Whitla Kidnapping Suspects Captured in Cleveland
Police arrest a man and a woman in Cleveland as suspects in the Willie Whitla kidnapping. The woman confesses she planned the abduction and officers recover nearly $10,000 in currency from her skirt. The pair, intoxicated at arrest, face abduction charges as Willie Whitla tours Sharon for a hero’s welcome.
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Woman
Man
Liberty
Revolver
Willie Whitla
Central Police Station
Captain Shattuck
Shattuck
Willie
Detective Wood
Wood
Whitla
Pennsylvania
Knife found in jail cell prompts jail reforms
A knife discovered in the cell of Charles Churchill, serving 20 years for the Ray Ziegler killing, spurs consideration of abolishing trusties in the county jail. Sheriff Lancaster announced the possible change following the incident.
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Charles Churchill
Ray Ziegler
Lancaster
Dr Sperry Lectures Draw Big Crowds at YMCA
Dr Sperry world renowned for social hygiene spoke to high school students and public audiences at the YMCA. His talks cover delicate topics in clear terms and he is also a prolific author with several popular books.
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Dr. Sperry
Association
Sperry
Hgih
Water users forced to pay as Northwest shuts off many homes
The Northwest Light & Water company cut off water Tuesday from houses of customers who refused or failed to pay meter rent. Several paid hours later after the outages, with City Councilman Fred Shaw spared. Attorneys doubt the rental scheme and a fund to fight the measure is forming led by Shaw.
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Northwest Light & Water Company
Fred Shaw
Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Fruit Growers Unite to Fight Box Size Legislation
Northwest fruit growers vow unity to oppose federal enlarging of apple boxes. Led by J Dumas and Newell, they plan to send delegates to Washington and convene in Tacoma to organize a coordinated campaign against the bill.
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West Fruit Growers Association
Jones
Mr. Dumas
Washington
Commercial Club
Yakima Valley
J. le Dumas
Tacoma
Northwest
State Porticatural Society
Yakima
Dumas
Dayton
Newell
Oregon
Short Shift for Mulligan Faces Indeterminate Sentence
J A Mulligan, a laborer, pled guilty to grand larceny in a swift proceeding. He received an indeterminate term of one to 14 years at the state prison after being bound over from Justice court to the superior court.
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Churchill
Supreme Court
J. W W. Mulligan
Prebi
Superior Court
Castle of Mulligan
Loses White
Northern Pacific
J. H. Whitaker Mivken
Monogan
Pebble
Mulligan
Minty
Jail services planned by WCTU and Salvation Army
The W C T U plans jail services in the county jail two months from now with arrangements with Sherie Lancaster. The first service is scheduled for next Tuesday March 20. The Salvation Army also holds regular jail services.
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Sherie Lancaster
Salvation Army
Elliott Seeks Branch Lines and Feeder Routes
George Donald, president of the Naches Valley railroad, meets with Howard Elliott to discuss Northern Pacific feeder lines in the Moxee and Ahtanum valleys. Plans include a north river line, a bridge on the Columbia, and connections to Granger Grandview and Pasco Kennewick, with potential electric feeder routes and street railway franchises. The Milwaukee line advances along the Columbia River. expansion and irrigation schemes are anticipated in the western states.
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Paci
Beai
Howard Elliott
Yakima
Columbia River
Milwaukee Railroad
Washington
Pacife
Rathe
Granger
Sunnyside
Grandview
Pasco
Kennewick
Columbia
Priest Rapids
Northern Pacific
Elliott
Naches
Mayyo
Milwaukee
North Coast
Beverly
Am Point
White Bluffs
Richland
Kiowa
Northern Pacific Railroad
George Donald
Forney Bros Incorporation Forms Filed with County Auditor
Forney Bros is filing articles of incorporation Monday documenting a 49000 dollar association with stock divided among John Forney 19250 Ray Forney 11195 John W Forney 9625. The business will be wholesale and retail and cover real estate produce commodities and insurers plus farm and orchard management and related activities.
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Forney Bros
John Forney
Ray Forney
John W. Forney
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Hell
Sharron
De‘tive Wood
Sharon
Ohio
Buhl Independent Rifles
Buhl Rifles Band
Whital
Sheriffs Office
Mary Mort
Tadnay
Cannon
Congress
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
First National Bank of North
Peentdeut
Candler
Uehier
LAW
Northwest Company
J. AL Mulligan
Moxee
Abtarnuen
Rockies
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