Monterey flood death toll mounts amid disputed figures
In Laredo on August 30 Pedro Trevino, a Monterey capitalist, estimated two thousand dead from the Monterey flood, while officials list 1200 to 1400. Many small riverfront villages are reported wiped out, with no American fatalities but property losses. Helpers identify bodies and shelter the homeless as rail service resumes with delays expected through Thursday or Friday.
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Laredo
Monterey
Pedro Trevino
Trevino
National Railway
Howard Elliott Boosts Washington Settler Opportunities
President Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific tours Washington with seven eastern friends promoting settler opportunities in Washington Idaho Oregon and Montana. He cites Yakima valley fruit profits from early settlers like R L Stewart and Ingwall Smith, plus notable orchard returns and crops, urging future investments and irrigation-driven growth.
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Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad
North Yakima
Washington
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Elliott
Mr. Elliott
R. L. Stewart
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Yakima Valley
Prosser
Smith
Osborne Russell
Snake
Columbia
Rhone
Yakima Herds To Exhibit At Seattle A.Y.P. Fair
The Todd and Dunn cattle herds from Yakima likely are the only local groups to be shown at Seattle next month for the A.Y.P. fair. Todd Holsteins have entries and the Dunns plan a Shorthorn display.
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Todd Holsteins
Dunn Shorthorns
Seattle
Todd
Local stock exhibitors hesitant for Yakima show entries
John Smith of Spokane reported in Yakima county about the Souattle stock exhibit interview. Local fanciers decline to exhibit due to costs and limited display opportunities, with cattle sheep hogs and horses similarly restrained. A strong Yakima poultry exhibit is planned with new coops and hoped ribbons.
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Ers
John Smith
Spokane
Yakima County
Oregon
California
East
From Asylum to the Altar Kinney Wedding Report
Dwight Kinney Jr twenty one son of the late pig iron manufacturer Kinney married Miss Lucille Tompkins of Detroit a niece of Gov Pingree in Detroit then Boston and Cincinnati. Kinney escaped a Dearborn sanitarium and guardianship is sought to lift limits on his fortune estimated at half a million dollars.
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Cincinnati
Dwight Kinney, Jr
Dwight Kinney
St. Louis
Lucille Tompkins
Detroit
Gov
Pingree
Kinney
St. Joseph’s Sanitarium
Dearborn
Mich
Miss Tompkins
Boston
Bishop Tuttle
Episcopal Church
Louise Adda Kinney
Atlantic City
Mount Auburn
Matthew Addy
Addysville, O
Winds Hamper Yakima Valley Honey Harvest Record
Bees in about 40 000 colonies produced 80 000 pounds of honey this season due to strong winds and lack of favorable forage. In 1908 similar colonies yielded 200 000 pounds, a peak not matched this year. Growers blame mid summer winds and reduced honey materials. They protest bee tax assessments of 1.25 per colony and seek state board relief. Average per colony is about 20 pounds. honey price ranges 2.25 to 3.25 per case.
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Yakima Valley
State Board of Equalization
Night on Bald Mountain Asthma Cure Tale
Benton of Fort Edward New York climbs Bald Mountain to visit a neighbor afflicted with asthma. He uses Dr King’s New Discovery which quickly cures the neighbor and later his son's wife. The ad claims it cures coughs colds croup hemorrhages and sore lungs and offers 50c and 1.00 bottles with free trials guaranteed by C. C. Case.
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Bald Mountain
Alex. Benton
Fort Edward
N. Y
C. C. Case
Ballinger Hurries East Denying Presidential Summons
Secretary of the Interior Richard A Ballinger left Seattle Sunday night for Washington to handle emergency department matters. He denied being summoned by the president and said the trip is for urgent Interior affairs including irrigation project inspections. He hinted at possible Alaska trip next summer and noted McHarg’s resignation from Commerce and Labor.
