Echo Special Notices and Bergdoll Draft Evasion Debate
The Echo outlines paid advertising rules for notices and recalls public notices from June 18 1920. It cites Frederic L. Walters on Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, noting Bergdoll’s escape despite government trust and a two year hunt, contrasting with doughboys punished for brief Paris leaves.
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United States
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Frederic L. Walters
American Legion Weekly
Peter C. Harris
Bergdoll
Nonpartisan League menace threatens Washington state future
A Washington State weekly editorial warns of a looming socialist menace from the nonpartisan league. It argues that if the league gains power, Washington could mirror North Dakota’s perceived bankruptcy risk and loss of individual property rights. It calls on business and property owners to unite and oppose socialist influence in the GOP primaries.
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Washington State
Washington
Commonwealth
Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
Townley
Frazier
Business Man
Editorial miscredited in Echo should have Oroville Gazette byline
Last week's Echo carried the piece Sound Reasoning which the Oroville Gazette should have credited as its author. The misattribution prompts a correction of the byline and source for the editorial.
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the Echo
Sound Reasoning
Oroville Gazette
Menace in Agriculture and Industry Sparks Call to Action
The passage notes threats to apple orchards, wheat fields, gold and silver markets, railroads, wages, and newspapers. It urges collective effort to halt these menaces and to keep busy, stopping continual complaints about injustice.
Harding Wins Republican Nomination In Chicago Convention
The Republican convention in Chicago nominated Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio for President and Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for Vice President after a protracted balloting. Harding, a journalist by trade, rose from a late start to secure the nomination on the final ballots as Wood Lowden and Johnson faded. The platform awaits study to judge its stance.
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Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Chicago
Wood
Lowden
Johnson
Harding
Business men urged to vote to save Washington from radical control
Chehalis Bee Nugget warns North Dakota neglect by business leaders allowed the rise of destructionist forces. It argues that nonpartisan league and triple alliance groups seek to seize control via direct primaries, urging all voters to act at the ballot box to prevent socialistic experiments and radical domination in Washington.
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North Dakota
Heaven
Washington
Nonpartisan League
Triple Alliance
Mrs Wm Titus Visited Wenatchee Last Saturday
Mrs Wm Titus spent last Saturday in Wenatchee, according to local society notes. The visit highlighted social activity and civic engagements in the city.
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Wm. Titus
Wenatchee
Rising Federal-aid road projects show rapid postwar growth
A Bureau of Public Roads summary of projects from September 1916 to April 30 1920 reveals 2 885 statements filed by states, 2 790 approved totaling 27 796 miles, with 1 974 plans delivered and 1 827 recommended for approval covering 15 845 miles. Construction is underway on 1 569 projects totaling 11 987 miles, plus about 100 more under progress without signed agreements bringing total under construction to 12 540.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Delaware
Illinois
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Utah
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
Livestock Numbers Fall in Early Year Report
The Bureau of Crop Estimates reports declines in cattle and hogs in the first four months of the year vs the same period last year. Hog births are down about 10 percent, marketings down 15 percent, farm deaths up over 40 percent to May 1, with calves births 22 percent lower. overall cattle numbers down about 6 percent.
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United States
Special Livestock Reports
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agricultre
Real Estate Transfers in Leavenworth District
Real estate transfers list partial lots and blocks in Leavenworth. Joseph Hale transfers part of Lots 11 and 12, Block 9, Second Add to Leavenworth for $1. Fred L Hiedrich to Bert Blackwell covers Lots 7 and 8 in Cascade Orchards for $1. Anna Meisner to C FE Bobo covers Lot 7 and part of Lot 6, Block 8 for $10. Leavenworth State Bank to J C Davis covers Lots 9 and 10, Block 21, 1st Add to Leavenworth for $10. R B Field to J C Davis, same property.
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Joseph Hale
O. S. Sampson
Leavenworth
Fred L. Hiedrich
Bert Blackwell
Cascade Orchards
Anna Meisner
C. FE. Bobo
Leavenworth State Bank
J. C. Davis
R. B. Field
Man Declares No Bills From Wife After Date
Lee J. Howerton states he will pay no bills contracted by his wife Myrtle Howerton after the specified date. First publication June 11. PD indicated.
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Myrtle Howerton
Lee J. Howerton
School District Seeks Steam Coal Bids for Leavenworth
Notice to coal dealers announces bids for delivery of three carloads of steam coal to Leavenworth School District No. 49 in Chelan County. Bids must state coal quality and price per ton F. O. B. Leavenworth, with delivery within sixty days of acceptance. Bid open date June 29 1920.
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