Continentwide Strikes Cause Food Shortages and Disruptions
Stockholm reports severe food shortages as strikes widen this week. Bread scarce, meat expensive, restaurants costly unless affluent. Strikers subsist on fish while camping along Lake Halar with limited milk and ice deliveries, and corpses transported on stretchers amid heat. Concurrently Cerbere notes Spain could face a general strike over Morocco war protests. Chicago begins streetcar strike vote with 9,000 union members eligible and early returns favoring a walkout. F. O. Baker of the Spokesman-Review visits before heading to Chelan.
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Chicago
Theatre Tonight at Fanning Playhouse
Last night the Fanning players staged The Man From Mexico to loud laughter and strong audience approval. Starred by Mr. Fanning with Miss Jessie E. Terry and Will Crockett supporting, the cast delivered lively performances and strong character work. Tonight the company presents In Missouri by Nat Goodwin, touted as one of the best
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Fanning
Mexico
Jessie E. Terry
Sydney Farmer
Miss Weaver
Myrtle Majors
Sally Grace
Missouri
Nat Goodwin
Mr. Fanning
Wenatchee Bonds All Right Report From Harris Trust
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago reports that the attorneys who purchased the $40,000 bond issue found it favorable with minor ordinance points to fix by the city council in two weeks. Once resolved, money will be received and the $13,000 regrade damages will be paid, while street operations proceed.
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Harris Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago
$1000 Prize For Apple Exhibit
Fred Graham a Great Northern freight agent in town reports M J Costello Seattle based assistant traffic manager received a letter from J J Hill St Paul offering $1000 for the best 100 box apple display at the National Apple Show November 15 to 20. Prize limited to fruit grown along the Great Northern line. Hill promised generous prizes last year and this 1000 is a special incentive for fine apples this fall.
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Great Northern
M. J. Costello
Seattle
J. J. Hill
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Hill
Primary Test of New Law Sparks Indianapolis Nominating Battle
Indianapolis August 5 The first test of a new primary law holds both parties in one vote with mayor city clerk police judge and city council seats at stake. Democrats Clark and Gauss contend for the mayoral nomination while Republicans Harding and Shank vie for the nomination.
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Ind
Charles B. Clark
Charles Gauss
Newton W. Harding
Lew Shank
Chelan Visitors Headed to the Fair
J. Smith and son traveled from Chelan this morning en route for the fair. H. I. Packard departed last night for a week in Seattle at the fair. Harvey Waston left last night for a week’s visit at the fair.
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J. Smith and Son
Chelan
H. I. Packard
Seattle
Harvey Waston
D. A. Smith
Harry Long
P. S. Hoey
Tacoma
Fruit Growers Plan Organization Efforts Under Snyder
R. E. Snyder, GM of the Pacific-Hawaiian Fruit Co with Seattle headquarters and Chicago San Francisco and Honolulu branches, spent a week in the valley to organize fruit growers. He also eyed Entiat and Lake Chelan, noting that marketing through his company is voluntary for groups, but eastern fruit marts links should secure top markets.
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R. E. Snyder
Pacific-Hawaiian Fruit Company
Snyder
Pasco Irrigation Plan Fails Strahorn Project Abandoned
Pasco Washington faces another irrigation setback as Strahorn abandons plans to water arid Pasco lands. Agent Devers sought deed commitments from landowners to sign for water rights by April and July, but only 8,000 acre holdings were required and few agreed. Other firms may seek eastern capital, despite engineers calling Pasco one of the northwest’s richest districts.
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Strahorn
Columbia River
Naches River
A. T. Devers
Federal Reclamation
Northwest
Devers
Postmaster Receives In crease and Promotes Across Washington
Assistant postmaster James McEldowney in the local office gets a $200 raise from 1100 to 1300 per year. The postal department lists promotions for assistant postmasters in Washington effective July 1 with several cities seeing raises from 1100 to 1300 or 1400 to 1500 and 1500 to 1600 in Bellingham North Yakima Centralia Chehalis Colfax Ellensburg and Wenatchee.
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Postal Department
Washington
Bellingham
North Yakima
Centralia
Chehalis
Colfax
Ellensburg
Wenatchee
Cornerstone Laid for Bishop Atkinson Memorial Church
In Charlotte North Carolina the cornerstone of the Bishop Atkinson Memorial church will be laid tomorrow in ceremonies attended by Bishop Strange of Wilmington Bishop Cheshire of Raleigh and other noted churchmen.
