Attempted suicide at Yakima saloon amid marriage turmoil
Peter Crawford of Yakima City tried to cut his throat in a Yakima saloon late Friday evening. He was restrained by friends after declaring life worthless. The incident followed rumors of a disputed marriage involving his relative to a 15 year old girl who wed days earlier in North Yakima.
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Peter Crawford
Yakima City
Crawford
North
Yakima
William Hawkins
Hawkins
Old Town
Mrs. Crawford
Bacchus
T. N. Henry
Yakimas Sunnyside
Sunnyside
Ellensburg
Henry
Will Severyns
Prosser
Prosser Bulletin
Normal School Notes Reflect Winter Activities and Visits
Mr. Cornett of North Yakima attended the Normal school on Thursday. Principal Wilson spoke at North Yakima last Saturday and returned for assemblies. The Eclectic and Crescent societies hosted programs with tableaux from The Idylls of the King and private performances. Prof. W. D. Wyman of Whitman College spoke to the Commercial club about irrigation. Primary grades renewed their Christmas program. students produced manual training gifts in sewing and wood and metalwork. The training school closed December 2 and reopens January 8. four new pictures were added to school decorations.
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W. D. Wyman
Whitman College
Normal School
Ellensburg
Commercial Club
Assembly Hall
Dboys
Side-Lights on the Railroad Cases at North Yakima Trials
Notable figures attend the railroad cases in North Yakima including Hon. H. S. Huson former Northern Pacific chief engineer and Tacoma ex mayor now reconstructor of Harriman lines. Strahorn and Levy preside for North Coast and Northern Pacific respectively as witnesses and managers argue three pivotal routes in play at the court.
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H. S. Huson
Northern Pacific Railroad
Tacoma
Harriman
Oregon
Huson
North Coast
Northern Pacific
Husan
North Yakima
Court House
Henry J. Snively
North
Yakima Ner
Snively
Robert E. Strahorn
North Coast Road
Charles M. Levy
Strahorn
Levy
Union Gap
Parker Siding
Grosscup
Tea a typhoid preventive and ironing tips in 1906 column
The column mixes household tips with health news. It notes tea as a typhoid preventive after Major J G McNaught’s experiments and warns about using cold tea for soldiers. It also covers ironing beeswax for gloss and patching wallpaper with sun faded matching. It mentions legal notes on railroads and Seattle court complaints about a Nostalgia card.
Freight car interchange urged to ease rail shortage
Intercity stakeholders and Interstate Commerce Commission officials urged free interchange of freight cars among railroads. Western lines support it. eastern roads resist, profiting from current use of western and own cars, worsening west and south shortages.
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Kansas City, Mo
Interstate Commerce
Prouty
Western Lines
Washington Educational Association Meet In Bellingham
The twentieth annual meeting will be held in Bellingham December 26 to 28. State Superintendent A. E. Bryan presides and O. C. Whitney of Tacoma is secretary. Separate sections include graded and high schools, colleges, county superintendents, normal instructors, music and manual arts, mathematics, science, boards, and commercial faculties. A large state-wide attendance is expected.
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Bellingham
Washington Educational Association
A. E. Bryan
O. C. Whitney
Tacoma
Christmas Office Robbery in Butte
Two masked men bound and gagged two sleeping clerks at the Great Northern Express office in uptown Butte. They ransacked the room but did not blow the safe, taking $100 and two watches while hundreds of Christmas packages remained untouched.
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Butte
Mont
Great Northern Express Company
Shortest Day Marks Winter Arrival in Washington
In Washington D C on December 22 1919 winter arrives as the sun earth alignment reaches its minimum separation at 1 p m in the capital and 10 a m in North Yakima. The day is the year's shortest in the northern hemisphere while the southern hemisphere enjoys its longest day. The seven days around this date were called Halcyon days by the ancients.
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Washington, D. C
North
Yakima
Society Notes and Local Club Happenings
Society notes report Dr and Mrs L L Porter returning from Olympia guests of Mrs Streets and daughter Mrs M H Richardson and two Seattle children to visit over holidays with her mother Mrs E K Lombard. Baptist Missionary society met at Mrs W W Feltons 108 South Sixth for a year end program. Young Men’s club dance at Wisconsin hall featured Creola Orchestra. Creola club to host another dance Jan 4. A F and A M lodge No 24 elected officers with list and next meeting set for Jan 4 at Mrs Charles Riggle residence. Donald Calkins visiting, to Kennewick for Christmas with Rev and Mrs H M Bartlett. Betty Bamble and Marjorie Moran return from state university for holidays. Alpine restaurant on South Second sold to Albert Gagner who plans improvements and to run a class restaurant.
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O— the
Baptist Missionary Society
W. W. Felton
South Sixth Street
Charles Ray
The
Charles Riggle
South Fourth Street
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America
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Rock Island
Seattle
Nellie Ramsey Collins
Northern Pacific Express Company
Nellie Ramsey
Red Light District
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Miss Ramsey
Express
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J. A. Falconer
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Falcnner
Plere
Spokane
Lewis
King County
King
Howland Ranna
Chicago News
H. Ml, Helliesen
R. R
Santa
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Society Notes
L. L. Porter
Olympia
Ralph R. Streets
M. H. Richardson
E. K. Lombard
Wisconsin Hall
Creola Club
A. E. Knerr
Fred Shaw
Alonzo Bowman
M. S. Scudder
J. D. Cornett
Donald Calkins
Kennewick
H. M. Bartlett
Betty Bamble
Marjorie Moran
State University
South Second Street
Albert Gagner
Mr. Gagner
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