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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
6
An assistant foreman who unloaded over forty loaded freight cars single handed to aid coal and war supply transport was billed as a traitor by a machinists union court. He faced a $50 fine, six months dues, and a work ban within five hundred miles of San Francisco for defying union rules.
A writer asserts that wartime demands reveal how Pacific Coast unions and their leaders leverage national needs, framing it as part of a broader pattern supported by numerous substantiated statements.
A young girl recalls a snow capped valley and a lone village named Tye with a buttercups spot as she reflects on childhood dreams and aging. The poems mention a favorite German born doll and a note about correct printing at The Echo.
The country home of David Burns on Peshastin road two miles east of town was totally destroyed by fire about 4 am. A nearby tenant’s house is far enough away to avoid damage. no one is believed to have been inside Burns’s home for days. Insurance covered the loss but exact amounts are unclear. The origin remains a mystery. RED CROSS GAINS 500 MEMBERS.
Patrons extend seasonal wishes while noting 48 hours of rain and sleet. The letter contrasts rain distribution across regions, lamenting western storms and lighter moisture here. Nearby news reports Raymond plans four new vessel keels and Vancouver begins construction on a large spruce mill, hailed as world’s biggest.
The article recalls Gus Harding’s Christmas leave from Camp Lewis and his companion Curley Ginger. It details a large Lake family reunion, a Blewett hall dance, and various local Christmas movements, plus road repairs from flood damage, a serious fall near Glen Smith’s home, and community visits by residents from Entiat Seattle Everett Anacortes Dryden Pateros and Peshastin.
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