New Deal Speech Urges Merit Over Color in Politics
Roosevelt writes to Julian Harris saying the Progressive party should be a white man’s party in the South is wrong and that every man should be judged by worth. He argues for inclusive but principled support for colored Americans on equal terms with whites in the movement.
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New York
lIn
Julian Harris
Atlanta
Uncle
Roosevelt
North
South
Union
Rhode Island
Maryland
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Republican Party
Apple Crop Outlook By Region For The Year
Western states Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana will yield about 12000 carloads of apples this year. Western Canada predicts 25000 to 50000 carloads, while the eastern United States anticipates 20000 carloads. Eastern brokers are circulating exaggerated crop estimates to depress the market at the opening of the shipping season, creating a bearish attitude among eastern traders.
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Portland
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Canada
United States
Autoist Praises Washington Roads From Seattle to The Dalles
Ed M. Smithers, who just completed a Huson 33 trip via The Dalles and Portland, hails Washington roads as the best in the northwest aside from near Portland. He praises Snoqualmie pass and predicts stronger eastern western Washington ties, noting ongoing road work and cooperative efforts expanding statewide.
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Seattle
Ed M. Smithers
Dalles
Portland
Yakima
Washington
Northwest
Snoqualmie Pass
Smithers
Tax Roll Tells Yakima County Story of Declining Revenue
A 1912 Yakima county tax roll shows increases in total assessable acreage and certain land categories but declines in land improvements timber and personal property values. The overall tax roll decreases by about 1.45 million dollars from 1911 to 1912.
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Yakima
Yakima County
Homestead on Hayden Island Near Vancouver Ferry
Nelson Gay and D. W. Taylor pre empt a 10 acre patch near Hayden island close to the Vancouver ferry. They built a $1900 bungalow and planted potatoes and other vegetables with trees along the sandy verge. They plan to raise crops and raise the home with piling for flood protection. A 36 foot launch and 82 foot speed boat are kept on the island.
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Vancouver, Wash
Portland
Vancouver
Columbia River
Oregon Shore
Nelson Gay
D. W. Taylor
Columbia
Hayden Island
Washington
City
Gay
Gay and
Taylor
Little Island
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement by Bank Cashier
N. J. Gorham of the Bank of Woodville Woodville Ga reports an acute kidney attack relieved by Foley's Kidney Pills. He states the pills are healing strengthening and non habit forming and he found them more beneficial than any other kidney medicine. North Yakima Drug Store recommends trying them and refusing substitutes.
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Foley
N. J. Gorham
Bank of
Woodville
North Yakima
Worried The Best Man Arrangements Sketch
The fragment hints at a stage sketch about wedding rituals with the best man preparing. It implies humor around customary swearing or cursing the bride as part of the routine. No clear names or locations are readable.
The Great Cause of Rising Prices: Falling Money Value
The author argues the primary driver of higher prices is the shrinking value of money due to more gold in the world, increased money demand, and credit systems. He explains price versus cost, the global rise in prices over sixteen years, and how modern banking and credit reduce the dollar’s effective value.
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United States
England
Russia
Germany
Bradstreets
Duns
Bureau of Labor
Bradstreeets
New York Clearing House
Exec
Rules for Display of the American Flag Issued by New York Society
The Sons of the Revolution in New York State issues rules on flag use and display times. Do not hoist before sunrise or keep after sunset. Stand or uncover when colors pass. When both flags fly, national on the right. Half mast procedures require a prior rise to full height. Memorial day has half mast sunrise to noon, full mast noon to sunset. Specific full mast dates listed: Lincoln’s Birthday February 12, Washington’s Birthday February 22, Lexington April 19, Flag Day June 14, Bunker Hill June 17, Independence Day July 4, Saratoga October 17, Yorktown October 18, Evacuation Day November 25.
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Sons of the Revolution
New York
Lincoln
Washington
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Georgia and Its Peaches Movement Now Near Peak
Atlanta July 31 Report of Georgia peach shipments shows about 1200 cars last week and 1400 cars the prior week with a f o b price of 1.15. Shippers expect a 1.50 market by Monday as Elberta season opens in North Georgia and winds down in the southern belt. Shipments were light early in the week while the season opened. overall totals are sparse. About three weeks remain of the peach season as northern orchards near exhaustion.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Express Fruit Shipments Hit 394 835 Pounds in July
Northern Express company records July fruit shipments from North Yakima totaling 394 835 pounds across 16 310 packages. Cherries lead, followed by apricots and apples, with Yakimines listed under a separate heading for the first time.
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North Yakima
Northern Express Company
John Smith
Express
Colonel Smith
Langford Defeats McVey After 20 Round Fight
Sam Langford of Boston won the decision on points after a 20 round battle with Sam McVey of California in Sydney New South Wales.
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Langford
McVey
Sydney
Sam Langford
Boston
Sam McVey
California
Wyandottes Lead Egg Laying Race at State Fair Grounds
Seven days into the egg laying marathon Wyandottes top the standings with 30 eggs. Second place is shared by L. F. Linse White Wyandottes, White Leghorns from Eaton Eggery Tacoma, and J. K. Reed Barred Rocks North Yakima with 29 eggs each.
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State Fair Grounds
L. F. Linse
Eaton Eggery
Tacoma
Barred Rocks
J. K. Reed
North Yakima
American Dominiques
Alta Plank
Woodburn
Ore
Mrs. Williams
C. J. Deysenroth
Colfax
J. A. Parkinson
A. F. Linse
John Dollenbacher
Selah
M. E. Taylor
Winona
J. W. Bingham
Auburn Poultry Farm
Auburn
Wash
Rhode Island
H. A. Durr
Ella Plank
Miller Bros
Fern Hills
H. W. Sprague
J. W. Gingham
Fred Johnson
F. K. Walsh
Hoquiam
Mr. Parkinson
Whetzel
G. C. Lincoln
Qc. L. Miller
Yakima Pears Superior This Season Say Experts
H M Gilbert of Richey and Gilbert reports strong pear markets with California shipments continuing and late crops light. He advises picking 2 1/2 inch pears, notes Alaska and New York demand, and highlights optimism for Yakima pears amid plentiful grain crops and improving consumption.
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H. M. Gilbert
Richey & Gilbert
California
Oregon
New York
York
Trist
Yakima
Global pig iron output rises in UK US and Germany
About one third of the world’s pig iron production is accounted for by the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. The total has increased by ten percent over the past decade and now stands at 242000 units.
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Newfoundland
London
Europe
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
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Fletcher
W. W. Worthington
Northern Express
Wyandottes
Sela
Perthness
Tux Centaur Company
Bears
Castoria
Alaska
Sacramento Valley
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