Georgia Railroad Tie-Up Halts trains in 170 mile stretch
Atlanta May 27 The strike by Georgia railway firemen over seniority to white workers shuts down almost all trains across a 170 mile wide district. Commissioner Neill meets General Manager Scott as directors debate arbitration, while communities threaten not to pass trains with African American workers aboard.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railway
United States
Neill
Scott
Georgia Railroad
Smith
Irrigating from a Well Prospects For Farm Water Supply
B Hieb and partners install a new power pump and four horse engine with a 186 barrel reservoir atop a twenty foot tower. The 15 acre tract will be irrigated by gravity, pumping about 1000 gallons per minute from a 355 foot well. Ten hour daily pumping costs about 75 cents, with water supply still ample. Showers expected tonight and Friday.
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Banko-Zimmerman
Con
Hieb
Quincy
Taft Draws Sauerkraut Barrel Prize at Fair
In Sandusky Ohio on May 27 President Taft held the ticket that drew the $3 barrel of sauerkraut at the Elks fair. The prize was presented by William H. Reinhart president of the Perry victory and international centennial peace commission who had been in Washington recently.
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Sandusky
Taft
Wm. H. Reinhart
Perry Victory
International Centennial Peace Commission
Washington
Veteran Walker Arrives in Denver After Cross-Country Trek
Edward Payson Weston, the veteran pedestrian, reached Denver at 9 45 this morning after sixty three days out of New York. He was warmly welcomed and plans to stay tonight at Brighton, about twenty miles north of Denver.
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Denver
Colo
New York
Edward Payson Weston
Brighton
Monday Deadline For Real Estate Taxes Nears
The article notes May 31 as the last day to pay real estate taxes without penalty. A 15 percent penalty applies to unpaid taxes after Monday unless half has already been paid, which delays the remaining balance to November 30. Spokane County offices close on Monday as a legal holiday.
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Hay
Spokane
Quincy Survey Crews Map Great Northern Feeder Line
A dozen men and two women surveyors stationed at Quincy map a feeder from the south country for the Great Northern railroad. They work southeast around Moses Lake to meet Odessa crews, forming an arc of the proposed line. The project may be spurred by a path from Adrian. The route aims to tap rich country expected to grow with time.
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Quincy
Great Northern Railroad
Moses Lake
Odessa
Great Northern
Adrian
Northern Pacific
Poll tax dispute grows as Wenatchee pursues collection
City authorities report over 600 collected in poll tax fees with little opposition. Mr Simmons and a few others face suits if they refuse payment. The case, served yesterday, may move from justice to superior court. Judge Grimshaw, local attorney, helped draft the ordinance. State cases uphold city authority for poll taxes despite constitutional challenges, citing Ide Jefferson County.
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Mr. Simmons
Simmons
Justice Court
Grimshaw
Wenatchee
Supreme Court
State of Washington
C. W. Ide
Jefferson County
Anders
Wenatchee Park boom promises top new streets and homes
Long article details rapid expansion as Wenatchee Park adds streets and water mains. Builders work under city plans with gradual grade rises from Odin Peak toward the river. Buyers flock to two lot packages with easy terms of 50 down and 10 monthly, signaling a lively housing rush.
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Odin Peak
Wenatchee
Jack O'Connor
Hill
Wenatchee Park
Mission Street
Stevens Street
Kittitas Street
Mr. Hill
Columbia Valley Bank
Test City Poll Tax Law Challenge
Court action seeks to test the validity of a city poll tax law by suit in a proper action before a court with jurisdiction. The filing outlines the legal challenge and aims to clarify the law's enforceability and scope.
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Fisher
Wenatchee Valley
Orondo Development CO
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