Reforming Walla Walla Penitentiary Proposed by Committee
Washington governor receives the committee report urging reforms at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla. Proposals include a visitors advisory board, separation of young offenders, an intermediate west-side prison, a revolving fund reform, expanded female labor, improved sanitation, jute mill relocation, and broader state-wide product distribution.
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Olympia
Mead
Walla Walla
State Penitentiary
Chehalis
Lyozue
Legissive Assembly
Hich
State Board of Control
Commonwealth
Cascades
Hoquiam Man Shot by Two Officers in Street
Hoquiam December 28 J Key was shot and fatally wounded by Officers Colipy and Upson as he appeared with a revolver in public. He had abducted his step child after threatening his mother in law and fired into a crowd before officers opened fire, striking Key in the head and leg. The child was unharmed.
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the Herald
Hoquiam
J. Key
Colipy
Upson
Key
Wade Music
Washington Capitol upgrade plan seeks 25000 dollar to 30000
A state capitol improvement report urges completing unfinished basement space and finishing the floors, with a plan to place custody under the state board of control. It recommends landscape work, new plumbing, heating changes, fireproof vaults, and office reorganization costing about 25 000 to 30 000 dollars without raising taxes.
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Olympia
Washington
J. G. Proctor
Tacoma
Thurston County
J. H. Davis
Board of Control
J. H. Brown
State Capitol
Capitol
Washington Street
Uniform Tax Assessments Report Shows Wide Disparities
The first biennial report of the state tax commissioners cites a lack of uniformity in property assessments across counties and classes. It notes values often range from 15 to 60 percent of true value, with a proposed 60 percent state-wide valuation. The commission urges annual county assessor meetings and gradual reform, detailing inheritance tax cases and broader study of tax systems to raise revenue.
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North Yakima
State Tax Commissioners
Olympia
Supreme Courts
Tax Commission
Police raid nets clothing plunder from shed
Chief of Police Cayou led a raid and recovered overcoats shirts underwear hats and other apparel from a shed near the ice house. A witness Frank Sinclair saw three men flee the shed and police suspect thieves from a neighboring town possibly operating by a box car break in or stolen keys.
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Cayon
Frank Sinclair
Inter-Valley work starts for Yakima line
A party of eight to ten engineers led by E. M. Kenley left Moxee ranch to establish a camp and locate a route for the Yakima and Intervalley Railway. The project aims to extend toward Parker Siding and cross the Yakima river at a site yet to be chosen. If materials arrive on time, cars could run within eight months.
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E. M. Kenley
Moxee Ranch
Yakima and
Intervalley Railway Company
Parker Siding
Yakima River
H. B. Scudder
Kenley
Central East
Baltimore
Yakima
North
Wood shipments arranged for Cle Elum agent
Harry McSpadden, a Sunshine at Cle Elum employment agent, returns from Cle Elum with a plan to ship three carloads of wood weekly. First carload due next Monday. three cars already ready. He has enlisted A FE Rich and son to oversee operations and notes delightful weather with snow suitable for sleighing, recalling Minnesota memories.
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Harry McSpadden
Cle
Rich and Son
Cle Elum
Yakima
McSpadden
Ellensburg
Minnesota
For Sale Two and a Half Horsepower Gasoline Engine
Two and one half horse power gasoline engine in excellent repair offered at a bargain. Inquiries at this office. 16-1 £
Grandest Raspberry Extant-Cumberland Variety Ad
The advertisement touts a new raspberry variety Grandest Raspberry Extant Cumberland, claiming superb habit, stronger growth and higher yield than Gregg, with large firm berries about fifteen sixteenths inch diameter. It notes valley grown stock, delivery spring 1907, at $40 per 1000, and invites customers to prove claims by purchasing. Also mentions loans from Netherlands American Mortgage Company at 7 percent. Agent: C Dameyer, No. 423 Alaska Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
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Netherlands
American Mortgage Company
C Dameyer
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Gregg
Yakima Riflemen Receive Medals for 1906 Match
Captain J. M. Curry and Sergeant H. Humphrey of Company E earned the first and second medals in the national individual match for 1906 at Sea Girt New Jersey. Curry scored 281 points earning a gold medal. Humphrey 280 points receiving a silver variant.
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J. M. Curry
H. Humphrey
Sea Girt
N. J
Curry
Drain
Washington
Humphrey
Grig
Hamilton
State of Washington
James A. Crain
Woman shot on Oregon farm shocks community
A Portland dispatch says Mrs. Sarah Ayres was murdered while sewing in her kitchen on a Columbia county farm. A 45 calibre gun lay near her body. Adopted son Bert Holman reported the crime and then was detained for further questioning as authorities investigate motives and family details.
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Portland
The
Oregonian
Warren
Columbia County
Oregon
Sarah Ayres
Bert Holman
Ayres
Job Work as It Should Be Done at Herald
A brief focus on efficient newsroom workflow at the Herald shows standard procedures followed in processing tasks. The report highlights timely editing, factual accuracy, and careful source verification to maintain publication quality and reliability.
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Herald
Notice of Stockholders Meeting Old Union Ditch Company
Notice of the regular annual meeting of Old Union Ditch Company stockholders at North Yakima city hall Washington on Saturday January 12 1907 at 2:30 p m for electing officers and other business Dated December 26 1906 John J Rudkin Secretary Also classified notes offer for sale barred Rock cockerels and a ten acre Hathaway farm near town with fruit and pasture prices and contact details included
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Old Union Ditch Company
North Yakima
Washington
John J. Rudkin
Hathaway Place
Town
F. Dameyer
F. D
North
Yakima
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Jine
State Building Fund
Sava
State Commission
LOANE
Cumberland
Little Bunny
Frank X. Nagler
Diamond Dick
J. A. Drain
Captain Curry
Sergant Humphrey
Redfield
Yakima Avenue
Ralph K. Nichols
Attorney AT Law
Opera House
N. Second St
Yakima, Wash
John H. Lynch
Mullins Buiding
North Yakima, Wash
Logan H. Roberts
Guy K. Brewster
Oberts & Brewster
Yakima Nationa Bank
N .Caulay & Meigs
Attorneys AT Law
Notaries Public
American Surety Co
Empire State Surety Co
Ditter Block
B.derick
M. Rossit
Yakima National Bank
J. Lynch, M. D
Mullire
Wells & Nagler
Physicians and Surgeons
Sloan Block
Asem Nates
Natehes
Nagier
R. David Rosser
Janeck's
Chestnut
Pension Board
B. Escott
W. B Newcomb
Sea v
Fred Johnson
W. P. Hubbard
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