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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
1
The commissioners court accepted a state appropriation for the Red Mountain Road project with conditions. The vote outlined required oversight and timelines, with funding earmarked for construction, materials, and related utilities.
Chelan county commissioners in Wenatchee accepted a state grant of 3000 dollars with a county match of 1500 dollars to total 4500 dollars for a road to Red Mountain. They plan surveys, bids, and a summit meeting with Snohomish county officials, aiming to begin by July and open the road this year.
Transcripts list real estate transfers from Chelan County court records including parcels in Wenatchee and Leavenworth and mining interests near Negro Creek. It notes public figures visiting the area and a planned wagon road to access camp prospects, plus a column on military retreat strategy by historic commanders.
Marriage licenses issued for W W Piercete and M Holly. Court notes include Albert A Bryant vs William M Barlow and Margaret E Spencer. Henry Snider vs Benicia Milliken. Dill & Thomas and A M Benson represent parties. A P Chisholm joins Wenatchee Lumber Co. for judgment on account. Aletta M Whitley seeks divorce from John Whitley with Victor Martin as attorney.
The article notes Jules Verne not the first to fuse science with fiction Abbott’s Roll‑Go fictions preceded him. Verne uses science to explore nature mastery and space time limits. His characters travel around the world in eighty days reach the earth’s center to the moon and 20000 leagues under the sea.
Engineering analysis by Clyde Potts argues a true tide exists on Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes driven by wind and atmospheric pressure. The water acts as a balance, showing two foot fluctuations before storms and varying periods between highs, with waves traveling across the lakes influenced by pressure differences. Lake Erie, aligned with prevailing winds, shows combined wind and pressure effects causing rapid rises and falls in gauge records.
The text argues that true friendship arises from moral worth rather than benefits received. It notes a debt of gratitude may erode friendship, while genuine friends give favors freely. Lending friendship risks losing both friend and money, whereas true friendship thrives on voluntary, moral affinity.
Cheap 30 day offer for a good rooming house. Owner selling due to ill health. A snap for somebody. Apply at the Echo office.
The piece lauds King Victor Emmanuel III for backing farmer unity and agricultural reform, noting Italy’s need for development and government cooperation. It credits American David Lubin with initiating the idea of international farmer congresses and a royal endorsement as a prestige boost.
Reported proposal to relocate 150000 Russian prisoners to an island with guard dogs, minimal supplies of raw food, and self regulation of their camp. This notion reflects wartime prisoner treatment ideas circulating in discussions of Allied policy.
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