Busy Session Ahead as Congress Eyes Tariff Reform
Northwest leader Senator Wesley L. Jones predicts a busy session centered on tariff revisions with Democratic and Republican aims diverging on revenue and protection. Alaska legislation and Panama Canal tolls loom large, with transport and local self government debated. Also notes Christmas visits, local hires, and community notices.
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Alaska
Northwest
Fisher
Panama Canal
Pacific
Jones
Local News Briefs From North Yakima This Holiday Season
Miss Ella Ridgeway arrives from Seattle to spend Christmas with her Ridgeway family. Grand Lodge official Charles Atkins of Tacoma visits for Masonic degree work. George Prior ill with a severe cold. H. M. Ensign travels to Chicago on C W R N. Mrs Shearer and daughter depart for the west side. A son is born to Mr and Mrs J B Ernsdorff on Broadway Friday. Knights of Columbus to Seattle for Fourth Degree initiation. Washington State College students Marlowe Lesh and William Irish return home for holidays, joined by Armstead of New York.
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Thomas B. Hill
Tampico
North Yakima
Seattle
Charles H. Anderson
Verna
Bernice
Ravalla
Mont
Art Cameron
E. W. Dooley
State Educational Association
Huntley
H. N. Lichty
Sunnyside
Alfred J. Helton
Portland
Nina Needham
County Auditor's Office Force
Walla Walla
Philena Dalton
Joseph Dalton
Academy of the Holy Name
Ray Felton
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Yakima
Felton
Mount Vernon
The
Argus
J. D. Clemmer
Ellensburg
Theodore Steiner
Antlers
N. P. Linn
Herald
Mabton
Halsey R. Watson
Utah
Arizona
Zillah Free Press
Granger
C. Olsen
Olsen
Myrtle Steel
North
L. H. Linbarger
Pasco
Rhodia Burroughs
Katheryn Burroughs
Helen Hunt
Clara
Ella Berg
Mollie Brown
Eda Lizee
Eva Scott
J. M. Bennett
Tim Kelly
Wapato Independent
R. D. Childs
Commercial Hotel
J. D. Cornett
Toppenish
George B. Frye
Tacoma
Commercial
Alex McCredy
Wapato
B. ¥. Barge
Frank Williams
L. K. Davis
Baltimore
B. F. Kumler
Mr. Kumler
California
Thomas Chambers
Leroy Cronkhite
United States Marine Service
Bremerton
O. B. Cronkhite
Selah
Bert H. Barker
Sunnyside Sun
Davis Family
Ed. Rowan
North Coast Lumber Company
Charles Bunnell
Leroy Pierce
W. M. Pearce
Charles R. Curtiss
United States Collection Agency
H. L. Sommerville
Treton Country
J. A. Adams
Roy D. Da‘mon
E. W. Shaw
South Eighth Avenue
Mr. Shaw
A. M. Shaw
A. R. Butt
S. EB. Ferris
A. E Goodwin
Parker Bottom
Mesers
R. C
A. G. Adams
Roy D. Damon
Sam Poulos
Busy Bee
Wilson Ashley Hayner
South Third Avenue
Medical Lake
Wesley K. Garrett
West
Yakima Avenue
Yakima Commercial Company
Poultry Association
Ella Ridgeway
City
J. W. Ridgeway
South Nndies Avenue
Charles D. Atkins
Grand Lodge of Washington
Yakima Lodge
George Prior
H.M. Ensign
Chicago
Marlowe Lesh
William Irish
Washington State College
Pullman
Mr. Armstead
New York
Noted Men Attend Funeral of John Bigelow
New York December 25 Many prominent figures plan to attend the funeral of John Bigelow the renowned author and statesman He died Tuesday morning after celebrating his ninety fourth birthday on November 25 He shared decades with William Cullen Bryant at the New York Evening Post and served as US representative to Paris during the Civil War in various diplomatic posts
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New York
John Bigelow
Bigelow
William Cullen Bryant
New York Evening Post
United States
Paris
Women Overburdened by North Yakima Social Life
North Yakima women juggle six to eight societies and frequent meetings from culture clubs to church boards causing social overload. Debate on city flower favors a red rose for Yakima with contenders like Gruss and Teplitz and others debating geranium viability for winter housing.
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North Yakima
Rara Avis
Yakima
Woman's Club
Portia Club
President’s Council
Health Committee
Art Committee
Guild
Missionary Meeting
Richmond
Liberty
Central Railway of Georgia Installs Train Despatch Phones
New equipment installed to handle train despatch communications. The Central Railway of Georgia announces the addition of telephone lines to streamline scheduling and coordination across its rail network.
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New York
Central Railway of Georgia
Wool Growers Meeting Ends In Omaha With High Attendance
In Omaha Nebraska the National Wool Growers association conclaves mark the reinvention of the group with an attendance of about one thousand to two thousand delegates and exhibitors. In Washington Maj Gen Leonard Wood chief of staff supports restoring the army post canteen in his annual report noting broad army sentiment in favor.
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Wool Growers Meeting
Omaha
Neb
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Washington, D. C
Leonard Wood
Army
Wreck of Maine to Be Distributed Under Bill
Washington outlines distribution of Maine wreck relics to cities patriotic societies and veterans under an urgent deficiency bill totaling 2,270,000 with 900,000 allotted for raising the wreck. Grants require payment of labor and cost by the recipient groups.
