Old Engineer Killed in Fast Mail Wreck
Engineer William B. DeRush of the Great Northern, 47, died after a wreck near the Columbia River three miles west of Trinidad. Fireman Chas Ellis survived injuries but was badly hurt. DeRush, a 25 year veteran, lived in Hillyard and was a respected, safety minded motorman. the fast mail was eight hours late and investigators question speed at the curve. Burial was in Hillyard, Wash. Hazel Beaton of Seattle is his daughter.
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William B. DeRush
Great Northern Railroad
Trinidad
Columbia River
Deaconess Hospital
Wenatchee
DeRush
Chas. E. Ellis
Ellis
Hillyard
Wash
Mr. DeRush
Hazel Beaton
Seattle
Fred DeRush
Albert DeRush
Anacortes
Railroad Man Arrested for Socialist Meeting Row in Seattle
Emil Norby a railroad man known to locals attended a Seattle socialist gathering where he clashed with adherents and was expelled after kissing their book of laws. Police detained him and questioned his registration with Great Northern revealing discrepancies about age and nativity, risking further action including service or imprisonment. Government and Banks To Help Pig Clubs Initiative Expands in Inland Empire Banks and businesses fund pig club salaries with a $3,000 government guarantee to support youth programs and animal selection guidance.
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Emil Norby
Seattle
Great Northern
Inland Empire
Spokane
New Fire Alarm Proposal At City Council Meeting
At Tuesday’s council session a new electric fire alarm system was proposed. Budget constraints prompted a plan to allow staged payments to cover the roughly $350 cost. The system would be telephone office operated and audible citywide, with whistle blasts indicating fire location. The fire department intends to launch soon.
Great Northern Express Hits Howerton Auto Truck
Lee Howerton was struck by Great Northern Express No 4 while hauling Fuller household goods near Monster crossing. Howerton survived with severe bruises and possible week to ten day recovery. B M Fuller is severely injured and to remain in hospital for some time. Fuller previously lived in the area and worked for the railroad. The truck and goods were badly damaged and scattered.
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Lee Howerton
Wenatchee
B. M. Fuller
Monster
Mr. Howerton
Mr. Fuller
Speidel to Move Work base from Leavenworth to Wenatchee
L F Speidel, a longtime Leavenworth contractor, plans to relocate to Wenatchee for better opportunities in contracting and building. He leaves behind numerous substantial Leavenworth buildings as testimony to his skill and is finishing a Dryden fruit warehouse before starting another at Trinidad this year.
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Speidel
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Dryden
Trinidad
Hunting Season Opens Amid Fire Danger
Governor Lister delays the hunting season to September 15 due to extreme forest drought. Armed forest guards patrol the area with orders to shoot on sight anyone suspected of arson to protect hunters and firefighters.
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Lister
Leavenworth Stores Observe Labor Day Closure
All Leavenworth stores will close on Monday September 3 for Labor Day. Shoppers are advised to buy Saturday. The note ends with a claim about U S commerce surpassing all nations and a larger measure of world commerce.
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Leavenworth
Leavenworth City Council Tacks Bills and Speeding Crackdown
The Leavenworth city council met in regular session and approved bills totaling 1196.31 mainly for water system labor. They discussed a 100 attorney fee in a defamation suit involving Mayor Hale and ex-Chief Teshera, considering legal limits. A second reading on the A C Barclay steam pipe franchise was given and plans for a new fire alarm system were floated amid comments on slow fire department response. Ross Irwin was elected to fill a council vacancy and speed control measures were launched with police and water officials ordered to curb speeding and repair the viaduct lumber needs.
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Harry Warner
Hale
Teshera
N. B. Day
Warner
Echo
Leavenworth
Talbot
Ross Irwin
Daly
Leavenworth Boys Off to the Front
Bobbie Smith received a letter from his brother Will in Washington D C saying the Tenth Forestry Engineers would soon depart for France. Leavenworth boys W F Ramsdell Claude Hood Harry Beam George Hoxsey and Archie Estes are in the same regiment.
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Bobbie Smith
Will
Washington, D.C
Tenth Forestry Engineers
France
Leavenworth
W. F. Ramsdell
Claude Hood
Harry Beam
Geo. Hoxsey
Archie Estes
G N R Co Plans Improvements After Note Issue
G N R Company outlines projects funded by its 20 million dollar three year 5 percent secured note issue oversubscribed at 98. Louis W Hill, president, says funds cover power and cars costs, double tracking, terminal yard upgrades, and other needs expected in the next two to three years.
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Great Northern
Louis W. Hill
Coons Claims Self Defense in Fatal Ranch Shooting
J W Coon, who killed Mrs Jos A Charlton three miles below Wenatchee over an irrigation ditch dispute, says he fired in self defense and that Charlton caused the death. he will tell the full story in court. His bail is set at 10000 dollars and his sixteen year old son witnessed the tragedy.
