San Diego Riot Tests State Martial Law Possibility
A San Diego incident over a street speech by industrialist A B Carson sparked a riot as police, vigilantes, and residents clashed. Carson was jailed on resisting an officer with a preliminary hearing set for June 8. Attorney General Webb warned martial law could be declared if the city cannot restore order.
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Will H. Adams
Pure Food Department
Washington
Yakima
Webb
San Diego
A. B. Carson
Carson
A. L. Hathaway
Hatharway
Myers
Laura Payne Emerson
Captain Tillman Leads Newport on 10000 Mile Schoolship Cruise
The school ship Newport sailed on its annual five month cruise with Captain E. H. Tillman and 75 cadet sailors aboard. The voyage travels 10,000 miles ending with a stop in Stockholm to view the Olympic games.
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Captain Tillman
Newport
New York
E. H. Tillman
Stockholm
Judge Hutton Rules Against Defendant in Darrow Trial
Los Angeles May 47 Today’s session of the Darrow trial featured tumultuous exchanges between attorneys. The prosecution won a sweeping ruling on evidence admissibility and the return of George N Lockwood to recount the alleged jury tampering trap.
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Los Angeles
Darrow
George N. Lockwood
Bert Franklin
Fredericks
Robert J. Focter
National Erectors’ Association
Hutton
Twenty-One Cars Qualify for Memorial Day 60 Mile Race
Indianapolis May 27 Twenty one big racing cars qualified for the Memorial Day 60 mile race at Indianapolis speedway. Drivers completed the brick oval 2 1-2 mile lap within the two minute eligibility limit. Fastest time was David Bruce Brown in a National, 1 41.75.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Speedway
Brick Oval
David Bruce Brown
New Jersey Canvass Sets Stage for Presidential Delegates
New Jersey voters head to the polls tomorrow to select 28 delegates to the national conventions with four at large and two per congressional district. Delegates pledged to Taft Roosevelt or La Follette on the Republican ticket, Wilson delegates opposed only by uninstructed ones.
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Newark
New Jersey
South Dakota
Taft
Roosevelt
la Follette
Wilson
Farmers Union Meets Discusses Co operative Marketing Plan
A special Yakima county Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America meeting gathered delegates from Toppenish Wapato Naches Parker Moxee and others. They discussed expanding systematic scientific marketing of crops to cut brokers and empower producers as business managers. Delegates will attend the state convention in Spokane on the 28th and 29th with locals strengthening their memberships.
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Yakima County
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Court House
Toppenish
Wapato
Naches
Parker, Moxee
Sbthers
Foresters’ Hall
Spokane
Wiley Reported Seriously Ill at Home
Dr. Harvey Wiley is seriously ill at his Washington home, a report to the New York Pharmaceutical Society says. He was to address the group in New York tomorrow.
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New York
Harvey Wiley
Washington
New York Pharmaceutical Society
Wiley
Attack of Grippe Hits Pure Food Champion
Washington May 27 Dr Wiley contracted grippe. Rumor spread he faced pneumonia but at home no physician since Saturday and he was expected to be active again in a few days.
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Washington
Wiley
Explosion at Villa Real Theater Kills Eighty
A theater fire in Villa Real caused by a Cinematograph explosion killed eighty people and shocked Castile as officials investigated the blaze and casualties tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Spain
Villa Real
Club Boosts Park System for North Yakima
The Commercial Club will sponsor a city park system and asks the city commission to improve Naches Avenue with a leveled parking strip, center cement sidewalk, and protective rails. It seeks quicker acquisition of suitable park properties citywide and asks faster policing to ensure safety for all. The matter goes to the city committee on streets and public property.
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North Yakima
Governme Board
City Commission
Naches Avenue
Ware
Committee On City Ee
George B. Holden
D. 4. Reed
C. BK. Lum
Roosevelt asks Hadley to chair GOP convention if Roosevelt faction gains control
Jefferson May 27. In a letter received by Governor Hadley today Colonel Roosevelt requests he be temporary chairman of the Republican national convention in Chicago if Roosevelt forces win control of the gathering.
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Teddy
Hadley Jefferson
Hadley
Roosevelt
Chicago
Bishops Set for Retirement Under Church Rule Change
In Minneapolis on May 27 a ruling by the Methodist Episcopal quadrennial conference requires bishops to retire at the general conference nearest their 78th birthday. The change, adopted by the majority report, takes effect at the start of the next general conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Bank official arrested in Vernon after bank insolvency
W. E. Schricker, principal owner of W. I. Schricker & Co. of Laconier, which closed April 16, was arrested in Vernon on a charge of receiving deposits after he knew the bank was insolvent. Bond set at $5000. The failed bank held $225,000 in deposits with creditors getting no satisfaction.
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Ee Vernon
Wash
W. E. Schricker
W. I. Schricker & Co
Laconier
Kilkenny Cats Wreck Republicans in Senate Debate
In Washington on May 27 the Kilkenny cats and wealth disparity discussed during Hitchcock's resolution on corporate tax returns stirred a lively Senate exchange. Carnegie wealth and Roosevelts prospects for nomination loomed as Williams and Guling er warned of a collapsing Republican party and urged actions to block Roosevelt.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
Senate
Hitchcock
John Sharp Williams
Gullinger
Post Office Clerks Meet Here Thursday in Yakima
Post Office Clerks of Washington gather in North Yakima on Thursday May 30 for the eighth annual convention. About fifty delegates from across the state are expected with many ladies, to elect state officers and a national delegate, inspect the new federal building, tour orchards and attend a strawberry luncheon and a banquet at the Commercial hotel.
