Judge Kavanagh cites crime rise and law faults
In a St Ignatius College address on enforcement of law in large cities Judge Mateus Kavanagh says 45 000 US murders occurred in five years attributing it to court operation under the jury system and legal technicalities. He challenges the claim that the United States has the worst administered law worldwide, noting other nations’ crime contrasts.
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Mateus Kavanagh
Chicago
St. Ignatius College
United States
Kavanagh
Russia
Turkey
Austria
Oregonian
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Sale Nets 250 Dollars
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society held a Saturday sale with Mrs. Earl and Mrs. Listman in charge of refreshments and several members handling art candy cakes and fancy articles. They cleared 250 dollars and may host another sale soon. Miss Katherine Kolbert, a trained nurse from Sedro-Woolley, arrived to spend the winter here. The girls’ high school basketball team travels to Sunnyside on Friday for a game. Mr. A J Splawn goes to Spokane for a Live Stock Association convention.
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Knights of Pythias
Wisconsin
Jacobsen
Fred Chandler
California
W. J. Roaf
Georgia Cary
W. F. Merriman
The
Vendome
Portland
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
Earl
Listman
Townsend
Fawcett
Briggs
Reed
Steiner
G. Sloan
J. Clemmer
Nagler
Katherine Kolbert
Sedro-Wooley
Kolbert
Sunnyside
A. J. Splawn
Spokane
Live Stock Association of Washington
Indicted Lumber Dealers Named in Anti-Trust Case
Guthrie Oklahoma December 10 ten prominent lumber dealers indicted by the grand jury for alleged price fixing under anti-trust laws. Indictments not served and defendants names not released.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Cyclone Fruit Cooler pitched to ship fruit in Pacific Northwest
Frank B. Rhodes and W. M. Howell promoted the Cyclone Fruit Cooler to Northwest fruit growers in North Yakima. The device accelerates refrigeration by blasting air through a brine coil and ice, reducing moisture and cooling perishable cargo faster while saving ice.
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W. M. Howell
Clajrinda
Iowa
California
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Utah
Yakima
Harold G. Powell
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Perishable Shipping Breakthrough Promises Vast Savings
Advert encourages a new moisture control system for air in transit and storage, claiming cooler air via amonia coils will preserve perishables on water and land. Also notes a raspberry variety Cumberland with large firm fruit and strong yields, plus local crime report on bogus checks in Baker City with sentences for Alfred Olsen and J Meadow.
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California
Amonia
Bellingham ministers push chapel funding for penitentiary
The Bellingham Ministerial Association endorses a petition to the legislature for a $5000 appropriation to build a chapel at the state penitentiary amid claims of no suitable religious space. In Everett, a jury finds Charles Cole not guilty of robbery despite his partner’s testimony. A separate case involves Cole and Don Slatter accused of looting an Irving Spur saloon. Three year old Harry Watson dies after scalding injury in Ballard when a door opens onto a tub of boiling water. Receipts from the secretary of state's office show November fees and licenses totaling $5691.75, up from $3652.35 last year.
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William Cree
Jos. Clift
Yakima Trust Company
Clift
Mabton Bank
North Yakima
C. P. Palmer
Cascade Lumber Company
Bellingham Ministerial Association
State Penitentiary
Everett
Charles Cole
Cole
Don Slatter
Irving Spur
Slatter
Harry Watson
Ballard
Secretary of State
Real Estate Transfers in Yakima Real Estate Listings
Yesterday’s Yakima realty transfers listed by the Yakima Abstract Co show multiple parcels and lot transfers in Sunnyside Cap and City of Wapato areas. Notable entries include Ellin Horner to G B Rae property in Sec 24 13 17 and L A Dash to Ida E Peck in Capitol Hill Add. The notices also feature numerous sellers and buyers across blocks 49 71 and 875 with values ranging from 1 to 4000 dollars. A featured verse from S W Foss reflects a moral about clothing costs for a large family.
