Yakima County Firms Ship 478 Cars of Produce in 1911
The Pacific Fruit and Produce Company paid out 200 711.95 dollars for local produce in 1911 Yakima County. Carloads totaled 478 with potatoes and onions among the major shipments, plus apples peaches melons and cantaloupes from Selah Wapato and Yakima.
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Yakima County
Pacific Fruit & Produce Company
Oded Casssces Devssievesss
Ceed Eitee
Selah
Wapato
Yakima
Yakima Valley
Balm for cold weather wounds from Ballard’s Snow Liniment
An advertisement touts Ballard’s Snow Liniment as a remedy for minor flesh wounds that occur in cold weather. It promises prompt healing and quick removal of bandage annoyance, with bottles priced at 25c 50c and 1.00, sold by D. H. Ery and C. W. Camp at 3rd and Yakima avenues.
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Ballard
D. H. Ery
C. W. Camp
Cor
3Rd
Yakima Avenues
Kittitas Woolen Mill Gains Hopes on Local Industry
Reclamation engineer E. H. Baldwin of Ellensburg visiting North Yakima says weather halts construction at the Kachees and Keechelus storage reservoirs but the highline project is being pushed by Kittitas residents. He notes the Kittitas Woolen Mill, just opened, attracts orders for the next two to three months and, at full capacity, will employ about one hundred workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
E. H. Baldwin
Ellensburg
Kachees
Keechelus
Yakima
Kittitas
Tacoma Mayor Faces Recall Charges
Recall charges were filed against Mayor W. W. Seymour alleging he favors private business and runs the city by spoils. The move aims to align the recall with the April 2 municipal elections. Similar accusations are expected against Commissioner Benjamin J. Weeks of the departments of light and vote.
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Tacoma
W. W. Seymour
Benjamin J. Weeks
Light
Spokane Officials Prepare For Federal Court Opening
Federal Judge Frank H. Rudkin and Spokane officials including District Attorney Oscar Cain and U S Marshal Halte man will attend the U S court opening at 10 o'clock Tuesday. Six prisoners from Spokane and a long list of grand and petit jurors are named for appearance and selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Rudkin
Oscar Cain
W. H .Heare
Marshal Halteman
R. D. McCully
Spokane
United States Court
Tom Outman
Joseph Semineau
John Grady
van Valkenburg
Robert
Selah
G. A. Bailey
Roza
H. Barlow
Lyle
A. B. Cline
North Yakima
C. H. Flumerfelt
Ellensburg
J. M. Perry
F. C. Hall
John D. Morrison
E. P. Sanford
R. A. Turner
C. Hoadley
Kennewick
Ingwald Smith
C. W. Chamberlain
Granger
F. W. Sanders
Bickleton
Ralph Riggs
Pasco
T. J. Krump
Kiona
Gilbert
Goldendale
Cary F. Ortman
George Wysong
Estopia
L. E. Danes
Coolidge
William Luff
H. M. Baldwin
Erta Clark
Hartland
J. P. Graham
Centerville
Joseph Ditter
R. D. Sutherland
G. M. Chase
Mabton
W. P. Miesener
Kahlotus
Frank Carpenter
Cleo Elum
al Gary
Chris Guler
Guler
C. G. Campbell
Anatone
Thomas Haley
George H. Roe
J. C. Helm
S. E. Farris
E. J. Merryman
Elmer Johnson
Prosser
Thomas Fear
Cowiche
Admiral schooner driven through Columbia River jetty in gale
The schooner Admiral under Captain Joseph Benson, en route Valparaiso to Grays Harbor, was blown off course by a 70 mile gale and struck the government jetty at the Columbia River entrance. Benson his wife a child and steward reached shore. eight crew remained on the sea end. The vessel later foundered on Peacock spit as tug Walula failed to tow her in. The captain and crew were rescued by jetty workers life savers and engine crews and taken to Astoria.
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Astoria
Joseph Benson
Valparaiso
Grays Harbor
Columbia River
Benson
Walula
Anchorage
Peacock Spit
Attorney General Sets State Industrial Death Benefits Limits
Attorney General Tanner issues an opinion to the industrial insurance commission restricting death benefits to 4000 dollars including child allowances. Payments for workers under 21 end at age of majority. Parents of adult workers cannot claim under the law, and total permanent disability is valued as death. The ruling also addresses tax on employer overpayments, minors’ compensation, Chehalis powder plant deaths, and funding for excess costs and income rates.
