British Aviator Sets Speed Record Amid Stormy Skies
New York October reports Ralph Johnstone broke J Armstrong Drexel’s altitude mark to 7303 feet in a Wright biplane while J Arm Drexel failed. Hubert Latham executed risk filled aerial stunts under a storm cloud as F W Radley clocked a 19 minute 48 25 second cross country run to a balloon stake. Several women rode as passengers during the dramatic day.
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New York
J. Armstrong
Drexel
Ralph Johnstone
Wright
Johnstone
Hubert Latham
F. W. Radley
Radley
Nice Sense of Honor Says Dix in Disdain
John A. Dix attacked Henry L. Stimson over resigning as federal attorney in sugar trust cases. He criticized the larger government costs to appoint him as special counsel and questioned the $2 million recovered versus $9 million claimed. He also said Roosevelt harmed business confidence more than any other public figure.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John A. Dix
Henry L. Stimson
Dix
Stimson
American Sugar Refining Company
Roosevelt
Littleton Attacks Roosevelt New Nationalism in Carnegie Hall
Martin W. Littleton, Democratic candidate for Congress in the Oyster Bay District, condemned Roosevelt's new nationalism in a Carnegie Hall address. He said the policy shows disrespect toward republican institutions and likened Roosevelt to a president consigned to a hall of infamy alongside past public figures.
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New York
Roosevelt
Martin W. Littleton
Congress
Oyster Bay
Carnegie Hall
Tyler
van Buren
Buchanan
Jackson Jefferson
Monroe
Madison
Roosevelt Replies to Baldwin Demands in Open Letter
Theodore Roosevelt issues an open letter in Syracuse addressing Simon Baldwin former Connecticut chief justice and Democratic candidate for governor. Roosevelt repeats his accusation that Baldwin holds a regressive stance on workers compensation laws and defends his Concord New Hampshire remarks about workers facing hardship and lack of compensation if harmed on the job.
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Alll
Syracuse
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Simon Balwin
Connecticut
Baldwin
Roosevelt
Concord
New Hampshire
Aid
Guests at the Tieten Hotel
W. and Miller and F Miler Tatome are guests at the Tieten hotel.
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W. &. Miller
F Miler Tatome
Tieten Hotel
Grand Jury Opens Times Disaster Probe in Los Angeles
A special grand jury for the Times disaster inquiry was impaneled in Los Angeles. It is composed mainly of capitalists, orchardists, ranchers, lumbermen and real estate holders, with one laborer and one former union carpenter. After court instructions, the panel adjourned to reconvene Thursday for its first investigations.
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Los Angeles
Deputies Resign After Controversy Turbulence Hits Sheriff Office
Deputy Sheriffs Jasper Day and Leon Rightmire quit the sheriff’s office amid controversy over Sheriff Lancaster. Day, a Republican candidate for sheriff, cites alleged public fallout from a South Front Street resort shooting as motive. Lancaster seeks replacements as he denies direct involvement while acknowledging past presence at the scene.
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Lancaster-Front Street
The
Herald
Jasper Day
Leon Rightmire
Sherif
Lancaster
South Front Street
Day
Rightmire
Balloon America May Be Lost In Lake Superior
Milwaukee, Wis. Oct. 25 Weather Forecaster Devereaux believes the America II balloon is lost in Lake Superior. He traces the wind from St. Louis as it shifted over Lake Michigan to the south, then north, then southeast, suggesting the balloon never landed after crossing Lake Superior.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Devereaux
Lake Superior
St. Louis
Lake Michigan
America
Liza Lehmann to Sing in North Yakima Benefit
Congregational Aid Society arranges a concert by Liza Lehmann in North Yakima on November 7 under the Congregational church aid society. The event serves as a yearly fund raiser and offers music lovers a chance to hear a major artist. Lehmann will be supported by four London soloists and perform much of The Persian Garden, a work strongly associated with her.
