Twelve year old fear of spuds aids Yakima contest
Irve E Fear aged 12, a Yakima buff Orpington breeder, offers a pen of his prize stock as a prize for the best potatoes in the Yakima Boys Potato club contest. He aims to back the youth development and the potato competition, saying he wants to support the boys and show support for the effort.
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Irve Fear
Irve E. Fear
Orpington
Yakima
Spud
Irve
Orpingtons
Irue Fear
Missouri
J. J. Callahan Forms New Dry Goods Firm in North Yakima
J J Callahan announces a new dry goods partnership after Cahalan Company retires following the Miller building fire on January 8. The firm plans a September 1 opening with a $50 000 stock and a yet undisclosed associate to be revealed in several months. The projected location remains confidential for now.
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J. J. Callahan
Cahalan Company
Callahan
Callalan
Yakima
Mr. Callahan
Miller
North Yakima
One in a Thousand at Depot Platform
A romantic scene at Northern Pacific railway station as a young man and woman share a quiet farewell. The crowd, including Hank Noll and J. L. Hughes, applauds the gesture when the train departs and the youth kisses a farewell letter.
Dr Rosser Physician and Surgeon
Dr Rosser physician and surgeon with an office over Janeck Drug Star Residence at Sixth and Chestnut corner. Office hours nine A.M. to twelve noon and to six P.M. Member of Pension Board.
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Rosser
Janeck Drug Star
Cor
Chestnu
Pension Board
Half Million Due From Sunnyside and Tieton Projects
Yakima county will owe nearly 500000 to the federal government within the next month for Sunnyside canal and Tieton reclamation works. About 250000 from Sunnyside on March 1 and over 200000 from Tieton by April 1 are expected as rapid settlement and new water users expand west of the city.
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Yakima County
Sunnyside
Tieton
Sunnyside Canal
United States Land Office
Ahtanum Fruit Growers Form Local Association
Ahtanum residents formed the Ahtanum Fruit Growers association under Yakima Fruit Growers. Ernest Woodcock elected president with Delbert Gillette as vice president and Frank Jordon as secretary treasurer. Five directors include Woodcock Bailey Gillette Jordon Greenwalt.
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W. P. Romans
Ahtanum
Ahtanum Fruit Growers’ Association
Yakima Fruit Growers’ Association
Ernest Woodcock
Roy D. Bailey
Delbert A. Gillette
Frank EE. Jordon
D. B. Greenwalt
Woodcock
Gillette
Jordon
Academy
White Bluffs
Hanford
Bee Inspector Finds No Foul Brood in Yakima County
Yakima County bee inspector Jesse Thornton reports no trace of foul brood in any colonies despite a prior National Capital notice. He notes a quarantine and precautionary steps are in place to prevent spread and calls for federal clarification if the disease exists elsewhere in the valley.
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Yakima County
Jesse Thornton
Herald
Thornton
Yakima
Daily tasks urged in cautious God moments quote
Quote from J. R. Miller encourages steady daily effort and patient waiting for divine timing. The message frames perseverance as a personal discipline aligned with faith.
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J. R. Miller
Two Indictments End With Jail Terms For Jim Johnson
Jim Johnson and Billy George were convicted of second degree murder for the April 14 1911 killing of William Lusby on a ranch between Lotus and Alfalfa. Judge E B Preble sentenced Jim Johnson to 10 to 20 years in Walla Walla penitentiary. Johnson aged about 40 has been in poor health and faced insanity and alibi defenses centered on his mother a reputed witch doctor.
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Jim Johnson
E. B. Preble
Walla Walla
William Lusby
Lotus
Alfalfa
Billy George
Johnson
Faith Cure
Grange Folks Confer On Potato Contest Outcomes
D J Wynkoop of Ahtanum led Grange and local citizens in a conference with Prof Smyser on early contest rules and seed potato selection for Yakima county boys clubs. They hope district winners meet at the state fair, study seed quality, and advance practical farming knowledge through the program.
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D. J. Wynkoop
Ahtanum
Grange
Prof. Smyser
Yakima County
Animal and
Wynkoop
Harvester Co Plant Burns in Winnipeg Tragedy
A massive fire consumes International Harvester plant in Winnipeg Manitoba. A wall collapse kills five workers as flames reach the city power plant plunging the city into darkness and threatening nearby buildings. several neighboring structures face danger from shifting embers and smoke.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
International Harvester Comany
Vinci Cure for Chronic Cough Advised by Yakima Druggist
A customer crediting Vinci notes relief after two bottles for a persistent cough. Claim cites cod liver elements and tonic iron strengthening the system. Druggist Fred I. Janeck offers money-back guarantee if it fails to help.
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Vinci New
Fred I. Janeck
North Yakima
Wash
Walla Walla Chosen For Democratic State Convention
Walla Walla will host the Democratic state convention on May 6 as decided by the state central committee meeting today. The plan uses county conventions for delegates in large counties and leaves sparsely settled counties to local committees. vote favored May 6 against a later date.
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Seattle
Walla Walla
Democratc
Democratic State Central Committee
Hermon
Clark
Chas. G Heifner
Wilson
HH. D. Merritt
Spokane
North Yakima
Aberdeen
First Perjury Conviction Leads Yakima County Word
John McPherson was convicted in superior court of first degree perjury in February and sentenced by Judge Preble to two to 15 years in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla. It marked Yakima county’s first such conviction. He testified under intoxication regarding a Granger assault warrant he later repudiated. He blamed his downfall on drink.
