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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
2
A compact collection of five disparate editorial fragments from an unidentified newspaper page. The items critique current events and public discourse with sharp, provocative asides. No clear author or publication date is provided in the accessible text.
The Washington voters endorsed Miles Poindexter by a decisive majority, ousting the standpatist old guard and sending a progressive delegation to Congress. The Echo lauds Poindexter for choosing the side of the poor and oppressed, predicting impartial treatment of state interests and praise for his courage.
Secretary Ballinger refuses resignation while election returns from many states hint that President Taft will be forced to remove him soon for party harmony and personal security.
The piece notes John L. Wilson’s real world steadiness as troubles loom. It suggests he saved faced while Judge Burke finds solace in a hymn during the storm. The tone hints at a public figure coping amid a crisis with public sympathy.
Wenatchee will present her apples at the Nation Apple Show held in Spokane in November after reconsidering her decision.
The editorial lauds Theodore Roosevelt for refusing social recognition of Senator Lorimer amid corruption allegations. It calls Lorimer a public enemy and argues high public opinion will deter corruption more than jail, praising Roosevelt as courageous and proper for taking a firm stand.
The Leavenworth precinct race for republican committeeman drew activity after 2 p.m. as candidates juggled voters and stickers. A spectator asked what was at stake and one aspirant hinted at unknown perks and honors behind the contest, attracting a crowd.
The precinct reported 282 votes cast at the primary while 450 registered voters were on the books. An estimated 50 voters had not yet registered. Parties varied in strength as both sides scratched for a local favorite, and voters showed limited knowledge of the primary law.
The passage explains that in a general election a voter may vote across party lines, but in a primary they must stick to their party. A voter may scratch a party candidate if they designate another vote from the same party, and may change party affiliation by requesting the party ticket, possibly under oath for the next general election.
Engineer Kaup of the state highway office met Wenatchee Commercial Club officials to evaluate a Wenatchee to Ellensburg road. The Monitor route is impracticable due to grades over 5 percent. A Squil chuck alternative will be studied with Chelan county funds. If feasible, legislative aid will be sought for construction.
The speaker asks for a frank assessment of their posthumous newspaper worth as they anticipate praise after death. They mock the idea of afterlife eulogies and money thrown away, hoping readers will rate their life while they still live and can gauge their fame.
The Leavenworth Commercial Club calls a fall meeting to discuss town and county development. Citizens are urged to attend, share ideas, and help outline plans for attracting homeseekers and investors. A lunch will follow and discussion may include local reforms.
Court Icicle 3553 of the Independent Order of Foresters met on Saturday September 10 with Supreme Organizer Frank E Hand delivering an address. He announced starting January 1 1911 the order will provide free hospital and medical attendance to all members. After the program companions served lunch.
John Broden died Tuesday morning after being brought to the city from Adams & Costello's logging camp last week. His body was shipped to Wenatchee Wednesday under Undertaker May and will be sent back east for interment. Additionally, top railroad engineers hired by the Washington state railroad commission reviewed snow shed plans for the Great Northern in the Cascades, aiming to ensure full approval to prevent a recurrence of the Wellington disaster.
A Denver man endured a 57 day fast hoping abstinence would cure deafness. He reportedly benefited enough that on the 58th morning he heard the first call for breakfast.
On May 16 a princess aged 8 years named Remanis Onesk married a 14 year old prince Sidi Eyassu in Abyssinia. The union has ended in divorce, making them the youngest divorced couple recorded.
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