Leavenworth Needs A Hotel To Meet Tourist Influx
The Snoqualmie scenic road and Blewett pass will draw thousands to the Wenatchee valley. Leavenworth lacks a hotel and could profit from a modern fifty room establishment with dining, lobby and conveniences, needing thirty to forty thousand dollars investment. It offers a promising opening for profitable investment.
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Snoqualmie Scenic Road
Blewett Pass
Wenatchee Valley
Leavenworth
Everett
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Germany's Threat to Impair Belligerent and Neutral Vessels
The note from Germany declares the destruction of all belligerent and neutral ships without warning, hospitals ships included, with no time to escape or save lives. Observers see this as a terror tactic aimed at intimidating neutral nations into pressuring the Allies to accept German terms.
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United States
Germany
England
Practice What You Preach Patronize the Home Merchant
A Leavenworth business man sent advertising materials printed out of state to a local reader and urged home patronage. The piece argues that preaching home buying must be backed by practice and cites the newspaper as urging readers to support local merchants.
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Leavenworth
Practice what you preach says rancher on buying goods
An old rancher argues a moral lesson about saving money by sending away for goods and not patronizing the home printer. He cites a Leavenworth merchant who saved by buying stationery from the east and questions why he should not do the same. There is truth in his point and a strong call to action to align conduct with words.
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Leavenworth
The Third in Washington Since Jan 1
Maurice McDonald suspended publication of the Tenino Journal two weeks ago due to lack of support. He notes starting two newspapers in a small town requires water and much hard work plus money, unlike one grass blade growth.
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Maurice McDonald
Tenino
McDonald
Journal
City Planning Commission Law Urged For Indiana
Flavel Surtleff of Boston urged Indiana to pass a city planning commission law at the national conference. He noted seven states have enacted such legislation and Massachusetts requires every city of 10,000 population to have a planning commission of five elected members.
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Flavel Surtleff
Boston
National City Planning Conference
South Bend
Indiana
City Planning Commission
Massachusetts
Decorated Railway Tower at Pomona Inspires City Beautiful Work
A ragged shanty at the Southern Pacific crossing tower in Pomona California has been transformed into an artistic pergola by towerman Thomas Jones. Morris M. Rathbun of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce praises the project as city beautiful inspiration and notes floriculture around the business has sparked further similar efforts.
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Pomona
Cal
Thomas Jones
Morris M. Rath
Bun
Los Angeles
Gas Poison Shrivels New York City Trees
Massachusetts botanist George E. Stone attributes widespread tree deaths in New York streets and parks to atmospheric gases from nearby industry. He notes conifers and elms decline, while Norway maple, black locust, alanthus, and linden resist better, urging caution in planting more conifers downtown.
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New York
Massachusetts
George E. Stone
New York Botanical Garden
Manhattan
New Jersey
Stone
Central Park
City
Riverside Drive
Bronx
Wenatchee businessmen push local insurer over fire rates
Business leaders in Wenatchee move toward a local insurance company over what is believed to be high fire insurance rates. The World notes the current rate could likely be reduced by about half.
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Wenatchee
Burns Quote Shapes Publicity Fear in Lawmaker Conduct
A Scottish verse line by Robert Burns and a remark on publicity fear influencing lawmakers to stay in the straight and narrow path. The note ties fear of exposure to political behavior and ethics.
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Robert Burns
Treasury deficit on January 16 historic figures
The treasury deficit on January 16 stood at 140 871 290 dollars up from 60 869 672 on the same date in 1915 exclusive of Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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Treasury
Western Union Expands to Cashmere with New Operator
Western Union business has grown in Cashmere to the point of needing a dedicated operator. F. E. Warner has been sent to manage the workload and may open an office in the business district.
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Western Union
F. E. Warner
For Sale 40 Acres Near Winton on Easy Terms
Land listing offers 40 acres near Winton described as level and good. Cash or terms. Contact D. H. Mayor in Leavenworth at 1711f.
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Winton
D. H
Leavenworth
Peshastin Creek
Chas. A. Wright
Peshastin, Wash
Echo Office
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H. A. Howard
L. S. Ailes
Fruit Ranch
Airedale
R. L. McNett
Ford
Wylie W. Rice
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Board of County Commissioners
Manson- First Creek
Chelan County
Manson and
First Creek
Lake Chelan
Said County
T. L. Ross
State of Washington
County of
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Margaret A. Smith
Charles W. Smith
Towit
S. D. Griffith
Russell-Plough Building
Wash
Superior Court of the
Mary J. Smith
William F Anderson
Sarah L. Anderson
J.C. McGlothern
Mamie Madison
J. R. Atkeson
Superior Court
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J. O. McGlothern
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Great Northern
Bert McManus
H. K
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Mutual Mercantile. Co
Harrington
Wenatchee Milling Co
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