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Olympia
Jan
Industrial Insurance Commission
Tanner
Chehalis
Imperial Powder Company
Political battle swells over safety inspector post
North Yakima becomes a focal point as A W Perley friend and ally seeks influence after Governor Hay dismisses Perley as track and safety appliance inspector. Perley defends his conduct while asserting fair dealing and support for candidates.
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Yakima
Hay
A. W. Perley
Track and Safety Appliance
Public Service Commission
John W. Lawrence
Lame Back Ailment Treated With Ballard's Snow Liniment
An ad explains back pain may stem from overwork or cold, or disease and promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment as the right remedy. Rub thoroughly on the affected area for prompt relief. Available at 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle from D. H. Fry and C. W. Camp at 8th and Yakima avenues.
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Ballard
D. H. Fry
C. W. Camp
Cor
Yakima
McManigal Loses Children Custody Victory
Chicago January 13 The two children of Ortie E. McManigal are awarded temporarily to their mother Mrs Emma McManigal as divorce proceedings move forward with her custody claim amid ongoing legal action.
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Chicago
Ortie E. McManigal
Emma McManigal
Portland Telephones Stranded After Sleet Storm
Portland faces widespread phone outages after a heavy sleet storm. About 650 workers from the Pacific States Telephone Co and Seattle contractors battle tangled cables, downed poles, and sparking lines to restore service, with full recovery not expected for days.
Annual War Scare Used to Push Big Appropriations
Washington January 13 Chairman Fitzgerald of the House appropriations committee labeled Major Carters testimony as the annual war scare claiming the nation cannot protect its outlying possessions without raising the standing army Japan again serves as the scarecrow this year The Democratic House resists being stampeded into costly military ventures.
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Washington
Fitzgerald
House Committee On Appropriations
Carter
House Committee On Military Affairs
United States
Japan
Digestive aid advertised as instant relief for indigestion
An advertisement claims Heartborn relieves stomach distress instantly by expelling badly digested food and restoring the stomach and bowels. The price and seller details are given as D. Hy, Fry and W. Camp at the corner of 3rd and Yakima avenues.
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D. Hy, Fry
W. Camp
Cor
Yakima Avenues
RIFLEMEN AND SHERWOOD IN HOMESTEAD STANDOFF
Uncle Jimmy Sherwood reports threats by riflemen at his Mabton homestead claim and alleges railroad land abuse. He says the Northern Pacific secured a full section by using legal loopholes while his family faced intimidation and forced relocation attempts.
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Jimmy” Sherwood
North Yakima
Mabton
Hall
Mr. Sherwood
Sherwood
Northern Pacific Railway
United States
Yakima River
Washington, D. DC
Vermont
Hurt by Automobile: Asks Big Damages
William W. Wells sues Thomas H. Wheeler proprietor of Springvale dairy in Yakima City for injuries from a September 1 1911 accident at Yakima avenue and Front street. He alleges hospital time 14 weeks at 12 a week, lost earnings 15 a week, crushed left knee and leg, and demands 15000 damages plus 500 attorney fees. Holden Shumate and H A La Berge represent the plaintiff.
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Yakima Avenue
Front Street
William W. Wells
Thomas H. Wheeler
Springvale
Yakima City
Holden & Shumate
H. A. la Berge
Plaintiff
American Troops Delayed Log an Logan Eyes China Voyage
Manila reports the transport Logan delays the First battalion of the Fifteenth United States Infantry destined for China. The shipment likely will not depart before Friday evening.
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Manila
Logan
United States Infantry
China
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promoted in Omaha Ad
Mr Jas McCaffery of the Schlitz Hotel Omaha recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound noting it cures in every case. He cites personal use and praise from others for throat and lung ailments. The ad urges giving it to children and taking it for colds coughs and croup and warns against substitutes. Sold by North Yakima Drug Store.
