Big Exhibit For The Spokane Fair
Commercial club members meet in Spokane and vote to organize Wenatchee Valley product exhibits for the September 20 fair. A $300 fund is set for the exhibit with Geo Farwell, Tarver, and Chas Brown as the organizing committee. C L Smith urges a strong Wenatchee display to win major prizes.
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Commercial Club
H. C. Littlefield
Wenatchee Valley
Spokane
Walter M. Olive
Geo. Farwell
Mr. Tarver
Chas. F. Brown
Sommites
C L Smith
Associated Commercial Clubs of
Inland Empire
Fair Association
Quake Briefly Shakes Chile as Rain Falls
An earthquake was felt in Valparaiso and Santiago last night. Rain continues in Valparaiso this morning. An epidemic of sickness seems likely if dry weather does not return. Refugees seek shelter in homes with dangerous walls.
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Santiago
Valparaiso
Wenatchee World Office Sends Souvenir Cards Abroad
J. H. Moon received three souvenir postal cards from the Wenatchee World office and mailed them to three different parties. Two recipients will visit this autumn to scout possible locations.
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J. H. Moon
Break in Schoolbook Trust Shakes Cleveland Bids
Cleveland officials led by Superintendent Elson urge revision and cheaper editions after discovering Western cities pay 25 cents less for the same books plus freight. Trust reps warned of no bids but many offers came in as county superintendents watch the clash. In Chicago reformers push to control the book trust amid a renewal vote with nine supporting and eleven needed.
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Cleveland
Elson
Eison
Chicago
Book Trust
Reformers Alnids
Reformers
Insurgents in Pinar del Rio Said Well Armed and Ready
Reports from Havana cite western Pinar del Rio insurgents near San Juan de Martinez as well supplied for a long action. An observed Havana resident puts their force at 1500 to 2000, with eight dynamite mules and depature of rural guards to join. Government spending since August 19 totals 270900.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
San Juan de Martinez
Associated Press
Pino
Guerra
Pinar del Riomow
Cuba
Santiago
Jesus
Vuelt Abajo
Coming West for Garden of Eden
Jamez F. Sharp who calls himself Adam leads about 40 half clothed followers marching through Oklahoma City from an abandoned camp en route to the Pacific coast. He previously staged a nude parade last year resulting in arrests and no one sent to an asylum. Sharp alleges persecution and plans to reach the coast.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jamez F. Sharp
Adam
Pacific
Sharp
Garden of Eden
President Adopts Reform Spelling
Oyster Bay announces the president approves Carnegie committee spelling reform for all official documents. Departments must adopt the new style. public printers to list commonly used words in updated form for distribution. The move aims to give American English greater individuality and cut learning time for natives and foreigners.
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Oyster Bay
Sam
Carnegie Committee
Salvation Army reports 12000 emigrants sent to Canada
Minneapolis August 25 Brigadier J W Cousins announces a Salvation Army program has moved 12 000 emigrants from the United States to Canada in the past eight months. The figure reflects a wide recruitment effort by the organization across cities and towns.
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Minneapolis
J. W. Cousins
Salvation Army
Canada
Insurance surplus bill eyed to cut life policy costs
St Paul August 25 Millions will be held in reserve for policy holders if a bill approved by the insurance commissioners and later legislatures is enacted It requires annual accounting and distribution of surplus from deferred dividend contracts The commission says the measure would curb excess management costs and curb speculation by officers in life insurance firms and may lower overall policy costs through increased dividend disclosures and competition
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St. Paul
Commission
Zevo M. Host
Wisconsin
Armstrong Commission
United States Debate Intervention in Cuba
Washington officials discuss possible U S intervention in Cuba as Pell's visit to the president is deemed more important than troop removals from Brownsville. The policy may persist until new developments occur with officials noting no intention to abandon Fort Brown and a contemplated end to enlisting negro troops.
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Washington
Prisons Urged to Host Convicts Separately at Chicago Talk
Dr. Charles R. Henderson told a University of Chicago audience that the U S prison system is the worst among civilised nations. He advocated housing convicted criminals for a short time after trial and separated from general prisoners to avoid contamination, urging a private, workhorse-style confinement.
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Charles R. Henderson
Thos
University of Chicago
United States
Toa
Mob of 500 to lynch assailant in Decatur
A mob of about 500 men from Atlanta converged on Decatur to lynch the suspect in the Lawrence girl assault. The group reportedly moved to Decatur to take matters into their own hands, amid tensions and calls for justice.
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Atlanta
Decatur
Lawrence
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Daily World
Wenatchee
Real Estate and Insurance
Benton
High Line
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Bousquet and Holm
HL. Wiester
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Hte
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