Rich Strike at Chelan Sparks Prospectors Frenzy
Rumors of a rich mineral find near Lake Chelan trigger excitement as Spokane men uncover a free gold ledge on Whistler Mountain. A 30 foot tunnel and 30 foot incline shaft reveal a vein 7 to 10 feet wide with copper and gold valued around 16.75 per ton and samples as high as 102 dollars.
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Lake Chelan
Spokane
Whistler Mountain
Bridge Creek
James Maxwell
Will Waddell
F. Wilde
Charles F. Martin
Chelan
Miner Fails to Escape Freezing Klondyke Tragedy
On the Klondyke river a miner slips into six inches of water near shore and, after trying to light multiple matches with bare hands, succumbs to frost. The scene ends with an abrupt stray ad line about curing eruptions and a tonic priced at 35 cents.
Chief Justice Shaw and the Hell They Were Up To
A rough yet fair chief justice, Shaw, is remembered for humbling a dissipated lawyer who sent his boy to spy on the court. During a Choate Curtis case the youngster bluntly claimed to see what the court was up to, prompting a laugh and the boy’s removal while Shaw remained grave. Senator Hoar recalls the moment in autobiography.
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Glen Island
New York
Jack
Shaw
Supreme Court
Mr. Choate
Mr. Curtis
Senator Hoar
Roosevelt visit ends with cowboys and humor on western layover
During a Roosevelt western stop the town turned the eight to nine hour wait into a holiday with speeches races rope throwing and broncho busting. A bold cowboy on a fiery horse impressed the President who asked if he rides full time. The reply drew laughter: No I stop for meals.
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Roosevelt
Accidents Strike Wenatchee Neighborhood Last Week
Neighbors in Wenatchee named Cashmere saw a string of mishaps. Lee McManus lost a finger to a saw at Schmitten’s mill. A hack overturned while a boy and woman aboard suffered bruises though no bones broke. An Italian laborer injured by dynamite caps had skin blows but no serious harm.
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Cashmere
Lee McManus
Schmitten’s
Wenatchee
de. Martin
Echo
Vast underground gold mine in Cripple Creek district
The Cripple Creek Colorado mine reveals over twenty six miles of underground development with about four more miles added annually. Inspecting even half would take a week of walking riding and climbing. Nellie Fuller of Denver endorses Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for clear skin at 35 cents a dose.
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Mary
Hollister
Tenor Tablet Farm
City Drug Store
Crippie Creek
Colorado
Nellie Fuller
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Turner and Turnerism in 1880s Washington Politics
A historical survey traces Turner from district judge to populist senator amid Ellensburg conventions and party flips. It notes anti McKinley rhetoric and shifting loyalties as voters weigh his bid for governor. Also recounted is a threshing machine accident killing Jesse Reeder near Texas Lake and the Wenatchee bar association meeting planning uniform legal forms.
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Washington
Lincoln
Douglas
Adams
Congress
John N. Wilson
Ellensburg
Turner
Cleveland
George
Adams County
Jesse Reeder
Texas Lake
Here
Duncan Brothers
Duncan
Reeder
Sam
Charles Nichols
St John
Pleasant Valley
St. John
County Bar Association
Attorneys of
Wenatchee
Commercial Club
Henry Cross
E. D. Hodge
Chean County Bar Association
Kirk Whited
Fred Reeves
Burt J. Williams
Thos. E. Davis
I. D. Hodge
W. A. Grimshaw
O. M. Congdon
Ira Thomas
Wenatchee Advance
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Ted
Geo. Keating
Leavenworth
G. W. Hoxley
W. M. McCoy
Leavenworth Hospital
Leavenworth, Wash
J. King
Secretary of the Interior
Levi J. Nelson
Joan B. Adams
Wash
IRK Whited Notary Public
Whited & Hodge Attorneys At
Law - Wash
Ued
Congdon
S D. Griffith
Jock Box
Wenatchee, Wash
Prank Reeves
Chelan County
Court House
Street Dray
L. H. Turner
The
Echo Office
E. A. King
Tumwater Lodge
Uuspend
L. H. Laden
M.W
John W. Laden
O. G. Bjork
Ll. Co
UU. W. Leavenworth Lodge
Amanda Martin
H. Lottie Doyle
Louise McGuire
Ompanion Court Indetent Order of Forrestars
Forresters
G. English
CB. Turner
Imp. O. R. M
Tumwater Tribe No. 71
Improved Order of Red Men
Utrand
Bee Wareeres
A. E. Downing
W. Walker
Orb
Wisconsin
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