Merger Aims to Link Portland Spokane via North Coast
Portland reports that the Harriman system plans a Pacific Northwest upgrade including a cut-off between Portland and California cutting travel by 22 hours. North Coast extension to Snake River will join Oregon Railroad and Navigation, shortening Portland Spokane routes. Milwaukee and Puget Sound gain Spokane access via Marengo. Fair facilities gain water‑supply connections as funding next debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Kruttschnitt
Pacific Northwest
Southern Pacific Company
California
San Francisco
North Coast Railroad
Snake River
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Harriman Companies
Spokane
Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad
North Coast
Marengo
Pace Reappointed Secretary of Washington State Fair
John W. Pace was re-elected secretary of the Washington State Fair commission for a two year term. The board called the action the most important business transacted and noted plans to build a newer, larger grandstand within the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Pace
Washington State Fair Commission
Commission
S. J. Kloeber
Peruna Claims Cure for Catarrhal Asthma and Debilitating Catarrh
Letters from J L Boullio una of Little Rock and Samuel Burden of Summit NJ praise Peruna. Boullio una reports asthma relief after starting Peruna, while Burden says three bottles cured fall catarrh and lingering weakness. Product manufactured by Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Boullioun
R. F. L. Boullioun
State St
Little Rock
Ark
Samuel Burden
Springfield Ave
Summit
N. J
Peruna
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
Ohio
New Water Measurement System On Reservation Irrigation
Engineers install a system to measure water flow through numbered headgates and marked boards for each headgate to show each rancher’s water share. The change, led by Engineer Martin, aims to prevent shortages after haying and reduce irrigation conflicts among reservation ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Property Owner Seeks Reassessment of Condemnation Award
E. W. Smith files in superior court to set aside the North Coast condemnation judgment and prove true value for Lots 7 and 8 in block 112 west side residence. The awarded price is 4250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Coast
E. W. Smith
Superior Court
Sidewalk Project Aims at Cemetery Entrance
A four foot wide board sidewalk will run from Johnson's corner south to the cemetery east entrance funded by local residents. C. S. Mead J. F. McMechan and E. B. Valikanje are the fundraising committee, appointed at a Monday night meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson's Corner
C. S. Mead
J. F. McMechan
E. B. Valikanje
Mice Nest in Pot Yields Savings of $165
James Babcock found a coffee pot in his Port Jervis cellar containing old pay envelopes. Papers inside revealed bills totaling $165 his wife had saved monthly after her death 12 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Babcock
Port Jarvis
Madison man registered at Yakima hotel
Neill W. Fox of Madison Wisconsin is registered at the Yakima hotel this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neill W. Fox
Madison, Wis
Yakima Hotel
Olympia Stranded After Icebound Sinking Threatens Total Loss
The steamer Olympia lies wrecked on rocks near Light Island off the Alaska coast after a fierce gale. 126 aboard were saved with three crew missing. Rescue efforts by Donal dson and Juno succeeded though Corsair and other craft were forced back by storm. Passengers praise the crew for their composure and care during the perilous sinking process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdez
Olympia
Ligh Island
Northwestern
Ellamar
Cordova
George T. Hayes
Corsair
Katalla
Donaldson
Sick Man Returns Home From St Elizabeths Hospital
William Carlson, a county charge at St Elizabeths hospital, will be sent home near Kansas City Kansas tonight for a long trip eastward. Transportation is provided by friends in the east. Carlson, said to suffer from tuberculosis, wishes to see his former home again and his friends acted on this. He has no close relatives in this country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carlson
St. Elizabeths’ Hospital
Kansas City
Kansas
Carlson
Young Men’s Christian Association Debt Campaign Exceeds Goal
The YMCA ten day debt drive closed with pledges and cash totaling 20 019 while 17 900 had been raised in hand by Saturday night. Captain A H Huebner and Mark W Pennington led the effort to raise an additional 2100 bringing the team total to about 3500 with support from Attorney McAulay and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
A. H. Huebner
Mark W. Pennington
McAulay
Local Patent Medicine Ad Finds Cure Claims
A. Schingeck of 647 Elm Street Buffalo writes that Dr King's New Life Pills cured her chronic constipation when others failed. The advertisement touts relief for biliousness jaundice indigestion headache chills malaria and debility with a 25 cent price at Clark's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
A. Schingeck
Elm St
Buffalo
N. Y
Clark's
Prosser Fruit Men Join Association
Prosser districts fruit growers form the Prosser District Fruit Growers association of the Yakima Valley to control handling and marketing of orchard products. Secretary W P Romans of the parent organization explained details, and within a short meeting it aligned with fellow producers in the region extending influence into Benton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosser
Yakima Valley
Prosser District
Yakima
Benton
Aged Farmer Killed by Unscheduled Electric Car
W. P. Hubbard, a deaf farmer from Wide Hollow, was struck and killed near Snyder's crossing by a Transportation Co. electric car driven by Motorman Colegrove. He walked along the track to borrow a suitcase for his wife to visit a dying sister in Spokane. The accident occurred just before 9 am on a private right of way. The coroner deemed no inquest necessary. Hubbard leaves a wife and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Hubbard
Wide Hollow
Transportation Company
Colegrove
Snyder's
Hubbard
Spokane
Mr. Hubbard
Japanese Travelers See Parents Leave North Yakima
K Morikawa and Y Shirota left North Yakima Friday for Japan. They were seen off at the railway station by about twenty Japanese members of the Japanese association of Yakima county. Morikawa, a prominent local figure, heads toward Japan to visit his parents and bring his wife and two children back. Shirota, ordered home by doctors, may not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Morikawa
