State Board Meets in Tacoma to Discuss Agricultural High School Courses
City Superintendent Brown and County Superintendent Bowersox join J. H. McGahan and other teachers for the state board of education session in Tacoma. Officials anticipate adding agriculture and horticulture to high school curricula and revising industri al courses for broader training. President E. A. Bryan notes nationwide movement with 12 states already acting. The Davis bill for funding agriculture in high schools is cited as support.
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Brown
Bowersox
J. H. McGahan
Tacoma
State Board of Education
E. A. Bryan
Washington State College
Filigno Appeals Conspiracy Case Over Street Speaking
C L Filigno once active with the I W W in Spokane faces rock breaking court action after being bound over on charges of conspiracy to violate a city ordinance. The Spokane Chronicle notes the appeal is planned to the supreme court, though prosecutors doubt a regular appeal will occur and may seek a habeas corpus hearing instead.
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Spokane Chronicle
Filigno
Supreme Court
C. L. Filigno
Fred H. Moore
Superior Court
Webster
Moore
Fred C. Pugh
Abduction Charge in East Wenatchee Case
John B. Worley was arrested by Sheriff Ferguson for abducting Norma Monosmith, a minor who left home with him last September. After a diligent search they returned voluntarily last week, and Worley was taken into custody. The case will be tried in Douglas County courts. The girl's parents live in East Wenatchee. Worley is her cousin and had worked on the Monosmith place.
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Norma Monosmith
Worley
East Wenatchee
Monosmith Place
Assisting Dry Campaign A North Yakima Meeting Noted
Mayor John A. Gellatly spoke at a North Yakima dry campaign meeting as Wenatchee remains a dry town. North Yakima's local option election unfolds Friday with heated clashes and rival speakers from both sides amid tampered heating pipes alleged by the dry faction.
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John A. Gellatly
North Yakima
Yakima
Wenatchee
Gellatly
Rose
Milwaukee
Cotterill
Old Joe Sugden Named Beavers Manager Candidate
Vancouver December 28 veteran catcher Joe Sugden, who has worn the Vancouver uniform for two seasons, is likely to become the next Beavers manager. Vice Lord, owner of the club, plans to ask Sugden to lead the 1910 Beavers and organize a new team, with Sugden holding first call on the job. If Sugden declines, Lord will pursue another active player to take the role.
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Sugden
Vancouver
Ceed
Lord
Mr. Lord
Northwestern League talks of Portland exits and Butte return
Spokane reports Ducky Holmes open to returning to Butte if Portland exits and a Vancouver affiliate is dropped. Brow and Cohen back a Portland pullout with Bellingham Everett games or Holmes to Butte. Cohn to visit Tacoma and Seattle magnates. Plus North Wenatchee racing program planned with New Year races and purses.
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Spokane
Ducky Holmes
Vancouver
Butte
Portland
Holmes
Copper City
Brow
Cohen
Bellingham
Everett
Seattle
Cohn
Tacoma
Wenatchee Avenue
McCormick Conviction Upheld in Liquor Sale Case
The state supreme court upheld M. C. McCormick’s conviction for selling intoxicating liquor to a minor in Chelan County. The court ruled beer falls under the liquor law and that a bartender may be found liable if they knew or should have known the purchaser was a minor. McCormick, who previously ran a Cashmere saloon, was fined $100 and costs in the lower court.
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Supreme Court
Reeves & Reeves
McCormick
Kemp
Cashmere
Democrats aim to curb spending and ship subsidy vote
Washington reports minority leader Champ Clark stating the Democrats in the house intend to limit appropriation bills and oppose the ship subsidy. He notes leaders push both the appropriation measures and ship subsidy, favoring a rivers and harbors bill and predicting adjournment by May 1.
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Champ Clark
House
Congress
Pioneer Ross Family Mourns Death of Daughter
The 17 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bergman Ross longtime Okanogan pioneers died yesterday above Brewster from typhoid fever. Funeral will be held tomorrow at Omak with Sprague and Ruppe in charge of interment. The Ross family is a well known pioneer line in central Washington and in this city.
