State Institutes Schedule Amid Traffic and Tax News
The state supervises teachers institutes across most counties from Aug 26 to Dec 20 with joint sessions in Franklin Benton Kennewick Jefferson Clallam San Juan Whatcom and a Welanatchee start Oct 7 for five days. The public service commission will inspect interurban crossings with potential separations and cost sharing discussed for the next legislature. Tax hearings set Sept 3-4 across counties including Chelan Adams Benton and more. Supreme Court reverses Snohomish ruling on liquor sale to Indians via their money. Governor Hay reports mills running at capacity, labor shortages, and a likely prosperous 1912. Nelson sued for $100 penalty under industrial insurance law after resisting auditor inspections. Fire Protection Day Aug 5 saw extensive destruction of potentially dangerous debris.
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Skamania
Wakiakum
H. B. Dewey
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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San Juan
Franklin
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Kennewick
Jefferson and Clallam
Seattle
Tacoma
Public Service Commission
King and Pierce
Puget Sound Electric Railway
Seattle Automobile Club
Hay
Washington
Count That Day Lost Verses From Multiple Papers
A series of brief, grim lines from Milwaukee Sentinel Cincinnati Enquirer Denver Republican Seattle P I Sue F Vernon and Leavenworth Echo lament a day lost to violence and tragedy. Each stanza notes death or harm from accidents or betrayal, urging reflection on those harmed or killed in grim events.
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Sue F. Vernon
Leavenworth
Progressive Women Back the New Party
Three of the four women on the national progressive committee met in Chicago and issued an appeal for suffragists to support the new party in states with voting rights. They also target women in five states voting on constitutional amendments this fall. Names cited include Jane Addams, Mrs Charles D Blaney, and Miss Francis Kellar. The piece also lists uncalled letters at Leavenworth post office. A separate note recounts an Indian killed on a railroad track near Rochelle, Illinois, and promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and colds with testimonials and pricing.
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National Progressive Committee
Chicago
Colorado
Wyoming
Washington
Idaho
California
Utah
Ohio
Kansas
Michigan
Nevada
Wisconsin
Senator Dixon
Jane Addams
Charles D. Blaney
Francis Kellar
New York
Rochelle
Ill
Fast Express
Dr. King
J. R. Watts
Floydada
Tex
Real estate transfers and deed listings in local parcels
A swollen list of property transfers, rentals and mortgages. Transactions include Leav Land Co to Frederick Hazleton for 150 dollars and multiple lots in Leav Land Co 1st Add, Richardson to Burdick for 400, and Costello to Nelson for 1 dollar. Also transfers in GN Plat and Chelan Falls with various sums and parcels across 1900s-20s plats.
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Leav Land Co
Frederick L Hazelton
Leav C J Richardson
Burdick
AJ Mills
Phil H Miller
Jim
Se & Its
F Clay
Emma E Perrine
Cascade Gardens
Judson L Jacobs
Rosa E Jacobs
Inc
Chelan
Chelan Falls
Mary M Hunt
C H Merritt
Chelan O A Hoag Admiro
Olds Co
Gt Northern Ry Co
Cashmere State Bank
Gilbert
Wen Park Land & Irrigation Co
Leavenworth Special Election on Water Works Plans Bonds
Qualified voters will decide on August election whether to ratify plans for a water works system by engineer R. E. Brown and issue bonds of 44.00 payable over twenty years at 6 percent interest. Voting places are City Hall for south side residents and City Fire Hall in Leavenworth Garden addition for north side residents. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm with designated inspectors judges and clerks. unclear ballot phrasing ends truncated.
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City of
Leavenworth
R. E. Brown
Remedy Advertises Cholera Cure in King's City
Dialect ad claims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cures dysentery including malignant and epidemic forms. Product advertised as sold by King's City Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
King’s City Drug Store
Echo Office Manifold Typewriter Paper for Sale
Classified note announces paper for typewriter use available at The Echo Office. Items include Echo Office manifold paper suitable for standard typewriters. Quantity and pricing unspecified in the brief display.
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Manifold Typewriter
Echo
Free Scholarship Offer From The Echo
The Echo announces a fully paid $100 scholarship in a first class business college. Ambitious boys or girls can obtain it without paying any money. Visit to learn how to qualify, needing only a small time investment in exchange for the scholarship.
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the Echo
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Overland Cafe
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Mgr
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