Old Friends and New Recruiter Visit Philippine Linkups
Corporal Holden of the U S regular army in charge of the local recruiting station surprised himself by meeting several men who served with Company E in the Philippines during the Spanish American War. Capt. Bomford of the Twenty second Infantry supervises northwest recruiting from Spokane and discussed army advancement prospects and pay for privates, including retirement after thirty years at three fourths pay.
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Holden
United States Regular Army
Philippines
Spain
Islands
Capt
Bomford
Twenty-second Infantry
U. S
Uncle Sam
Congress
Horace as a Boy Turned Rich Man in West
A late night office note recalls Horace McKinley once a Wisconsin boy who became wealthy in the West. The informant, recalling Horace’s family, school days, and a father named Jim, notes his rise and a past pocket money loss as part of local lore.
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McKinney
West
United States
Horace McKinley
Horace
Wisconsin
Co 1
Jim
la Crosse
Horace and Johnny's Oregon Tale and Hop Plant Troubles
A narrator recalls Horace and Johnny, two boys tied to a wandering fortune and mischief. Horace seeks quick payoff, while Johnny becomes a reformed figure who later runs a valuable La Crosse County property after Jim’s death and hops decline. The speaker expresses sympathy for Horace’s past failures.
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Horace
Johnny
Oregon
Jim
la Crosse County
Peter
Home Made Catarrh Cure Promoted By Local Ad
An advertisement touts Cyclone a home mixture for catarrh. It combines Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla in teaspoonful doses after meals and at night. The claim says it clears catarrhal poisons from blood and eliminates mucous membrane sores.
Russian exile vows suit after prison release over Chehalis quarries
Joseph Wantski, recently freed after six and a half years for burglary, claims innocence and says he will sue the state of Washington through the Russian government for damages. He alleges harsh conditions at Chehalis state quarries and seeks redress with financial backing from Russian officials. His attorney, T Bland, supports the action.
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State of
Washinton
Chehalis
Siberia
Joseph Wantski
Wasilewski
Wantski
Walla Walla
Everett
North Yakima
Washington
St. Louis
Prisoner recounts brutal abuse at quarries and seeks redress
Wantski, a 45 year old man born near Moscow, describes severe mistreatment by guards at state quarries in Siberia calling conditions unimaginable and claims he was wrongfully convicted of burglary. He says guards like Tony and Clan pressured prisoners, used money for boarding instead of feeding inmates, and even fired a gun when challenged. He plans to pursue his suit in the United States.
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Tony
Clan
Walla Walla
United States
Siberia
Wantski
Swaski
Moscow
Russia
Hindus in North Yakima Seek Orchard Work in Spring
Seven Hindu men in North Yakima faced hostility from labor unions yet remain hopeful. They have been unable to find work for weeks and plan to stay through winter, aiming to secure orchard jobs in spring, guided by the belief that unions aid the working class. Kehr Singh Sasmas, a educated Hindu, voices support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Indian labor lecturer contrasts wages and unions with U S
Kehr Sasmas, spokesman for a band, compared labor in India and the United States. He praised higher wages here yet noted higher living costs and stated Indian workers lack organization due to government restrictions. He described poor savings and a plan to seek public land if available, hoping to become citizens and find fruit ranch work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kehr Sasmas
India
America
Kehr Salmas
Yakima Valley
House Built on Apples in Yakima Valley
A Yakima valley fruit grower turned four acres of Winesap apples into $6000 in a single year. He used the proceeds to build a modern home, funded entirely by the orchard, illustrating that farm prosperity and debt-free homes are achievable through smart orchard management and reinvestment. The piece contrasts past farm debt with present-day finance, praising profitable, low-debt farming in central Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Yakima Herald
Washington
Gulf
Yakima Valley
Such a Headache Normal Beats North Yakima 90 to 6
Washington State Normal School defeats North Yakima High School in Ellensburg 90 to 6. Stanley Wilson 24 baskets Chapman 6 and Frank Wilson 15 lead the Normal with Gibson 2 and McMechen 1 for the visitors. only one foul is recorded. Ellensburg teamwork shines as a banquet follows the game.
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Washington State Normal
North Yakima High School
Ellensburg
Stanley Wilson
Chapman
Frank Wilson
North Yakima
Gibson
McMechen
Wallace
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North Takim Wash
Lucky
Philippine Islands
FERRY
Mmle
O. M. Ferry
Ceraost
Moca
Prisioner
Wash
Helliesen
Kehr Singh Sasmas
Denver
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ben
Becht
G. T. Aumiller
City Draym
West Yakima
Little Bunny
Frank X. Nagler
Diamor
North Second ST
F. F. Nelson
Camp
Phas
Lietsiti
Cascade Lumber
Groce
First ST
Avenue
Phon
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