Enrolment Surge Strains North Yakima Schools
Reed reports a sharp enrollment rise in North Yakima ending February 7, with grade schools up over 50 percent and the high school over 70 percent. He notes crowded rooms, calls for more classrooms, and plans tied to the Lincoln building to complete the high school and expand capacity. He commends punctual teachers and discusses attendance issues, programs in manual training, language work shifts, and a brief high school incident over a junior prom incident.
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Barge
Fairview
Columbia
Summit View
Central
Lincoln
North
Yakima
North Yakima
Do You Think For Yourself Aimed at Women
A drug advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women. It touts endorsements by medical authorities and lists ingredients as safe, non addictive, and alcohol free. A free booklet with ingredient endorsements is offered by mailing name and address to Dr. B V Pierce Buffalo NY.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
B. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Simple home remedy prescription for kidney and backache
A New York daily paper reports a simple prescription claimed to cure backache and kidney and bladder disorders before Bright's disease stage. Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce, Compound Karyon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsparilla three ounces. Shake and take after meals and at night. A local druggist says ingredients are harmless and affordable, and the mixture is often prescribed for rheumatic ailments with good results.
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New York Daily
Bright
Wrestler Lew Buchholtz Offer Proposes Match in Tacoma
A Tacoma letter from March 2 1898 declares wrestler Vic M Laglen ready to meet Lew Buchholtz under any terms offering gate receipts or split pay with sides bets and no date set. He claims 6 ft 3 in 220 lb age 21 with one loss, citing a London match against George Hackenschmidt and declaring himself champion of South Africa.
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Lew Buchholtz
Dr. Roller
Seattle
Fred Beell
Buchholtz
George Hackenschmidt
London
South Africa
Corbett & Raymond Win YMCA Contract For City Building
The YMCA board chose Corbett & Raymond as the lowest bidder to complete the building, contingent on a satisfactory bond and financing. A letter to subscribers urged early payments to avoid interest costs, detailing gifts and due times. The meeting also reviewed furnishing plans and a planned Bible study institute by Fred S. Goodman of New York. Portents of city finances included fines from prostitutes and a new ordinance requiring property owners to connect water mains within twenty days or face city connections at their expense.
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Y. M. C. A. Board of Trustees
First National Bank
Messrs. Corbett & Raymond
Fred S. Goodman
New York
Goodman
International Committee
City Council Omits Routine Business in Late Session
The Herald notes late adjournment left routine council business incomplete. The string of actions includes approving a regulation salary roll, paying many city bills, a dispute over a $40 bond for the treasurer, and the paving ordinances from 1907 being repealed with bidder deposits returned. Application transfers and license renewals were reviewed or referred, while Chief Short's February report shows 77 arrests and 60…
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Janeck
Donovan
J. A. Cooper
P. Grant & Co
J. B. Dazet & Co
Temple & Jenkins
Police Committee
Short
Illinois Central stockholders elect Harahan Astor for board
The Illinois Central annual meeting adjourned with E. H. Harriman and John Jacob Astor reelected to the board. A. G. Hackstaff fills the Welling vacancy and Joseph F. Titus succeeds Stuyvesant Fish, who was absent. J. Ogden Armour to join once stock transfers. Proxies show heavy Harriman holdings but insufficient total to ratify branch purchases started under Fish.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Stuyvesant Fish
E. H. Harriman
John Jacob Astor
A. GG. Hackstaff
John V. Welling
Joseph F. Titus
Harahan
Fish
Titus
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Illinois Central
Resumption of Mining Lifts Northwest Market Outlook
Local market notes show renewed mining activity in Butte Anaconda Granby and nearby points boosting demand. Quotation levels remain steady as spring work resumes, with limited changes anticipated in the near term.
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Northwest
Butte
Anaconda
Granby
Fruit Prices and Produce Listing in Retail Markets
The listing shows fruit prices with apples per box at 1.00 to 1.50 for fall varieties and Ben Davis and Spitzenburg apples priced 0.75 to 1.50. Potatoes per ton range 10.00 to 14.00 with flour retail markets noted.
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Ben Davis
Spitzenburg
City Fire Department Sets Ironclad On and Off Duty Rules
The fire department adopts strict conduct rules requiring on duty neat appearance and discipline. Violations include disobedience language disrespect absence incompetence neglect talking about brothers intoxication on or off duty. The chief can suspend offenders and report to mayor and council for action.
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Fire Department
Colonist Rates to Pacific Coast Go Into Effect
Colonist rates to Pacific coast points and adjacent territory began today on all transcontinental lines and run through the end of April. The rate this year is fixed at 20 dollars, higher than last year, but officials do not expect it to reduce business volume.
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Herald Special Service
ST. Paul
Minn
Pacific Coast
Toppenish Bonds Question Triggers New Election
Chicago bond buyers S A Keene & Company deem Toppenish city hall bonds illegal due to ballot error. Mayor Grant must call another election, scuttling plans for a $4000 city hall this summer. Police Chief Nels Short notes rising horse-tether violations and will enforce the hitching ordinance on public thoroughfares.
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S. A. Keene & Company
Chicago
City Hall
Grant
Toppenish
Nels
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Reed
North Yakima, Wash
Board of Education
Wash
D. C
Tacoma
Vic M’laglen
Vic M'Laglen
Care Sporting Editor Ledger
Alia Sane
Denver
Giusseppe Alia
Leo
Washington
Senate
McCumber
Newlands
Bible
Gibson & Smith
L. O. Janeck, Alex. Miller
C. H. Hinman
THE
Police Department
Council
Energy
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