Not Bomb Proofs Emphasis Shapes Naval View and Real Estate Debate
Rear Admiral Evans argues that ships win battles by crews who shoot straight, not armor. he praises Dreadnought firepower and target practice. The piece shifts to critique local real estate traders, warning that honesty and organization are needed, with the Golden Rule guiding business.
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Evans
Republic
Santiago
Tsushima
Traval
Drake
Grenville
Jones
Nelson
Dundonald
Farragut
Dewey
Win
Real Estate Association Tackles Local Market Troubles
The North Yakima real estate men form an association to curb evils of aggressive competition. The Commercial club and business leaders backed the move to reduce knocking and queering of deals, aiming for harmony and community welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Commercial Club
Ankeny Blethen Alliance in Seattle Politics
The piece accuses Ankeny and Blethen of manipulating coverage and money in local politics. It notes the Seattle Times’ past inaccuracy and predicts shifts in mayoral and senator races. It also mentions a church event postponement to the 26th in Yakima and Sunnyside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankeny
Blethen
Sunnyside Man Ordered to Leave City in Ten Hours
D C Huston a Sunnyside rancher received a demand signed by 16 prominent men to quit Sunnyside within ten hours. The letter claims he caused a family break and marriage to Mrs Ball. Attorney H J Snively will pursue suits while Huston plans security against harm.
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Sunnyside
D. C. Huston
North Yakima
H. J. Snively
Huston
E. N. Martin
Snively
Wash
W.S. Ball
Nicholai
Twisted Tangle Woman Builds Home On Wrong Lot
A Seattle mixup centers on two adjoining Capitol Hill lots owned by Charles Weigel and Willner. A woman who bought from Weigel built on the wrong parcel, and a contract sale by Tier muddies ownership. Names withheld for moral reasons and potential scandal.
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Charles Weigel
Willner
Capitol Hill
Weigel
Tier
Ankeny Item in King County Electoral Debate
An opinion piece attacks Levi Ankeny as a corrupt senator candidate. It accuses him of ballot debauchery, press destruction, and bribery in Olympia, noting 1893 1895 money scandals and lobby influence. It questions fathers urging youths to vote for him.
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United States Senate
Levi Ankeny
King County
John H. McGraw
Ankeny
John B. Allen
Olympia
Senate
New York Evening Post
Rome
George Stevenson
Autopsy Results Tie Gunness Farm Riddle To Jennie Olson Case
Autopsy on seven unidentified remains exhumed from the Gunness farm shows one is female. The finding renews links to Emile Greening's 1908 tale of a professor and wife from a Los Angeles college who visited Jennie Olson and vanished with her. Authorities consider new theories of murder as seven bodies are buried and Jennie Olson’s body released to relatives.
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Jennie
Potter's Field
Jennie Olson
Public School Ten Month Term Questioned by Parent
A Herald report quotes a local parent criticizing a shift to a ten month school term. The letter questions who authorized the change, whether the board of education or superintendent issued orders, and argues such heat in June harms students and work quality.
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Board of Education
Ten months school debate sparks parent action in city
A letter from M. L. Matterson questions extending the school year and urges parents to demand a voice. Readers like J. E. Banks and G. T. Aumiller report alderman grievances as drilldown on draymen and coal licenses prompts license tag issuance and stricter enforcement.
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M. L. Matterson
Strange Coincidence in North Yakima Contractors Office
In North Yakima Washington the Thacker and Smith firm of general contractors faced a humorous mix up when a Toronto decorators rep handed his card to the wrong office, mistaking W W Felton for the current leaders. The firm now eyes major local projects including a $45000 Baptist church job and expanding its factory tied to office fixtures.
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Thacker & Smith
General Contractors
North Yakima
Washington
Decorators
Toronto
Canada
W. W. Felton
Felton
Thacker
Pacific Builder
Lesh Land Company
Tennant & Miles
Pleasant Valley Irrigation Company
Highland Real Estate Company
Inland Real Estate Company
Yakima Bakery
Smith
Ohio
St. Louis
Northwest
Spokane
Consolidated Lumber Company
Elk
Baptist Church
Teamsters Seek License Law Protection from City Council
North Yakima teamsters and draymen urged city officials to enforce the new license ordinance. They asked arrests of violators and tagging for those who paid the tax, promising to follow up if action was not taken.
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G. T. Aumiller
Draymen
L. H. Linbarger
Yakima Transfer Company
Lombard
Forsyth
North Yakima
Johnson Aims at Congress after Spokane Visit
Rev Lee A Johnson of Sunnyside spoke in the city about running for Congress. He said the Spokane convention clarified his prospects with four Spokane candidates and noted confidence in opposing incumbent Jones while predicting Jones will be elected.
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the Times
Jones
Ankeny
Seattle
Lee A. Johnson
Sunnyside
City
Spokane
Johnson
Yakima
Contest Notice in United States Land Office North Yakima
A contest filed by M W Farris against Homestead Entry No 2680 by George M Reed for land in Section 12 Township 18 N Range 21 E W M alleges nonresidence and lack of improvement since 1900. Notice to appear and respond June 2 1908 before the Register and Receiver, with publication ordered due to due diligence findings.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
North Yakima
Wash
M. W. Farris
Township
Range
E. W.M
George M. Reed
U. S. Army
Navy
Washington
Notice of Special Stockholders Meeting for Iler Investment
Board of Trustees of Iler Investment company calls a special meeting of stockholders at the corporation office in North Yakima Washington on June 25 1908 at 8 p m. The object is to increase capital stock from 40 shares at 250 dollars each to 100 shares at 250 dollars each and to approve the payment method and disposition of the increase.
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Iler Investment Company
North Yakima
Yakima County
Washington
Nler Investment Company
Sach Stockholders
Undersi
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Scudder
Green
Yakima Association of Congregational Church
John H. Stigers
Jules Ribail
T. Tecker
F. BE. Allen
J. W. Andrews
W. P. Oksey
Ray Andrews
P. H. Pace
B. F. Outright
A. H. Lyons
B. R. Atkinson
F. J. Barnes
G. W. Reese
H. D. Jory
United States
Mr. Ankeny
Paul
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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J. E. Banks
Zenas Y. Coleman
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