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Liza Lehmann
North
Yakima
Latics Aid Society
Congregational Church
Aid Society
Mme, Lehmann
London
Daughter's death in D street crash sparks 930000 claim
Mary R. Davis sues Northern Pacific for 930000 in the death of Hope Davis after train No 4 struck a car at the D street crossing on June 13. The suit, filed in superior court, was moved to federal court. verdicts absolved railroad and driver of blame, with criticism of crossing protection.
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D Street
Northern Pacific Pasenger
L. I. Strangeway
Bruff and
Raetigg
Superior Court
Mary R. Davis
Miss Hope Davis
Whitson
Hope
Miss Davis
Northern Pacific D Street Crossing
Lenna Buckmaster
Clarence Brown
William Kincaid
Strangeway
Yakima County
Northern Pacific
Teamster Fined For Driving Across Sidewalk
J E Curry a teamster was fined five dollars by Police Judge Irving Bounds Tuesday afternoon for driving across a sidewalk. Curry said he would have had to go around the block to reach his yard but the judge ruled cement walks are too expensive to drive over.
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Teamster
J. E. Curry
Irving Bounds
Curry
Pests to Receive Share of Attention in Yakima Orchards
Orchardists in North Yakima report Woolyaphis infestation spreading to orchards west of the city as experts study control methods. Sun spraying for aphids and scale emerges as a recurring duty with deputy horticulturist T. Morrison promising further recommendations. Nursery activity increases as field stock moves and inspectors check weekly shipments. A county deed records transfer of property from Arvin and A B Dalton to James Pringle for 15 800 dollars.
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Yakima
T. ©. Morrison
Township 10
Arvin Dalton
A. B. Dalton
James Pringle
Noted veteran visits Yakima city Senator Range honored by locals
Hon Joseph Range, former King County senator and Civil War veteran, visits North Yakima. The Tenth Ohio Cavalry sergeant and Medal of valor bearer met G A R comrades and discussed his role in Averysborough. He owns copper properties in Alaska and is staying at Hotel Washington for a few days.
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Joseph Wilson Range
King County
Ohio Cavalry
Senator Range
Averysborough
N. C
Rhett
Kilpatrick
Range
Fort Sumpter
Fort Moultrie
Anderson
Union
Copper River
Alaska
Washington
North
Yakima
Northern Pacific Dining Car Aide Seeks Apple Branches
H J Titius of the dining car department asks for 100 apple branches with apples for use in Northern Pacific dining cars to boost apple shows at Spokane and Chicago. He has written to Dr H P James secretary of the Commercial club and expects to visit soon to help. He also seeks suggestions on valley boosting methods for the shows.
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H. J. Titius
Northern Pacific Railroad
Spokane
Chicago
H. P. James
Commercial Club
Rich coal strike aids Thorp residents near Taenum Creek
A new coal strike at Widson’s Taenum Creek mine two miles above Ellison’s mill promises better fuel for Thorp. After two years of poor coal, the vein appears large and promising with prospecting expanding. The Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound railway is buying options and drilling five miles up Taenum, enabling locals to haul coal at about 2.50 dollars per ton.
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Widson
Taenum Creek
Ellison’s Mill
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Enjoyable automobile thrills vs. cost in classifieds
The piece questions the appeal of walking driving or streetcar travel and suggests that many cannot afford a new car in the valley. It invites readers to check the Classified page for auto ads, implying potential bargains and opportunities to buy a vehicle.
New Yakima YMCA Draws 359 Members In Six Hour Push
A six hour campaign at the North Yakima Y M C A drew 359 new members with 179 to the Bulls and 174 to the Bears. Six more joined later as officials praised team effort and enthusiasm. Private Spence led individuals with 25 new members. Captains Wise and Hall led their respective teams. A post campaign banquet featured Logan H Roberts as toastmaster with over 80 attendees.
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North
Yakima Y. M. Co. A
Bulls
Bears
Pacific Coast
Wilcox
Patterson
Private Spence
Captain Wise
Hall
Association
Logan H. Roberts
Summitview school yard to become a beauty spot
Preparatory gardening underway as Summitview school yard plans spring bloom displays with tulips and daffodils. Students contribute bulbs while Mrs Wallis Williams and Mrs W M Watt lead neighborhood fundraising for peony beds and rose plantings, envisioning grounds rivaling city schools.
