Publicity expert urges Yakima clubs to unite for regional progress
Ex Lieutenant Governor of California Cc Chapman addressed a Commercial club crowd urging Yakima valley clubs to organize and push joint publicity with Portland and Oregon teams. He urged a trained expert to manage O W R N advertising and praised local fruit production while highlighting Home buying and civic spirit to spur development.
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Yakima Valley
Portland and
Oregon
Chapman
Portland
Washington
Great Columbia River Valley
O. W. R. & N. Railway Company
North Yakma
Midland Engineering Company Organized in North Yakima
The Midland Engineering company filed articles of incorporation with the county auditor Tuesday with capital stock of 25000. E H Elder O L Boose and R H Hayden are the incorporators with headquarters in North Yakima and offices in the Miller building. The firm will offer general consulting engineering and specialize in irrigation and concrete structures and handle masonry timber and concrete construction. The Midland Bohus System contract work is highlighted as new in the west. Other officers include E H Elder as president. Also noted are other incorporations: The Washington Fruit Distributing Company with 250000 capital and Warren W Butler A W Hawn as incorporators. and R L Allen R Su Reese Mrs Lucy E Barnes Mrs Isabella R Reese Mrs Carrie D Higgins Sarah T Newkirk and Mrs Mary Ayers in corporate under the Public Rest Room Club with 20000 capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Engineering Company
ER. H. Elder
L. Boose
R. H. Hayden
North Yakima
Miller Building
Washington Fruit Distributing Company
Warren W. Butler
A. W. Hawn
R. L. Allen
R. Su. Reese
Lucy E. Barnes
Isabella R. Reese
Carrie D. Higgins
Sarah T. Newkirk
Mary Ayers
Public Rest Room Club
Peace Talks Advance as Mexican Commissioner Arrives
El Paso May 2 Judge Carabajal Mexican peace commissioner arrived to join talks with Braniff Obregon and Hernandez. He brings plenary powers to treat with the rebels, with formal negotiations to open tomorrow in a tent between Juarez and the rebel camp. Governor Ahumada of Chihuahua is en route to advise.
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EL Paso
Carabajal
Braniff
Obregon
Hernandez
Juarez
Gomez
Diaz
Corral
Insurrectos
Fnsurrecto
Ahumada
Chihuahua
Carajabal
Danger in Mexico Nogales
Reports from Sinaloa and Sonora describe rising disorder and near continuous fighting on the western coast of Mexico. Americans in Nogales fear the situation is grave as political stability and their safety are increasingly at risk across the border.
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Nogales
el Paso
Juarez
Mexico
Sinaloa
Sinora
Ohio Grand Jury Probes Bribery. Testimony Refused
Grand jury in Columbus sat all day as detectives testified about bribery in the Ohio assembly. Governor Harmon and Judge Blair also testified amid ongoing immunity disputes and pending legislation to remove Blair from his district. Detective Burns labeled assemblymen as "biggest grafters" but withheld numbers.
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Gov
Harmon
Columbus
Ohio
Assembly
Turner
Hogan
Legislative Committee
Blair
Portsmouth
Adams County
Burns
Court House
House
George B. Nye
Nye
Fragmented score list from 19th century game notes
Isolated lines show city names and scores: American New York 2 Philadelphia 1 Boston 0 Washington 3 St. Louis 1 Detroit 7 Portland Vernon Coast RHE 5 0 At San Francisco Sacramento Oakland Northwestern Spokane Tacoma R HE 8.
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
San Francisco
Sacramento
Oakland
Dangerous conditions in Sonora prompt American exodus
Refugee Americans in Douglas report widespread pillage in Sonora and the killing of two Americans at the Santa Nina mine near Ures. Outlaws attacked the mining camp where S. J. Clark worked as watchman. his wife wounded and later murdered. Alarm spreads as conditions worsen and Americans are urged to leave Mexico.
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Douglas
Sonora
Santa Nina
Ures
S. J. Clark
Clark
Mexico
Mexican Outlook Gloomy on Taft Border Fight
A modified Mexican reply to Taft’s protest on the border fight arrives as negotiations continue. Mexico withdraws some points but conflicting reports reach Washington and Mexico City. The state department will answer after the investigation ends and cabinet discussions focus on peace prospects. American asset owners with Mexican ranches seek permission to move cattle into Texas, referred to McVeagh and Wilson.
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Washington
D.D. C
Taft
Mexico
Mexico City
State Department
Republic
Texas
McVeagh
Wilson
Health committee pushes city garbage service plan
North Yakima moves to a municipal garbage collection system funded from the general fund. The health committee, with diverse local clubs, gains council approval to hire collectors to serve every home, replacing paid calls and separate pickups. A sewer issue was also discussed, with a page eight continuation promised.
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North
Yakima
Citizens’ Health Committee
Hyde resigns as New York city chamberlain amid indictment
Charles H. Hyde, long time protege of Mayor Gaynor, announces immediate resignation as city chamberlain under two counts of bribery and unlawful fee. He pleads not guilty in the criminal court and is released on 7600 bail as the Carnegie Trust inquiry continues with O H Cheney and bank officials to be questioned.