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J. W. Coon
Jos. A. Charlton
Wenatchee
Charlton
Coon
Leavenworth Red Cross Urges Immediate War Relief
The Leavenworth Red Cross Chapter broadcasts Major Grayson’s plea for warm knitted woollen articles to aid soldiers and refugees in France. Washington State must supply 22 500 sets and the local chapter 125 sets by October 1, each set with a sleeveless sweater socks wristlets and a muffler. Local volunteers are urged to assist at home and deliver completed items to the Red Cross Headquarters.
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Leavenworth
State of Washington
Exemption from Army Service Narrow for Northwest Farmers
R L Proctor, secretary of the District Board for Northwest counties, says virtually no agricultural laborers and few farm owners or renters will gain exemption based on occupation. Government investigators found no farm labor shortage in Northwest Washington, a ruling that disappoints many small farmers who hoped to continue farming without draft.
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R. L. Proctor
District Board
Washington
State Agri Commissioner seeks federal aid to set potato price
State Commissioner E F Benson appeals to Herbert Hoover for government help to fix a $20 a ton minimum price for farmers. Anticipated 100 percent jump in potato production in 1918 could overwhelm rail and storage capacity, prompting a need for storage facilities to sustain prices.
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E. F. Benson
Herbert Hoover
National Food
Washington
Benson
Lumberjack Regiment Ready for France
District Forester Geo H. Cecil of Portland reports the 10th Engineers Forest known as the lumberjack regiment is at full strength. War Department directs continued listing of suitable men for a possible second unit. Recruits drill daily in Washington under Colonel Woodruff with lumberman forester staff. The unit will accompany stationary and portable sawmills and equipment for logging and sawmill work to France.
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Geo. H. Cecil
Portland
Oregon
Regiment of
Lumbermen
10Th Engineers
Forest
Forest Service
War Department
France
Washington
Woodruff
Regular Army
Death of Samuel R. Davidson
The Seattle papers report Samuel R. Davidson died last Saturday at his family home and was cremated the following Sunday. An old Seattle resident, he spent a week in May last year in poor health. He served 28 years as Washington representative for Fleischner, Meyer & Co. of Portland and was a major stockholder and vice president of Leavenworth Mercantile Co. Davidson, stricken by stomach cancer, was highly esteemed and his death mourned by many friends.
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Seattle
Davidson
Washington
Fleischner, Meyer & Co
Portland
West Coast
Leavenworth
Cashmere Carnival and Street Dance Promotion
Mr and Mrs F T Spiller of Cashmere with Miss Laura Harding and two others promoted the Cashmere Labor Day carnival to be held September 3. Attractions are planned for the afternoon and a street dance in the evening to raise funds for the Cashmere Red Cross chapter.
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F. T. Spiller
Cashmere
Laura Harding
Leavenworth
Two More Slackers Arrested for Freight Train Riding
Rail road Detective Savage arrested Geo Madden and Vinton Eldridge in Spokane. They faced Justice Graham, received thirty day county jail sentences, and showed no registration cards. Officials note rail riding has become a more serious offense. Waterville Douglas County expects a seven million dollar wheat crop. a Spokane mill will be installed at American Mine.
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Geo. Madden
Vinton Eldridge
Spokane
Savage
Justice Graham
Apple Box Shortage Looms in Wenatchee Valley
Indications point to a major box shortage for fruit in the Wenatchee Valley this year. Great Northern Lumber Co and other county mills face labor troubles reducing output. J T McDonald of Peshastin Lumber Co says they will shift shop lumber to boxes, aiming around two million, with prices to Hood River growers cited as .18 to .20, but mills plan to keep local supply first.
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Wenatchee Valley
Great Northern Lumber Co
J.T. McDonald
Peshastin Lumber Co
Echo
Hood River
Elk's Carnival Revels Spark Wenatchee Gossip
Echoes from the Elk Convention at Wenatchee recount wild afterglow tales told by Leavenworth wives. Partners allegedly misbehaved during late night pajama parades and light outages, with garters, handkerchiefs, and whispered spats fueling curious homefront chatter. One Elk stayed away, dubbed old man afraid of his wife.
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Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Windsor
Leavenworth Men Denied Draft Exemption
The first draft group from Leavenworth had exemptions denied by the board last week. Kenneth A. McKay, John McKinnon, and Bernard Rose were among those rejected. Sixteen others from Chelan county also denied exemption.
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Leavenworth
Kenneth A. McKay
John McKinnon
Bernard Rose
Chelan County
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Leavenworth Red Cross
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