Y. Shirota
North Yakima
Japan
Seattle
Joseph Komura
Japanese Association of
Yakima County
Morikawa
Shirota
North
Yakima
North Front Street
Yakima Business Men Urge Federal Help for Irrigation Expansion
North Yakima business leaders pressed for government reclamation to include storage on Lakes Keechelus Kaches Cle Elum and Meads Meadows to unlock further development of Sunnyside and Indian reservation lands. They urged Senator Jones to secure a large share of a 20 million dollar appropriation, linking dam completion to new irrigated acreage and the High Line project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Kaches
Keechelus
Cle Elum
McAlilister’s
Tieton
Sunnyside
Commrcial Club
Yakima
Comem Recial Club
J. L. Hughes
W. A. Bell
L. O. Meigs
United States
Yakima Valley
Columbia Basin
Concrete work starts at Outlook pumping plant site
A carload of cement arrived Monday for the Outlook pumping plant and three new drops in Snipes lateral. Reclamation crews establish camp and begin unloading. Work will include the Snipe's mountain siphon and continue until water delivery is expanded for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outlook
Snipes Lateral
Journal of Outlook
Snipe’s Lateral
Foley Kidney Pills Praised By Rochester Man
A Rochester resident testimonials that Foley Kidney Pills cured his kidney disease after a sharp back pain and irregular kidney action. He reports renewed vigor and strength and recommends the product. Available at North Yakima Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mayer
Rochester
N. Y
North
Outsiders Staying in City Include Claridges of Portland
Mr and Mrs 8 J Claridge of Portland Oregon are listed among outsiders presently visiting the city as travelers and temporary guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. J. Claridge
Portland, Ore
City
Telegraph Service Expands With Special Ocean Mail
Western Union announces the Special Ocean Mail Service to speed foreign correspondence. Night letters and other telegraphic links will deliver dispatches from any U S location to the ocean mail port within hours of sailing. A five cent postage applies in addition to standard telegraph tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
San Francisco
London
New York
Yokohama
Vancouver
United States
Ocean Mail
Seattle
Woman helps stake rich ore near Seaton Lake remembered in Northwest
Victoria B C December 12 Mrs Mary Waterman remembered as the first white resident of Lillooet returns from California. She recalls a gold ledge at Seaton Lake shown by an old Indian friend. Her description spurred friends to visit stake and record claims prospecting rich ore. If proven valuable she stands to gain about 15000 dollars for her tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Mary Waterman
Lilllooet
California
Goodby
United States Army
Man Kills Himself Over Love in South Norwalk Story
In South Norwalk Connecticut Joseph Sturges Gillum age 21 strangled himself with a lace from his bride Nellie Neville's corset, unable to work due to overwhelming love. He left a note saying he could not work or sleep. The couple had married two months earlier and lived with Nellie’s mother. Gillum, formerly steady and industrious, grew listless after marriage and refused to leave Nellie’s side despite friends urging help.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Joseph Sturges Gillum
Nellie
Godby
Joe
Gillum
Nellie Neville
Margaret B Cc. Neville
Valley Place
Romance of Two Continents Ends in Danish Nobleman’s Danish-American Marriage
In San Francisco Octavius Arntzen, heir to a Portuguese noble family and former Danish court official, married Copenhagen heiress Miss Hilla Anderson. Having fallen on hard times, Arntzen worked as a laborer earning $2 daily while rebuilding his fortunes in the United States before winning his bride. Next year he plans to return to Denmark to prove his success to his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Octavius Arntzen
Hilla Anderson
Copenhagen
Arntzen
Denmark
United States
Europe
Miss Anderson
Hoquiam Elopers Thrown In Mud
Hoquiam, Wash., Dec. 10. Edwin Minnick and Pearl Hunter Minnick eloped to Montesano where they wed Tuesday and returned to Aberdeen. While hurrying to catch a 6 15 train to Oakville their carriage overturned in a street mud spill injuring neither seriously.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Montesano
Aberdeen
Edwin Minnick
Pearl L. Hunter
Oakville
Bryan warns Democrats against Wall Street leadership
Lincoln Nebraska December 12 The Commoner by W J Bryan condemns a policy of retreat to win a victory and urges the Democratic party to avoid forming a coalition with Wall Street arguing that leadership would not reflect democratic principles but a promised victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Wall Street
Oregon-Washington Railroad to Become Harriman Unit
Oregon-Washington Railroad Navigation company to merge into the Harriman group as the Oregon Railroad Navigation entity dissolves on December 24. No changes in department heads yet. R Koehler remains president temporarily ahead of a full Harriman officer slate led by Judge Lovett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Harriman Corporation
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
Oregon-Washington Company
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
North Coast Railroad
R. Koehler
Southern Pacific
Judge Lovett
Union Pacific System
Dr J S Kloeber Visits Selah Ranch for Several Days
Dr J S Kloeber traveled to Selah on Monday to his ranch and planned to stay several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Kloeber
Selah
The Important Problem in Laxatives
The text promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a healthful, gentle, effective laxative. It claims permanent benefits from proper use, approval by physicians, and satisfaction of many families over years. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
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Julius Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman System
Milwaukee
San Fransico
Robert 4. Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Pace
Washington State Fair
Kloeber
Gillett
Wisconsin
J. L. Smith
Chicago
J. L. Kloeber
Charles Heath
Co. M. Hauser
J. C. Hubbell
Ellensburg
State Fair
West Side
Alasaka
Banks
Prosser Fruit Men
Association
Benton County
Interurban
Sister-Inlaw
Y. Shirota II
McAllister’s Meadows
Lake Cle Elum
Jones
Bryan Waileth
Kelly
Rome
Pess
Tim Kelly
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