Planned Changes in New Land Office Rooms
Changes are planned in the rooms of the new federal building assigned to the United States land office. Captain Steinman, receiver, reced receiving a letter from Superintendent Collier outlining adjustments to room arrangements. The land office area will be 160 square feet smaller than in Miller building, with two large rooms reserved for the weather observatory. A health tonic ad for HERBINE appears amid the text.
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Federal
United States Land Office
Steinman
Land Office
Collier
Construction Department
Miller Building
United States Weather Observatory
City Commission Adopts Street Renaming Ordinance
The city commission adopts an ordinance changing street and avenue names within the city limits. Yakima Avenue becomes the east west dividing line. West side streets use First Avenue South and North, east side names include North First Street and South First Street. Naches Avenue divisions align with the change.
Ballard’s Snow Liniment Promises Quick Neuralgia Relief
An advertisement touts Ballard’s Snow Liniment as a powerful remedy for neuralgia of the face, shoulder, hands, or feet. It claims that rubbing it into the painful area relieves suffering and restores normal conditions, with bottles priced at 25c 50c and 100 per bottle and sold by D. H. Fry and C. W. Camp at 3rd and Yakima avenues.
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Ballard
D. H. Fry
C. W. Camp
Cor
Yakima Aves
Raid on Blind Pig at Selah Nets Beer and Liquor
A sheriff's office force raided two blind pigs in Selah on Saturday night. Several barrels of beer and other liquor and the proprietors were captured.
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Selah
Sheriff's Office
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Sold Here
Tickling in the throat and hoarseness signal a need for Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It eases the lungs quiets coughs and restores bronchial health. Prices 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by D. H. Fry and Co W Camp at 8th and Yakima avenues corner.
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Ballard
D. H. Fry and Co
W. Camp, Cor
Yakima Aves
Man awakens after 14 years in Seattle hospital
Chandler Rogers formerly known as George Kelley was operated on to remove bone pressing on his brain after being attacked in New York City in 1897. He served 11 years in the Navy, worked in a Blakeley saw mill, married, and vanished October 10 last. He wrote to his half sister in New York, recognized the date October 20, 1911, and recalled the assault and his awakening in Seattle. He asked where he was and wept. A note on digestion remedy HERBINE follows.
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Seattle
Chandler Rogers
New York City
Hudson River
George Kelley
Kelley
Rogers
Navy
Blakeley
Florence Deuis
New York
Mail pouch theft prompts police manhunt
Sheriffs and police search for a man about 165 pounds and five feet eight inches, with sandy complexion, a black soft hat, and cigarette habit. The suspect is tied to a mail pouch stolen from the station waiting room on Saturday, per a telegram from W. E. Williams, Northern Pacific special agent.
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Sherif
W. E. Williams
The
Northern Pacific
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promises Quick Cough Relief
Mrs. T. J. Adams of Columbus Kas writes that Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured her children's coughs and colds quickly and that she keeps it in the house. It is sold by the North Yakima Drug Store.
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Foley
T. J. Adams
Kansas Ave
Columbus
Kas
North
Bill Byrd Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Spokane court finds Bill Byrd guilty of second degree murder for the June killings of John Masker George Whipple and Mr Eismer after a several day trial. Byrd shot his victims last June.
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Spokane
Bill Byrd
John Mansker
George Whipple
Mr. M
Eismer
Byrd
Five Men Killed in Bellingham Dynamite Explosion
An explosion on the Bellingham and Skagit Interurban railway seven miles south of Bellingham killed five men and seriously injured three others. Victims include Nick Popevitch, John Lindquist, A. F. Lockwood, James McGilliam, with injuries to Earl Clevinger, John Oben and Louis Huge. Three of the dead were blown to atoms. dynamite stored a month earlier ignited during removal.
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Bellingham
Bellingham and Skagit
Here
Nick Popevitch
Pitman
John Lindquist
A. F. Lockwood
James McGilliam
Stillwater
Wis
Earl Clevinger
John Oben
Louis Huge
Popevitch
Heavy grape yield from two acre Zillah vineyard
Walter Granger's four year old two acre vineyard at Zillah produced over thirty tons of grapes. At harvest time prices hovered near two cents a pound, with some below that. Captain J. H. Thomas notes the tract as Eastern Washington's finest and estimates three to four tons wasted or given away.
