Electrification planned for Great Northern line to the coast
The Great Northern reckons to electrify its Spokane to coast line, about 400 miles, with work on the Chelan river power plant to start in spring and run about thirty months at a six million dollar cost. Most labor will go to Chelan county, boosting local employment and economy, while excess power could be sold for lighting or industrial use.
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Chelan
Milwaukee Road
Idaho
Montana
State of
Washington
Great Northern
Chelan River
Columbia
Chelan County
Wenatchee
Cascade Tunnel
Spokane
Seattle
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Apples Begin to Move
Mr. F. T. Motteler reports shipping four cars of apples from his warehouse last week and expects daily shipments this week. Leavenworth projects forty cars overall as trees come into bearing and orchard development expands in the valley.
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F. T. Motteler
Leavenworth
Coal Shortage Sparks Call to Stock Up at Motteler's
Amid a looming coal shortage causing a possible famine, Motteler's urges customers to place orders now for lump coal steam coal and bricketts. Call 335 to reserve.
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Bricketts
Motteler's
F. T. Motteler
Tariff shifts and corn imports spark political critique
The article argues that under republican tariffs corn imports were almost nil while under democratic tariffs seven million dollars worth of corn were imported before World War I. It contends this money flowed abroad to Argentine farms, harmed American industry, and deprived U.S. merchants and laborers of spending power, alleging political motives behind farm votes.
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Europe
Argentina
America
Wilson
County Athletic League Organized at Wenatchee
During the county institute in Wenatchee teachers formed an athletic association and elected the school superintendent as president. The county splits into two districts with Cashmere Monitor Wenatchee Leavenworth Chelan in the first and Malaga Dryden Sunny Slope Entiat in the second. Each team will play two games against every other team in its district, with a spring track meet and a debate contest to be scheduled. The basketball season opens in December with dates to be announced.
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Cashmere
Monitor
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Chelan
Malaga
Dryden
Sunny Slope
Enti
Apple picking delays in Lower Valley threaten crop
News from Lower Valley reports heavy apple crops with scarce pickers causing extended villager vacations and more workers in orchards. Prices stay steady as home demand rises while foreign demand falters. A Peshtaska grower notes picking near completion but car shortages hinder shipments.
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J. A. Warman
All Councilmen Will Be Voted for at Large
In the city primary election held Tuesday Nov 7 general election day all councilmen must be voted for in every ward One councilman is to be nominated in each of the three wards and one councilman at large A candidate for mayor treasurer attorney and clerk is also to be nominated at the same time.
Schwab’s View on Postwar Industry and Tariff Policy
Charles M. Schwab argues for a strong home market and protective tariff to sustain American industry after the war. He says Europe will have cheap labor and could undersell the U S, so government collaboration with business is essential. He warns the Democratic Party rejects protection and stresses bipartisan support for tariffs and national cooperation.
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System
Schwab
Europe
Democratic Party
Candidates for Apple Princess Wenatchee Honor Named
A list of eight candidates for Princess Wenatchee at the National Apple Show in Spokane is published with towns of origin. Readers are urged to vote by mailing the coupon printed in The Echo and other Chelan county papers.
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Princess Wenatchee
Spokane
Echo
Chelan County
The
Potatoes Wanted by Rainier Cafe Owner
Wm O Rourke of the Rainier Cafe advertises for ten tons of upland potatoes and offers cash for delivery.
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Wm. O’rourke
Rainier Cafe
High School Reports Straw Vote and First Program
High School pupils conducted a straw vote for president governor congressmen and initiative measures 24 and 18. After a three day vacation they returned to class on Thursday. The first literary program of the year is planned by the Hiyuskookum society in a few weeks and the glee club and orchestra are progressing with a joint appearance in the program.
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Hiyuskookum Society
Electric locomotives lift efficiency for western rails
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul railroad spent 13 million dollars electrifying 400 miles to haul larger trains with electric power from downgrades. Montana and other western states consider laws to cap train sizes, risking the gain in efficiency. Public seeks maximum service at minimum cost and larger 60 to 80 carload trains carry freight cheaper than smaller 20 to 30 carload runs.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Montana
Laundry and Ice House Burned in Town Gulch West
Fire tore through Ross Irwin’s laundry in the gulch between one and two A M. The frame laundry and nearby ice house of F H Hutchins were destroyed though a hay shed nearby was saved. Losses total about 9700 on the laundry and 2700 on the ice house with partial insurance. Both structures to be rebuilt promptly. Origin believed in boiler and engine room. Irwin will compensate customers for the lost week’s laundry.
