Large scale logging boom boosts valley lumber trade
The Lamb Davis Lumber Co. reports its planing mill and box factory running daily through the season with demand for fruit boxes outpacing supply. Logging chief F. J. Cline contracts agents widely as ranchers sell logs to banks and crews. Notable deals include two Japs securing a 30000-dollar contract on Wenatchee river section 23 and George McDonnell of Spokane planning eight million feet on section 27, while Steffens Bros. from St. Mary’s Idaho head to section 35 for another eight million feet.
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Lamb Davis Lumber Co
F. J. Cline
Wenatchee River
Chewawa
Nason Creek
Geo. McDonnell
Spokane
Steffens Bros
St. Mary’s Idaho
Night Marshal and Police Magistrate Scrap
After the council adjourned late at night Pratt the night marshal and Grant the police magistrate argued near Front and Eighth. The magistrate accused the night marshal of lying and the night marshal struck at Grant. Pratt filed a complaint for language likely to provoke a breach of the peace. trial set for Thursday but continued to Oct 8 due to a missing witness.
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Marshal Pratt
Grant
Front
Eighth Streets
Justice of the Peace Rice
Will Open Ladies Furnishing Goods Store
S A Murray visited yesterday and leased the building for a new ladies furnishing goods store. He belongs to the firm that opened the Drygoods Emporium in Wenatchee. The Leavenworth shop is Mr Murray’s independent venture, not a Wenatchee branch.
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S. A. Murray
Drygoods Emporium
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Wenatchee House
Murray
New Yorks Underground Railways Plan Expands System
The Public Service Commission proposes future subway extensions costing no less than 350 million dollars. The total projected single-track length would reach 629 miles across Manhattan Bronx and Brooklyn lines, vs 296 miles existing. In the year ending June 30 1911 about eight hundred million passengers were carried. Once complete the system would serve over three billion passengers annually.
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Public Service Commission
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Wizard of Electricity Endorses Roosevelt
Edison declares the old political order crude and cruel and praises Germany’s efficiency. He urges America to adopt the progressive platform and transform the nation under a strong, honest leader. He endorses Teddy Roosevelt as that man.
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Edison
Germany
America
Teddy
Attorneys Nelson and Fox Called to Wenatchee
Attorneys Nelson and Fox were summoned to Wenatchee yesterday on legal business.
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Nelson and
Fox
Wenatchee
Cascade Highway by Way of Cady Pass
Oliver Bates and his son William report that A B Cutter of Snohomish County identifies a feasible lower route to Cady pass from Lake Wenatchee via the little Wenatchee River. The route promises easier grades, less rock, and opens timber and agricultural land benefiting Chelan County. A trail to the summit is under construction and near completion before winter.
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A. B. Cutter
Snohomish County
Bates
William
Index
Silver Creek
Wellington
Wenatchee
Chelan County
Cady Pass
Adams Sells Entire Apple Crop to Wenatchee Firm
J B Adams closed a deal with Prof R E Trumble of Wenatchee Columbia Fruit Co for his Winesap and Rome Beauty trees. The 18 acre orchard near the upper valley will ship export quality apples to England under the Buster Brown label. Trumble estimates over five thousand boxes two cars.
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R. E. Trumble
Wenatchee-Columbia Fruit Company
Mr. Adams
Wenatchee
Rome
England
Trumble
Adams
Dysentery Cure Promised by Local Remedy
Dysentery is serious but curable. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured malignant and epidemic cases. For sale by King's City Drug Store.
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King’s City Drug Store
The Progressive Party Platform Declaration
The Progressive party proclaims a new instrument of government to curb an invisible alliance of corrupt business and politics. It calls direct primaries for state and national offices, nationwide presidential primaries, direct election of US senators, and a short ballot with initiative referendum and recall.
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Progressive Party
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
Democratic Party
United States
Baltimore
The
Supreme Court of the United States
Citzens
Roosevelt Recalled as He Steps Back From Public Life
The article reflects on Theodore Roosevelt as he nears private life after seven years of influential and dramatic public service. It contrasts his integrity with unscrupulous imitators and credits his steadfast reforms, noting the enduring respect he earns from Americans and the danger of counterfeit reformers inspired by his example.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Africa
Washington Post
Post
Atlanta Constitution
Friends in Feathers Nesting Wrens At The Porch
A reader describes wrens nesting in a cigar box tied to a porch pillar. The small hole sized to a 25 cent piece attracts wrens that raise two broods, while bluebirds martens and sparrows also nest in nearby houses if placed away from the home.
English Persian Banquet Myth In Royal Diner Tale
An account of Shah Muzzaffar-ed-Din visiting England and dining with King Edward VII. The menu includes asparagus, which the shah had never tasted. He eats half and tosses the rest over his shoulder, prompting the prince to imitate, inspiring others to eat the greens in Persian fashion.
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Muzzaffar-ed-Din
Persia
England
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
How to Protect Dining Table from Heat Marks
A housewife learns methods to prevent heat marks on polished tables. Use asbestos mats under hot dishes and cover with linen holders or canton flannel. For store bought straw mats add hidden asbestos under the surface for heat resistance.
How to Use Odds and Ends in Fancy Trimming
The article explains turning ribbons and satin remnants into bows, corsage posies, berries, leaves, and decorative trims. It describes making flowers from colored ribbons, jessamine and poppy tones, and crafting elderberries or ivy with wire and satin. It notes beaded net tunics, edged hems, and frugal embroidery or fringe salvaged from sale remnants.
How to Make Lemonade Quick Sugar Step
A simple method to speed up lemonade is to dissolve the sugar in a small amount of hot water before mixing with lemon juice. The sugar dissolves fully and sweetens the drink more rapidly.
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