Straws and convention winds roosevelts plan to Chicago
The Roosevelt forces will not oppose Senator Root as temporary chairman at Chicago. Colonel Roosevelt may attend in person, signaling a dramatic, high stakes convention fight with Taft and La Follette. Delegates and contests set to spark rapid developments.
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Roosevelt
Senator Root
Chicago
Onyster Bay
Colonel Roosevelt
Committee On Contest
Taft
New York
la Follette
Cummins
Wisconsin
Municipal ownership urged to fix water plant woes
The piece argues that municipal control over the water plant, rather than foreign corporate ownership, would cut through red tape and speed sanitation improvements. It cites state commissions and Northwest precedents to show municipal ownership yields quicker, more satisfactory results.
Municipal ownership of water supply praised as economical
The text argues that free time and freedom from corporate red tape improve operations and that municipal ownership resolves water provision issues. It stresses that water control by city government offers cheaper, better service and should be pursued as an economic measure despite political opposition.
Hop Dryers for Fruit Save Orchard Yields in Yakima Valley
A forum suggestion urges using hop drying kilns to salvage otherwise wasted fruit in Yakima Valley. With canneries and fruit dryers unable to keep pace, losses could reach a million dollars. Hop kilns exist now and can be repurposed for fruit drying at low cost, aiding growers and communities until full adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakims Valley
California
Herald
Eay Street
Making the country accessible through better roads
The piece argues better roads will draw people back from cities, easing crowding and high living costs. It notes the automobile bridges city and country life, urging improved highways to revitalize rural areas while Congress remains gridlocked and near inertial action.
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United States
Risks and Uncertainty Harshly Mark Early Aviation
The text notes flying machines are dangerous due to unpredictable atmospheric currents unseen by navigators. It compares charting oceans and sunken rocks to warning aerial pilots about deadly air pockets. It concludes aviation potential exists, but practical reliability remains uncertain.
The Honor Man Returns to Penitentiary Sentence
A man who fled with another's wife was recaptured and sent back to the penitentiary to serve his term. He believes secrets cannot be kept, as evident by the pursuit and capture.
Getting Better Use Of The Soil In Texas Contests Grow
More than four thousand men and boys in Texas participate in crop growing contests spanning every section and county. This is the second annual agricultural promotion, tripling participation from last year, aiming to boost yield and efficiency on the same land with the same labor. The nationwide effort is expected to bring lasting economic gains and transform the agricultural industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Free Use of Panama Canal Sparks Cargo Trade Debate
Opinion argues for free canal passage for American coastless trade between Pacific and Atlantic coasts. It cites railroad monopolies on rail and even sail freight around Cape Horn and proposes toll-free canal use for non railroad owned vessels to foster real competition.
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Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Atlantic State
Cape Horn
Intensive farming raises hopes for lower living costs
The article argues that expanding intensive farming and greater acreage will boost food production, lower prices, and ease living costs. It notes wheat and hay gains, urges a soil-based revival, and links this to national prosperity and thrift through postal savings banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal
Local Politicians Idle as National Conventions Take Spotlight
State leaders stand by while national politics dominate attention and convention planning advances. If a Chicago bolt occurs, many local organizations may lack the energy to mobilize for the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Montana Declares for Taft Amid Dixon’s Party Unity Stance
Montana backs Taft while Senator Dixon avoids urging a rival delegation. Dixon seeks to keep unity in his state and deter intra party division.
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Montana
Taft
Dixon
Press Comment on Six-Year Presidency Term Change
The editorial argues for a six year term with a single administration to curb partisanship and end perpetual power. It notes public support and potential constitutional amendment passage. Benefits cited include fewer elections, policy continuity in civil service reform and national projects, with a call for serious public consideration.
Dutch Fork Farmers Grow All They Need at Home
In Dutch Fork South Carolina farmers produce corn wheat hay and meat for family use, sending wagons to markets empty. Officials note a self sufficient model, arguing communities should rely on their own production to cut costs and boost small farming. Portland Telegram comments on the back-to-the-land idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Fork
Columbia
Askens
Knapp
Portland Telegram
Wright brothers pioneer aviators remembered in tribute
In a reverent obituary from the L. A. Express the Wright brothers are praised as self taught American mechanics who solved air travel challenges. Wilbur Wright is mourned as dead and the piece recalls Kitty Hawk first flight in 1903 and public demonstrations in 1908 while praising their courage imagination and skill.
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Earth
Ohio
Wilbur Wright
Kittyhawk
North Carolina
Washington, D. C
L. A. Express
No people No Plies Swat the fly campaigns of 1912
The text condemns fly campaigns as misdirected and highlights the house fly as a typhoid vector, asserting elimination of the insect as a desirable goal and noting its strong role in disease transmission.
Fly control and sanitation in 1911 health drive impact
The piece discusses massive fly slaughter campaigns in 1911 aiming to curb infections like cholera and diphtheria. It notes billions of flies killed, warns of rapid reproduction, and urges sanitation and cleanup of breeding sites as the key to preventing outbreaks.
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Washington
D. C
Swat
Howard
Bureau of Entomology
Journal of the American Medical Association
Stockbridge
Good Roads Will Do It
The London Times notes American visitors to Paris spent at least 15 million dollars between June 1 and July 31. The piece argues Americans travel for pleasure and would spend similarly elsewhere, urging the Pacific coast to attract tourists with unique climate and scenery, aided by splendid highways.
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London Times
Paris
Europe
Pacific
Two paths for the Republican party in a pivotal year
A political analysis outlines two options for Republicans facing Taft era divisions. One keeps Taft and party machines to defeat, risking Democratic triumph. the other seeks reform by smashing machines, repudiating Taft policies, and rebuilding with progressives, though it would alienate many insiders.
