North Coast RRs Plans for Yakima Terminal and Electric Mountain Haul
North Coast RR representative Robert E. Strahorn sent a letter to the North Yakima Business Men's Association outlining plans to make Yakima a main division point with shops and yards. He noted the potential shift to electric power for mountain haul and urged local cooperation, warning against actions that could frustrate the project. He stressed the broader benefit to Yakima and Spokane, and emphasized fair, businesslike terms for entry and facilities.
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Robert E. Strahorn
North Coast Railroad
Business Men’s Association
Yakima
A. Cash
North Yakima
Wash
Spokane
Banks Show Big Gain and Officers Named in City Banks
Bank reports and annual meetings across the city reveal strong performance with deposits around 1.55 million and working capital near 250 thousand. First National reelects directors and officers with a 10 percent semi annual dividend and 22 thousand in interest paid last year. L. A. Cash named assistant cashier at Farmers & Merchants. Yakima National adds two directors and keeps current officers. Mayor Armbruster remains president of Yakima Trust Co. and C. E. Fraser continues as cashier.
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First National Bank
First National
W. L. Steinweg
Charles Carpenter
A. B. Cline
Charles Donovan
Henry B. Scudder
William B. Dudley
Alexander Miller
Yakima National Bank
George Donald
L. L. Thorp
P. A. Bounds
J. D. Cornett
W. I. Lince
H. K. Sinclair
Frank Bartholet
Mary M. Donald
George E. Stacy
Trust Company
Yakima Trust Co
Cash
L. A. Cash
Farmers & Merchants Bank
North Yakima's bright future urged by citizen speaker
A North Yakima resident and heavy taxpayer writes at length praising past achievements and urging unity for a greater Yakima. He hopes opponents will join in the work before the year 1909 ends, reaffirming support for ongoing community progress.
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North Yakima
Yakima
Fifty Men Die in Mine BlastTragedy in Bluefields
A gas explosion in the Lick Branch colliery near Bluefields kills between 60 and 80 miners and follows an earlier blast two weeks earlier that claimed 50 lives. Rescue efforts are hampered by aftergas and debris as government inspectors had deemed the mine safe.
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Bluefields
Lick Branch
Gose Named Supreme Judge of Washington State
Olympia reports M F Gose, partner of Governor elect S G Cosgrove, will be appointed to the Washington supreme bench in place of Milo H Root who will not qualify. The session canvassed the returns with no change and other state notes follow including good roads funding and four state quarries proposed to aid roads.
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Cosgrove
Mead
Frank M. Dallam, Jr
Howard Cosgrove
Meigs Wires Cosgrove
House
Senate
Meigs
Alece Cosgrove
Root
State Bar Association
Harris
Great Northern Railway
Gordon
Judge Root
Railroad
Supreme Court
Supreme Judge of State
Olympia News
Olympia
Herald
M. F. Gose
S. G. Cosgrove
Supreme Judge of
Washington
Milo H. Root
Capitol
Coon
Code Commission
Good Roads Committee
William Pitt Trimble
Paroled Convict Suspected in Forged Check Ring
Report to Sheriff Lan caster details several forged checks using S. B. Lewis name and imitates his handwriting. Yakima Valley bank declares the forgeries while a young man named Graham, paroled and once in Walla Walla, is accused but no warrant or arrest exists. Four checks total about one hundred dollars cashed at Pang cigar store and Sloan drug store in North Yakima.
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Lancaster
S. 8
Lewis
North Yakima
Graham
Yakima
Walla Walla
Pang Cigar Store
Sloan Drug Store
Salem Reports Pressure to Break People's Choice Pledge
In Salem Oregon heavy pressure is reported to oppose Governor Chamberlain as United States senator. The piece notes that pledge signers of Statement One remain aligned with the people's choice and that street gossip around the senatorial race is ugly. Also lists Yakima county office changes including Sheriff Lancaster and new county officials.
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Salem
Oregon
Ore
Chamberlain
United States
Yakima County
Lancaster
J. M. Edwards
Ward
Henry H. Wende
Preble
Crocker
Sindall
McIntyre
Judge withdraws from supreme court qualification amidst suspicions
The official states he will not qualify for the supreme court, insisting he did no wrong and that friends retain confidence in him. He resolves to step back to avoid any reflection on the judiciary and informs the governor of his decision.
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Supreme Court
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North Coast
North Coast Railroad Company
North Coast Company
North Coast Road
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Banks Show
Farmers & Merchants
First National Bank of North
L. Steinweg
A. B. Clene
Co. R. Donovan
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Rose Takto
California
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