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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
3
The notice lists subscription terms of one year six months and three months with a reference to Thursday June 6 901. It reads as a brief advert or utility notice noting renewal or timing without additional context.
City council recently passed a bicycle license ordinance and North Yakima cyclists are urged to form a club and join a Tuesday night meeting at the courthouse to plan cooperative path projects. Wheelmen must participate to secure bicycle paths and enforce the new law.
A new state law requires all barbers to pass an exam and obtain certificates issued by the state board at Spokane. Examinations cost $1 and blanks will be provided for compliance without travel. Certificates can be revoked for drunkenness, dishonorable conduct, or unsanitary work, with penalties ranging from $10 to $100 fine or 10 to 90 days imprisonment.
A new state law banning slot machines takes effect June 14 and treats possession as guilt. Officers may confiscate machines at any time and arrest owners with fines or imprisonment. The city has fourteen machines and would lose five dollars monthly per machine once enforced. The law is expected to be strictly enforced.
Drivers and wheelmen complain about poor roads outside the city as ditches overflow with waste water. The piece urges road supervisors to enforce the law against diverting water onto public highways and to require irrigation crews to take extra steps to prevent it.
James A Hearne author of Shore Acres and Sag Harbor died on Tuesday. He was among the most popular modern playwrights and his death is a great loss to the profession. His two plays are regarded as the best comedies on the stage today.
The dwelling on Front street belonging to Sheriff Tucker is being removed to clear space for a new stone building. Local records show Linn E. Jones of Oregon City will serve as druggist for A. D. Sloan during his east visit. Jones has arrived and begun duties.
The Palmer House Chicago ends a record stay when Mr. and Mrs. H L Seixas depart for New York. They occupied room 358 since January 4 1878, with Mr Seixas paying weekly at eight sharp every Sunday morning. The Seixas’ departure ends the hotel’s longest guest tenure.
Parliament prepares two bills in the States General to allow Queen Wilhelmina to marry Duke Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin and to grant him full naturalization and a future title beyond prince consort. Wedding preparations are hurried.
An Atlanta Constitution notice compares a New York bank cashier post to a Klondike fund while promoting Coffin Bros fashion waists and a sale on $65 top buggies. The ad urges quick purchase before stock runs out.
Lizzie Self, three, wandered from Canton street home and was missing overnight. Early morning, mounted officers found her seated inside a bear cage at the city zoo, feet and arms between bars as she petted the animal. She was unharmed and returned to her worried parents.
A brief Arctic summer yields rapid plant growth due to extended sunlight. Twenty hours of sun per day have a strong effect on plant life, more than temperature alone, highlighting sunlight as a key factor in Arctic vegetation development.
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