Nineteenth Century North Yakima Nominations
Nominated for mayor and councilman for a North Yakima special election held October 12 1891 The Union People ticket lists William Lee Sr Shoemaker for mayor and Michael Schorn Blacksmith for councilman The People’s ticket names A B Weed capitalist and David Guilland hotel proprietor Also notes library move to Lewis Engle building and various regional happenings.
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North Yakima
Union People's
William Lee, Sr
Michael Schorn
Seattle Citizens See Yakima Influence Grow
Seattle residents show growing interest in Yakima culture climate and residents as the Yakima region captures Seattle attention through climate, industry, and community ties.
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Seattle
Yakima
Place
Bank clearings in North Yakima rise and fall week
The North Yakima banking district reports total clearings for the week ending Saturday at 506 319 97 dollars, down from 576 853 80 dollars in the same week last year.
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North Yakima
Plank Builds 12000 Gallon Oil Cistern
Mr Plank is constructing an oil cis tern with 12 000 gallon capacity as preparation for a complete orchard heating system to be installed next spring at Grandview.
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Plank
Grandview Herald
Apples Move Freely into Orchards Warehouses
Apples are moving in from the orchards more freely this summer with several lines at warehouses as teams queue for produce and storage space.
Pot Hunters and game warden patrol on reservations
Game Warden Bryant was on the White Swan Reservation and in Toppenish to locate pot hunters and track flocks and herds. To date 1100 hunting licenses issued, less than half the gun users in county. Funeral of William E. Heineck, 26, postponed to October 13 due to late relatives arriving from the east. services at Seventh Avenue South church, with interment in Tahoma cemetery.
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Bryant
White Swan
William E. Heineck
Flint-Shaw Company
Little Church
Seventh Avenue South
Spruce Street
Tahoma Cemetery
Willis Skipped Harvest in Bear Hunt Then Presided at Coon Banquet
The name of M. G. Willis was unintentionally omitted from last week’s bear hunters list. Willis did not kill a bear but presided with great dignity at the following coon banquet.
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M. G. Willis
Mr. Willis
Fort Simcoe growers report fruit and alfalfa activity
Franklin P. Olney, a Simcoe hustler, dedicates the year to alfalfa with four cuttings so far. Enos, a leading Indian, grows the largest mixed fruit crop including apples plums and peaches and dries much of his harvest on the reservation.
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Fort Simcoe
Franklin P. Olney
Simcoe
Enos
Orchard Tract Transforms After Irrigation Contract Expiry
The Orchard Tract shows rapid growth as the Washington Irrigation Co contract ends September 30. Owners will manage land themselves, turning sage brush into a premier orchard district with many homes already built and others delaying until bearing age approaches.
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Washington Irrigation Company
Grandview Herald
Illinois Central official to meet governor over Jackson situation
Governor Noel announced that President Markham of the Illinois Central indicated willingness to meet the governor and others to discuss the Jackson Mississippi situation. The IC shops conference will be held at the governor's office in Jackson on Monday, with discussions confined to Jackson and Mississippi.
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Jackson, Miss
Noel
Markham
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Shops
Jackson
Mississippi
Banana Grove Stock Sale Marketing Line
A colonized pitch touts selling stock in a banana plantation with promises of big dividends. It hints frost risk avoidance by delaying grove planting until stock sales complete.
Jackpot mystery in charity discussion at tea
Mrs Torkins asks about a jackpot and fears its link to politics. The young narrator explains it is a general charitable contribution, clarifying the term and its benign intent.
American Flour Prospects in Chinese Market
North Yakima ships apples to Australia while China shifts to American flour as a cheaper, better quality option. Chinese buyers demand full weight and size, boosting U S flour sales in northern China as rice costs rise. Consular officials urge a local American representative and branded sacks with distinct chops to boost recognition.
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North Yakima
Australia
South Pacific
China
Glimmer of hope for reciprocity fades in Canada dispute
The Portland Telegram notes a cooled friendship between Mr. Bryan and Speaker Clark over reciprocity. It argues the issue is economically dead but not yet resurrected, and suggests Canadian voters will move past fears of annexation as fiscal logic prevails.
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Bryan
Clark
Canada
Portland Telegram
Indianapolis Mayor Promotes Producer to Consumer Plan
Indianapolis mayor Samuel L. Shank proposes a producer to consumer system to curb high living costs. He bought a large potato lot from farmers overseas and sold it in the city at actual cost plus cartage and freight. The scheme has many advocates nationwide.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel L. Shank
Shank
Strikes are costly and misaligned with wage gains
The editorial argues strikes fail to benefit workers overall, noting federal statistics show wages and hours shifts are uneven and that costs fall on striking workers and the community. It cites the Warriman railroad strike affecting 35 000 workers as an example and promotes arbitration as the remedy.
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Warriman
Post-Intelligencer
A Sonnet of Churchgoing and a Missing Wardrobe
A domestic scene in verse shows a husband fretting over his hidden clothes inside a shared home. The wife, patient and practical, helps him locate shirts shoes and accessories as the housewoman calls from a long partnership. The restless father finally exhales in mild exasperation as the chase ends with readiness for church.
John Blank Turns Baptist Denial Sparks Denver Speculation
In a Denver rumor, statesman John Blank reportedly becomes Baptist. J. Pierpont Morgan doubts the report, noting belief that Blank would not disappear from public view for immersion.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Olympic
Denver
Mr. Morgan
Blank
Bliggins Combines Umpire and Coaching Duties
A busy Bliggins complains about doing men's work. He reveals he serves at the ball park as both umpire and part of the coaching line, balancing dual roles.
