Awful Suspicion After Dr Sloan Banquet Event
In North Yakima a meeting of Scotch residents discussed the Bobby Burns banquet set for the 25th and featured bagpipe solos. The next morning Dr George Sloan faced an amused visitor Johnson the Chinese proprietor of the Richelieu who suspected the doctor of plotting to harm animals. The exchange prompted laughs as the story circulated among locals with a jab about ears for music.
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North Yakima
George Sloan
Bobby Burns
Dr. Sloan
Johnson
Te Richelieu
Doc
Fourth Annual Banquet Seeks Gopher Members
A call for Minnesota Gophers announces the Fourth Annual Banquet on January 30 at Odd Fellows hall Yakima avenue and Third street. Members must register and pay 50 cent men 25 cent women membership, 25 cent men 15 cent women dues. lunch and program are free. Officers to be elected.
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
Yakima Avenue
Third Street
Minnesota
North Star
F. Barge
Katherine E. van Slyke
Great Northern Chief James Hill Silent on Astoria Railroad Report
In St. Paul on January 22 attempts to obtain a statement from James J. Hill about a Portland report that he had purchased the Astoria and Columbia River railroad were unsuccessful. Hill declined to comment.
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ST. Paul
James J. Hill
The
Great Northern
Portland
Astoria and Columbia River
Mr. Hill
Acquittal in Embezzlement Charge for U S Official Son
David P. Dyer Jr. son of the U S district attorney and a teller at the local sub treasury was acquitted by a federal jury in St. Louis on charges of embezzling 61500 in government funds. The verdict followed a five hour deliberation amid family and federal employees.
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ST. Louis
David P. Dyer Jr
United States District Attorney
United States District Court
Dyer
Appeal for Aid to Shelter The Poor in Cold Weather
The field committee reports severe suffering among the poor living in tents and shacks due to extreme cold and fuel shortages. Many are bedridden to avoid freezing and vegetables and victuals freeze solid. They seek food clothing and money. donations at Harris' store will fund immediate distribution.
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Harris
Association managers present transport needs to rail reps
Henry Blakely of the Northern Pacific railroad will deliver an address on The Transportation of Fruit Products. The meeting will feature association managers and shippers outlining regional transportation needs to railroad representatives tomorrow.
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Henry Blakely
Northern Pacific Railroad
Cincinnati Mayor Orders Food and Fuel Seizure
Mayor Dempsey issued police orders to confiscate food and fuel for flood relief and to stop dealers from charging unreasonable prices.
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Cincinnati
Dempsey
Oysters Decline as Cold Kills Native Stocks
Dr. W. M. Beach, Mason county legislator and Puget Sound Oyster Growers’ secretary, says 75 percent of native oysters are killed by recent cold. Losses to private owners in Mason and Thurston counties estimated at least 100000 dollars. State seed beds nearly all destroyed except Narrows bed in Shelton Bay.
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Olympia
W. M. Beach
Mason County
Puget Sound
Shelton Bay
Dr. Beach
Refugees recount Jamaica quake horror and toll
cables from Havana via Western Union report Kingston devastation with about 1000 dead. Fires destroyed central areas. many injured, some dying from live wires. relief efforts involve ships, doctors, and aid from Jamaica and beyond as Kingston stabilizes.
Easton and Bear Sentenced After Benton County Jail Escape
James Easton gets eight years and R C Bear eighteen months in the state penitentiary for forgery and horse stealing. All three escapees including highwayman Kid Parker fled from Benton County Jail during the prison break. Easton and Barker were recaptured last week while Parker remains at liberty, making them Benton County’s first convicts sent to prison since the county’s organization about a year ago.
Fruit Growers Meet in Seattle Hear Talks on Union of Associations
Over 200 delegates to the Northwest Fruit Growers Association gathered in Seattle for the fourteenth annual convention. E H Shepard of Hood River Oregon discussed the necessity and benefits of association and a uniform pack. H M Gilbert of North Yakima spoke on marketing fruit through linked associations and urged harmonizing efforts with leading shippers. State Senator W H Paulhamus was to address transportation needs tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Seattle
The
Northwest Fruit Growers’ Association
E H. Shepard
Hood River
Oregon
Association
H. M. Gilbert
North Yakima
W. H. Paulhamus
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Praised as Cough Cure
A Horton Kansas reader extols Ballard's Horehound Syrup for rapid relief of coughs bronchitis influenza and pulmonary diseases. The Colton-Fry Drug Co. endorses the remedy citing long term use and strong results.
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Kansas
Ballard
Horton
1Colton-Fry Drug Co
New Substitute for Coal Oil Sparks Global Interest
A Swedish scientist, Stockholm native Hugo Medberg, reveals petrolit a coal tar water mix capable of brighter light and stronger power than kerosene or benzine. It can be produced at 20 cents a gallon. A Swedish company owns worldwide patents and seeks sale rights. A French bid of 30 million francs prompts John D Rockefeller to pursue the rights to maintain monopoly.
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Hugo Medberg
Stockholm
Sweden
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Proper course predicted to curb youth in resorts
Councilman Shaw told the Herald that the present administration will bar boys from poolrooms and barrooms in the city. A heavy license will be imposed on poolrooms, curfew enforcement will be strengthened, and night officers will ensure youths stay at home. The city attorney will draft a suitable ordinance governing objectionable places.
