Night Riders Under Guard in Rankin Murder Case
In Union City Tennessee on December 21 the state pressed its case against eight night riders accused in Captain Rankin's murder. Frank Fehringer gave a detailed account of the Rankin tragedy and other outrages while Emma Thurman Johnson testified about being whipped by the band amid efforts to drop her divorce suit.
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Union City
Tenn
Captain Rankin
Frank Fehringer
Rankin
Emma Thurman Johnson
Fehringer
Johnson
Grand Jury
Joe Johnson
Pinton
James
Robbed While Stealing Aide On Rail Car
James Austin a laborer working near Wapato says he was assaulted and robbed of 12.20 while riding a box car between Wapato and Yakima City. He quit his farm job last Saturday and cannot name the farmer. He recalls a masked man with hat down and coat up who struck him, then told him to keep quiet. Austin, 25, says his parents live near Tacoma and believes the robber left at Yakima City.
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James Austin
Wapato
Austin
Yakima City
Tacoma
North Coast Railroad Settles West Side Hotel Condemnation
North Coast railroad pays 16004.60 to the superior court in its condemnation case against Mrs. Julia Hess. The settlement ends the litigation with no appeal expected from either side. This first North Coast condemnation in the city may set values for future measures along West Yakima Avenue and North Second Avenue.
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West Side
Julia Hess
North Coast Railroad
Superior Court
West Yakima Avenue
North Second Avenue
Yakima Concrete Pipe Works to Enlarge and Expand
A co partnership formed by Ralph Harris W E Day and W E Smith plans to enlarge the Yakima Concrete Pipe Works to meet rising demand. They will manufacture concrete making machinery and various concrete forms and apply for patents on tiling equipment. A Sunnyside plant is planned with a 6000 foot pipe order, plus sites at White Bluffs and other Columbia river locations. The Yakima plant will also produce machinery for farms and be located at Fourth Avenue and Walnut Street.
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Yakima
Ralph Harris
W. E. Day
W. E. Smith
Washington
Sunnyside
White Bluffs
Columbia River
Fourth Avenue
Walnut Street
Fatal Hunting Accident in Pleasant Valley
Joseph I. Perry aged 22 was accidentally shot in the leg by a 22 caliber rifle held by Carl Hartwell during a hunting return from Selah. Perry died an hour later from loss of blood. Father injured in a wagon accident. brother ill with typhoid. Funeral Thursday at Shaw-Flint parlors for Fraternal Brotherhood member.
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Pleasant Valley
Joseph I. Perry
Carl Hartwell
Perry
John
Selah
Shaw-Flint
Fraternal Brotherhood
Real Christmas Weather Brings Snow to North Yakima
Real Christmas weather arrives in North Yakima with a two inch snow fall on Monday. Shown are festive sleigh rides on Yakima avenue led by a black horse team driven by A. J. Shaw. The holiday crowd enjoys sleighs sleds and a cutter drawn by a car as transportation.
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North Yakima
A. J. Shaw
Yakima Avenue
United Boost For All Valley Cooperative Plan Outlined
Toppenish Commercial club proposes a joint meeting of Yakima valley commercial clubs from Pasco to the Cascade range. The aim is united promotion of the Yakima country with representation from North Yakima Ellensburg Wapato Toppenish Sunnyside Granger Mabton Prosser Kennewick Pasco and other valley towns to coordinate advertising ahead of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.
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Yakima Valley
Pasco
Cascade Mountains
Yakima
Toppenish Commercial Club
Toppenish
James
North Yakima
Ellensburg
Wapato
Sunnyside
Granger
Mabton
Prosser
Kennewick
New Apples for Orchards Show Market Shifts
Yakima valley growers hear buyers at Spokane’s National Apple show favor several less common varieties. Grimes Golden and Delicious demand grows, with Winter Banana and others like Spitzenberg and Winesap remaining key for red apple markets. Yellow Newtown targets foreign trade amid rising plantings. A. D. Sloan's Drug Store promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy.
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Yakima Valley
Spokane
Yakima
Chicago
North Yakima
Hood River
Wenatchee
Spitzenberg
Winesap
Jonathan
Foley
A. D. Sloan's Drug Store
Eagles Plan Grand Ball at Holstein Pavilion Christmas Night
Fraternal Order Eagles announce a grand Christmas ball at Holstein pavilion after Tieton hall was repurposed as a skating rink. Wright's orchestra will provide music, promising one of the city’s finest public balls. Also includes a testimonial on Foley's Honey and Tar curing asthma from Mrs Adolph Buesing of Davenport Iowa.
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Eagles
Holstein
Tieton Hall
Wright
Foley
Adolph Buesing
West Third Street
Davenport
Iowa
A. LD. Sloan's
Hing
City council rejects saloon license amid serious charges
The S. and S saloon on South Front street had its license renewal denied after police committee concerns over crime and stolen property. A second saloon, War wick on North Front street, secured a license renewal. The dispute includes street closures, property conveyances, and criticism of A. S. Congdon’s influence on the council.
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South Front Street
Short
Melis
Hank Noll
Warwick
North Front Street
Capitol Hill Plot Contention With City Over Street Extensions
A. S. Congdon pushes acceptance of his Capitol Hill property as city planners debate extending Walnut Pine and Spruce streets west to meet city limits. Council previously blocked due to lack of through-street provisions in the plat, despite earlier ordinances 481 482 and 596 guiding city extensions.
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A. S. Congdon
A. 3 S. Congdon
Capitol Hill
Stronge
Congdon
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Perfection
Japan
Our
Fichictien
Sandemou Company
North Gost
Hess
Snively
West Side Hotel
The
Jos. L. Perry
United Boost For All Valley
Toppenish Organization
Grimes
Barnatto
Barnatto Diamond Co
Girard Bldg
Enterprise
Thos. Mason, Prop
North Yakima, Wash
Walnut
Spruce
Pine
Polk
Gazetteer
Oregon
R. L. Polk & Co., Inc
Seattle, Wash
Mollistor
Rocky Mountain
Bernarer Daca Company
Madison
Wis
Dr. King
Cyris
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