Taft orders probe into sugar trust amid tariff disputes
The piece argues President Taft ordered Attorney General Wickersham to investigate the sugar trust over alleged conspiracies to crush competition. It links tariff language, the Havemeyer trust, and a $30 million damages settlement, warning against keep ing the No 16 Dutch Standard in the tariff bill. It urges removal to aid domestic beet and cane sugar producers and lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Trust
Department of Justice
Pennslvania Sugar Refining Co
Havemeyer Trust
Philadelphia
Trust
New York
Taft
Wickersham
Congress
American Sugar Refining Company
End of tariff debate not in sight yet and the breakfast table
The piece notes the slow progress of tariff talks and mocks the moral tone of editors while praising Harvey Scott. It contrasts Pittsburg with other centers and hints at Wright Bros Aeroplane Co receiving free advertising. It also mentions shipping gold into Seattle and the resulting public familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Bros
Aeroplane Company
Ford's Former Employees Hold Henry Ford in Respect
The report notes Henry Ford of Ford Auto fame retains the respect of his former employees, signaling lasting admiration for his leadership and impact within the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Ford Auto Fame
Cross Country Auto Race Participation Question
A humorous prompt asks how many would like to join a cross country auto race and invites quick responses, joking that others should not speak all at once.
No one has smoked a cigarette in North Yakima
A brief note reports that no cigarettes have been smoked in North Yakima for six days, reflecting a local health or policy effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Yakima
Heney Delivers One of Best Finish Fights On Record
Observer notes that Mr. Heney staged a remarkable closing sequence, delivering a finish fight ranked among the finest on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Heney
Flathead Reservation Lands Offer Homes for 100000
Spokane, June 21 Four hundred fifty thousand of the 1 425 000 acres of valley and beach lands in the Flathead Indian reservation will provide homes for 100 000 people under a government drawing at Coeur d Alene Idaho beginning July 9. Applicants must register in person in Kalispell or Missoula between July 15 and August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Flathead
Rocky Mountains
Montana
United States
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Kalispell
Mont
Missoula
First White Woman Eloped In Bitter Root Country
The article details early treaty interpretations and executive orders concerning the Flathead and Bitter Root valley. It notes the 1855 treaty and 1871 order, the lack of a prior treaty before June 16, 1855, and the initial agency setup at the Jocko river mouth. It then recounts Minnie Miller’s elopement from New York to Utah and marriage at Fort Hall, followed by her work at the fledgling reservation with Dr. Lansdale and later majors and agents in the Bitter Root and Stevensville region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flathead
Bitter Root
Loo Lo Fork
Stevens
Thomas Adams
Flatheads
Dr. Lansdale
Oregon
Jocko River
Dixon
Minnie Miller
Henry G. Miller
Utah
New York
Montana
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Pacific Coast
Miller
Fort Hall
Hudson's Bay Company
Idaho
Richard Grant
Millers
Lansdale
Salt Lake
Walla Walla
Portland
Ore
John Owen
Fort Owen
Stevensville
Fred Co. Morgan
Staged June Nuptials Highlight Yakima Society Scene
Three debutantes and three young businessmen join in today's weddings across Yakima. Anna Sandmeyer and Sanford Gibbs wed at St Joseph's Cathedral at 8 AM, Viennetta Miller and Milan Jesse Far marry at 8 PM in a Seventh Avenue home ceremony, Grace Garlinghouse and Travis Manning marry at First Christian Church with a reception at 307 South Fourth Street. A luncheon and bridge for Miss Ethel Burns accompanies society news with June roses and elegant details from Naches Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Anna Sandmeyer
Stephen Sandmeyer
Sandford Gibbs
Viennetta Miller
F. L. Miller
Milan Jesse Far
Seventh Avenue South
Charles E. Gibson
First Methodist Church
First Christian Church
Grace L. Garlinghouse
Travis EB. Manning
South Fourth Street
Burns
Henry H. Allen
Naches Avenue
Thomas L. Martin
Ethel Burns
Alfred W. Burns
Japanese press faces alleged consul interference in Northwest
Henry Kamai of the Asahi News in Seattle accuses Portland Consul Namazi of pressuring Japanese advertisers to support only the Portland News. He says petitions in California and Japan are seeking Namazi’s removal as editors warn of graft and suppression across Japanese papers in Seattle and the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oregon
California
Yasutaro Numazi
Portland
Henry K. Kamai
Asahi News
Seattle
Yakima
Pasco
Spokane
Kamai
Portland News
American
North American Times
Namazi
Kami
Herald
Northwest
Six foot wheat shown for A Y P exhibit at Seattle
Colfax in Washington reports two of the finest wheat specimens grown locally. Senator Oliver Hall mailed to I B Harris, manager of the Whitman county exhibit, a 40 fold aliger sample over six feet tall and a second hybrid variety No 123 nearly six feet tall. Both were grown on Hall's farm east of Colfax from last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Wash
Oliver Hall
I. B. Harris
Whitman County
Seattle
Senator Hall
Osteopathy and General Drugless Healing Ad
Jas F Zediker D O presents the Zediker Institute offering osteopathy and drugless healing. Located rooms 6 to 13 over Ditter Bros store at 211 and E Yakima Avenue with Main 673. Six and a half years in the same building and over 1600 cases treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. F. Zediker
