Yakima Valley to Lead Spokane Irrigation Congress Delegation
North Yakima plans a 500 person special train with a parade band and floats to Spokane for the National Irrigation Congress August 9 to 14. Committees will recruit delegates from ditch companies and local organizations, aiming for a prominent Yakima presence to boost regional interests and attract visitors.
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Vakinia
Valley
Irrigation Congress
Yakima
Spokane
National Irrigation Congress
Yakima Valley
Northwest
Commercial Club
Fifty Thousand Club
Congress
Dodger
Ee. L. Roney
John Lynch
Valle
Gii- 1
Armbruster
H. H. Andrews
Washington
Barnes
Yakima County
MeKenzie
Justice Karr's Cadillac Solves Nob Hill Transport for Trials
A local court uses Justice Karr’s Cadillac to transport defendants to Nob Hill for trials after Judge Preble orders cases to his precinct. In a test ride, a courtroom sentence followed a guilty verdict with fines and costs, then defendants were returned to jail.
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Justice Karr
Nob Hill
Justice of the Peace
Karr
Balu
Wil-lam
NY Griftewr Lyons
Justice Karis
Earry
Conner Heavy
Lewis of Alwood Visited by Heston Couple in City
Mr and Mrs Joseph Lewis of Alwood Til on their way to Seattle visit Mr and Mrs Heston in this city.
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Mrs. Joseph "Lewis
Alwood, Til
Seattle
Mrs. Heston
Wife Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Testifies in Matteawan Case
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testified for over an hour before Justice Mills, subpenaed by the state to keep Harry Thaw in Matteawan asylum. Her testimony drew a favorable impression for Thaw and the state plans to continue questioning tomorrow.
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Tice Mills
Supreme Court
Matteawan
Clarke
Valley Railroad Extends Its Line Toward French Settlement
G. T. Aumiller, under contract with North Yakima Valley railroad, grades the right of way 12 miles from the city to the Moxee French settlement. A crew operates from the river toward the city with camps at each end, needing crop removal in some areas before grading continues. Aumiller has four tracts to complete the work, aiming to have the line in operation.
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G. T
Aumiller
North Yakima & Valley Railroad
Moxee
Yakima County Plans State Takeover of Quarry Operations
Yakima County prepares a deed to the state to transfer possession of the Selah quarry site from Whiteh and the stone works to satisfy state rules for location and convict labor. The 18 1 2 acre site lies near the Selah Gap north end, with a stockade 46 feet distant and partly on county land beside the Northern Pacific rail yard. The quarry, bought from John Litave for about 10 dollars, is adjacent to the stockade and will include 100 by 156 foot confines.
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Yakima
Selah
Camhity
John Litave
Selah Gap
Feong
Northern Pacific
Sap
Bank Meetings Report Mixed Six Months Profit
Two national banks in North Yakima held semi annual meetings on Tuesday afternoon. Directors reviewed six months of business with $11,594.97 in savings deposit interest and half year certificates. A 10 percent semi annual dividend was paid to stockholders. Directors praised progress and the usual dividend was declared.
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North Yakima
Wirst National Bank
Mos
Yokina National Bank
Port of Progress
Four Days of Effort Fail to Open Express Strong Box
The Northern Pacific Express Company seeks a daring figure to open its stubborn strong box. For four days workers and locksmiths failed to unlock the iron vault said to hold papers, coins, and a combination that resisted every tool. Crowbars chisels and hammers failed as employees grew frustrated, awaiting a bold solution.
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Northern
Paciftic Express Company
Dgypress
Iron Box
Raffles
Express Company
Ida Tarbell Buys Yakima County Land from Henry Brothers
Ida Tarbell buys a tract in Yakima county from the Henry brothers. Tarbell, famed magazine writer for the Standard Oil firm and its principal stockholder, will be remembered for her investigative reporting.
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Ida Tarbell
Yakima County
Henry Brothers
Miss Tarbell
Standard Oil Company
Northern Pacific locksmith fails to crack locked safe
A railroad man in the Tacoma area tried all day Tuesday to open a bulky safe locked inside an express shipment. Despite efforts by a second locksmith sent by the express company, the chest remains sealed at quitting time. If the door cannot be forced, the company will move the safe to a vacant lot and blast it open with high power explosives.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Tacoma
Express Company
Thousands Pay Tribute At Cushman Funeral Rites
Thousands gathered in Tacoma to honor late Congressman F W Cushman with body in state at the armory. Rev Alfred W Martin and former Senator Wilson gave eulogies. Knights Templar and Masons led processions to Tacoma cemetery per Masonic ritual. Seattle delegates adjourned Lumber Association meeting to attend.
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Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Associations
Alfred W. Martin
Cushman
United States
Wilson
Tennyson
Armory
Tacoma
Knights Templar
Masons
Troop B
National Guard
Seattle
Wash
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Hibbermen
Ways and Means Committee
The
House
Cushmin
Milwaukee railroad eyed in Yakima Avenue property drive
Rumors swirl that Milwaukee Railroad men are in Yakima city buying property along East Yakima Avenue as speculation grows about the Moxee bridge boosting eastern development. Local capitalists expect yards and buildings to be secured near the east end, amid frequent references to the railroad’s influence.
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Yakima
le Buit
Denna
Milwaukee Railroad
Avenue Sform
Netline Fey
Silford
Rose Arbor Transferred to North Park Site
The rose arbor at the city park near the railroad station was moved intact to the park’s northern end. Railroad workers lifted the entire plant with roots and foliage and replanted it in a new strip of parkland north of the new station. Care was taken to preserve the roots and shrubs, and officials believe the move caused little to no damage.
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Mort Park
North Park
Will Build Substantial Additions On South Second Street
Local developers Buwalda and Carpenter plan substantial improvements on South Second Street near the Ideal Theatre. Construction of a three story brick and concrete building at West Yekiuan and Fourth Avenue is slated to begin, though some delay may occur as market demand for new commercial space is assessed.
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Buwalda
Carpenter
South Second Street
Wihiety
J. Larson
Erec
Buwalig
Ideal Theatre
Henry Carpenter
Larson
Thes
Rawntea
Yekiuan Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Bnyont
Herbert
Tomato crop blight hits Yakima valley area in heatwave
Widespread tomato crops suffer drought and heat damage across the North Yakima district with some fields showing severe losses. Reported patches show belts with little iron trace and shade areas escaping damage while shipments move toward cannery markets.
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Yakjio
Mrs Lombard to Relocate with Children to Pacific Beach
Mrs Lombard plans to move from North Yakima to Pacific Beach with her children. She will be hosted by Miss Jamie Snively and Mrs West of this city and her mother Mrs L L Porter.
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H. A. Lombard
North Yakima
Pacific Beach
Jamie Snively
West
L. L. Porter
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