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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
4
A Tacoma News interpretation argues that Yakima Republic predictions on direct primary outcomes were unfounded. It notes Seattle and Tacoma elections show party unity and addresses the role of commercial clubs in promoting local development and housing.
Congressman Jones asks local committee to run a fair campaign under the direct primary law. He vows no promises of future appointments nor deals with other candidates and aims to spend little money. The Tacoma News calls the approach remarkable and says supporters admire his work. If elected, he would answer to the people and avoid press bureaus or buying votes.
The Sunnyside Republican reports the Commercial Club of Yakima Valley offers a bargain day with initiation fees cut by half. It seeks to enlist farmers and businessmen to form an organization advancing community prosperity and tackling local problems.
Councilman John J. Miller backs dividing the proposed paving district into three smaller bidding districts. The city attorney will draft an ordinance to foster local bidders, reduce bond barriers, and create competition. The council views paving payment strategies as the year’s key issue.
The piece argues that bonding for paving could yield long term savings for generations and attract competitive bids. It notes Miller's plan could improve paving quality through diverse winners and bidders, with overall good results if adopted.
Secretary of Labor and Immigration orders immigration officials to pursue information on alien anarchists and cooperate in deportation. Following recent killings in Denver and Chicago, authorities stress drastic, lawful measures against agitators inciting murder and violence. The New York immigration report notes almost no anarchists deported among Ellis Island entrants in 1907.
The Washington state public should evaluate Levi Ankeny’s successor for the U S Senate with care. A senator’s power extends beyond lawmaking to foreign policy and judiciary matters, demanding intelligence and integrity to protect the nation and state. Citizens must vote thoughtfully.
A conservative call highlights the need for leadership that provides steady public service and national steadiness. It argues for principled governance, accountability, and a focus on essential duties to meet the nation’s current challenges.
A inspection of North Yakima schools calls for improvements seen as vital to child safety. Though some facilities like the Columbia school may be in poor condition, officials argue safety should trump economy, as minor expenses could save many lives.
A verse from Lippincott's laments sadness in social and personal misfortunes from borrowed money to scandal and failed reach. It contrasts with a cheerful ad praising Golden Grain cereal coffee by Yakima Grocery Co. and its broad public reception.
The Georgia Supreme Court finds the Savannah Electric Co liable in Wheeler for a conductor who fired a pistol at a fare payer, missing the passenger and killing a bystander on the street. Also a local ad promotes Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for coughs and bronchial issues.
A Sunday afternoon open air concert on Yakima avenue delighted a large crowd. The Yakima band plans more performances to fund new uniforms and to build a band stand with possible placement in the courthouse yard. Local writers Beryl Corey W O Hamilton contributed pieces and Prof F X Nagler wrote a number. Corey and Hamilton are Herald staffers and are working on a musical comedy set in the Yakima valley.
Mrs Josie Sumner of Bremond Texas writes April 15 1902 that Ballards Snow Liniment has been used in her family for three years and cured her little girl’s growing pains and knee aches. She also used it for frost bitten feet with good results and calls it the best liniment she has ever used. Sold by D H Fry Drug Co.
Advertising copy asserts catarrh is widespread and germ based. It promotes Hyomeli as the direct inhaled treatment reaching nose throat and lungs, killing germs and healing membranes. A money back guarantee from C. C. Case promises refunds if Hyomei does not benefit the user.
In police court Monday E. D. Stoece was fined five dollars for drunkenness. W. G. Canney paid a fifteen dollar fine for begging on the streets. Charles Hayes collected twenty five dollars, while C. W. Wheeler was discharged. They faced peddling without a license with goods officers suspecting stolen property. Stoece Canney and Hayes were to be assigned work on the chain gang, with others to receive brief commissions for a day or two for lack of ambition and funds.
The Washington Automobile Company co partnership is dissolved as B L Cashman buys Joseph Steiner share. Cashman assumes all debts and liabilities prior to this date and all sums due to the firm are payable to him. Dated March 2, 1908. B L Cashman Joseph Steiner. 8-5tx
Ad extols Mi o na as the surest stomach tonic with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. It claims nervous debility headaches insomnia and melancholy stem from weak digestion. Mi o na supposedly strengthens stomach muscles regulates bowels and eases digestion with a 50 cent box lasting a couple of weeks.
Eleven gubernatorial hopefuls residing in Olympia vow to wage personal campaigns in the primary. The discourse on deals between candidates intensifies as Congressman W L Jones directs North Yakima aides to avoid cross support to win a U S Senate seat.
Senate resolutions surface among aspirants for governor and other offices while a debate over the enforceability of the primary law runs. Governor Mead remains noncommittal as Atkinson Nichols Shively Clausen Ross Dewey Rockwell Hadley Root Crow and Jones declare individual stances and refuse deals.
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