Yakima Bungalows Appeal to Middle Earners in City Growth
The article notes rapid early winter housing activity in North Yakima with many small bungalows on one story, modern in plumbing and heating. It highlights bungalow charm, flat disfavor, and the ease of home ownership via monthly-payment builders enabling average earners to buy a lot and build, even with partial down payments.
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Georgia
Yakima
South
California
Bonnie Brae
Lesh
Miles Avenue
Johnson’s Corner
School Men Do Good Work at Yakima County Meeting
Yakima county schoolmen met in Toppenish with about 380 attendees to plan debates among high schools on the resolution that the US president should be nominated by direct primary. Debates scheduled for February 22 feature teams from Springdale Wapato Granger Zillah Green Valley Outlook Grandview Mabton Byron North Yakima Selah Upper Naches Cowiche Moxee Wide Hollow and others.
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Yakima County
Toppenish
Yakima
United States
Springdale
Wapato
Granger
Zillah
Green Valley
Outlook
Grandview
Sunnyside
Mabton
Byron
North Yakima
Lower Naches
Selah
Upper Naches
Cowiche
Marks
Toppening
G. W. Murphy
Rodney Ackley
Lynn H. Smith
F. G. Bennett
J. A. Jackson
L. M. Fox
Springvale
J. W. Witt
K. J. Knutson
Liberty
8. S. Busch
H. C. Kinate
G. A. Martin
A. C. Kellogg
C. A. Payne
J. Green
W Ip
Tyler
Carl G. Helm
H. EF. Perrin
Charles R. Lewis
L. &. Mark
Wapate
D. F. Olds
Payers Seek Damages Over Local Improvement District 224
Taxpayers H F Manning James Bernie J J less and Sid Varian protest to city commissioners about the assessment role for local improvement district No 224 They allege the street grade near their properties was raised and dirt placed on the Seventh avenue parking strip They seek 750 in damages.
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H. F. Manning
James Bernie
J. J. @less
Sid Varian
Seventh Avenue
Holstein Bull Shipped From Ahtanum Ranch
A classy young Holstein bull was sent out of North Yakima Tuesday over the Northern Pacific railway for Alfred Kern of Washougal. The animal came from Holstein Home, the Ahtanum ranch of Messrs J P and EF 8B Marks and represents the strain giving the ranch stock a growing reputation.
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North Yakima
Northern Pacific Railway
Alfred Kern
Washhougal
Holstein
Ahtanum Ranch
Messrs
Blasting at Painted Rocks Delays Naches Ditch Work
Reports from North Yakima indicate blasting near Painted Rocks in the Naches area as workmen proceed with the Congdon ditch construction.
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North
Yakima
Painted Rocks
Naches
Congdon Ditch
McNamara Defense Committee Issues Statement
Washington officials report the McNamara Ways and Means Committee issued a statement denouncing the dynamiters and their crimes while arguing the prisoners may be innocent and the evidence flimsy. The letter bears signatures from Samuel Gompers and other AFL leaders and officers.
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McNamara Defense Committee
Washington, D. C
McNamara Ways and Means Committee
Nner
Evra
Cnnformia
Samuel Gompers
Potatoes Holdoff on Contracts as Hops See Little Trade
In Yakima Valley reporters note scarce hop demand with 1500 bales unsold from 1911. Potatoes bring about 29 dollars a ton as firms ship five cars Friday, while contract offers for hops fail to attract takers. Bacon, butter, eggs steady, meat prices high with limited profit outlook for Christmas trade. Oranges import plans exist with expected carloads from California. Valley towns buy eastern and southern goods through Yakima, signaling active regional trade.
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Yakima
O Yakima
Pacific Fruit and Produce Company
Lloyd Garretson
California
Wilson's presidential dreams color his party portraits
The New York Globe argues Gov. Wilson skews his republican and democrat definitions by presidential ambition. It says LaFollette equals or surpasses Wilson in democracy and notes Aldrich and Murphy share similar views, while Wilson shifts from ideal democratic rhetoric under ambition's pressure.
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Gov. Wilson
LaFollette
Aldrich
Charles F. Murphy
Woodrow Wilson
New York Globe
Spread of direct primary reshapes presidential nominations
The Boston Herald notes the inevitability of direct primaries for presidential nominations and rapid nationwide adoption. It likens the shift to Lincoln’s 1860 Chicago convention and foresees a fundamental remaking of government structures.
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Chicago
Lincoln
Boston Herald
Native woods tested for affordable paper grade in Wis
In Wausau the government laboratory reports success with ground wood from hemlock and jack pine mixed with spruce. Tests show the pulp yields a high quality for cheap news and wrapping papers, confirming feasibility of non spruce wood for commercial paper grades.