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Walter Granger
Zillah
Herald
J. H. Thomas
Washington
Thomas
Road Etiquette and Tales From a Long Automobile Trip
Helen Lukens Gant recalls a Los Angeles to San Francisco motor run in Sunset Magazine. She notes few autos stopped to help during the roughly thousand mile journey and praises the two helpful parties. She reflects on autos as temperamental machines needing tact to stay in good humor.
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Helen Lukens Gant
Sunset Magazine
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Street Racing Car Chases Pedestrian Danger
A boy chauffeur boasts his new car’s shriek works well and will frighten pedestrians into jumping from the curb, illustrating risky street driving and public safety concerns.
Polk's Gazetteer Business Directory Entry
Polk's Gazetteer provides descriptive sketches for cities towns and villages in Oregon and Washington with location shipping facilities and a classified directory of businesses and professions published by R L Polk & Co Seattle Washington.
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Oregon
Washington
R. L. Polk & Co., Inc
Seattle
Wash
Holy Names Academy Year Book Request Prompts Nearby School
In Spokane Washington Holy Names Academy and Normal School for Young Women asks Sister Superior for the year book. The notice requests collaboration or access to archival student records and yearbook material.
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Holy Names Academy and Normal School For Young Women
Sister Superior
Spokane, Wash
Yakima Valley Fruit Shipments Reach Roads and Ports
This year the Yakima valley sent nine hundred carloads of fruit with about two hundred fifty cars westward mainly to Tacoma and Seattle. Some shipments went east to Chicago New York and export to Australia and other countries. Express fruit shipments boosted totals by sixty to seventy cars, while melon shipments are reported separately and not included in refrigerator car figures.
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Yakima Valley
Tacoma
Seattle
Australia
Chicago
New York
It Takes So Little to Make Us Sad and Glad
A short poem contrasts how small words and gestures affect mood. The speaker notes how a slight belittling remark or a kind word from a trusted person can drain or boost courage and progress, highlighting the power of empathy and support in daily effort.
Navy to Deploy Powerful Fleet to Chinese Waters
United States plans a large naval force led by Admiral Murdock to cruise Chinese waters tomorrow. The fleet includes three cruisers two destroyers five gunboats one transport and one collier with additional vessels en route from Manila.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Murdock
Manila
No Change in the Strike at Harriman Lines
Three weeks after federated shop men walked out, San Francisco reports show no violence and a stalemate. Strikers say rolling stock is in bad shape, while the railroad company contends it has enough non union mechanics to handle repairs.
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San Francisco
Federated Shop
Harriman Lines
Darrow Predicts Jury By January in McNamara Trial
Clarence Darrow foresees a jury in the McNamara murder case by January 1, 1912. He notes three talesmen face peremptory challenges and cites opposition to the death penalty on circumstantial evidence, saying finding a juror in a murder case grows harder.
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Los Angeles
McNamara
Clarence Darrow
James B. McNamara
Charles J. Haggerty
Los Angeles Times
Darrow
Suffrage Comes Home as Pa and Ma Prep For Ballot
A household anecdote shows a father praising women's voting rights and hoping politics are cleaned of tricks. Mother studies candidates and family histories, learns about organs rings and ringsters, and questions candidates to vote for a genuine reformer.
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A. Brininstool
Surprise party honors three generations of Geisel family
Mrs. L. C. Geisel hosted a Saturday afternoon surprise for her mother Mrs. Larrison and her daughter Freda at 108 South Eighth Street. The event featured musical numbers and a poem writing contest with Miss Isabella Bennett winning a silver thimble and Miss Mary Cameron a hair pin holder. The birthday cake held a ring a thimble a button and a dime.
Vancouver Couple Wed At Wesley Church Parsonage
A wedding of interest to many Yakima residents occurred at 2 30 p m October 18 at the Wesley church parsonage Vancouver B C when Frederick Wuerth of Vancouver and Dulcie Fisk of North Yakima were married by Rev J G Erwitger Miss A Martyn and Mr Earl Fisk attended The bride has lived in the city eighteen years and has been millinery manager at Woodward Vancouver Mr Wuerth is a Vancouver businessman The couple will reside at 116 Hastings avenue Vancouver.
