Political climate and closures ripple through state
The note cites efforts by the City Beautiful Club to clean up premises and mentions Wilson Creek station 100 miles east of here facing a smallpox outbreak with schools closed. Gifford Pinchot plans to tour Washington state opposing M. E. Hay's renomination for governor, while both state and national executives disappoint the public.
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Wilson Creek
Great Northern
Here
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
M. E. Hay
Colonist travel disappointing to valley residents this year
Railroads carried more homeseekers west than ever, but most chose Oregon over Washington as land values are said to be lower there.
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Oregon
Washington
Easter Services Stir Congregational Church Choir Special
Easter at the Congregational church featured a largely choral morning with a special choir and Easter anthems. Soloists included Frank Meeker C. E. Davis and Mrs Hegler. The church neared full capacity with one new member, while Methodist and St Pauls Lutheran also reported large attendance and seasonal decorations.
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Miss Davis
Frank Meeker
C. E. Davis
Hegler
W. V. Davis
J. E. Weigle
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Martin Raasch
Tuberculosis Prevention Drive Aims at Schools
Labor groups support a state effort to educate Washington schoolchildren on tuberculosis prevention. April 28 is set for a coordinated in-school campaign with leaflets for older children and teacher talks. A cash prize seeks essays on prevention, with county winners advancing to a state contest.
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Washington
Washington Association For
Washington Association For the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis
Cobb Building
Seattle
Wash
New Suits Face Next Game Amid Hard Luck
The team plans new uniforms for the upcoming game hoping for a turnaround after tough luck. Foster strengthens as Kelso shines at bat with a triple and a long drive not reaching the big ice house. The Kid Band, led by W. E. Moore, boosts morale during a successful trip, while coaches urge calmer fielding to curb scoring.
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Foster
Kelso
Old Boy
Taylor
Eddie
Apple Town
Wenatchee
W. E. Moore
Death of Mrs W F Wright in Peshastin Funeral Largest in Valley
Mrs. W F Wright died at her daughter’s home on Tuesday April 18 from paralysis at age 69. Funeral held at the Peshastin Methodist church, the largest ever in the upper Wenatchee valley. She was born October 14 1841 in Nova Scotia and married William F Wright in 1869. She leaves a husband three daughters and one son. The family resided near Peshastin for seven years and were highly regarded. Burial preparations were by Hamilton and Son of Wenatchee.
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G. W. Wright
Spanaway
Wash
Charles Stage
Leavenworth
Mary Wann
Lewiston
Idaho
Charles A. Wright
Peshastin
Wright
Wenatchee Valley
New
Peshastin Cemetery
Logging Drive Planned At Wenatchee River Camp
Adams & Costello Logging Company resumes operations at Lake Wenatchee camp with a force preparing to drive 15 to 20 million feet of logs down the Wenatchee river once water levels permit. Workers are loading logs onto banks and repairing railways. Logs from White and Little Wenatchee will go through the lake, while Chewawa and Nason Creek logs join the drive.
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Adams & Costello Logging Company
Lake Wenatchee
Wenatchee
Little Wenatchee
Chewawa
Nason
Leavenworth Club Luncheon Discusses City Welfare
Members at Tuesday's Commercial Club luncheon focused on town improvement sanitation and other matters vital to Leavenworth's growth and welfare. The attendance was not as large as expected but the hour proved very interesting.
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Leavenworth
The Knight of the Silver Star In Drussen land
In a mountain country two Englishmen ride with Captain Dennis O Ryan, a prisoner, through primitive halls and war torn valleys. A rebel king’s force blocks their path and a fortress Yadasara looms as a deadly prize. The protagonist faces danger while the legend of Khrym and the queenly allure of Drussen land unfold.
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O’ryan
Drussenland
St. Patrick
Ireland
Old Country
Michael O’ryan
County
Kerry
Khrym
Fish temperature test in German aquarium
A Leipzig scientist tested whether fish are warmer than their water by inserting a needle into a living fish connected to a thermoelectric circuit. The other circuit element rested in the surrounding water. The galvanometer showed no current, suggesting fish and water share the same temperature.
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Germany
Leipzig
Chicago Record-Herald
The Furtive Look
A Boston woman claims she can detect a bachelor by his furtive look likened to a hunted animal always watching for snares. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes this may apply to Boston bachelors but urges all single men to assess themselves in a mirror and erase the look.
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Boston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Comedian Criticized at New York Dinner
A noted comedian faced sharp criticism during a New York dinner for a new comedy described as weak and unsatisfying. The act drew a comparison to Rowndar's excuses as a late hour return provoked a wry exchange with his wife about sunshine after dark.
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New York
Rowndar
New York Tribune
Impertinence at Todgers Home Over Servant Maria
Mrs Todgers denounces Maria as an impertinent hussy after dismissing her abruptly. Todgers cites a request to borrow her robbers, claiming Maria warned he could not fit them.
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Mr. Todgers
Maria
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Leavenworth, Wash
Deed H. Mayar
Echo
The
City Beautiful Club
Labor Champions
W. F. Wright
Commercial Club
Knight of the Silver Star
College Green
Dennis O’ryan
Dennis O'Ryan
Verrall
Mr. Verrall
O'Ryan
Mustapha
Daria
Babylon
Yadasara
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