Mail pouch found at Pasco fuels post office robbery hunt
Officials say five men form a gang behind recent post office robberies. A mail pouch found in a Pasco box car may contain Ellensburg or local mail, deepening the investigation. Postal inspectors and local officers pursue clues across Washington and Idaho with a $500 reward per alleged yeggman.
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Pasco
Grant
Northern Pacific
Lemon
Ellensburg
Idaho
Washington
Backus
North Yakima
Hamiltons Orders General Inspection Scheduleannounced
Adjt Gen Ortis Hamilton issues general orders number 6 aligning with general orders 71. Capt John Kinzie US Army retired on duty with the organized militia of Washington will inspect militia units at specified stations and dates in April and May. Units should be fully equipped for field service and wear khaki uniforms.
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Adjt
Ortis Hamilton
War Department
John Kinzie
Organized Militia
State of Washington
Kinzie
Seattle
Second Infantry
Signal Corps
Tacoma
Hospital Corps
Bellingham
M. Everett
K. Snohomish
North Yakima
Spokane
Vancouver
Electric Street Railway Franchise Sought by Investors
A. A. Nicol and George Hesse of North Yakima arrived in the city and stated their Cascade Lumber company inquiry aims to secure a street railway franchise. The line would connect with the St. Paul road depot and extend to beet-growing regions, pending council approval and exact routing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Nicol
George Hesse
North Yakima
Nicol
Cascade Lumber Company
St. Paul
Ellensburg
Dangers of Pneumonia Warn of Cold Risks
A colds neglected can lead to pneumonia, which weakens lungs and raises consumption risk. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised to stop coughs, heal lungs, and prevent pneumonia, with claim it is uniquely effective. North Yakima Drug Store, A. D. Sloan, Prop.
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Foley
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Life saving blanket tested by Kiel sailors
A Danish inventor’s woolen blanket, shaped like a regular garment, floated three men for over 48 hours in Kiel experiments. It withstood iron blocks for 48 hours and a light belt kept a soaked man above water after 12 hours. The navy may adopt it on government ships and major Hamburg Bremen liners may follow.
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Larchmont
Kiel
Navy Department
Hamburg
Bremen
Berlin
Dispatch
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Morning Moments Across Household Chats
A family scene at breakfast features a mother remarking on the day as the four year old Bobby questions the weather and a page from Woman's Home Companion for March references Marion A. Jackson and Lewis Jerome in light churchlike banter about weather and canned meat assurances for the future.
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Mother
Bobby
Mamma
Marion A. Jackson
Woman's Home Companion
Spat Echoes Old Maid Rescue Remark
A quip in a domestic exchange frames a clash over past deeds. The husband recalls a charitable act he performed for his wife, claiming he saved her from dying an old maid, sparking a sharp retort from the wife.
Cow slaughter at Bacon Ridge spurs odd pastoral tale
At Bacon Ridge Hiram Hardapple and Old Josh Wheatly report a red cow killed yesterday and found a peck of nails and railroad spikes in its stomach. Zeke Crossley teases that Josh was lucky and hints the mishap yields beef and iron for spring medicine, away from the drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Hardapple
Josh Wheatly
Zeke Crossley
Josh
Willie and Papa in March Wo man s Home Companion
A brief excerpt from Chesterton Todd in Wo man s Home Companion for March features Willie asking if a mar would go to a bad place and pondering distance from mother with Papa. It reflects familial dialogue and moral curiosity.
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Willie
Papa
Twickenham
Chesterton Todd
Woman’s Home Companion
March
Money in It Say Harker Brother Bill in the East
Conversation reveals Bill Harker is away in the east, said to be raising money. He has started an asparagus farm rather than working in Wall Street.
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Harker
Bill
Wall Street
In the Morning Herald Briefs Highlight Local News
Brief morning notes cover a range of everyday events. The itemization emphasizes readable facts, focusing on local happenings and civic updates without embellishment.
Interchangeable mileage books proposed by railroads
The Northern Pacific Great Northern and O R & N will issue interchangeable mileage books valid for 2000 miles at 50 dollars usable on any steam railroad in the state. The railroad commission seeks extension of ticket limits, delayed train bulletins, and improved waiting rooms. Calderhead to become secretary. Perley named trackage inspector.
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Hill
Harriman
State Railroad Commission
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Railroad Commission
Pasenger
Owen O. Calderhead
Northern Pacific General Office
Seattle
J. Will Lysons
Calderhead
Colfax
Walla Walla
E. W. Perley
Tekoa
Republican County Committee
Whitman
Senator Reed Praises Cameron For Yakima State Fair Aid
Senator Walter J. Reed praises Representative S. G. Cameron for his role in securing Yakima State Fair funding. Reed credits Cameron with steering the appropriation, arguing the effort prevented the fair from being shut down and ensured North Yakima would receive a substantial share.