D. O
Zediker Institute
Ditter Bros
Yakima Avenue
Great Northwest Show Draws 100000 Admissions Since June 1
Seattle June 22 An average of 25000 visitors daily pass through the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific exposition since June 1 with total attendance reaching 400000 by June 17. West visitors flock in and side trips by steamer to Puget Sound Lake Washington Hood's Canal Victoria and Hood Canal excursions draw crowds. Gala week starts June 27 with daily entertainment for special visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Puget Sound
Lake Washington
Exposition Grounds
Hood’s Canal
Doctor Nabs Burglar With Revolver in Spokane
Dr F J Whittaker house surgeon at St Luke s hospital captured Herbert Marsden who entered the basement via a window. Whittaker escorted Marsden to his office where Weber guarded him until detectives arrived. Marsden submitted to handcuffs and joked about the revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
F. J. Whittaker
St. Luke's Hospital
Herbert Marsden
Marsden
Whittaker
Martin Weber
Macdonald
Bunker
Fitzharris
Hage
Dr. Whittaker
Weber
Foley's Kidney Remedy Aids Elderly Prostate Trouble
An elderly man relieved from kidney and bladder issues after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. L. E. Morris of Dexter Kentucky cites his father's positive response to the treatment when doctors proposed an operation for enlarged prostate. North Yakima Drug Store advertises the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
L. E. Morris
Dexter, Ky
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Prosser Hopes For Improved Water System Plan
Prosser Washington city council seeks a plan to provide better water after two years of study. Expert Tarry Dunn of Dunn Dunn Seattle reviewed the city and prepared proposals for the improvement committee, with Council members Burchett Guernsey and Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosser, Wash
Yakima River
Prosser Power Company
Tarry Dunn
Dunn & Dunn
Seattle
Burchett
Guernsey and Williamson
Mabton Progress and Local Market Notes
Mabton improves with new water works nearing completion supplying 60 foot pressure. Hay priced at 11 dollars per carload arrives. horse market remains strong. Charley Scott seeks to trade a harness for a horse. Chris Miller attends the A Y P fair. Van Nastern Bros ship a carload. Frank Hipill of Seattle purchases heavy drafts for 615, 409, and 240 dollars. No crime or accidents reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Scott
Chris Miller
Glade District
A.Y.P
Mabten
van Nastern Bros
Frank Hipill
Seattle
Wapato Seeks Cheaper Plans For New School House
Wapato voters approved 30 000 for a new school. Bids from eight contractors were too high to allow 6000 for furnishings. All bids were rejected and plans sent back to the architect to cut costs so furnishing money remains available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapato
What Prunes Need
Professor W S Thornber head of horticulture at Washington State College studied Clarke county prune orchards for ten days. He found many growers neglect soil fertility and orchard upkeep, with heavy tree density and lack of spraying and pruning. He plans to issue recommendations to improve crops after this season’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Wash
W. S. Thornber
State College
Pullman
Clarke County
Thornberg
Colds that linger risk lung settlement warned
Colds that hang on weaken the constitution and develop into consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs that refuse to yield to other treatment. Do not experiment with untried remedies as delay may result in your cold settling on your lungs. North Yakima Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley’s
North Yakima
What John Meant to Say in Court Witness Comedy
A Los Angeles police court scene features a Chinaman witness and an interpreter as they wrestle with language. The judge asks the time the dog was run over, the witness answers in broken English, and the interpreter reveals the time as two o'clock while admitting the language barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Los Angeles
Chung Lo Ho
Choo Lung Wow
C-Ho
No Chow Chee
Loo Kow
Bing Gong Tong Yit Ben
Wong Lin Kee
Wo Hoo
Wing Chong Lung Yue le
Kin Sing
Choy
Yoke Coey
Ying Lung Cing Wah
Shing Suey Way
San Yuick Ling Toy Bing Coey
Bow Tsue
Po Tong Po Gou Hung Mow
Kim Quong Yuen
Lee Chow
Yo Ben Tong
June Lippincott
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Herald Publishing Company
Geo. N. Tuesley
North Yakima, Wash
Aldrich
Harvey Scott
Pittsburg
Flathead Reservation
Flathead Lake
Lake Michigan
Reclamation Service
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Issac J. Stevens
Kootenay
Pend d'Oreville
Cornweil Grove
Grass Valley
Senate
Staazzard Stevens
Boston
W. H. Tappan
Massachusetts
Chariois
Francois Eneas
Louis Vanderberg
Eneas
Victor
Kootenays
Pend d'Oreilles
Bitter Root Valley
Pitter Root
Susie Boyle
Harold J. Doolittle
Frank P. Mullins
Hugo H. Luhman
Charles A. Marsh
Ida Marsh
Iowa
Wilder
Lucy Scudder
Georgia Peck
Elizabeth Osborne
James Louden
Envie
Arthur William Larson
Margaret Larson
Ethel
Gertrude Larson
Larson-Robertson
Olympia
Edna Eugena Robertson
Larson
Blanche Allingham
Nevue
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Father Coudeyre
Charlotte Allingham
William Allingham
Sodality
St. Joseph’s Church
Nob Hill
A.Y
Hall Farm
Spokane Hospital
Bill
Rocky Mountain
Case
Mabton
Prof. Thornber
Eagles
Dr. Lowther
Mel Duncan
del Cary Smith
Eagles’ Hall
W. M. Wilson
Fred Shaw
Granville Lowther
Armbruster
Mel. G. Duncan
The
Mr. Smith
Lodge
Yakima Valley
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