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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
1
Maine vote shows Republicans leading in governor race
Maine returns from 550 of 634 districts favor Republican William T. Haines over Democrat Frederick W. Plaisted with a margin around 4 500. Four congressional districts lean GOP while national issues shape Democrats and a split withinProgressives looms as Roosevelt influence grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Haines
Plaisted
William T. Haines
Frederick W. Plaisted
United States
Gardner
Burleigh
Frankie Burns Triumphs In Gruelling Lightweight Bout
Frankie Burns of Oakland KO'd One Round Jack Hogan in the tenth round before 8 000 fans in San Francisco. Hogan showed grit under Burns relentless attack, with Hogan saved once by Spider Kelly’s guidance. Burns dominated from the third round, finishing with a vicious uppercut and a final knockout blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Frankie Burns
Oakland
Jack Hogan
Hogan
Burns
Spider Kelly
Zong
Mexican Rebels Attack Near Presidio Across Border
At 3 p.m. today 400 Mexican rebels struck from Ojinaga toward Presidio Texas. A bullet from the Mexican side hit an American man at Presidio, piercing his hip. United States officers dispatched a party from Marfa to the scene tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfa
Texas
Ojinaga
Mexico
Presidio
United States
Roosevelt Had Strenuous Day in Spokane Along Suffrage Push
Colonel Roosevelt spoke four times in Spokane and met progressive leaders before leading a city parade. He defended woman suffrage as a duty for working women and criticized Woodrow Wilson on a minimum wage plan. He labeled the Democratic Party as a peculiar Toryism and offered brief remarks on tariffs and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Roosevelt
George
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Democratic Party
Quarrel Over Roosevelt Hits Vancouver Visit
Colonel Roosevelt will not visit Vancouver after local remonstrance. A transportation club luncheon was dropped and the committee’s decision to bar the visit was upheld. Federal objections cited security concerns as the reason for abandoning the parade roses plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Portland
Vancouver
Columbia
Transportation Club
Yakima Lamb Market Leads With Top Chicago Price
Ernest Berg on the Chicago market topped the day at 7 1/2 cents a pound for Yakima lambs averaging 73 pounds each. About 6 000 to 7 000 head were shipped in a recent run, with 8 000 to 10 000 more head left in Yakima to be sold this fall. Ellis Ragan reports buying roughly 7 000 head in Montana for Seattle shipment, with some possibly held for local use. Coffin Sells two bands of yearling wethers in Kittitas, 2000 head bought by Henry Co. of Seattle and the balance by a Vancouver house, price about 4 dollars per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ernest Berg
Arthur Coffin
Berg
Yakima
North Yakima
Messrs. Berg
McLennan
McGee
Ragan
Montana
Ellis Ragan
Fry Company
Seattle
Coffin
H. Stanley Coffin
Kittitas
A. F. Diteman
Henry Company
K. C. Kohler
Ellensburg
Vancouver
Pleiades Floated After Wreck Near Magdalena Bay
Wireless reports from San Francisco say the steamer Pleiades ashore in Magdalena bay weeks ago was floated yesterday without damage and none of her cargo will be jettisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Magdalena Bay
North Yakima National Guard Selects Port Lawton Team
Lieutenant John W. Diamond of Company E North Yakima selects the rifle team for the state match at Port Lawton. First Sergeant Lloyd Y. Turnell Sergeant George J. Benoit Sergeant Sam P. Martin Artificer Wm A Mondell Privates H W Smith and W W O Neal and Musician Clarence Parmely named. The team departs Wednesday evening and camps at Fort Lawton Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Diamond
North Yakima
National Guard of Washington
Port Lawton
Lloyd Y.turnell
George J. Benoit
Sam P. Martin
Wm. A. Mondell
H. W. Smith
Ww. O'Neal
Clarence Parmely
Diamond
Progressive Party Convention Faces Uncertain Ballot Count
Seattle reports show official tallies delayed as state headquarters lack county results. J. W. Bryan wins congressman at large by 1200 over Bal laine, while in the Third district Goodwin widens lead over Durham. Spokane confirms Dur ham concedes to F. M. Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
J. W. Bryan
John E. Ballaine
Goodwin
Durham
King County
Robert T. Hodge
Battle
Gov Teats
Tacoma
H. Ford
Earlington
A. Corey
Centralia
G. Mills
Public Lands
W. H. Kaufman
Tieton Association Reports Shares and Amendments at Annual Meet
Secretary R H Warnick announced 1530 new shares bringing total subscriptions to 41728 with 30652 34 irrigable acres. Non irrigable shares total 11175 89 leaving 34500 shares under the Teiton. Land not issued includes 2274 state 581 homestead 327 railroad and 895 private acres. Income for the year 4054 with 673 cash on hand and expenditures 3634 leave 400. By law amendments fix one share per acre and allow fractional shares for fractions. Share withdrawal window set within two years after April 1 1906. Hon A J Splawn resigned as president and trustee. trustees chosen H M Gilbert W J Huxtable W L Lemon F J Wilcox Nick Hartung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Warnick
