Recall of Blaine and Conkling feud echoes in Leavenworth
The piece recounts Blaine's sharp floor rebuke of Roscoe Conkling, noting how the 1870s clash helped shape Blaine's two failed presidential bids and Cleveland's 1884 victory. It reflects on political tempers, Conkling's rise in New York, and the lasting impact on national fortunes.
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James G. Blaine
United States
New York
Roscoe Conkling
House of Representatives
Blaine
Congress
Reas
Tilton
New York, Independent
Henry Winter Davis
Conkling
Hyperion
Satyr
Thersites
Hercules
Davis
Grover Cleveland
Empire State
Maine
Wenatchee Boy Greeted By “Steal Trust” Fame
A Wenatchee business man recalls two youths near his store. One boasts of money. the other, a Sunday school boy, accuses the other of stealing sacks from Conrad Rose. The exchange humorously mocks honesty as a path to wealth.
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Wenatchee
Fowler
Republic
Tam
Conrad Rose
Waverly Beets Boost Washington Sugar Industry Profits
The people of Waverly Washington find beet farming highly profitable. The local sugar factory produced 225 car loads of refined sugar worth over 3 million dollars this year. Nearby farmers raised 34 000 tons of beets and were paid about 12 000 dollars. Secretary Wilsoe of agriculture predicts Washington could become a leading sugar state due to beet production.
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Waverly
Wash
Wilsoe
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Iowans Move to Valley Town and Fraud Warns
The Wenatchee Republic notes a Dubuque letter leading to a colonization push with eight families expected to leave March 1 to rent farms and buy city property. A North Dakota man, Garnsey, was duped by a traveling locator over land near Entiat. he must pay for land not filed on. The Wenatchee Republic recalls George Koontz of Leavenworth buying 320 acres on Badger Mountain from the railroad.
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Fowler
Echo
The
Bokays
Commercial Club
Dubuque
Iowa
Littlefield
Wenatchee Republic
Mana
North Dakota
Irwin Garo- Sey
Entiat
Wenstchee Republic
Wenatebee Republic
George Koontz
Leavenworth
Badger Mountain
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Leavenworth Echo
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Yours Truly
Leavenworth Mercantile CO
Adams County News
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Seaday School
Gore
Rtee
R. M
Praternal Hall
P. Sheridan
L. Lamb
Pres
Cu Canton, Ta
I. Lamb
V.pres
G.e.lambd
Sec
P. Davis, Treas
Minneapolis
Minn
Cimon
Ia. Leor
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Davies
Tumwater Savings Bank
Leavenworth, Washington
E. F. Sprague
E. C. Graham
Undertakers
Flora E. Chase
F. Sprague
E.F. Sprague Co
Meacy
Emil
Frank
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