Equal suffrage gains praised by Seattle clergy and reformers
The Methodist Preachers Association of Seattle backs equal suffrage after a letter from Miss Emily Inez Denny praised protective legislation for youths. Emma Smith DeVoe promotes a women’s day at North Yakima fair while urging nonmilitant campaigning. Fire wardens fix spark arrester rules, slash burning permits expand, and Seattle insurers lure Northwest agencies to keep money local. The Cort Klaw theater dispute grows with Seattle and Spokane plans, Washington peach crops rise, six interscholastic track records fall at UW, and editorials urge higher life ideals over worldly concerns.
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Methodist Preachers’ Association of Seattle
Emily Inez Denny
Seattle
A. A. Denny
W. H. Rees
Emma Smith DeVoe
North Yakima
DeVoe
Insurance Committee
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Northwest
San Francisco
Washington
North Coast
Pioneer
Spokane
Local Mutual
Northwestern Mutual of
Sioux slayings and slave family history told in snippets
The passage recounts a freed slave woman whose health remained sound until two years prior, and notes her husband a former slave who died in 1874 at age 110. A fatal gun incident in Sioux City involves a young man handling a loaded firearm, causing an accidental explosion.
Notice of State Lands Sale at Wenatchee Public Auction
Public sale of state lands in Chelan County Washington set for Saturday in July at the Wenatchee County Courthouse. Three parcels described with sections townships and ranges are offered with appraised values 1600 400 and 1600 dollars and with terms including a 10 percent down payment and annual installments at 6 percent interest.
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City of
Wenatchee
Chelan
State of Washington
Board of State Land Commissioners
W. M
East W. M
Commissioner of Public Lands
Said County
J. W. Ross
Public Lands
Railroads kill and injure thousands of employees yearly
McClure's Magazine highlights alarming Civil War era style statistics showing 3470 railroad employees killed in 1908 and an average of 328 deaths monthly since 1903. It notes 6.4 percent of employees injured last year and that the injury rate has quadrupled with industry growth. The Yakima county Woman's Building for the Washington state fair is described as a $10,000 reproduction featuring rest rooms and exhibits, to be showcased September 26 to October 1.
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United States
McClure
Yakima County
A.Y.P
Washington
Summons for Publication in Leavenworth Justice Court
Two notices record summonses dated 1910 in Chelan County Washington. First plaintiff D H Mayor seeks $95 plus costs from W H Wahlfel over services in a real estate sale. hearing set June 4 before Justice F B Taylor. Second suit by George P Rice for Albert Donald seeks $21.50 for board and accommodations. hearing also June 4 in Leavenworth.
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Justice's Court
Chelan County
Washington
F. 8. Taylor
Leavenworth
J.J. King
Justice’s Court
Geo. P. Rice
State of Washington
D. C
Geo, Prick
Justice of the Peace
Leavenworth Precinct
Great Northern Time Table at Leavenworth
Trains depart Leavenworth in east and west directions with No 26 at 12 15 am No 25 at 2 00 am No 2 at 1 15 am No 3 at 3 45 am No 44 at 4 25 am No 43 at 4 05 pm No 4 at 3 20 pm No 1 at 1 35 pm No 28 at 8 05 am No 27 at 11 40 pm Nos 27 and 28 are fast mail trains.
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Leavenworth
Woodlark Squirrel Poison promoted for gophers and prairie dogs
Woodlark Squirrel Poison marketed as the most reliable and destructive agent to exterminate gophers squirrels sage rats and prairie dogs. Each kernel kills and requires no mixing or preparation. Dealers refund if not as claimed. Pamphlet free. For sale at City Drug Store Portland Oregon.
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Carmicar Co
Portland
Oregon
Longest Chicago resident Deanna Long dies of pneumonia
Mrs Deanna Long an elder Black woman born March 1790 in Baltimore died from pneumonia. She was enslaved and served 65 years as a cook for the King family at Linden Alabama and later 21 years for the King family broader service.
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Deanna Long
Chicago
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Pacific Northwest News
State Board of Fire Wardens
Washington Forest Fire Association
Washington Fire Association
John Cort
New York
Klaw & Erlanger Syndicate
Klaw & Erlanger
Tacoma
Independents
Cort
Yakima
Middle West
University of Washington
Broadway High School
Lincoln
Risdon
Broadway
Ames
Cee
Rock
Better Life
Sioux
Dioux
Tumwater Light & Water Co. Distributors
Leavenworth’s Light, Water and Telephone Service
My2ius
Wenatchee Milling CO
Wenatchee, Wash
Tumwater Savings Bank
Beal Grain & Milling CO
Wenatchee Wash
Leavenworth, Wash
OPERA
G. W. Hoxley
Trinity Medical College
Toronto University
A. G. Tikeown
W.W. M. McCoy
Columbia Valley Bank Building
Ofice
Attorneys AT Law
J. J. King
U. S. Land Department
Lewis J. Nelson
Wash
J. B. Adams
Victor Martin
Omar P, Barrows
Henry Crass
John K Porter
Crass, Porter & Thomason Lawyers
Columbia Valley Bank
Thomas & Sorenson
Leavenworth Market
Martin Christenson
Packing House
Emil Frank
Prop
City Drug Store
Ness
Lamb-Davis Lumber
Echo
S. Ludington
Fred Kemp
F. and
M. Bank
Reeves & Reeves
Reeves Building
Farmers
Leavenworth Wash
D. Griffith
Burt J. Williams
J. D. Langdon
Joe Massie
Echo Office
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