Vanderbilt Son Reported Safe from Titanic
New York April 15 Mrs Cornelia Vanderbilt received a cablegram from Alfred G Vanderbilt saying he had not sailed on the Titanic and was safe in London. Earlier reports had placed Vanderbilt on board. Portland people on the Titanic include M Warren and wife Warren head of Warren Packing Co. Herman Klaper a hop grower. J H Hall notes his mother and sister Mrs Parrish and Mrs Shelley were bound from England to Deer Lodge Montana.
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Vanderbilt
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
London
Portland
M. Warren
Warren
Warren Packing Company
Herman Klaper
J. H. Hall
L. D. Parrish
William Shelley
England
Deerlodge
Mont
Hope From the Virginian
A St Johns dispatch at 2 15 am raises hope that the steamer Virginian may rescue Titanic survivors. The ship is headed to Liverpool and would not call at St Johns without necessity, implying possible survivors aboard.
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New York
St. Johns
Liverpool
Titanic message hunt hindered by static and interference
Boston April 15. Wireless operators along the New England coast labored through the night to learn the fate of the Titanic but no definite news emerged at midnight. Operators cited heavy static and widespread interference from amateur operators as the main obstacle to receiving messages.
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Boston
New England
Wealth On Titanic List Exceeds Half a Billion Dollars
New York April 15 Untold wealth is represented among Titanic passengers with at least six men worth tens of millions. Notables include John Jacob Astor $150 million Benjamin Guggenheim $95 million George D Widener $50 million Isidor Straus $50 million J Bruce Ismay $50 million, plus others with substantial fortunes.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Egypt
Madeline Force
Providence
Benjamin Guggenheim
James Seligman
George D. Widener
Philadelphia
Isador Strauss
J. Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine Company
Titanic survivors likely aboard Carpathia to New York
A wireless report from Boston on April 15 says the Carpathia is heading to New York with 866 passengers from the Titanic. Most are women and children, and grave fears are expressed for the remaining passengers and crew aboard the doomed liner.
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Boston
Olympic
Carpathia
New York
Titanic Sinking Report Says 6745 Rescued
Wireless message from the steamer Olympic reports the Titanic disaster with 6745 survivors and an estimated 1800 deaths. The Carpathia found wreckage at daybreak and only 675 souls were saved, mostly women and children.
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New York
Olympic
Leyland Lines
California
Increase in Postoffice Receipts Across Washington Regions
Postoffice receipts for North Yakima rose 4.4 percent for the twelve months ending March 31, a $2,554 gain. Seattle gained 2.8 percent, while Walla Walla and Bellingham rose 0.3 percent, $220 and $147 respectively. Everett fell 11.5 percent or $8,254, Tacoma down 5.6 percent or $14,648. Spokane posted $47 less than the year before. Salem gained 10.8 percent, Portland 6.7 percent or $68,719, Boise showed no gain at 6.8 percent, and Billings was the only Montana first-class post office to rise.
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North Yakima
Seattle
Walla Walla
Bellingham
Everett
Tacoma
Spokane
Washington
Salem
Ore
Portland
Boise
Ida
Montana
Branch Line Construction Starts on Yakima Reservation Route
Construction begins on the Toppenish Fort Simcoe and Western railway linking White Swan on the Yakima reservation with Northern Pacific tracks near Toppenish. The twenty mile branch has seventeen graded, will boost freight and local development, and may revert to Indians if not used.
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Toppenish
Fort Simcoe
Pointer Walks Out Free After Contempt Alimony Case
Milton Y Pointer walked out of superior court a free man after more than three months in county jail for contempt of court for failing to pay alimony to his wife Amanda Pointer. Attorneys Willan M Thompson and Irvin J Bounds argued the confinement was unconstitutional and that Pointer had no funds to pay.
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Milton Y. Pointer
Superior Court
State of Washington
Amanda Ee. Pointer
Pointers
Seattle
Pointer
Willan M. Thompson
Irvin J. Bounds
Great Preparations Festival Parade Prize List
A list of parade awards for the Blossom Festival details multiple prizes by school and category. Prizes include 25 dollars for the largest parade enrollment percentage and 10 dollars for best blossom display, best decorated vehicles and horses, plus various sums for ponies, riders, dogs, carriages, floats, and scouts with distribution to be determined by the committee and Yakima Indians via Y. V. McWhorter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley
Boy Scouts
Y. V. McWhorter
Farm Hints for Orchard and Melon Aphis Control
Melon growers around Rocky Ford Colorado should burn infested vines when dark green swollen leaves appear and a black powdery coating forms. Inspect every other day and burn hills showing aphids to prevent spread to adjacent hills. the same method applies to cucumbers.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
Starting the Strawberry Bed For Strawberry Culture
Begin by selecting a southern and eastern sloping plot and sample the soil. Do not use stable manure because of weed seeds. supply deficient elements with self made fertilizer. Plow early in spring, harrow weekly for four weeks, broadcasting a quarter of the fertilizer before each harrow. Plant in 3 foot rows, with two workers setting plants and digging holes. Cultivate every other week from planting until fall and replant dead plants. Mulch with cornstalks for winter, crosswise and not deeper than 8 inches, remove mulch after thaw.
Great is the Silo and Silage
The article extols silos as year round labor savers that boost farm income by enabling stock raising and returning grains as fertilizer. It notes silos improve land fertility, support intensive farming, and stabilize profits, while detailing evolution from wooden to concrete silos and the need for proper construction after the 1911 drought.
