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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
5
A fragment lists prices for textiles and patterns including crepe de chine at 69 cents, silk foulards 79 cents, shirtwaist patterns 1.50, and various yard goods and crepe de chine items with multiple price points, prompting a clearance style display.
North Yakima moved atop the pennant race with victories over Ellensburg and W A H I Co as the Fourth of July games featured heavy scores. Toppenish defeated Allison’s squad 8 to 1, followed by a Tigers 16 to 0 win, prompting manager Allison to seek new players after a string of miscues.
Colfax July 6 Henry Gable a Franklin county horseman says hundred head of horses have been offered for sale by men not owners. He targets Watson the Montana Kid and others tied to a long running horse theft ring in central Washington. Gable plans to present evidence to Prosecutor George Ryker and recover his horses from brokers Endicott and La Crosse.
Ringling Brothers World’s Greatest Shows stages a three mile street parade with 1200 performers and 700 horses. New equipment includes tall cages vans chariots and tableaux. Highlights feature twenty camels zebras elephants and names animals parading in open cages through city streets.
In Spokane action, Mrs. Hanna Douglas of Los Angeles seeks to overturn a 42 year old Illinois divorce ruling. The case contends she is neither wife nor widow of Hiram L. Douglas who died in Spokane in 1900 after an 1853 Michigan marriage and 5 year separation.
Minnesota Republicans launch the John Erickson Swedish republican league to reclaim the Swedish vote from Democrats and detach it from Gov. Johnson. Notables like Lieut. Gov. Eberhart and Sen. A. D. Stephens are linked to the revival, aiming to restore a once solid Swedish bloc to the GOP.
The piece notes Republicans courting Swedish American voters as a path to victory with John A. Johnson possible as U.S. senator. It traces past Swedish support for Norwegian leaders and reports a March 9 1910 deadline to finalize a permanent party organization after an April 13 St Paul dinner hosted by Lieut.-Gov. Eberhart.
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