Commons in Wild Disorder Over Veto Bill Clash
The House of Commons erupted as government and opposition clashed over the veto bill. Prime Minister Asquith faced vociferous opposition led by Lord Hugh Cecil and F. B. Smith, with Will Crooks among the disruptors. The speaker suspended proceedings after two hours amid calls of coward and traitor as Asquith outlined his position and steps to renegotiate with unionist leaders to secure Lords’ acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Cecil
F. B. Smith
Will Crooks
Asquith
A. J. Balfour
Sirdward Crrey
Balfour
Peopl
Gres
Cres
Lord Lansdowne Dalfour
Viscount Curzon
Baron Middleton
Lord Cromer
Diverse List Of Commercial Visitors In City
A wide range of visitors from cities including Chicago Helena Seattle Tacoma Portland and Spokane are noted as commercial guests or attendees at local venues. Names such as Baker Ransom Jansen Rauch Hudson Morton Downes and many others appear with affiliations to various towns and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidran
Chicago
Yakima
Baker
Helena
J. R. Smith
Maj
A. J. Ransom
Seattle
Sugene Church
Tacoma
N. Stocks
Sullivan
New York
W A. Pickett
J. M. Thompson
Minneapolis
A Mitchell
Jb. Henry
Spokane
Schowarne- Rah
White Bluffs
Thomas Andersono
Los
Pencheten
Chas Baxter
Coquille
Ore
WS. Bryant
Kansas City
H. J. Lambert
Chas. Langert
A. P. Ewing
Nat Emerson
The
Natches
F. S. Inches
J. E. Brown
Washington
A Owens
Leslie Kipper
Geo. Morton
WB. Dean
EK. M. Farmer
America and Russia as Historic Friends in Petersburg Visit
In St Petersburg on July 14 the visiting Russian fleet host Admiral Badger and an American squadron in a service cruise. Newspapers debate Russo American rapprochement and Manchuria policy while local clergy and workers complete a church interior for mid August dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Cronstadt
New York
Admiral Badger
Russia
Clio
Petersburg
Jin
Russkiya Vyedomosti
Moscow
Japan
Petersburg Gazette
United States
Crermany
France
England
the Gazette
Admiral Skrydloff
Zemschichina
America
Petersburgski Vyedomosti
Prince Ukhtomski
Novoe Vremya
Mancharia
Milyukoff
Manchuria
Waonrmid
Spokane Teens Build Church Walls In Summer Work
In Spokane Washington a teen pastorled project rebuilt and expanded the Aline Hioabie Merthhactist church walls. Workers raised walls and covered retiers and hoarded the front rear and side walls. The work ran from 9AM to 5PM with a one hour lunch served by church women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Pirteen
Zillah Growing Fast With New Enterprises Reported
G. Ware secretary of the Zillah Commercial club visited the city Saturday and said fruit conditions around Zillah are in first class shape. Three new commercial enterprises will start within a month and many settlers are looking over the country. Express companies provide excellent service in the lower country. Fruit and truck growers are satisfied with facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ware
Zillah
Curious Bits of History on Columbus Voyages Cost
The article notes the 1,140,000 maravedis cost to outfit Columbus three ships. It discusses maravedi value, equating to three to seven mills in American money, estimating Spain’s outlay near $8,000. It lists salaries: Admiral $820 yearly, captains $192 each, pilots $140 each, sailors £2 57 a month, physician $88.50 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Spain
Christopher Columbus
A. W. Mac
Thaver District Cipher for Editor Access
An odd district instruction outlines a ritual to gain entry to an editor in a sanctum. It commands three raps at a door and a request for name, post office address, and years owed for the paper before being admitted. The disguise ends with a countersign and a dollar bill handover as a greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaver
Mo.) District
Charles Wilson Sentenced to Walla Walla for Murder
Jailor Hawn notes relief as Charles Wilson the colored man convicted last winter for the murder of Old Jim in a south side shack is sent to Walla Walla to serve a 10 to 25 year term. Wilson protested his innocence to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawn
Charles Wilson
Old Jim
South Side
Walla Walla
Harvard Professor Advocates Aldrich Currency Reform
Prof O M W Sprague of Harvard, member of the U S monetary commission, addressed about 200 Northern Bankers Association members in Bretton Woods New Hampshire. He urged currency reform under the Aldrich bill noting simplified check handling and centralized Reserve Association hubs to ease interbank remittances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bretton Woods
N. H
O. M. W. Sprague
Harvard University
United States Monetary Commission
Northern Bankers’ Association
Mt. Pleasant House
Frederick W. Sawyer
Milford
F A. Crandall
Nation City Bank of
Cheago
H. H. Marston
New York
Norwin S. Bean
National Bank Examiner
New Hampshire
Sprague
Reserve Association
I A. Crandall
Chicago Vlse
Rate case is decided in Interstate Commerce Commission ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued far reaching decisions on westward freight rates from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. It divides the United States into five zones and prescribes limits on intermediate point charges, aiming to curb discriminatory long and short haul practices while allowing reasonable competition with water routes. Carriers must file tariffs by October 15 aligned with the new principles, affecting Spokane and Salt Lake City rate cases and related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Coast
Denver
inter-Rocky Mountain Territory
Rocky Mountain Territory
Commission
Reno
Chicago
Buffalo-Pittsburg
New York and
Trunk Line
Spokane
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Convision
Salt Lake City
Congress
Salt Lake
Commissioner Prouty
Atlantic
Pacific
Zone No
Zone No. 8
Zone No. 5
East
Brothers Reunite After Long Separation in Fruitvale Visit
C. T. Hood of Des Moines Iowa arrived to visit his mother after 14 years apart. His brother B. F. Hood, of Fruitvale, hadn’t seen him for 22 years. The reunion proved greatly enjoyable for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Hood
Des Moines
Iowa
B. F. Hood
Fruitvale
Farmer Patrons Bargain Week Goods For Week
A farmer from down below the gap visited town Monday to take advantage of Bargain Week. About 4 30 p m he started home with a large wagon full of goods and a fine top buggy trailing behind. He showed a list of the items he had purchased and their prices.
