Sanitary Department Sparks May Probe and Arrest Demand
Sanitary Inspector Merwin and City Scavenger Bunnell push for arrest of Washburn over scavenger role under a June ordinance creating a licensed scavenger. Washburn invites arrest and promises to reveal alleged department faults in court. City Attorney Forsyth urged warrants as Merwin and Bunnell allege Washburn encroaches on their trade. Penalty under the ordinance ranges from ten to fifty dollars.
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Anish
Sanitary Department
C. O. Merwin
A. Bunnell
Stephen Washburn
Washburn
Bunnell
Merwin
Charles E. Forsyth
Alaska Rail Feud Sparks Armed Clash at Katalla
A Valdez dispatch reports escalating conflict between Guggenheim tied Copper River line and Bruner line at Katalla. A donkey engine across tracks blocks access, a blockhouse rises, and Guggenheim hirelings receive pay plus a $100 bonus for crossing the Bruner right of way amid ongoing dynamite incidents and troop protection requests.
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Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Valdez
Copper River
Northwestern Railways
Alaska Pacific Railway and Terminal Company
Katalla
Alaska
Guggenheim
Alaska Pacific Company
Bruner
Hoggatt
United States
Brunei
Guggenheims
Fruit prospects brighten at Zillah from Rose Hill ranch
L I Barbee of the Rose Hill ranch in Zillah reports a better than ever fruit crop. Apples and peaches are expected to move from the vicinity next week with shipments from Toppenish this year. He praises the local association's work and its benefit to the country. Barbee was in the city with his wife and relatives from Red Oak Iowa.
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L. I. Barbee
Rose Hill
Zillah
Still Missing Nicolai Rumors Persist in Sunnyside
Word from Sunnyside gives no tidings of Nicolai and no new developments on his whereabouts. The town’s excitement eases as the believed theory shifts to Nicolai not being dead and possibly repeating a disappearance only to reappear later.
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Sunnyside
Nicolai
Sidewalk Bids Awarded For City Work
Bids and awards for sidewalk projects listed. Wm McKiver wins grading on Sixth avenue west and Front street section. H I Durell receives several wooden sidewalk contracts on Sixth avenue west Kit titas avenue and Front street. George Rice awarded east side E street bid. Durrell bid rejected and readvertised. W W Felton awarded cement sidewalk Naches avenue east side.
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Sixth Avenue
Wm. McKiver
H.I. Durell
Kittitas Avenue
H. I. Durell
Front Street
Chestnut and
Race Streets
Eighth Street
Yakima Avenue
D Streets
George Rice
E Street
Naches Avenue
Fourth Street
H. I. Durrell
W. McKiver
W. W. Pettijohn
Lipin ski Acquitted in Preliminary Hearing Over Fatal Hotel Shooting
Seattle July 2 Albert Lipinski ski shot and killed E G Crueser a wealthy mining man in a hotel June 26. The prosecution abandoned the case due to lack of evidence. Hazel Wells the key witness modified her testimony to favor the defense Lipinski pleaded self defense.
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Seattle
Albert Lipinski
E. G. Crueser
Hazel Wells
Lipinski
Demolition Starts on Yakima Valley Bank Building
Work has begun to tear down the rear portion of the Yakima Valley bank building. Mrs. Ward intends to construct a new building in its place. Much of the frame has already been removed and full demolition will allow construction to proceed.
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Yakima Valley Bank
Citizens Demand That Jones Announces Candidacy
About thirty prominent citizens met at Tieton hall to urge Congressman Wesley L. Jones of Yakima county to run for United States senate in the 1906 primaries. Jones stated he was not yet ready to announce but would inform the public upon his return from travel.
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Tieton Hall
Wesley L. Jones
Congressman Jones
W. L. Steinweg
D. E. Lesh
B. F. Barge
H. K. Sinclair
W. W. Robertson
W. L. Jones
Yakima County
Washington
Congress
United States Senate
Jones
Fred Parker
Myrarker
House
Committee On Resolutions
H. J. Snively
W. H. Redman
C. H. Hinman
Senate
Ed Parker
State of Washington
Yakima
United States
Senator Ankeny
Henry J. Snively
W.L. Steinweg
L. O. Meigs
W. B. Dudley
J. D. Medill
J. H. Lynch
UIL King in Grasp of the County Prosecutor
Findlay Ohio July 2 An outline of potential federal actions to seize John D Rockefeller is described. Prosecutor David of Hancock County would press charges against Standard Oil executives and ensure Rockefeller’s personal guarantee to appear in court, with bond signed by Rockefeller.
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Rockefeller
John Lb. Rockefeller
River search for two missing men near Granger
The Yakima River near Granger will be dragged for the bodies of A N Taylor and John Bankard after they vanished from a raft they were on. John Beardsley, a bridge contractor, said they were last seen at 4 PM Sunday. Granger residents and search parties are combing the river as Attorney McAulay travels to assist the effort. Bankard is a well known local figure. No further word has been released.
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Yakima
Attorney McAulay
Bankard
Granger
Aberdeen Visitors Stay With Adams In The City
Mr and Mrs Graham and daughter Jennie of Aberdeen South Dakota are visiting the city as guests of Mr and Mrs W A Adams on South Fourth.
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Mrs. Graham
Jennie
Aberdeen, S. D
City
W. A. Adams
South Fourth
Smelter Raises Wages Across Workforce
El Paso July 2 The American Smelting and Refining Company announced a voluntary wage increase for all employees, boosting pay by 15 percent across the board.
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EL Paso
Texas
American Smelting & Refining Company
Explosion Injures Two In Oregon Short Line Accident
Two carloads of giant powder exploded on a sidetrack at Becks Hot Springs near Salt Lake City. No deaths. two injuries. An Oregon Short Line passenger train escaped damage thanks to the engineer’s quick reverse. Telegraph and telephone lines were knocked out and window glass shattered for miles.
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Salt Lake City
Beck's Hot Springs
Prohibition Push Aims Minnesota Scheme Adoption
A Monday lecture collection by Oliver T. Stewart totaled 329.66 in this city and 227.60 in Spokane. Prohibitionists seek strong representation in the state house to back the Minnesota plan.
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Oliver T. Stewart
Spokane
Minnesota
Schmitz Seeks Fourth Term Amid Conviction Fallout
Mayor Schmitz, awaiting sentence for extortion, says in an AP interview he will run for a fourth term. He plans mandamus actions against Judge Dunne if no sentence next Monday and claims the case is politically motivated while maintaining his innocence and campaign readiness.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Associated Press
Appellate Court of Appeals
Dunne
Triayor
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Barbee
W. W. Felton
Dakota
Treat-Raynor Company Hardware and Seeds
F. J. Tickner
U. S
Savings Department
W. M. Ladd
Charles Carpenter
A. B
Cline
Cashier
Donovan
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