Fraternal Lodge Elects Officers for 1905 Term
Lodge No. 266 elected officers for the first term of 1905 including F. P. Wit as delegate to the District Convention and F. W. Wit as vice president. Seventeen applications pending and seven candidates initiated at the December meeting. The Eastern Star, Unified Workmen, and other groups also held recent elections with officers named and upcoming installations scheduled. The Christian church women held a missionary meeting with a $8.75 offering and routine reports. The next meeting is January 13 at Mrs. Earl Barnes's home.
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Brotherhood
Lodge No. 266
Fraternal Brotherhood
FP. M. Wit
F. W. Wit
Lilly Bragg
Needham Pion
M. W. Porter
Eliser
J. B. Burns
Burton Pombiouet
Oes ci
Blurton
Harry Bair
Flora Porter
Etta Spahr
Maggie Burwell
John M. Kurtz
W. G. Waugh
W. H. Niemeyer
B. L. Chaney
F. P. Stump
Lodge
Order of the Eastern Star
Fred Parker
W. L. Lemon
A. E. Knerr
H. L. Tucker
Lucy Nichols
Thos. Smith
French
Masonic Blue Lodge
Lodge of Ancient Order United Workmen
M. W
Winchester
C. W. Marks
F. M. Spain
J. W. Day
S. Arendt
J. J. Tyler
Rustle Circle
Woodcraft
G. N
Lillian Bragg
P. G
Alice Fenton
Anna Crawford
Della Cleaver
Theda Smith
FE. E. Cleaver
Lucy Elmer
A. Burr
A. Henri
C. G
Edna Leonard
Rathbone Sisters
Dora Shaw
Lillian Kum Jer
Florence Doust
Fay Fenton
Temple
Effie Murchie
Abeling
Florence Lince
Barber
Ladies of the Christian Church
Mort Martin
The
Christian Church
van Buskirk
J. Frank Fry
Filla Martin
S. Sherwood
Rose Barnes
P. J. Flint
Gretchen Crawford
Alda Flint
Etta Rose
Land of Palestine
Misses Flint
Crawford
Earl Barnes
Yakima Avenue
Christmas Gift Goods Garnish Hats and House Linen
Christmas shopping feature lists full dress protectors initial handkerchiefs plain and fancy linen and silk handkerchiefs from 25c to 1.50 including borders. Pajamas night robes bath robes Hosiery suited for work and dress, traveling bags trunks gloves and more offered in plain and fancy styles across a wide price range.
American taste dominates output of Turkish rugs study says
A Philadelphia Record interview cites a study finding American buyers shape the designs of centuries old Turkish and Armenian rugs. Importers push makers to imitate patterns, restricting native artisans who lack power looms. The article notes the irony of elite American buyers dictating art from distant origins.
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Philadelphia Record
Wholesale weddings in Brittany’s Plougastel and Maculus
In Brittany near Brest the Bastalaine matchmakers arrange marriages for whole villages. Parents approve. brides and grooms, unwilling, gather at the church door and wed as a group before a common altar. A large banquet follows with about 2,000 guests from the countryside.
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America
Brittany
Brest
Plougastel
Maculus
Bastalaine
Vixenish Women of Corea Declares Outsiders Eyeing Society
The piece asserts Corean women are volatile and prone to quarrels with visitors, while upper-class women are shielded from masculine gaze. It contrasts Japanese styles with Corean attire and notes distortion of gender norms in Corean society.
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Nes
Blood in the Bearings and a Religious Theft
American engineers in Mysore faced oil loss as Hindoo workers, following ritual bathing in oil, drained bearings. To stop the theft, guards killed animals to drip blood into the oil, prompting fewer oil thefts but more items stolen.
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Mysore
India
Hereros Rebel Against Germany And Praise Their Chief
The Hereros boast of their chief in song, deeming Europeans inferior. They mock the king of England and Germany and claim Mahereo as first among princes, asking who rivals his power and cattle. Also noted is the Green children's concert at Christian church Friday evening.
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Germany
England
Mahereo
Christian Church
Break in Hop Market Fears Fade as Prices Stabilize
Dealers abandon fears of a market crash as prices hold in Washington Oregon and California. Contracts rise to 15 to 18 cents for next year with optimism for 1905 crops. Growers anticipate varied yields in coming years while 1905 may see prices surge if crops tighten.
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Tacoma
Tacoma News
Washington
Oregon
California
Pacific States
Herman Klaber
Klaber & Company
England
Germany
Negro Seaman Fires on Shipmates in Illinoiss Yard Incident
George Washington a negro seaman on the battleship Illinois in the New York navy yard shot apprentice Henry More in the arm and seaman Shape in the back after taunts. Washington fled toward the ferry but was captured after a water chase and engagement with sailors in icy conditions. Separately a library books presentation lists titles and donors to the city library.
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New York
George Washington
Illinois
New York Navy Yard
Henry More
Shape
More
Washington
Deadly blaze sweeps Minneapolis buildings destroying vast stock
A major fire in Minneapolis starting in the C. H. Peck & Co. photographic supply house spread to nearby buildings, including Boutelle Bros. six story furniture store. Three firemen died. several others were injured as losses reach $820000 with Bureau figures listing Peck 80000 Boutelle 375000 Powers Mercantile 225000 and Bintliff 120000.
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Minneapolis
C. H. Peck & Co
Boutelle Bros
H. Peck & Co
Powers Mercantile Co
Bintliff Mfg. Co
Former Minneapolis Mayor Ames Freed as Indictments Dismissed
Minneapolis December 14 Judge Elliott granted Special Attorney Kerrs motion that all indictments for bribery and corruption against former Mayor A A Ames be dismissed. The ruling ends the long trial slate surrounding Ames.
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Minneapolis
A. A. Ames
Elliott
Kerr
House impeachment of Judge Swayne announced to Senate
Washington December 14 the house committee notified the senate of Judge Charles Swayne’s impeachment. President Pro Tem Frye said the senate would act on its notice, marking a rare profound impression on the chamber. The report follows a long arc of political confrontation.
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Washington
Dee
House
Senate
Charles Swayne
Hat sale and bread offer at Greene and Schott
Local markets note a Christmas sale with bargains on Pattern, Tailored, and Street hats at H. H. Schott Co. Millinery Department. Greene's store advertises fine homemade bread as a hot weather alternative for customers.
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Millinery Department
H. H. Schott Co
Greene’s
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Arthur Pierce
V. C
B. W. Pickett
J. F. Lince
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J. C. Liggett
F. Horsley
F. A. Curry
F.C. Hall
W. I. Lince
P. Frank
Ida Jordan
P. C
Belle Arendt
Belle Ritchie
Della Aumiller
Gertrude Zook
Recorder
Louisa Roberts
Liggett
Fin
Mary Hammel
I. G
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O. G
Daisy Wiley
Missionary Meeting
Marsh & Arnold
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Corea
Hereros
Emerson
DeQuincey
Fiji
Chelsea
Century
H. M. Bartlett
Walda
Captain Kettle
Murray Davenport
Darrell
Captain Bluitt
Elizabeth
A. M
Scudders
Wm. Bryce Ives
Rupert of
Vera Hill
Bessie C. Hall
Case
Doc Ames
Yakima Hardware Co
Seeee Grain
Yakima Milling Company
Club Whea Vos
Owen Jones
Yakima Ave
Hotel
Yakima
Kohls Shoe Co
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