Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition boosts growth and plans
The Seattle letter reports the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition surpassing half a million visitors in three weeks with four to five million expected. railroads, publicity, and new attractions entice Eastern travelers. Carrie Chapman Catt speaks at the suffrage convention as a July 4 mass meeting discusses citizenship. New school code shifts district tax levies to county budgets, aiming for businesslike funding.
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A.Y.P
J. A Wood
I. A. Nadeau
Washington
Northwest
Land of Promise
Carrie Chapman Catt
Seattle
Exposition Auditorium
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Kent
North
Yakima
Divorce rates rise across United States in late 19th century
A Century summary notes that between 1867 and 1886 some 328 716 divorces were granted in the United States and the rate rose through 1887 1906, with one in ten marriages ending in divorce and Western states reaching about three and a half times the Atlantic rate. The piece compares regional trends, remarriage patterns, and longevity of marriages, urging caution about assumptions of impulsive divorces. It also quotes a Boise girl defining a booster and reports Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brady leaving for Seattle for a month, with visits to Tacoma Vancouver Olympia and other coastal points.
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Department of Labor
United States
North
South
East
West
Central States
Atlantic States
Western States
Switzerland
France
Germany
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Johnson
Frank Brady
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver Olympia
Burn First Aid Advice From Ohio Fire Marshal Pamphlet
State Fire Marshal W S Rogers of Ohio issues a public safety pamphlet on burn first aid. It warns more than 6000 Americans die annually from burns, describes first second and third degree burns, home treatment using lint water and baking soda, carron oil or tallow dressings, cautions against holding burns near flames, and stresses quick medical care for deep burns especially in children and scald risks from hot water.
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W. S. Rogers
Ohio
United States
Advertised Letters Remaining in Post Office 1909
Davis Mrs Maggie Erickson John Finnerty Laurence Elkins R W Landry Harry 2 Cullett E Pape Fred 2 Winter CK In calling for same please say advertised. J C Davis Postmaster. Subscribe today for The Echo.
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Davis
Maggie Erickson
John Finnerty
Laurence Elkins
R W Landry
Harry
Cullett
E Pape
Fred
Winter
J. C. Davis
Real Estate Transfers Across Wenatchee Area
Multiple property deeds show transfers from US and private parties to individuals and companies in Wenatchee and surrounding plats. Notable amounts include 4000 dollars for a Wm Shuman parcel and 2500 dollars for Seaman to Seaman transactions. several deeds list one dollar and nominal sums. Endorsed by sheriff and land companies, entries cover lots, plats, and river-area parcels through 1920s references.
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John Elfers
Martha E Paul S
J E Ferguson Sheriff
Stacy Leashold
Intee
Annie M Ewell
T J Sherman
River Glen
Ernnest Allender
Skyhomish Lbr Co
Plat
Abraham S Huffmaster
Senex
Chas Freytag
U H
Leftwich Rt
Wm Helly
Chas E Andrews
Ralstons
Leavenworth
Kinscherf
W Lowe
Leav Gar
Ed Northup
Wm Kelly
C H Paxson
Fred Hahn
Conrad Rose
M H Basore
Bolenbaughs
Jacob W Bolenbaugh
Seaman
G K Seaman
Geo O Lee
Wm Shuman
John D Duff Et al
John A Mote
Mary V Duff
Wm Mills
Georgia M Ulrey
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Seattle News Letter
Monitor
Merrimac
Boise
Home Nine
The
Echo
Chelan County Abstract
Otto T Hoag
John C Northup
Edw Northup
I W Sherman
Wm Wohler
Nathan Coleman
M W Starks
Ira Freer
Alfred Williams
Wm H McMullen
Chase McMullen
County Road
Cyrus Happy
Cyrus Happy Jrn
Wm F Miller
Wen
Della E Miller
Michael Daly
Elsie H Nelson
Caroline Etzkorn
Ellen G Easley
Amos Edmunds S
Kingmans
Chelan
Anna M Lafferty
George Groff
Frank Hunt
Allice D Ellis
Marvin Chase
H C Littlefield
JM Francisco
Wen Val Fruit Growers Ass
Echo Office
Wachusett
Hub Clothing Store
A. Brown
Tumwater Light & Water CO
Big Oregon Nursery CO
Sale, Oregon
Mgr
Leavenworth Gardens
New School
Peake & Son
Wenatchee
the Olympia
J. M. Duffy
L. Peterson
Keating
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