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Summitview
Portia Club
Wallis Williams
W. M. Watt
Grace Shannon
Williams
Ashman Triumphs Over Stroup In Four Round Win
CLH ELUM October 25 Bruce Ashman local fighter outpointed Sally Stroup of Seattle in the fourth round of a scheduled ten round bout before the local athletic club. The semi wind up ended in a six round draw between Slick Merill and George Brewer. Ashman aims to meet the Lassard McVeigh winner in North Yakima on November 8.
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CLH
Bruce Ashman
Sally Stroup
Seattle
Slick Merill
George Brewer
Ashman
Lassard-McVeigh
North Yakima
Oldfield Beats Johnson in Five Mile Auto Race
New York on October 25 Barney Oldfield defeated Jack Johnson in a five mile race with a 4 minute 44 second heat and a 5 minute 14 second heat Oldfield toyed with Johnson in the early stages and won the second heat by about a quarter of a mile.
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New York
Jack Johnson
Barney Oldfield
Johnson
Oldfield
Women to print and post anti saloon campaign notices
North Yakima Women’s Christian Temperance Union members will fund printing and distribute two week posters to every home. They plan 7 by 10 foot bill posters reading Vote for the Amendments and will circulate 2000 home posters. The drive aims to win votes for female suffrage and the governor’s successor amendment.
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North Yakima
Suffrage Workers
Washington
Baltimore
Anna Angier
Spokane
Myrtie D. Roberts
Five Dollar Row Costs Fighter Fifty In Court
Phil McCown a telephone company lineman was fined 50 plus costs in police court by Judge Bounds after a Monday night confrontation. He claimed a five dollar bill was missing and struck a woman when she refused to reimburse him. The bill was later found in his vest pocket.
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Phil McCown
Bounds
Mcttown
McCown
Po- Heaman Chase
McCowan
Sheriff Jo Lancaster Bond At Issue As Commissioners Meet
Rumor says Sheriff Joe Lancaster’s $5000 bond, posted on taking office, may be cancelled by the surety today. If true, Lancaster would be required to post a new bond at once as county commissioners convene in morning session.
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Joe Lancaster
Court House
Lancaster
Herald
Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company
Yakima Commercial Company
L. O. Janeck
Massachusetts Company
Janeck
Whey
Lkely
Massachusetts
Murder Mystery in Cincinnati Woman Found With Throat Cut
Police probe a brutal murder in Cincinnati as 26 year old Mrs Mary Hackney is found head split and throat cut near the scene of a former January homicide. Her husband and boarder Charles Eckert are questioned but deny involvement.
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Cincinnati
Anna Lloyd
Wwonin
Mary Hackney
Roosevelt Speaks Amid Rain as Campaign Gains Steam
Theodore Roosevelt toured central New York drawing crowds despite heavy rain. He defended Rooseveltism against fears stirred by Wall Street and urged that Dix was not connected with the so called wall paper scandal deemed illegal by the Supreme Court.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Dix
Supreme Court
Cousins Weds After Threat of Self Harm Forces Secrecy
In Torrington Connecticut Numan Ducommun 25 and Laura Ducommun 15 cousins married at the First Congregational Church by Rev Joseph Provost. Laura fled Chippewa Falls to join him while her parents, fearing self harm, initially opposed the union but later consented after persistent letters. The couple wed as a Humane Society case and amid family pressure.
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Torrington
Connecticut Humane Socety
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Teddy
Pere
Congregational Aid Society
Superior
Hope Davis
N. P
Portland
Vernon
Oakland
Sacramento
San Francisco
Joseph W. Range
RIGH
Kittitas
Stroup
B. Oldfield
Mistah Artuh Johnson
North Yakima Christian Temperance Unions
Bill
Fler
Surety Company
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