Land Transfers Across Chelan and Wenatchee Areas
A series of property transfers covering Chelan and Wenatchee regions. Adelaide D Kingsley transfers to Chelan Electric Co for blocks 2 3 7 8 in South Chelan for 400 dollars. Multiple deeds involve Leavenworth Wenatchee Nob Hill and Mission plats with prices ranging from 1 to 4750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide D. Kingsley
Chelan Electric Co
South Chelan
Carl Christensen
H. L. Southwick
Leavenworth
W R Prowell
Genevieve Mauk
Fairview
Wen
Seeing Railway Signals and Foreign Visitors in Cuba
An editorial comments on railway safety relying on glasses for vision and warns against removing glasses from engineers. It notes night glare dust and steam may dim eyesight, stressing safety decisions lie with railroads. It cites a Cuban dispatch about three Japanese travelers in Havana and reflects on US military reach across the Pacific and to Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matanzas
The
Republic
Havana
Philippines
Cuba
Hawaii
San Francisco
Wreck Report Spurs Call for Railroads Wage Policy
A report on Samuel Spencer’s death in a wreck cites boy operators and urges a nationwide railroad investigation. It argues railroads that can raise wages should deploy men for essential work and promote self discipline. Also notes a Frenchman avoiding church, fearing police pinching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Spencer
The
Southern Railway
Bryce chosen as British ambassador to Washington at large
The essay lauds Hon James Bryce as Britain’s Washington envoy, noting his outsider diplomatic background and democratic appeal. It argues his appointment may please Canadians and Americans, contrasting his plain, non titled persona with traditional court figures and hoping to foster closer Anglo American ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambassador Bryce
James Bryce
British Empire
Washington
Edward
Bryce
Great Britain
United States
Dominion
Alaska
Newfoundland
London
America
Gladstone
England
Britain
Europe
Alaska sealing boom and decline amid foreign raiders
The article notes most fur seals once belonged to the United States after Alaska was acquired, warns of Japanese and other raiders seeking skins, cites a $7 million Alaska purchase and over $50 million in trade since 1867, and discusses the sealing decline from about 4 million to under 180 thousand and the need for humane regulated slaughter to protect the herd and generate U S income. It also mentions major 1904 and 1906 fires raising U S losses to over $1 billion and comments on car speeds versus 1906 era vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
Alaska
Great Britain
England
Lecturers Encourage Women to See Town Life
A provocative call urges women teachers to explore urban life and observe how men behave, challenging notions of self indulgence and laziness in society. The remark invites reflection on gender roles and public conduct.
Britain shapes Boer constitution with two chamber system
The Transvaal parliament will have an upper chamber named by the British and an elected assembly chosen by manhood suffrage of Boers and Britons. Dutch and English debate mirrors Boer leadership, finances rest with taxpayers, natives overseen by a paramount chief, and servile labor banned. Great Britain seeks peace in South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Great Britain
South Africa
The Unwritten Law in Murder And Its Social Limits
An essay argues that the unwritten code behind homicide threatens the principle of written law. It warns that allowing insults to justify killings expands vigilante justice, risking wrongful punishment of the innocent and eroding due process. The piece urges upholding written law over lynch justice.
Private Enterprise and Public Progress in Early 20th Century Reflections
The piece honors A J Cassatt and the Pennsylvania Railroad as a vast, well managed enterprise akin to a state in scope. It notes railroads must obey the law, praises organizing genius, and foresees future wars favoring disciplined riders. It also mentions a 1913 San Francisco world’s fair and London obituaries for Charlotte Bronte’s husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Cassatt
Japan
China
State Roles in German River and Harbor Works
United States Consul Jay White explains that Germany’s river and harbor improvements are state led within a confederation. The empire funds naval stations, while private firms may build for own use under state supervision. costs are shared variably and case by case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Kaiser
United States
Jay White
Consul White
Empire
New York Forest Policy Aims for Expanded State Control
The Adirondack and Catskill forests near a million and a half acres are under state ownership with plans for more public land. The New York forest commissioner urges purchasing 1,000,000 more acres, reforesting denuded land annually, and tightening game laws to extend state authority. He notes private lumbering continues and urges stricter hunting licensing and state oversight to reduce reliance on federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondack
Catskill
New York
Union
Commonwealth of New York
Wheat Gum Rubber Dream Promises Cheap Natural Rubber
An English inventor of a wheat based rubber process cites boyhood chewing gum experience and claims the new product could undercut natural rubber prices. The note suggests royalty-financed rubber plantation sales may reflect broader competition fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold
Advertising various art services and products offered
The notice lists architectural drawing and decorative design, sculpture, portrait and landscape painting, fresco stencil work, book covers, enlargements, framing, wood cuts, engravings, etchings, home statuary, and all art materials. It also mentions first class house painting, hardwood finishing, guaranteed work, and leaving orders at Echo Office.
