Standard Oil Loses Fight Supreme Court Orders Dissolution
The U S Supreme Court ruled Standard Oil of New Jersey and 19 subsidiaries a conspiracy in restraint of trade and monopolizing inter state commerce. Dissolution of the combination must occur within six months. Justice Harlan dissented on the meaning of undue restraint while Chief Justice White led the decision upholding the rule of result in Sherman Antitrust enforcement.
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Washington, D.C
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Supreme Court of the
United States
Harlan
Congress
Selah Rancher Killed by Train Near Selah
H A Denison employed on a ranch above Selah was found dead beside a railroad yard south of the Northern Pacific bridge after a passenger train struck him. Investigators reported no sign of foul play though $40 was found in his pockets with a $10 receipt from Symons and Rhodes tailors, tying him to a poker game winnings claim.
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H. A. Denison
Selah
Northern Pacific
Inelineer Denham
Fred Shaw
Symons
Rhodes
Symmons
Death near Selah. Denison identified by officials
Horace A. Denison was found intoxicated near the artificial ice plant around midnight Saturday. Officer Grant spoke with him as he headed toward a ranch in Selah where he worked. Coroner Shaw will learn from Denison's employer about his relatives, with a North Yakima sister as his only listed kin. Funeral plans await locating the sister. An ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound via North Yakima Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Selah
Shaw
Denison
Horace A. Denison
Yakima
Surprise reunion linked to Yakima land talk
Charles Lewis entered the office of Lowther Wilcox Johnson and claimed to be Charles Lewis Lowther, presenting himself as a brother of Dr. Granville Lowther after 35 years. The meeting sparked a lighthearted exchange about real estate and Yakima, ending with a friendly jibe about family ties.
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Charles Lewis
Messrs
Robinson
Mr. Wilcox
Wrighter
Dr. Lowther
Charles Lewis Lowther
Yakima
Digestive Health Solace through Chamberlain's Tablets
An old advertisement extols Chamberlain's Tablets as a rational cure for indigestion. It claims the tablets increase bile flow, purify blood, strengthen the stomach, and restore natural digestion, noting availability from all dealers.
Frost Forecaster Recall and Spring Service Hinted
George Rogers Reed of Portland was recalled from the frost reports here by his chief Mr Beals. Beals will provide a frost service again next spring and hopes Reed may be chosen if not promoted. Reed was praised as careful and knowledgeable about fruit business and local needs. He warns orchard heaters are essential and must be adequately sized per acre to protect buds and fruit.
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George Rogers Reed
Portland
Ore
Mr. Beals
Reed
Beals
Mr. Reed
Yakima Valley
J Reed
Medford
Sheriff Enforces Solitary Confinement Rule Backfires
Hum Webster, newly elected sheriff in a western county, orders no prisoner kept in solitary. After two prisoners, one escapes overnight, he expels the remaining horse thief at dawn, accusing him of causing trouble over the confinement rule.
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Hum Webster
Success Magazine
Persistent Lady Artist Presses Editor For Answer
A tense sketch reveals an office bow considering a persistent lady artist who calls six times weekly. The editor remains engaged and the bow insists he does not wish to marry, noting the artist has faced several disappointments that day.
City Council Cooperates On Sanitary Street Efforts
North Yakima City Council meets with county commissioners to push sanitary work. Motions cover street vacations for Yakima Valley Transportation Company expansion, licensure limits, street and ditch planning, and purchase of a St Louis Sanitary Flusher for street cleaning at $1150.
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Yakima Valley Transportation Company
Maple Street
Richards
Mull
Committee On
W. ©. Slater
Second Avenue North
Yakima
Lynch
Pat Mullins
Montana Hotel
St. Louis
Express Holsteins Brought West to Sumner from East
Fifty Holstein cows and calves were moved by an express car through North Yakima toward Sumner Washington. The cattle, property of Fryar and Co., were purchased in eastern states. Nine calves were born en route between St Paul and North Yakima. A loss of four cows occurred at Northfield Minnesota when a Milwaukee line train struck them. Geneva Calamity of the Knowles herd in Massachusetts is among the cows aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Sumner
Wash
Fryar & Co
St. Paul
Northfield
Minn
Frayer & Co
Frayer
Geneva
Knowles
Massachusetts
Yakima Valley
Washington
Congdon Ditch Water To Be Turned On After Repairs
Concrete repair work on the Congdon ditch is finished and water for irrigation will resume once the cement sets. A leak washed out part of a spring fill, prompting plans to reinforce the back wall and other sections where rock shows water leakage. The Congdon ditch company aims for extensive repairs this summer and fall to make the canal among the best, with careful right of way inspections and improvement plans underway.
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Congdon
Congdon Ditch Company
Portland Visitors Target Seattle Banquet Return
The Commercial club board met last night and discussed Seattle Chamber of Commerce inviting seven members to the Robert Strather banquet later this month. J. H. Freeland was elected to the board to replace S. Van Vilet who resigned. Dr Wright, Robert Webster and Charles Marsh were named to aid local military companies finance. A Portland Chamber delegation may extend its Garden City visit. Northwest Tourist association articles were read and ratified.
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The
Commercial Club
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Robert Strahern
J. H. Freeland
S. van Vilet
Wright
Robert Webster
Charles Marsh
Walla Walla
Tuberculosis by overwork and industrial health notes
Mrs. B. H. Mason assistant state labor commissioner discusses health risks from long hours and fatigue among women workers in Washington. She urges unions and shorter workdays citing TB risk, higher wages, and sanitary conditions, and calls pastors to promote reforms. She notes eight hour law effects and offers consultation from the Plaza Hotel in North Yakima.