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Bishop Atkinson
Strange
Wilmington
Cheshire
Raleign
Wenatchee Waterville Electric Railway Committee Plans
A joint Wenatchee and Waterville Commercial Club electric railway committee met last night with only W R Prowell present for Wenatchee. Representatives from Waterville included Judge R S Steiner and C A Grants. Plans are definite but not public yet. funds may come from Wenatchee and Waterville with additional capital from eastern financiers. The groups will travel to Spokane next week to meet investors.
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Waterville
Spokane
Wenatchee Charities Name Tag Day Committees
Mesdames Baker Gray and Atherton appoint assistants for Tag Day work of Wenatchee associated charities. Committees list members with headquarters at local stores and plan to begin early Saturday tagging many citizens to raise funds for charity.
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Margaret Stoddard
I. B. Gray
Wenatchee Bazaar
Wenatchee
Plans Canal Five Miles Long at Sentinel Gap
Thatcher and Travis, eastern capitalists, filed a water right of 30 000 cubic feet per second from the Columbia river at Sentinel gap four miles south of Beverly. They plan a five mile power canal to supply turbines for pumping and to provide electric power for lighting and general use across townships 23 to 26 along the Columbia from Priest rapids to Wahluke. Water rights near Wahluke have been secured and main ditch work begun there.
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Thatcher
Travis
Columbia River
Sentinel Gap
Columbia
Priest Rapids
Wahluke
Bridgeport travelers head to fair after midmorning trip
Mrs Towner and her daughter traveled from Bridgeport this morning toward the fair. At Chelan Falls the new dock gave way while the steamer Okanogan was landing, sending passengers freight and about 50 apple boxes to the ground. Damages were repaired quickly. Miss Morers also left Bridgeport this morning en route to the A Y P.
Special Tariff Session Heads Toward Adjournment Tonight
Washington reports that at 2 15 p m the Senate approved the conference report on the tariff bill by 47 to 31 with most Republicans voting yes. The leather schedule was cut and a concurrent resolution for duties on leather goods was adopted. President Taft departed the White House to sign the bill at the Capitol.
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Nelson
Aldrich
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White House
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Bank Team Has Easy Win Over Ellis-Forde 10 to 2
Young Gibbons, former Columbia Valley Bank shortstop, pitched last night and fanned the Ellis-Forde heavies with twelve strikeouts and only one safe hit. Randall caught, while Dunning and Stocker manned the battery for Ellis-Forde as the Bank team cruised to a 10 to 2 victory.
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Young Gibbons
Columbia Valley Bank
Ellis-Forde
Randall
Dunning
Stocker
Washington Weather and Regional Market Notes
Washington fair tonight and warmer. Portland market reports list track prices for several grains with Bluestem and Forty Fold near 95 to 96 cents. Local social and business notes include visits from Mrs. B. F. Anderson Mrs. L. D. Winters John Bullock and others. Travelers and residents move toward the fair with several names noted.
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Portland
B. F. Anderson
League Games Yesterday in Pacific Northwest
Scores from yesterday include Spokane 13 Vancouver 9 in Spokane, Seattle 5 Portland 4 over 12 innings, and Aberdeen 5 Tacoma 3. American League results show Detroit 10 Boston 2, Detroit 1 Boston 2, Washington 1 Cleveland 0, Washington 2 Cleveland 6, Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn 1, Chicago 8 Boston 3, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 4, Vernon 4 Oakland 4, San Francisco 1, Portland 4 Sacramento 13, Los Angeles 8.
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Tacoma
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Washington
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Bridge Contract Awarded for Chumstick Mouth Crossing
County commissioners met in regular session and awarded the bridge contract to S H Kinney of Cashmere for 902.40. J M Lane of Wenatchee bid 1 050. The wooden bridge will span 144 feet. A Paully Jail representative discussed plans for a new jail to cost about 10 000 and was authorized to prepare specifications.
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Chumstick
S. H. Kinney
Cashmere
J. M. Lane
Wenatchee
Paully
Yachts Gather for New York Yacht Club Cruise
Newport harbor hosts premier racing yachts and fast steamers for the New York Yacht Club cruise to Rockland and Bar Harbor. Off Newport tomorrow the fleet competes for the Astor and Kings cups. The voyage continues to Vineyard Haven and Rockland with a two day leg to Me and ends August 17 in Bar Harbor.
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United States
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New York Yacht Club
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