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Yakima Realty
Yakima Abstract Company
Deacon Ee
Aise Ees
W. J
Casey
Ida E. Peck
Acen Y Kresse
Ontario Land Co
Elizabeth Dyas
Capitol
Wapato Dev. Co
John A. Res
City of
Wapato
E. W. Dooly
W. I. Huxtable
Clare Grewell
T. A. Young
Phillips
Edward Whitson
Dace
Yakima
Carrie M. Reed
Alexander Miller
Boo Ener
Cles E. P. Sanford
G. M. Casey
City
Michael Probach
G. M. E. L. Sessions
E. Harvey
Henry H. Lombard
T. E. Lane
Millview
Ida M. Titus
Delbert L. Shannon
Capitol Hill
James J. Wiley
D. M. Rand
City of Wondaridia
Mayme recounts Jack Huggins kiss or die tale
Mayme recalls an evening when Jack Huggins warned he would kiss her or die. Edyth asks if he kissed her and Mayme replies the outcome involved no death, though she hints at a dramatic moment.
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Mayme
Jack Huggins
The Hen Flirt
A Kansas City Globe report notes hens with maternal instincts and hens that abandon nests. Mrs A A Bennett of Atchison hatched a pullet from July and plans a second setting and two families before a year. Another North Atchison hen preferred potatoes to eggs, deserting nests to avoid motherhood.
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A. A. Bennett
Atchison
The
Globe
Salmon on the Firegrate at Flooded Mill
Freddy Baker of Everett reports a bizarre flood event at the Ferry-Baker mill where the river rose to the engine room. A salmon leapt into the hot grate behind the fireman and was killed with an ax and cooked for the crew. The occurrence happened on a Friday and amused the workers.
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Freddy Baker
Everett
Ferry-Baker
Bellelingham
Plant care sale ad sparks letter slip in Recorder notice
A Greene Iowa merchant’s yardware ad in the Recorder read Ladies, it has now come the time of year when you must take up your plants. The missing I from plants produced unintended meaning, highlighting how a single letter change can alter a notice.
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Recorder
Greene
Iowa
It Was Funny Talk About Birthplaces Across the States
A humorous exchange about where family members were born. A father confirms births in California New York and Indiana. The playful dialogue highlights regional roots and shared heritage.
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Caliifornia
New York
Indiana
Quip Exchange About Niagara Falls May Echo From Then
The two women, Mrs Hovle and Mrs Doyle, trade witty remarks recalling the Niagara Falls visit and joking about an eye doctor as if in a casual 19th century conversation.
Chinese Emperor Grieved by Reforms Attempts Self Damaging Act
Dispatches from Pekin report the Chinese emperor deeply troubled by imperfect reforms. He attempted suicide by throwing himself into a pond in the palace grounds but was rescued by court officials.
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Victoria
India
Pekin
China
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A. N. Short
Walter Locke
Tacoma
H. Handsaker
Mr. Locke
North Coast Railway Company
William Allen
Natchez
Jno
Gourley
Seattle
Myrtle Gleed
South Highth Street
Isadore Mondor
Tampico
Mondor Brothers
Fred Alter
James Wilson
South Ahtanah Street
Flint-Shaw Company
Geo. T. Baker
John J. Miller
Mr. Baker
Dooly & Baker
Missouri
Taggard
C. H. Hough
E. P. Sandford
J. E. Roberts
W. R. Benham
Clarence Stander
Woodmen of the World
Wisconsin Hall
Frank Frost
Woodcraft
Woodmen
Mary Lawler
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lawler
Ireland
Shaw & Sons
Fruitvale
Skillern
J. H. Plum
Georgiana Fellows
M. L. Rose
Elizabeth M. Cyr
Mr. Weeden
South Second Street
Govnor Lowe
Crookston
Minn
Lena Slautia Cree
Rigg
Yakima National Bank
Lynch
Society Notes
Frank B. Rhodes
Rasher-Kingman-Herrin Co
Cwiilhand
S. Vanvliet
Prop
Cumberland
Gregg
Dillard Cooke
Lock Box
Sue F. Vernon
Insurance Department
Baker City
Smith
Alfred Olsen
J. Meadow
News of the Northwest
Pete
John
Jim
Joe
William
Ned
Little Joseph
Bill
Young Bill
S. W. Foss
Kansas City Journal
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