Priest Rapids power plan links to Chikamin limestone
A public bulletin argues for a Priest Rapids dam to generate up to 400 000 horsepower and produce nitrates and fertilizer from Chikamin limestone. It cites potential cement plants, federal water power laws, and private investors in a bid to spur eastern Washington growth and Leavenworth prosperity.
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Chikamin Creek
United States
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Columbia River
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Columbia
Robert E. Strahorn
Boston
Mass
Spokane
Yakima Valley
Natches Pass
Mt. Rainier
Portland
Great Northern Railroad Company
Strehorn
New York
Howard
Portland Street Railway Co
Portland Light and Power Co
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Conference
Ajacent Lands
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Cascades
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Chikamin
Chickamin
Prof. Roberts
Washington University
Great Falls
Mont
Miles City
Idaho
Rock Island
Washington
State of
Great Northern
H. P
Chelan River
Wenatchee River
White River
Chewawa
Icicle
Chelan County
Ferryman Leads Adams in Senatorial Contest
The Wenatchee World reports J. H. Ferryman leading J. B. Adams by 60 votes. Adams carries Kittitas County by 416 while Ferryman leads Chelan County by 476.
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Ferryman
Adams
Wenatchee
J. H. Ferryman
J. B. Adams
Mr. Adams
Kittitas County
Mr. Ferryman
Chelan County
Seattle Mayor backs I W W mob amid Everett killings
Pacific Northwest notes describe Seattle mayor H C Gill's sympathy with I W W members who killed two Everett citizens after being refused landing. City officials face scrutiny. prosecutors may try twenty I W W suspects for murder while Seattle police are accused of inaction. Also covered are a treasure recovery of the Sesostris ship, Milo Root's defeat, Adamson eight hour law case, railroad implications, and winter weather projections.
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Everett
Seattle
Gill
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Special Train Fifty Box Cars Loaded With Apples
Great Northern railroad supplied Wenatchee apple growers with a special train of fifty box cars to rush fruit to market and overcome refrigerator car shortages. The train left Tuesday evening with a stove man firing each car, producing a striking plume of smoke as all cars moved.
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Great Northern Railroad
Wenatchee
Business Booming in Seattle and New Baby Born
Seattle stockholder S R Davidson says local business is booming and next year should set records while Mr and Mrs Jack Love of Tye welcome a new boy born at Leavenworth hospital on Wednesday.
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S. R. Davidson
Seattle
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
Davidson
Jack Love
Tye
Leavenworth Hospital
Marriage in Wenatchee Ties Hilton and Stafford Pair
Mr Geo Hilton and Miss Violet Stafford wed in Wenatchee with Mr Rich Chambers and Miss Moyle Duncan as witnesses. Judge McCoy performed the ceremony. Bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Joe Stafford are longtime Leavenworth residents. Hilton works for Leavenworth Lumber Company.
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Geo. Hilton
Violet Stafford
Rich Chambers
Moyle Duncan
Wenatchee
Oil Burner Fire at Rail Road Round House
A five o'clock blaze at the railroad round house was started when an oil burner leaked oil and caught fire. Whistles blew to wake residents but no major damage occurred as firefighters promptly extinguished the flames.
Prevent Fire Outbreak Now This Season
Urges early fire prevention as cold weather returns. Warns stoves chimneys and unused setups may have become hazards after a year of dormancy. Advises checking for fire traps and moving items away from heat sources. Also notes Fred Lee and family leaving for Spokane for a G N freight job and W F Ramsdel moving into their former home.
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Fred Lee
Spokane
Lee
G. N
W. F. Ramsdel
Forestry Office
Ole brings another silver fox to Foxeola with mining prospector
Ole arrives in Foxeola with J E Praul and shows a new silver fox. He has bought four silver foxes in four years and claims he can obtain them anytime. Prices paid were 150, 100 and 75 dollars, threatening to make silver foxes affordable beyond elite buyers.
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J. E. Praul
Pector
Red Mountain
Ole
North America
Crown
Civilization
Mr. Ford
Father
Weather shifts to frigid bite after warm spell
Last Sunday saw a sharp drop of over twenty degrees from a mild spell. Temperatures hovered near eight to fifteen above zero, with Douglass county recording below zero and Cashmere and Wenatchee several degrees colder. Ice formed on still water as sunny days continued.
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Cashmere
Wenatchee
Douglass County
Cold Weather Damages Apple and Vegetable Crops
The cold spell from Saturday night to Wednesday harmed fruit and vegetables. Apples on trees still endured the frost while thousands of boxed apples lay outside near warehouses due to limited storage. Potatoes and other vegetables were not fully housed.
New Concrete Garage Planned for Spring
Proposed new concrete garage on the corner of Ninth and Commercial streets beside the light and telephone building is under consideration. Completion of the Scenic highway would boost tourist travel via Leavenworth and make another garage a necessity.
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Light and Telephone
Leavenworth
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Priest Repids
U. S
Rockey Mountain
Company
Pacific Northwest
H. C. Gill
Pacific
Sesostris
Guatemala
Kosmos Line
D. E. Skinner
Skinner-Eddy Shipbuilding Corporation
Milo A. Root
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
Root
Supreme Court
Northwest
Puget Sound
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