Moonshiners’ Still Seized Near Leaburg Oregon
United States internal revenue officers and local deputies raided a moonshining operation near Leaburg on the McKenzie River, 30 miles east of Eugene, confiscating a dismembered still and sacks of corn fuel. The raid involved five revenue officers and two sheriffs. occupants Parrish Williams and Blume and families, including the still’s owner, were identified.
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Eugene, Or
United States Internal Revenue
Leaburg
Eugene
McKenzie River
Brown
Shellburg
Seaburg
Revenue
Parrish
Williams and
Blume
Arkansas
Titanic disaster report eyed by Senate commerce panel
The Senate committee on commerce reviews a sweeping Titanic report prepared largely by Senator Liam Alden Smith. It criticizes Captain Smith and officers for failures, calls for more lifeboats and wireless gear, and urges international maritime safety steps ahead of a formal Senate vote next Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate’ Committee On Commerce
Senate
Smith
Liam Alden Smith
Michigan
British Board of Trade
J. Bruce Ismay
Lord
California
Congress
Rostron
Senator Smith
House
Commerce Committee
Navy
White Star Line Company
Raynor
Maryland
Homesteaders Face Choice in Three Year Law Debate
Washington on May 24 the three year homestead bill as agreed in conference includes Secretary Fisher’s cultivation amendments requiring one sixteenth in year two and one eighth in year three. The bill lets homesteaders choose to prove up under the three year law or under the older five year plan with less development. Opposition from Senator Borah and Representative La Follette centers on the cultivation provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fisher
Borah
la Follette
California Comers to Yakima Stimulated by Valley Interest
California inquiries about the Yakima Valley average one per day as reports from the Commercial club show. During the week five separate Californians visited the club seeking information and one invested notable money in Yakima property.
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Golden State
Yakima
California
Commercial Club
Yakima Valley
Calrnia
Nally
Dr Ben Reitman vows prosecution of vigilantes
Dr. Ben Reitman, Emma Goldman’s manager, says he will prosecute those responsible for the San Diego kidnapping. He was tarred and feathered and branded with I W W by a vigilante committee, taken to a ranch outside San Diego, and is seriously injured and cared for in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ben Reitman
Emma Goldman
San Diego
Reitman
8000 Carloads of Yakima Valley Fruit Expected Again
Railroad officials and dealers uphold the original forecast of 8000 carloads of all fruits for the Yakima Valley from Ellensburg to Kennewick. Despite occasional orchard losses, experts say the estimate remains valid and reflects typical year to year variation.
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Yakima
Ellensburg
Kennewick
C. R. McKee
Thompson Fruit Company
The
Selah
Kloeber
Father of Twins at 80 in Brooklyn Experiment
Dr. David Allyn Gorton, age 80, became the father of twins in a claimed eugenics experiment at his Brooklyn home. He asserts control over offspring sex, yielding a boy and a girl born April 25 at 632 Eleventh Street, each six and a half pounds.
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New York
David Allyn Gorton
Gorton
Eleventh Street
Brooklyn
Application Blanks For Pension Law Distribution
The Herald Office notes blank applications are being distributed under the new general service pension law enacted May 11. Veterans seeking amounts from $13.50 up to $30 monthly can obtain forms at the Herald or by mailing a request, with totals depending on years of service and age as listed. Representative William L. La Follette has supplied blanks to the office for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Service
Tierald
William L. la Follette
Timely Yakima Valley market report on hay potatoes and hops
Northern Yakima traders report large timothy wagonloads from Pedtross ranch at Tampico for shipment to fill state orders. Prices hold for timothy around 12.50 a ton and alfalfa about 8. Seattle reports potatoes at 17 a ton, while Oregon California and Texas supplies press local markets. Hay contracts, hog and lamb movements, and fresh fruit shipments from Parker and Wapato shape a terse agricultural market snapshot.
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Timothy
Yakima
Pedtross
Tampico
Tom Davidson
Chicago
Kittitas
Milwaukee Railroad
Seattle
Oregon
Colorado
California
Florida
Texas
W. W. Robinson
Minneapolis
New York
Robinson
Portland
Pacific Fruit and Produce Company
Sunkist
Los Angeles
Parker
Wapato
Wisconsin
Kennewick
Yakima Best
Minnesota
Washington
Kennewick Best
Aluminum's rise cuts iron use in daily life, says report
The 1910 Statistical Abstract cites US aluminum production at 47,734,000 pounds valued at 8,955,700 dollars, up 38 percent from 1909 and 327 percent since 1905. Lower costs and Niagara Falls power boost output, aiding broader industry while water diversions barely affect the falls.
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United States
Niagara
Niagaras Falls
Niagara Falls
Advertised Letters At North Yakima Post Office May 25 1912
Unclaimed letters listed include Allen X Y Z Becker Miss Elva care Ivan Becker Bemis Miss Dolly Boggs Park Bridgham Marjoriz Britton Mrs Jennie Brown Miss Edith Carrington Miss Ethel Carter Mrs W F Clark BH C Conners Harry C Constantine John Crawford Webb Crane E C Daty Jack Kid Wilfred Holden Harry J Eller O B Fabian M Fonora William R Fraser Mrs Nellie Gallo Miss B Gauther Dr L P Grainford Mrs Arden Grant G B Grossmans Shoe Store Hagedorn Wm Hall Mrs Eliza J Hamper Fred Hanson F A Hasser Mrs Richard Hoisington Jas Humphrey Mrs Manda Jane 12 N 10th Ave Kong Willie Kramer Mrs M Larsen Miss Ruby Long James McColl David Malone Chester Matthew Frank Matthison P R Nelson Nellie T Parker Miss Dora Porter Harry Post Mrs Isadore M Reekie Mrs J G Roberts Mrs Dlda care R H Gillis Roy Theodor Simmons Mrs Bonnie Doon Winter Sts Schadel Robert Smith Mr E D Stalcup Mrs G W Swindson Mrs Thommpson William T Velick Miss Anna Vint John One cent due on each letter adver tised W. Lemon P. M.
