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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1906
Page
4
Personal mentions from Wenatchee and nearby towns record Walker as authority on new fall styles. The page also lists local ads for dinner sets, farm loans, goods, services, and residents traveling or visiting.
A Maya Indian force in Yucatan attacked workers repairing a government telegraph line between Bacalar and Santa Cruz. Five women were killed and several others wounded. Government troops were dispatched to quell the outbreak after three years of peace.
Talks of an automobile race meet at the Meadows next month surface in Seattle after the racing season ends. Private parties would manage contests between car makes with Tacoma dealers willing to bring cars to compete and one nationally known driver from the east may be invited for speed trials.
Constantinopla August 14. The Sultan has had a better night and his condition is improved though he resisted treatment. A palace doctor persuaded him to try a simple appliance which brought immediate relief. The doctor has been promoted to general in recognition of his services.
An explosion at the Laflin Rand powder mill in Terre Haute Indiana this morning killed machinist Frank Hamilton. Residents of Green Castle compared the blast to an earthquake and feared further danger.
Nineteen American yachts began a trial race in Marblehead Massachusetts on August 14 to select the best boats for the Roosevelt cup competition.
El Paso Texas August 14. A local ad by R A Beasly, a young Texan from near Nashville, seeks a pretty brunette to wed within five days for reasons of marriage to satisfy his father’s will. He would inherit $55,000 if married by August 20, his thirtieth birthday. He is described as handsome and likely to succeed.
Washington Aug 14 The geological survey seizes contractor outfit at Corbett tunnel and Shoshone dam as 300 inventories are taken. Investigations into Speer Prendergast and Clarkson delay completion and may lead to finishing the works with seized equipment. More than a million dollars involved.
The Samish flats report record oats yields this season averaging about 110 bushels per acre. More land was planted than ever before and harvest costs rise as rains have damaged some grain. Much of the crop is already cut and threshing will begin mid month.
At Stringfeld Missouri the Galbraith murder trial in a triple lynching began with one hundred deputies guarding the court. Nine teleismen qualified by noon as spectators watched, including a juror who said he would let the law run its course if his daughter were attacked by a Negro.
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