City water dam dispute fuels debate on costs
Icicle Ditch Co claims city owes half the dam cost to raise water four feet for a reliable intake. Council records show miscommunication, missing contract, and disputed height plans. Officials fear ineffective spending as Leavenworth’s water system approaches $100,000 with uncertain returns.
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Icicle Ditch Co
Icicle River
Ditch Company
Mr. Rumley
Tom Parish
Wm. Titus
Irwin
Guest
Abling
Leavenworth
Soldiers and Sailors Seek Jobs Over Strike Appeal
The attempted soldiers' sailors' and workmen's council in Seattle makes little headway as returning soldiers prefer work over joining a strike band. After long service for low pay they now see better wages offered elsewhere.
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Soldiers’ Sailors’ and Workmen’s Council
Seattle
Soldiers and Sailors Should Come First
A wartime era statement urges priority for returning soldiers and sailors over others in job reallocation. It argues veterans sacrificed, should regain old jobs or be given new ones, and that unemployed workers who avoided service should not be favored.
Leavenworth Forms Service Club To Foster Boy Scouts
A meeting of about thirty citizens in Leavenworth organized a local Service Club to sponsor a Boy Scout company for boys over twelve. A. H. Sylvester chaired the meeting, A. J. Springer was secretary, Harry C. Blankenship named scoutmaster, and Geo Woodruff J A Hearst A S Jensen made the troop committee. The group plans to apply for government permission and expects khaki uniforms through the program. The club also aimed to tackle civic projects like a town park and street improvements.
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Leavenworth
Boy Scout Company
A. H. Sylvester
A. J. Springer
Forestry Office
Service Club
Harry C. Blankenship
Geo. Woodruff
J. A. Hearst
A. S. Jensen
Boy Scouts
The Sympathetic Strike Proved a Dismal Failure
Seattle strike ends five days after being ordered as Mayor Hansen and conservative workers resist. The Echo argues American workers can push reform at the ballot box without violence and warns against foreign agitators. It calls for curb on profiteers and rejects force to change laws.
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Seattle
United States
Hansen
Echo
Farmers Plan Large Bean Crop for Coming Summer
Farmers in the Big Bend region prepare to plant a substantial bean crop this summer aiming to boost yields and supply local markets.
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Big Bend
Peshastin Fruit Growers Assn reports strong year
The Peshastin Fruit Growers Association finished a successful season packing warehousing and selling 150150 boxes of pears and apples for over 263000 dollars. Grace Lanphere leaves for a six week California vacation. Directors include Starks Wilson Wright Warman Stage Fryberger.
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Peshastin Fruit Growers’ Association
Grace Lanphere
California
Great Northern Railway
Peshastin
Thorougly
Northwest
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Jonathans
M. W. Starks
J. A. Wilson
Fred Wright
J. A. Warman
A. G. Stage
G. P. Fryberger
Wright
Mr. Wilson
Association
Leavenworth Wenatchee Highway Plan and State Funding
County officials return from Olympia outlining a plan to turn back state road 10 from Wenatchee to Chelan and link new routes with the Sunset highway. About 40 000 will be spent this year plus 170 000 for Sunset Highway improvements from Orondo to Peshastin with Blewett pass upgrades. A 200 000 bond issue is considered, while Blewett pass may become part of the Sunset Highway with 130 000 this year.
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Milham
Long
Cadman
Olympia
Allen
Joint
Senate
House
Wenatchee
Chelan
Corbaley Canyon
Chelan Falls
Orondo
Douglas County
Peshastin
Blewett Pass
Chelan County
Reverence for Law as Political Religion of the Nation
In a lecture on The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions Lincoln warns against wild passions and mobs and calls for reverence for the laws to be taught in homes, schools, churches, and courts, becoming the nation’s political religion. He urges mothers to teach it to children and urges enforcement in justice.
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Lincoln
Executive Ministers of Justice
Coleges
Congress Moves to End Wearing Service Stripes
A Coblenz dispatch reports the pending army appropriation bill includes a clause abolishing service chevrons. American troops react with anger claiming politics influence and vow to keep their stripes as a symbol of having fought, despite those who stayed home.
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Coblenz
Rhine Valley
Army Corps
France
Congress
Highest Farm Wages Reach Half Century Peak
The United States Bureau of Crop Estimates reports farm labor wages have more than doubled since 1902 and risen 53 percent overall since 1902, with 1918 marking the highest level in 53 years. West and North Central states show top rates while South regions trail. Day wages rise faster than month wages, and outside harvest work outpaces harvest wages.
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United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Far West
North Central States
South Atlantic States
South Central States
State Capitol Building Finish Budget Set at 3.5 Million
Authorities allocate three million and a half dollars to complete the state capitol buildings. The plan outlines total expenditure for finishing exterior work and interior completion as part of a wider state construction program.
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State Capitol
Government Extends March 15 Deadline for Tax Returns
Commissioner Daniel C. Roper states no general extension will be granted beyond March 15 for filing 1918 income and excess profits tax returns or first payments. The advisory force of thousands of deputies will assist taxpayers, with forms ready February 15 to March 1.
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Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
David J. Williams
Senate
House
Commissioner Roper
Treasury
Bureau
Internal Revenue Bureau
House of Representatives
Public Service Commission Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
The Public Service Commission postponed a joint meeting with the city council and Tumwater Light and Water Co. likely due to the Seattle strike affecting train service. Lighting rates remain unresolved. The Kumlux Club hosts a farewell for Mrs. L C Taylor, bound for Bend Oregon. Armenian relief funding fell short by $180 locally, while Leavenworth Chelan County surpassed its $3800 quota. Minute Women led the effort but failed to spark strong enthusiasm. Local schools donated $22.
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Public Service Commission
Tumwater Light & Water Co
Seattle
Kumlux Club
L. C. Taylor
Bend
Oregon
Leavenworth
Chelan County
A. G. McKeown
General Strike Debate Cites Seattle Shipyard Protests
The piece argues that a nationwide general strike is impractical and misdirected. It questions striking against fair employers or the U S government and notes the plan faces skepticism and limited support.
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Seattle
United States
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