Tribute to Mike Horan a Washington pioneer and benefactor
A eulogistic remembrance details Mike Horan born in Massachusetts rose to prosperity in the Puget Sound region. It notes his generosity saving for education, aiding the needy, and guiding a traveler across Wenatchee River. It recalls his livestock interests, a Spokane apple show prize, and losses from failed ventures. He died March 22 after pneumonia.
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Mike
Michael
Massachusetts
California
Arizona
Puget Sound
Wenatechee Valley
Mike Horan
Legion
Wenatchee River
Wenatehee
Spokane
Seattle
Wenatchee
Beware of Men With a Charlie Chaplin Mustache
An old warning against smooth talkers selling get rich quick schemes. Do not trust hustlers who lure working men with promises of profits, only to lose money and ideals. The Echo exposed Oren R. Madison and warned readers to avoid his dubious venture.
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Heaven
The
Echo
Oren
Robert Madison
Madison
Evil in Making a Heroine of Ruth Garrison
A 18 year old Ruth Garrison poisoned Mrs. Storrs with strychnine after dinner to win her husband. Public condemnation urges punishment, condemning her betrayal and the resulting scandal, with critics blaming authorities for shielding her.
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Ruth Garrison
Storrs
Okanogan County
Geo. D. Herron
League of Nations Constitution Faces Change Amid Debate
Paris dispatches report pressure building in Washington to alter the League Charter to appease critics. Taft doubts the president’s stance as Senator Borah joins others urging a revision to curb Japanese immigration, while supporters risk losing credibility if changes fail.
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Paris
League of Nations
Daily Press
Taft
Phelan
California
Borah
League
O.K
Notice to Leavenworth Dog Owners After April First
City authorities warn that all unlicensed dogs running at large in Leavenworth after April 1 1919 will be killed by order of the city countersigned by J F Pratt Chief of Police on March 23 to April 4 1919.
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Leavenworth
J. F. Pratt
Taxpayers caution on Wilson war plans
Citizens who fund wartime costs should scrutinize President Wilson and his strategy seen as a bid to avoid future wars. The speaker warns taxes will finance a league and push the nation into new conflicts.
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Wilson
League
Clocks Move Ahead for Daylight Saving Plan
The clocks will skip one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday March 30 under daylight saving. Spokane official T. H. Brewer says setting clocks ahead Saturday night reduces business disruption. Daylight saving runs until the last Sunday in October with clocks set back then. Citizens look forward to extra evening daylight for gardening.
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T. H. Brewer
Daylight Saving Committee
Spokane
Case Against Crow and Swanson Is Dismissed
The case against Pat Crow and Swanson was heard by Magistrate Day on whether to bind them to Superior Court for hay theft from J. W. Elliott’s barn in January. The deputy prosecutor moved to dismiss after a civil suit on value undermined the prosecution. Attorneys O. P. Barrows of Wenatchee defended the defendants.
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Pat Crow
Swanson
J. W. Elliott
Morey
O. P. Barrows
Wenatchee
Lost Dog Named Sport in Malaga Wash
Lost February 26 a female dog resembles a Fox terrier white with black spots one dark ear answers to Sport Finder please notify S S P Smith Malaga Wash For Sale Good Corner lot cheap 830 by 120 Choice residence district small deposit down and terms Echo City call or write Echo City
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Ss. P. Smith
Malaga
Wash
Scenic Highway plan eyed as Chelan officials meet in Everett
Chelan county officials gathered in Everett to discuss Scenic Highway construction with a $90 000 government offer for the project. A display shows soldier equipment weighing about 100 pounds. A Chelan Superior Court notice sets April 30 1919 for final account and petition for distribution in the Dora J. McCoy estate.
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Chelan County
Everett
Mutual Mercantile Co
France
Dora J. McCoy
D. McCoy
Court House
Wenatchee
Washington
A.D
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Leavenworth Wash
Deed H. Mayar and
Julian I Mayar
Washington Newspaper Association
Dame
Charley Chaplin
Crow
J. A. Duncan
G. H. Hathaway
R. B. Field
Martimay
Geo
E. Kugelman
State of Washington
County of
Chelan
F. W. Spencer Scenic Theatre Building
Pleasant-Hill Dairy CO
Wenatchee, Wash
Square
Sampson Grocery
Mutual Mercantile Company
Leavenworth's Big Department Store
Sporting Goods
Liberty
Leavenworth State Bank
Fr. A. Sinclair
J. B. Adams
P. A. Snyder
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