Brandeis Chosen to Represent House Panel in Alaska Land Case
Boston lawyer Louis D. Brandeis was picked to counsel the House committee probing Controller Bay Alaska land claims. Assistant Forester Adams said the October 28 1910 executive order withdrawing the lands was press available. Richard S. Ryan and Emma F. Abbott faced the committee and will testify soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
House
Controller Bay
Alaska
Forester Adams
Richard S. Ryan
Emma F. Abbott
Interior Department
Brilliant Speakers at Bar Convention in Spokane
The State Bar Association plans its July 27 to 29 convention in Spokane with topics on conservation recall of judges court delays and perjury. Noted figures include Russell L. Dunn J T Walsh S J Chadwick Fred H. Peterson and C W Howard. The Spokane bar prepared elaborate receptions and next year may hold the meeting at Longmire Springs Mt Rainier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Germany
State Bar Association
Spokane
Russell L. Dunn
San Francisco
Dietrich
U. S
Idaho
J. T. Walsh
Montana
West
S. J. Chadwick
Supreme Bench of
Washington
Fred H. Peterson
Seattle
C. W. Howard
Association
Longmire Springs
Mt. Rainier
Hats on the back and smutty stories tell of careless boys
The Benton Independent comments that boys with hats slid back and cigarettes are cheaper than worn shoes, worthless to employers or potential wives, and urged to act morally and mend their ways. It calls for self examination and change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Independent
Oldest-So-Called Man Joseph Fry Tours New York
New York reports Joseph Fry claiming 111 years, one of the world’s oldest men. He toured the city July 22, appearing alert with a memory described as remarkable. Fry says Roanoke Virginia is his home and notes seven great grandchildren and forty two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Fry
Curing Rheumatism by Bee Stings Promoted in Popular Mechanics
August issue describes a bee sting therapy for rheumatism. A patient visits the apiary twice weekly and endures three to five stings over the painful site at each visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Gracious! Baby strikes pedal in piano mishap
Pa and Ma discuss a baby bumping a piano pedal. Ma fears harm, while Pa insists only the soft pedal was touched. The exchange captures a domestic moment with light humor.
For Sale Or Trade Offered in Oklahoma
For sale or trade for Yakima property an item valued at $6000 is offered by S. F. Scott of Waukomis Oklahoma. The listing notes a doctor's location in Oklahoma as part of the description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Oklahoma
S. F. Scott
Waukomis
Okla
Minor law enforcement action targets underage work in Yakima
In a notable case in North Yakima, two women posted a $400 bail for a minor charged with violating laws by allowing underage youths in pool rooms and saloons. John Reiter, proprietor of Yakima Special Messenger Service, admitted employing boys under twenty one and claimed ignorance of the rule. The sheriff aims to set a precedent and crack down on similar violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Hotel
N. Reiter
John Reiter
John Lax
Yakima
Wanted Copies of the Herald dated 1910
Reader seeks early issues of the Herald from June 15 July 18 November 23 and December 7 in 1910. Any holder of one or more dates should notify the Herald office at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eerly Herald
Herald
Tfx
Community notes from North Yakima and nearby towns
Local news sampler listing residents and visitors in North Yakima including Tom Kilna of Toppenish at a Tigers game, Beryl Cory in Wapato, Nat Emerson after a tennis final in Portland, and other movements among families, professionals, and students with upcoming vacations and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kilna
North Yakima
Tigers
Gilna
Beryl Cory
Wapato
Robert Merrill
Selah
Donovan
First National
Tacoma
Gore Smith
Portland
South Ninth Street
Arthur E. Ransom
Western States Life Insurance Co
Washington
Idaho
Alaska
H. J. Mathews
O. A. Mathews
J. A. Taylor
Elmer Kitchen
J. D. Mathews
Los Angeles
Gold Hill Mines
Nat Emerson
Co. R. Foley
San Francisco
Oregon
Charles Dabney
Nashville
Jerry F. Okey
Fish Lake
Chester Boone
Yakima
W H. Boone
Boone
University of Illinois
University of Wash- Ineton
Seattle
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John Ward
H. E. Greening
H. C. Kohr
Vincent Church
Henry Brown
Methodist Ministers’ Association
Pacific Northwest
New House of Worship
Zaullah
Co. G. Ware
Aldrich
Ade
Phoeba Hood
Farmer
Ewer Terre
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