Rates dispute over Sunnyside branch line freight
A formal complaint to the state railroad commission by Lee A. Johnson from Yakima County challenges Sunnyside branch freight rates. Farmers near Sunnyside haul hay and grain to Mabton and Prosser to use cheaper main-line rates, while Sunnyside pays 17 cents to Puget Sound versus 14 cents for Prosser. The railroad says branch rates reflect an agreement when built, but shippers seek relief. Also cited: grain prospects as inspectors report ideal sowing conditions and a large wheat crop expected in Rattlesnake country, Klickitat, Yakima, Benton, and Franklin counties, with 80 to 90 cars of grain shipped daily.
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Sunnyside
Mabton
Prosser
Puget Sound
Northern Pacific
Sunnyside Road
John W. Arrasmith
Washington
Tacoma
Klickitat
Yakima County
Benton County
Franklin County
Plague 3 on Now in Seattle Prompts Precautions
A Seattle health advisory notes three new plague cases in the city, prompting heightened precautions. Officials urge residents to avoid contact with wild rodent habitats and seek prompt medical care for fever or swelling. Public health teams extend monitoring across affected neighborhoods.
Seattle Plague Scare Prompts City Health Push
Mayor Moore asks Governor Mead to involve the surgeon general in plague containment in Seattle. The council creates sanitary districts, rat bounty, and port rat guards as health authorities coordinate with Chinese and Japanese leaders and local citizens. There is one plague case, with no further transmissions expected.
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Sreattle
Moore
Mead
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Seattle
Washington
Board of Health
Striking Western Union Operators Return to Work
Three striking telegraph workers including the secretary and treasurer of the local union resumed duties in Omaha on October 22. Two others had returned the day before as talks continued to resolve the reinstatement dispute.
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Western Union
Omaha
Magton Fire Gust Estimated Insurance Loss at Hale
A Magton blaze at Hale caused an estimated insurance loss of 312,000 dollars. Fire officials reported the gusty conditions hindered containment and damaged multiple structures. Fire crews from nearby districts aided in extinguishing the blaze.
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Magton
Mabton Fire Destroys Mills. $12,000 Loss, $6,000 Insurance
Fire at Mabton caused by a blaze that damaged Cas cade Lumber in town with measured losses of $12,000 and $6,000 insured. Mabton firefighters prevented greater harm to Yakima Milling Co wheat and saved 40,000 feet of lumber and 40 tons of coal from total destruction. A dynamite wall feature aided protection of nearby yards.
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Mabton
Cascade Lumber Company
Mabton Fire Department
Yakima Milling Company
S. T.planer
Albost
Acords
North
Yakima
Spitzenbergs Bring Big Cash Result in Orchard
Osborne Russell and sons of Fruitvale report over 4000 dollars from a single Spitzenberg apple crop on 1 3/4 acres. The orchard yielded 1600 boxes of first and second grade apples with 1550 boxes of first class at 2.50 dollars each and 2 dollar revenue for seconds. Total receipts reached 8975 dollars with over 50 dollars in culls, about 2258 dollars per acre, plus strong Yellow Newtown Pippin yields and over 1000 dollars per acre net income from a four acre Elberta peach block. Other growers are expected to match or exceed these figures.
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Spitzenberg
Osborne Russell and Sons of
Fruitvale
Irving Russell
Russell
Elberta
Ottawa Health Chief Weighs Pacific Plague Prep
Dr Monti gambert director general of public health has been sent to the Pacific coast to direct sanitary arrangements against bubonic plague reported in Seattle. The health guard is organized and port and frontier inspectors have been appointed by telegraph.
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Ottawa
Montigambert
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Seattle
Plague Fatality Reported in Seattle Chinese Section
Telegraphic advices from Dr White of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service say a fully developed bubonic plague case, which proved fatal, appeared in the Chinese section of Seattle.
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Washington
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service Today
White
Seattle
Darnielle Joins Inland Real Estate In Likens Country
S. Darnielle, new to the Inland Real Estate sales force, arrived from New York and praises the valley. Formerly private secretary to a prominent eastern railroad man, he visited the area, decided he could afford to resign his job, and move west, and he says he has not regretted the move yet.
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S. Darnielle
New York
Inland Real Estate Company
Darnielle
Goodenough Mine Strikes Rich Ore in Idaho District
The Goodenough mine in the Marshall Lake district central Idaho reports a October 11 strike on the 590 foot level opening six feet of ore richer than any previously found. Twenty five men are employed and ten stamps operate at the site as the mine prospers attracting mining attention.
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Goodenough
Marshall Lake
Idaho
Telegraphers Beaten as Strike Breaks Pace
Telegraphers suffer injuries amid intensified labor clashes as the strike faced a severe setback. Reports indicate key union leadership injuries and disrupted communications as tensions mounted between workers and management.
May Go Back at Omaha Is Knocked Into Line
All indications point to a close of the strike as talks resume in Omaha with workers and employers seeking an end to the disruption.
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Omaha
Helena Telegraphers End Strike at Local Union Meeting
In Helena on Oct 22 the local telegraphers union formally ended the strike after ten members sought reinstatement with Manager Taylor. Forty workers had walked out when the dispute began, causing a break in ranks as one striker resumed duties at the St Paul office.
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Helena
Taylor
St Paul
Pacific Northwest
Chicago
Suit on promissory note involves Bohannon debt
A suit filed in a superior court claims J C Bohannon owes 885 75 on a 1500 note bought by John Montgomery. The note was drawn in Lebanon Missouri October 13 1886 and Bohannon reportedly left there October 31 1896 after paying 706. He has resided in Yakima County the past three years. Tokyo launch reported: the armored cruiser Kihama, 14600 tons, launched with the emperor present.
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J. C. Bohannon
John Montgomery
Lebanon
Yakima County
70 Per cent Increase in Fall Sales
Per cent rise in fall sales touted by growers of trees praising their product and local agents. The notice invites business and offers to supply salesmen or receive letters if they cannot meet with agents.
Washington Nursery Co. Sale Notice
Local notice indicates Washington Nursery Co. selling assets or property under order from N. J. Damon. Sale details, location, and timing appear in fragmented OCR text with no clear date or venue.
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Railroad Company
State Railroad
Lee A. Johnson
New Wheat Land
Trent-Raynor Co
South First Street
U. S
Savings Department
W. M. Ladd
W. L. Steinweg
Charles Carpenter
A. B. Cline
Asst
Cashier
R. Donovan
Leading Business College
Elks
Portland
Oregon
W. Behnke
Pres
Talker
Prin
Bubonto
Sound
Ing
Mmine
Hale
Fire Department OF Town
Fowler—Yakima Company
Osborne Russell Orchad
Ples
Goodenough Mine
Bain Suit
Tokio
Emmiser Kihama
Washington Nursery Co
Loppenich
Wash
N. J. Damon
Saleapian
Sd.ih
Chigan
Wyman & Sheldon
First St
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