Woman Battles Suicide Attempt in Red Light District
Thelma Lessenberg tried to kill herself with carbolic acid in North Yakima while Grace Howard pursued her to prevent the act. Howard and Lessenberg were burned. Hamilton suffered facial burns as the bottle shattered. Howard, a proprietress, had recently learned her lover, who lived in Seattle, sent money for a visit but chose Salt Lake instead.
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Thelma Lessenberg
Ray Hamilton
Grace Howard
Red-Light District
Lessenberg
Howard
Hamilton
Lesenberg
Seattle
North Yakima
Salt Lake
Hear Petition Set for Toppenish Incorporation
County commissioners schedule March 4 for a hearing on incorporating the Lily tract west of the railroad in Toppenish. Opponents seek no partial incorporation until the entire town can be included.
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Toppenish
Congress
Lee
Lily
Yakima Inter-Valley Traction Franchise Changes
After a meeting with stockholders and county commissioners the Yakima Inter-Valley Traction franchise was amended to specify rights of way on roads in Moxee Parker Bottom Wide Hollow and Ahtanum. Fred Parker attorney for the company drafted changes. A gravel hauling agreement with minimum county costs may be finalized, with a hearing notice to run for thirty days from February 7.
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Yakima Inter-Valley Traction Company
Fred Parker
Moxee
Parker Bottom
Wide Hollow
Ahtanum
Postmaster General Suggests Address Card On Envelopes
The Postmaster General proposes sign free cards on corners of envelopes to guarantee return if letters cannot be delivered. A printed address card would ensure letters return to sender when the addressee is unknown or the address is wrong. The Herald invites readers to learn more about this simple cost-effective idea.
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Learm
Coal delivery system eases supply and orders surge
Northwestern Improvement Company reports a new coal sale method since January 19 that delivers within a day of booking. From January 19 to February 1 about 900 orders were booked, with daily receipts averaging 125 tons. The city limits price is 5.50 per ton, and the system has reduced unfilled orders though over 100 remain.
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Northwestern Improvement Company
North Yakima
Pioneer Lumber Company
Hughes & DeKay
Hessey
Sunnyside Pioneer R. D. Young Dies in Los Angeles
R D Young, a Sunnyside valley pioneer who settled south of the townsite after the canal opened, died in Los Angeles where he went for health reasons. His remains are to be brought back for interment Sunday. He is survived by Mrs Young and three sons Frank Harold and Arthur.
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Sunnyside
the Herald
R. D. Young
Frank Ritchie
Los Angeles
Young
California
Mr. Young
Sunnyside Valley
Sunnyside Canal
Frank
Harold
Arthur
Amendment to extend suffrage defeated by convention vote
Guthrie Oklahoma February 5. The constitutional convention tabling of the proposed amendment to extend the right of franchise to women shows the body’s stance on woman suffrage. The committee report omits suffrage and the amendment was defeated 56 to 28.
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Guthrie, Okla
Coeur d Alene Reservation Lands Open to Settlement Inquiries Rise
The Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation may open next fall with about 310000 acres to settlers after Indian allotments. Up to 7000 homestead tracts could attract tens of thousands of applicants, passing through Spokane en route to Coeur d'Alene. Filing costs include 22 per 160 acres plus appraised land value, with five yearly installment payments. timber lands require five years residence.
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Coeur D'Alene
Ida
R. N. Dunn
General Land Commissioner
Crow Reservation
Fierce Storm in Cascades Delays Northern Pacific Trains
Heavy Cascades snowfall and winds strand freight and passenger service. Eight feet of snow blanketed tracks, with three to four more feet added since Sunday. Rotary plows and flanger engines struggle to keep lines open, trains 12 hours or more late. No 1 North Coast Limited 60 hours late. Telegraphic links broken, Spokane and Seattle routed via Chicago Portland or Oakland. Rex Miles cites 200-plus messages behind on Sound business.
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Northern Pacific
Cascades
Montana
North Coast Limited
Here
Sound
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Chicago
Portland
Oakland
Rex Miles
The
Western Union
Severe Winter Hits Midwest Delays Rail Travel
Twenty two degrees below zero in St Paul with persistent zero weather for seventeen days. North Dakota reports widespread cold and delays as Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains run six to eight hours late. McHenry counts no trains since December 18 and fuel shortages worsen conditions.
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ST. Paul
North Dakota
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
McHenry
N. D
Smith Succeeds Alger In Michigan Senate Seat
Lansing reports Congressmen William Alden Smith was elected to complete the unfinished term of Senator Alger. The decisive vote occurred today in the state capital, filling the vacancy left by Alger.
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Lansing, Mich
Congreeaman
Wm. Alden Smith
Alger
Special Officers Probe Liquor Traffic at Toppenish
A department of the interior special agent has been at Toppenish for several days to investigate liquor sales to Indians and related conditions. Indian Agent Lynch had filed many complaints, leading to two officers being detailed to examine activities on the reservation.
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Department of the Interior
Toppenish
Lynch
Department
Army appropriation bill carries eighty one and five tenths million
The Senate spent the day debating the Indian appropriation bill but did not finish. The army appropriation bill was reported and will be taken up after the Indian bill. The army bill carries 81 1/2 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Potatoes From Yakima valley Reach Seattle Prices
Fifteen cars of Yakima potatoes arrived in Seattle Monday with Yakima product selling from 30 to 82 dollars a ton. White River region tubers brought 26 to 30 dollars per ton.
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Seattle
Yakima Valley
Yakima
White River
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Yakima Hardware Co
F. J. Tichner
Central
W.W. I. Ladd
Pres
Charles Carpenter
First National Bank
United States
North Yakima, Wash
W. L. Steinweg
A. B. Cline
Asst
Yakima Inter-Valley Company
Postmaster
Sunnyside Pioneer Dead
Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation
Coeur d’Alene
Rives
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Associated Press
Ellensburg
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