Brakeman Fred Moran Killed Near Wenatchee
Great Northern brakeman Fred Moran died instantly near Wenatchee after slipping on a wet rail while coupling a train. Conductor A Doonan oversaw the switch, and fellow brakeman George Stall saw Moran’s lantern extinguish just before the fatal crush. Moran, 25, Swedish-born, had worked a year and a half for the railroad and was a member of the Brotherhood of Trainmen. The coroner holds the body as relatives are notified and possible shipment to Sweden is undecided.
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A. Doonan
Wenatchee
Moran
George C. Stall
Echo
Sweden
Great Northern
Brotherhood of
Old Country
Births Near Double Deaths in Leavenworth Past Year
Health Officer Dr. Judah reports 45 births to 24 deaths since January 1. No contagious outbreaks currently. past few months saw smallpox cases quarantined and now cleared. Eight months of births average six per thirty days, suggesting progress and low self-inflicted deaths. Deaths listed include tuberculosis five and various causes totaling 24. note visitors Mrs. H. E. Carr and Mrs. Major from Spokane were in Wenatchee Thursday.
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Judah
Leavenworth
Siemiesso
Supreme Court Rules Implied Warranty on Nursery Stock
The Yakima County case Tim Kelly vs Burton O Lum sets an implied warranty on nursery stock. Purchasers may claim damages if trees are unfit for planting, even when the seller seeks payment for the stock.
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Tim Kelly
Burton O. Lum
Yakima County
Supreme Court
Forest Supervisor Notes Blewett Pass Road Plans
Leavenworth government forest supervisor Sylvester visited Cle Elum on a routine tour. He cited Chelan county road work toward the summit from Wenatchee and said a new ten percent fund will fund Blewett road improvements this fall. He urged Kittitas county participation to remove worst spots this year. He also mentioned a Easton to Whittier forest telephone line usable for private business via Pacific States Telephone Co.
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Sylvester
Leavenworth
Blewett Pass
Chelan County
Wenatchee
Blewett Road
Forestry Department
Kittitas County
Easton
Whittier
Pacific States Telephone Co
Wenatchee Railway Assessment Protest Planned
Attorney Frank Reeves will appear before the State Tax Commission to protest the Wenatchee Valley & Northern Railway Company assessment of 287000 on a road previously valued at 67000 with no improvements in a year. Three local boys were fined for river bathing. Lucy Jim died of tuberculosis and was buried by Cascade Undertaking Co. in Cashmere.
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Frank Reeves
Wenatchee
State Tax Commission
Wenatchee Valley & Northern Railway Company
Wenatchee World
Lamb-Davis
Reeves
Julius Sadoske
E. A. Ahearn
J. C. Doty
Justice Court
Sorenson
Lucy Jim
Big Mary
Cascade Undertaking Co
Cashmere
Local man Fred Marble dies in Seattle hospital
Obituary notes Fred Marble longtime Leavenworth barber turned taxidermist who died in Seattle after Brights disease worsened. He leaves wife four sons including Clark Dale Glen, with Ray Marble traveling from Montana for the funeral. City mourns Pap Marble a cheerful figure known by hundreds.
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Marble
Seattle
Mr. Marble
Bright
Leavenworth
Pap
Ray Marble
Glacier Park
Montana
Seattle Paper Highlights Local Steel Plant Venture
Louis Hill of the Great Northern Railway touts the Washington Steel and Iron Company as a key Leavenworth industrial unit. The plant aims to produce high grade tool steel from magnetic iron ore using the Rothert process, with a 30 ton per day smelting capacity and a twenty five acre site adjoining the town.
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Blewett
Robert
Washington Steel & Iron Company
Leavenworth
Baring
E. H. Robert
Baring and Blewett
Great Northern Railroad
Mananger Robert
Rothert
State Restes in Chelan Libel Case Deliberations Continue
The Chelan county prosecutor weighs whether to dismiss or pursue the Deed H Mayor criminal libel case after a week without a trial verdict. The article notes no Malice by Mayberry, defends Corcoran, and comments on local sentiment. Finish Ed Tholin orders two Kentucky bred Luellan setters for grouse hunting, to be shipped next week.
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Deed H. Mayor
Corcoran
Echo
Mr. Corcoran
Ed Tholin
Kentucky
Mr. Tholin
Warn Against Solace Remedy Co. of Battle Creek
The Cashmere Record warns Chelan County readers about Solace Remedy Co. a Michigan firm selling remedies for rheumatism neuralgia gout backache and other ailments. It accuses C Syer president and head of Syer Advertising Agency of dishonesty failing to pay for ads and warns all papers to beware of Solace Remedies.
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The
Solace Remedy Co
Battle Creek
Michigan
Chelan County
C. Syer
Syer
Cashmere Record
Washington
Echo
City election filings open as candidates weigh race
Beginning next Monday the filing period lasts thirty days with a October 7 deadline. The primary is November 4 and the general election December 2. Major offices including mayor, attorney, clerk and treasurer will be filled, along with council seats in wards one and three and an at large seat.
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Sauer and
Close
Mischke
Schubert
Featherstone
Anderson
Massie
Marshall
Carlquist
Burt McCoy
E. P. Sharman
J. A. Hearst
A. R. McKeown
J. D. Wheeler
Nelson
Potter
Koerner
Progressive wagon operator Burt Williams gets new top wagon
Burt Williams of Leavenworth, known for his diligent express wagon service, received a new larger top wagon last Saturday. He marks it Eagle Transfer Co. as the future name of his business and plans to keep serving customers promptly at the stand or on trips.
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Burt Williams
Leavenworth
Eagle Transfer Co
Williams
Eastern fruit handlers tour Leavenworth to study Pacific Northwest packing
A dozen autos brought eastern and southern fruit buyers and growers to Leavenworth yesterday from Wenatchee Cashmere Malaga and other eastern Washington points. The visitors tested the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co plant and learned packing methods while expressing enthusiasm for western progress.
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Wenatchee
Cashmere
Malaga
Washington
Wenatchee Valley
Northwest
S. Bender
Cincinnati
J. H. King
Indianapolis
J. B. Redpath
St. Paul
Charles Godfrey
Milwaukee
J. T. Russell
Detroit
W. W. Copeland
Burlington
W. M. Fisher
Columbus
H. C. Saunders
Baltimore
W. R. Fiorita
St. Louis
A. M. McDougall
Duluth
West
J. A. Gellatly
W. T. Clark
L. G. Olds
Geo. Farwell
Geo. R. Fisher
Harry Shotwell
F. D. Case
F. W. Shult
Tholin
Leavenworth
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Fred Moran
Cars
H. E. Carr
Spokane
Kittitas CO
A. H. Sylvester
W. V
N. Ry
Fred Marble
Fred
Seattle Paper
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
W. S. & J. Plant
Eastern Fruit
Lower Valley
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