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Maine
Washington
House
Has Course in Highway Work At Columbia University
Columbia University starts a new highway engineering course under Prof. Arthur H. Blanchard former Rhode Island state engineer. The department argues highway engineering is a distinct field requiring specialized training beyond civil engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia University
Department of Education
Arthur H. Blanchard
Rhode Island
Danish-American Park plans in Denmark discussed
An executive committee of Danish-Americans forms to dedicate a proposed Danish American national park near Aalborg in Jutland. They bought 400 acres, with over 1000 subscribers nationwide funding the project to gift the park to the Dutch government for public use and annual Independence Day celebrations by Americans on July 4.
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Denmark
Chicago
Aalborg
Jutland
New Whaling Firm Forms in Olympia
Alaska Whaling Company of Minnesota files articles of incorporation in Washington to enter the whaling field. Capital stock set at 200000 dollars. Spokane contracts Palmer Union for 60000 barrels of oil monthly at 75 cents a barrel, deliverable to Portland or Seattle.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Alaska Whaling Company of
Minnesota
Spokane
Palmer Union Company
Portland
Seattle
Dope Soup and Gold Output Report Highlight Local News
The article notes authorities destroyed drug tins by dissolving contents in boiling water dubbed dope soup then poured it into the sewer. It also reports Black Hills gold output for the year ending November 1 reaching 7.63 million dollars.
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Chinatown
Black Hills
Pierre
Daugherty
Alaska's First Dining Car Opens on Copper River Route
The Copper River and Northwestern line operates Alaska's first dining car built from an old coach in Cordova shops. A man and his wife manage the service on the Cordova to interior runs.
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Alaska
Cordova
Copper River & Northwestern Road
Indianapolis News
Mabel's Hobble Skirt Warning
A humorous verse about Mabel's tight hobble skirt hindering her movement on streets and cars. It ends with a caution to comely maids to beware. The playful tale centers on wardrobe limiting mobility and a missed bend causing a frightful prospect.
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Mabel
The Day That Nothing Happens
A reflective verse on choosing steady work over constant social bustle. The speaker finds happiness in rhythmic effort, rest, and purposeful living rather than chasing fleeting pleasures and endless distractions.
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Anne McM. Irwin
Neutilus
Seattle plans municipal trolley line after fare cut
Seattle moves to operate a municipal car line after compelling Stone & Webster to reduce trolley fares to 4 cents. Bonds totaling 800000 have been authorized and construction will start immediately. A separate San Francisco report notes contraband opium valued over 100000 was dumped into a sewer manhole behind the customs house. drug in smoking form is prohibited here.
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Seattle
Wash
Stone & Webster Syndicate
San Francisco
Custom House
Arabs On Sixteen Thousand Attack Ainzare
Malta Chronicle reports Tripoli letter describing a surprise assault by 16 000 Arabs with artillery on Ainzare. Italians repulsed the attack after six hours of fierce fighting.
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London
Malta
the Chronicle
Tripoli
Ainzare
Wenatchee Fruit Pool Prices Announced for Year
Wenatchee Fruit Growers association pool prices for the closing year were announced by President Holcomb. He notes the season shows a strong performance despite perplexing problems and disputes a $2.25 sample offer cited by the Wenatchee World. He expects pool prices to average higher than those obtained by dependent shippers, and the final season settlement checks were mailed last night.
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Wenatchee Fruit Growers’ Association
Holcomb
Wenatchee
Association
Holcombe
Frost tests may be here for Yakima orchards
Practical frost fighting experiments may be conducted in Yakima orchards this spring under Prof. Morris from the state college. Data from orchardists using heating devices and records will be collected to assess effectiveness and inform growers statewide.
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Yakima
Morris
Department of Horticulture
State College
State
Oregon
California
Colorado
Washington
Yakima Valley
Out of Town Guests Visit Local Families for Holidays
Miss Marian E Coumbe of Seattle visiting her parents with Miss Edwina Kellogg of Seattle. Miss Harriet Ferguson, now teaching piano at Annie Wright seminary in Tacoma, visits friend Miss Hazel Green at 108 Seventh Avenue South for the holidays.
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Marian E. Coumbe
Holy Names Academy
Seattle
Edwina Kellogge
Harriet Ferguson
Battle Creek
Mich
Annie Wright Seminary
Tacoma
Hazel Green
Seventh Avenue South
Man’s pink shirt at funeral fuels court dispute
In an Eastern town a man who wore a pink shirt and a green tie to his wife’s funeral faces questions about his sanity and challenges to his will. The case moves through the local courts with emphasis on the husband’s state of mind and the testament.
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Yakima Highlands Irrigation and Land Company
Henry J. Lotz
David Longmire
Wenas
Perry Everett Taylor
Laura
Malmira Farr
Selah
Noah Sutton
Edna V. Wakerfield
North Yakima
Andy Best Wallace
Maude Ellen Perry
Outlook
Raymond B. Stevens
Edith L. Vail
Ivory Ellis Webb
Lora Aller
Wapato
W. J. Jewell
Moxes
Emily Chamberlin
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Wesley L. Jones
Senate
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
State of Washington
M. B. Campbell
Broad Way Avenue
Campbell
William Addington
Cowiche
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Johnn Bigelow
Northwest News
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Arkansas
Rome
Lipid
Ben Davis
Weather Bureau
Riverside
Oregon State College
Rogue River Valley
Federal Weather Bureau
Corvallis
Ore
Rogue River
Willamette Valley
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