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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1912
Page
2
Indications point to a robust year after the 1907 panic with renewed activity in manufacturing, rail, and lumber as jobs return. Homeseekers move west. government seed and soil treatment guides are distributed. Washington towns seek investment to spur mining, farming, and commerce.
F M Goodwin of Spokane announces his candidacy for congress in the second district. His circular outlines progressive principles and he has many supporters in Spokane. Incumbent W L LaFollette and about six others have also announced, with several more rumored.
Courtesy of Senator Miles Pointdexter the Echo received a hundred copies of a pamphlet titled Suggestions to Settlers on the Sandy Soils of the Columbia. The material outlines new farming practices and soil improvements for local settlers.
The New York Post reports on a 560 foot municipal building. Forty stories plus a tower would hold 6 000 city workers on each floor area and a subway basement. 32 elevators, four stairways, and granite and steel costs totaling 12 to 15 million dollars.
The New York Tribune notes a ventilating novelty calendar printed with the slogan Good air the best doctor costs nothing. It quotes pungent lines claiming hot poultices and closed rooms were once used for pneumonia, while fresh air serves as a remedy and daily mood booster.
A Leslie's note reports that over ten years 50,708 trespassers were killed and 54,183 injured on railways. It notes universal safety laws and laws against trespass on railroad rights of way, urging drivers to avoid tempting providence.
Great Northern timetable lists trains east and west with numbers and times. Several local railroad officials and staff visited, including Inspector Stokes and Superintendent Scott. An accident damaged the Owl flyer 276 near White Rock B C with engineer Wall and fireman Morrow injured.
A chatty old lady and a smiling elevator boy recount dangerous incidents while ascending. The boy jokes that the rope seems weak and predicts trouble though the engineer is absent and a amateur operates the lift. He notes past head injuries and a near calamity, framing danger as entertainment.
In a Chicago Record Herald item, The Hammer questions Old Ax’s pride while The Wrench reveals he is the direct descendant of the cherry tree hatchet. The piece notes Left Out regrets not being among Nat Goodwin’s wives and cites a recent interview claiming he married many American beauties.
A dated notice announces a legal partnership between Albe pers Meisner and Wm. 0. Roach as co partners. The signature line confirms their joint business formation on January 26, 1912.
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