City Debates Bitulithic Paving for North First Street
City council spends three quarters of its meeting weighing bitulithic paving for North First street from B street to the city limits amid protests over cost and needed utilities. Debate also covers paving Brown and Hall avenues with opponents arguing against unnecessary work and favoring existing street conditions.
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Schott
North First Street
B Street
Lancaster
First Street
C. R. Schumann
Hillier
Brown and
Hall Avenues
Thomas E. Grady
Hall Avenue
Brown Avenue
County Clerk Not Collection Agent
County Clerk A W Barr is described as the friend of ladies seeking alimony from ex husbands in Superior Court. The piece defends the clerk as not a collection agent, noting his duties include receiving and securing alimony payments when jurists order them. It urges ladies to avoid postcards questioning delayed payments.
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A. W. Barr
Superior Court
Barr
Mr. Barr
Ofefse
Roy King
Veterans gather for Grand Army of the Republic encampment
About eight thousand veterans attend the Fifty fifth Encampment in Rochester New York with the great parade anticipated Wednesday. The event may be the last national encampment.
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Rochester
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic
Ten-Year-Old Train Wreckers Threaten Yakima Rail Line
Three cases of boy train wrecking near North Yakima end with two captures after piling stones and tying timber on tracks. Officials plan reform school action as railway company reports limited parental control. One youth allegedly cursed a company supervisor in front of his mother.
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Yakima Valley
North Yakima and Valley Railway Company
Yakima
City Hall to be Built by Day Labor
City council approved building City Hall by day labor on a motion by Councilman Brown. An additional $475 appropriation was approved to improve prisoners housing at Walnut and South First streets.
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Brown
Walnut
South First Streets
North Yakima Passes Pure Water Ordinance
City council approves strict water purity rules to prevent disease. Health officer will inspect public and private water sources and may close wells or springs found unsafe. Violations carry up to 100 dollars fine or up to thirty days in jail for individuals or corporations distributing substandard water.
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North Yakima
Grand Hotel liquor license granted after reconsideration
Councilmen Wenner and Shaw were absent on business allowing reconsideration of a liquor license denial for Herman Hatfield, Grand Hotel. The license passed 3 to 2 with Carver Lynch and Pease voting yes and Brown Mull voting no. A license was also granted to Madden and Pike for the alley rear of the Alfalfa.
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Wenner
Shaw
Lynch
Herman Hatfield
Grand Hotel
Carver
Pease
Brown and Mull
Madden and
Pike
Pennsylvania Railroad Wreck Probed by Feds and State Officials
Interstate Commerce Commission inspectors and Indiana State Railway Commission officials investigate the Pennsylvania Railroad wreck near Fort Wayne Indiana. Three people died and many were injured in the eighteen hour incident.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana State Railway Commission
Pennsylvania
Armbruster Accusations Prompt City Records Review
City records challenge Armbruster claims about A J Splawn and the street railway franchise. The 1906 council vote, Mayor Reed's veto, and subsequent passage are outlined with names Keck Lane Schott Linbarger Marsh and Lane. Citizens recall events and note misstatements spread to sway water question opinions.
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Brooker
P. M. Armbruster
A. J. Splawn
Electric
Armbruster
Armbruscer
Moses
Walter Reed
Splawn
Messrs. Armbruster
W. M. Thompson
KH. O. Keek
H. WH. Schott
L. H. Linbarger
C. A. Marsh
F. M. Lane
Schott
Reed
Messrs. Keck
Lane
Court House
Auto Crash Kills Racers in Elgin Practice
In Elgin on August 20, Ralph H. Ireland was killed and Frank Chitten mechanics injured when a tire burst during a practice run at 75 miles per hour. They were preparing for upcoming Friday and Saturday races.
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Elgin
Whille
Ralph H. Ireland
Frank Ch Itten
Roosevelt Opinion On Corn Syrup Sparks White House Debate
Washington August 21 The Roosevelt administration weighs in on the corn syrup issue as Secretary Wilson testifies in a Congress inquiry into Wiley and the bureau. Wilson defended expert employment practices, cited disputes over labeling and the Remsen board, and recalled a White House discussion where Roosevelt weighed in on whether the term corn syrup should be used.
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Jodn Wilson
Wiles
Wilson
Rusby
Storm Cell
Keller
Chemietry Bureau
Wiley
McCabe
White House
Roosevelt
Floyd
Taft
John Ball Osborne
Bureau of Trade Relations
State Department
Pireach
Remsen Board
Woods
Bureau of Plant Industry
Remsen
Denver
Robinson
Wenatchee Recalled On Travel In Canada and U S
R A O'Brien just returned from a trip to Canada and the Calgary area and spoke of Wenatchee as a famed fruit belt in Washington. He noted many people identify Wenatchee with the Washington fruit region and have limited knowledge about Yakima or the Yakima fruit sellers. The interviewer found Wenatchee to be the common reference point when discussing Washington fruit country.
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Wenatchee
R A. O'Brien
Canada
Calgary
Mr. O'Brien
Fruit Belt
Washington
Yakima
Condensery plant missives shift to Wisconsin
Yakima leaders failed to pledge 400 cows for a Mt Vernon condensery project as farmers did not sign up for daily milk supply. The promoter moved to Wisconsin where he established a plant serving the Chicago market, while asserting Mt Vernon figures may be inflated.
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Yakima
Wisconsin
J. Haase
Hansze
Alex McCredy
Wapato
Haasze
Messrs. Wiley
Wiley City
Himeself
Ahtanum
Chicago
Felton
Mt. Vernon
Fiausze
Mt Vernon
Prop Men Prom Payrolls
San Francisco August 21 officials of the Southern Pacific announce that six thousand workers on the Pacific system will be dropped from the payroll before the end of September due to slack freight conditions. They will be rehired in October in order of seniority if conditions improve.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Pacific
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Union Station Plaza
Yakima and Valley
Reform School
Standard of Purity
Fort Wayne, Ind
Maury
Teddy
Pure Food Board
Leeting
Lapolletty
Alaska
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E. J. Haase
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