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Bergman Ross
Okanogan Country
Brewster
Omak
Sprague & Ruppe
Ross
Washington
Sumner Family Welcomes First Child Son
A son was born last night to Mr and Mrs Sam R Sumner. The city clerk reports cigars in evidence this morning as Mr Sumner is announced as the proudest father in the city.
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Sam R. Sumner
Mr. Sumner
Spokane Republicans weigh mass meeting to nominate Poindexter successor
Reports say Spokane Republicans plan a mass meeting next month to endorse a candidate to replace Miles Poindexter in the Senate race. A convention plan splits party leaders with concerns of district control and calls for unity by supporting a single nominee. Eastern Washington has several contenders including Oliver Hall Hugh Todd Will iam La Follette John A Gellatly and A L Rogers.
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Spokane
Miles Poindexter
Harry Rosenhaupt
Seabury Merritt
Washington
Oliver Hall
Rep
Hugh Todd
Dem
Colfax
William L. la Follette
Pullman
Wisconsin
John A. Gellatly
Wenatchee
A. L. Rogers
Douglas County
Woman killed by negro in Denver river tragedy
The body of Mrs. Bell Rup, wife of a railroad employe, was found in the Platte river with fatal blows. A negro reportedly attempted to enter her house last night. police hunt him amid threats of lynching. Mrs. Rup fled to summon help, leaving her children behind. The thief took $12 and valuables from the home.
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Denver
Colo
Bell Rup
Platte River
Christmas activities in Chelan amid scarlet fever restrictions
In Chelan on Christmas Day no public festivities occurred due to scarlet fever. The Methodist Episcopal Sunday School teachers and superintendent toured the town on Friday with horns and bells, delivering gifts to pupils. That night, youths gathered at Hotel Chelan for a dance, while Lakeside hosted a shooting match with a two year old bear as the prize.
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Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Hotel Chelan
Lakeside
Notable visitors listed from multiple towns
J. H. Bolen James McKenzie C A Harris and B J Sharp of Entiat Thos Thorsen Chelan J G Kennedy Waterville George D Brown Chelan J F Mackey Leavenworth are in town.
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J. H. Bolen
James McKenzie
C. A. Harris
B. J. Sharp
Entiat
Thos. Thorsen
Chelan
J. G. Kennedy
Waterville
George D. Brown
J. F. Mackey
Leavenworth
Town
Taft to Outline Antitrust and Interstate Commerce Reforms
Taft prepares his first special message to Congress detailing amendments to the interstate commerce and Sherman antitrust acts. He plans to propose federal licensing for corporations opting into federal jurisdiction, despite Senate and House leaders urging delay. The president aims to present his recommendations early, believing his views are well expressed.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Senate
House
Owl Drug Store Picks New Bank Room Lease
The Owl drug store has leased a First National bank store room and will move next Saturday if the space is ready. Mr. Lytle says the new location is superior to the present place.
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First National Bank
Senator Jones Resigns to Seek Free Speech for Civil Servants
Washington December 27 Senator Jones proposes a bill to repeal a recent order barring government employees from discussing service affairs or appealing for promotion. The measure would shield classified staff from punishment for free speech and limit actions only to protect service efficiency. The bill, backed by several senators, seeks passage after the holiday recess to curb bureaucratic overreach.
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Washington
Jones
Local Masons Attend St. John Day in Quincy
A group of local Masons traveled to Quincy for the St. John celebration and to assist in installing officers. Attendees from here included Messrs. Piper, Ludington, Baptie, Russi, Wisdom, Gullett and Mr. and Mrs. M. Horan. The Quincy lodge welcomed the visitors and the evening was enjoyed by all.
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Quincy
Messrs
Piper
Ludington
Baptie
Russi
Wisdom
Gullett
Zelaya’s Private Car Passes Through Santa Lucerita
Zelaya’s private car toured Santa Lucerita on December 28 and is bound for Mexico City by tomorrow night, accompanied by several political associates.
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Santa Lucerita
Mexico
Zelaya
Mexico City
Auditor Collects Marriage Fee Change in Rules
Since November 1 ministers no longer send marriage recording fees to the county clerk. The auditor collects the fee at license issuance, reversing Kemp's former ruling. Some ministers still send the old fee and the clerk must return it.
