Yakima Valley Peach Crop Shrinks to Two Thirds of Forecast
Peach production in the Yakima valley is now expected to total about two thirds of earlier estimates. Growers are advised to hold for at least 40 cents per box next week as demand remains strong in Montana and the western region. Overestimates by growers like F Walden of Zillah and Harry Pones of Wapato are noted, with high color and quality peaches still shipping well despite smaller size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley
Montana
8. F. Walden
Zillah
Harry Pones
Wapato Bank
Richey and Gilbert Company Sued Over 1910 Apple Crop
Suit filed against Richey & Gilbert Co seeking 3238.99 claimed due on apples from the 1910 season. J. Howard Wright alleges apples were delivered for sale by the company which took a 10 percent commission. settlements remain unsettled after two years. Discussion includes whether the firm was Wright’s agent or the purchaser responsible for FOB North Yakima prices and possible ties to the failed H Woods firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richey & Gilbert Company
J. Howard Wright
H. J. Snively
Wright Fruit Company
L. FR. Wright
North Yakima F. O. B
H. Woods Company
Wisconsin Club at Granger Picnic Draws State Residents
Granger Washington August 24 former Wisconsin residents now in the lower Yakima valley gathered in a 100 acre natural park for shade fishing and renewals of friendships. The day ended with return travel on evening trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlewestern
Granger
Wash
The
Herald
Yakima
Wisconsin
What Makes a Woman Strong with DB Dilectric Bitters
A healthful tonic claim cites women needing strength for ruling a kingdom and notes DB Dilectric Bitters as curing fainting, dizziness, weakness, backache, and listlessness. A testimonial from Eliza Pool of Depew Oklahoma praises the medicine, sold for 50 cents by Red Cross Pharmacy with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Pool
Depew
Okla
Red Cross Pharmacy
Wages and Prices and the Law of Wages Explored
The text argues that rising prices reflect money depreciation and examines why wages have risen over two centuries. It cites factors like opening new continents, capital expansion, labor mobility, and union organization as drivers of higher nominal and real wages, amid persistent demand and skill-based labor power.
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America
Unique wager pits doctor against driver in cross country run
Dr H Benton Young of Trenton New Jersey and William B Kumpf of Mount Holly New Jersey made a $10000 bet on a cross country auto trip from Maine to California. Young must finance the journey from earnings at each town, earning 10 dollars for every two hours stopped, starting with five dollars and no outside help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Benton Young
Trenton
N. J
William B. Kumpf
Mount Holly
Dr. Young
Maine
California
Kumpf
Candidates face taft roosevelt scrutiny in Portland party rift
In Portland, candidates who survived spring republican primaries face strict probes by Taft and progressive wings. A Taft committee will classify candidates as loyal or backsliders, with sanctions possible, while Roosevelt supporters prepare investigations to expose Roosevelt alignment among hopefuls.
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Portland
Roosevelt
Ferninst
Republican County Central Committee
Robert C. Wright
Taft
Congressman Lafferty
Dan Kellaher
Taft Committee of Investigation
Republican County Committee
Lucile Warner to Wed Dr. Carl Reimer in Ellensburg
Miss Lucile Warner and her mother traveled from Ellensburg to North Yakima to meet Dr. Carl Hugo Bruno Reimer of Boston. The couple plan to marry in Ellensburg on Monday September 2 and then depart for Munich for a postgraduate medical course at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Warner
Ellensburg
Dr. Reimer
Carl Hugo Bruno Reimer
Boston
Ella G. Warner
North Yakima
Reimer
Northern Pacific No. 1
Robert G. Warner
Pr. Reimer
Federal efforts on fruit pest interdiction expand to Hawaii
The Department of Agriculture plans a Hawaii inspection program under Charles Marlatt to block Mediterranean fruit fly and other pests. Marlatt sails to Honolulu on the first outgoing steamer, aims to unite national and California fruit inspection efforts, and may establish a separate federal bureau if needed.
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National Congress
California
Department of Agriculture
Charles Lester Marlatt
Department
Hawaii
Honolulu
Islands
Mariatt
Hawaiian
Marlatt
San Francisco
Fairmount Hotel
Congress
Japan
China
Java
Malay Archipelago
Our Tiniest Bird
Ernest Harold Baynes writes in Suburban Life about the ruby throated humming bird as the smallest eastern North American feathered creature. He notes adults differ from females and immatures, and recounts a farmer’s tale of mistaking a hummingbird moth for a real bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Harold Baynes
Suburban Life Magazine
North America
Mississippi River
Advertised Letters at the Post Office August 24 List
The post office reports unclaimed letters as of August 24. Names span many residents, with one cent due on each letter, and W. L. Lemon as Postmaster.
