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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
2
Western lawmakers weigh taft policies and trade tactics
The text traces debates in Congress over tariff and tax schemes, noting opposition from some Western senators to a proposed tariff bill and support for income tax. It cites industry impact on hides and shoes, shipping costs, and regional interests, including Leavenworth and Peshastin land issues, with references to rail and river trade implications and a 1920 Pilgrim anniversary expedition planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ways and
Republican Party
Newingland
Washington
Sam
Jess
Deliver of Love
Official Scandal Ties Shively-Nichols Probe to Hamilton Issue
The article contends investigation exposure may not end, urging scrutiny of other figures. It accuses senators opposing the legislative investigating committee of improper motives, alleging they knew of wrongdoing and acted to protect the party. It vows to reveal names of Republicans who blocked the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shively-Nichols
Hamilton
Legislative Investigating Committee
Misleading Claim About Peshastin Irrigation Scheme
The Wenatchee Republic last week described the Scheble and Chase irrigation plan as a proposition to flood Peshastin lands. The note questions whether the statement reflected misinformation or was stated with intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Republic
Scheble and Chase
County Advertising Bid Awarded to We Matchee World
The county printing for the year beginning July 1 was let to the We Matchee World Publishing Co. by the County Commissioners on Monday. The bid was 59 cents per square for the first insertion and 25 cents per square for the second and all subsequent insertions of every county advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wematchee World Publishing Co
Nichols Urged to Resign as Impeachment Looms
The daily press reports friends urge Nichols to resign to avoid impeachment and possible prosecution. Governor Hay may refuse his resignation if offered. If Nichols violated the law he should be punished like others, not let the law be a mockery or apply only to the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Daily Press
Nichols
Hay
Seized Her Opportunity in a Parlor Scene
A humor vignette shows a patient suitor courting a reluctant partner who avoids the front door as a polite ruse. The woman feigns engagement with the caller while the awaiting man drafts a plan to convince her. The front door raps persist, heightening the comic tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Spelling Names and Pronunciation in Regency Letters
The article discusses the difficulty and debate over proper spelling of names in the Leigh and O Connor families, noting judges and witnesses in a king's bench case struggled to decide whether to spell names with an R or ER endings and the broader origin of spelling variations. It cites examples from Mrs Quiver and others, illustrating how pronunciation and tradition influence name forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh
O'Dener
Buscom
O'Connor
O’conner
J. Bernert Burke
Ted & Commer
Ocomnengin
King's Bench
Auviber Gerty
Moll Pitcher Mary Ludwig Hays in Revolutionary Service
Mary Ludwig Hays born 1748 near Carlisle linked to the Genghier family. She joined the First Pennsylvania Artillery later the Seventh Pennsylvania Infantry, earned the nickname Moll Pitcher for carrying water to wounded soldiers and serving as a battlefield helper at Monmouth. After the war she remarried a man named McCorkle. a Carlisle cemetery monument commemorates her service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moll
Carlie
Mary Ludwig
Sie
Ome
John Casper Bees
Berber
Pennsylvanie Artilery
Wes
Mary Ledwig
Bustand
Bettie of Monmouth Wreebold
N. J
Hayes
McCerley
Carlisle
Pennsylvania Grants Molly Gift and Pension on Washington Birthday
On Washington’s birthday in 1822 the Pennsylvania legislature voted Molly a gift of $40 and a yearly pension of $4 as she neared seventy years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Molly
Pennsylvania
Tense Balloon Passes Oshkosh Farm in Comical Exchange
An aeronaut and an agriculturist debate a balloon's northward path near Oshkosh. The aeronaut jokes that the other man swore at him as the balloon crossed overhead. The Chicago Tribune notes George Eliot’s reply on life lessons as tolerance and a view of life as a card game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
George Eliot
Ounce
Eaach
Connecting Mink Between Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms
A reader asks if there is a connecting mink between the animal and vegetable kingdoms. The London Opinion is cited as a basis for this inquiry, seeking a scientific explanation for a bridge concept in natural history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Art of Juggling and Patience in Tricks
The article recounts juggler Pel Cinguersli explaining that mastery requires infinite patience and years of practice. It describes balancing multiple objects on the head and the need to keep eyes fixed on the objects to avoid dropping them, with anecdotes about progress from two billiard cues to a sixty pound iron jug to perform dangerous feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the &J. Louis Post-Die Petch
Mike
Bering
Surfacing Natural Wood Techniques
The article explains surfacing as coating close grained woods like white pine birch cherry maple sycamore gum and hemlock with shellac then sanding to smooth a finish so the wood does not absorb varnish. It notes these woods require no filling and are sealed to prevent oil loss from the varnish.
Riding the Rail Says Irishman Warned by Rail Death
A Georgia paper quotes an Irishman saying he would rather walk than ride the rail, noting the phrase “he who rides on the rail courts death” in relation to a past punishment. The Houston Post reports the remark with historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Houston Post
Tan talus Tone Poem Delivers Torment on Stage
A dialogue notes a composer asking if the audience felt despair in the tone poem Tan talus. Lis tener replies no, but observes the emotion on audience faces captured in the Fliegende Blat style.
Quote on prejudice and principle from St Louis Globe-Democrat
A fragment reflects a quotation about distinguishing principles from prejudices. The source attribution is St Louis Globe-Democrat. The wording emphasizes tolerating growth when one's principles emerge from bias.
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St Louis Globe-Deucrat
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