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Coun
Kemp
St. Paul Reports No New Developments in Rail Strike
In St Paul on December 28 strike leaders who met with President Hawley have left the city. President Perham of the railroad telegraphers will go to Washington to seek intercession by the interstate commerce commission to avert a general strike. Railroad managers act as though no strike is near, while talk of a general strike next Monday circulates among workers. In Chicago, discussions between railroads and switchmen continued with no definite action and are to resume tomorrow.
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St. Paul, Minn
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Perham
Railroad Telegraphers
American Federation of Labor Railway
Chicago
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
St. Paul
Railroads and Switchmen’s Union
Public Investigation Promised In Ballinger Pinchot Controversy
Washington reports a forthcoming congressional probe into the Ballinger Pinchot controversy. A conference among President Taft and Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania led to plans for a public joint committee inquiry. The panel is to include five to seven members. Taft supports a joint investigation open to the public.
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Washington
Congressional
Ballinger-Pin
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
House
Taft
Senate
Nicaragua Exiles Taunt Zelaya After Downfall
Native Nicaraguans exiled under Zelaya celebrate his fall and taunt the fleeing president. Telegrams invite him to cross the Mexican frontier to meet in combat. In Managua Zelaya's asylum claim is denied. Britain requires he renounce return before any refuge.
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Washington
Zelaya
Managua
Salina Cruz
Foreign Office
London
Nicaragua
Millionaires in Spokane
One hundred twenty residents, less than one percent of Spokane’s population, own eighty million dollars of Inland Empire wealth. nineteen men and one woman control over forty five percent. The list includes J J Browne, A B Campbell, F Lewis Clark, Patrick Clark, and others with fortunes from mining real estate mining and banking. Browne predicts rapid growth in wealth as resources are developed.
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Spokane
Inland Empire
J. J. Browne
A. B. Campbell
F. Lewis Clark
Patrick Clark
D. C. Corbin
Austin Corbin
William H. Cowles
Louis M. Davenport
Graham B. Dennis
Mrs. Victor Dessert
John A. Finch
Jay P. Graves
Gov. M. E. Hay
Levi W. Hutton
O. G. Labaree
James Monaghan
August Paulsen
Patrick Welsh
Columbia Valley Bank
Floods Kill 28 Near Vienna
Dispatches report 28 people died in a landslide caused by floods in a village near Vienna Navarre. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as floods swelled rivers and prompted emergency responses across the region.
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Vienna
Madrid
Navarre
Wolves Attack near Montgomery Illinois
A pack of eight timber wolves attacked Henry Lund and his horses while he drove near Montgomery. Lund used a heavy whip to fend them off as his exhausted horses struggled toward a clearing. The incident is noted as a rare report in the area.
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Chicago
Henry Lund
Montgomery
Lund
Plan Merger Creates Unified Chicago Transportation Network
A proposed giant consolidation would merge all Chicago surface and elevated lines with a central power company and potentially interurban railroads. The Morgan interests in Chicago Traction have been assumed, and Commonwealth Edison addition signals a total capitalization of 326,514,281 dollars in stocks and bonds.
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Chicago
Morgan
Chicago Traction
Commonwealth Edison Company
Man Resembling Explorer Cook Spotted En Route to Detroit
A London Ontario report mentions a man who closely resembles explorer Dr. Frederick A. Cook traveling through London today on his way to Detroit. The sighting was noted by a London dispatch and picked up by Detroit outlets.
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Detroit
London
Ontario
Frederick A. Cook
Wilmeroth Family Moves Into Halling House
C. W. Wilmeroth and family have moved into the W. H. Halling house at 6 North C street. S. T. Tucker of Wallace Idaho, son of Mrs. Kettler and brother of Mrs. W. S. Gehr, made a holiday visit to Wenatchee.
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C. W. Wilmeroth
W. H. Halling
North C Street
S. T. Tucker
Wallace
Idaho
Kettler
W. S. Gehr
Wenatchee
Washington Weather Fair Tonight and Wednesday
The Washington forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with rain near the coast. Coastal areas may see showers while inland remains dry.
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Washington
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