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Walter J. Reed
Olympia
S. G. Cameron
Cameron
Reed
Yakima State Fair
Yakima
Washington
Northen Pacific Adds 45 Engines Amid Freight Resumption
The Northen Pacific reports 45 new engines arriving in weeks and expects 200 more by July 1 with 300 additional engines compared to last year. Most are Mikado and prairie types. 70 switch engines planned for the Washington division. Freight cars backlog narrows from 6,000 east of Fargo to 1,500 awaiting transport as storms ease and washouts recover.
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Northern Pacific
Washington
Prairies
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Umatilla official eyed for discharge over child removal case
Special Inspector Charles L. Davis says Superintendent Major O. C. Edwards of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will be discharged. Davis traced Edwards in this city during hop picking time last year when he allegedly sought Indian children. Edwards allegedly posed as a United States deputy, faced a drunken arrest and hearing before Judge Taggart, and was captured by Sheriff Grant while trying to leave town. Davis held council at the Indian agency to gather evidence, completing the investigation on the 18th before traveling here to verify charges.
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Charles L. Davis
O. C. Edwards
Umatilla
Davis
Edwards
United States
Taggard
Grant
Indian Agency
Plans for new two story brick building on Second Street
Plans prepared for a two story brick structure by F. D. Clemmer to be built this summer on the vacant lot between A Street and Yakima Avenue. The first floor will be for store use with a large space and the second floor divided into suites with baths. Clemmer is securing bids and expects to proceed.
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F. D. Clemmer
Second Street
A Street
Yakima Avenue
Land Office Keeps Old Circular For Patents
President Roose velt cancels the January 25 1907 circular but the local land office will keep the December 7 1905 circular guiding patent procedures for proving up on lands. Register Coleman says the older circular will ease the process and enable more entries from accumulated applications.
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President Roosevelt
Secretary of the Interior
Congress Resists Extra Funds for Land Office Inspections
Register Coleman said the January 25 1907 circular requires ground examination before final patent. a newer circular allows processing if an authorized officer has inspected or info of equivalent value. Congressman Jones noted Congress did not approve extra funds for more agents, deeming inspection unnecessary if no contest and occupants meet residence rules. Coleman admits local office cannot inspect all claims personally.
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North Yakima
Congress
Congressman Jones
Register Coleman
Triplets Puzzle Doctors In Thomasville Georgia
Mary Davis gave birth to triplets two boys and a girl in Thomasville Georgia. One boy is white the other jet black and the girl a bright mulatto. The children are large and thriving. Davis and his wife are practically white though both have negro ancestry. Physicians cannot explain the anomaly and call it without precedent.
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Thomasville
Mary Davis
Geo. Davis
Davis
Rescue of a Merchant of Shongo NY Cures Cough
J A Johnson, a prominent Shongo merchant, credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing a years long cough after partial bottle use. He says it saved his life and will be his family remedy for colds. Fully guaranteed. 50c and 1.00 at C C Case's drug store. Trial bottle free.
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Shongo
N. Y
J. A. Johnson
Dr. King
C. C. Case’s
Annual Meeting of Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society
The Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church held its annual meeting at the manse on Friday afternoon. Reports from committees showed strong growth and a higher membership, with substantial funds raised for missionary work. Officers elected were Mrs J W Young president, Mrs F L Hayden vice president, Mrs W M Watt secretary, and Mrs Mary Blanker treasurer. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
J. W. Young
F. L. Hayden
W. M. Watt
Mary Blanker
New Business for Yakima G. I. Bigford Arrives to Lead Stencil Plant
I G Bigford and family arrive from Tacoma and will head a newly added stencil seal and rubber stamp plant at the Herald business in Yakima. Bigford brings twenty years of Tacoma experience and will serve local clients needing such work.
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I. G. Bigford
Tacoma
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Bacon Ridge
Willie and
Morning Herald
Commission
Rex
San Jose
Agricultural College
Pullman
Washington Experiment Station
W. R. Thatcher
Yakima County
Fruit Farm
Roseburg
Oregon
Spitz
Newtown
Douglas County
H. R. Dickinson
Ore
M. J. DI
South Park
Ckinson
R. V. Pierce
Edmon Jacobs
Bargersville, Johnson Co
Ind
Dr. Pierce
Arch
Yakima Tea Company
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