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Irwin
Three Mining Yarns in the Buck Creek Chewawa Region
Mining man Mr P J Lonergan of Butte Montana visits the upper Chewawa river area expressing guarded interest in a property. Al Van Epps from Seattle reports progress on his Jack creek Icicle river claim with a work crew and hopes for Icicle road and winter work. Red Mountain Ole, with a Buck creek claim, eyes a potential million dollar payoff pending funding.
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P. J. Lonergan
Butte
Mont
Lonergan
Chewawa River
al van Epps
Seattle
Jack Creek
Icicle River
Red Mountain
Ole
Buck Creek
Chewawa
K V B Hardware expands with new balcony and furniture lines
Leavenworth’s K. V. B. Hardware Co. extends its store by a 30 by 40 foot balcony and eight foot side extension adding about 1000 square feet for furniture storage and display. Manager Mr. Krollpfeiffer notes the move counters previous neglect of home furnishings in Leavenworth. Geo. A. Hauber leads the plumbing shop added to the firm’s offerings.
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Leavenworth
Krollpfeiffer
Geo. A. Hauber
Wenatchee Valley
K. V. B. Hardware Co
Preaching and Practice on Mexican Policy
The piece argues that while Wilson touts a hands off stance toward Mexican self rule, his administration has continually intervened in Mexican affairs. It contends the Huerta opposition and troop deployments show inconsistent policy and support a de facto Mexican government backed by U S recognition rather than genuine Mexican legality.
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Detroit
Indianapolis
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Temporary Laundry Office on Commercial Street
A temporary laundry office has been set up in the Echo building on Commercial Street to receive laundry bundles. Daily service is provided by Wenatchee Steam Laundry, with contact at 43 Ross Irwin. Echo want ads promise quick results.
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Echo
Death of Percy Adams at Tol t Washington
Percy Adams died at his Tol t Washington home after a long illness last Saturday. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Davis in Leavenworth. His wife, daughter of Mrs. D. C. Town, was with him. Adams married Mary Mills in 1910 and had served as a mail clerk on the Great Northern between Seattle and Spokane. He was injured in a 1908 wreck and never fully recovered, spending his final year largely bedridden.
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Percy Adams
Tolt
Wash
Davis
Congregational Church
Leavenworth
D. C. Town
Adams
Mary Mills
Great Northern
Seattle
Spokane
Great Northern Engineers Entertain at Big Banquet
The Great Northern civil engineers hosting snow shed workers held a Sunday banquet at their canyon camp three miles up the canyon. Ladies measured a snow shed as entertainment with prizes won by Mrs. Carter and Miss Gage then Miss McLain and Miss Castleberry. The event included a themed menu and a list of attendees before the group returned to town for an evening at the Scenic theater.
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Great Northern Civil
Carter
J. B. Adams
Morgan
Mullen
Wright
Legros
Miss Adams
McLain
Castleberry
Beardsley
Miss Ball
Miss Anderson
Miss Gage
Democrats Raise Sectionalism Issue in Election Debate
The piece argues President Wilson condemns reviving sectionalism while alleging the Democratic Party under Wilson already raised it by structuring Congress with Southern control, dictating policies, enacting tariff favors for the South, and shifting tax burdens to the North, warning the public that such leadership is unworthy of national confidence.
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Wilson
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Mrs Wescott Ill In Seattle To Recover Soon
Mrs A B Wescott, taken seriously ill with pneumonia in Seattle about two weeks ago, is getting along nicely and will soon be up and about. Twisp in Okanogan county reports significant eastern money investment in the valley.
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A. B. Wescott
Seattle
Twisp
Okanogan County
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Flora Bousquet
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Margaret Duff
Carrie Rogers
Entiat
Bernice Churchill
Ross
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