Scenic Highway opening eyed for current year
Chelan county representative Jno A Gel latly reports from the legislature that funds totaling 168000 will aid the Blewett pass Sunset Highway route and an effort is in motion to open the Scenic road this year or by 1920. Government proposals and county shares aim to complete work to connect Seattle with Chelan county and provide a short coast route.
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Chelan County
Jno. A. Gellatly
The
Echo
Blewett Pass
Forestry Service
King County
Seattle
Sylvester
Tumwater Canyon
Lake Wenatchee
Chumstick
Chiwaukum
How to Get a $60 Government Bonus for Veterans
An excerpt from a postwar act explains a $60 bonus for all officers and enlisted personnel discharged since April 1 1917. Claimants must send their discharge papers and final payment endorsement to the Zone Finance Officer in Washington D C along with a full service record.
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Congress
Martin H. Easton
The
Daily World
Department Intelligence Office
Lemon Bldg
Washington D. C
Summer Outlook for Leavenworth Promising Activity
The article notes a thaw in Wenatchee valley snow boosting mobility and work. Log mills, the Great Northern Mill and others prepare for summer runs. road repairs will start when conditions allow. Farm activity awaits, while fruit-box demand and prices are expected to stay strong, signaling a prosperous year.
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Wenatchee Valley
Great Northern Mill Company
Wenatchee Valley Northern Railroad
Parish
Dryden
Leavenworth
Chumstick
Eagle Creek
Cashmere
Lake Wenatchee
Mrs Kinchers Recovers After Hospital Operation
Mrs Kinchers who underwent surgery at Leavenworth Hospital two weeks ago has now recovered enough to sit up and expects to be discharged soon. A remark on a girl painting and cracked enamel likens it to rivers on South American maps. Mr F E Carlquist traveled to Portland Oregon last Friday on a business mission expected to last until midweek.
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South America
F. E. Carlquist
Portland
Oregon
Nobody Wants Your Advice Says A Bothered Citizen
A writer voices frustration at unsolicited guidance in a pointed public remark. The remark frames advice as unwanted and highlights a clash over perceived intrusiveness and autonomy.
Hoquiam Plans to Reclaim 23 000 Acres of Overflowed Land
Hoquiam launches a program to reclaim 23 000 acres of overflowed land. The move targets expanding usable terrain and boosting local development potential for agriculture and housing.
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Hoquiam
Plan to open Snoqualmie Pass with plows and crawlers
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Greater Seattle bureau propose using snow plows and trenching equipment to clear Snoqualmie Pass, aiming to open the highway two to three months early each spring. King and Kittitas counties resist costly experiments, but Camp Lewis machines could be tested for an early opening that would boost Northwest traffic beyond the usual 300 to 400 motorists daily in summer.
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Snoqualmie Highway
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club of
Seattle
Greater Seattle
King and Kittitas
Douglas Shaler
Automobile Club of
Western Washington
Sheler
Camp Lewis
Northwest
Shelor
Taft accused of defects in league of nations covenant
The Republican Publicity Association released a Washington statement criticizing the league of nations covenant. It quotes Mr Taft noting the covenant’s language as ponderous and not symmetrically arranged and urges clearer terms and limits on participation and withdrawal.
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Republican Publicity Association
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Washington
League of Nations
Taft
League
United States
Congress
New England
Taft Questions Monroe Doctrine and League Clarity
Ex president Taft says the Monroe Doctrine should be more definitively reserved and notes ambiguity in whether league council decisions require a majority or unanimous vote. He warns that such phrasing weaknesses undermine the league and urges closer reading of his own writings for context.
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League
Taft
League of Nations
Senate
High Prices Move Wenatchee Apples From Storages
Apple prices of four dollars per box spur owners to release Winesap stock in the Wenatchee valley. Shipments rise to about fifteen cars daily with total season output over 8200 cars. Some growers may still hold 100 to 200 cars, and warehousers report renewed shipments after claiming to be finished.
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Wenatchee Valley
Mr. M. F. Green Plans Auto Stage Venture From Leavenworth
Mr. M. F. Green and family arrived from Cashmere and will settle here. He expects to operate auto stages with Gus Bergren between Leavenworth and Cashmere this summer.
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M. F. Green
Cashmere
Gus Bergren
Leavenworth
Unmade in a Night Cites World Shaped Slowly
A aphoristic line notes the world’s slow creation yet warns that individuals can be ruined in a single night. The reflection contrasts enduring processes with sudden downfall.
Madison Chronicled as a Cunning Get Rich Quick Scheme
The Echo reports Robert Madison, active in 1917, used a charity storefront idea to solicit funds from railroad men for a co operative mercantile store. He vanished with an estimated 85 000 dollars, leaving victims across Leavenworth with checks bounced and debts. The editor warned readers, warned of legal threats, and promises to publish more details to protect future investors.
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Madison
Barclay
Charley Chaplin
The
Echo
Leavenworth
China
Japan
Cascade Merchandise Corporation
Mane
Oren
Robert Madison
New York
Seattle
Wenatchee Valley Apple Man Plans European Trip
Mr. Wagner, a pioneer in the Wenatchee Valley apple trade and owner of a large Columbia Valley orchard, will depart for Europe to study market conditions and forge export connections for the next season. He has marketed apples in Australia and other nations and aims to assess postwar trade shifts, especially in England. The war altered trade factors and demand in Europe and in Australia and South America, where prior export activity paused for years.
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Wagner
Australia
Columbia Valley
Europe
England
Wounded Doctor and Soldiers Return in County News
Dr A W Seibert Wenatchee physician listed among the wounded. Horticultural Inspector Darlington plans a valley spray campaign. Jack Howard Lichtenstein the first American soldier discharged on the other side joins the Jewish Welfare Board. Rev J O Hawk resigns as Chelan’s pastor and moves to Wenatchee. Bert S Fenton returns from France with wounds after serving with the Twenty third Engineers near Metz. Dr N A Gearhardt operated on Fenton at the base hospital.
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Jack Howard Lichtenstein
Wenatchee Daily World
The
Colors
France
Jewish Welfare Board
Wenatchee
Bert S. Fenton
Camp Lewis
Young Fenton
Twenty-third
Metz
Fenton
N. A. Gearhardt
Day Visits Penney Executives In Leavenworth
Mr Day formerly tied to the Penney store in Leavenworth as he now manages a store in Everett. He visited yesterday and exchanged notes with Mr Couchman who presides over the Leavenworth Penney store.
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Mr. Day
Penney
Leavenworth
Everett
Mr. Couchman
Leavenworth Penney
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Secnic
Forestry Department
Mountain Road
Easton
Rquest
Wenatchee World
Snoqualmie Pass
MR. Taft
Red Mountain
Ole
Long
Service Club
E. Wagner
A. W. Seibert
Darlington
Chelan
J. O. Hawk
Hawk
Isenhart Bros.’ Furniture Co
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