Taft Visits Butte Copper Mine and Spokane Speech Plan
President Taft descended 1200 feet into the Leonard copper mine at Butte amid a cheering Montana crowd. He toured the mine, rode mountainside roads, attended the state fair, watched cowboys race, and reviewed school children. Tomorrow he plans a Spokane address on conservation and irrigated lands. The trip aggravated a strained right foot tendon from earlier.
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Helena
Taft
Old Leonard
Buite
Montana
Anaconda
Butte
Leonard Mine
State Fair Grounds
Spokane
Beverly
Dredge Launched To Enlarge Sunnyside Canal In Yakima County
Yakima County launched a massive 82 by 80 foot continuous bucket dredge built by the Reclamation service under engineer RE McCulloch. Powered by Bucyrus Steam Shovel Company machinery, it will extend the canal by about a mile each month and raise flow from 600 to 1000 second feet, enabling irrigation for up to 150,000 acres. No ceremony marked the quiet launch.
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Yakima County
Columbus
Sunnyside Canal
Reclamation Service
RE. McCulloch
Bucyrus Steam Shovel Company of
Milwaukee
Electric Bitters Named Best Health Builder for All
The ad touts Electric Bitters as the greatest health booster, claiming it purifies blood, tones the system, and improves stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises a vigorous body and keen brain and urges readers not to miss the remedy, priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by J. C. Case.
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J. C. Case
Learn to Furnish Your Home Artistically at Moderate Cost
Learn to Furnish Your Home Artistically at Moderate Cost offers ideas for affordable home styling. The ad invites readers to visit the new store for ideas on making homes comfortable and stylish at a reasonable price.
Filing Cases Become Essential in Offices
Filing cases are described as nearly a necessity in every well organized office and a call to see the supply is issued for those seeking proper storage.
Satin Walnut Bedroom Furniture Review
A brief catalog-style note praises satin walnut wood for bedroom use. It highlights the wood as instantly successful with pleasing finish and Colonial patterns. Descriptions emphasize plain lines that are practical and free from dust.
City Buys Water Works For 310000 In Compromise Deal
Northwest Light and Water Company Chief George Arrowsmith and North Yakima city officials reach a purchase price of 310000 after mediation between 215000 and 390000 estimates. City pays 390000 in bonds with 10000 funded by warrants, 6 percent interest thereafter, and a new water supply option from the Wapatox canal at 300 per year.
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George Arrowsmith
Northwest Light & Water Company
North Yakima
Arrowsmith
Doolittle
Mr. Arrowsmith
Smith
Armbruster
Meigs
Shaw
Wapatox Ditch
Wapatox
Man Zan Pile Remedy Promoted By C. C. Camp
Advertisement touts Man Zan as a universal cure for piles. Sold by C. C. Camp, the product comes in a tube with a nozzle for applying to affected areas.
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Man Zan
C. C. Camp
Shamrock 2 18 Fastest Yakima Trotting Record
The Portland meet highlighted Shamrock owned by L O Janeck as the first Yakima valley bred horse to trot under 2:20 with a 2:18 mile. R M Sebastian led the season, with plans for a potential switch to pacing. Judge Preble also heard the Vertner divorce case, awarding $3000 and household goods to Lula Vertner and custody of the two children to Carl Vertner.
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Shamrock
Sebastian
Portland
Yakima
Yakima Valley
Washington
L. O. Janeck
Yakima County
Hamrock
Everett
R. M. Sebastian
North Yakima
Man Declares He Is Gone Bugs and Attacks Inmate in Police Station
John Murray walked into the police station and begged to be locked up saying he had gone bugs. He fought with a black man in a death clinch until Officers and Arthur Kinyon separated them and placed Murray in a cell. He has reportedly had similar episodes before.
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John Murray
Millican
Taylor
Murray
Arthur Kinyon
Pills Promoted as Gentle Easy to Take
Advertising copy touts Little Liver Pills as easy to take, gentle in action, with a pleasant effect bolded by C. C. Camp.
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C. C. Camp
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Tartin Butte
Copper Country
Mis
World Today
the Ark
Parker Country
Karpen
Limbert’s
Arts & Crafts Furniture
Mazzine
Wilton
Brussels
Slobe-Wernicke
CITY
Janeck
Best Trotter
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