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the Herald
Shaw
Nomination Committees Pick Candidates for Club Offices
The Commercial Club governing board appoints two nominating committees to select candidates for the next year. First committee members are Frank Horsley J A Lowden John Weigel and second committee members are A B Weed L G Allis and Hd Allen. Committees will report to the secretary for posting in club rooms ahead of the last Tuesday in the month election. Board members include C Case J J Rudkin M B S Meeks N Hartung and G S Rankin with terms not yet expired.
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The
Commercial Club
Frank Horsley
J. A. Lowden
John Weigel
A. B. Weed
L. G. Allis
Hd Allen
C. Case
J. J. Rudkin
M. 8S
Meeks
N, Hartung
Rankin
Clevelanders Carry Thermometers Pocket-Sized Clues
Bickleton News reports Cleveland parties kept pocket thermometers to gauge freezing conditions, illustrating practical weather awareness in social gatherings.
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Cleveland
Bickleton News
Uncalled Letters at North Yakima Post Office January 19 1907
List of names with unpaid one cent per letter notices at North Yakima Washington post office dated January 19 1907. Names include Anderson Armbruster Busch Buck Brown Carson Chambers Chaney Cody Caldwell Cleveland Davis Dyksterhuis Dilley Denotti Embree Foster Geddis Gallaher Graham Hill Haye Hinkley Hall Hunter Hewitt Harris Hall Jackson Irving Isbishee Kincaide Karlson Larson Laquay Mer Medaris McLane McKay McMaster McCrackin Master Miller North Yakima Land Co Nolan Newcomp Orcutt Otis Elevator Co Powell Patterson Park Parker Quinlisk Pease Quashabarth Rudd Stump Strand Stuart Shafer Simpson Tabor Thompson Virtner Verbrugge Volnagle Whitney Wymann Wyman Walace Walls White Walters Pettie White
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North Yakima
Washington
Anderson
Adolphus
Armbruster
Louis
Busch
J. K. Buck
Lauritte
Brown
Mollie
Boyd
Allen
Foley’s Honey and Tar safe under Pure Food Law
North Yakima Drug Store announces Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. Recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
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Foley
North Yakima
Spokane Representative Proposes Three-District Map
Representative Gregg of Spokane introduces a bill to divide Washington into three congressional districts. The plan places Seattle and Tacoma in different districts, with Districts defined by county groupings and set to take effect at the 1908 general election.
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Spokane
Kane
Seattle
Tacoma
Island
King
San Juan
Skagit
Snohomish
Whatcom
Chehalis
Clallam
Clarke
Cowlitz
Jefferson
Kitsap
Lewis
Mason
Pacific
Pierce
Skamania
Thurston
Wakiakum
Adams
Asotin
Bentey
Chelan
Columbia
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Kittitas
Lincoln
Okanogan
Stevens
Walla Walla
Whitman
Yakima
Sunnyside Farmers Institute Set for January 29–31
Sunnyside citizens voted to host a three day farmers institute on January 29 to 31. A committee on program and arrangements was named with Early Higgins and Huston. Speakers include Prof. Waller from Pullman irrigation expert John L. Smith dairy farm manager J M Brown horticultural inspectors F A Huntley and state inspector. The Elgin Creamery is expected to send an expert.
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Sunnyside
Farmers’ Institute
Messrs. Early
Higgins and
Huston
Waller
Pullman
John L. Smith
Hazelwood Company
F A. Huntley
J. M. Brown
Elgin Creamery Company
Local Agriculture Topics to be Covered by Noted Speakers
The good roads subject will be presented by W. E. B. Newcomb of North Yakima and reclamation work by Mr. Paine of Zillah. Local parties will provide papers on horse breeding swine breeding dairying poultry culture bee keeping and gardening.
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W. EB. Newcomb
Train wreck piles twelve freight cars on Satas bridge
At six o'clock Monday a train of twelve freight cars wrecked and piled up in a heap on the Satas river bridge. The engine had passed the trestle when the structure gave way and the cars fell through. High water washed out foundation, delaying east and west bound trains. No injuries reported.
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Satas
President urged to cancel forest reserve order in Hitchcock
Robert IL. Owen presented to the president a memorial from the Oklahoma constitutional convention urging cancellation of the forest reserve order at Hitchcock and removal of certain forest reserve restrictions.
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Washington
Robert IL. Owen
Hitchcock
Roosevelt Third Term Foe Spurs Boom Demand
The Illinois Roosevelt Third Term League presses the issue, troubling the president who repeats he will not run again. He is annoyed and urges belief in his stated refusal while others push the idea of a candidacy. The Seattle Times notes a spelling reform in the pure food law changing labels like Vermont Maple Syrup and Raspberry Jam.
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Washington, D. C
Vermont
Seattle
Seattle Times
Good Wife Finds Joy in Daily Toil and Family
A farmer’s wife endures a hard day of washing, cooking, and caring for many mouths. Rain leaves wood wet as she juggles meals, schooling, and chores while reflecting that marriage brings both labor and love. Her mood lightens as her family’s needs lift her spirits. Tom Wood’s sea departure adds modest domestic contrast.
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Tom Wood
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promoted for Rheumatism and Pains
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as superior for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains and all pains. It urges trial with prices 25c 50c and 1.00 and credits Colton Fry Drug Co. and the Herald for readers to stay informed.
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Ballard
Colton-Fry Drug Co
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Carrie Nation
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Foster
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