Entiat Power Plant Aims to Light Cities and Farm Lands
The Entiat Light & Power company rushes a modern plant one mile above Entiat mouth to power Waterville Wenatchee and Columbia river pumping along with rail line operations between Waterville and Douglas. It will also drive Moses Coulee irrigation and reclamation of 8000 acres. Nearby Gray & Sons run a small lighting plant in Waterville and a larger venture near Wenatchee faces a quarter million dollar expansion.
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Electric Light & Power Company
Entiat River
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Valley
Entiat Light & Power Company
Entiat
Waterville
Columbia River
Douglas
Moses Coulee
Water rights fight over Egbert springs reaches federal court
The Great Northern seeks a permanent injunction over Egbert springs supplying its Ephrata water tank. Tollivers are restrained from diverting the pipe after shutting it off, stalling trains and risking mail delivery. Final hearing set for December 6 with title disputes tracing back to 1892 and state land ownership.
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Thern
Ephrata
Grant County
Edward Whitson
W. H. Tolliver
Sophrina
Tolliver
United States
C. P. Pray
Great Northern
United States Mail
Egbert Springs
St. Paul
A Great Man's Telephone An Informal Tribute
Biographers and editors highlight Harriman's “slave to the telephone” mindset. The piece extols rural phones as vital for farmers, noting widespread adoption, farm life protection, weather reports, and emergency service, with Roosevelt era commissions praising farm telephones. Royal Neighbors announce a December meeting and officer election.
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Harriman
Western Electric Company
Bell
President Roosevelt
Country Life Commission
Thanks for kindness during illness and death of our child
To the many kind friends who aided us during the illness and death of our little one we extend heartfelt thanks from Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Holcomb and family.
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S. R. Holcomb
Infant Dies After Poison Mistake at Bridgeport Home
A two days old girl of Mr and Mrs J H Hess died after ingesting an antiseptic tablet by mistake while three types of tablets sat on a stand in the mother's bedroom near Bridgeport Ohio. The infant began vomiting and after the stomach was emptied the powerful medicine proved fatal.
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Bridgeport
J. H. Hess
Bridgeport Orchards
Eulogy barred at funeral for William M. Laffan
William M. Laffan publisher of the New York Sun had no eulogy at his funeral in Lawrence Long Island by request. Readings spanned Buddha Brahma Confucius Greek and Roman philosophers Hebrew scriptures and poems. Service led by Rev Thomas R Slicer included Psalm 139 Galatians and Wal Whitman with no work tribute. Flowers were avoided save for a wreath of violets. Crescent Fire Sale item noted.
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New York
William M. Laffan
The
New York Sun
Laffan
Lawrence
Long Island
Slicer
Paul
Ballinger-Pinchot muck rake touches Spokane power case
Spokane reports that Washington Water Power may be drawn into the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy over Coeur d Alene reserve land. The 12 000 acres along Shadowy St Joe were bought at 1 25 per acre, prompting farmer and settler concerns and possible inclusion in national irrigation and Cunningham coal investigations. Other notes mention Nevada sage brush value and electric train schedules.
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Spokane
Washington Water Power Company
Coeur d’Alene
St. Joe
Power Company
Department of the Interior
R. A. Ballinger
Cunningham Coal Cases
Alaska
Spokane Power Company
Panhandle
Coeur d'Alene
Ballinger
National Irrigation Congress
Cunningham
Notable Women And Officials In Early 20th Century Affairs
A collage of early 20th century notes: Phoebe Sparkman aged 112 is the oldest U S pensioner. Italian actress Eleanor Duse has just turned 50. Kate Douglas Wiggin plans a fall book Susanna and Sue. 22 000 self supporting women join New York suffragettes. 700 Daughters of the Revolution occupy a Fulton parade reviewing stand. 62 percent of Danish women vote in a new election. Mabel Taliaferro adopts the stage name Nell. Rebecca Holmes named Providence charities bureau assistant superintendent. Lisle Thread Bank fails in Brooklyn. Annie Schroeder loses 110 in deposits after a bank break, recounting the incident on a Broadway streetcar.
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Eleanor Duse
Susanna
Sue
Kate Douglas Wiggon
New York
Daughters of the Revolution
Fulton Parade
Mabel Taliaferro
Lisle Thread Bank
Brooklyn
Annie Schroeder
Woman jailed over unpaid funeral expenses in Cripple Creek
In Denver on December one, Mrs. May McClure was sentenced to six months in jail after refusing to pay her husband’s funeral expenses. The husband had died recently in Cripple Creek and creditors had the arrest and prosecution carried out in local courts.
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Denver
May McClure
Cripple Creek
McClure
Sage brush distillate yields and byproducts reported
Professor Sylvester Sparling of Chicago reports that 4008 pounds of sage brush produced 220 gallons of distillate and 350 pounds of charcoal. The distillate contains tar wood alcohol acetic acid and other products.
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Sylvester Sparling
Chicago
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Crescent Fire Sale
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Irrigation Congress
W. W. Ferrell
Kootenai County
Congress
Carson, Nev
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Nevada State Publicity and Industrial Commission
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Apple Packers
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Electrics
Russell & Johnson
Orondo
Mission
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Portland
Ners
Wenatchee Produce Co
Malaga
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