Steel Plant in Leavenworth Sought by E H Robert
Washington Steel and Iron Co. manager E H Robert seeks a Leavenworth site for a new smelting plant to produce high grade tool steel from magnetic ore near Blewett. He plans rail access and oil fuel, leveraging local ore bodies and population center facilities.
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E. H. Robert
Washington Steel and Iron Co
Spokane
Blewett
Prof. Weaver
Washington University
Echo
Robert
Seattle
Leavenworth
Wagner projects large Wenatchee apple crop this season
E Wagner of Wenatchee expects a big 20 000 box crop from 75 bearing acres after prior neglect. He plans to ship all output abroad with prices around 2.00 per box, totaling about 40 000 dollars from 72 acres, with improved spraying reducing wormy fruit.
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E. Wagner
Wenatchee
Wagner
Australia
England
Desperate Hoax Leads to Gunfire Aimed at Chief
Police in Wenatchee foil a blackmail stunt after S W Kimmel received a ransom note demanding $500 in gold. Chief Inschoof and Deputy Sheriff Kenyon confronted a suspect near the sidewalk box hidden under the high school route. Shots rang out striking the chief’s hat but the assailant vanished into the night.
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Inschoof Wenatchee
Skull and Crossbones
S. W. Kimmel
New High School
Mr. Kimmel
Inscho
Charles Kenyon
Washington News Letter Politics and forest fires in Washington
Washington dispatch reports anger among delegation members over a Seattle newspaper owner’s political campaigning aimed at boosting his Senate bid. Poindexter, Jones, Humphrey, and McCredie face threats of newspaper pressure as they depart Washington. Forest fires near Derby canyon Swakane creek and Chumstick Beaver divide are contained by forest guards and fire crews.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
National Capital
Miles Poindexter
Taft
Piles
Jones
Humphrey
McCredie
Poindexter
Seattle
United States Senate
Congress
Watson C. Squire
John B. Allen
Francis W. Cushman
Blankenship
Derby Canyon
Swakane Creek
Chumstick
Beaver Creek
Forest Service
Wenatchee Booze Seller Cook Pleads Guilty
Isaiah Cook known in the area was arrested in Wenatchee by Sheriff Ferguson on illicit liquor sales charges. Officers seized three barrels of liquor and Cook, a sewing machine agent, was brought to jail. He pleaded guilty to keeping intoxicants for sale and selling liquor to a minor with $100 fines and costs, paid by his sister.
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Isaiah Cook
Wenatchee
Ferguson
Cook
South Wenatchee
Palmer
Irvin Thomas
Diamond drill to halt mining at Chelan camp
Harry Krollpfeiffer, Chelan Consolidated Mining Co. manager, returned from the camp as all but one worker were discharged and moved to Leavenworth. No work will resume until the diamond drill arrives within a week and is installed. The drill yields a one and a half inch core and bores ten to fifteen feet every ten hours with expert labor.
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Harry Krollpfeiffer
Chelan Consolidated Mining Co
Leavenworth
Mgr. Krollpfeiffer
M. E. Church Prayer Meeting Attracts 24 Members
The M E Church reports twenty four attendees at the latest prayer meeting. Sick list includes Epworth League president Alex J. McKinzie with typhoid fever. Sunday services scheduled with Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 with John 14 6 as the text. Epworth League at 7 p m led by Miss Nora Debord. Evening sermon at 8 p m titled The Cry of a Fathers Heart for His Son. Official board meeting Friday evening July 29. Quarterly conference at Leavenworth Saturday July 30 at 7 30 p m. all members urged to attend.
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Alex J. McKinzie
Epworth League
Nora Debord
Leavenworth
J. O. Hawk
Tumwater Telegraph Adds Weeklong Telephone Hours
F S Jacobsen of Tumwater Light and Water Co says patrons will receive telephone service from 7 a m to 10 p m daily starting the 25th or soon after A toll line will link Leavenworth and Che lan river by August 1 Col J A Goulden left for New York after a Leavenworth visit to await diamond drill installation at Che lan Mining Co He attended a ball game and noted the game with the same excitement as in New York City
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F. S. Jacobsen
Tumwater Light & Water Co
Leavenworth
Chewawa River
Col
J. A. Goulden
New York City
Chelan Mining Co
Local Baseball Rally Delivers Run Rush in Tight Contest
In a lively Sunday game, Tholin opened with a center fielder's fly while Keppler and Miller added hits. A wild ball and successful steals helped Souder, Keppler, and Miller push the score to six by late innings, as Seattle hopes loom for a return clash and Oriental fanfare may accompany it.
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Tholin
Keppler
Eddie
Miller
Martin
Monroe
Souder
Kep
Frank Carlquist
Seattle Jap
Coulson
Raymond
Souder Lee
Mahoney
Lee
Farmer
Parnell
Mouldenhour
Moore
Foresters Prep Sunday Picnic At Freytag Farm
Union Court Icicle of the Independent Order of Foresters plans a Sunday picnic at Chas Freytag’s farm seven miles north on the Chumstick. A 9 a.m. special train from Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway will carry members to the event with return around 5 p.m. The day features rest, recreation, and informal talks by order members. All Foresters urged to attend and bring friends.
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Union Court Icicle
Independent Order of Foresters
Chas Freytag
Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway Company
Poindexter Denounces Political Machines At Tacoma Banquet
Representative Miles Poindexter pictured in Tacoma voicing sharp attacks on party power brokers He condemns the Payne Aldrich tariff and railroads dominance while affirming loyalty to his district and describing insurgents as regulars if beholden to the machine He recalls past committee fights and pledges to keep his word despite scorn.
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Miles Poindexter
Tacoma
Cannon
Poindexter
Supreme Court Court
Temple Flats
King County
Hale
Bristow
Aldrich
Leavenworth Farmers Form Temporary Fruit Growers Group
In Leavenworth on Saturday July 16 1910 a small group of local orchardists met at city hall to form a temporary branch of the Chelan County Horticultural Society for the Leavenworth district. H E Carr was named temporary president and Lyman Lamb temporary secretary with a planned meeting July 30 to establish a permanent organization for mutual protection against orchard diseases.
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A. E. Veatch
Kansas
Campbell University
Lawrence
Supreme Courts
Nebraska
Washington
Jewell County
Havelock, Neb
Times
Stevens County
Colville
Republican
Municiple League
Newport
Local Option League of Republic
L. R. Horton
Spokane
Congress
Leavenworth
Chelan County Horticultural Society
H. E. Carr
Lyman Lamb
Bond Proposition for Leavenworth Water System Vote
A special council meeting decided to submit a bond proposition to Leavenworth voters to fund a municipal water system. The project would source water from Snow Creek or Icicle River after a prior survey. Officials say current supply is inadequate and impure per the state health officer. An ordinance will be filed by City Attorney King.
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Leavenworth
Snow Creek
Icicle River
King
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