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Yakima
Wesley Church
Haro Street
Vancouver
B. C
Frederick Wuerth
Dulcie May Fisk
North Yakima
J. G. Erwitger
A. Martyn
Earl Fisk
Woodward Department Store
Wuerth
Foley's Kidney Pills Prove Effective for Hopeless Case
Hon. Ark. J. Freeman testifies to severe kidney trouble reaction after failed remedies. He credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with a complete cure and notes continued health. Availability announced at North Yakima Drug Store.
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Foley
Ark. J
Freeman
Plunkville Considers New Constable Whiskers
Local reader humor notes Plunkville needs a new constable with whiskers matching the foliage. The joke suggests the present incumbent’s whiskers are too visible, hiding in shrubs and alarming speeders.
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Plunkville
The Other Side Reveals Joy in Doing What One Cannot Afford
A brief note reflects on choosing fulfilling acts over wealth, suggesting happiness comes from restraint and meaningful choices rather than excess money. It hints at a philosophical contrast between wealth and joy.
Dr Rosser Practice Statement and Office Details
Dr Rosser physician and surgeon based above Janeck Drug Store with residence at Sixth and Chestnut. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 2 to 6. Member of the Pension Board.
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Rosser
Janeck Drug Store
Pension Board
Child Hauler of Trouble Sparks Family Quarrel
Two sides argue over which child is difficult as the baby refuses to yield and both parents claim the other does not understand real trouble. The exchange highlights a disputed bedtime routine and patience test in a domestic scene.
Speaking of automobile jokes and new model chatter
A brief quip about jokes on cars and the release chatter notes 1&L2 models being out. The exchange captures light banter over new vehicle models and model naming.
Doctor 5 Sued Over Instrument Left in Patient
Mrs. Emma Hickey sues Dr. Wilbur Fordyce and his wife for 10000 damages alleging a gall stone surgery left surgeons instruments in the wound and caused ongoing pain and illness. The suit was filed in the superior court after the September 1, 1910 operation.
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Wilbur BE. Fordyce
Emma H.hickey
Hickey
Superior Court
Emma H. Hickey
Clarence A. Hickey
Wilbert EB. Fordyce
Fordyce
Valley fruit export boom prompts season prep
Fruit buyers forecast 8000 carloads for next season and urge early planning. They warn rail capacity may strain shipments from September through November, and call for packing plant expansion and storage to meet potential export demand. Community leaders are urged to engage.
Spokane's Experience With Commission Government
Spokane reports seven months under a commission form with preferential voting and recall has reduced political wrangling. Commissioners oversee departments with swift decision making, lower street and sewer costs, and improved water service, while deficits are addressed and nonpartisan rules limit campaign spending. The system, critics aside, is praised as modern and efficient.
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Spokane
Wash
Commission
Pussett
Econtractors
Tacoma Woman Named Assistant State Labor Commissioner
Mrs Eva Chantler of Tacoma has been appointed assistant state labor commissioner to succeed Mrs Blanche Mason removed by Governor Hay. The new appointee is society editor of a Tacoma paper and chairman of the press committee of the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs Mary Cannon, whose application arrived after the decision, was informed she was not considered.
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Eva Chantler
Tacoma
Blanche Mason
Hay
Washing State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Mary Cannon
Olympia
Washington
Contracts filed with county auditor Saturday
County auditor records show two contracts filed on Saturday including Ernest Woodcock et al to May Mercer for the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter in section 33-13-18 and Yakima Valleys Orchard Company to Nicholas A. Weiland for Venus Orchards tract No. 2 with stated considerations of 6500 and 5000 dollars respectively.
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Ernest Woodcock
May Mercer
Yakima Valleys Orchard Company
Nicholas A. Weiland
Venus Orchards
Little Howard Endures Sheep Pranks In Humorous Sketch
In a comic exchange from The Delineator, Little Howard visits with a pet sheep that repeatedly bumps him. Howard explains he kept getting up each time, despite the playful assault, while a sympathetic observer consoles him.
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Howard
Hill urges bonds and industrial securities for loans
President Hill appeared before the monetary commission and urged recognizing first class bonds and industrial securities as proper loan security. He said the country has money and that confidence will drive business, and he offered other government finance ideas.
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ST. Paul
J. J. Hill
Monetary Commission
Hill
Mr. Hill
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Polk’s Gazetteer
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Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
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Fred Thompson
Thompson
Doctor 5
Charles M. Fassett
Public Utilities
Tvantage
Comemon
Heavenly
Mrs. Mason
Great Northern Appeals
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