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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
2
Special notice explains that condolence resolutions and paid notices or entertainments promoting business must pay advertising rates. Free entertainments and community welfare movements get free column use. Editorial policy emphasizes support from readers and no deviation from rules. Friday December 21, 1906 is listed.
A heated debate on Leavenworth’s gambling crackdown shows saloon owners pressuring enforcement through the Great Northern Railway and mayoral council members. The editor notes state law penalties are harsher, yet local leaders claim actions serve community best interests amid opposition.
Paul Robinson, once a Fruit Valley Journal promoter at Cashmere, has launched the Nook sack Reporter at Nooksack in Whatcom County. An etiquette note from an exchange advises that when strolling, the lady should walk on the inside beside the gentleman.
Residents in the east end complain of nightly locomotive whistles near the coal shed. The cartoon by Morris in last Wednesday's Spokesman-Review shows Uncle Sam shaking boxcars from the president of the Great Northern Railway by the heels. Railroad men note engines are whistled too much, as observed by the writer.
The writer notes President Roosevelt’s Panama Canal message shows remarkable information absorption. It praises the three day turnaround as a candid view of isthmus conditions and suggests it will ease fears raised by critics like Mr. Bigelow.
At Monday night’s meeting the Commercial club passed a resolution urging the town council to buy extra fire hose and a hose cart. It also calls for a proper fire alarm noting that engine whistles no longer reliably alert residents within two blocks, and a fire bell should be considered by the council.
Poetic exhortation to cherish a mother facing aging and illness. Emphasizes filial duty, enduring memory, and the mother’s unwavering care despite hardship. Urges tender devotion and gratitude as life wanes.
The Commercial Club met in Fraternal Hall with the largest turnout since its founding. They approved minutes, formed by law committee plans, and discussed securing temporary quarters behind the bank in the Losekamp block. A five member committee was named to push Chelan Kittitas road and Red Mountain RR terminus at Leavenworth, offering free right of way and connection to the Great Northern line. They urged town council to buy hose and a cart, build a fire house, and organized a volunteer department at next meeting.
A Great Northern surveying party camped near Drury and at Chiwaukum. The proposed Leavenworth to Merritt line would extend eight miles and run along the canyon opposite the current route to near the Light and Water company intake. The plan promises a gentler grade and fewer snow slides. Work on railroad shops and a roundhouse east of town with a new turntable is to begin.
The text advocates banning corporate political contributions and harsher penalties for rape, aims at reducing labor hours toward an eight hour day, and supports private coal extraction under royal ties while government regulates prices. It calls for strong federal control of railways, tax shifts including inheritance and income taxes, and national control over marriage and divorce. It condemns anti-Japanese sentiment and urges codifying restrictions on Japanese immigration while maintaining current naval strength.
A garbled line mentions an old gentleman, candies, and Hathaway in a unclear year. The fragment lacks concrete facts or a clear event to summarize.
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