Yakima Valley Transportation Trustees Seek Local Capital to Build Electric Lines
Board of Trustees of the Yakima Valley Transportation Company urges local stockholders to increase holdings or risk selling the system to outside financiers. A May 10 letter describes a forthcoming capital arrangement expected within 30 to 60 days, aimed at financing an electric railroad and preserving local control.
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Yakima Valley
Yakima Valley Transportation Company
Board of Trustees
North Yakima, Wash
Herald
North Yakima
Jacob Furth
Brooks
Steinweg Pleased With A Y P Work At County Fairgrounds
W L Steinweg visiting Seattle spoke highly of the Yakima county building site and the fair prospects. Architect Pohl guided the couple around the grounds and described plans and hopes for a creditable county representation.
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Yakima County
Seattle Fair
Valley
W. L. Steinweg
Seattle
Exposition Grounds
Yakima
Pohl
Hains Faces Prison Term After Manslaughter Verdict
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. receives a prison term of one to 20 years after being convicted of manslaughter in the death of William E. Annis. Defense argues insanity and alleges improper juror conduct, planning affidavits for a possible new trial while awaiting sentence.
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Flushing
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Hains
Daniel O'Reilly
DeWitt
General Hains
J. P. Hains
Birth of a Grandson Reported in Kriz Family
Tra M. Kriz announces the birth of a grandson to his daughter Mrs. Howard Griggs in a message received Monday from Bellingham.
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Tra M. Kriz
Bellingham
Howard Griggs
Mayor Armbruster's scheme foiled in Yakima council
A Monday attempt to push a G street franchise for the Yakima & Valley line failed after opposition from property holders and council members. The measure, laid over previously, was irregularly pressed but ended with a 4 to 2 vote against passage, Meigs abstaining.
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G Street
Yakima & Valley Line
Cascade Mill
H Street
Armbruster
Donald
Meigs
Wight and
Smith
Wight
Yeas—Mull
Schorn
Shaw
Miller
Local Frustrations Over Franchise Behind Closed Deliberations
City council meeting reveals tensions as Mayor Armbruster and Councilman Shaw clash over a franchise. Debate centers on subway provisions, railroad influence, and the forthcoming state railroad commission’s control.
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Mull
Steward Starves Self to Death in Akron Hotel
William Murray Andrews, steward of a local Akron hotel, starved himself while preparing meals for guests. He left a notebook note saying he had not eaten a whole egg in a week, and explanations for his action remain unknown. Andrews was a former Reformed church preacher with pastorates in Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania and Heidelberg graduate.
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Akron
William Murray Andrews
Andrews
Reformed Church
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Heidelberg
North Coast Litigation to Determine Value of Property
North Coast institutes condemnation actions to declare land value for purchase by Yakima Valley road. Suits target land in Zillah blocks 12 14 15 and adjacent lots with right of way surveyed. Furman of Zillah profits from land sales as values rise amid railroad competition. multiple defendants listed in clerk of courts records.
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Institutes
Yakima Valley Road
Henry J. Snively
R. & Strahorn
North Coast Railromeé
Zillah
North Yakima & Valley Railroad
North Coast
Superior Court
Furman
AL Furman
Ziflah
Mr. Furman
Killah
George Donald
Strahorn
Surman
Clerk of Courts
Free
Nelson Grimsley
Henry KL
A. M. Cornell
J. B. Ttammermann
Ida . Clute
Charles M Mudd
A. A. Thomas
L. FE
Lawrence Rose K. Elliott
The
North Yakima & Valley Railway Company
Hamilton Charge To Be Filed Soon
Prosecuting Attorney Wilson says he will likely file in the superior court next week against Ortis Hamilton on the charges for which he is jailed. Wilson is called away for other hearings and has no time this week. Hamilton remains unable to post bail. Insurance Commissioner J A Shively leaves for Seattle and expects to return before the investigating committee resumes sessions Wednesday.
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Steinweg
Yakima County
Haasze
Mr. Haasze
Olympia
Wilson
Ortis Hamilton
Hamilton
J. A. Shively
Seattle
Advertised Letters at North Yakima Post Office 1909
List of uncalled for letters at the North Yakima post office as of May 1909 with one cent due on each advertised item. Names include Alice Austin Joe Bruno Mrs Rose Berg Willfred Berin N J Bryans Frank Carney Mrs Algor Carlson Fred Colfax Neil Delaney etc. call for same.
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North Yakima
Alice Austin
Joe Bruno
Rose Berg
Willfred Berin
N. J Bryans
Frank Carney
Algor Carlson
Fred Colfax
Neil Delaney
I. N. Eddy
Tillie Ekeunyvmayer
M. L. Friedman
Dorothy Gilbert
Mabel Gorman
Graham
Ida Harper
Geo. T Hudson
J. W. Hewett
Maud Hinty
Christina Kelley
G. C. King
S. A. Long
Edgar Miran
J F. McClure
A. Bh. Melander
R. G. Muldoon
W. H. McNabb
E. &. Martin
Wilbur Metachern
Pete Mann
Geo. Notis
Jim Smith
T. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board OF Trustees OF Transportation Company
Yakima Morning Herald
H. H. Andrews
A.Y.P
Fred Shaw
Frank J. Allen
Frank Luse
Fourth Street
Luse
State Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Northern Pacific
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