The Phantom Fleet and a Nine Months School Term Debate
A descriptive meditation on ancient fleets at sea and a current dispute in North Yakima over a nine month school term. The piece contrasts historic voyages with modern schooling debates, noting resistance from some school board members and defending longer terms as a public priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian May Bogle
Ralph A. Kennan
Seventeenth Avenue North
J. M. Wilson
Clara Whitson
Spokane
Jessie Snively
North Yakima
Mabel Allen
Kennan
Mary Bogle
Fred West
Public debate over nine months term and school board actions
The piece criticizes the school board for halting a public vote on a nine months term and conducting private inquiries into newspaper information. It urges openness, questions the board’s motives, and stresses public demand for clearer terms while condemning the use of firearms by a brakeman in a separate incident.
Governor Sparks of Nevada Dead A Life of Duty
The obituary honors Governor John Sparks of Nevada a stern man who rose from frontier Texas to lead with order and justice. He faced Goldfield labor unrest calling for troops after failed militia efforts then fell ill and died. He is praised as brave just and honorable with a life of service.
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Northern Pacific
John Sparks
Sparks
Nevada
Texas
Goldfield
Move to shorten school term to nine months
Public opinion supports reducing the school year from ten to nine months. The board is expected to introduce a resolution at the next meeting to align with community wishes. The Herald denies any animus toward the superintendent, stating the move reflects public desire.
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Herald
North Yakima
Norman Compton
Dangerous Business Brakeman Fires Gun Wounding Hobo
A brakeman fires a weapon at a homeless man, wounding him. The incident stirs debate over accountability and safety. Police investigate the reckless action and assess potential charges or disciplinary action.
Cleveland Street Car Strike Ends In Arbitration Break
On May 26 the union declared all negotiations off, ending arbitration efforts. Dupont stated streetcars are running on full schedule in Cleveland and will operate in the suburbs once protection is provided.
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Cleveland
Dupont
Man and Woman Die in Double Homicide Suicide
J. E. Blum shot Mrs. Daisy Hickey at Taco ma and then killed himself after she refused to elope. Mrs. Hickey leaves a husband and two children while Blum leaves a wife and two children in Baker City, Oregon.
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Daisy Hickey
J. E. Blum
Tacoma
Lillian Bogle
W. H. Bogle
Ralph Kennon
Spokane
Seventeenth Avenue
Aloha Street
Clara Whitson
Miss Kennon
Mabel Allen
Seattle
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Miss Bogle
Yakima
Harry B. Rigg
Jessie Snively
Kennon
Milwaukee Railroad
Social Highlights From Fruitvale And Yakima Area
The Fruitvale school held closing exercises with student performances and Mrs. Stewart accepted the principalship for next year. Multiple society events follow, including weddings in Toppenish and Yakima, bridge parties, Yeomen initiation, and club meetings across Yakima with notable guests, gifts, and home celebrations.
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Fruitvale
Stewart
Goodbye to a Mother's Love and Departure
The narrator recalls a mother embracing her son as he leaves for the west. She bids him farewell with a blessing while his heart aches at the parting. He later stands by a mossy grave beneath a fir, grieving the loss and saying goodbye once more.
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GEO. N. Susi
North Yakima, Wash
Pacific
Ing West
Magellar
Gyans
Pizaira
Cortez
Spain
Balboa
Isthmus Heights
Nora
America
Army and Navy Life
Levi Strauss & Co
All
Munn & Co
Grouawey
New York
U.F @t
Washington
Methodist Church
Star Chamber
Nina Cloughley
Ghicerti
ORB
Eleka Ae
Beatrice Johnson
Walter Cloughley
Howard Chapman
Max Weber
Frank Cubberley
Grace Cloughley
Myra Best
Cornelia Garrison
Francis Weber
Rosella Mahre
Mamma
Daphne Buck
Geo, Jackson Song
Kenneth Sanders
Carl Schisler
Margaret Richardson
Dewitt Hagerman
Olive Kinchelow
Frances Peck
Elizabeth Richardson
Philip Hagerman
Leo Mahre
Lawrence Kinchelow
Mildred
Grace Kincheloe
Sarah Dodsworth School
Charles W. Hall
Toppenish
Marie J. Garibaldi
Sacramento
The
Christian Church
Hall
Talbott
Columbia School
Harrison's Grove
Selah Valley
MacMertrie
Alfred Joe Helton
Charles Heath
North Naches Avenue
Hugo F. Luhman
Jay Goldberg
Gene Cameron
Luhman
Rolland Hopper
Yeomen
North Yakuma
Charles A. Williams
Minnie Bromley
Plainview
Morton L. Rose
Christian Parsonage
Everal
Union Club
North Third Street
Old Town Bridge
Charles Barnes
Demorest
State of Washington O. BE. S
Syringa
John E. Banks
North Sixth Street
George French
Robt. Johnson
Fred L. Janeck
P. D. Babcock
Shannon
Thomas W. Nottingham
Charles Underwood
George Ronald
E. C. van Brandt
Lola Lowther
National Issue Club
Harry Vance
Blanche Francis
S. J. Kennedy
Presbyterian Manse
Mr. Vance
Yakima Hotel
Effie A. Stewart
Clyde H. Richey
M. N. Richards
Yakima Heights
H. A. Luckenbach
First Congregational Church
Miss Stewart
Clyde Richey
Fred Thompson
North Second Street
Niesz
Wapato
Vestal Snyder
I. M. Krutz
Walter Chambers
C. S. Huff
Harry E. Moran
T. W. Nottingham
C. C. Phelphs
John Perry
Wright
Bernard Wilkinson
Alice Scudder
Marquis W. Philips
Luse
Ira P. Englehart
Elizabeth McIilvanie
P. C. Palmer
Owen Jones
John Weigel
L. O. Janeck
John Conway
E. B. Moore
A. J. Helton
Greenway
Theron Noble
E. S. West
Forman
Broulette
Miss Smith
F. C. Whitney
Jas. Greene
Barnes
Litttle
Margaret Green
Women of Woodcraft Aid Society
Mrs. Benham
Thompson Flats
Aid
Mrs. Kennan
Seattle Sunday Times
Bears
Castoria
Elaane
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Brin
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