War Heroine Davis Returns to Leavenworth
Mrs Robt Davis of Vancouver B C arrived in Leavenworth after serving as an ambulance driver in France. She witnessed fierce fighting at Chateau Thierry and on her last front line mission tended a mortally wounded youth named Heinie Johnson who whispered Tell Mother. The meeting with Johnsons mother was planned but the nurse is now a nervous wreck seeking rest.
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Leavenworth
Robt. P. Davis
Vancouver B. C
Battle Fields
France
Chateau Thierry
Heinie” Johnson
Heinie Johnson
Smith Succeeds Hunt as District Traffic Agent
R J Smith will take over the Spokane division traffic agent post from W E Hunt at Wenatchee. Smith previously served as general agent for Great Northern in Minneapolis Pittsburg and Cincinnati before moving to Spokane a year ago. Merritt will replace Smith as District Traffic Agent in Spokane.
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R. J. Smith
Great Northern
W. E. Hunt
Wenatchee
Gray's Harbor Development Co Launches Oil Campaign
The Gray's Harbor Development Co announces a new oil development campaign. Details remain scarce but the plan signals a push to expand exploration and related economic activity in the region.
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Gray’s Harbor Development Co
Wilson First President to Ignore the Senate
Washington July 6 Special correspondence shows precedent for a president to consult the senate before final treaty action. Senator Knox cites examples from Washington Monroe Jackson Polk Buchanan Lincoln Grant Arthur and others where the senate advised or consented to treaties and proposals before negotiations or ratifications.
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Washington
Senate
Knox
Our
Republic
Great Britain
Algiers
Monroe
Great Lakes
Jackson
Polk
Oregon
Mexico
Buchanan
Lincoln
Grant
Canada
Congress
Arthur
Secretary of State
Hawaii
Will You Help To Prevent Forest Fires
Forest Ranger Brender warns the next two weeks will be dry with northerly winds creating hard to control fires. Most fires start from carelessness such as unattended campfires dropped cigarette stubs and lighted matches. Timber is valuable during reconstruction and every tree lost raises lumber prices.
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Brender
Love and Laughter at a Burley Couple
H. H. Brown of Burley Idaho and Pearl McClure of Leavenworth married in Spokane on July 1. The couple, relatives of J. A. Hearst, met in private and traveled for their honeymoon, visiting friends locally afterward.
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Love
Simon
Burns
H. H. Brown
Burley
Idaho
J. A. Hearst
Pearl McClure
Leavenworth
Spokane
Garden of Eden
Mrs. Brown
Outbreak of forest fires raises risk in Chelan Kittitas area
In warm dry weather small fires flared in the region with signs of a larger blaze near the Cascade foothills west of Chelan. A Nahahum canyon fire near Cashmere started from a cigarette and was controlled by Thursday. A mosquito-smudge fire west of Blewett likewise was reported under control.
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Kittitas County
Chelan County
Cascade
Icicle River
Brender
Nahahum Canyon
Cashmere
Blewett
Police Snoqualmie for Auto Thieves
Sheriff John Stringer of King County urged strict policing of Snoqualmie Pass to stop stolen western Washington cars from entering the east and vice versa at the state sheriffs association. He proposed guarding all highways out of the state to block stolen vehicles. Sheriff David Yates of Walla Walla County backed laws requiring auto owners to display their names on both sides of the car in letters at least 1% inches high to aid identification amid muddy plates.
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Snoqualmie Pass
Washington
John Stringer
King County
Sheriffs’ Association
Stringer
David Yates
Walla Walla County
Yates
Mr T I Gosslee Dies of Pneumonia
Mr T I Gosslee died after several days illness with pneumonia. He lived near Peshastin as a fruit grower and was highly regarded. His son Dick traveled back to Seattle as relatives gathered. the death occurred Wednesday night.
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Mr. Gosslee
Seattle
Dick Gosslee
Peshastin
Summons for Absolute Divorce in Chelan County
Publication summons in Superior Court of Washington Chelan County. Madaline La Vine seeks an absolute divorce from Fay La Vine for abandonment and non support, plus custody of the minor child and related relief. The case requires Fay La Vine to answer within 60 days of July 11 1919 and appears through attorney L J Nelson Leavenworth Washington.
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Superior Court
State of Washington
County of
Chelan
Madaline la Vine
Fay la Vine
A. D
Revival Meeting Schedule at M E Church and Scenic Theater
The Revival meeting will be held at the M E church Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings. Sunday morning the gathering takes place at the Scenic Theater with an evening service at 7 30 and then every other evening at the same hour.
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M. E. Church
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Wheeler’s
Rexall Store
Message
Wilson
Harvey’s Greater Minstrels
All America
Creole Beauty Chorus
Barclay Hotel
Bert Williams
A. L. Haines
T. I. Gosslee
George Dye
D. C
George
St. Paul
Bob Dye
Bellingham
Wash
J. A
L. J. Nelson
Plaintiff
P. O
Ford
United States
the Cascade Garage
Elliott Rally Company
Echo
Mickie
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