North Yakima to elect school director May 11
On Saturday May 11 North Yakima voters will choose a new school director to replace D. M. Shanks whose term ends. Six candidates are named C H Bartlett Frank Horsley W A Bell W B Dudley O A Fechter and Rev H M Bartlett all regarded as trustworthy and capable.
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North Yakima
D. M. Shanks
C. H. Bartlett
Frank Horsley
W. A. Bell
W. B. Dudley
O. A. Fechter
Rev. H. M. Bartlett
Pacific Centennial Proposed for Lewis and Clark Commemoration
Portland Oregon and the Northwest plan a centennial in 1905 for the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Oregon legislature has appropriated funds and residents debate a suitable name to fit a broad continental scope with local meaning. The Herato suggests Pacific Centennial as a broad yet locally meaningful title.
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Portland
Oregon
Northwest
Seasonal Contrast Between Storms and Springtime Beauty
The passage contrasts heavy rains and floods in the eastern United States with a flourishing spring in the northwest. It celebrates singing robins, nesting larks, frogs, blossoming fruit trees, and vibrant wildflowers, praising green meadows, fragrant hills, and an industrious, happy people amid snow capped peaks and crystal rivers.
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United States
Northwest
North Yakima High School Beats Ellensburg 17 to 8 on Trip
The North Yakima baseball nine defeated Ellensburg high school by 17 to 8 during a weekend trip. About 65 Yakima students accompanied by Mrs. Ella Stair and helpers enjoyed hospitality and a friendly exchange between the two cities. The Ellensburg welcome included a hotel stay, local tours, and spirited cheering from the visiting party.
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North Yakima
Ellensburg
Kittitas
Ella Stair
May
Miss Heller
Dickson
Columbia School
Stair
Yakima Boys
Normal School Hosts Yakima Visitors After First Opened Game
The visiting Yakima team and Ellensburg players met in a friendly basketball game. The normal school building was opened to guests for a grand reception and gym activities followed the match. A return contest was planned for May 18 with both schools sending promising lineups.
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Ellensburg
The
Normal
Yakima
Leving
Hoyt
Kenyon
Huxtable
Jungst
Wilkinson
Shank
Shaw
Loudon
Norton
White
Weaver
Davidson
Kuhl
Shoudy
Wood
Painter
Mitchell
Ram
Governor Rogers Visits Yakima on Inspection Tour
Governor John R. Rogers and his wife visited North Yakima en route home from eastern state institutions. The governor toured the Walla Walla penitentiary Medical Lake asylum and Cheney normal school with the state board of control and met Attorney H. J. Snively. He praised Central Washington and urged a state farm to manage charges, noting he prefers towns free of office seekers.
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John R. Rogers
Olympia
State Board of Control
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Medical Lake
Cheney Normal School
North Yakima
H. J. Snively
Yakima
Washington
Lumber and town news from North Yakima period items
Local notes report construction at Al Lillys boarding house and Ditter Miller buildings on Yakima avenue with foundations nearly complete. John Mechtel buys Natchez avenue lot for $525 to build a future residence. A hearing for Mrs Archie McLean ends with peace bonds. Armory work delays due to late lumber with May 25 target fading. Epworth League hosts DeMoss family concerts May 18 and 20 with affordable admission.
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John Mechtel
Ditter & Mechtel
Natchez Avenue
Rand
Epworth League of the
M. E. Church
DeMoss
Yakima
Rise of coaches in Elizabethan London
The piece notes that coaches emerged as a walking alternative at Elizabeth I's court with six or seven attendants for a lady. Introduced in 1564 by a Dutch coachman, coaches faced public awe and rough streets. By 1601 Parliament curbed excessive use, yet city streets remained filthy, making locomotion in London impractical without cabs or omnibuses.
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London
Elizabeth
China
Fleet
Cornhill Magazine
Women's defense trends and health tips in early 1900s papers
The snippet surveys ideas from Chicago Times-Herald on women carrying canes and hatpins for defense, praises Lipton’s market influence, cautions about drying catarrh remedies, promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a cure, notes a May 18 1901 bid call for a grand stand extension, and includes ads for Cascarets, farm eggs, and Jackson’s shaving parlors.
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New York
Chicago Times-Herald
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Yakima Herald
Tuesley, McComb & Tuesley, Publishers
Sunshine
Pioneer Lumber Co
New England
Yakima Cash Market
B. L. Baker
Walla Walla
F.C. Cook’s
al. Lilly
Ditter
J. A. Taggard
Archie McLean
Miss Powell
Parker Road
South Gap
Marshal Boyle
Guy McL. Richards
Company E
Keene
Henry H. Schott Co
Yakima Avenue
North Yakima, Wash
Buffalo
Sir Thomas Lipton
Pittsburgh Times
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren St
N.Y
State Fair Commission
A. E. Bissell
T. B. Gunn
C.C.C
Kleis & Sinema’s
H. E. Angel
East End
Jackson
Telephone
South First Street
Care Herald Office
J. J. Macdonall's
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