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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
2
A Northwest farmer outcry blames I W W activists for grain waste and defends the price-fixing of wheat by government. The piece links price regulation of coal and paper to broader controls and notes farmers oppose Western wheat being discounted 40 cents below Chicago levels.
Col Roosevelt jokes about being blackballed by the admissions committee at Camp Mills on Long Island. The piece warns the adminstration narrows war leadership on partisan lines, risking underutilizing capable Americans like Roosevelt and Leonard Wood in the drive against the enemy.
A reader exposes a sensational Leavenworth Bull Pen tale in The Seattle Daily Call as untruthful. The piece alleges I W Ws were imprisoned, fed poorly, and used for public spectacle, but the Echo notes the story as a hoax and mocks the newspaper for spreading it.
The speaker rejects a declaration against tariffs citing President Wilson. He argues tariff policy helps America by maintaining high wages and standards, while free trade would harm home industries. He states duties should cover production cost differences and warns against crippling either side.
Letter writer disputes Wenatchee World's criticism of Entiat coverage and accuses the paper of sweeping in other Chelan county murders to cast Cashmere Entiat and Leavenworth voters as aiding criminals. He defends local peace officers and urges fair treatment of Wenatchee and governor actions while condemning holier than thou attitudes.
Wenatchee magistrates report a Spokane visitor aged sixty who lured a wanting man to share a bed then stole seventy one dollars and an I W W card. Police arrested him as more I W W cards surface with train tramps involved in recent attacks and violations.
A quote characterizes the man who stirs trouble in American industries as a greater foe to the government than a German soldier with a gun. The remark contrasts domestic disruption with foreign military threat.
With equipment up just three percent, U.S. railroads carried nearly 26 percent more freight in June this year than in June last year, signaling a strong rise in shipping activity and utilization of capacity.
Hobart Oklahoma column notes a local Republican colonel known for timing fireworks at civic events. The piece suggests his potential to influence national affairs, comparing his impact to possible service in France.
The excerpt shows capital stock paid in of 25 000 00 with a surplus fund and undivided profits. Deposits total 312 005 58 and certified checks of 88 71, summing to 342 881 40. The readable items include capital stock paid in deposits and miscellaneous bank balances.
The measure to safeguard entrymen on public lands who may volunteer or be drafted into military service won strong support from Oregon representative Nicholas J. Sinnott. Sinnott, a Public Lands Committee member, noted many local men had applied for 640 acre homesteads and volunteered. He carefully reviewed amendments to protect his constituents.
The Olympia commission upholds canceling a sale of 25 ride tickets for one dollar by Seattle traction company. It deems five cents a reasonable fair. Seattle strikers in the shipyards will be certified for military duty.
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