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Taft
Barnes
Albany
Utah
Republican Party
American Review of Reviews
New Mexico Legislature Likely to Reject Anti Prize Fight Bill
EAST LAS VEGAS New Mexico June 3 Positive assurance was received here that the legislature would refuse to act on the anti prize fight legislation now before that body.
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Las Vegas
N. M
New Mexico
Rain making trip and Zillah baptism noted
A K Hiscock H B Scudder W L Steinne and Fred R Reed returned from a wagon trip to the Columbia river to test rain making. Miss Polly Wheeler married George Ker of Moxee Zillah at high noon. Miss Oaks daughter of the company president joined the party and was christened Zillah to remember the moment.
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A. K. Hiscock
H. B. Scudder
W. L. Steinne
Fred R. Reed
Columbia River
Polly Wheeler
T. M. Vance
George Ker
Moxee
Zillah
Miss Oaks
Local News Briefs Highlight Family Arrival and Regional Trades
Mr L V Janek and family expected from the east to settle here. A son born to Mrs William Curry. Edwin W Craig reports the largest water wheel on his land at White Bluffs. A. E. Larson of Buckley Lumber Co. receives a Seattle souvenir with mineral samples. John Switzler of Umatilla sells a large batch of wild horses in the bunch grass region to be shipped east.
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L. V. Janeck
William Curry
Edwin W. Craig
White Bluffs
A. E. Larson
Buckley Lumber Co
Seattle
John Switzler
Umatilla
Oregon
People’s Forum opens to readers for views
Readers may submit opinions to the paper via the People’s Forum column. Signatures must accompany submissions as proof of good faith, and personal names will not be published upon request. The column carries no guaranteed endorsement by the paper.
Local Option Debate and Prohibition Critique
The piece argues liquor traffic requires permits and condemns local option as morally wrong and ineffective. It cites Abraham Lincoln quotes, questions majority rule on morality, and warns against legal loopholes that protect manufacturers. It also mentions fruit waste in Yakima Valley and proposes using hop dryers as fruit evaporators to add value. EVAPORATOR, North Yakima, May 31.
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Prohibition Party
Abraham Lincoln
J. V. Mohr
Political meeting in Horse Heaven country hosts Col. T. W. Eddy
About sixty Republicans and fifty Democrats gathered at Mason's Opera House on Thursday evening to hear Col. T. W. Eddy of Olympia. He delivered a stirring address, closing with a vision of rosy-cheeked children, well clothed, and happy homes under the American flag.
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Mason’s Opera House
Col. T. W. Eddy
Olympia
Walker files homestead patent near Zillah town site
The patent for A. C. Walker's homestead has arrived. Walker's land lies within a quarter mile of the new town of Zillah.
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A. C. Walker
Mr. Walker
Zillah
Delegate John Cleman Heads to Republican Convention in Minneapolis
John Cleman travels to Minneapolis as a delegate to the Republican convention. The text notes his un instructed status and mentions local talk about dividing and forming a new county amid county residents.
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John Cleman
Minneapolis
Grandpa
Henry of Navarre
Strawberries From School Tract Marketed By Sindell and Jacobs
Last fall J. W. Sindell and George H. Jacobs purchased a tract of the school section south of the city and are now marketing strawberries from the site. They launched an operation targeting local markets this autumn season.
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J. W. Sindell
George H. Jacobs
Maxwell Kremer Leads Brick Plant Near City
Maxwell Kremer heads a brick works operation on the outskirts of the city turning out 15,000 bricks daily.
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Maxwell Kremer
Poem Fragment by James Whitcomb Riley
A brief verse speaks of easing sorrow and endurance through shared calm. The speaker urges tempering grief with faith, hoping for better tomorrows and resilient happiness in future years.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Notice to Creditors in Thornton Estate in Yakima County
Court in Yakima County Probate announces Susan C. Thornton executrix of the Jesse W. Thornton estate. Creditors must file claims with vouchers within one year from the first publication June 5 1912. Claims go to the Ward Building North Yakima. Unpresented claims barred by Washington law.
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Superior Court
State of Washington
Yakima County
Jame W. Thornton
Susan C. Thornton
Jesse
H. J. Snively
Ward Building
North
Yakima
Washington
Notice for Publication Not Coal Land
Department of the Interior U S Land Office at North Yakima Washington June 3 1912 notice is given that Frank Randle of R F D No 1 Selah Washington who on February 6 1911 made Homestead Entry Serial No 04444 for 5 percent NW and N percent SW percent of Section 22 Township 15 North Range 18 East Willamette Meridian has filed notice of intention to make Final Commutation Proof to establish claim to the land before The Register and Receiver U S Land Office at North Yakima Washington on the 17th day of July 1912 claimant names as witnesses Guy Longmire Clod Hambaugh Omer Longmire and George Kandle all of Selah Washington Harry Y Saint Register LU dnddaLdns oally J
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Department of the Interior
U. S, Land Office
North Yakima
Washington
Frank Randle
Selah
Township 15
Range 18
East Willamette Meridian
George Kandle
Harry Y. Saint
Register
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N. Tuesley
North Yakima, Wash
Salsingdon
Committee On Contests
Yakima Valley
Congress
Cleveland
Charles W. Morse
Leavenworth
The
First National Bank
Saving Department
General Banking
United States Depository
W. L. Steinweg
Carpenter
Vice
R. Donovan
Cashier
A. & Loudon
the People’s Forum
Optionists
Herala
Lrungreivers
Suf
Horse-Heaven Country
Executrix
Oally J
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