Four ENginemen Lose Lives In Silk Train Wreck
Four crew members die as a derailment near Everett injures others and damages silk cars. Brown and Johnson die instantly. Mayott and Kirkland perish from steam burns after hospital transport. Wrecker and engineer Tegtmeier recover bodies and report the pony truck derailed near a gravel pit, leaving two damaged engines and intact silk cars. Families plan funerals in Everett and Seattle as West Coast traffic halts briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster” Brown
Johnson
Mayott
Kirkland
Everett
W. A. Tegtmeier
Tegtmeier
Brown and Johnson
Brown
Obituary Note for Harry K. Johnson
The obituary notes Harry K. Johnson near the age of 38 and survived by his wife Mrs. Johnson. The brief memorial indicates a spouse and a similar age to Mr Brown.
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Harry K. Johnson
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Johnson
Leavenworth and Peshastin Vote Update
M O Yeats moves toward Ellensburg with sheep on winter pasture as Leavenworth and Peshastin vote. The terse item notes local civic activity and a distant pastoral detail.
Obituary of John Mayott Seattl e Traveler
John Mayott of Seattle, aged about 40, died recently in our area. He is survived by his wife and four children. A well known traveler who often made runs between here and Seattle, he was here on a hunting trip only a few days before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mayott
Seattle
Mr. Mayott
Death of Harry Kirkland A Seattle Railroad Man
Harry Kirkland of Seattle died aged about 30. He was well known among railroad workers locally and had resided here at one time, surviving wife.
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Harry Kirkland
Seattle
Armistice Day Reflections on Peace and Sacrifice
The piece recalls Armistice Day five years ago when France battles ended and Victory brought peace. It honors the returning soldiers and asks if we remembered their sacrifice and the promise to welcome them home. It notes that not all who served survived and questions the passage of time since the war ended.
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France
Cara Niles Dies at 76 in City Home
Mrs. Cara Augusta Niles died last Thursday night at her son Clyde’s home in the city at age seventy six due to old age and general debility. The body was shipped to Snohomish on Friday with local family members for funeral and interment held there the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cara Augusta Niles
Clyde
Snohomish
Dems Gain Noted In Tuesday Election Across Nation
Dill leads Poindexter by about 5000 for U S Senate in the state race while Webster nears Hill in the congressional contest. Chelan County favors Republicans for most offices, with Gillette possibly edging Reeves. Nationally Democrats gain, NY back to Dems, Reed re elected, and House control still muddled amid scattered results. Delays from a wreck near Reiter slowed returns at Leavenworth.
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Leavenworth and
Peshastin
Burns
Armstrong
Atwood
Isher
Godfrey
Sumner
Howe
A. T. Gibson
J. C. Davis
H. M. Downing
Poindexter
Dill
United States Senate
The
Echo
Webster
Judge Hill
Chelan County
Capt. Usher
Gillette
Frank Reeves
New York
Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Edwards
New Jersey
Gerry
Rhode Island
Ralston
Indiana
Ferris
Michigan
Reed
Missouri
Volstead
Minnesota
North Dakota
O’connor
Lynn J. Frazier
U. S. Senate
Johnson
California
la Follette
Wisconsin
Brookhart
Towa
Leavenworth
Reiter
Spivas Visit Odessa Friends and Oil Industry Talk
Mr and Mrs B E Spiva visited Odessa last Friday through Monday and stayed with Mr and Mrs Otto Green who run a hotel business there Otto Green remains a booster for Cat Creek oil but Pan Motor is now under a receiver’s control.
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B. E. Spiva
Odessa
Otto Green
Otto
Cat Creek
Pan Motor
Boxing Card Promises Dandy Action in Leavenworth Card
The boxing show at the Che lan County Athletic Club of Leavenworth features five bouts headlined by Ad Schlafli of Seattle against Leo Stokes of Spokane. Doors open at 7 15 p m with 8 15 p m start. Admission is free for members in good standing, dues two dollars through December 31 1922.
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Ad Schlafli
Seattle
Leo Stokes
Spokane
Chelan County Athletic Club
Leavenworth
Forget-Me-Not Sale Aids Disabled Veterans
The Forget-Me-Not sale by local schoolgirls benefiting disabled soldiers raised about fifty dollars. Workers split by time were led by Mrs. Van Tassell and Mrs. Clifford Hayes with volunteers including Helen Lawrence Ruth Field Alfreda Davis Mildred Hearst Hazel Hansen Marguerite Clemens Ardis Kennedy May Elliott and Mable Bresch. The committee thanks all who helped support wounded veterans of the war.
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van Tassel
Clifford Hayes
Hale
Mrs. van Tassell
Helen Lawrence
Ruth Field
Alfreda Davis
Mildred Hearst
Hazel Hansen
Marguerite Clemens
Ardis Kennedy
Helen Hale
May Elliott
Mable Bresch
Commercial Club Luncheon Reports Cascade Sanitarium Progress
About thirty attendees at the Commercial club luncheon hear a corrected report on the Cascade Sanitarium. Dr. Lessing offers a private guarantee to return stockholder funds, affirming the project as a community venture. The camp ground will close for the season and Wenatchee Fruit & Warehouse Co. of Peshastin is admitted as a member.