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Wausau
Wis
United States
J. H. Thickens
Rushed church collapse injures dozens at Mississippi funeral
In Vicksburg at St. David Baptist Church Rev. Oscar Williams urged readiness for death when the floor gave way during a negro funeral. About 1000 people fell 15 feet, injuring fifty and causing at least three internal injuries as cries and chaos erupted.
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Vicksburg
Heaven
Hell
Oscar Williams
St. David Baptist Church
Pleads for Free Canal Use by All Nations
John Barrett director general of the Pan American Union calls for the free use of the completed Panama Canal for all nations in a statement prepared for the union's official bulletin. He urges Congress to establish free commerce passage or, failing that, a maximum toll of 5 to 75 cents per net ton for foreign trade with free passage for American coastwise ships.
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Washington
Panama Canal
John Barrett
Pan- American Union
Pan-American Union
Barrett
North
South America
Congress
Druggist Edward Komie Fined One Cent in Postal Case
Edward Komie a druggist in charge of a postal sub station pled guilty in United States district court to accepting a $12 check for a money order a violation of postal laws Judge Landis imposed a fine of one cent as the penalty The case highlighted the enforcement of postal regulations in Chicago
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Chicago
United States District Court
Landis
Edward Komie
Yakima Fruit Co to Expand Lime-Sulphur Spray Plant
Manager Remelin reports a surge in demand for Standard lime and sulphur spray as orchards grow. Two large steel tanks, central power, and updated machinery will boost production and reduce home manufacturing, with easier access for ranchers next season.
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Yakima Fruit Products Company
Remelin
Inquiry Into Extent Of Spraying In The District
Morrison deputy of the state horticultural commissioner gathers statistics on spray materials and insecticides used in the district last year. Accurate estimates are hard due to varied products like lime and sulphur solutions lead to heavy tasks while others require direct orchard inquiries each year.
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T OO. Morrison
Hunters head to lower valley for a few days after geese
A group of about six hunters left the city Tuesday for the lower valley to hunt geese for several days. Reports indicate good bags recently, but at least some were said to originate in the Big Bend country across the Columbia River to the east and north.
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Lower Valley
Big Bend
Columbia River
Yakima Commandery Elects New Officers of No 13 Knights Templar
Yakima Commandery No 13 Knights Templar held elections Tuesday in Masonic Hall. New officers named include Medardy as excellent high priest and Dean as king, with Sindall as secretary and Louden as treasurer. Installations set for Tuesday January 2.
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Yakima
Knights Templar
Masonic Hall
FF. Medardy
A. M. Dean
King
Norman Compton
J. W. Sindall
J. A. Louden
H. H. Wilcox
H. W. Sprague
W. JD. McNair
F. A. Morgan
Royal Arch
J. Lenox Ward
H. Hayden
John H. Corbett
F. J. Jacroux
North Yakima City Map Created For County Records
An elaborate map of North Yakima was completed for the county auditor’s office by A L Ostrander. The seven and a half by six and a quarter foot map at 200 feet to the inch cost about 600 dollars and will be copyrighted by County Assessor Bo F McCurdy. White prints will be sold at 15 dollars each.
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North Yakima
A. L. Ostrander
Bo F. McCurdy
Yakima County
Max Mook
Robert Bayne
Ostrander
J. W
Sindall
Northern Pacific
Front
First Street
First Avenue
Federal Post Office
Argument for World Peace Amid Global Bloodlust
The piece argues that regardless of truth or justification these violent revivals fuel a powerful case for world peace. It contends civilization cannot tolerate such bloodlust and notes the revolting impression left by both Christian and non-Christian groups alike.
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Tripoli
China
Atlanta Constitution
Women Political Rights Across Nations Rise With Revolution
The Nashville Tennesseean notes that universal suffrage gains traction beyond the United States. In China women extracted a pledge from revolutionaries granting political rights when a new government is established, signaling that every progressive step carries women’s political claims.
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United States
China
Revolutionista
Nashville
Tennesseean
Roosevelt could lead a reform push overturning old parties
The New Orleans Picayune speculates that Roosevelt still holds influence and could spearhead a practical movement such as a Panama Canal initiative and steel trust intervention, signaling potential political upheaval and a realignment of national leadership.
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Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Steel Trust
New Orleans Picayune
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American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
James A. Short
William J
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Beeneye Metal
Jay J. Berris
John B. Lennon
Thomas F. Tracy
Union Label Trades Department
Mr. Gompers
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Wisconsin
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