Great Northern president predicts record Washington year
Carl Gray, president of the Great Northern, told Seattle reporters this week that 1913 will be a prosperous year for Washington with abundant wheat and fruit crops and strong prices. He denied plans to cut spending, noting millions are being invested to improve the road bed and mountain sections. Branch-line construction will finish quickly, and freight and passenger traffic are rising as the railroad anticipates its largest four months of business yet.
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Seattle
Carl Gray
Great Northern Railway
Echo
Washington
Great Northern
Disgraceful Feature in Seattle Riot Involves Sailors
The Seattle riot saw sailors and blue jackets from battleships in the harbor leading the mob that wrecked the I W W headquarters a mission station and more. The individuals later formed a purse to pay for the damaged property.
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Seattle
Salvation Army
Seattle Times condemned as a deplorable force for evil
The letter accuses the Seattle Times of inciting vice and betraying Seattle’s peace by opposing reform movements. It attacks the paper’s character, claims it profits from vice and alliance with jailed figures, and denounces its influence during recent riot troubles.
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Cotterill
Seattle
Seattle Times
Times
Wappenstein
Hillman
Red Flag
Echo publisher weighs Seattle inquiries on Leavenworth growth
The article notes a speaker denounces riot and evil while in Seattle for a coast printers congress. It reports publisher concerns about prosperity in Leavenworth and mentions business men and visitors asking about the town's progress and comparing Leavenworth with Pasco as two top towns in the state.
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Seattle
Congress
Pacific Coast
The
Echo
Leavenworth
Pasco
Judge Humphries Accused of Bias in Seattle Riot Fallout
Accused by critics of acting as a tool for the Blethens, John E. Humphries, a superior court judge in King County, shows more itch for office than understanding and undermines court respect in the Seattle riot aftermath.
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John E. Humphries
King County
Blethens
Seattle
Church Services Announced for Sabbath at Congregational Church
Regular services planned for next Sabbath morning and evening at the Congregational church. Preaching at Dryden scheduled for 3 30. All are invited. W V Davis pastor.
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Congregational Church
Dryden
W. V. Davis
Lutheran Church Sunday Services Announced
The Lutheran Church lists upcoming services for Sunday. Sunday school begins at 9 45, German preaching at 10 45 a m. Evening English services start at eight o'clock led by Pastor L J Ave Lallemaat.
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L. J. Ave Lallemaat
Methodist Church invites comfortable dress for sabbath services
Pastor Max A. Jeffords asks parishioners to feel free to dress casually in hot weather and attend services. He says all services will be arranged to suit conditions and that the church will always hold services, encouraging full participation.
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Max A. Jeffords
Statewide Boys and Girls Agricultural Contest Held
Two hundred boys and girls fairs will be held across Washington as part of the official state contest leading to the Spokane state fair in October. J L Dumas of Pullman, organizer, reports visiting over twenty counties with strong enthusiasm and says a representative from every county is expected at the fair with exhibits from gardens manual training and domestic science from most school districts.
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Washington
Spokane
J. L. Dumas
Pullman
Washington Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural and Industrial Contest Association
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment Heals Skin Erup tions
Cure claim for eczema with Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment offers instant relief from itching burning and scale. Testimonial from Alleman Littletown Pa notes forehead eczema cured in two weeks. Guaranteed to relieve or money refunded. 50 cents. Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia and St Louis.
Wenatchee Apricots Best On The Market
The Wenatchee Valley apricot run sold at $1.00 a box f o b Wenatchee for top grades with a fourth car averaging 95 cents. Eastern buyers awarded strong orders and telegrams of congratulations with plans for six more cars at the same price. Total shipments exceed twenty cars as buyers praised packing and quality despite a 75 cent market cap. LaConner seed industry expansion and Puget Sound Seed Gardens exceed $100,000 in annual seed shipments. Charles J. Lyons denied workers comp for injuries from riding a horse on an employer instructed errand, not a shingle mill hazard.
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Wenatchee Fruit Alliance
Randolph Fruit Company
Wenatchee World
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Valley
Crandall
B. Wen
LaConner
Pacific Northwest
A. G. Tillinghast
Puget Sound
LaConner Mail
Charles J. Lyons
Industrial Insurance Commission
Lyons
Uncalled Letters at Leavenworth Post Office 1913
Advertised letters uncalled for for week ending July 23 1913 include Falmers W E Leslie Miss Lucille Young A J Wilcox Frank Whinery E T Thomas H C Heath Percy R Strom Andrew Shydere Louis Zimm erman E L Sheldon W H Garrison Lillian Short Norris McClelland Charlie Deane MA O Connell Glen. Forest Service reports 9000 to 10000 elk in Olympic mountains with rapid increase risking winter starvation. Echo want ads claim results.
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Leavenworth
Falmers W E
Leslie Miss Lucille
Young A J
Wilcox Frank
Whinery E T
Thomas H C
Heath Percy R
Strom Andrew
Shydere Louis
Zimmerman E L
Sheldon W H
Garrison Lillian
Short Norris
McClelland Charlie
Deane MA
O’connell
Glen
Railroads Enforce Ten Cent Refund Penalty
Railroads charge ten cent extra fares to passengers who fail to buy tickets and had a chance to do so. A ten cent refund order is issued by the conductor and redeemable at company ticket offices. At stations without ticket sales the penalty is not observed. Everybody else takes the Echo. Do you?
Stranded Spaniard with skin ailment travels west
Aman, a Spaniard claiming a skin disease from the Mexican war, reached town Tuesday afternoon and received aid from locals before continuing his overland journey west. Report notes he avoids contact, speaks multiple languages, and is described as educated yet disfigured, likely the same man seen here weeks earlier.
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Aman
Government Urged to Aid the Poor After Tragic Event
The speaker calls on authorities to protect mankind by making arrangements to care for the poor and unfortunate following the incident.
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Deed H. Mayar
Julian Mayar
Leavenworth Echo
G. N
Alias
Lutheran Church
J. C. Davis
Forest Service
Olympic Mountains
F. E. Bailey
Lee
Templin & McKenzie
Shooting Gallery
Frank Wendl
Matt & Jeff
Mutt & Jeff
Cafe Depot
Thos. Nolan
Front Street
Mutual Mercantile Co
Lamb
Davis Lumber Co
Massie
Massie’s
East Commercial St
Majestic Ranges
Wells & Morris
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