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North Yakima
Allen
Becker
Elva
Ivan Becker
Bemis
Dolly
Boggs
Park
Bridgham
Marjoriz
Britton
Jennie
Brown
Edith
Carrington
Miss Ethel
Carter
W. F
Clark
BH. C
Coneners
Harry C
Constantine
John
Crawford
Webb
Crane
E. C
Daty
Jack
Kid
Wilfred
Holdy
Harry J
Eller
O. B
Fabian
Fonora
William R
Fraser
Nellie
Gallo
Miss B
Gauther
Dr. L. P
Grainford
Arden
Grant
G. B
Grossmans Shoe Store
Hagedorn
Hall
Eliza J
Hamper
Fred
Hanson
F. A
Hasser
Richard
Mhoisington
Jas
Humphrey
Manda
Jane
N. 10Th Ave
Kong
Willie
Kramer
Larsen
Miss Ruby
Long
James
McColl
David
Malone
Chester
Matthew
Frank
Mattheson
P. R
Nelson
Nellie T
Parker
Miss Dora
Porter
Harry
Post
Isadore M
Reekie
J. G
Roberts
Delda
R. H. Gillis
Roy
Theodor
Simmons
Bonnie Doon
Winter
Schadel
Robert
Smith
E. D
Stalcup
G. W
Swindson
Thommpson
William T
Velick
Miss
Anna
Vint
Lemon
P. M
Class of 1912 Votes Memorials For Library and Auditorium
The 1912 high school class votes to purchase a 40 volume classics set for the library and a stage rug as memorials. Funds come from class dues and last year’s junior play proceeds, continuing a tradition of substantial school memorials.
Motherless Caesarean birth saves baby after mother's death
In Fordham Hospital New York on May 24 a Caesarean section performed five minutes after Rebecca Lipskitz died saved a healthy eight pound boy. Dr. Hermann Schorr operated with improvised tools as the ward lay dark and motionless, the infant crying loudly once born. The mother, near death from apoplexy, could not hear the baby's first cry.
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New York
Rebecca
Lipskitz
Tokmann
Alexander Forman
Fordham Hospital
Schorr
Man and Wife Killed in San Diego Murder
San Diego reports the murder of C. H. Tolliver and his wife. Tolliver, a noted airship inventor and builder, was killed tonight. A man was seen fleeing the building, with Tolliver and his wife found in separate rooms.
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San Diego
C. H. Tolliver
Tolliver
Promoters Accused of Fraud in Jovita Townsite Case
A U S grand jury indicted W A Ridgway and R B Glass promoters of the Jovita townsite on twenty two counts including mail fraud. A cashier testified in Seattle that about $385,000 was received from lot sales.
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Seattle
United States
Grand Jury
W. A. Ridgway
R. B. Glass
Jovila
Ridgway
Glass
Jovita
Wigwam Publication Nears Release for 1912 High School Annual
The 1912 Wigwam, the high school annual, is nearly ready with about 150 pages printed on light brown stock. A strike of engravers delayed book cuts, delaying final publication date. Estimated cost is 325 dollars, with 311 dollars already secured from 118 advertisers. Subscriptions for about 75 copies are being taken at 1 dollar each, though each copy costs about 1.60 to manufacture. Debating team members Rolland Woodruff Ruth Truitt and Don Cope presented a pennant proclaiming the 1912 champions and were accompagnied by C. L. Parsons. The column also notes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promotion through North Yakima Drug Store.
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Walter Tuesley
Thomas Wheeler
The
Wigwam
Rolland Woodruff
Ruth Truitt
Don Cope
C. L. Parsons, Sec’y and Treas
C. H. Ward Drug Co
Pasadena
Calif
Foley
North
Washington State Defeats Idaho in Dual Track Meet
Washington State College defeated the University of Idaho 82 to 58 in a dual track meet at Pullman Washington. The meet took place on May 25 with Washington State securing the majority of events and key wins contributing to the final margin.
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Idaho
Pullman
Wash
Washington State College
University of Idaho
Apple Rosette and a Suggested Cure
An agricultural note explains apple rosette as a soil condition caused by alkali buildup from irrigation. It advocates opening a hardpan with dynamite and suggests planting alfalfa to keep the soil open, with limited watering and a cautious approach for new plantings.
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Paul G. Kruger
Castoria Jingle Then Ad Teases A Brand Promise
Classic ad copy traces Castoria through stages of childhood from infant to young mother. Repeats Castoria theme as the soothing remedy echoed across generations, concluding with a pledge tied to caring for children.
Dr Rosse Physician and Surgeon Details
Dr Rosse physician and surgeon with office over Janeck Drug Store at the corner of Sixth and Chestnut. Office hours 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Member of the Pension Board.
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Rosse Phyneician
Janeck Drug Stora
Cor
Pensios Boara
Polk Directory Gazetteer of Oregon and Washington Towns
A business directory listing descriptive sketches of each city town and village in Oregon and Washington with location shipping facilities and a classified directory of each business and profession compiled by R L Polk Co Seattle.
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Oreg
Washington
R. L. Polk &Co., Inc
Seattle
Wash
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Wlucht
Mkenzie
White Star
Titanic
British Board
Ismay
Herald Office
Sound
Oliver Typewriter
John S. Wert
Herald Building
H. W. Warren
M. E. Conference
Minn
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Henry W. Warren
Episcopal Committee
Warren
Castoria
Castor
Polm’s Gazetteer
Fletcher
Pers
Centaur Company
Murray Staelt
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