Fire Prevention Day urged by Gov Lister proclamation
The piece discusses Fire Prevention Day on Monday October 9 urging prevention measures for homes and public buildings. Gov. Lister urges cleaning rubbish, inspecting wiring and flues, arranging fire fighting equipment, holding drills, and promoting school and civic programs to reduce fire loss. It notes exchanges of property involving L. W. Cowles and others with Washington state implications.
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Gov. Lister
State of
Washington
C W Ellinger Leaves Washington for California Farm Sale to Pomona Man
C W Ellinger of the Upper Wenatchee valley sells his 80 acre riverfront tract to L W Cowles of Pomona California and departs with his wife and son to join him after six weeks. Ellinger was a progressive rancher known for fine cantaloupes melons vegetables grapes peaches and apples in the local market.
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Mr. Cowles
Pomona
Los Angeles Herald
J. A. Fitch
L. W. Cowles
North
Carey Avenue
Hutchinson’s
Bradford Street
C. W. Ellinger
Wenatchee Valley
California
Mr. Ellinger
Cowles
Ellinger
Weneatchee Valley
Congress Critics Attack Munitions Tax Revisions
The piece notes opposition to copper taxes within the Kitchen bill and its shift to cover other metals, while southern states resist taxes on raw materials. It highlights Senate maneuvers led by Ashurst and Simmons and ends with Tacoma Far West Clay entering the firebrick market.
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Congress
House
Senate
Montana
Arizona
Finance Committee
South
Ashurst
Missouri
Alabama
North
Tacoma
Far West Clay Co
Insurance Rating Up Over Fires In Leavenworth 1919
City records show excessive fires over the past five years leading to higher rates. A letter from the rating bureau to City Clerk A R Brown notes needs for cleaner premises mercantile district and new fire apparatus plus municipal pump plans. Lee McKenzie signs for the bureau.
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Brown
A. R. Brown
Leavenworth
Wash
Mercantile
N. B. Day
Day
Lamb-Davis
Adams
Field
Mayor Day
Lee McKenzie
Miss Rose Shackler Plans Seattle Visit Then Portland Winter
Miss Rose Shackler spent the past summer with her sister Mrs. W. C. Roach and went to Seattle last Saturday for an indefinite visit with friends. She later plans to go to Portland for the winter.
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Rose Shackler
W. C. Roach
Seattle
Portland
Leavenworth Superintendent Hunts Bear Near Icicle River
Mr J H Osborne Leavenworth public school superintendent hunted with dogs and killed a bear about a year old weighing 120 pounds three miles from town Monday after school. Hunters say bears are common each summer with no closed season.
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J. H. Osborne
Leavenworth
Icicle
Osborne
Governor Lister to Speak on Roads and Prison Reform
The Kumtux Club has secured Gov. Lister to speak next Wednesday in Scenic. The Democratic candidate for re election will address good roads and prison reform. women and men share interest. Businesses urged to close during the talk hour at Scenic theatre.
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Kumtux Club
Lister
Community Concert Series Announced at Leavenworth Public School
Mrs. Carter of Leavenworth public schools plans a winter concert series to engage parents and teachers. The first event is Friday at 8 PM in the High School auditorium with free admission. Performances include Vocal Selections, Impromptu Piano, Reading, and Violin Serenade by Mrs. LeGros and Miss Snyder.
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Carter
Leavenworth
Miss Adams
Congressman Dill to Speak Here Monday
Congressman Dill will address the voters on campaign issues Monday next. Announcement on the venue and start time will follow. Also noted are visits by Everett Herald editor J B Best and Walter Swalwell inspecting a local fruit ranch.
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Congressman Dill Will
J. B. Best
The
Everett Herald
Walter Swalwell
Fatal railroad accident claims two Great Northern workers
Last Friday night Studebaker and Ahlin of the Great Northern car inspection department were struck by a moving string of flat cars in the yard. Ahlin lost part of his arm and was injured but recovering. Studebaker suffered severe injuries and died Sunday at noon. Funeral was held Tuesday at the Methodist church.
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Ment
Great Northern
G. N
Ahlin
Studebaker
Leavenworth
Cascade Undertaking Company
Wenatchee
Seattle Men Eye Permanent Trade Link With Russia
A committee of Seattle business leaders plans permanent trade ties with Russia after the war. Samuel Hill, who has not returned from Russia, inspires the effort and endows a Russian chair at the University of Washington. The group notes growing Puget Sound to Vladivostok shipping and aims to expand exports and imports through local ports.
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Russia
Samuel Hill
Puget Sound
Vladivostok
Hill
Pacific
Seattle
University of Washington
Washington
A. B. Stewart
Stewart & Holmes Co
D. D. Fisher
Fisher Flour Mills
H. C. Henry
Northern Life
C. D. Stimson
E. A. Stuart
Carnation Milk Co
William Pigott
Steel and Iron
Charles H. Lilly
Notice to Voters Leavenworth October 17 1916 Registration
Notice that city voter registration books in Leavenworth will close twenty days before the November 7 1916 general state election, on October 17 1916. Voters must register to be eligible. City Clerk A R Brown signs the notice.
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Leavenworth
A. R. Brown
City Council Lowers 1917 Tax Levy and Budget
Special session approves a $10 895.80 city budget for 1917, down from $12 473.01 in 1916. The levy drops from 20 mills in 1916 to 174 mills this year, signaling tax relief and eased burden on taxpayers.
Chelan and Kittitas Ball League for 1917
Forest Supervisor Sylvester reports from Cle Elum that a two county baseball league may form. Target teams would be Ellensburg Cle Elum Roslyn in Kittitas and Leavenworth Cashmere Wenatchee in Chelan. Improvements on Blewett pass road could allow four and a half hour auto travel.
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Sylvester
Cle Elum
Wenatchee Valley
Blewett Pass
Ellensburg
Roslyn
Kittitas
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Wenatchee
Chelan County
Famous woman suffragist Inez Milholland to speak Oct 12
The Echo reports Miss Inez Milholland will speak here Thursday October 12. She supports the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage and the women’s party campaign against President Wilson and the Democrats for opposing nationwide suffrage. Milholland is described as a gifted speaker and one of the country’s most beautiful women.
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The
Echo
Congressional Union For Women Suffrage
Washington, D.C
Inez Milholland
Women’s Party
Wilson
Burgess Marries Miss Daisy Robert in Leavenworth
Lester M. Burgess and Miss Daisy Robert of Leavenworth wed at six o'clock yesterday evening at the Methodist parsonage with Rev Forsythe officiating. The ceremony was in a small gathering of close friends and relatives and the couple will reside in Leavenworth.
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Wenatchee
Lester M. Burgess
Daisy Robert
Leavenworth
Methodist
Forsythe
Amos seeks Democratic nomination for Chelan County treasurer
A. J. Amos, long time Wenatchee resident now ranching near Dryden with an apple orchard, files for county treasurer on the Democratic ticket. He argues past success proves he can win again, while questions linger about Democratic vote strength in Chelan County.
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A. J. Amos
Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee
Amos
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C.W. Ellinger
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Rating Bureau
Washington Bureau
A. H. Sylvester
Margaret
Mary Leide
Chicago
Spokane
W. S. Carne
Maine
W. H. Studebaker
F. H. Ahlin
Studebaker and
Chelan and
Kittitas Ball League
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Burgess
Robert
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