Mayor Haynes A Reforming Minneapolis Leader
J C Haynes mayor of Minneapolis visits as reform wave sweeps the nation He discusses Sunday closing laws and efforts to curb gambling He notes Amess downfall and says Minneapolis has cleaned up its image and crime has declined He praises Georgia anti liquor laws and hopes the reform movement spreads nationwide.
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Haynes
Minneapolis
United States
Ames
Minnesota
Georgia
Anti- Saloon League of
Clever scheme by a foxy swindler lands false brother in jail
S B McAllister, alias Aleck and Charles McAllister's supposed brother, attempted grafts on local residents by posing as kin to Yakima and Montana sheep men. He talked a sister into trust and nearly secured a loan, then sought a hotel room before arrest for drunkenness by Officer Kelly. His California wife urged him home as Chief Miller keeps him detained.
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Minneapolis
Doc” Ames
Stillwater
Minnesota
S. B. McAllister
Aleck
Charles McAllister
Aleck McAllister
Yakima City
Montana
McAllister Brothers
Washington Hotel
Charles Connell
Connell
Kelly
McAllister
California
New Stone Building Planned on Yakima Avenue
J W Wheeler of Seattle has let plans for a one story stone building on Yakima avenue west of First National bank. The Barnes real estate offices occupy the site. The 25 foot front runs 100 feet back the full block length. Cost about 7000. Wall thickness set at 13 inches to save space on the narrow lot.
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J. W. Wheeler
Seattle
Yakima Avenue
First National Bank
Barnes Real Estate
City Council Delays Meeting To Tuesday For Holiday
Aberdeen visitor H B Ward arrives Tuesday and may relocate. Ward Candy Co. business sold. Mrs Hulshouser of Selah valley hosts Ward during Labor Day observance. council scheduling adjusted from Monday to Tuesday due to holiday.
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H. B. Ward
Aberdeen
City
Mr. Ward
Mrs. Hulshouser
Selah Valley
Ward Candy Co
Yakima ranchers tout fruit exhibit at Minnesota fair
W N Irish and W M Nelson lead Yakima publicity and fruit display car to St Paul for the Minnesota state fair. They will precede the car to distribute literature and banners advertising Yakima fruit. Shippers include J L McCurdy J H Forman F Walden Parkerbottom and many others with boosters clubs unions and real estate firms sending materials.
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W. N. Irish
W. M. Nelson
St. Paul
Zuppann
Pubticity Committee
North Yakima
J. L. McCurdy
J. H. Forman
F. Walden
Parkerbottom
E. J. Haasze
D. L. Cr
Yakima
Land Buyers Flock to Yakima Valley Amid Real Estate Boom
Dozens of land buyers arrive from Algona Iowa and western states, boosting city realty activity beyond the year's level. Among newcomers three menW E Nardam H N Rich and W C Hart travel from Algona with many others from Washington and South Dakota. They plan to invest in Yakima valley lands and praise the country.
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W. E. Nardam
H. N. Rich
W. C. Hart
Algona
Iowa
Washington
South Dakota
Yakima Valley
Publicity Drive Draws Hundreds to Yakima Valley Land Sale
The publicity committee drives prospective buyers to Yakima Valley as land sales attract a daily influx. Officials estimate hundreds of visitors are seeking to purchase land in the area amid ongoing weeks of interest and activity.
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Yakima Valley
Creditors aim at R A O'Brien in Mabton trading case
The Yakima Valley Trading Co of Mabton faced its first bankruptcy hearing in North Yakima before Referee Justice Taggard. President R A O'Brien attended as creditors and trustee F C Hall were represented. bookkeeper Frank Hartz testified that capital stock may not have been fully paid. Creditors seek personal action against O'Brien for alleged misappropriation of funds and claims run to thousands of dollars.
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Yakima
O’brien
Frank Hartz
Local Telephone Girls Quit Over Wages and Poor Service
Several female employees leave the local telephone company in days seeking higher pay and better wages. Reportedly, pay tops at about 32.50 monthly, while fruit packing offers near that amount weekly. Some recruits leave for fruit packing or store jobs, and management denies dissatisfaction beyond pay.
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Sattry
Sunny
Endurance wrestling match ends in draw after long duel
Charles Mayes of Seattle and George Reno of North Yakima wrestled Tuesday in Holstein's pavilion for an hour and a half after Reno won the first fall by throwing Mares. The second fall stretched to a long endurance test with both men tiring, ending without a decision. A $40 purse was at stake.
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Mayes
Reno
Portland cement: booming production and wide uses
The text notes a thirty five year rise in U S Portland cement from 3000 barrels to four million barrels last year with a 20 percent expected rise next year. It highlights broad applications from culverts to skyscrapers and rapid scope for farmers with cement concrete in posts tiles culverts floors silos and more.
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Chicago
New York
Big Pear Branch Delights Selah Valley Grower and City
J E Baker brought a grafted pear branch to town showing fourteen Bartletts weighing over eight pounds total. The fruit, cut from a limb grown since last April, may be exhibited at the fair though several pears fell en route. Baker’s orchard in Selah valley yields heavy fruit this year. E E Collins of 214 South Tacoma avenue lost two fingers while loading lumber Tuesday.
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J. E. Baker
Baker
Selah Valley
E. E. Collins
Tacoma Avenue
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