Yakima Speech Praised Despite Cleanup on Perley
North Yakima Commercial Club address by A W Perley of the state railroad commission drew praise for stressing safety and rate reductions. Commission chair George A Lee later said no subordinates should publicly discuss the commission’s work. Citizens recalled Perley’s remarks as beneficial and well received.
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Yakima
Commercial Club
A. W. Perley
State Public Service Commission
Perley
Seattle Times
George A. Lee
Commission
Times
Olympia
Jones
North Yakima
Lee
Railroad Commission
Manigals story and grand jury in dynamite case
Indiana details reveal Ordle McManigal telling the grand jury about links to the McNamaras and other dynamite plots across multiple states. Witnesses from Tiffin discuss explosives found at McManigal's father’s barn as prosecutors seek deeper testimony on his associates and the jobs in Pennsylvania New York Ohio Indiana and Illinois. A separate report notes a bold jewelry store robbery in a Midwestern city with substantial loot and a witness involving a young girl.
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Indianapolis
Ordle McManigal
McNamaras
Federal Grand Jury
Miller
Grand Jury
McManigal
James McNamara
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
All Oregon Suffers From Heavy Snowfall
Portland endures a silver thaw as northern and eastern Oregon face snow not seen in 25 years. Weather predicts more snow with wind, risking ice on wires. Electric service will resume tomorrow if conditions hold, but telephone lines may be out for two weeks. Eastern Oregon endures intense cold and heavy snowfall with scarce stock on the range. Eastbound railroads from Portland are completely tied up.
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Portland
Northearn
Oregon
Weather Bureau
Electric Light and Power Company
Strike of 300000 Rail Shop Workers Looms in West and East
In San Francisco on January 8, Ernest L. Requin predicts a sympathetic strike by over 300,000 Federated Shop Employees of Harriman lines within a month or two. The plan covers Texas Denver and Rio Grande Hill lines and possibly eastern roads in the General Managers association. A vote is awaited, amid complaints over rolling stock rules being violated by nonparticipating roads.
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San Francisco
Federated Railroad Shop
Ernest L. Requin
Federated Shop
Harriman Lines
Texas
Denver
Rio Grande
Hill Lines
General Managers’ Association
Requin
Market outlook and weather impact on Washington Oregon crops
Weather halts potato shipping in Washington and Oregon, raising hay and meat prices. Oregon shipments to California and the south may resume, affecting northern supply. Market notes list prices for flour, alfalfa, hay, potatoes, onions, fruits, and dairy products with scattered dairy and egg quotes.
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Kali
Cas Kiss S
Yakima Best
Prosser
Yaeze Washington
Kennewick
Fresh Produce and Meats Price List with Local Rates
A scanned price sheet lists fruits vegetables and meats with per unit and bulk pricing. Items include bananas lemons oranges Florida and California grape fruit tomatoes cabbage lettuce cucumbers peppers onions potatoes beets parsnips cauliflower celery squash pumpkins apples and various nuts. Meats priced per pound for live and dressed hogs calves mutton beef poultry and lard with several bulk offers.
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Gowen
Florida
California
Fruit Selling Plan Urged for Northwest Growers
The piece compares Clark and Otis selling plans with Wenatchee views. It notes North Yakima Fruit Growers’ association and the Northwest Exchange claim higher prices last year. It urges a thorough market approach with trained salesmen and access to western markets including Alaska, British Columbia, Australia, and California.
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Clark
Otis
World of
Wenatchee
North Yakima Fruit Growers’ Association
Northwest Exchange
Alaska
British Columbia
Australia
California
Local notices and personal items from Pasco and surrounding areas
A son was born Friday to Mr and Mrs T O Morrison. Mrs 8 J Kennedy is in Seattle tending her mother Mrs Jane Virtue. Ensign Ernest Omann of the Salvation Army left for Portland to rest. Mrs Omann stays with friends. Mrs Willam Wood of Valley View improves from pneumonia. Miss Jessie Hatch substitutes in Scudder's kindergarten while Miss Poole visits Seattle. P M Eades of North Yakima visits Pasco for court. Mrs J F Eades joins him. U S District Attorney Oscar Cain visits to present matters to the grand jury at North Yakima. Captain Sam Harris of the Salvation Army remains ill. Captain John Ryan named new North Yakima officer arrives Thursday, welcome that night.