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Ashley
D. C
Ayers
Will
Baker
J. J
Baldry
R. E
Bartho-lames
Horace
Beasley
Bell
Benson
Chas. R
Blane
Grace
Bock
E. A
Brook
Percy
Burge
Annie L
Bune
J. A
Cavanaugh
J. P
Campbell
James
D. H
Carcher
Ginsegge
Cardon
Edward
Carter
Del
Christopher
John
Clancy
Howard
Clark
Geo. W
Davis
Alice
Davidson
David
Denny
L. D
Dennie
Sam
Dunbar
Delia
Dunning
W. T
Everett
Evelyn
Foster
W. F
Freeman
Walter
Geertsema
Gibson
Jessie
Gorton
Fred E
Little Aunt
Graves
Ralph
May
Hall
Ethel Vera
Francis
Harris
Reese & Co
Gorman
Sadie
Haws
Marion
Heigh
Amos
Heindle
Irene
Henry
Hillabrant
Hubbard
Dana F
Johnson
Annie
Jonson
Arick
Jevedeon
Ethel
Jovanche
Frandie
Kavanaugh
Kanvichi
JeShisuke
Kierman
Julia
Kleyn
N. T
Knapp
E. W
Kraft
Paul
Lambertson
P. E
Lamb
Larock
F. J
Lucas
Lin
Ponsford
Harry
Porter
H. R
Prass
August
Keames
Reid
G. F
Heibo
Criss
Hielley
Fred
Robinson Albert
Russelle
Jailer
Lauder
Anne
Schaap
Glenn
Schost
Frank
Scott
Ben
Shelton
Clyde
Skelding
Snow
Spitler
Harry H
Stitt
N. F
Stone
Lon
Ring
Luise
Mra
Strud- Wie
Bert
Sutch
Boversen
H. J
Tink
Yoda
Todoroff
Blain
Williams
M. A
Wallace
North Front Street
Unidositt
Hastandos
Vanaustram
Jess
van Wye
Alfred E. Turner
Ora Hammond
W. L. Lemon
Channing Descent Ties US and British History and Navy Advances
London dispatch outlines Baron Channing of Wellingborough’s American lineage tracing to John Channing and the Pennsylvanian legal and political figures. It details Royal Navy promotions for warrant officers, the revival of the mate rank, and a staged path to commissioned status with Greenwich instruction. Also covered is criticism of the Marconi wireless contract and a planned eight‑station link across the empire with routes through Egypt and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Francis John Allen
Channing
Baron Channing
Wellingborough
John Channing
America
William Channing
Rhode Island
Wiliam Emery
Lord Channing
Julia Maria Allen
John Allen
Stirlien- Stirlighship
James II
William
Pennsylvania
Thomas
Richard Penn
John Penn
Kingland
Admiralty
Royal Naval College
Greenwich
Marconi
Marconi Company
British Patent Office
House of Commons
England
Egypt
British East Africa
South Africa
India
Malay Peninsula
Secret wireless system stays under Admiralty lock
The article questions whether the Admiralty can keep its wireless system secret amid a new committee inquiry into military wireless telegraphy. It notes no Post Office staff have entered the wireless room on battleships and that Royal Engineers have relied on a Marconi installation, leaving the Admiralty's system largely undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Admiralty
British Post Office Department
Admiralty
Royal Engineers
Marconi
Herring Trade Surges As American Demand Bites
A historic note outlines how a penny meal of Scottish herring once fed British families now faces strong American demand. Prices soar as Loch Fyne buyers bid against U S traders for every catch, reflecting a shift from East Coast supply to West Coast competition.
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Isles
America
Loch Fyne
No Chance For Poor Boy
A Philadelphia Inquirer opinion urges that self made students rise from humble starts. It cites a Central high school graduate who earned 2600 dollars via a newspaper route and a Goucher College graduate woman, arguing industry beats privilege and idleness, and mocks lazy youths.
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Central High School
Goucher College
Maryland
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Sherman
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Federal Bureau
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Castoria
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