Lum elected Grand Patriarch in North Yakima session
C B Lum of North Yakima was elected Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in session there Monday. About 1000 delegates attend as the Grand Lodge continues for three days. officers for the Grand Encampment and Rebekah assembly were chosen, with many named from Seattle Tacoma Walla Walla and other cities.
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North Yakima
Elma
Fred R. Hawn
Granger
John A. Taylor
Chehalis
Grand Inside Sentinel
S. R. Tharp
Blaine
Grand Outside Sentinel
Rebekah Assembly
Lydia H. Goodell
Walla Walla
May Stevens
Seattle
Caroline Daniel
Nellie M. Knoff
Angel B. Jameson
Georgetown
Department Council Patriarchs Militant
R. W. Ridings
B. H. Ney
George E. Kellough
F. R. Tharp
Albert Bender
Fred Werd
Arlington
Sen
Grand Lodge
Great Northern Agent Visits City in Promotion Effort
Ss. J. Ellison general passenger agent for the Great Northern based in Chicago spent hours here yesterday promoting his company. He left last night for Seattle and will return in a few days.
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Ss. J. Ellison
The
Great Northern
Chicago
Mr. Ellison
Seattle
Missouri fruit outlook after severe cold hits statewide crops
The Missouri state board of horticulture reports widespread damage from a late April cold snap. Apples and peaches remain only in about 40 to 45 counties, mainly west and south, with state Apple and peach prospects at 26 and 18 percent respectively. Koshkonong district in Oregon and Howell counties show best peach prospects. Buchanan area leads apple outlook. Apple scab appears in a few spots while growers warn of un sprayed trees.
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Columbia
State Board of Horticulture
Missouri
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Arkansas Line
Ripley
Iowa
Arkansas
Koshkonog
Oregon
Howell
Buchanan
William Shill Travels to Pierre for Health Climate Hope
William Shill leaves for Pierre South Dakota to visit his brother seeking a climate change to improve his health.
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William Shill
Pierre
South Dakota
President under fire over duties and banquets
The article notes President faced criticism for not staying on the job after inviting events at the White House. He drew ire from Poles for skipping their banquet at the Kosciusko and Pulaski statues unveiling. It also mentions repeated near accidents and his denial of a tale of an automobile dash before a speeding train.
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Wenatchee
Hetty Green
Matthew Astor Wilks
Green
Edward H. R. Green
Texas
Southwestern Railroads
Sylvia
Mrs. Green
Ballinger
Wickersham
Mr. Taft
Kerby
Lawler
White House
Taft
Nelson
Interior Department
Gifford Pinchot
Cunningham
Tariff Board
Tariff Commission
Longworth
Roosevelt
Frank B. Kellogg
Europe
Kellogg
United States
King Edward
Knox
Friends of
Pinchot
John Callan O’laughlin
Washington
Will
Boy Scout corps plan gains high level backing
General Grant and other army leaders endorse organizing boy scout corps to instill militant patriotism. Separately, W C Brown proposes a $1 million syndicate to reclaim abandoned farms, boosting food supply and lowering prices. Mrs Clara Foltz named Los Angeles deputy district attorney amid broad civic support.
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Ajor
F. D. Grant
Baden-Powell
England
Springfield
Mass
America
Grant
W. C. Brown
New York Central
Los Angeles
Clara Shortridge Foltz
Foltz
State Normal School
State Board of Charities and Corrections
California
Railroad bill under House debate and conference motion
The railroad bill was taken up in the House. Chairman Mann moved to nonconcur in Senate amendments and seek a conference with unanimous consent. Lenroot proposed concurrence with an amendment to section 9 tied to presidential approval. Debate lasted two hours. Lenroot’s motion failed 156 to 162. Conferees named Mann, Wanger, and Watson.
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Washington
House
Mann
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Lenroot
Wiconsin
Republcan
Champ Clark
Cannon
Illinois
Wanger
Pennsylvania
Watson
Georgia
Yakima's Big Ditch Promises Vast Irrigated Lands
Twenty six million dollars is the estimated cost of the High Line ditch project in Yakima County. Engineer Christian Anderson reports 300000 acres would come under irrigation at eighty six dollars per acre, with reclamation service possibly undertaking the work. Also notes social visits and a diphtheria illness in town.
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North Yakima
Christian Anderson
Peat Fuel Trial Aims At Swedish Railways
Swedish experts test peat coal mixes for locomotives claiming equal peat and coal by weight or two peat to one coal yields best results. Coal costs twice peat, saving fuel costs without furnace changes, and grates stay cleaner than with coal.
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Yakima
Hotel Washington Annex
Second Ave
Stewart Sr
J. H. Davis
Missouri Fruit
Board of Horticulture
Boy Scouts
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Tariff
Wellman
W. L. Brown
Mrs. Wiles
Lorimer
Gence
Amundsen
Maryarriman
Robert Walton Goelet
Charles C Rumsey
Harriman
Tor
L. B Rumsey
Buffalo
Meadowbrook Club
Arden
Miss Harriman
New York
William Lorimer
Manchester
Port Sanilac
Mich
Ohio
House of Representatives
Charles A. White
Senator Lorimer
GENEE
Adeline Genee
Frank St. Isitt
Duke of Newcastle
Mile
Berlin
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Fram
Nansen
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Bering Strait
New Siberian Islands
Explorer
Walker Liebgold
Sam Liebgold
Liebgold
James A. Edgerton
Florida
Marix
Lighthouse Board of
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Scorpion
Maine
Court of Inquiry
Havana
Manila
Frederick M. Kerby
Gravis
Glavis
Brandeis
Martin
Colorado
Philippines
Calamba
Dillingham Sugar Interests
Honolulu
O’laughlin
Walter Wellman
Mr. Roosevelt
Rear Admiral
R. BR. Bill
Yakima’s Big Ditch
Toppenish
Reclamation Service
P. P. Holcomb
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