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T. O. Morrison
J. Kennedy
Seattle
Jane Virtue
Ernest Omann
Salvation Army
Portland
Omann
Willam ‘Wodd
Valley View
Jessie Hatch
North Yakima
Sam Harris
Omana
John Ryan
Muckraking Sparks Debate on Corporations and Nation
A pair of quotes reflects public tension over investigative reporting about large firms. Critics say muckraking harms the country while supporters argue it exposes corporate wrongdoing and informs voters. The exchange hints at a national mood of distrust in business power.
The Reason Wicks Why is it that you're so sore on your father-in-law
The dialogue notes marital strain as a wife considered divorce years earlier but remained with her husband after persuasion from her father-in-law.
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Wicks
Ajax War and Peebles Youth Face Detour in Play
A fragmented verse recalls Ajax War and Peebles, a youth who paused the lighting to dety. The lines compare his bravery to ours as we tackle hot mince pie.
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Ajax War & Peebles
Birds Eat Fruit Pests and Aid Orchard Profits
A Kansas Agricultural College report finds only three of 302 bird species are harmful, while others destroy insects and pests worth billions. Birds also disperse seeds and support tree propagation, making them valuable allies for farmers and fruit growers.
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Kansas Agricultural College
A. Aughey
Nebraska
United States
Birds as aides to orchards and fields praised
A Yakima report argues for protecting native birds as natural allies against agricultural pests. Meadow larks save money by destroying grasshoppers and worms, while sparrows and other species eat weed seeds. expert horticulturists say moderate spraying plus birds can control pests more effectively than spraying alone.
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United States
Maryland
Yakima
Savings and Loan Makes Good Showing
At Yakima Savings and Loan Association semiannual meeting a 8 percent dividend was declared and over 2000 dollars added to the reserve, leaving about 1800 dollars as undivided profits. Secretary Roberts reported six months of business totaling about 54000 dollars with 290000 dollars loaned and no lien or title problems. The period was the firm’s best yet and new homes benefited from its loans. Trustees plan to offer a few more shares of investment stock.
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Yakima Savings & Loan Association
Logan H. Roberts
New Hotel Planned at Green River Hot Springs
A 150 room hotel will rise at Green River Hot Springs on the 640 acre site of the old sanitarium. Wh. W. Dooley sold to W. S. Grinsfelder and Seattle associates for 125000 after a prior purchase from Dr. J. B. Kloeber ended with the building burned. Grinsfelder, a Seattle tobacco dealer, plans a 200000 building combining sanitarium and hotel features.
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Green River
Wh. W. Dooley
Sanitarium
W. S. Grinsfelder
Dooley
Grinsfield
Seattle
Horse Riding In Ancient Times And The Use Of Stirrups
Ancient riders mounted without stirrups using roadside stones. Stirrups began appearing in the fifth century but were not common by the twelfth. Horseshoeing dates to 350 B C on Tarentum coin. William the Conqueror reportedly brought the first iron horseshoe to England.
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William the Conqueror
England
London
Toppenish Fire Department Ball Marked Social Peak
Toppenish New Years ball at Central Bank Hall drew about 200 attendees marking the season’s largest social event. Several local residents and visitors from Coeur d Alene Idaho Salem Oregon Ellensburg and Spokane are noted among hosts guests and revelers.
Pomona Social Roundup Delivers Local Happenings
Mr Symes and son left for Denver after his father’s death. Miss Florence Brand returns to North Yakima for high school. Mrs J C Thornton visited Mrs Sullivan. Mr Price of West Selah attended Sunday school. House additions by Mr Carney. New Years party at Mr Symonds’ a success. Mrs Carney improving. Miss Dulcie Husted visited relatives. Mrs Bryant and children visited the Watkins home. Mrs H C Hill visiting Albert Draggoo. Jeanette Wilson spent Saturday with Ruth Flynn. Literary society oyster supper at the schoolhouse. Mrs Gibson hosted friends Thursday for a good time. Mrs Flynn entertained neighbors Monday.
