Whither and the unwritten law across the states
The piece cites multiple cases from Boise Portland Astoria Virginia Mississippi and South Carolina where defendants claim the unwritten law excuses murder and asks when the written law will be repealed The text notes a coroner s jury exoneration and a judge s charge that there is no law higher than the written law and questions how to curb this trend.
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Boise
Oregonian
Portland
Astoria
John Bowlsby
Bowlsby
Virginia
W. B. Loving
South Carolina
Mississippi
Vardaman
United States
Publicity edition praised. hundreds bought in region
The publicity edition of the Herald appeared Sunday and drew many commendations. Hundreds of extra copies were sold including 350 bought by a real estate man to send to friends in the east. The office saw scores of visitors seeking more copies, hailed as the best ever published in the area.
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Herold
Herald
Fourth of July Paper Postponed by Holiday
The Herald will not publish Friday morning as staff prepares for fireworks and torpedoes on the Fourth of July, keeping offices closed for the holiday.
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Herald Force
Japan Says Navy Buildup On Pacific Coast Not Menace
Japanese Ambassador Aoki stated Washington need not fear an unfriendly act if the United States increases naval representation or sends more battleships to the Pacific coast or to the Asiatic station. He said Japan would not view such steps as a menace or regret.
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Washington
Japan
Pacific
Asiatic
Aoki
General Board of the Navy
Pacific Coast
Baseball Scores From Vancouver and Spokane
In Vancouver Washington the Vancouver team beat Tacoma 7 to 5. In Spokane Washington the Spokane club defeated Butte 7 to 5.
Yakima Gun Club Shoots As Membership Grows
The Yakima Rifle Club held its second shoot on the Yakima Gun Club range. The club plans to affiliate with the National Rifle Association and expects its charter this week. They use local facilities and Krag Jorgensen rifles with government supplied ammunition and are currently shooting .22 rifles until other arms arrive. High scores included H. E. Barney 60 and Roy McLane 48 among others.
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Yakima Rifle Club
Yakima
National Rifle Association
Trovir
Bstsce
Eas Ae Ee H. E. Barney
P. Lanterman
BE. Hutchings
Roy McLane
Robert. Ward
Toppenish Considers Water System Purchase
At the city council meeting engineer Rogers proposed the Kewana water system as most practical for Toppenish. Estimated cost about 15000 could be bonded at five percent on assessed value 300000. No final decision reached though most agree a good system for fire and domestic use is essential.
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Toppenish
The
Herald
Rogers
Pullman
Steinweg
Public Improvement Committee
Delays Marked First Major Train Holdups in Months
After a 24 hour-plus delay No. 1 passed through Monday, No. 3 two hours later on Tuesday night at 9 30. Morning eastbound trains ran on schedule as crews investigated a Montana wreck cited by officials. Local staff could not confirm causes, marking the first long delay on the line in some time.
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Montana
No. 1
Fireworks Sales Rise Ahead of Fourth of July
Fireworks sales are brisk as the Fourth approaches with volumes similar to prior years. Children have kept busy with crackers and toy cannons, signaling a heavy day ahead and a noisy holiday likely even without an official celebration. New varieties attract buyers, and novelties are selling well.
Western Union Withdraws Notice to Delay San Francisco Oakland
President Clowry announced to superintendents in New York Chicago Atlanta and San Francisco that the delay on accepting business for San Francisco and Oakland is withdrawn. Jaynes reports smooth operation in San Francisco and Oakland with ten of thirteen branches reopened and nine strikers reinstated on their applications.
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New York
Clowry
Western Union Company Today
Chicago
Atlanta
San Francisco
Oakland
Jaynes
Bowen and Chatfield wed in Lewiston Idaho
MacLaren Grant Bowen married Vera Chatfield in an afternoon ceremony at the Episcopal church in Lewiston Idaho. Mrs Chatfield is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Philips of North Third Street. The couple will reside in Lewiston.