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John McPherson
Superior Court
Preble
Walla Walla
Yakima County
Granger
Justice of the Peace
Chauffeur Robs Payroll at Secured Drayage Firm
In San Francisco on March 9 George Houghton a chauffeur held up two drayage firm employees in the southern city area forcing them at pistol point to drive to a secluded barn where he robbed them of a $3,000 payroll. He bound the men and fled. He was formerly employed by McNab and has not yet been captured.
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San Francisco
Cal
George Houghton
Houghton
McNab
Fashionable gaiter shoes shown with colored fabric gaiters
Fashionable women favor gaiter shoes as illustrated. The lower part uses patent leather while the gaiter section features tawny fabric in one pair and navy blue twill in the other. The gaiter rises twelve buttons high.
University Club's Permanent Quarters Move Approved
At a Yakima grill luncheon the University club decided to make Saturday luncheons regular and to rent a second floor suite in the Yakima hotel as temporary club headquarters facing a veranda. Guest Fred Luhman of Amherst, Wisconsin, brother of H. L. Luhiman attended.
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University Club
Yakima Grill
Yakima Hotel
Fred Luhman
Amherst
Wis
H. L. Luhiman
Plan To Federate Commercial Clubs In Yakima Valley
Delegates from 14 local commercial clubs met in Yakima to form a permanent federation plan. A committee including M. N. Moulton A J Reise C G Ware H W Hale and Robert Rundstrom will draft a proposal for a Gran ger meeting on a future date. Delegates from Ellensburg Quincy Mabton Moxee Selah Naches City Granger Zillah Toppenish Wapato Kennewick Grandview Sunnyside North Yakima and Yakima City attended.
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Yakima Valley
Yakima Hotel
Yakima
Robert Rundstrom
North Yakima
Eilensburg
H. W. Hale
Quincy Scott Mabton
W. R. Farris
C. V. Campbell
J. F. Wilson
Yakima City
Fred A. Simons
John L. Cruce
Moxee
Dr. Arthur
S. G. Rouleau
Selah
Jim Lancaster
P. Sutorius
Government of the Panama Canal Bill Advances
The House committee on interstate commerce approved a Panama Canal government bill by 14 to 4. It authorizes the president to set tolls within limits, with a maximum of 1.25 dollars per ton and a minimum toll adequate for operation. No preference for American vessels. It also gives the president power over canal administration, appointing a governor and other positions, with a four year term and a salary of 10,000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Panama Canal
Textile wage advance announced by New England mills
A regional wage increase for textile workers was announced by mill interests in Boston. Over 25,000 people across Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine and six New England states are affected. Last week forty thousand operatives in Lawrence and other mills had their wages raised.
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Boston
New England
Mill
Massachusetttts
New Hampshire
Maine
Lawrence
Roosevelt Decides to Hit the Campaign Trail
Oyster Bay March 9 Colonel Roosevelt appears set to take the stump in a personal bid for the presidential nomination. He indicated he would likely be compelled to campaign publicly though he remains reluctant to decide. Supporters nationwide urge a speaking campaign, with reluctance noted in the South.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Roosevelt versus Taft divides voters in California speech
Gov Hiram Johnson declared Roosevelt the candidate of those who trust the people to govern and Taft of those who doubt. He opened the Roosevelt organization in California and predicted a nationwide Roosevelt sweep, convention victory, and election win.
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Los Angeles
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Hiram Johnson
California
Roosevelt Organization
Johnson
North Dakota Senators Attack Roosevelt at Progressive Rally
In Minot on March 9 United States Senator A J Gronna and Walter D Corrigan denounced Roosevelt at a progressive Republican meeting. Gronna said Roosevelt backed Taft s Canadian reciprocity drive harming farmers while Corrigan charged Roosevelt and the president opposed La Follette s campaign in Wisconsin.
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Minot
N. D
Roosevelt
United States
A. J. Gronna
North Dakota
Walter D. Corrigan
Milwaukee
Gronna
Taft
Corrigan
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Denounces Primary Law as Vicious in New York
Roosevelt assailed the state primary law as vicious and a product of two machines in a speech to the Roosevelt city committee. The Republican state committee replied that the law is substantially the same measure Roosevelt urged in 1910 during an extraordinary session to enact.
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New York
Roosevelt
Roosevelt City Committee
Highwaymen shoot Rudkin Dairy owner during mail run
B F Huggins proprietor of the Rudkin dairy was held up by two highwaymen at 6 30 Saturday night. He swung his lantern and struck one assailant, another fired a shot injuring his right forearm. Deputies and bloodhounds searched the area near North Yakima and Ola but scent was not found.
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B. I. Huggins
Rudkin
Dr. Scott
Hingelis
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed by Omaha Hotel Manager
Mr Jas McCaffery manager of the Schutz hotel in Omaha Nebraska recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. He notes personal use and endorsements from others about its curative power for throat diseases. The remedy is described as a reliable family medicine useful for children and adults and claims to check coughs colds and prevent bronchitis and pneumonia. Sold by North Yakima Drug Store.
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Foley
Jas. McCaffery
Mgr
Schutz Hotel
Omaha
Neb
North Yakima Drug Store
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