Development of the South and its Ports in 1909
The Washington Post argues that rising southern manufacturing and cotton output will boost foreign trade through direct American merchant ships. It envisions a shift in sentiment toward a larger southern commercial marine, with Baltimore to Galveston ports housing ocean steamers under the U.S. flag carrying southern crops and manufactured goods worldwide.
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South
North
Baltimore
Galveston
Globe
Washington Post
Drug Store Liquor Restrictions Meet Dickinson Bill
The Pontiac Press Gazetter reports Oakland county changes under the Dickinson bill limit liquor sales via drug stores to prescription only. Prescriptions may not be refilled and must be filed with the prosecuting attorney, possibly curbing local option gains and prompting shifts in patient and physician behavior.
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Oakland County
Pontiac Press-Gazette
Pontiac
Michigan
Indiana
Drug laws and importation effects on pharmacies
The text argues most physicians respect professional standards, contrasts the Dickinson act with its impact on drug store sales and importations, and notes that importers are rarely the main source of abuse, not individuals driving liquor misuse.
Tea Tax Debate in Payne Committee Report
The piece questions why the Payne committee taxes tea ten cents per pound to raise revenue yet ignores a protective role for coffee. It notes most tea is imported and consumers bear the burden, asks why Congress does not tax the represented as opposed to all American families, and recalls Boston harbor tea protests as a parallel to representation and taxation.
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Payne
Congress
South Carolina
United States
Boston Harbor
America
Wireless Romance in Modern Courtship News
In Morrisville Pennsylvania Mr Vincent and Mrs Charl es G Clay pursue romance via wireless telegraphy. The father fears the breach but the couple install wireless telegraphs in their rooms and continue their relationship with no outside interference from the watchdogs or shotgun on the doorstep.
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Vincent
Morrisville
Charles G. Clay
Lillian
Foolish Talk by Champ Clark
Champ Clark accuses the Republican party of failing to revise the tariff, while critics say Democrats share responsibility for Senate votes. The piece argues both parties are tainted by privilege and urges punishing individuals for their records rather than parties.
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Champ Clark
Congress
Clark
Senate
Philippine Secrets Alleged by Noted Anthropologist
Professor Frederick Starr, a prominent anthropologist, spent months in the Philippines with a government expedition. He was quoted saying ten thousand inhabitants died of cholera and that the outside world was not informed, suggesting the US government suppresses such truths.
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Frederick Starr
Philippines
United States
Philippine
Local Shop Nells At Cost On Silks And Hosiery
Store offers light wool materials 44 inches wide in gray tones for gowns and suits at 90 cents per yard. All silk pongees 27 inches wide on sale from 95 to 89 cents. Fancy silks and satins lot priced 69 cents a yard. Ladies tan cotton hose twenty five dozen pairs, regular 15 cents, on sale at 11 cents.
Apron Ginghams Hit Sale at Actual Cost
A bale of Amos keag Staple Ginghams arrives with all sizes and colors. The fabric goes on sale today at actual cost, six cents per yard.
Philippine secrecy and press censorship sparks public demand
An editorial denounces government secrecy over the Philippines cholera situation and criticizes autocratic conduct, urging transparency for voters. It cites a Bethel College student’s suicide over finances and a Kentucky governor angered by a lynching nearby, arguing local affairs reveal broader civic failures.
Peacekeeper Kaiser Itching for a Fight?
The Kaiser is portrayed as determined to keep the peace even if it means fighting for it. If his resolve remains strong, he may not struggle to find a cause to battle.
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Kaiser
Riderless auto sparks scramble in Cincinnati
A riderless car sped through Cincinnati causing a general scramble but no injuries reported as bystanders fled. The piece notes how easy it is to escape a car when only the mechanism is considered.
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Cincinnati
Doctor's Fee Court Ruling Cites Social Duty and Fine
A terse note argues social rules imply a doctor may demand a call and a $1.50 fee. The statement frames etiquette as a financial obligation tied to medical consultation.
Sermon Links Booker T. Washington to Jack Johnson Theme
The sermon on Booker T. Washington elevates the Johnson topic, prompting Mr. Jeffries to begin focused training. The text emphasizes race, leadership, and preparation as key parallels.