Timber Land Notice Issued at Waterville Washington 1906
United States Land Office notice declares Alice Kelly of Leavenworth has filed sworn statement No. 695 under the Timber and Stone Act seeking tract in section 26 township on March 15 1907 before U S Commissioner J E Shore. Witnesses named from Leavenworth include Israel Trask and Charles E Northrup. Adverse claims must be filed by March 16 1907. W F Haynes Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Robinson
Frank S. Robinso
Negro Creek
Chelan County
United States
Seattle
Wash
R. F. McCullough
Lillian S. McCullough
United States Land
Waterville
Washington
California
Oregon
Nevada
Washington Territory
Alice Kelly
Leavenworth
J. E. Shore
U. S
Israel Trask Chas
KE. Northrup
F. M. Lapp
W. L. Davis
Mars
W. F. Haynes
Register
Final Proof Notice for Charles DeWitt Homestead
Department of Interior Waterville Wash December 29 1906 notice of five year final proof to establish homestead claim. Charles Jr DeWitt entry No 4034 for lots 3 4 and sections 2 township 24 north range 119 E Will prove residence and cultivation March 15 1907 before J B Shore US Commissioner Leavenworth Wash. Witnesses Alonzo Jones Frank Dorn John Sullivan Sylvester Huddle all of Cashmere Wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Interior Land Office
Waterville
Wash
J. B. Shore
U. S
Leavenworth
Charles Jr. DeWitt
W. M
Alonzo
Jones
Frank Dorn
John Sullivan
Sylvester
Huddle
Cashmere
W. Ff. Haynes
Pilot Register
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruary
Chelan Co
Abstract Company
Sarah E Rockhill
I. W. Sherman
Eugene C Long
Frank H Frease
Chelan
Adelbert Knott
Emma C Gehr
E A Lloyd
Nob Hill
E A Loyd
F & M Bank of Wen
F&m Bank of Cashmere
Woodring’s
Mission
Claud Cooke
Lois M Cooke
Fred Honner
S H Hopkins
T W Cowan
Caroline E Estey
W W Curtis
E A Wyman
R F Holm
Orchard Heights
Franklin W Arnold
F N Patterson
Michael McCormick
John Kuelles
Woodrings
H Constantine
H E Mottler
Walter Scott
Baltimore
Panama Canals
War Department
Charlotte Bronte
Uncle Sam
Minneapolis School of Fine Arts
Echo Office
Chelan County Abstract Coorporate
Lewis J. Nelson
Www
W. Elmer
Front St
Big Rock
Leavenworth, Wash
D. Griffith
Wenatchee, Wash
W. P. Cameron
Dental Department
University of Illinois
Ellis-Forde Block
I. J. King
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
W. M. McCoy
Ellis Forde Block
Wenatchee
Der
G. W. Hoxley
Henry Crass
A. N. Corbin
F. and
M. Bank
Reeves & Reeves Attorneys
Counselors AT Law
Wenatchee Drug Company
E, F, Sprague
Undertaker
A. J. Martin
Ira Thofias
Dill & Thomas
Ernest Forbes
City Drug Store
Leavenworth Steam Laundry
F. B. Cahill
Prop
U. W
Tumwater Lodge
L. H. Laden
M. W
J. W. Laden
O. G. Bjork
Fraternal Brotherhood
G. W. Hathaway
J. G. Debord
Leavenworth Lodge No.32
Emma Walker
C.H. Dora McCoy
Carrie Turner
Cascade Aerie No
Oorder of Eagles
I. W. Faulkner
Worthy
Geo. Blacksedge
Echo
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Washington, D, C
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