Booming W L Jones as U S Senate candidate gains traction
Olympia reports say Wesley L Jones from eastern Washington is emerging as the favored successor to Levi Ankeny. Support grows across the legislature with strong backing and broad approval among voters, signaling a likely direct vote strength for Jones.
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Wesley L. Jones
United States
Levi Ankeny
Olympia
Jones
Washington
Ankeny
Senate
Thorne-Wilson
Mead
Will Build Apartments On Englehart Property At Fourth And B Streets
Architect W E Smith to start in about a week to erect two modern two story flats on the Mrs Ira P Englehart lot at Fourth and B streets Yakima county cost about 30000. Each flat six rooms two stories and standard modern conveniences include dumb waiters laundry basement heated by steam vacuum system and china cupboards buffets and fireplaces. The large house and barn on the site will be moved to a vacant lot south of Yakima avenue.
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W. E. Smith
Ira P. Englehart
Fourth
B Streets
Fourth Street
B Street
Englehart
Yakima Avenue
Johnsons Local Option Bill Seeks Liquor petition Process
The bill by Rep Lee A Johnson allows filing a petition with county commissioners or the city mayor to ban or permit intoxicating liquor sales. A legal voter majority controls outcomes with hearings to verify signatures. Petitions last at least two years, may use power of attorney, and include anti bribery provisions.
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House
Lee A. Johnson
Destitute Children Case Seeks Washington Home Aid
P hi Pickens petitions the superior court to provide for two minors Alma and Alta Pickins and place them in the care of the Washington Children's Home Society. The matter is set for hearing on February with this being the first case of the kind.
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Alma
Alta Pickins
Phi Pickens
Killiard
Washington ‘Idren’s
City Banking Frill Creates Unexpected Popular Demand
Residents report a sudden surge of interest in a new financial product described as a “kind that has ever come up in this city.” Officials caution against speculative hype while banks field inquiries and monitor uptake.
Couple Weds at First Christian Church in Small Ceremony
Thys Baker commission merchant and Mrs Luella A Murray propietress of the Central hotel and sister of Mrs L B Rinehart were married in a quiet Saturday evening ceremony by Rev Morton L Rose at the First Christian church in the company of a few friends.
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Thys Baker
Luella A. Murray
Central Hotel
L. B. Rinehart
Morton L. Rose
First Christian Church
Burns Anniversary Banquet Celebrates Immortal Poet in Yakima
About 200 Scots gathered at the Washington hotel grill room to mark the 148th birthday of Robert Burns under the Yakima Caledonian society. Speakers and singers in Scottish dialect praised Burns, his poetry, and Scottish heritage with toasts to the president and to Scotland, ending with Auld Lang Syne.
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Washington Hotel
Robert Burns
Yakima Caledonian Society
S. J. Cameron
Caledonian Society
D. McCall
Cameron
United States
Bywater
James Merry
Strathspey Braw
Scotland
Ettrick Shepherd
Thomas Campbell
Walter Scott
Bobbie Burns
Washington
Greece
Rome
Edinburgh
Athens
Burns
Auld Hornie
G A R Post Hosts Oyster Dinner Visit Recitations
The G. A. R. post entertained the W. R. C. Saturday with an oyster dinner. About seventy five attended. Rev. A. H. Henry gave an address and Miss Lowther offered recitations. The gathering closed with old army songs and the G. A. R. boys earned praise as waiters.
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G. A. R. Post
A. H. Henry
Changes in W N G Adams General Orders Summary
Extracts from general orders issued by the adjutant general detail Lt. William E. McClure being relieved from Company L, Second Infantry and reassigned as adjutant of the Second battalion. Officers returning from leave must report to headquarters. A series of inspections and schools will be held with no absences excused except absolute necessity. Inspections for Company E on February 18 and a school for officers at North Yakima on February 19.
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Adjutant General
William E. McClure
Second Infantry
McClure
W. L. Lemon
General Headquarters
North Yakima
Yakima Men Bid on School Land at Auction
County Auditor Mathews presided over the school land sale with strong attendance. Bids ranged from $200 to $600 per acre and several Yakima men were among the bidders. Roslyn residents attended but did not win land as prices deterred them. George Husse of North Yakima bought land at Ellensburg sale.
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Mathews
Yakima
Roslyn
George Husse
North Yakima
Ellensburg
Nine New Members Added At First Christian Church
Large crowd attends First Christian Church in the city as nine men come forward at a Sunday evening service. Sermon titled How to Read and Understand the Bible sparks decision. Rev Daugherty and Rev Hamlin speak on heart change and moral reform. Volunteers surrender smoking materials, later burned by Rev Morton L. Rose.
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Daugherty
Hamlin
Morton L. Rose
Standard Oil Monopoly Under I C C Inquiry
The interstate commerce commission report under the Tillman Gillespie resolution examines rail carrier relations, distribution of oil and products east of the Mississippi, and Kansas Texas fields. It traces how Standard Oil built and perpetuated its monopoly and asserts that ruination of competitors has been a deliberate policy in the past.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce
Tillman-Gillespie
Mississippi River
Kansas
Texas
Standard Oil Company
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promoted for Rheumatism and Pain
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as superior for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains and all pains. It urges trial and claims satisfied customers as living proofs. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles via Colton-Fry Drug Co.
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Colton-Fry Drug Co
Standard Oil criticized for unfair competitive methods by commission
The commission reports that Standard Oil used espionage, fake independent firms, price manipulation, and bribery to destroy competition. It notes repeated ownership of competitors under old names, differential pricing from a single barrel, and tampering with inspectors. Independent refiners report foreign sales and limited ability to compete domestically. Ballard's Horehound Syrup advertised as a cure. local booster notes for Morning Herald.
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Standard Oil Company
Commission
Standard
Germany
Mayor Fechter Vetoes City Engineer Ordinance
At a Central Improvement Club meeting on January 4, a resolution called for hiring a city engineer at ten dollars daily. The council instead amended ordinance 380 to hire an engineer at five dollars daily, with a five dollar assistant, and a possible raise to ten dollars later. The mayor vetoed the amended ordinance and noted it fails to meet the original objectives and that a special engineer might be needed.
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Central Improvement Club
Noble
Herbine touted as cure for liver complaints and dyspepsia
E Harrell of Austin Texas endorses Herbine as a regulator after a year’s use for dyspepsia. Colton Fire Drug Co lists contact in Yakima with J L Lynch MD referenced. Public notaries and bank building address shown for business inquiries.
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E. Harrell
Austin
Texas
Colton-Fire Drug Co
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