Pinchot Seeks Public Control Over Coal and Water Power
Gifford Pinchot challenges Secretary Ballinger on conservation policy in Washington. He argues Congress must decide if coal fields and waterpower sites remain public or fall to monopolies, urging private development under public oversight and warning against transferring privileges for nothing. He warns concentrated control could extend to all industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Gifford Pinchot
Ballinger
Congress
Pinchot
Lyman Abbott
Whitman County Votes Dry Local Option Election
Whitman County voted dry at the local option elections with a majority over 1000, excluding four incorporated towns. The four wet towns are Colfax Colton Palouse and Tekoa.
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Spokane
Whitman County
Colfax
Colton
Palouse
Tekoa
Gage States His Version On Matter In Interview
Former Treasury Secretary J. Gage, visiting on his wedding trip, says W D Howell’s statements cannot prove him a rascal and that he would testify to Howell's truth. He confirms directing Wakeman to Havemeyer with his compliments if Howell claims it. Wakeman’s evidence is said to be corroborated, but Gage recalls no conclusive findings after two detectives investigated clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Nyman J. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
W. D. Howell
Havemeyer
Gage
Wakeman
H. O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Howell
First aero plane sold at auction in London garage
The first aeroplane ever put up for sale was auctioned in a London garage on November 29. Bidding started at 20 guineas and rose to 260 pounds, with Captain Craig of the Car Mart, Euston Road winning the bid amid curious spectators and a scene echoing early motor car auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alband Street
Captain Craig
Car Mart
Euston Road
Wreck Victim Exhumed Over Buried Alive Fear
Tillamook residents attended the Argo wreck victim Mrs. L A Holdredge's exhumation after concerns she was buried alive. The coroner authorized the reburial check and preparations began at 11 30 pm with many officials present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillamook
L. A. Holdredge
Argo
Bay City
Strike Clears Northwest Rail Siding Paralyzing Switch Work
West of St Paul involved 2300 switchmen strike at 6 pm Tuesday after 15 days of talks with 13 railroads from Lake Superior to the Pacific. Wheat prices rise in Chicago as the first effect of the stoppage signals potential traffic disruption across the region.
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Enoy Railroad
ST. Paul
Minn
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Switchmen's Union of North America
Joint Committee of
Northwest
Lake Superior
Pacific Coast
Chicago
ST. Paul, Minn
Railroads of
Northwest Territory
Twin Cities
F. T. Hawley
Switchmen
Havre
Mont
Great Northern Railroad
Billings
Northern Pacific Railroad
Managers
Hawley
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Ee Commission
Chas. P. Neal
U. S. Commerce of Labor
Washington, D. C
Conference Committee of
General Managers of Railways
Citizenship Hearings In District Court Second Papers Granted
Judge Whitson presided over citizenship proceedings on Monday with five applicants granted second papers. Two cases were set aside for further hearing and eight others failed to appear. Named applicants included Frederick Staworski Mabton Carlton F Thon Fort Simcoe Edwin A Anderson Sunnyside Chris Johnson Zillah and Charles Gries Sunnyside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Whitson
Frederick Staworski
Mabton
Germany
Carlton F. Thon
Fort Simcoe
Norway
Edwin A. Anderson
Sunnyside
England
Chris Johnson
J. B. Lindsley
United States
North Yakima
Man Kills Mother and Deputy Then Kills Himself
Claide Weaver, 34, who was under a sanity suspension, killed his mother and Deputy Sheriff Farra and wounded another woman and her husband during an attempted arrest in Greensville Ohio. He shot Levi Minnich and his wife before fleeing, then killed himself as a posse closed in. Minnich and his wife remain in critical condition.
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Greensville
Ohio
Claide Weaver
Weaver
Haber
Farra
Levi Minnich
Minnich
Minnish
Yakima Woman Calls Weeds Offensive on Main Avenue
A Yakima resident tells the Yakima Herald that weeds along East Yakima avenue between Third and Fourth streets are unsightly and should be removed. She argues the weed problem tarnishes the city’s image and hurts business near prominent shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Avenue
Herald
East Yakima Avenue
Yakima
Hay Rancher Loses Chickens In Wapato Mystery
In Wapato Washington Loren Chaffee reports twelve Plymouth Rock hens and a rooster vanished from his hay ranch. A neighbor mistakenly hauled the birds home using Chaffee's wagon. the rooster survived with a sage brush crutch, quelling the mystery. County taxes issue noted as delinquent.
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Wapato
Wash
Plymouth Rock
Loren Chaffee
Mr. Chaffee
Sherlock Holmes
Thompson
Chaffee
Taft cabinet notes Panama bonds and treasury balances
The finance portion of President Taft's message was reviewed by the cabinet. Panama canal bond plans and treasury balances are reported with a working balance of 26,533,000 and total general fund near 82,000,000. Disbursements exceed receipts by over 44,000,000 this year.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Treasury
Philippine Islands
UISY Couple Held At County Bastile
Sheriff Lancaster and deputies faced a noisy night in the county jail with two inmates described as “crazy.” A city woman named Roney complained the doctors would not provide a sleeping drug while another man from Toppenish demanded “Alice” and Jack Johnson. The jail scene disrupted staff trying to rest as the pair vocally asserted their grievances and moved vigorously. In a separate matter, Yakima County was ordered to pay $119.76 to the plaintiff Dazet on a suit for damages from a runaway claiming county negligence in culvert repairs.
