Senator Carter Favors Montana Projects Over Washington
Senator Carter of Montana seeks to direct reclamation funds to Montana projects like Wapato Kittitas and Benton, arguing Yakima valley needs vigorous local effort to finish its irrigation system. The piece critiques funding allocations, warns of political maneuvering, and urges expedited sale and development of arid lands to boost North Yakima property values.
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Carter
Montana
Washington
Wapato
Kittitas
Benton
Yakima Valley
Cascade Range
Reclamation Service
Thomas H. Carter
Levi Ankeny
Senate
Jones
Poindexter
Spokane
Yakima
North
Secretary of the Interior
Wittitas
Yakima County
Five More Miles of Street Railway Planned for Yakima
Yakima Valley Transportation stock transfers to N. C. Richards with new buyers taking control. By September 1 five additional miles of street rail to be built bringing total in operation to 13 by year end. An extensor to Sumach Park and a North Fourth Street line are planned. Fruitvale franchise pending rights of way.
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Yakima Valley Transportation Company
N. C. Richards
Sumach Park
North Fourth Street
Fruitvale
Yakima Spitzenbergs Win Spitzenberg Day at Seattle Exposition
Yakima county Spitzenberg apples dominated the Seattle exposition with a near perfect score of 490 to win, while Klickitat 487 and Okanogan 484 trailed. Chelan withdrew after seeing the competition, and FE Haasze urged more cherry shipments to block future rivals.
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Yakima County
Seattle
FE. J. Haasze
W. N. Irish
Irish
Yakima
Klickitat
Okanogan
Kittitas
Chelan County
Specimens Said to Be Extinct Found on Triangle Island
On Triangle Island War burton Pike and W F Burton report rare birds including a little auk egg. The dispatch notes the auk is the great auk once feared extinct, with historical accounts of authentic sightings and a specimen in the British Museum.
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Victoria
B. C
Triangle Island
Warburton Pike
W. F. Burton
Lucas
National Museum At
Washington
Encyclopaedia Brittanica
Fleming
Hebrides
St. Kilda
Papa Westra
Orkney Islands
British Museum
Secretary Ballinger Ends Cooperative Reclamation Plan
Secretary Ballinger abandons the cooperative plan for government irrigation projects. Going forward all such works will be built by the Reclamation Service and paid from the reclamation fund. Ballinger states this follows the law and will guide future projects.
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Washington, D. C
Ballinger
Reclamation Service
Newell
Cooperative scrip plan questioned by government
A report explains how a cooperative scheme paying early settlers with Reclamation Service scrip, in lieu of cash for labor on irrigation projects, faced legal hurdles. Secretary Ballinger and the Attorney General oppose future use, requiring cash funding for new works and slowing project pace.
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Tlers
Reclamation Service
Newell
Water Users’ Association
Ballinger
Dr Wight's Peaches Boasts Of Gold Crowns
Peaches the Boston terrier owned by Dr H E Wight city councilman has a gold crown on a broken tooth built up by Dr Verne Wight. The dog belongs to a famous terrier family including Queenie and Mike and is described as unusually distinguished.
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Peaches
Boston
H. E. Wight
Verne Wight
Queenie
Horace Hughes
Ed. van Brunt
Mike
Wrights fail to fly in Fort Myers tests but show brief hops
Orville Wright piloted the new aeroplane at Fort Myers with Wilbur and Taylor assisting. The aircraft rose only briefly on several trials due to a loose spark control and limited power, with the final attempt reaching 15 to 20 feet for about 50 seconds before returning to the track. Weather permitting, further preliminary trials are planned Wednesday.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Wilbur Wright
Assistant Taylor
Orville
Wrights
Militant Suffragists Clash With Police in London Raid
In London eleven dozen women arrested after protests aimed at Premier Asquith. Caxton Hall deputies led by Mrs Parkhurst sought entry to the House of Commons, slapping an inspector and triggering a large police response. Crowds and clashes near Parliament Square lasted hours.
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London
Asquith
Caxton Hall
Said Solomon
Government Funds Call Depletes Deposits
Call on national depository banks by Secretary MacVeigh aggregating about $25,000,000 was announced. Of this amount $9,000,000 is due July 15 and the remainder August 15. The action virtually wipes out all government deposits except $37,000,000 in active accounts.
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Washington, D. C
MacVeigh
New Local Trains Added Between Paseo and Wilensure
North Yakima will gain two new locals, trains No.4 and 20, starting Sunday to relieve current service strain. Train No.19 runs daily from Paseo at 7:00 am to North Yakima by 10:35 am and on to Itensturg, while No.20 departs Milensbirs at 10:20 am arriving North Yakima at 1:59 pm with a Paseo stop at 3:30 am.
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Seattle
Alaska-Yukon-Pa
Damon
Pythias
Lola Players
National Guard
Grand Lodge
Yakima
Paseo
Wilensure
North Yakima
Milensbirs
Nichols Buys Oldsmobile Roadster From Yakima Firm
John O D Nichols purchased an Oldsmobile roadster from Yakima Auto Company, hailed as a top car in its class. Nichols and Chandler met with the dealer last Friday, and Nichols will keep the car sent to Port Townsend for the summer with his family. The price is listed at 4500 dollars.
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John OD. Nichols Bine
Yakima Auto Chmpiany
Nichols
Chandler
Port Townsend
Emidy
Smallest Felkin' World carnival oddity shown in St. Paul Dispatch
A bizarre carnival figure described as the smallest man in the world is exhibited in St. Paul. The text mentions a tiny Russian performer styled as a prince and notes his age, weight, and length, presented as a curiosity.
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St. Paul
Mann
Uetiah Noewn
Beield
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State OF Washington
Spitzenberg
Seattle Exposition
First National Bank of North
W. L. Steinweg
A. B. Cline
C. R. Donovan
Ari
Mr. Newell
Thal
Garfield
DR. Wight
Pamily
Gold
Wright Bros
Fort Meyers
London Police
Warpath
Northern Pacific Railroad
Piasco Ellensburg
DPD
Yakimas Auto Co
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