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Toppenish
Wash
Central Bank Hall
W. E. Ward
J. R. Crews
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Wren Crews
Salem
Ore
Ruth McLelland
Ellensburg
Julia Elmlund
Sumner
Walter Chambers
Burke
Buffalo
N. Y
Robinson
Spokane
John Edwards
Frances Bidwell
Puyallup
Jeanette Funk
Moscow
Grace Scoon
DahiIman
Seattle
Miss Campbell
North Yakima
Harold Spinner
Sunnyside
John Scoon
Charles Grant
al Weber
Prosser
H. M. Johnson
Stephen Karkeek
H. Hale
Postal Telegraph Company
Second Street
Pine Street
Fourth
Ben Huenergardt
Craig
Mahan
Florence Ludlow
B. J. Moss
J. B. Moser
Oklahoma
Grace Church
Jack Calvin
Edna Fielding
Cle Blum
Alice Guthrie
Thorp
Olympia
John Filer
Maggie Steen
Hllen Spaulding
West Side
M. F. Snodgrass
Peter Pederson
Denemark
J. Whitman
Tacoma
Joe
D. W. Spaulding
Hilensburg
Seabury
Malden
Pomona
Symes
Denver
Florence Brand
J. C. Thornton
Sullivan
Price
West Selah
Carney
H. C. Hill
Albert Draggoo
Cowiche
Jeanette Wilson
Ruth Flynn
The
Literary Society
Gibson
Flynn
Ellensburg Wins 34 to 14 Over Mabton in Fast Gym Battle
Johnnie Clerf suffered a shoulder injury in practice and could not play as Ellensburg High School defeated Mabton High School 34 to 14 at the State Normal gymnasium. Chas E Cline spoke on Modern Education to students the next morning. Henry Kleinberg announced coal aid for the needy. Mrs R B Wilson hosted a tea for Mesdaines Walter Melville French.
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Ellensburg
Johnnie Clerf
Mabton
Mabton High School
State Normal Gymnasium
Chas. E. Cline
State College of Washington
Henry Kleinberg
Kleinberg
Evelyn Thomas
W. E. Wilson
Seattle
Miss Thomas
R. B. Wilson
Jeards
Mesdaines
Walter Melville French
Social visits and hometown friends noted in Zillah
Zillah residents welcomed visitors from North Yakima Grandview Sprague and Kansas. Dave Laughlin and Mrs Miller paid calls, while Misses Elsie Iva Sheen Kate Meecham Ruby Otto and Eva Erving visited relatives or friends. Mrs Page returned to Lake Kachees after two weeks in town.
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Page
Anderson
Lake Kachees
Eva Erving
North Yakima
Ada Forrest
Freda Lamson
Mrs. C. E. Lamson
Duke’s Debt Rumor Besets Local Family
A daughter recalls a tale that the duke owes approximately 200000 plunks, signaling a substantial financial burden impacting the household and local gossip circuits.
Bank seeks judgment on note against A V Wilson in Yakima
In Yakima County Superior Court First National Bank of North Yakima sues A V Wilson and Robert Dunn to recover 1529.09 on a joint note with eight percent interest since August 16 1910 plus 76.45 attorneys fees and costs. The action seeks to attach Wilsons property held by James Biggam and David Walker to satisfy any judgment.
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State of Washington
Yakima County
First National Bank of
North Yakima
A. V. Wilson
Robert Dunn
James Biggam
David Walker
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M'Manigal
Washington
Arizona
South
Wisconsin
Wenatchee’ Paper
J Agricultural Colleges
Yaki
Larks
Savings and Loan
Yakima Association
Etna
Eee
Green River Hot Springs
E. W. Dooley
Seattle Company
Zillah
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