Meet on Northwest Switchmen Strike
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor and F T Hawley president of the Switchmens Union of North America hold a talks in Cincinnati about the northwest switchmen strike. Gompers says he will help the switchmen who feel railroad employers have not given due consideration.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
F. T. Hawley
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Switchmen’s
Northwest
Gompers
Washington Weather Shows Showers and Coastal Winds
Washington forecast calls for showers tonight and Saturday with high winds along the coast. Strong gusts may affect coastal areas and travel.
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Washington
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