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Mason
B. H. Mason
Washington
Seattle
Everett
Aberdeen
Tacoma
Garment Workers’ Union
Yakima
Plaza Hotel
Yakima Street Feud Sparks Public Rights Battle
In Yakima City Captain J. H. Thomas fences and closes streets claiming private property. Protesters argue streets are public and have long served residents, while disputes involve railroads Northern Pacific O W R N and access to a new depot. Lawyers for protesters and city interests contend corporate boundaries and public use determine ownership.
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J. H. Thomas
Yakima City
Yakima County
Attorney Livesey
Captain Thomas
Old Town
Thomas
Northern Pacific Railway
O. W. R. & N. Railway
Northern Pacific
N. P
John Dietz Found Guilty in Cameron Dam Murder Case
Jury in Hayward Wisconsin returned a verdict with John Dietz found guilty of first degree murder in the Deputy Oscar Harp case at Cameron dam. Mrs Dietz and Leslie Dietz were acquitted. Dietz faces life at hard labor.
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Hayward
Wis
Maylin
John Dietz
Big Money for the Gas Plant in Pacific Power Plan
Pacific Power and Light ordered equipment costing about 75000 for a new gas plant to match community growth. Manager Kingman said construction likely won’t start for about 60 days, with contracts to be let soon. Temporary repairs keep the current plant functional until the upgrade, including a new holder and a four-retort bench to be refitted. Messrs Hilbarger and Son are involved.
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Pacific Power & Light Company
Kingman
Messie. Hilbarger & Son
Polk Directory 1911 12 Issued for Northwest Cities
Polk's Oregon and Washington State Gazetteer and Business Directory just issued for 1911 12 covers North Yakima Ellensburg Toronish Seattle Spokane Portland and all towns in Oregon and Washington. It lists merchants professionals miners postmasters hotels newspapers officials and services with descriptive sketches of places and a full classified business directory priced at 9.00 by R L Polk Co Seattle Wash.
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Polk
Oregon
Washington State
North
Yakima
Ellenburg
Toronish
Seattle
Spokane
Portland
Washington
R. L. Polk & CO
Wash
Land Office Notice of Homestead Proof Near North Yakima
Department of the Interior announces Lance Cunningham of North Yakima has filed intention to make final five year proof on his homestead entry No 5115 for lands in Section 20 Township 14 North Range 20 East Wil lamette Meridian. Proof before the Register and Receiver in Washington on May 24 1911. Witnesses named Collins W Henderson Jochem Van Dorfsen Orin Stallsworth Richard Pleasant all of North Yakima. Apr 19-26 May 3-10-17.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
North Yakima
Washington
Lance Cunningham
Willamette Meridian
Notice for Public Sale of Homestead Land Claimants
Notice announces William H. Coon of Cle Elum Washington filed to prove final five year claim for the Fractional SW% Section 6 Township 19 North Range 17 East Willamette Meridian before the North Yakima Land Office on June 1911 with witnesses Samuel B. Craig Frank Boise William Ellison and John T. Taylor. Also James H. Hayes of Natches Washington filed to prove final five year claim for W% SE% of Section 4 Township 14 North Range 17 East Willamette Meridian before North Yakima on May 23 1911 with witnesses William Clark Harvey Painter Henry Sedge and William D. Tompson.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
North Yakima
Washington
Willliam H. Coon
Cle Elum
Township
Range 17
Willamette Meridian
United Baves Land Office
Samuel EB. Craig
Frank Boise
Wshington
Wm. T. Ellison
Ce Elum
John T. Tavelor
Harry Y
Saint, Register
Nat Coal Land
Tipton Reclamation Project
U. & Land Office
James H. Hayes
Natches
Township 14 North
Ken
Register
United States Land Office
William Clark
Harvey Painter
Henry Sedge
William D. Tompson
Knatches Washington
Harry Y. Saint
Notice to creditors of Ben T Gunn estate Yakima County
Notice to all persons with claims against the estate of Ben T Gunn late of Yakima County Washington now deceased. Claimants must present with vouchers to Esther Ryan Gunn administratrix at Parker Richards 485 Miller Building North Yakima within one year from April 26 1911 or the claim will be barred by law. Dated April 21 1911. Attorneys Parker Richards 426 Miller Building North Yakima Wash for administration.
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Ben T. Gunn
Yakeima County
State of Washington
Parker & Richards
Miller Building
North
Yakima
Yakima County
Washington
Esther Ryan Gunn
Ben T. Guan
Parker & Richarden
Miller
North Yakime
Wash
Attys
Admax
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Standard Oil
Supreme Court
Justice Harlan
United States Clicuit Court
District of
Missouri
White
J. S. Starnes
Hickory
N. C
Foley
North Yakima Drug Store
Granville Lowther
Sanitary Street Flusher Bought
Council
Public Health Committee
Jim Jeffries
van Buren
Floyd Hatfield
Wenner
Johnson
Oklahoma Hotel
South Second Street
Carver
Olson
Summit View
State
Vieras Association
State Floral Company
Walnut Street
Boulevard
East Chestnut
West
Yakima and
Hall Avenues
Fifth Avenue
Yakima Avenue
Beech Street
South First Street
First Street
Huson
Cowiche End
Deitz
Osefr* Harp
Myra Dietz
Clarence Diets
Dietz
Reid
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