Beebe Guilty of Manslaughter in Totten Case Trial
Wenatchee Washington December 1 1910 jurors found Hannah Beebe guilty of manslaughter in a case tied to Della Totten. The verdict followed four ballots with final unanimous support after lengthy debate. The judge praised the jury and warned on potential five year service limits while planning a possible new trial motion.
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Hannah Beebe
State of Washington
Wenat*chee
Washington
W. F. Dunham
Beebe
Suiliz
Grimshaw
Della Totten
Kemp
Thomas
Totten
Wagner family sails for lucrative Holland apple market
E. Wagner and his son leave for the Atlantic crossing with Wenatchee valley apples bound for Holland. They plan to visit Seattle briefly then proceed to New York for ship passage to Holland, aiming for markets in Hamburg and Amsterdam and later Germany and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wagner and Son
Atlantic Ocean
Holland
Wenatchee Valley
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Mr. Wagner and Son
Seattle
New York
Germany
Paris
Tedfords Sell Prize Land From Spokane Apple Show
Tedford Brothers sold ten acres of Spokane valley land won as prizes in the 1908 apple show for 2500 dollars. They earned 1250 dollars per tract with five acres at Oportunity and five at East Farms. Prizes this year included 330 dollars cash, a 500 dollar silver cup, and 3 900 trees, plus 1132 dollars cash, 1000 trees, and a silver medal at Vancouver.
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Tedford Brothers
Spokane Valley
Oportunity
East Farms
Brown Investment Company
Spokane
Vancouver
Apple Hat Pins At Chicago Apple Show
Chicago announces souvenir apple hat pins representing Washington apples will be given to women visitors at the apple show. Directors plan 29 000 pins for distribution as crowds attend the first such exhibit in Chicago. Rome Beauty apple from the Methow valley Washington draws attention.
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Chicago
Ill
Washington
Rome
Parcner
Methow Valley
Express workers end New York strike with wage rise
The final settlement of the express companies strike in New York was reached today as workers accepted terms from employers. Most companies approved a five to eight percent wage increase and an open shop, though Adams Express employees signaled incomplete agreement and further talks are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uate
Harvard
New York
Adams Express Company
Pullman Berth Rates Cut For Several Routes
G S Fernald of the Pullman company announced a general reduction of upper berth rates and selective cuts for lower berths before Interstate Commerce Commissioners Lane and Clark. Lower berth rates from St Paul and Minneapolis to Seattle and Pacific Coast points drop from 12 to 11, and upper berth rate set at 8.89. Chicago to San Francisco lower berth falls from 14 to 13. no cut for Chicago to Denver.
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Chicago
Lane and Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
G. S. Fernald
Pullman Company
St Paul
Minneapolis
Seattle
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Denver
Depot Stand Pipe Wrecked at North Depot Platform
An early morning accident at the north end of the depot platform occurred when an extra freight engine started as water was being drawn. The spout pulled free, water gushed out and flooded the embankment, but prompt action shut off the water. Agent Piper investigates possible causes.
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Piper
Douglas Seeks Flour Mill Amid Building Boom
In Douglas Washington twenty five buildings have risen in the past year, most residences with six business blocks including a concrete Graham. A new Great Northern depot grain warehouses and lumber yard offices add to growth as the Douglas Commercial club pushes for a 1500 barrel mill in the wheat district.
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Douglas
Wash
Graham
Chris Williamson
Great Northern
Dougas Commercial Club
Dayton Club Rooms Test Dry Law In Washington State
Dayton Washington December 1 The Dayton Commercial Club faces a key statewide issue over liquor in dry towns. Officers found beer served in private club rooms but district attorney says no grounds for action since clubs are private. The case hinges on whether a club is private or public and unsettles dry forces across the state.
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Dayton
Wash
Dayton Commercial Club
Washington
G. B. Dorr
Dayton Club
Wenatchee Club to Mail Apples in Carton Cartoons
Secretary George W. Coburn of the Wenatchee Commercial Club arranged 1,000 pasteboard cartoons designed to hold a single Wenatchee apple. The cartons will mail for about eight cents each and feature an advertisement for the sending section.