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New York
Charles H. Hyde
Newpaper
Gaynor
Hyde
Supreme Court
Carnegie Trust
O. H. Cheney
Los Angeles Carpenters Strike Grows With Walkouts
In Los Angeles on May 2 a fresh 200 union carpenters joined a walkout over a demanded four dollar per day raise, bringing the total to 700 out. Grand Organizer Gray noted initial delays due to timing confusion and said non union workers are joining the labor action. Secretary Campbell of the Builders Exchange remained optimistic, claiming small contractors have enough men and no employer calls. Campbell added many strikers were discharged or already unemployed when the strike started. Bakers seek a nine hour day and sanitary conditions but wait on developments before enforcing actions.
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Los Angeles
Gray
Campbell
Builders Exchange
Will tackle wool schedule next
Washington May 2 The house Ways and Means Committee will start revising the wool schedule next week. Democratic factions differ, but leaders favor gradual reduction and a plan to reach free list after staged tariff cuts. Party leaders and progressives see a 50 percent first year cut and a six cent per pound tariff, then yearly drops.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Ways and Means
House
Clark
Underwood
Lawmakers Introduce Mutualization Bill for Equitable Society
Albany May 2 Chairman Sulliman and Hoey of the legislature's insurance committee introduced a bill to facilitate mutualization of the Equitable Wife Assurance Society. The measure, approved by the state insurance department, would authorize the insurer to invest in its own stock if such acquisitions further mutualization.
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Albany
Sulliman and Hoey
Insurance Committee
Equitable Wife Assurance Society
State Insurance Department
Insurance Corporation
Labor Council endorses cleaner sanitarian aims in North Yakima
North Yakima Trades and Labor Council resolutions endorse all movements toward a cleaner and more sanitary city. The May 2 1911 note states the council supports eliminating disease and improving conditions for residents and visitors, with a request to publish the resolution in local papers. E. B. Pyle of Pendleton is reported as a guest at the Washington hotel.
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Trades & Labor Council
North Yakima
Trades and Labor Council of
Wash
E. B. Pyle
Pendleton, Ore
Washington Hotel
Early 1900s Furniture Merchant Visits Selah
K B White long active in the local furniture trade returns for a short visit hosted by F W Hill in Selah. He left about 14 years ago and is amazed by the city’s growth and old friends. Mrs Rose Mills returns home to North Pakima after two weeks with sister Mrs Edward McDonald in Ellensburg.
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K. B. White
F. W.W. Hill
The
Selah
Mr. White
White
Rose Mills
Ellensburg
Edward McDonald
North Pakima
Redfield Son Sustains Arm Injury
George Redfield son of T J Redfield oculist sustained a broken arm Monday rendering the limb useless for some time.
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George Redfield
T. J. Redfield
City and County Plan Joint Road Upgrades In Yakima Area
A joint meeting of the Yakima County commissioners and city council outlined coordination to improve roads into and from the city. They will share costs on Sum mit View road and North First Street and seek cooperation on river and city dump improvements, with costs divided among county city street rail and property owners.
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Lemay
Olson
Lancaster
Newccomb
Marble
Shaw
Carver
Brown
Doolittle
Alfred Henry
Nob Hill
Yakima Valley Transportation Company
Summit View
Miles Avenue
First Street
Selah
North First Street
Street Car Company
Equipment relay rage will be funny at militia tournament
L M Hatfield of Co. is arranging prizes for the militia tournament to be held at Sumac park next Sunday. He notes a new prize list and describes an amusing equipment relay race where two men from each company compete in a sequence of 20 yard segments with gear, hat, belt, and haversack tasks, promising wild amusement for spectators.
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L. M. Hatfield
Sumach Park
Edward B. Leckey
M. D. Baker
The
Emporium
Wineman Brothers
Weigelsheare Co
Star Clothing Co
Mr. Statfeld
Shippers Clash at Tacoma Hearing Over Rates
The state railroad commission hearing in Tacoma has become a sideshow battle between western and eastern shippers while the commission acts as referee. Railroad men claim both sides gain from the spectacle as they resist current rates.
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Railroad Commission
Tacoma
State Railroad Commission
Meeting of North Yakima Society of Moral and Social Hygiene
An important meeting will be held this evening at 8 o clock at the Y M C A. The society invites everyone in sympathy with the work to be present.
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North Yakima Society of Moral and Social Hygiene
Folk speaks on The Great Awakening to Yakima audience
Hon. Joseph W. Folk former Missouri governor addressed a large Yakima audience at the First Christian Church on The Great Awakening. He urged civic reform through patriotism and warned that privilege factions try to blur public rights.
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Christian Church
M. Cc
First Christian Church
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
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Co. C. Chapman
Commercial Club
California
Cc. C. Chapman
Northwest
Comercial Club
Mr. Chapman
William R. Porter
Western States Life Insurance Company
Messrs. Angell, Crawford and Wight
Crawford
Medford
Salem
Board of Trade
NEW Engineering Company
National Brooklyn
Vernon
Rhe
Northwestern
Spokane
Council
UNDER
FAS
Carpenter
Democrats On Ways and Means
Labor Council
IL. M. Hatfield
Society of Moral and Social Hygiene
Folk
Patterson
Young Men's Christian Association
Governor Folk
Pat Ustady
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