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Foley
Jas. McCaffery
Mgr
Schlitz Hotel
Omaha
Neb
North Yakima Drug Store
Mail Car to Run on Yakima Grandview Route
A postal car with a mail clerk will operate twice daily between North Yakima and Grandview aboard the Sunnyside train from Seattle. Two railway mail clerks will service that segment, with examinations called in Seattle. The move aims to speed mail between the North Yakima area, lower valley towns, and external cities, reflecting regional growth and possible extension on O W R N rails.
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Grandview
Seattle
Sunnyside
North Yakima
Lower Valley
Yakima Valley
Daughters of the American Revolution Propose National Auto Route
Kansas City chapter backs a 1915 national highway from Washington to San Francisco called Old Trail's Route via Boone's Lick road and Santa Fe trail. Judge H C Gilbert named to push a congressional bill. Poles along the route to be painted red white and blue by DAR chapters in states traversed.
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Kansas City
San Francisco
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
H. C. Gilbert
Washington
Boone's Lick Road
Missouri
Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson League to Back Jersey Governor Candidacy
In San Francisco a local Woodrow Wilson league branch will organize to assist in the campaign to nominate the New Jersey governor as the Democratic presidential candidate.
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San Francisco
Woodrow Wilson League
New Jersey
Mary Mannering Sued for 60000 Damages
The Shuberts sue Mary Mannering in New York alleging breach of a three year contract worth 2600 dollars weekly. They seek 60000 dollars in damages.
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Mary Mannering
New York
The
Shuberts
Gompers Supports Trusts as Industrial Outcome
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor argues in a trade journal interview that trusts are a natural result of industrial conditions and he is not opposed to them as such.
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Gompers
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Illinois Central plan seeds 15 experimental farms
Chicago reports a program to establish fifteen experimental farms along the Illinois Central route in Mississippi and Louisiana. Each farm will cover 40 acres and be operated under the supervision of Mississippi Agricultural College and the University of Louisiana Agriculture Department.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Mississippi
Louisiana
Agricultural College of Mississippi
Agricultural Department of
The
University of Louisiana
Postcards Destroyed Over Holiday Greetings Mica Cards
About 175 000 postcards bearing holiday greetings were destroyed. Thousands of cards were discarded because they bore mica or tinsel ornaments and were mailed in unsealed envelopes with penny stamps and with writing on them.
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Washington
Danced Herself to Death at Roosevelt Ball
A girl died after excessive dancing at a Roosevelt L. L. ball in Buffalo last week. The incident highlights rare but fatal outcomes from overexertion in ballroom settings amid the social season.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Roosevelt
L. L
Turky’s Conscription System Creates One Million Ready Troops
The article explains Turkey’s long term mobilization plan for Mohammedan subjects. At 21, recruits join the Nizam for three years, then six years in Tehtrad, nine years in Redif, and a mustafis line finalizes enrollment. Each year about 106,000 become liable, 70,000 join as recruits, with one million men in the field once mobilized. German officers praise Turkish manpower.
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Turkey
Redif
Landwehr
Germany
Shadow-time Poem Sees Sleep Come For Children
A nostalgic verse by E A Grininstool comforts children at night. It invites gentle scenes of dreamland, bedtime prayers, and the Sand Man's call as darkness settles and little ones drift to peaceful sleep.
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Kris Krinkle
Shadow-time
E. A. Bgrininstool
Dr Rosset Physician and Surgeon Listing
Dr Rosset is a physician and surgeon with office over Janeck Drug Store and residence at the corner of Sixth and Chestnut. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 2 to 6. He serves on the Pension Board.
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East Thirty-seventh Street
DR. Rosset
Janeck Drug Store
Chestnut
Pension Board
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Perley
Public Safety Board
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Whitman County
Tis
G. Barnhart
McManigal
Lucien Young
Naval Station
Key West, Fla
Portland
Pacific States Telephone Company
Belmont Street
Shipshape
Thos. H. Wheeler
Yakima-Grandview
Zillah
Benton City
Poindexter
Jones
National Auto Road
Wilson League
Illinois Road To Run Farms
Iguacare Or
Ani Lied
LEVI STRAUSS @ co
Polk’s Gazetteer
Oregon
R. L. Polk &Co., Inc
Wash
Oliver Typewriter
John S. Wert
Herald Building
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