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George W. Coburn
Wenatchee Commercial Club
Wenatchee
Pretty Mars and Hensell Face Theft Return to Wenatchee
Mrs. Mabel Hensell returns to Wenatchee to face grand larceny charges after Seattle arrest. Police recovered over a thousand dollars in stolen goods from the Wenatchee Department Store at her Mohawk apartment. A betrayed friendship led to the case, with details of plumes silk hose lace and other items tied to her past Wenatchee life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Hensell
Wenatchee
Ferguson
Seattle
Hensell
Spokane Delegation Heads to National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Twenty five Spokane delegates will attend the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington D C December 7 8 and 9 with Miles Poindexter as chairman. They seek federal funding of 50 million dollars annually for ten years for waterways. opening address by President Taft.
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Spokane
Chamber of Commerce
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
Miles Poindexter
Federal Congress
J. J. Browne
R. B. Paterson
F. E. Goodall
N. S. Pratt
E. F. C. van Dissell
Henry M. Richards
Oscar F. Greely
L. MacLean
W. S. Norman
J. B. Campbell
F. B. Babcock
L. M. Davenport
Andrew Laidlaw
R. E. Strahorn
P. D. Tull
E. F. Waggoner
C. H. McCoy
J. C. Garretson
H. G. West
George H. Goble
H. A. Flood
Arthur W. Hooker
E. E. Faville
J. W. Hays
T. J. Humbird
President Taft
Thompson Wins Natural Water Rights in Swakane Valley Case
The Washington Supreme Court upheld the rights of Will H. Thompson H. H. Benton of Seattle and Charles A. Murray of Tacoma to Swakane valley water, dismissing Wenatchee Orchard Irrigation Co. appeal for bond issues. The ruling affirms ownership of 800 acres tied to Gwakane creek. London dispatch notes widespread violence at election rallies in England and Ireland as debate over the House of Lords' power continues.
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England
Ireland
Churchill
House of Lords
Will H. Thompson
H. H. Benton
Seattle
Charles A. Murray
Tacoma
Swakane Valley
State Supreme Court
Wenatchee Orchard & Irrigation Company
Orchard Company
Gwakane Creek
Thompson
Chelan County
Supreme Court
London
Winston Churchill
Home Affairs
Sheffield
Redmond
O’brien
Trouble to Get a Publisher
New York December 1 reports Cook’s confession about not reaching the North Pole failed to attract English publishers who offered no terms. He then went to the United States via Canada, met his current publishers in Troy, New York, arranged for publication in November, and returned to Europe to await reader verdicts.
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New York
Cook
North Pole
United States
Canada
Troy
N. Y
Europe
Taft's Message Sent After Three Revisions at Conference
Washington reports Taft's message to Congress was submitted at a special conference after three revisions. The lengthy session lasted over two hours with several small changes noted. Final distribution is expected Friday night or early Saturday.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Women Oppose Taft Nominee George Turner
The Thea Women’s Nonpartisan League formed after the suffrage victory in Spokane adopts a protest resolution to President Taft, opposing George Turner’s appointment to the U S Supreme Court due to alleged anti suffrage stance.
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Spokane
Wash
Thea Women's Nonpartisan League
Taft
George Turner
United States Supreme Court
Wenatchee Delegation Claims State Good Roads Victory
Walla Walla December 1 The Wenatchee delegation says it has won the 1911 convention of the State Good Roads Association though the final selection will not be made until this afternoon.
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Walla Walla
Wenatchee
State Good Roads Association
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Ira Thomas
State of
Wagner
Tedfords
Pullman
Club 10
Solventonat Orien
Commercial Club
Apple
Mars
Hensel
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Electio
Bach
Long
House of Peers
People's Representative
House of Commons
Lords
Geo. Turner
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