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Washington
North Yakima
Federal
Boston
E. J. Pursell
Commercial Club
Commercial Hotel
A. J. Splawn
W. L. Lemon
G. Ware
Wenatchee
Veterans Parade and Memorial Day Observances
Grand Army and Spanish War veterans join National Guard, Crawford's band, Boy Scouts and Ladies of the Relief Corps for a Decoration day parade on Yakima avenue at 9 in the morning. They will decorate graves at Tahoma and Catholic cemeteries with a firing squad salute, then return to the city for memorial services and an address by Rev. E. A. King.
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Grand Army
National Guard of Washington
Boy Scouts
Crawford's
Ladies of the Relief Corps
Yakima Avenue
National Guard
Tahoma Cemetery
Catholic Cemetery
Crawford
Veterans’ Organizations
Ladies
National Guardsmen
E. A. King
Wilbur Wright Ill From Typhoid Fever
Dayton May 24 Wilbur Wright the aeroplane inventor is dangerously ill with typhoid fever and has been confined to his home for three weeks. Only the doctor and nurses may see him while Dr D B Corklin says there is small hope of recovery though a noted change for the better may come in the next few days. Wrights brothers have been summoned to his bedside.
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Dayton, D
Fly Swatting Campaign Announces Citywide Contest
A 1912 fly extermination drive launched at the high school by city health officer Dr. Thomas Tetreau and food inspector Mrs. Olive Kurtz. Prizes total eight dollars for under fourteen and similar rewards for older youths, with district headquarters and registrations across the city.
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Olive Kurtz
Thomas Tetreau
Dr. Terreau
Terreau
Labor Gains Point in Naval Appropriation Debate
Washington May 27 labor was extolled by more than a score of orators during the house debate on the naval appropriation. The major action was the adoption of an amendment that coal purchased for the navy must be mined under the eight hour work day law. An amendment setting miners’ pay at union scale was defeated.
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Washington
Retreat Burning Bridges at Jiminez in Mexico War
On May 27 at Chihuahua the garrison of Jiminez evacuated the town and burned the Rio Florido bridge. Federal trains are blocked for days. Rebels destroyed other bridges in the action.
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Chihuahua
Jiminez
Rio Florido
Distinguished guests may visit North Yakima on June 8
The Yakima Commercial club invited James J. Hill Louis W. Hill Howard Elliott and possibly Carl Gray along with several midwestern governors to stop in North Yakima en route to a Seattle congress. An invitation follows a Minneapolis contact and the party is expected to arrive about noon with a luncheon for about 76 men and a city ride afterwards.
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Nea
James J. Hill
Louis W. Hill
Howard Elliott
Carl Gray
North Yakima
Northwestern Development Congress
Seattle
Yakima Commercial Club
Sen
Minneapolis
Ty Cobb affair settles as Detroit fans seek quick team return
Detroit fans welcome a speedy settlement to the Ty Cobb dispute as players strike subsides. President Navin and Manager Jennin are praised for their steady handling of the affair and desire to restore the team’s standing in the percentage column.
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Detroit
Ty Cobb
Navin
Jennin
Concrete Evaporating Plant Planned at Yakima Valley
The Yakima Evaporating Company plans a concrete plant at D Street and North First Avenue with a $4000 building cost. The 70 by 40 foot two story basement structure will begin excavation, with machinery secured for community needs. Norton promotes the project amid strong local interest. Two additional school projects appear: Wiley City's new building costing about $10,000 with an assembly hall, and Tieton’s Wide Hollow school plan to cost $10,000 for a three to four room stone building expected to be a valley landmark.
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Yakima
D Street
North First Avenue
KE. Norton
North
Wiley City
Tieton
Wide Hollow
Tacoma Dropped From Northwest League with Seattle Schedule
Tacoma loses its Northwest League status after a May meeting. The league takes over the franchise, pays back salaries, and moves home games to Seattle while remaining on schedule for away games. Owner A. E. Rothermel has faced financial difficulties since the season began.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Fielder Jones
Tacomas
Wilbur Wright Lapses into Unconsciousness in Dayton
Late tonight physicians report Wilbur Wright unconscious and weakening as death nears. The Wright family remains at his bedside in Dayton.
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Dayton
Plystcians
Wilbur Wright
Waste Water Dispute Targets Tieton Landowners and Reclamation Service
The Yakima Valley Canal Company seeks to bar landowners on the Tieton from discharging waste into the Congdon ditch. An attorney has listed owners along the Wide Hollow end of the project and will seek legal action to halt drainage into the ditch. Some water users complain of 48 hour advance notices for water, plus 24 hours for turning off, causing water supply issues.
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Yakima Valley Canal Company
The
Congdon Ditch Company
Tieton
Congdon Ditch
Reclamation Service
Cowiche Divide
Wide Hollow Creek
Tieton Project
Tieton Land
Conedon Ditch
Plubbard Ditch
No Intervention Intended in Cuba raises U S stance
Havana dispatches report an exchange of cables between Presidents Gomez and Taft clarifying U S attitude toward Cuba. Gomez states the United States action is a precautionary measure and not intervention, which may bolster popular support for the government as Cuban troops push toward disaffected districts.
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Havana
Gomez
Taft
United States
Cuba
School board considers high school commencement speaker
At tonight’s meeting the school directors will decide on a speaker for the high school commencement. A senior class resolution puts the matter in abeyance while the board reviews it, and the seniors issued a supplementary statement denying any intent to overstep their authority. A citizen offered 25 to fund an out of town speaker if selected.
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Dr. Selleck
Harry Wembridge
Viiss Shuld
Sterling
A. C. Davis
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Farmers’ Union Meets
Naches Ave
Kilkenny
LABOR
Congress
Jennings
Detroit Baseball Club
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