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Seattle
Wash
Secretary of the Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
Washington
Ballinger
Associated Press
Ormsby McHarg
Department of Commerce and Labor
McHarg
Alaska
Ohio steamship Ohio sinks after rock collision near British Columbia
The Alaska Steamship Company's steamer Ohio carrying 210 passengers left Seattle August 24 for Port Graham and Valdez. It struck a rock near Hishkish Narows, B C, at 1 am and sank within 30 minutes. Five men died including Purser Frederick J. Stephens and Wireless Operator George F E Eccles. A wireless operator on board helped summon rescue ships Kingfisher Humboldt and Rupert City. Eccles perished in the effort. New York wireless reports detail Eccles sending SOS and the near-miss of rescue as the Ohio sank.
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Seattle
Alaska Steamship Company
Ohio
Port Graham
Valdez
Narows
B. C
Kingfisher
Humboldt
Rupert
Frederick J. Stephens
George FE. Eccles
Winnipeg
Feeles
Stephen
Eccles
Sitka
New York
United Wireless Co
G. E. Eccles
Booth
Ketchikan
Unable to regain contact as ship goes down
The report notes a failed effort to reach a male figure who appears to have gone down with the ship. The terse line suggests a fatal maritime incident with loss of life and unresolved communication.
Northwest grain crops forecast by mills and bankers
Millers and bankers predict Washington, Idaho and Oregon will harvest about 65 million bushels of wheat, 35 million of oats, and 15 million of barley this season. Hay crops will be record sized. Yakima valley expects 15 000 bales of hops. Wheat acreage and yields are outlined for Washington and Oregon with remarks on prices and market expectations.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Northwest
Yakima Valley
U S Naval Academy Midshipman Sets Rifle Match World Record
At Camp Perry Ohio the national rifle matches closed with a new world record in the individual event. Midshipman Roesche of Oregon from the United States Naval Academy scored 195 of 200 in slow fire across 200 600 800 and 1000 yard targets to win 20 dollars for the top slow fire. He also captured the overall match with a record 330 defeating 623 competitors.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
United States Naval Academy
Roesche
Oregon
Organization of a Second militia company in Olympia
Captain J M Curry and local officials plan immediate steps to form a new militia company in Olympia after a regional conference. The unit will help soldier boys obtain suitable quarters for maneuvers and will include social activities to promote gentlemanly conduct in both drawing rooms and ballrooms.
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J. M. Curry
Olympia
Curry
50 000 Club Buttons Arrive At North Yakima
North Yakima residents awaited the 50 000 club buttons which arrived at the Commercial club after a month’s delay. The apple shaped buttons bear “North Yakima Wash 50,000 club 1915” and are available to members at the club or to new joiners who sign the roll and pay 50 cents.
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Fifty Thousand Club
North Yakima
Wash
North Coast survey maps railroad line along Columbia River
A North Coast survey filed with the U S land office in North Yakima outlines a railroad route crossing the Columbia at Richmonds ferry and running inland to avoid Hanford. The plan places the line west of the Horn of the Yakima near Kiowa, past the Benson ranch, Cold Creek, and northwest to Richmonds ferry with a potential spur to riverfront sections. Multiple surveys from Beverly to Wenatchee and near White Bluffs outline rival routes by North Coast Hill interests Milwaukee Northern & Southern and others.
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United States Land Office
North Yakima
Columbia River
Richmond's Ferry
Coyote Rapids
Columbia
Hanford Country
Horn
Yakima River
Kiowa
Benson Ranch
Hanford
Cold Creek
Benton County
White Bluffs
Beverly
North Coast
Hill
Milwaukee
Northern & Southern
Pinesalve Carbolized Ad
In any emergency where salves are required use Pinesalve Carbolized there is nothing better for cuts, burns and bruises. Sold by C. C. Camp.
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C. C. Camp
Elks Temple Contract Awarded to Local Builder
W B E Smith, local contractor, won the Elks temple contract for 21000 after a Friday meeting of the building committee Messrs Ryan Hiley Jineck Andrae. The two story structure in basalt and brick measures 660 by 114 feet with terra cotta trimming. Excavation is complete and work to begin immediately with a hoped autumn move in.
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W. BE. Smith
Elks
Messie, Ryan, Hiley
Jineck
Andrae
Contrattor Smith
State Business College Tacoma Offers Fine Equipment Tuition
For reasonable board and tuition the State Business College Tacoma has few equals. Thorough graduates, all employed, and a high standard of training merit attention. Get a catalogue 211-tf.
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State Business College
Tacoma
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