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Lancaster
Roney
Toppenish
Alice
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Yakima County
Renair
Pasco man admitted to federal bar on Tuesday
W. D. Schutt of Pasco was admitted to practice before the United States circuit and district courts on Tuesday, marking his entry into federal court eligibility and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Schutt
Pasco
United States Circuit
District
Lords Refuse Budget Approval Sparking General Election
London November 30 The House of Lords votes 350 to 75 against giving formal consent to the budget, blocking tax collection and forcing a general election. The Liberal ministry faces deciding if the budget will be sustained as the crown dissolves Parliament to seek country judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Vone
Lord Lansdowne
House
Earl of Crewe
Two men arrested for attempted Wapato saloon robbery
William Bounds and Clyde Turner were brought to the county jail Tuesday charged with attempting to rob the Yakima saloon in Wapato. Bounds was shot in the leg by the bartender who caught the pair in the act.
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William Bounds
Clyde Turner
Yakima
Wapato
Bounds
Reading the Insurgents Out of the Republican Party
Sen Dolliver of Iowa is quoted in La Follette's Weekly urging Republicans to expel insurgents. The piece attacks the citadel of protection and argues that elites trade favors to shield tariffs, while urging the American people to examine who benefits and challenge the system.
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la Follette
Dolliver
Madison
Wis
Iowa
Aldrich
Senate
Dthode Island
Card L
United States
House of Representatives
Congress
Walla Walla Senator Sees Hopeful Ballot Outlook
Senator David Cox of Walla Walla, in the city for federal court business, expressed optimism about upcoming local option elections. He dismissed the need for imported spellbinders, praising local orators including Rev. M. H. Marvin. Cox planned to return to Walla Walla soon.
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Pacific Hotel
David (. Cox
Walla Walla
Federal Court
Cook
Lam
M. Hl. Marvin
Cox
Growth in Sunnyside and Grandview Impresses Visitor
C F Spring of North Yakima visits Sunnyside and Grandview and notes seven new business blocks in Sunnyside, five brick and two cement, along with a growing Grandview to 590 residents, a new hotel and several fine buildings. Deputy Health Inspector Fiteh could not interview Seattle plumber W B Mullins after his North Pacific railroad project.
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C. F. Spring
North Yakima
Sunnyside
Grandview
Mr. Spring
W. B. Mullins
Seattle
Northern Pacific Railroad
Fiteh
Lum Backers Tighten Lead in City Mayor Race
Intense interest marks the mayoral contest as Lum supporters form a broad coalition. The Lum backers include most retail interests and a strong Republican base with A J Splawn joining the ticket. Lum presents a conservative business platform and claims growing support. Committees backing Lum include executive Publicity Financial Labor led by local figures such as M B Miles A J Splawn G J Listmann A D Sloan and O A Fechter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lum
Lumbackers
A. J. Splawn
M. B. Miles
G. J. Listmann
A. D. Sloan
W. A. Bell
J. A. Kauffman
O. A. Fechter
H. C. Lucas
David Rankin
Chas. R. Heath
Labor
I. Weed
Alex. Miller
M. B. Mites
Frank Sinclair
Strahorn Party Heads Toward North Yakima by Auto
Mr I Strahorn president of the North Coast railroad and leaders from Yakima Light Water and other interests were en route by automobile from the Columbia river to North Yakima. Superintendent Arrowsmith and engineer F L Pitman accompanied the party after visiting Ellensburg. They planned to proceed down the valley today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Strahorn
North Coast Railroad
Northwest Light & Water Company
Yakima Power Company
North Yakima
Columbia River
Strahorn
Arrowsmith
Yakima Light & Water Company
F. L. Pitman
Ellensburg
Beverly
Milwaukee Railroad
Columbia
Public Library Visitor Praises Yakima Facility
Biliott a Wallie Walle banker and former Washington Library commissioner, visiting North Yakima as a federal juror, toured the local library and urged expansion if space allows. He noted Walla Walla’s larger building but funds limit new books like North Yakima, pressed for more permanent standard works, and praised citizen donations to Yakima library.
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Biliott
Wallie Walle
Washington Library Commissioners
North Yakima
Eliott
Walla Walla
Silcott
Washington
Yakima
Engagement announced in Yakima for Miss Mabel Armstrong
The engagement of Miss Mabel Armstrong to Mr. Fraser Pollock is announced to a large Yakima circle. The December wedding will be held at the home of the bride's sister Mr and Mrs C B Wright 610 North Fourth Street. Pollock recently returned from Seattle and is connected with Ditter Brothers store in Yakima.
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Yakima
Mabel Armstrong
Fraser Pollock
Hamilton Jury Complete in Embezzlement Trial
At a night session the final juror was seated in the Hamilton embezzlement case. The 12 jurors will hear the trial starting Tuesday before Thurton county superior court.
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Olympia
Hamilton
Thurton County
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