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Bliggins
Ball Park
Automobile Journey Ends Without Breakdown
Mr. Chuggins asserts the trip was completed without any breakdowns. He remarks that such an event would occur only by accident, emphasizing the flawless nature of the journey.
Dam Story Of Freeman Run Flood And Swanson Plans
The Battle Creek Enquirer reports Lyle Swanson recalls Freeman Run near Austin where hill crests formed dikes and diverted floods from a paper pulp dam. His father helped design the plant and proposed an $65 000 to $80 000 dam, with a bulge dynamited a year ago causing temporary relocations and three miles of backed water.
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Freeman's Run
Austin
Lyle Swanson
Paper Pulp Company
Cleveland's Run
Swanson
J. ©. Swanson
Pulp Company
Battle Creek Enquirer
Fattening Poultry On a Large Commercial Scale
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin examines methods for fattening over 100000 birds, detailing crate feeding, milk in the ration, and costs per pound of gain. It notes milk is essential, feeding frequency, and that general purpose fowls gain more economically than Mediterranean types.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bulletin
Ted Wonger
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Animal Industry
When I Am Gone Poem Reflections on Life and Worth
A reflective verse contemplates how the dead judge a life by the world’s memory of kindness and honesty. The speaker asks for simple, honorable legacy over fame, hoping that even one tear would prove a life well spent. The tone is contemplative and restrained.
Briggins Continues Speech as Fire Breaks Out
Theorist Briggins kept addressing the audience during a fire incident. Firemen rescued him as flames interrupted his remarks and he continued speaking after being freed.
Baby Mine brings original stars to local production
Theatrical notes say Baby Mine reunites New York and Chicago veterans led by Clinton Preston as Alfred Hardy under Wm. A. Brady. Marjorie Cortland plays the leading female role and plans to study in Paris after the season, aiming to stay with musical pursuits rather than opera.
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New York
Chicago
Clinton Preston
Alfred Hardy
Wm. A. Brady
Margaret Mayo
Marjorie Cortland
Baby Mine
Paris
Miss Cortland
Lentendhal
Conservatoire
Zole
Yakima Theatre
Brady's Proven Track Record Creates Profitable Seasons
A commentator notes manager Wm. A. Brady consistently delivers fair, successful shows. He maintains his trademark glitter and proves performance endures from opening night to repeat visits. His standard theatricals include Way Down East and Baby Mine, suggesting reliability in profits and audience appeal.
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Wm. A. Brady
Harry Cort Declines St Joseph Tootle Opera House
Harry Cort states he will not go to St Joseph Missouri to manage the Tootle opera house there. He writes he will work in a business capacity with Gingaboo and expects a long run in the metropolis. If the piece proves a success he will be in New York all season.
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Harry Cort
St. Joseph
Missouri
Tootle Opera House
Metropolis
New York
Broadway Star Seeks Broader Westward Acclaim
Jane Carlton of the Baby Mine company has earned praise on Broadway but desires broad approval from other towns. She calls New York provincial yet admires San Francisco’s commercial heft and expresses a positive passion for the West.
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Jane Carlton
Baby Mine” Company
Broadway
New York
Miss Carlton
San Francisco
West
Marriage Proclaimed as Lottery Debate Sparks Alimony Wry Remark
A quip in a newspaper dialogue pits a ready made philosopher against Mr Growecher on marriage. The exchange ends with a jab about alimony highlighting financial strains in unions.
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Mr. Growecher
Briggins Faces Chronic Disappointment in Life
In a Washington Star excerpt, Briggins moves through existence clouded by persistent disappointment as he laments the mismatch between a cigar’s taste and a band’s visual appeal.
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Briggins
Washington Star
Neighbor gossip sparks disclosed truths in Detroit
A fragment notes a husband asking about his wife’s card club and a wife revealing surprising details about two neighbors at a previous evening, captured in Detroit Free Press chatter.
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Detroit Free Press
Rioting in San Francisco Leaves One Missing and Two Injured
In San Francisco on October 7 a special policeman is missing and another is hospitalized with a scalp laceration and minor bruises after clashes between strikers and guards. A third officer was arrested for wielding a revolver. Fist fighting marked the day with additional disturbances and fights between strikers and strikebreakers in Oakland.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Mass meeting seeks governor talks to avert railroad strike
McCombe Mississippi October 7 a mass meeting was held to send a committee to Governor Noel urging conferences of the fourteen state governors whose routes are traversed by the Illinois Central to arrange talks between the railroads and the striking workers to end the dispute.
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Mccombe
Miss
Noel
Illinois Central
Strickers
Teller of Tales Walks with Children to the Border
A poem recalling a teller of tales who guided children through stories of the wild and strange wood folk. The journey ends at the border where friends bid farewell as the teller leaves, while the children remember and retell his tales. Anne McQueen.
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Rabbit
Border Land
Anne McQueen
Lippincott
He Wanted to Know What to Change from Mrs Wombat
Mrs Wombat asks what to change while Mr Wombat retorts if the change affects her dress or complexion in a playful exchange. The dialogue hints at readiness pending transformation.
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Mrs. Wombat
Mr. Womebat
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Lewis-Engle Building
Chapman's Drug Store
William Hamilton
Yakima City
Union Gap
B. T. Carr
Howlett & Walker
Col
Geo. G. Lyon
Jesse W. George
E. M. Carr
J. W. Wilkinson
Bernard Pelly
W. A. Peters
E. A. Stroub
Geo. W. Crane
R. C. Washburn
Humphrey
O. A. Fechter
Stella Dunning
Tacoma
Herald
Ennies
Oliver T. Ter
Streignthe Ny
Oliver Typewriter
Oliver
John S. Wert
Herald Building
A Street
Washington
Pacific States
United States
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Hongkong
Liverpool
Pennsylvania
Conference of Governors
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