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Booker T. Washington
Jack Johnson
Mr. Jeffries
Sartorial shocks test public tolerance in fashion notes
The piece notes a recent fashion trend dubbed the pantaloon gown and recalls past severe sartorial shocks. It mentions Schively’s alleged misstep on a sliding scale as a pointed development in the ongoing fashion discourse.
Sunday Opening Sentiment Sees 25000 Out Front
A crowd of about twenty five thousand gathered Sunday for the ex position preview signaling strong early interest. The turnout reflects widespread curiosity and optimistic sentiment toward the exhibition's debut.
Local residents help survey ditch line and visit regional towns
Messrs Albert Druse and W T Weimar survey the new ditch line while Rome Deitrich of Greencastle arrives to work in Bd McCoy's store for the summer. Linse Froemke and H J Linse travel to North Yakima, Ed and Mrs Quasebarth and M Strausz attend an Evangelical conference at North Yakima. Adean and Archie Rightmire visit the Kincaid sisters in Naches City and Anson White returns from a week at the A Y P exposition.
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Albert Druse
W. T. Weimar
Rome Deitrich
Greencastle
Ind
Miss Adean
Archie
Clarence Rightmire
Kincaid
Naches City
Anson White
A.Y.P. Exposi
Community notes and local assignments in Cowiche area
Sel Reynolds drives a herd of horses to the hills Sunday while L Strangeway stays at his ranch. J S and Bud McLean tend cattle in Tieton basin. Union Sunday school opens at 10 and Rev Wilson preaches at 11 at the new Cowiche church. L G Tickner Frank McLean and Wm Wyman start building houses and W H Schenck constructs a large store with a hall above it.
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Sel Reynolds
Ahtanum
Hills
L. Strangeway
J. S
Bud McLean
Tieton Basin
Union
New Cowiche
Rev. Wilson
L. G. Tickner
Frank McLean
Wm. Wyman
W. H. Schenck
North Yakima High School Graduation Tonight
Commencement exercises for the North Yakima high school class will be held at the school building this evening. Professor H C Sampson of Cheney normal school to deliver the address. Valedictorian Miss Mattie Oerth and salutatorian Ernest Wiley. Honor students Elizabeth McCullough Faye Lenore Beam Bertha Greenhalgh. Class members include George Dolph Barnett Benjamin B Dessessen Faye Lenore Beam Alexander James Gamble Bertha Pearl Greenhalgh Will Horsley and others.
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North Yakima High School
H. C. Sampson
Cheney Normal School
Mattie Oerth
Ernest Wiley
Elizabeth McCullough
Faye Lenore Beam
Bertha Greenhalgh
George Dolph Barnett
Benjamin B. Dessessen
Alexander James Gamble
Bertha Pearl Greenhalgh
Will Horsley
Glenn George’ _ Griffiths
Florence Ellen Jones
Harry Kern
Elsie Elizabeth McCullough
Earl van Vlack McMechan
Louis Prentice Mattoon
Walter Glenn Martin
Lora Augusta Melvin
Virgil Oneca McWhorter
Mattie
Elizabeth Certi
Norman Purl
Foster
Blanche Mabel Rutt
Irven Lanker Shiley
Peter James Shipley
Mattie Vaughnie Simmons
Eloise Stacy
Earl Arthur Waugh Mabel Florence Weatherbee
Ernest
Diplomas to be presented by Rand at school ceremony
Elizabeth Cordelia Wert Wiley and Harry Haight Zimmerman are noted in the draft program. Diplomas will be presented by President Rand of the school board during the ceremony.
The Man Who Wins
A poem praising the steady worker who learns, applies effort, and earns advancement. It stresses consistent effort over luck, the value of diverse skills, and the rewards of diligence. The piece then briefly advertises a June marriage and Rocky Mountain Tea from Case's Drug Store.
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Case
Shoshone Land Drawing Publicized
First choice in the land drawing for 50,000 acres in the Dietrich tract went to N. H. Slater of Raymond Washington. Second choice was Nellie E. Quinn of Seattle.
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Shoshone, Ida
Dietrich Tract
N. H. Slater
Raymond, Wash
Nellie E. Quinn
Seattle
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New York
Schively
Man
Charles R. Barrett
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