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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
2
The Echo states all condolence resolutions card notices entertainments with admission fees or money raising schemes must be paid at regular advertising rates. Free space is allowed only for morally beneficial community welfare movements. Back issues cost 25 cents each.
Editorial denounces Seattle Labor Council plan to send a jury to Montesano for the T W W murder trial as a dangerous counter jury. It warns such actions undermine court fairness and urges withdrawal of the proposal. The piece defends press restraint and condemns sensationalism and public shaming in a small town.
The Cashmere Record praises editor Cornelius for pursuing decent reporting and avoiding ordinary neighborhood scandal, arguing that decency outweighs sensationalist publishings. The note extols editors of small papers for upholding ethics.
A former associate rushed into The Record office demanding publication of a local scandal story. He portrayed several prominent individuals as involved and urged secrecy about the source while criticizing the paper for not printing such material.
A discussion on vast water power resources in the West and East, the cost of development, and Congress seeking ways to attract capital. The piece favors government built plants rented to operators to avoid concentrated capital control, arguing such water powers could lift nations into a Golden Age by replacing coal and expanding industry and employment.
Governor Hart announced he would run for governor after July first, insisting no candidate effort could begin before that date. He did not set a party or date beyond the post July first timetable.
The article discusses a new Ford gasoline street car combining motor, air compressor, electric generator and heating plant. It weighs about seven tons with a ninety horsepower motor and seats forty two, capable of seventy mph demonstrations on city tracks and steam railroads.
The Oroville Gazette notes the Senate will debate the peace treaty again next week after months of wind jamming. The piece suggests little original commentary will emerge and hints at political maneuvering to gain advantage from whatever is said.
The piece calls for ending partisan presses and uniting against a red regime to defeat Soviet influence in the United States, urging publishers and citizens to join a new alignment for victory.
The article notes many communities did not shut schools churches or public venues due to influenza and did not fare worse than areas that did close. It observes few towns closed stores picture shows or post offices and suggests the public overreacts to infection risk.
A satirical column mixes opinion and commentary on patriotism business leadership and local life. It criticizes lack of originality and urges voters to seek a strong business leader while praising the value of the Echo as a local advertising vehicle and community mirror.
Herbert C. Hoover declares he is not a candidate and remains an American not bound by party ties. He warns that party loyalty should not blind voters to a candidate’s fitness despite public worry.
About a score of Irishmen raided a San Francisco motion picture show after a reel depicting an Irish scene with pigs in the parlor and chickens on the stairs of private homes. They attacked the theater and a local man named McDonald was identified as the showman.
The American Federation of Labor decides to engage in politics while Samuel Gompers voices strong opposition to the move. The stance highlights a rift within the labor movement over political involvement and influence.
A quirky note from the Golden Age observes that vegetarians sometimes eat crow in moments of dietary vanity. The line uses humor to reflect on food choices and public behavior.
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