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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
2
Public advisory states that all condolence resolutions cards of thanks entertainment notices with admission fees or any aims to promote business must be paid at regular advertising rates when printed in The Hecho.
An Outlook Magazine editorial argues for bold national investment in preparedness, praising continental unity and liberty while warning against power monopolies. It contrasts American history of military and educational progress with warnings about Stone Webster and Washington Water Power dominating Pacific coast hydro power, urging federal control to prevent state fragmentation and ensure future industrial growth.
A broad movement seeks defeat of the Ferris water power bill. The writer declines to judge merits from reading and notes opposition by major water power owners, aiming to prevent a monopoly of vast byido-slegtric power. Washington state is highlighted among Northwestern states with large holdings.
The piece condemns congressional drive to repurpose funds as pork barrelling for shipyards, munition plants, fortifications, or army posts. It asks if honest citizens can repudiate graft as Hoquiam did over post office funds and warns against honoring principle for dollars.
The article claims Standard Oil and its subsidiaries earned about a half billion dollars in the past year. It warns profits will be reinvested in bonds, railroads, mortgages, lands, buildings, and other property, with 1916 profits vastly rising. The piece calls for congressional action.
A brief editorial likens Standard Oil owners to financiers who dwarf the efforts of biblical architects pursuing a Babel like ascent to heaven, contrasting corporate power with ancient ambition.
A political cartoon caption ridicules the Democratic Party as floundering for months. The piece compares the president, Senate, and House to a mule in mire and a tadpole on dry land over the armed passenger vessel issue under Allied flags. It invokes Nero and urges a cartoonist scene of internal struggle.
Wheeler pays the freight and invites readers to write or phone with drug orders. Wheeler's Drug Store urges customers to place requests by mail or telephone.
The Tacoma Tribune notes Senator Wesley L. Jones and William Jennings Bryan unite in opposition to issuing passports to Americans aboard belligerent ships. The piece also critiques Jones for opposing preparedness.
More than fifty universities will send representatives to the Seattle inauguration ceremonies March 20 and 21 as Suzzalo is formally inaugurated as president of Washington University. Among attendees is President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University.
The Pimes, a new paper published at the Columbia where it meets the Spokane river in Lincoln county, announces Lincoln as a future town of consequence near the Colville reservation set to open for settlement next summer. O A Hawkins publisher of the Times is appointed U S commissioner.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best liver medicines with sugar coated tablets that hide the bitter taste. It claims to stimulate the liver and bowels without gripe or nausea and urges readers to try a bottle at 25 cents from their druggist.
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