Tieton Water Users’ Association
Teiton
Warnick
A. J. Splawn
Association
North Yakima
H. M. Gilbert
W. J. Huxtable
W. L. Lemon
F. J. Wilcox
Nick Hartung
Robbery Targeting Wight Brothers Dentist Office
Thieves robbed the Wight Brothers dentistry in the No 8 Yakima National Bank building between noon and 1 PM while the dentists were at lunch. A lump of gold used in their business was stolen. A similar burglary in Ellensburg a few days earlier is linked, suggesting the same culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wight Brothers
Yakima National Bank
Eilensburg
Co operative growers urged to unite for profits
A Yakima rancher asks how cooperative organization would benefit personal finances. The Herald cites Tulare County Exchange under the California Fruit Growers Exchange, showing better relations with buyers, stronger pest control, and improved marketing. It argues cooperative worked out by growers nationwide can be a model for Yakima fruit growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
the Herald
Tulare County
Yakimas
Arctic explorer claims discovery of White Eskimos near Coronation Bay
Vilhjalmur Stefanson, returning to Seattle from Nome with Dr. R. M. Anderson, reports finding descendants of Greenland's Scandinavian colonists. The pair gathered zoological and ethnological material to be sent to San Francisco. Stefanson notes the people are Eskimo speaking, taller than Greenlanders but shorter than Alaskan Eskimos, with blue eyes and blonde features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Vilhjalmar Stefanson
Nome
Greenland
Stefanson
R. M. Anderson
Forest City
Iowa
San Francisco
Anderson
Coronation Bay
Tacoma 13 Boos To Attend State Fair Train Visit
Tacoma businessmen are to arrive by special train Wednesday September 25 for a day at the North Yakima fair. Secretary T A Martin of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce confirmed the plans with the Yakima Commercial Club and state fair association. The group will stop at Cle Elum and Wilensburg before reaching North Yakima at 3 15 PM to tour the city and fair grounds and view Weekington displays. Evening entertainment plans remain incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
North Yakima
T. A. Martin
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Yakima Commercial Club
State Fair Association
Ware
Commercial Club
Averill
Cle Elum
Wilensburg
Vedrines Captures World Aviation Trophy in Paris
France's Jules Vedrines won the James Gordon Bennett silver trophy in Chicago, completing 124.8 miles on a mono plane at 105.5 mph. Competitors Prevost and Frey trailed, with Frey retiring due to engine trouble. O'Brien's boy Danny caused a small scene by losing baseball bats before a stern warning was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
France
Jules Vedrines
America
James Gordon Bennett
England
Lloyd Thompson
Vedrine
Prevost
Frey
Co operation the only cure
The article argues that steady demand at fair prices is needed to spur staple production. It notes growers face risks from bad connections and competition, with the consumer bearing costs. It concludes cooperation between producer and consumer is the sole remedy.
Primary Election Today in North Yakima Polls Open 11 to 8
Voters head to 17 city polling places to decide the primary with Republicans and Democrats sharing costs for telegraph and telephone returns. Registration closes tonight with last minute entries noted, and precincts listed across wards one through six for the September 10 vote. The city clerk reports high turnout and confirms returns will be handled at Holden and Shumate in the First National Bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Hopper
Norbert’ J. Carpenter
North Nadhes Avenue
Lcenses
A. J. Splawn
Redman and Crocker
Ister
Nos
Ahc
Holden & Shumate
First National Bank
North Yakima
North Nakina
North Eighth Street
Second Ward
Farmers’ Room
Court House
North First Street
Third Ward
North Fourth Avenue
Garfield School
Sixth Avenue
Fourth Ward
Mitchell
West
Yakima Avenue
Ernsdorff
Broadway
Janeek
West Yakima Avenue
Olivet Mission
Highland and
Bath
Grand
South Second Street
Sixth Ward
Maple~ Wood Creamery
East
African Methodist Church
Beech and
Sixth Streets
North Yakima School Reopens Amid Regional Labor Shifts
School enrollment in the North Yakima district tops 1800 as work resumes. high school registrations include Central 240 and Garfield 121, with McKinley showing strong growth despite seventh and eighth grades being dropped. Staff changes total about six positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Barge
Gentral
Columbia
Fairview
Garfield
Lincoln
Summitview
McKinley
Sean
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Windy City
Coffin Interests
Sateurday
Progressive Party
Tieton Association
O'Brien
Danny
The
Saturday Evening Post
Tween
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