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Commercial Club
Cascade Sanitarium
Lessing
J. W. Rogers
Peshastin
Krollpfeiffer
H. A. Franklin
J. C. Garretson Jr
H. M. Goff
W. E. Anderson
Hugo Kringle
Mrs. Elmer
Armistice Day events and prizes
Prize list for Armistice Day events includes 50 yard dashes for boys and girls, free-for-all heats, 100 yard dash, a crass race, and various contests with rewards such as gloves, knives, shaving kits, candy, coffee, and general merchandise. Prizes announced by Leavenworth Mercantile Co. and others. remaining prizes to be donated.
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Merc. Co
Wheeler’s Drug Store
J. C. Penney Co
Cascade Garage
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Civic Club Meeting Highlights Valley Women
The Women’s Civic club held a special meeting Thursday November 2 presided by Mrs. Frank Hennessy. Reports from Mrs. Frank Reeves Wenatchee on the national Chautauqua convention and Mrs. Brooks Cashmere on the Omak district convention were shared. About twenty five out of town guests from Kumlux Wenatchee Cashmere and Peshastin attended. Remarks by Mrs. A H Sylvester Wenatchee district federation president praised the group and their slogan about valley apples. Mrs. Williams spoke on the Wenatchee Musical club followed by brief notes from visiting club presidents. Refreshments followed.
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Women’s Civic Club
Frank Hennessy
Frank Reeves
Wenatchee
State Federation
Chautauqua
Brooks
Cashmere
Omak
Kumlux Club
Peshastin
A. H. Sylvester
District Federation
Our Valley
Teachers urged to cultivate human nature study for better democracy
Dr. F. F. Nalder of the State College of Washington spoke at a tri county institute in Walla Walla urging teachers to use education to illuminate human problems. He said light of knowledge is vital and teachers must study people to guide youth toward responsible adulthood.
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Square
F. F. Nalder
State College of Washington
Walla Walla
Reverend McPhee Killed in Auto Accident Near Leavenworth
The Rev. M. McPhee pastor of the Pentecostal Church of God in Leavenworth died in a car crash near Chumstick Orchard last Friday evening. Witnesses report a blinded collision with another vehicle caused his car to overturn into a creek. he died instantly from neck and chest injuries. He was 64 years old, survived by two daughters, a wife from BC, and a son-in-law. Funeral services were held at Leavenworth M E Church with burial in Seattle University Cemetery.
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Thomas E. Brown
Edgar Harold
Mr. Brown
Wheeler Studio
Brown
Wheelers
Mrs. Wheeler
Wenatchee
Peter
M. McPhee
Pentecostal Church of God At
Leavenworth
McPhee
Schons Ranch
Eagle Creek
Chumstick Orchard
J. A. Johnson
Chumstick
M Fhee
Frank Barkee
Leslie Mercer
Hoxsey
Lessing
Town & Hennessy
Moses McPhee
Greenville
Canada
Ottawa
Margaret Hone
Sophie McPhee
Seattle
F. J. Alberty
Los Angeles
Calif
United States
Lillian Adams
Vancouver
B. C
M. E
Alfred E. Derby
University
College fat cattle win at Western Royal Live Stock show
The State College of Washington exhibited fat cattle that won championship prizes at Spokane’s Western Royal Livestock Show. Topman's Type, a Shorthorn steer, earned Grand Champion of all breeds. the college also claimed Senior Championship for Shorthorn cows, a pen of three wethers first, and Grand Champion lamb prize.
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State College of Washington
Spokane
Topman
F. M. Rothrock
Gainford
Hercules Topman
Sprague
Hanna
St. Paul’s Evang Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule
Sunday school at 10 and sermon at 11 on The Fruits of Righteousness from Phil 1 3 11. Choir rehearsal Thursday night. Catechism class meets Tuesday and Friday at 4. WM Lueckel pastor. Bob Smith and Art Brown brought in a fine deer Sunday.
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Bob Smith
Art Brown
Lin
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Mr. Johnson
M. O. Yeats
Ellensburg
DEMS
Blomeke
T'dl
Hennessey
Taylor
Lindley
Oe Howe
Gowing
Eckhart
Templin
Walker QR
Arre
WY Brocklin
Carlquist
Motteler G Hathaway
Joe Eee Sauer Dolsen Featherstone
M Otter
Hansen
Washington
Oregon
Federated Industries of Washington
John H. McIntosh
Federated Industries
Cumberland
King County
James Glackin
Glackin
Ozark Coal Company
I. W. W. Longshoreman
Portland
Montesano
Anacortes
Grays Harbor
Bayne
Rev. McPhee
ST. Paul's
WM. Lueckel
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