Liberty Loan Bond Sale Opens with Women's Campaign
Mrs. Frank Reeves of Wenatchee is Chelan county Liberty Loan Campaign chairwoman and Mrs. Guy Brown of Wenatchee heads the State Council of Defense for the county. The Woman's Liberty Loan committee launches a nationwide drive to promote the next issue and enroll every American woman in the program.
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Frank Reeves
Wenatchee
Chelan County
Guy Brown
State Council of Defense
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Woman’s Committee
Council of National Defense
National Committee
Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee
United States
Fritz Nelson to Wed in Seattle
Fritz Nelson known as Shorty will marry in Seattle this week. He left Tuesday on No 1 with Tom Burke who revealed the plans. Fritz’s bride-to-be lives in Seattle. the exact date and details remain undisclosed.
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Fritz Nelson
Seattle
Fritz
Shorty
Tom Burke
School Census Shows Gain In State's Pupils
Figures released by Mrs. Josephine Preston state superintendent of public instruction indicate 1917 school age numbers rose to 310 336 from 304 600 in 1916 a gain of 5736. The 1916 increase over 1915 was 986.
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Josephine Preston
Washington
Railroads See Higher Net Revenue in July Reports
Interstate Commerce Commission details show 18 major roads earned net railway revenue of 106,337,406 in July, up from 103,170,216 last year. Operating revenues rose to 333,407,171 while expenses climbed to 227,069,765, with overall gains driven by increased traffic and costs. Sam Potter, engineer on the Wenatchee Valley and Northern, reported transporting 42 carloads of sheep last month.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Sam Potter
Wenatchee Valley
Northern
Arrived in France Brother Billy Joins Forestry Regiment
Bob Smith reports his brother Billy who joined the forestry regiment, left for Washington City, and is now in France with the unit that departed the U.S. around Sept. 8 and reached France about Sept. 18. The censor restricts port details and exact counts of Leavenworth men. Dr Hoxsey says his son George remains in Washington.
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Bob Smith
Billy
Forestry Regiment
Washington City
France
Leavenworth
Hoxsey
George
Washington
Letters From Soldier Boys From Fort Leavenworth And Beyond
Excerpts from letters dated Sept 12 and Sept 19 describe soldiers eager for combat service in France and recall hospital work at Fort Leavenworth. One writer notes promotions to private first class and describes duties in the First Sergeant's office and dressing wounds as about 150 patients pass through daily. Another recounts a cross country train journey with drills, crossings Montana to Kentucky, praising towns and Kentucky girls while detours and stops shape the voyage.
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Ray McKinney
Leavenworth
R. B. Gilbert
Golden Rule
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
7Th Regiment of Engineers
France
Mr. Hunter
Hunter
Sargeants
Harry Maston
Charlotte North Carolina
St. Paul
American Lake
Spokane
Garrison Mont
Helena
Billings
Yellowstone
Glendive
Montana
Mandan
N. D
Red Cross
Chicago
Lake Front
South Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Ohio
Kentucky
Ohio River
Ashland
Parrotsville
Eastbound sheep shipments surge as fall trade grows
Carloads of breeding ewes and wether lambs move east and to Seattle and Chicago as prices hover around 11 dollars per head. Buyers including Jas Frazer Louis Schneider William Wilson Emil Roberts Ben Ager and Geo Hendricks push large consignments from Entiat Bonners Ferry and Yakima regions ahead of winter grazing. Azeledon weather and higher winter feed costs drive flocks out of the area with several crews setting out via Blewett Pass for Yakima.
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Jas. Frazer
Louis Schneider
Mr. Schneider
Emil Roberts
Yakima
Wilson
Mr. Roberts
Emil
Ben Ager
Wilson and Roberts
Wm. McGuffie
Seattle
Geo. Hendricks
Idaho
Entiat
Bonners Ferry
Chicago
Blewett Pass
Wm. Wilson
Emile Roberts
Geo. Jackson
Fred Walker
Stanfield
Double Wedding Party Returns to Leavenworth Couple
Mr and Mrs P A Bergren and Mr and Mrs N J Larson returned to Leavenworth after a coast trip by Blewett Pass. They visited Seattle the upper sound country Granite Falls American Lake and plan to live in Leavenworth and near Peshastin respectively.
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P. A. Bergren
N. J. Larson
Leavenworth
Blewett Pass
Bergren
Seattle
Sound Country
Granite Falls
Tacoma
American Lake
Mrs. Larson
Larson Ranch
Peshastin
Impeached Governor Ferguson Accused of State Funds Misuse
A Texas Senate trial impeached Gov. J. E. Ferguson by a 27 to 4 vote last Saturday. The charge cited misuse of state funds. Ferguson had won reelection last fall by a large majority.
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Texas
J. E. Ferguson
Advertised Letters at Post Office September 26 1917
Letters uncalled for include T. R. Dillon Fred Eaton Gene Haskins and Robert E Hyde three unknowns. Call for this mail by stating advertised. Echo subscription promotion included.
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T. R. Dillon
Fred Eaton
Gene Haskins
Robert E Hyde
Guy A. Hamilton
P. M
Gold Rush to Klamath River Oregon
Medford dispatch says miners from coast to coast will come after Copco dam finishes next month. They plan to dredge the Klamath river from Hornbrook to the sea as beds dry. Miners claim about a hundred million dollars already taken is only a fraction of gold remaining.
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Klamath River
Oregon
Medford
Daily Press
Copco
Hornbrook
Cal
Killed En Route to Funeral of Yakima Sheepman
Bob Rennie a noted Yakima county sheep producer, was en route to Yakima after learning his mother died. His car overturned near Ellensburg and Rennie died while the Morrow brothers sustaining severe injuries were hospitalized. All are familiar to local merchants who recall their dealings.
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Bob Rennie
Yakima County
Chelan
Morrow Brothers
Lake Chelan
Yakima
Mr. Rennie
Ellensburg
Wenatchee Council Hears Water System Case Outlook
Attorney Whitney said the city may sue Seaman and Quigg over the water system with trial likely in November or December and a potential damages recovery. The council debated condemnations and noted owners repair firelimit buildings without consent, while two Front street structures condemned as unfit for habitation may be torn down. The clerk reported about $600 in back water rent, and intake work on the water system continues.
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Whitney
Wenatchee
Seaman & Quigg
Front Street
Injured foreman J C Davis narrowly survives locomotive accident
J C Davis, night foreman at the G N roundhouse, was struck by a 500 pound hood off a smokestack as an engine backed into a stall. He suffered a deep head cut and shoulder bruise but no broken bones and may be laid up for months. Red Cross lunch and officer elections follow at the High School building with the local chapter’s annual meeting set for Friday October 5 at 7 30 p m.
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J. C. Davis
G. N. Roundhouse
Hoxsey
Red Cross
The
Roosevelt's Great Kansas City Speech and War Policy
The Kansas City address champions universal military training as a national duty and defense tactic. It condemns German militarism and urges citizens to support the war effort, praising those going to the front and warning against antiwar or pro-German sentiment.
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Roosevelt
Kansas City
Daily Press
Keen Observer
National
Army
Navy
Uncle Sam
America
Germany
United States
England
Apple Market Looks Strong Across Northwest Areas
J B Adams of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange reports a stiffening market with apples in safe hands. Wenatchee Valley crop is largely sold, about 75 percent, while Yakima remains 90 percent with dealers.
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J. B. Adams
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Lewiston
Walla Walla
Northwest
Yakima
Wenatchee
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