Wrong Number Judge in Car Case Testimony
Witness describes identifying a car after it ran over an elderly man. She recalls the automobile number 41144 N J 1 before it fled. The exchange includes questions about her occupation as a telephone operator and ends with the prisoner being discharged.
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N. J
MVE Ac
Quarrying Boom Across Ten States Led by Vermont and Pennsylvania
A regional report notes commercial quarrying expanding across ten states with Vermont and Pennsylvania at the forefront of the industry. Collaborative growth, new mills and market demand drive production though environmental and transportation questions remain.
Allen’s Foot-Base and Foot-Rase ivesine Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder for comfortable dancing and new shoes. It claims to relieve pinching when breaking in shoes and provides a rubbers or overshoes solution. Sold everywhere with a sample address in Le Roy and Olmsted.
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Allen
Alien
Olmsted
le Roy
Feed Prices Advancing Across Market With Stable Livestock
The Yakima market shows higher feed costs lifting grains and flour, with bluestem wheat and barley rising while butter weakens. Prices for live cattle, hogs, and mutton stay firm, and dairy products stay steady as consumers buy more fod supplies. regional prices for wheat flour, potatoes, onions, fruits, and vegetables are listed with multiple regional figures.
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Portland
Kalispell
Alee Cnet Toe Oehlebu
Yakima
Minnesota
Prosser
Washington
Kennewick Best
Wisconsin
California
Farewell for Bert Gray as he leaves for Vancouver
Yakima Valley News notes Bert Gray’s send off on April 6 as he departs for Vancouver B C. Farmers welcome the rain on April 9. Sam Williams tours North Yakima on business. George Fontaine from Columbus Ohio visits his brother John Fontaine. Barkesdale, mill foreman, visits Yakima last week. Seven youths picnic on hill west of Nile post office on April 7.
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Nile Post Office
Naches City Notes on Local Visits and Changes
Mrs Shanks returns from northern visit with son-in-law Hecox ill but convalescing. Dr W M Brown adds soda fountain to drug store. Miss Leah Kimble serves as clerk in Brown's new store. Will Clam family heads to Montana to settle. County assessor completed annual valley tour. Easter visits mark the holiday week.
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Naches City
W. M. Brown
C. E. Crownover
Will Clam
Effie
Eva
Montana
Victor Janeck
North Yakima
Mt. View
Stork Brings Baby Boy in Zillah
Zillah April 15. The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E Johnson and left a baby boy early Saturday morning. Other notes include Will Wilson returning home and plans to start work Friday with Dr Parker, Roy Mackey taking a job in Grandview, and Arbor Day tree planting by east end Second avenue owners.
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Pomona
Raymond West
J. S. Rankin
Pomona Heights
George Flynn
Wilson
Carney
Hiness
Parker Bottom
Gibson
Yakima
Zillah
Moxee
BF. Kk. Jones
Ll. Donaldson
Crayne
A. E. Donaldson
Local Notes and Incidents From Outlook Area
The column recounts a serious fall of Theo dore Hill from a telephone pole in front of the Central office, arrivals of Mr. and Mrs. Wolf from Hermiston to stay with the Wagner family, a birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brooks on April 7, and several minor incidents and movements around town including A Jory's near-miss with a band saw, A M Davis remodeling for a May 1 opening, Mrs. G I Muirhead traveling to Yakima, and visits by James MacArthur to T R Stewart, with Geo W Chute planning to return to Two Rivers after tending 40 Apple acres planted north of town.
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Theodore Hill
A. M. Davis
Peck
G. I. Muirhead
Yakima
James MacArthur
Eltensburg
T. R. Stewart
Whitney
Percival
A. B. Flint
Geo. W. Chute
Two Rivers
Granger selects Miss Meloy as Blossom Festival representative
Granger Washington names Miss Helen C. Meloy 18 year old editor of the Granger News as Granger’s prettiest girl to represent the town at the Blossom Festival in North Yakima on the 18th.
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Granger
Wash
the Herald
Helen C. Meloy
North Yakima
Meloy
Granger News
Geo. P. Eaton
Mind to hire a valet stalls at a sly quip
A brief exchange shows Mr Elephant proposing a valet hire while Mr Monk balks at carrying his own trunk. The humorous line ends with a playful rejection of constant service.
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Mr. Elephant
Schroeder seeks classy horses for blossom festival parade
Yakima hotel manager W C Schroeder plans a parade showcase drawing decorated horses and riders. He invites county owners to participate with their saddle horses, with spouses or escorts, aiming for a colorful moving image display and local civic pride.
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Yakima
W. C. Schroeder
Yakima Hotel
Mr. Schroeder
Moving Picture
Schroeder
The Candidate In Days Of Old
A poem by E M Brigga contrasts past and present election campaigns. It notes modern candidates flood wards with cards and streamers, talk with paint and chalk, and face dejected voters while honest men run again and face unreformed tactics.
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E. M. Brigga
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Simcoe
State
Vermont
Pennsylvania
North
Yakima Valle
Herald
Nile
Sunnyside
Rebekah
Harper
B. R. Atkinson
Swigert
Grace Snyder
A. C. Webber
Will Wilson
Parker
J. ©. Wilson
Selah Gap
BE. T. Stevens
Freeman's
Outlook
Binewell Mill & Lumber
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