German Professor Proposes Gold Gram World Money
Nobel laureate Professor William Ostwald of Leipzig argues for a universal world money based on a gold gram. The plan uses gram as value unit without replacing current coinage immediately, with gold-gram certificates used in international trade and eventual minting of a multi-denomination gold-gram coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ostwald
Leipzig
Francis Bacon
Ostwald
Germany
United States
England
Russia
France
Belgium
Italy
Switzerland
Greece
Golden Potlatch 97 Carnival to Kick Off Seattle Pride
Seattle plans an annual Golden Potlatch 97 festival starting July 17 1911 to honor the Klondike gold rush of 1897. A week of pageantry parades and displays will showcase water pageants electric shows and public celebrations with city committees and business support driving the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Seattle
Alaska
Klondyke
Puget Sound
Northwest
Goats Appetite Triggers Lawsuit In Youngstown Court
Mrs. John Stanach of Brier Hill sued over a ravenous billy goat that damaged curtains, tablecloths, bric-a-brac, and rugs after visiting a neighbor’s home. In court the owner settled for $60, described as far above the animal’s market value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Kieling
Youngstown
Ohio
John Stanach
Brier Hill
Antonio Tanitino
Old Settlers Meet Called In Commercial Club Rooms
The old settlers are called to meet in the Commercial Club rooms Saturday May 13 at 3 p.m. F A Losekamp. We have them for sale at The Echo office.
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The
Echo
Commercial Club
Echo Office
County Real Estate Transfers Week Ending April 29 1911
Chelan County abstracts list transfers from Sterling to Hollis to Auvil and other buyers. Deals include tracts, plats in Wenatchee and Lakeside, water rights, irrigation ditches, and several estates with prices ranging from $1 to $6500. Notable entries: McCoy, Farwell, Kinney, and the Mission lodge transaction. United States and private parties appear in multiple conveyances across 3rd and 4th quarters in Chelan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Hollis
Prowell
Vernon Perg-Smith
Alfred Harrison
Millerdale
DM Auvil
JR Auvil
Edith Shill
G Parsons
Burrell
United States
J E Johnson
RC Osborn Jr
L W Smart
Malaga
W B Schrock
H Gunsaulus
Farwell
J B
Dehlger
J C Duhamel
H W
Wentworth
Stilwell
E Boehmer
Mary A Clark
Grandview
G Latshaw
Postoffice Adverts for Uncalled Items List
Remaining in postoffice uncalled for Monday May 1. Blomquist Fred Hastings Howard Butler C E King J H Campbell Russell Lynch Mrs F A Harris W H Westlake Jessie In calling for same please say advertised. J C DAVIS Postmaster.
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J. C. Davis
Wenatchee World Criticizes Leavenworth Bias and Offenses
A Wenatchee World editorial accuses the paper of bias against Leavenworth and critiques umpire calls in a recent game. It cites alleged unfair treatment, liquor incidents, and unequal enforcement of law between the towns, arguing Wenatchee faces double standards and injures regional trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Green
Kelso
Red Apple
Burning cedar pole industry grows on Oregon coast
The cutting of burned cedar poles has become an industry in Coos and Curry counties on the Southern Oregon coast. An experimental order by the Santa Fe Railroad for this piling proved successful, and larger quantities are now used. Burned cedar remains serviceable even forty years after the trees were killed by fire.
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Coos
Curry
Oregon Coast
Santa Fe Railroad
Oyster seed shipment boosts Pacific Coast industry
The first shipment of seed oysters from the East arrived to Willapa Harbor beds, with 40 cars set to plant and grow them to maturity, promising a larger Western Washington oyster output. A young man at dinner quipped about bread, and his bride replied with a humorous remark about dough once made by his father.
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Pacific Coast
Willapa Harbor
Western
Washington
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Ing
Chambers of Commerce
Manifold Typewriter Paper
HOTEL
Elman
Depot
Court House
Chelan County Abstract Company
Emery
Am Bank & Trust Co
John Waddell
Nemselm Witse
O W
Butler
J McGlothern
Payne
Icicle Canal Cort Wys
Swise
G B Kinney
G Spenser
Gibbs St
State Bank
Black Ben
Spitz
Jonathan
Winesap and
Stayman Winesap
Rock Island Nursery
D. H. Mohler, Prop
Wenatchee, Wash
Wenatchee Valley
Stay
Newtown
Rome
Delicious
Bartlett
Bing, Lambert and
Royal Ann Cherries
Cashmere Nurseries
G. A. Loudenback, Prop
Brender
Draymen
New York
Suite
Harlin Block
Totem Pole
Pioneer Square
Hotel Oregon Portland
OBE
Wright & Dickinson Chas
Wright
Titan
Ture
Leavenworth Furniture
Palace of Sweets
G. W. Hathaway
Prop
Opera
J. E. Tholin
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