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MacLaren Grant Bowen
Vera Chatfield
Lewiston
Idaho
Pacific Coast Pool Championship Set in North Yakima
Arthur Kreshal, Pacific coast pool champion, to meet John Wilson of New England in a title match at Pas Time Cigar Store. The event starts 8 30 PM with free admission. Kreshal dazzled locals at Annex billiard parlor with sensational stunts and 50 point display in a $10 best of series. He heads to Portland then plans a return for a $100 purse match with Fossett.
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North Yakima
Pacific Coast
Arthur Kreshal
John Wilson
New England
Kreshal
Bellingham
Annex
Elk Street
Kreshel
Portland
Fossett
Harrison Hot Springs
Williams Elopes with Pacific hotel clerk’s bride
Henry Williams the second, a day clerk at the Pacific hotel, eloped with the Ellensburg telephone office manager. Williams supposedly left for Oregon with friends but married in Ellensburg and went to Seattle with his bride. The couple returned to Williams' city amid friendly welcomes.
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Williams
Turnell
Henry Williams
Ellensburg
Willams
Pacific Hotel
Oregon
Seattle
the Pacific
Elopers
Big day set for high school boys and grammar pupils
Superintendent D C Reed reports a message from H F Blair of Ellensburg announcing July 5 as a field meet for local high school and grammar pupils. North Yakima athletes may attend. gold and silver medals to be awarded. no money prizes. Events include sprints, pole vault, relays, and shot put.
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D. C. Reed
H. F. Blair
Ellensburg
Grammar School
Condemnation actions opened for Quince street and land sales debated
The city voted unanimously to start condemnation against the Northern Pacific Railway for Quince street opening and against A Conklin to extend Brown Avenue. Offer accepted only if land improvements proceed. other appropriations include ditch watering shares, dispatcher bids, and new fire and street repairs.
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Northern Pacific Railway Company
Quince Street
C. E. Forsyth
A. Conklin
Jland
Union Ditch
Strobach
Schott
Everybod
Armbruster
Public Improvement
Garfield
Naches
Nesqualia
Breakfast items and a Rocky Mountain Tea at a drug store
The note mentions breakfast foods seen in abundance, a preference against receiving them as gifts, and a desire for Rocky Mountain Tea sold at C. C. Case's Drug Store.
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C. C. Case
Yakima Cartoonist Cliff Davis Finds Success in Seattle Drawings
North Yakima boy Cliff Davis now in Seattle taking cartoon and freehand drawing lessons. He is succeeding well with cartoons appearing regularly in the Seattle Daily News.
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Cliff Davis
Seattle Daily News
Yakima
Seattle
Senator Cotterill Endorses Anti Cigarette Law
State Senator George F. Cotterill asserts the Washington anti-cigarette law is iron clad and will stand despite a Chicago dispatch claiming an Illinois ruling struck down a similar statute. He cites Indiana’s upheld law and says tobacco dealers will not exploit any loophole when the measure takes effect September 1.
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George F. Cotterill
Washington
Chicago
Cotterill
Indiana Law, Which Has Been Upheld By the Superior Court
Supreme Court
Hollister Tea Ad Promotes Rocky Mountain Tea
An advertising line touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as nutrition to soothe stomach and support health. It markets Tea or Tablets at 35 cents and urges consumption for vitality.
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Hollister
C. C. Case
Arrest Counterfeiter in Albuquerque Nabbed in Act
A man calling himself G. A. Hall and once a practicing physician at Lenox Iowa was arrested in Albuquerque while allegedly producing counterfeit money. Hall, who has a wife and daughter at Little Falls, asked officers to shoot him to spare his family disgrace.
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Albuquerque
N. M
G. A. Hall
Lenox
Mend Your Health At North Yakima Sanitarium
Questioning if it is ever too late to mend health the piece notes it may be possible but not yet. It promotes the North Yakima Sanitarium as a pleasant and painless option with the contact phone 2053.
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North
Yakima Sanitarium
Northern Pacific Agent Lands in Chehalis on Visit
R C Landry operator for the Northern Pacific at Chehalis visits W H Kelly’s family. He plans to stay until after the fourth then travel east to Chicago New York Boston and other eastern cities. An Indian chief in Columbus shows a package and asks what it is.
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R. C. Landry
Northern Pacific
Chehalis
W. H. Kelly
Chicago
New York
Boston
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